Itchy//Tasty
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Yeah I sneak-killed one at the beginning of Ch.13.
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Yeah I sneak-killed one at the beginning of Ch.13.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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You can, but they can also sometimes spot you sneaking up to them, inexplicably.
How About No
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Did Steam just update the game? I beat Chapter 10 moments ago and saved, then it took me back to the title menu, which now looks different? Now when I try to load my save it crashes to the desktop. I thought this was some Eternal Darkness shit at first :/
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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I hope they iron out some kinks on the console side as well. Maybe they'll sneak in some fixes in the DLC patches.
Ah so thats why today I loaded the game and my config file had changed, removing the 60FPS setting
It's good that they are going to update the game!
Just finished the campaign. I'm confused by the ending...
Is there a thread where we are discussing it?
How About No
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LOL the update wrecked my last save LOL LOL
Now I have to beat the chapter 10 boss again... lol
((((
Also I guess I was wrong about the title looking different, I was just confused why I was there and never stuck around to watch the nurse walk by
Now I have to beat the chapter 10 boss again... lol
((((Also I guess I was wrong about the title looking different, I was just confused why I was there and never stuck around to watch the nurse walk by
LOL the update wrecked my last save LOL LOL
Now I have to beat the chapter 10 boss again... lol
Also I guess I was wrong about the title looking different, I was just confused why I was there and never stuck around to watch the nurse walk by
are you playing on PC? if yes, how do i check if my game is updated? D:
How About No
Member
I actually have no idea. I just saw the percentage bar by the title for a moment.
TheMrPliskin
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I'd also say it's one of my favorites, the only part of the chapter I didn't like was the boss.
Primethius
Banned
That's the only time the somewhat unpolished nature of the game hindered me. I used stealth kill on several of them but you have to make sure the camera sees their entire body. Otherwise, the stealth kill prompt doesn't pop-up and they turn around and go ham on your ass.
Mashing the "A" button while I was in stealth near them guaranteed me a 100% chance to kill them though.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Yeah I always mash the button so hard when going for stealth kills in case they decide to do a random 180.
Also for PS4, please Bethesda!
I hope they don't abandon the console versions. The PS4 version is not up to snuff.
FlashbladeGAF
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Also for PS4, please Bethesda!
they don't care about sony
Neff
Member
Simply aim your bow and you'll notice the trajectory arc is cut off if the invisible guys are standing in it.
It's my favourite one.
Apart from the fucking dog.
-MD-
Member
Also for PS4, please Bethesda!
Definitely won't happen. They might have some fixes in the pipeline but the letterbox is there to stay unless they have some secret sauce.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
He's not so bad. Just keep trying. Avoid getting hit by him, hit him with efficiency, and he'll go down.
Use every weapon you have! I used shotgun to my sniper rifle! He went down eventually, but at the skin of my teeth!
How About No
Member
LOL the update wrecked my last save LOL LOL
Now I have to beat the chapter 10 boss again... lol
Also I guess I was wrong about the title looking different, I was just confused why I was there and never stuck around to watch the nurse walk by
Oh no...my game is legit fucked up guys.
I just beat Chapter 10...again, and the same happened as before. I save, select Next Chapter, it takes me back to the title, I select Continue, it flashes two loading screens, then crashes to Windows.
I've been on the Ch10 boss for so long, it's seemed like the whole game to me. Now the game itself is conspiring to keep it so
I'm fine with the letterbox staying. I mean, it's not ideal, but with the framerate being the way it is, I can't seen anyway they could remove the letterboxing without the framerate getting even worse.
Hopefully, if they keep the letterboxing in the PS4 version, they at least can improve the framerate some through a patch.
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The Everyman
i liked it, it was definitely the point where you had to be the most resourceful in the game.
same. ive seen this comment a lot to. the voice, right down to the eyes. its all kreiger.
filthy casual player
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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This is amazing.
SlasherJPC
Banned
LMFAO poor Seb.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Just finished it, I'm a bit conflicted tbh.
Chapters 1-10 and 13 were fantastic, but 11,12,14 and 15 were varying degrees of bad. They were just riddled with cheap 1 hit kills, the game's jankiness was not a problem when the pace was slow but the second they start throwing enemies at you it quickly became irritating.
Chapter 15 in particular was awful
This probably all sounds really negative but I'm fresh from finishing it and the final sections got on my nerves. I finished with 65 deaths in 16:01 overall, which seems about average, so I'm not moaning about it being hard, just cheap. First 2/3 of the game are a 9 to 9.5, the final third (excl. Ch. 13) is a 6. Overall maybe an 8.
Chapters 1-10 and 13 were fantastic, but 11,12,14 and 15 were varying degrees of bad. They were just riddled with cheap 1 hit kills, the game's jankiness was not a problem when the pace was slow but the second they start throwing enemies at you it quickly became irritating.
Chapter 15 in particular was awful
I loved it at first, especially backtracking your way through your escape route at the start but then it drops you into sequential combat arena's and makes you fight all of the bosses again (is it just me or are Japanese games repeat offenders here?) To make things worse the entire ending section is a series of cheap deaths.
An example of the game's cheapness is when you have to avoid the tentacles by running left and right. I was killed by the first one (understandable). I avoided it the second time and reached a truck to stay behind, I waited for the next one to pass before making a break for it but I was killed from the side instead. Just irritating, that section was so unnecessary. And WTF is with ending it with a turret sequence? What is this 2008?
An example of the game's cheapness is when you have to avoid the tentacles by running left and right. I was killed by the first one (understandable). I avoided it the second time and reached a truck to stay behind, I waited for the next one to pass before making a break for it but I was killed from the side instead. Just irritating, that section was so unnecessary. And WTF is with ending it with a turret sequence? What is this 2008?
This probably all sounds really negative but I'm fresh from finishing it and the final sections got on my nerves. I finished with 65 deaths in 16:01 overall, which seems about average, so I'm not moaning about it being hard, just cheap. First 2/3 of the game are a 9 to 9.5, the final third (excl. Ch. 13) is a 6. Overall maybe an 8.
Eh?
The only 'boss' in that area is the chainsaw guy.
EDIT:
Oh, and the Keeper. Forgot about him
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
An exaggeration yes, it's still cheap though.
Hey, at least you didn't have to
fight Laura again.
It's kinda cathartic to just blast them away with all your upgraded munitions.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
True!
I was expecting her to show up again, especially as you don't actually kill her you just escape.
There were a lot of unanswered questions, and by a lot I mean all of them. Ending really felt like DLC bait which is another thing that irritated me. I'll have a look in the spoiler thread but I suspect the info I want doesn't exist yet
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The Everyman
Yup.
Appollowexx
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I've just reached chapter 8 and it just keeps getting better and better.
I was really not sold until I hit maybe chapter 4 or so and then the combat, scenario and game design just sort of clicked and everything started working. I love the atmosphere, it's such a bizarre game with OTT gore and cheesy Resi Evil esque cut scenes that just add to the charm.
Enemy designs are fantastically horrifying and the weapons feel great once you start upgrading them. It has the stamp of a Mikami game too, which will obviously be a good thing for most.
So while I'm only halfway through I feel qualified enough to say this is already up there with the better horror-action games of the past decade. Doesn't reach the heights of RE4 but I do prefer the art direction and feel of the game. It feels more horror based. Can't wait to continue with it tomorrow...
I was really not sold until I hit maybe chapter 4 or so and then the combat, scenario and game design just sort of clicked and everything started working. I love the atmosphere, it's such a bizarre game with OTT gore and cheesy Resi Evil esque cut scenes that just add to the charm.
Enemy designs are fantastically horrifying and the weapons feel great once you start upgrading them. It has the stamp of a Mikami game too, which will obviously be a good thing for most.
So while I'm only halfway through I feel qualified enough to say this is already up there with the better horror-action games of the past decade. Doesn't reach the heights of RE4 but I do prefer the art direction and feel of the game. It feels more horror based. Can't wait to continue with it tomorrow...
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Nobody in the spoiler thread knows what happened in the game either :lol
They literally didn't bother explaining anything, nor did they leave enough clues to actually reach a conclusion.
How About No
Member
Oh no...my game is legit fucked up guys.
I just beat Chapter 10...again, and the same happened as before. I save, select Next Chapter, it takes me back to the title, I select Continue, it flashes two loading screens, then crashes to Windows.
I've been on the Ch10 boss for so long, it's seemed like the whole game to me. Now the game itself is conspiring to keep it so
Yep, again, third time beating Ch10. Who at Bethesda do I email about this?
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Yea so it appears.
This, added to the issues I mentioned above, have really soured the game for me. Maybe I need a day or two to process it but right now this has to go down as the most significant dip in quality I have experienced in a game. Around Ch. 7 this was on it's way to being GOTY for me.
Some questions about the story (Major end spoilers);
I really enjoyed the story up until the very end, where I felt like it took a nosedive and left too much stuff unanswered or not readily apparent.
What the hell happened to Joseph? I know Kidman shot him and Seb mentioned that she "killed him" but he was shot before and was just fine. I also didn't see his body at the end in those tubs like the other people who died. And who the hell was Kidman exactly? I don't remember the game ever mentioning who she was working for exactly or what her motivations were?
I really enjoyed the story up until the very end, where I felt like it took a nosedive and left too much stuff unanswered or not readily apparent.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
This is as good an explanation as I have seen. Obvious spoilers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e38kiJHdhvQ
she is basically
Ada, she is working for Mobius that is basically Umbrella it seems, also joseph was killed by her shot, o that's what the game want us to think
That's the fight I had the most trouble with (I wanted that damn achievement).
I missed a few times using the environmental attacks, so I had to finish her off with conventional weapons. I didn't have the fire upgrade for the harpoon bolts, so I ended up using almost all of my ammo.