loved this demo once i got the hang of it (never having played the first one).
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
although the "hacking" mechanic is lame, worse than the one in arkham asylum. bioshock is the only game i've encountered where this is fun...maybe dead space 2 could have you jump into a donkey kong level or a nice game of solitaire?
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
i was home with the flu all weekend and started playing the first dead space, i love it. and i was so dreading that asteroid sequence, but it wasn't that bad! got through it on my second try, whereas other parts (like the emergency room) took way, way more.
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 10 January 2011 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
WHAT, YOU CAN STOMP ON THOSE GREEN BOXES AND GET GOODIES?!
oh shit
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 10 January 2011 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone playing dead space 2? it's kinda the opposite of the first game in that i breezed through everything up until chapter 9, and then it started getting hard (low ammo, tough rooms).
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2011 15:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I tried to play the demo but it was too scary for me. :(
― polyphonic, Monday, 7 February 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
I have been playing on Survivalist, seems the right level of difficulty where its hard enough that I can't blow through things. I am only on chapter 6 or so though. Main complaint is not enough anti-gravity stuff so far. You really got to use the telekinesis a lot to save ammo.
― 51 bans = 1.5 percent of registered users (bnw), Monday, 7 February 2011 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i always forget to do that
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2011 18:53 (thirteen years ago) link
it kinda sucks that the stuff laying around does no damage when you tk.. just spiky limbs you tear off aliens and those spears that are laying around will kill anything.
like this game alot tho.. playing a new game plus on survival and its not that much more difficult with upgraded stuff from the first playthrough.
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Agreed with the mid-stream difficulty. On Normal, spent a few tense moments in Chapters 8 & 9 replaying fights due to low ammo. Going through the container hold, kept running out to save after each kill. I don't use stasis half as much as I should, though. But it's been good for honing the TK skill.
And ramping up the weapons - it's tough spending a power node on an empty bridge spot.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah my progress stalled around chapter 8 I think. Don't want to turn down difficulty but have low tolerance for being frustrated outside of work, so I just stopped playing :/
― bnw, Thursday, 10 March 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
this was superb i thought. level design was just great, always a new twist. and one again they clearly put a lot of thought into the design of the various necromorphs and the different weapons and fire modes, and the relationship between the two. i really enjoyed how strategic it was - often a particular area or sequence would be like a puzzle with different solutions to try to get past it with minimum ammo usage and health loss. survivalist was a well balanced difficulty level. kind of wished i had tried zealot but that might have tipped it too far. will definitely take a pass on hardcore mode tho.
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 19 March 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqWCwcq7egk
starts getting really funny after maybe the 3rd death
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
never finished dead space 1, giving it another shot. i love the way this game looks and sounds. i also like at the beginning some dying crew member took the time to write "SHOOT OFF THEIR LIMBS" in blood on the wall.
not really into the enemies tho--they are so goofy and flesh-colored and all their angles make them look like 90s fps enemies. also once i realized that when you see a dude scurry past through a vent or whatever doesn't necessarily mean that dude is lying in wait for you down the line (just that there's a monster closet coming up) the game got a lot less scary.
― adam, Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
i remember almost nothing about these two games, yet i will happily play the next one
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone started into Dead Space 3 yet? It's a sure buy for me, so guess I'm more curious if folks here are also getting the "less scary, more action" impressions I've seen in reviews.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 11 February 2013 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
its ok so far.. this isaac dude's life fuckin sucks btw.. you play the game and youre thinking every single thing this guy does turns to absolute shit every time
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 11 February 2013 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
man i did not like this demo at all
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
"less scary, more action" WOOF
― original bgm, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
Listening to all the DS3 talk this week on podcasts has made me restart DS2.
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
visually it looks stunning, well it does when sat next to Aliens CM
― These are my every day balloons (Ste), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
Judging from the reviews now coming out, that's not all that hard to do
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Thursday, 14 February 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
and 3 is already marked down 33% today thru Origin for all platforms, physical or not
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Monday, 4 March 2013 01:13 (eleven years ago) link
theres some cool flying around in space parts that are kinda fun when I put in some time yesterday.. but yeah definitely not worth paying full price. Im glad I got the $20 amazon rebate for it.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 4 March 2013 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvNtUzSMKeE
From Glen Schofield, co-creator of Dead Space. Lots of similarities. Set on Jupiter's moon, looking forward to some good exterior visuals at some point in the game.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 20 June 2022 19:49 (one year ago) link
The first DS is one of my 'pretty good game that I never finished but don't have any reason not to really, also stop buying new games idiot'
so I might have to jump back into that hothouse boss fight then.
― Ste, Tuesday, 21 June 2022 09:51 (one year ago) link
Never forget the STOMP
― calstars, Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:51 (one year ago) link
Own DS 1-3, but haven't played the 3rd yet (have that same "stop buying new games, finish your plate" situation). Enjoyed the DS story, so would recommend finishing the first, at least. The final battle is fun. Speaking of story, reminds me I haven't finished "Bioshock: Infinite" either.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 14:18 (one year ago) link
i bought DS even though it's not officially supported on my OS and i am only about 25% of the way through downloading it. i hear it's good though.
― koogs, Tuesday, 21 June 2022 15:16 (one year ago) link