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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 9, 2023 12:50:11 GMT
I switched to earbuds for playing games because headsets are so uncomfortable with glasses and gave me headaches. Probably a loss in sound quality but much more enjoyable
So what's a normal playthrough time for someone who hasn't played DS before? I can see it being really oppressive without the siliness of RE to add some relief
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 9, 2023 12:55:15 GMT
It's a different game to the original as there are sidequests if you want to participate in them, took me around 15hrs as I really didn't want to rush things.
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Post by wunty on Feb 9, 2023 13:05:12 GMT
I was about 16 - 17 hours. I was taking my time as well so for a first playthrough I'd say around the 15 - 17 hr mark then.
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 13:08:38 GMT
Yeah, these will be purely for gaming on so not too worried about music (I've got the XM3 for that along with a few more options) Just want something that'll work wirelessly with each console and provide decent sound, these seem to be one of the few options from my brief search.
I only use mine for gaming and the are generally decent. When I said music, I should of explained that I meant when music kicks in on games. Its ok, but nowhere near as good as my previous HyperX headphones for sound quality.
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 13:09:51 GMT
I switched to earbuds for playing games because headsets are so uncomfortable with glasses and gave me headaches. Probably a loss in sound quality but much more enjoyable So what's a normal playthrough time for someone who hasn't played DS before? I can see it being really oppressive without the siliness of RE to add some relief
20 hours for me, but I explore every corner and played on hard. Most people seem to average around 15-16 hrs. (17-18 hours if you take into account the times you have to go off and change your pants).
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 9, 2023 13:10:39 GMT
ON HARD.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 9, 2023 13:11:04 GMT
That's a lot of nappies, man
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 13:11:21 GMT
Sorry, had I not mentioned that before.  |
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Post by quadfather on Feb 9, 2023 13:19:45 GMT
Fuck hard difficulty
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 13:30:19 GMT
I really am not meaning to boast, its not like I ever completed Elden Ring or any of the Dark Souls games before.
However, I am very familiar with Dead Space which is why I chose hard mode. One of my complaints is that the game felt too easy even on this mode. Also the changes to the weapons made them very overpowered. Get the force gun out and hardly anything can hit you.
Maybe I just know Dead Space "too well".
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Post by wunty on Feb 9, 2023 13:55:16 GMT
To be fair on medium it definitely felt like it got too easy towards the end.
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Post by quadfather on Feb 9, 2023 14:13:12 GMT
Does the difficulty reduce items? I'm happy killing normal monsters, and don't mind them inflicting more pain as I can deal with that, but if it lowers the amount of stuff, or ammo, it can do one, unfortunately.
I'm on easy, and I'm constantly running out of ammo and health, never mind nodes
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 9, 2023 15:25:25 GMT
Does the difficulty reduce items? I'm happy killing normal monsters, and don't mind them inflicting more pain as I can deal with that, but if it lowers the amount of stuff, or ammo, it can do one, unfortunately. I'm on easy, and I'm constantly running out of ammo and health, never mind nodes No it just increases enemy health and decreases your damage resistance. |
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Post by quadfather on Feb 9, 2023 15:26:11 GMT
k fair enough. I'll stay on easy  |
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 15:27:07 GMT
Does the difficulty reduce items? I'm happy killing normal monsters, and don't mind them inflicting more pain as I can deal with that, but if it lowers the amount of stuff, or ammo, it can do one, unfortunately. I'm on easy, and I'm constantly running out of ammo and health, never mind nodes
Its hard to say really. Like with health, it didn't give me any health packs for ages, and then when i got hit a few times and was running low, it suddenly threw 3 in a row at me from dead Necro's.
Harder to say on ammo, but there is some kind of dynamic system in place where I think the game will give out what you need. I did a few times buy some additional ammo from the store if I ever felt i was getting a little low though.
Based on that, I would say go up to Normal. The game will make sure you are alright.
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Post by UncleLou on Feb 9, 2023 15:33:18 GMT
"I did a few times buy some additional ammo from the store if I ever felt i was getting a little low though"
I swear, everytime I did that (and I did it a few times), and I felt all well equipped and brave, the game threw so many monsters at me that I was back to zero within minutes. Every. Bloody. Time. I am certain that's the "AI director" being a bit too obvious at times.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 9, 2023 15:37:20 GMT
"I did a few times buy some additional ammo from the store if I ever felt i was getting a little low though" I swear, everytime I did that (and I did it a few times), and I felt all well equipped and brave, the game threw so many monsters at me that I was back to zero within minutes. Every. Bloody. Time. I am certain that's the "AI director" being a bit too obvious at times. Yeah I began to see through the smoke and mirrors when I knew the game was intentionally limiting ammo and health except when I desperately needed it or giving me ammo for the least upgraded weapon, the pulse rifle. |
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Post by wunty on Feb 9, 2023 15:43:01 GMT
That's the whole point of their AI director though wasn't it. It was designed literally to tailor the experience for the whole game to keep this balance. You'll never be completely out, you'll never be completely loaded. You'll always have "enough". Likewise you can never completely relax, yet you'll never be put against insurmountable odds.
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Post by quadfather on Feb 9, 2023 15:44:07 GMT
Yeah, I'm wondering if that's happening to me too - I keep going to the store and loading up, and when backtracking to where I want to go to, I'm hammered left and right by necromorphs.
Perhaps if I just walk around with a sharp stick or something, nothing will happen.
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Post by monkman5000 on Feb 9, 2023 15:44:38 GMT
I agree with Lou though, you never want it to feel too tailored or it stops feeling organic and real.
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Post by quadfather on Feb 9, 2023 15:48:27 GMT
I just want to be able to walk around with 100 ammo for each gun goddammit
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 9, 2023 15:48:59 GMT
It does feel a bit to aggressive in its implementation compared to say the system in Resi 4 which also had dynamic difficulty.
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Post by wunty on Feb 9, 2023 15:49:44 GMT
I'm the opposite. I liked this because it felt more organic, rather than a rigid design that I had to either overcome or bash my head against.
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Post by richyroo on Feb 9, 2023 16:40:10 GMT
Perhaps if I just walk around with a sharp stick or something, nothing will happen.
Actually that's not a bad idea.
When I realized I never had many health packs, I started putting those that I did have in storage. I don't think the game takes into account anything in storage, so they actually started dishing out a few more health packs.
Put excess ammo in storage and I think the game will be more generous dishing it out.
Walk around with a stick, and possibly never get attacked!
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Post by UncleLou on Feb 9, 2023 16:41:57 GMT
I think it's a great system, don't get me wrong, it just lacked a bit of subtlety at times. I also agree with monkman5000 above. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2023 16:47:01 GMT
I'm starting to regret buying like 60 plasma cutter bolts just before I saved it and switched off before.
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Post by aubergine on Feb 10, 2023 13:00:03 GMT
I finished tonight, 16 hours 40 mins. Thought I’d been pretty thorough but managed to miss upgrade parts for several guns.
Immediately started new game plus and let it go for the night at the beginning of chapter 2. It’s good to come back to this section after they fixed the graphics. I didn’t know anything was wrong when I started, but now I get to go through these areas again with a marked improvement.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 10, 2023 13:02:13 GMT
I would very much like a Dead Space 2 Remake thank you very much.
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Post by wunty on Feb 10, 2023 13:03:51 GMT
I would very much like a Dead Space 3 Remake thank you very much. Yeah, same. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 10, 2023 13:06:02 GMT
I would very much like a Dead Space 3 Remake thank you very much. Yeah, same. That should be a banning offence right there. |
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