Resident Evil 4

My eyes hurt though. I haven't played a game that intensely for a while. I didn't notice any loading really as well, which is nice.

Btw, I still feel oddly guilty about getting through the last three or four boss fights solely on the basis of the rocket launcher.

Did anybody else kill the wolf at the beginning that looked like it needed help? I was scared that it'd bite me so i unloaded a clip at it.

I felt really bad after shooting the cows. And chickens.

Zombie-cows were a huge missed opportunity in RE4.

Also, I did pop the merchant in the head once but it was right after I had saved so I just resetted and he's still there in my game. It's not worth killing him, he just dies and then you don't have a merchant in that location anymore.

Also:

I am at the bit where you have to choose what path to take: Loads of people or that giant thing.

What does ILX advise?

Take the people path and let me know how it goes.

First time the villagers killed me fairly quickly and i almost shotgunned that girls head off.

second time (giant reduxe version) - I shot the boulder down and it trapped the girl over the otherside while i safely (but frustratingly) heard her perish.

i will do this when i get back from Bristol and really get stuck in on Sunday. PROMISE!

Just reached the castle and i'm tempted to buy one of these new guns but that would involve trading in one of my old ones and invariably running out of ammo.

Generally at the end of the two (or so) chapters I've played through I've got 80%+ kill rates. But I've only got about four bullets left, and I bought a TMP. But I am sad about that, because I wanted a shotgun. I was all... "hmm, I could get a rifle, but fuck that."

Everybody knows the shotgun is where it's at.

I also realised I've been missing all the treasure. Duh.

Mercenaries mode is HARD. But I like it.

I never got any of the treasure maps, and hence I missed a lot of stuff I think. I rarely got any of the treasures that you're supposed to put other treasures into and sell for lots of $$$$.

I should probably play through this again at some point (and maybe save up for the infinite rocket launcher!).

Also, here's the link to that and all the rest of the faqs for the game for quick reference:

Resident Evil 4 FAQs & Guides

I just killed the crazy blind prisoner in 3-1. You don't have to kill him but you get 15,000 ptas if you do. Just have him get his claw stuck in the wall and blast away, you can trick him with the bells.

There's a free shotgun in the main village! Also, you need that rifle (w/ the scope). Sniping is one of the most fun things in the whole game. Fuck the TMP. It's only really good for killing giants, but grenades are better for that anyway.

I've got a rifle now, and I'm seeing why it's so necessary! (entering the castle) I didn't realise it was really any different to the shotgun, before. I sold my TMP, because, yes... fuck that.

Digital Camera needs charging. I was just about to take some cool pictures.

*spoiler alert*

I am just about to rescue ashley again and

luis has just been killed. I have a feeling something hard is about to happen so i'm taking a break. I'm getting pretty badass though, i haven't died for about two chapters.

A couple of times i have run out of bullets and had to use the knife on multiple attackers. Pretty scary.

Has anyone managed to kill the damn snake-in-the-box BEFORE it strikes you?

I have killed a couple of snakes with a double knife slash. Always play safe with the boxes.

You weren't kidding about those magnum bullets being rare. I've shot 6 bullets in my Magnum firing career. What a waste of money!

The snakes always make me jump! Fucking snakes.

This games makes me like guns. I can never decide what to buy/not to buy/sell/etc. I had to waste all my magnum bullets because it's all I had left. I was saving them for a special occasion...

The magnum is the most powerful! *reads weapon FAQ* You can get it up to 50 firepower! That's good, I think! Save it for bosses. Kill them good. With style, also. I sent a monk flying across the room with it. That was fun. I'm like Dirty Harry, motherfucker. I haven't found the bullets suuper rare, though...

Yeah, the GC controller is the nicest this generation.
I'd rate the controllers
GC
PS2
X-Box (Controller S)

I never owned the original X-Box controller but I understand it was even worse than the S.

I might have to watch Evil Dead now, just so try and do something but not play. I always mean to stop, but the temptation to see what happens is too great! I love my shotgun.

I think we're at the same point in the game Suedey!

it's addictive isn't it?

It's like "Ah, I'll save here. And stop. Ooooh, what's behind this door?" ---- "Oooh, the end of the chapter!"

I generally manage to stop when I get to a merchant because I can't decide what to buy. So I go somewhere else to think about it. I fear I may be able to think of nothing else until this game is completed. Twice.

So now i'm trying to do the area with the fire breathing dragon statues. I can't wait to put that stupid castle owning guy in his place.

I still haven't come close to running out of ammo but this might be because I've killed nearly every enemy in the game I've come across and always pick up the items they drop.

I just played a bit which was really scary and intense... and, oh fuck, I only meant to have a quick go! I don't want to play that bit again. Just before you get to the mines. That did actually really scare me, in a good way. Someone please tell me they know which bit I mean. The one with the bad dark invincible motherfucker.

I killed the guy with the chainsaw, too. Please tell me he'll stay dead. There's a reason to own a magnum, right there. It also meant I could explode the parasite sac thingy, and get lots of gems.

I just got a stryker. But y'know... I miss my old shotgun. We were like friends. We went through the best of times, the worst of times. But we did it together! I called him Trevor. You may think "that's no name for a shotgun!", but you'd be wrong. Oh, Trevor.

I've got a blacktail now, as well. I know the Red9 is better, I just thought it looked goofy.

There's a reason to own a magnum, right there. It also meant I could explode the parasite sac thingy, and get lots of gems.
Nah, you can just use the handgun on that. Takes more bullets, sure, but there's a lot of them about....

Prize for 3rd shooting range was 35,000 ptas. The monk dudes are officially called "Zealots". The red one is "Leader zealot". You get a merchant cap and a villager with a parasite coming out of his head, too! Only one shooting range left...

I know that guy isn't invincible, but damn if he doesn't scare the hell out of me! Foolishly, I'd frozen him for the third time just near the lift and thought "Ah, my magnum will probably make short work of him." It didn't. It seemed to unfreeze him a lot quicker, though.

I used the handgun for a while on the sac, but I got a bit bored. One magnum shot, however... I had loads of magnum bullets back then! Happy days.

Played this far too late in to the night. Affected dreams.

I shall have to complete it post-haste else I the fucker shall continue to have it's dastardly hold over me.

I've got body armor and a fully upgraded Red 9 now, with the exclusive upgrade it has 5.0 firepower - more than the standard shotgun! I swear I shot one soldier with it and he pirouetted in midair from the force of the blast. That Striker sure is getting sweet from the upgrades, as well.

I love it when they pirouette in midair from the force of the blast! I had to use my magnum on a group of soldiers as it was all I had left...

At the knifey bit now. It's all gone a bit Metal Gear...

can you run and shoot, is what ronan is saying?

i am at the bit after you jump down the waste disposal and i have to deal with those regenerator things. I keep running out of ammo and ashley is pretty annoying. Game suddenly got a lot harder.

what infared sight?

I was scared I'd missed the infrared because of fighting the first couple of regenerators without it.... brrr. Make sure you go and get it, it's very necessary. (And shoot the spiky ones in the knee so you can see the parasite on their back).

I could never quite get the back parasite with the sniper rifle, so once I shot them in the knee I would just bust out the shotgun and it took care of it.

There's one regenerator near the very end of the game that scared the HELL out of me.

i took out so many of these without this infrared device.

I loaded up and shot it 5 times and it died. It was pretty epic. Don't even get me started on the second one of those at the bottom of the waste disposal.

I can't believe i've been taking these out the extremely hard way.

so i was making my way back to get the infrared when i reached the waste disposal bit and it did the cutscene anyway. So going back for the infrared was not an option. So with barely any ammo i took out the first spikey thing. And then the second one was much much harder because i had even less ammo. In the end i got him with a granade i didn't realise i had.

Then i move on to the next area and there are another TWO of those regenerating bastards. So i take out my 6 remaining handgun bullets and pump them into him (no avail). And then i managed to kill the first with the knife.

Now i'm really hurt but i managed to get an extra granade from the room on the right and took out the second one with that, some rifle shots and yes MORE knife action.

Perhaps my greatest Resident Evil feat. I don't know if it'll be topped either!

I'm at the bit with the hanging chamber things and the monster.

So really i had no choice. I was fairly sure that my game of resident evil 4 had come to an end.

I hate that extra game now, though. The one with Ada. Got right to the end of it, got fed up... blah.

I started the Ada game right after finishing the main game and said, "No shotgun? Feh!"

I had 20 different files to go back and play through bits, but in the end I decided to live dangerously and just save on one to force myself to make decisions and just BUY the weapons rather than thinking about what would be best to get for hours.

I didn't knife a regenerator, though. That's just crazy.

I am so crap at mercenaries.

I'm a bit worried about myself.

5-2 actually.

Go and knife a cow for a bit. And then run past it and see how it feels about you then, as well. THEY REMEMBER.

I had to take the fucker out.

I still can't stop playing this, I went back to one of my old saves because I realised I'd missed a little cut scene, and ended up playing through the village for aaaaages. As in to it as at the very beginning. Just great.

And has anyone SEEN the chainsaw guy on the waterworld-y mercenaries level? Holy jeez.

Hit ratio: 74%
Enemies killed: 983
Number of times killed: 23
Clear time: 23:37'27"

Probably could have shaved off some of those times killed but I got too lazy to reload and replay sometimes, especially on the stupid jetski and knifefight sequences...guess I gotta beat the minigames for the Chicago Typewriter and the Handcannon.
Also, I beat Saddler without using the Special Rocket Launcher, so it'll be worth 30,000 ptas on resale.
I think I tried knifing the first Regenerator exactly once before running off and finding the infared scope after it started pwning me. Coolest video game enemy idea I've seen in quite a while, though.

I had to leave it on pause for about 2 hours yesterday so i won't get a good time :(

I was totally compelled to play right through this game... and I'm kind of compelled to play through it again non-stop.

Yeah, I still haven't gotten anyway in Halo 2. I think getting consistently crushed online killed any desire to finish the single player campaign.

Hit Ratio: 67%
Enemies: 782
Times Killed: 45
Clear Time: 19:30

i filled with dread when i saw that last regenerator. But i took him out so swiftly i was proud.

I'll give it up to whoever beats 983 kills the first time through, though. I swear I killed everything except that one giant on the forked path the first time, maybe avoided a couple villagers too.

Anyone try professional mode yet?

Also, there is an interesting speed competition on gameFAQs from some guy called VampireHorde:

To all the RE4 speed runners out there I will make a
chart of all the lowest clear times if you want to submit them to me.
Provide me with a screencap of the CLEAR TIME screen (not the Save
Typewriter screen) and I'll include your name here. Get speeding!

To do a full speed run, you
will need to have unlocked either the Chicago Typewriter and/or the
HandCannon. These weapons will make your speed run hella easier.

This speed run applies for BOTH difficulties. At the end of the FAQ I
will reveal my own stats.

There are three types of players in RE4:
--BEGINNER
--INTERMEDIATE
--ADVANCED

What do these ranks mean? It basically shows where you stand as a
gamer and how fast you can complete Resident Evil 4 for this speed run.
Here's the breakdown and see where you rank:

BEGINNER:
-Has finished RE4 at least once or twice
-Spends time searching through every box for ammo
-Still gets lost through the game
-Has a difficult time with the COMMAND buttons (like DODGE)
-Has died from the first Krauser encounter numerous times
-Has not unlocked any of the other secret weapons

INTERMEDIATE:
-Has beaten ASSIGNMENT ADA
-Has unlocked all secret characters in THE MERCENARIES
-Relies on goodies left over by the enemy
-Evasive and can escape situations with little damage

ADVANCED:
-Has beaten PROFESSIONAL difficulty
-Has unlocked the HandCannon and fully upgraded it
-Can evade enemies with no problems
-Can beat bosses in less than a minute (except Del Lago battle)

The rankings for each category highlight how fast you can do a speed
run. Players in each category can complete a speed run game in the
following times:

-Beginner: 5-10 hours or more
-Intermediate: 3-4 hours
-Advanced: 2 hours or more

Just for your information, there is NO possible way to beat RE4 in
under 2 hours. It's not possible! Anyway, see how you do in the speed
run!

In Professional Mode, here's my
clear time:

HIT RATIO: 29%
ENEMIES KILLED: 515
TIMES KILLED: 0
CLEAR TIME: 2 HOURS 8 MINUTES 8 SECONDS

Not too impressive, is it? But I have proof if anyone wants to see it!

There are a bunch of sequences in the game that take WAY too long (the
Ashley parts mostly). But if you have the patience to get through all
those parts then you'll have a successful speed run. GOOD LUCK!

mercenaries mode is difficult, i can only get 3700 even on the village! it's probably one of the best games i've ever played though. the only thing i didn't like about it was the arcade bits, there was too many towards the end like that stupid knife fight, and the boss battles were a bit too easy. i loved the fight with krauser, taking out his knee caps with my TMP and then popping him in the head with my maxed out butterfly was so much fun. it's a shame capcom didn't utilise the d-pad, it could've been used for changing weapons, i reckon i spent half the game flipping through the inventory.

my proudest moment: killing the second el gigante with just a pistol and my knife, running onto his back when he goes down and slashing the fuck out of the parasite on his back. great times.

guess i should check out resident evil 0 next, anyone got it?

!

and my copy of pro ev 4

!!!

gonna have to play it!

are there any new good zombie games available?

bro evo 5 when?

Also, I do not have a DS.

you must play it

how far are you into it adam?

it feels like it's the first real boss battle

I think I'm gunna unlock a new continent!

I'm looking forward to castlevania DS

despite the 1up.com videos looking a bit naff

play your game out in 2 hours

i used it its verry nice ! ..

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It's faster paced and more streamlined than the originals, but the changes totally work still feels like Resident Evil. And yes, it's still quite scary and atmospheric!

Beautiful to look at, and there have been some great 'zombie' moments. Such as the part in the main village where you can hold up in the house by pushing furniture against the doors and windows.

How does this differ from the Ada Wong chapter in the Gamecube version?

As for the extras:

The content of the GameCube version is all intact here, but in addition to that, some key extras have been added. Chiefly among them is a side story called Separate Ways, which lets you play as the elegant, enigmatic spy Ada Wong as she finds herself in the same place at the same time as Leon, the hero of the story. In addition to featuring some slick new cutscenes and more than a few more hours of great gameplay, Separate Ways sheds new light onto some aspects of the storyline and explains why some of the things that happen to Leon are more than just happy coincidences. The difficulty in Separate Ways picks up at about where Resident Evil 4 leaves off, so Ada will have a tough fight ahead of her and will likely need to avoid as many enemies as she has to kill. As such, the feel of the action in this episode is different from the parts of Resident Evil 4 during which it takes place, even though Ada plays pretty much the same as Leon (though she's a little faster and gets to use a cool grapple gun). Overall, Separate Ways is a well produced and exciting bonus.

took a rest from it yesterday and watched my mate play it instead, laughing at his struggle against the mad monks in the castle. Seriously good game.

From IGN:

Beyond the technical feats, Ada's new Separate Ways mission is a real treat for gamers. Only after dedicating some serious time to the main mission and beating it will you unlock it, but once you do you open the way to learn more about the story than any GameCube RE4 player could have. Furthermore, there's even a custom-made new area that Capcom created just for RE4, making the mission more than just a simple sidequest through the same areas. The execution and presentation of this mission is quite detailed. As Ada, you'll have access to a more advanced stash of moves (like a grappling hook) and weapons, and you'll even have objectives that take place in the same time and space as Leon's. In the opening chapter, for example, you'll actually hear the chainsaw man chasing him down in the distance, and you'll find out exactly why those villagers clear town after the church bell rings. Interested? We thought so. It's a fine addition and reward for dedicated players.

I played the GC Ada levels. I didn't get a grappling hook. I didn't find out about the bell. And I don't think IGN are likely to have just made up things about "a custom-made new area".

NOT AMMO I BET!!!!@)#%!)#$%*#!%!!

Anyone played the Wii version?

The Wii is my first console since the PS1, and it's the first time I've played RE4, so I am pretty much blown away completely. I'm only about 4 hours in. I finally found a Wii the day before my graduate school program started, so I've had very little time to play videogames, but when I get a chance to spend 1/2 hour on RE4, it's the best reward imaginable.

I'm jealous that your first gaming experience in awhile is (seemingly) RE4.

NOT ENOUGH CASH!

...stranger.

Ahaha ohshit I didnt even see LB post the same thing above!

oh i'm totally going to start this game again from the start, it's a fucking beautiful packet of video game design. a thing of beauty you could say.

i have it on ps2, is it worth getting a wii to play on?