Got through the Village again in the real game, I'm actually pretty psyched to play this through with all the new little variations. Movement is clearly a central mechanic this time, they really want you to keep on the move via bullets not reliably stopping/stunning enemies, someone always coming from behind, etc.
In the original game I could plant myself in one position and pick enemies off, and I remember being able to basically clear out the village before the bell rang. Now it's an exercise in running away until the clock strikes, which I suppose makes everything feel more 'survival horror' than like a shooting gallery.
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 25 March 2023 15:03 (one year ago) link
I think I'm about halfway through (mid-chapter 9) and really enjoying it. Nu-Ashley took some getting used to early on, since the cultists seem more aggressive about going for her. There are also a couple sections where the game seems to want you to run or stealth through instead of killing all enemies, and if she gets caught it's easy to get overwhelmed. I actually had to come up with a bit of a strategy to get through one or two bits (laying mines, using flash grenades), weird.
But overall it's so fun to just play through the game again with all these changes, pretty much all for the better (the puzzles are all still annoying, although I guess endearingly so). I'm stubbornly sticking to my old approach of Red 9 + riot gun + sniper rifle, only spicing it up with those bolt thrower land mines every now and then.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 27 March 2023 15:05 (one year ago) link
I love the campiness and rollercoaster-esque pacing of this game, but I loath looking it up online and seeing all these "gun nerds" talking about how realistic or unrealistic the weapons are, ugh.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 17:08 (one year ago) link
i am desperate to play this and recreate the initial ilx playthrough, which was one of my favorite video game experiences, but i'm not sure my 5 year old is ready for it.
― adam, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 19:33 (one year ago) link
Ha, that's a parenting decision I've never considered.
I get this in my head every time someone refers to Leon as "Mr. Kennedy" -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwO-k-RqNA
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 3 April 2023 12:57 (one year ago) link
the briefcase as a pvp roguelike deckbuilder with crafting, because it's 2024https://store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/Backpack_Battles/
― adam t. (abanana), Thursday, 14 March 2024 15:35 (two months ago) link