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Newest video(s): 52: Shady Business/Polsy Alternate thread title: Resident Evil IV-2 The Evil Within is a survival horror game released in October 2014 to a good bit of critical acclaim, if some technical difficulties. The game draws a lot of comparisons to Resident Evil 4 and that would make sense since both games are directed by Shinji Mikami, the madman also behind the first three Phoenix Wright games and GOD HAND. I had a ball playing Resident Evil 4 so this one should be pretty good too! The story from what I know follows our heroic protagonist Sebastian Castellanos as he and two other detectives investigate a hospital that has had SPOOKY THINGS happen in the past. It also involves a bit of resource management, dodging traps, stealth, and something called the Agony crossbow. I'm excited! This is also me testing out console recording so there might be some technical difficulties. Otherwise I'm playing on the PS4 and all the videos SHOULD be at 720p60. Blind? You got it! There was a request for a blind playthrough and I figured I'd been thinking about playing this game for a while, might as well give it a shot! The only exposure I have to this game before the playthrough is 20 minutes of chapter 1 and the instruction manual! With that in mind,  THIS IS A NO BLACK BAR ZONE! Don't spoil this poo poo for me! I'm not planning on telling you how Arkham Knight ends, do me the same favor! Depending on how the game and the LP hits me I 1: A Rough Start/Polsy 2: Green Upgrade Goop/Polsy 3: Master Of Stealth/Polsy 4: Technical Difficulties/Polsy 5: A Man, A Plan, Chainsaw/Polsy 6: Lost My Keys/Polsy 7: Instant Death Roulette/Polsy 8: Unseen Dangers/Polsy 9: Competent Sidekicks!/Polsy 10: As Blind As Possible/Polsy 11: Third Time's The Charm/Polsy 12: Frenzy and Calm/Polsy 13: Oh Look, Twins/Polsy 14: A Change Of Scenery/Polsy 15: Playing For Keep(er)s/Polsy 16: Cavern Interlude/Polsy 17: Welcome! To DIE!/Polsy 18: Moment Of Truth/Polsy 19: Dumping Some Plot/Polsy 20: Ruvik's Playhouse/Polsy 21: Pressed, Sliced, Or Minced/Polsy 22: The Death And Return Of Blood Lady/Polsy 23: Poor Life Choices/Polsy 24: We Built This City/Polsy 25: A Quick Tram Ride/Polsy 26: Explosive Consequences/Polsy 27: The Wheels On The Bus.../Polsy 28: A Dee-Lux Apartment In The Sky/Polsy 29: Kitchen Nightmares/Polsy 30: Old Friends, New Deaths/Polsy 31: Meat Level/Polsy 32: The Alien Crossover/Polsy 33: Calm Before The Storm/Polsy 34: Got My Eye On You/Polsy 35: Battle Of The Minds/Polsy DLC: The Executioner 36: Chainsaw Fight/Polsy 37: Joseph's Last Stand/Polsy 38: Hammer It Home/Polsy DLC: The Assignment 39: Totally Not Umbrella Corp/Polsy 40: Pyramid Head? No. Keeper? No./Polsy 41: Like Roaches, But Different/Polsy 42: The Kidman Strikes Back/Polsy 43: Spooky Sewers/Polsy 44: The Three Deaths of Joseph Oda/Polsy 45: Deadly Shadows/Polsy DLC: The Consequence 46: Flashlight Problems/Polsy 47: Revenge of the Spotlight/Polsy 48: KCPD Blue/Polsy 49: Put Out That Light!/Polsy 50: Leslie's Bizarre Adventure/Polsy 51: Quickdraw Kidman/Polsy 52: Shady Business/Polsy dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Oct 24, 2015 |
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Tag for later, I was looking forward to this since it showed up in the sandcastle. From what I heard this game is supposed to be completely terrible.
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Jul 3, 2015 20:35
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anilEhilated posted:Tag for later, I was looking forward to this since it showed up in the sandcastle. From what I heard this game is supposed to be completely terrible.
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Jul 3, 2015 20:47
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I'll definitely check this out when I have time. Do you guys remember the trailers for this game, and how loving annoying they were?
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Jul 3, 2015 21:12
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This game is an odd game. It's hard to explain, but I had more fun after I beat the game then when I was playing it. Like Niggurath said, the set pieces are nice, and some parts of the game really induce a good stress. At the same time, I feel the game didn't know if it wanted to be more action- or more stealth-oriented. Interspersed with tense moments of exploring oppressive, claustrophobic, or nightmarish landscapes, you have awkward forced combat. While playing it, I just pushed through the game (mostly the combat) to get through it. But, after I watched the ending, set down the controller, and put some time between me and the game, I started to appreciate more what the game did right. I've been meaning to do a second playthrough, but, eh, keep getting sidetracked.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:15
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Niggurath posted:You heard massively incorrectly. This game is amazing, the set pieces are wonderful, and people just expected some really odd things from the game. I think it's that a lot of people were expecting the Shinji Mikami who redefined the action genre, and they got the Shinji Mikami who reinvented survival horror.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:17
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I'm not 100% but I think Leslie's a dude.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:28
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Wanderer posted:I think it's that a lot of people were expecting the Shinji Mikami who redefined the action genre, and they got the Shinji Mikami who reinvented survival horror. Also I highly recommend investing fully into matches. They are the most useful things ever in this game.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:29
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What a nasty trick! I was expecting some bog-standard youtube-bait sneakfest in a mental hospital a la Outlast, and then they turn around and shove us into some brain-twisting Silent Hill/Deadly Premonition madness. What other surprises does this game have in store?
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Jul 4, 2015 03:26
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Niggurath posted:Also I highly recommend investing fully into matches. They are the most useful things ever in this game. This is probably good advice! Based on what I've seen so far them shits is limited. Also how can a man only carry five matches. What madness is this.
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Jul 4, 2015 09:56
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So far the game does seem a bit... unsure of what kind of a game it is? Not sure what to make of it.
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Jul 4, 2015 10:47
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dscruffy1 posted:Also how can a man only carry five matches. What madness is this. Fire safety is no joke 
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Jul 4, 2015 11:13
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Those laptop popup things in the police cars are real and are intended for use by the guy sitting in the passenger seat 
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Jul 4, 2015 12:19
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Neruz posted:Those laptop popup things in the police cars are real and are intended for use by the guy sitting in the passenger seat Or for running your drivers license. And I disagree with all of of them being intended for the passenger to use. Because I have seen some with mounting that would make it only possible for someone without legs to even use the passenger seat.
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Jul 4, 2015 16:00
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Unless you end up totally hating the base game, you need to do the DLCs. They're much better than the base game (and I'm one of the people who likes the base game) and help the overall story make sense.
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Jul 4, 2015 16:48
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You were right in the video. The chainsaw man was indeed very angry about boxes. I wonder if we ever find out why?
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Jul 4, 2015 19:04
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A Perfect Twist posted:You were right in the video. The chainsaw man was indeed very angry about boxes. I wonder if we ever find out why? I think he's just angry in general and the boxes happened to be there.
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Jul 4, 2015 19:16
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I'm actually pretty pleased with the end results of this game, mainly because I plan on never playing it. Parts look frustrating as hell, but I like the atmosphere. I think the greatest weakness of Evil Within is there's no contrast. Not really. The closest thing to sane you'll see is the hospital office where the sexy nurse hangs (I didn't have a nurse fetish until I saw her), but everything else is gore gore gore. After a while, it feels like that scene from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey where they fall and fall and after a while stop screaming and start playing 20 questions. "AAAAH! A ZOMBIE!!" "AAAAH! A CHAINSAW ZOMBIE!" "AAAAH! A BARBWIRE ZOMBIE!" "aaahhh.. another... another." "and a stilt zombie. and one with stuff on it's head. and one with sort of a head." "You wanna play I spy?" Full throttle all the time doesn't do much for the tension and release of a good survival horror. Even RE4, which I admit is more action than horror, had some normal in between the head-spodey terrors. That complaint aside, I still like the design. Even without the contrast, the enemy design is creative and at times sarcastic and it's a fun ride. I put value on that. Gonna tag this thread for later viewing.
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Jul 4, 2015 21:55
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I wanted to complete this game on Nightmare difficulty because I wanted to try out all the post game bonuses. Now while I'm sure my first time through was a lot easier... well, good luck with Chapter 6, friend. This game has a few more moments of frustrating bullshit instadeath than I'd like, which makes it a hard recommendation, but I'd never call it a bad game. That said, I've been looking to see someone's first reactions to this game again, so I'm glad you're filling the role.
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Jul 5, 2015 02:00
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The fans you mentioned have a ring of air holes at the top of shaft through which forced air could pass, meaning they're probably not completely useless. Have no idea how viable that would be but they're there! Remember seeing the test post in sandcastle and looking forward to it, still doing so.
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Jul 5, 2015 10:08
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I've got a deep-seated problem with constantly using "master of stealth" as an episode title in every LP I do lately. 3: Master Of Stealth/Polsy
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Jul 5, 2015 12:12
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dscruffy1 posted:I've got a deep-seated problem with constantly using "master of stealth" as an episode title in every LP I do lately. I do really love though that you tried to fight that huge mob; I remember when I was playing and I just saw them all start coming for me, my first impetus was just to get the gently caress out of dodge. Hopefully though you'll start to get a bit creative and try to see if the monsters can interact with the traps at all. VVVVVV That really sucks. I will say that the checkpoint system in this game is super bizarre and never fully explained. Sometimes it'll be for story reasons....and then sometimes it'll just randomly occur. discworld is all I read fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Jul 5, 2015 |
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Jul 5, 2015 21:37
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I have learned a few things today. One of them is that I am afraid of chainsaws. Another is that I should not be overwriting my save files. The reason I shouldn't be overwriting my save files is because the last 15 minutes of my recording corrupted.  Niggurath posted:Hopefully though you'll start to get a bit creative and try to see if the monsters can interact with the traps at all. Good news! Using traps is a thing I've learned about. Bad news, it was all in the corrupted section. I'm pretty frustrated by this.
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Jul 5, 2015 21:43
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So if you stealth kill an enemy, are they perma-dead? And is the only benefit to lighting bodies on fire only for the ones playing 'possum?'
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Jul 6, 2015 00:30
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oh yes oh god yes form the head FORM THE HEAD unghhhh...
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IronSaber posted:So if you stealth kill an enemy, are they perma-dead? And is the only benefit to lighting bodies on fire only for the ones playing 'possum?' You know I'd prefer not to have this spoiled for me just yet. It adds to the fun! As far as I can tell stabbing a dude in the head kills him for good and they're not getting back up. If I was to guess this will not always be the case. But for the moment, matches are mostly good for the guys that are playing dead.
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Jul 6, 2015 05:59
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dscruffy1 posted:You know I'd prefer not to have this spoiled for me just yet. It adds to the fun! As far as I can tell stabbing a dude in the head kills him for good and they're not getting back up. If I was to guess this will not always be the case. But for the moment, matches are mostly good for the guys that are playing dead.
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Jul 6, 2015 06:08
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dscruffy1 posted:You know I'd prefer not to have this spoiled for me just yet. It adds to the fun! As far as I can tell stabbing a dude in the head kills him for good and they're not getting back up. If I was to guess this will not always be the case. But for the moment, matches are mostly good for the guys that are playing dead. It was pretty great watching that one guy kinda wig out and run around like crazy on fire. "My cunning strategy is working perfectly! The well-dressed detective is getting closer, and- OH NO EVERYTHING HAS BACKFIRED!"
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Jul 6, 2015 06:19
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I haven't seen anything about this game, so I'm wondering if there are any secrets or documents that might have been missed in the areas we've already seen. Is it okay to talk about that?
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Jul 6, 2015 06:42
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dscruffy1 posted:You know I'd prefer not to have this spoiled for me just yet. It adds to the fun! As far as I can tell stabbing a dude in the head kills him for good and they're not getting back up. If I was to guess this will not always be the case. But for the moment, matches are mostly good for the guys that are playing dead. Oh, I didn't know. I thought you found out. I ask only 'cause I want to get this game to scratch that Resident Evil 4 itch I've had.
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Jul 6, 2015 07:08
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Mraagvpeine posted:I haven't seen anything about this game, so I'm wondering if there are any secrets or documents that might have been missed in the areas we've already seen. Is it okay to talk about that? Oh yeah for sure. I think I've been pretty good about scouring the area so far but if I've missed anything feel free to point out my foolishness! IronSaber posted:Oh, I didn't know. I thought you found out. I ask only 'cause I want to get this game to scratch that Resident Evil 4 itch I've had. I hear you. I haven't found out just yet but the game is definitely not RE4. I've only finished chapter 3 so far (AND MY RECORDING CORRUPTED  ) but the game has this delightful sense of panicky oh poo poo oh poo poo and I think it's because they've added the stealth elements. I'm really enjoying it so far. Now I just have to do a non-blind run of chapter 3 for video. Which SUCKS because it was a good chapter to have a blind run for. So many things learned!
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Jul 6, 2015 08:12
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dscruffy1 posted:I hear you. I haven't found out just yet but the game is definitely not RE4. I've only finished chapter 3 so far (AND MY RECORDING CORRUPTED Bummer, man. 
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Jul 6, 2015 08:33
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You could just record the last part! Leave in the blind stuff until the part that got corrupted, then switch over to the not-blind stuff in its place. Unless the whole file is corrupted in which case welp.
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Jul 6, 2015 08:38
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dscruffy1 posted:Oh yeah for sure. I think I've been pretty good about scouring the area so far but if I've missed anything feel free to point out my foolishness!  I'm trying to remember though if certain ones can only be gotten at certain times in those mirror places, but there is definitely going to be new ones to find in there and you should keep an eye out for them as they do give a lil bit more backstory.
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Jul 6, 2015 09:02
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CJacobs posted:You could just record the last part! Leave in the blind stuff until the part that got corrupted, then switch over to the not-blind stuff in its place. Assuming I didn't delete the clip in a rage I'm planning on doing this, the whole file isn't corrupted. The problem is the last 15 minutes got weirdly compressed into 7 minutes complete with video tearing and audio problems. It's also terrible since the last 15 minutes are the best part. BUT OH WELL. I'll probably figure it out tonight. Niggurath posted:Well it can be super easy to miss, but when you head into the upgrade mirror place there is usually a 'Missing Persons' poster and a newspaper in the main lobby for you to pick up. I think you missed those when you went there in your second video. I'll start keeping an eye out for these! Maybe splice them into a video later.
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Jul 6, 2015 09:12
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dscruffy1 posted:The problem is the last 15 minutes got weirdly compressed into 7 minutes complete with video tearing and audio problems.  video gamesI'm enjoying the LP by the way! I noticed I didn't say that in my post.
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Jul 6, 2015 09:15
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Recording is busted. Audio is off. Time for a slightly more competent run of chapter 3!
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Jul 6, 2015 19:28
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Why is there an electrical short-circuit sound when you stab people in the head?
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Jul 6, 2015 20:05
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Alright. This is getting weird. I just re-recorded and the video's screwed up at the same spot. The first 30 minutes look like they work but as soon as I enter the same area as the last video it gets choppy and I lose coherence. I need to figure this out.Samovar posted:Why is there an electrical short-circuit sound when you stab people in the head? We're shorting out their neural pathways 
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Jul 6, 2015 20:29
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Still a better game than Arkham Origins. And no,I'm never taking that back.
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