Dead Space 2 Discussion Thread

JojoTheDragon · 07-02-2011, 07:08 PM

Credits to dinjo for thread template. I hope you don't mind me copying this to TDF.

Dead Space 2 is a survival horror game that takes place on a densely populated space station, dubbed the "Sprawl". The mental illness caused by the Marker appears to be permanent and continues to have an effect on the protagonist Isaac Clarke. The Church of Unitology and the government will continue to have a place in the storyline. The game will begin in a hospital on board the Sprawl. Players will witness the horror of the Necromorph infection as it begins in the station

Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) January 25, 2011
Genre(s) Survival horror, third-person shooter

Reached Chapter 2 just now.

**vamsi_krishna** · 08-02-2011, 09:49 PM

Now on Chapter 11. Just got the final suit. Sweet.

Launching the game now...

JojoTheDragon · 08-02-2011, 10:28 PM

The suits are just awesome.

I'm now on chapter 6 btw.

vickybat · 08-02-2011, 10:29 PM

^^ I have completed the game in normal mode. Won't give any spoiler but things will turn really nasty after chapter 13. So save up every items you have and upgrade the damage of all weapons to the fullest.

**vamsi_krishna** · 08-02-2011, 10:33 PM

I missed the suit on 8th chapter

It was in a room.. which required 2 power nodes to unlock. I skipped it, as I had no idea what was in there.

JojoTheDragon · 08-02-2011, 10:35 PM

Wow, thanks for the advice. I'll do just that.

**vamsi_krishna** · 08-02-2011, 10:57 PM

Its the first power locked door you will encounter in Chapter 8. Stay alert. It is easy to overlook, as there will be back to back fighting sessions.

Faun · 09-02-2011, 07:08 PM

Spoiler:

Oh snap :trollface:

JojoTheDragon · 09-02-2011, 07:28 PM

FAUN Learn to use spoiler code. :@

**vamsi_krishna** · 09-02-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Faun

[spoiler]Isaac jkasdklfjasdkljfweiokl;asdfjasl;dfjkapweirjlsdkf /spoiler]

Oh snap :trollface:

Dman it.. fcuk man, fcuk. Spoiler tag FAIL

There goes my Dead Space 2 experience.

Edit it, dude. Before this spoils some other players

**asingh** · 09-02-2011, 09:31 PM

Faun.......

Ethan_Hunt · 09-02-2011, 09:36 PM

Tag corrected. Don't worry guys, the end is still going to be interesting.

JojoTheDragon · 09-02-2011, 10:54 PM

Big Thanks to the Saviors!

Now in chapter 7.

quicky008 · 10-02-2011, 03:02 AM

I've just begun playing this game on my pc but i am not being able to enable anti aliasing in it.Although the AA option has been turned on from the video settings,its having no tangible effect on the game at all and i can still notice the jaggedness of the graphics.Is there any way in which i could turn on AA in Dead space 2?I am using a 8600GT to run it.

Ethan_Hunt · 10-02-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by quicky008

I've just begun playing this game on my pc but i am not being able to enable anti aliasing in it.Although the AA option has been turned on from the video settings,its having no tangible effect on the game at all and i can still notice the jaggedness of the graphics.Is there any way in which i could turn on AA in Dead space 2?I am using a 8600GT to run it.

Try this website to know how you can force AA using Nvidia Inspector: Forcing AA in Dead Space 2

**vamsi_krishna** · 10-02-2011, 04:35 PM

Just made it to Chapter 13 and Escaped from Armed Personnel

Faun · 10-02-2011, 11:31 PM

^^via duct ?

**vamsi_krishna** · 10-02-2011, 11:35 PM

^ first into the room on the right and then into the duct/vent, pulled out a fuse... necros pwnt'ed 'em. Later.. I pwnt'ed necros.

vickybat · 10-02-2011, 11:52 PM

^^ Things will get very nasty after this. Its no spoiler but just a small warning. Tread carefully and pile up whatever you find. Will be very useful.

**asingh** · 11-02-2011, 12:07 AM

^^
Does AMMO run low really fast..?

**vamsi_krishna** · 11-02-2011, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vickybat

^^ Things will get very nasty after this. Its no spoiler but just a small warning. Tread carefully and pile up whatever you find. Will be very useful.

Yup. Now i know. I'm playing on Survivalist mode and that makes thing much complicated. Right now, died 5 times in a set piece... but fighting through some how.

Ethan_Hunt · 11-02-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by asingh

^^
Does AMMO run low really fast..?

It does. On the normal mode, you run out of ammo when you're almost half way through the game. But till you reach the end, you'll have ample cash to go shopping and get your suit pimped up. This would translate into more inventory slots being assigned and hence you can stock up on more ammo. Just be sure to stomp every single nero you slaughter, yes, that includes the babies too. Grab a hold of all the semi-conductors you can find and sell them off at the store. Sell off the ammo of weapons which you don't have. If you don't use stasis a lot, then sell those packs.

There a lot of instances when my Plasma Cutter & Line Gun used to run out of ammo. Those were to 2 weapons I used, nay, abused throughout the game. Towards the end, I got myself the 'Ripper'. This weapon proved to be very useful for close encounter and slice those suckers. The Pucker was the only Necromorph who was able to stand out from this weapons attack. He has a long range acid spitting ability and hence, the gun isn't very useful for it. Any-hoo, keep upgrading your weapons damage on the bench and you'll do fine.

**vamsi_krishna** · 11-02-2011, 09:07 AM

Actually, puker will bite dust if we use alternate firing mode of the ripper.

On chapter 14. just did that eye thing with Issac. Purchased some ammo and 7 power nodes.

**asingh** · 11-02-2011, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethan_Hunt

It does. On the normal mode, you run out of ammo when you're almost half way through the game. But till you reach the end, you'll have ample cash to go shopping and get your suit pimped up. This would translate into more inventory slots being assigned and hence you can stock up on more ammo. Just be sure to stomp every single nero you slaughter, yes, that includes the babies too. Grab a hold of all the semi-conductors you can find and sell them off at the store. Sell off the ammo of weapons which you don't have. If you don't use stasis a lot, then sell those packs.

There a lot of instances when my Plasma Cutter & Line Gun used to run out of ammo. Those were to 2 weapons I used, nay, abused throughout the game. Towards the end, I got myself the 'Ripper'. This weapon proved to be very useful for close encounter and slice those suckers. The Pucker was the only Necromorph who was able to stand out from this weapons attack. He has a long range acid spitting ability and hence, the gun isn't very useful for it. Any-hoo, keep upgrading your weapons damage on the bench and you'll do fine.

Plasma cutter running out would be freaky. Damn. I find the gun -- think Pulse Gun quite useless. Which weapon should I upgrade quickest to high capacity and maximum damage. Plasma cutter..? Precise and quick.

**vamsi_krishna** · 11-02-2011, 10:21 AM

Woot.. completed the game.

I have only one complaint... Checkpoints. They are scattered in a way that I will be left with a drop of blood and with 4 enemies in the room and empty mag. Faced this issue nearly 5 times. And it was very irritating. In an instance I was left with no choice but to load the last saved game.

Spoiler:

Except these the game was fantastic.

Ethan_Hunt · 11-02-2011, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by asingh

Plasma cutter running out would be freaky. Damn. I find the gun -- think Pulse Gun quite useless. Which weapon should I upgrade quickest to high capacity and maximum damage. Plasma cutter..? Precise and quick.

I rarely used Pulse Gun myself. I only used it to wade off those irritating swarm which spring out of the pregnant necromorph and those small exploding necromorphs (Exploders?). Due to the small nature of their size, my other guns would run out of ammo, if used individually. So I figured it was best to put the Pulse rifle to some use as it had sufficient stock of ammo and a good alternate fire.

My first preference for upgrade would always be the Plasma Cutter, followed by the Line Gun (if you have it).

**vamsi_krishna** · 11-02-2011, 10:57 AM

I will recommend using a flamethrower or a Grenade Launcher to fight those naughty little things.

Ethan_Hunt · 11-02-2011, 11:10 AM

Unfortunately, I didn't purchase either of them. I did that in the first Dead Space game, but was more keen on trying the newer weapons in this one, so ditched the Flame-thrower.

**asingh** · 11-02-2011, 11:34 AM

How to get those crabbies which crawl out in batches of 15-20 and latch onto Isaac and are pure pure PITA. Am most scared of those little thingies...?