Resident Evil 5 (PS3 / Xbox 360)

[buster_broon]

Capcom can be a bit cheap with the old boss fights but giving them a one hit kill (the boulder) that you can't stop is just lame in the extreme. I don't mind a challenge but play fair for crying out loud!

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unsure if its been mentioned before but the oil drums are really stategically placed to take care of the things he picks up, the boulder for example can be destroyed by taking out the drum as he picks it up

[Ouenben]

That bit with Nedesu on Professional is just awful - I wasn't a fan of the whole sequence to start with, but on Pro it's as much fun as having Lady Sovereign kick you in the nuts repeatedly whilst she's wearing extended tip Winklepickers.

Capcom can be a bit cheap with the old boss fights but giving them a one hit kill (the boulder) that you can't stop is just lame in the extreme. I don't mind a challenge but play fair for crying out loud!

I agree with Ndesu being a bitch to kill but not because of the boulder, that's easy to get rid of, shoot at it from the second he picks it out of the ground, continue shooting while it's above his head and then shoot it while it's rolling towards you, it will crack then break. It never hits me on pro.

The problem for me was worrying about those jackass majini's at the sides and some of the super quick super-human-reactions-required QTE's. I could dodge a few but usually even two slip ups causes death. Plus it seemed if I was holding X at th time (to shoot) then the QTE dissapeared within a second due to thinking the X i was holding at the time was pressed as a reaction to the QTE...

[Spatial]

Oh don't get me started on the guy on the left who keeps throwing the molotov's

I didn't know you could destroy the boulder, I was beginning to think it was indestructible. I've tried everything at that point - shooting his head, shooting his arms, shooting the boulder. I could get it to crack by the time it hit the jeep but that was it.

At least you've confirmed that it's destructible, which probably means I wasn't on it quick enough whenever he decided to pick it up.

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unsure if its been mentioned before but the oil drums are really stategically placed to take care of the things he picks up, the boulder for example can be destroyed by taking out the drum as he picks it up

Yeah but it's just once that one is gone for the rock, you're left with nothing else when he decides to do it again. The poles I don't worry about as I can quick time button dodge like a good 'un.

Just have to keep at him I guess but I'm finding it a real sticking point.

[buster_broon]

when i played him on Pro i didnt bother abou the crossbow and molotov guys

the damage they do isnt really that much compared to missing one of the QTE's

if i had stunned the El giganti - i shot the others, but generally left them alone

[Spatial]

Just done it! Thanks for the tips guys

[Uli]

just started a new game+ on veteran and selected infinite ammo but it doesn't work. any ideas?

[jimtendo]

First you need to fully upgrade whichever gun you want infinite ammo for. then go to bonus section and use your SP points (attainable by either finishing a single player chapter, or Mercenaries mode) and then buying the relevant inifinite ammo upgrade for that gun.

[Uli]

got it. thanks mate

looking forward to blast through this on veteran - skipping the cut-scenes of course. i just hope next time Capcom pays more attention to an enthralling and coherent plot. this is by far the worst plot of all RE games.

[Eight Rooks]

When have Capcom ever paid any attention to any kind of coherent plot?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Uli]

When have Capcom ever paid any attention to any kind of coherent plot?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

fine by me. didn't say this anyway, did i?

however, there at least better examples of Capcom script writing, namely the original Resident Evil, RE 4 and Dead Rising for instance. Wesker's ultimate goal to become a god by destroying humanity by the help of a biological weapon and Chris' predictable run against it seems like a very rubbish effort to bring weight to a poor and very thin plot without any tension and surprise.

[Ady]

I've been playing this co-op over the weekend with a friend. All I can say is I'm glad it wasn't me that wasted &#163;30 on this. It's not a bad game, I suppose but it's not a good one either.

My overall impression is that the game feels retrogressive. Resi as a series has always proudly worn its anachronisms on its sleeve as a badge of honour, its fiercest apologists defending its archaisms to the hilt and clinging to them with irrational tenacity, but this game is ridiculous in that regard. It almost feels like a step backfrom Resi 4, the only game in the series to get it right (imo).

Resi 4's controls were decent, but in 5, it almost feels as though they've been made cumbersome on purpose. Constantly having to stop to adjust the camera/running direction, having to fiddle about with a stupid menu in the midst of a battle (and one that defaults to 'equip' even for health items, which means you end up accidentally equipping herbs instead of using them at critical moments)... and don't get me started on that stupid inventory grid. Why bring bring that back?? I'm surprised they didn't go all out and include the door opening loading screens again to be really retro. After all, it "heightens the tension", right?

If an HD spit and polish is the only thing Capcom can bring to the series in 2009 then the series really is more dead than the zombies that inhabit its world.

[FreelancePolice]

The quality of the game took a serious dive when I entered

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the research facility

. The introduction of new enemies is handled in an almost intentionally clumsy way and it really grates with me when they're just chucked into a corridor unlike resi 4's sublime regens.

I'm looking forward to getting it all finished to be honest as it's definitely dragging now.

[buster_broon]

is there an easier way to finish Wesker off with

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Knife in the chest

and get the achievement

just played level 6-3 thru 3 times (twice as Chris and once as Sheva) and i finished him off as spoilered with no problems, but i never got the achievement

bah!!

[Extra Terrestrial]

I wouldn't know about that Buster as I have the PS3 version of Resident Evil 5.

Since you're one of the few to ask; just how much harder is the professional difficulty?



I managed to S rank every single Veteran level with considerable ease yesterday evening and I only need one more trophy - complete the game on Professional mode - to get the elusive platinum trophy.

The talk of how punishing the giant troll on chapter 2-3 is worrying me as I found it quite tricky on Veteran! Although I do have the unlimited rocket launcher as well as a fully upgraded (as well as unlimited ammo) magnums - all three of them.

[buster_broon]

I wouldn't know about that Buster as I have the PS3 version of Resident Evil 5.

Since you're one of the few to ask; just how much harder is the professional difficulty?

if you finished Vet with ease you shouldnt find it too difficult

its just some of the levels can cause a headache since Professional mode is 1 hit and your dead, some levels like 2-3 and 3-3 you can take a couple of minor hits before you die

so the fight with

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Jill

for example, is apparently a bugger

i dont think i will complete the full game on Professional as some fights i can never do without at least getting hit once

my previous question has been answered by a fellow forumite, guess it proves i havent been using a guide