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Resident Evil: Revelations 2 |OT| Yeah, but it's only $25
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EastOfEden
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WTH, did they just make Code Red heaps harder since the update? (Steam)
I was using 5-6 Code Red as my go-to grind area to get A. up to a good level, everything was fine, using my level 100 Chris to beat level 95 baddies. A challenge but nothing too crazy. Now all the enemies in that area are level 105!! I keep dying as it is with level 100 Chris, there is noooo way I can beat that on the recommended level 90. What gives? :/
I was using 5-6 Code Red as my go-to grind area to get A. up to a good level, everything was fine, using my level 100 Chris to beat level 95 baddies. A challenge but nothing too crazy. Now all the enemies in that area are level 105!! I keep dying as it is with level 100 Chris, there is noooo way I can beat that on the recommended level 90. What gives? :/
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
And the leaderboard is full of cheaters.... smh.
Dance Inferno
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Well, the island's name isprobably for a reason"Zabytij" - "Forgotten" -
Not to mention, most files were written in Russian - we don't know if and how good Claire knows Russian language
As usual, use melee attacks. Moira's crowbar can be really useful to stun enemies. Also, remember that after you do a melee attack with Claire you can switch to Moira and do a follow-up. It can save you a lot of ammo.
Same with Barry - Natalia episodes: Natalia can throw bricks at enemies; usually a brick automatically stuns most enemies.
I recommend you buying the Unholstered skill as fast as you can. That way when you switch to Moira/Natalia, AI-controlled Claire/Barry will still be able to use their weapons - shots will be less powerful, but they also won't consume any ammo. It's especially useful if you equip your gun-using character with a shotgun or magnum since even if they don't deal that much damage they can still stun or at least push back enemies for free.
Cool, thanks. I bought that skill after beating the first level, but I hadn't thought of equipping the shotgun before switching characters. That's a good idea.
I never really considered using Moira at all since she seemed kinda useless but I guess I'll give her flashlight/crowbar combo a try.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Moria is honestly kind of broken (not even) fully upgraded... lol. You will have so much ammo with Claire, won't even be able to carry it.
EastOfEden
Member
So I just went onto Steam offline mode and lo and behold, the enemies are back down to level 96. That's really weird, either being online increases Code Red difficulty dramatically (solo or multiplayer, I checked) or RE.net could somehow see I was shamelessly grinding that level, and tried to make countermeasures, lol.
EastOfEden
Member
^ thanks, I missed that! Glad you can still play the originals offline.
COOOOL > (don't read if you don't want a surprise ruined)
HYPEE
Unless it's just a RE.net avatar or something terrible like that...
COOOOL > (don't read if you don't want a surprise ruined)
Raid Mode Character: Bloody Gina? New character skins are incoming?!!
Unless it's just a RE.net avatar or something terrible like that...
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I don't see where you read that...
Anyway, I was quite annoyed earlier about the leaderboards for this event being full of cheaters... I mean, what else could they be doing? I messaged a friend asking, maybe they are using rockets and throwables, cheesing it? But even that would be impossible, you'd run out!
And then I read this on their forum:
Wow. Fuck off Capcom.
I'm sure the LB is still mostly people cheating, but this was something that caught me off guard. They got so greedy with these stupid life crystals. The question: intended or unintended consequence right here? I bet they love it.
EastOfEden
Member
It's on the Invasion of the Huge Creatures, under the rewards section.
ubersticky
Member
So the event for Huge Creature Invasion gives you Gina's bleeding costume?
https://www.residentevil.net/en/onlineevent-4_2.html#windows
Or...?
Edit: Beaten like Riri
https://www.residentevil.net/en/onlineevent-4_2.html#windows
Or...?
Edit: Beaten like Riri
Fruitster
Member
Checked about 10 minutes ago and there was no update, still single player only.
starts friday
ubersticky
Member
So basically we have a few costumes coming then?
- Trenchcoat Claire
- Trenchcoat Barry
- Bleeding Gina
- Trenchcoat Claire
- Trenchcoat Barry
- Bleeding Gina
Good to know, thanks.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Still love this game dearly and haven't forgotten it, although I am currently obsessed with Bloodborne.
Can someone explain how the online events work? What I do, and at what times? I would like to unlock extra costumes.
Events are scheduled. Usually a few day window per event, but it varies.
You access the events same way you would a daily or whatever... through Raid menu.
Don't worry about high level rewards, the top 100+ spots on the leaderboard is already cheaters. Fortunately costumes and stuff are usually awarded just for participation. Although sometimes the actual event has to be completed by the community. These are always completed though. Like I said, so many cheaters.
What's the reward for the current event? I'm mainly in it for the new costumes.
Also, are there any pics of "Trenchcoat Claire" and "Trenchcoat Barry?"
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Looks like just parts rewards for this event.
Next event (Giant Enemies) awards a costume.
ubersticky
Member
ubersticky
Member
WTF
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Ah, Bloody Gina is a reward. I thought it was a scrapped costume. Some may remember a bit after Episode 1 released I was mentioning Raid Mode portraits in the game's files for Raid Mode, and said Bloody Gina was for some reason one of them, but thought they scrapped it. Guess it's a Raid Mode reward for some events.
Here's hoping (and I bet) that the Claire and Barry costumes will be rewards as well.
Here's hoping (and I bet) that the Claire and Barry costumes will be rewards as well.
Jawmuncher
Member
Already Chilling on the PC version thank to mods.
Ah, don't underestimate Moira. Upgrade her crowbar and flashlight skills and you you can go through most encounters against low-level enemies (sometimes even against mid-level ones, like the executor, too) without even switching to Claire: you beat the shit out of baddies and eventually stun them, AI Claire does her melee attack, you do a follow up with the crowbar and the enemy is dead (or badly hurt). The best thing about using Moira though? If you get hurt as Moira, just switch to Claire for several seconds and Moira will fully heal herself up.
Well, the island's name is "Zabytij" - "Forgotten" - probably for a reason
It's actually not. Like, not even a bit. The translators made it up just like they made up it being codenamed "No.46."
In Japanese it is called "ザイン", or Zain. This term also means "Existence." So it's really Zain/Existence Island. You can go the extra mile and use the Russian term for existence too. Zabytij/Forgotten was pulled pretty much out of thin air. The writers used the same method that was used for Sheena Island, in that sheena (Irish form of shina) is the Japanese word for virtue.
It seems every single character got quite a hefty personality change in the localization, including Neil:
ubersticky
Member
There are no more? Like... for other characters? Chris, Jill, Leon, Wesker?
Yeah I remember you mentioning it and said something about an avatar but I thought that just meant that it was the RE.net avatar of bloody Gina so I didn't think it would actually be a costume.
Have you or anyone found anything else costume wise?
New interview with the game's director Yasuhiro Anpo.
Confirms a few things I thought of. Namely t-Phobos adaptation and Claire's crush on Neil in the English version being ridiculously exaggerated.
Confirms a few things I thought of. Namely t-Phobos adaptation and Claire's crush on Neil in the English version being ridiculously exaggerated.
ubersticky
Member
Parts lists:
There's no auto reload or gluttony? Best skills in RER1. What kind of sheeeet.
There's no auto reload or gluttony? Best skills in RER1. What kind of sheeeet.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
I think my game is glitched, I have every weapon but it isn't registering that I have all of them.
That's not how I'm reading it. He confirms she is attracted to him, and respects him. He just says that their official relationship, in terms of what was going on between them, was just coworker and acquaintance. That doesn't contradict the English version.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
You have pale rider and murasma?
You don't need to hold them all at once either, btw.
I had like two weapons in storage when it finally popped for me. And it was when I got a pale raider.
I thought that interview did a good job of tying everything together.
ubersticky
Member
It just auto shoots as long as you aim at an enemy. Basically noob skill.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Do you have it? You know, because yer a noob?
edit: lol I meant to put that as spoiler text. but i'll just leave it like that haha
How could our heroes ever lose when the Power Of Overcoming Fear trumps biochemistry? Also getting hit in the back by a ton of concrete.
ubersticky
Member
*insert Helena Harper's coup de grace in your face*
It outright contradicts the English version. A lot of Claire's lines in English are absolutely not what someone would say about a coworker. Least of all her desperation when Moira suggests the slight possibility he might not be what he seems, especially when her reaction is the polar opposite in Japanese.
Is it really so hard to accept that the English translators exaggerated or outright changed character personalities or perceptions? Every single character in the game, even those that don't even appear are affected.
How does it trump biochemistry? t-Phobos is a virus that reacts only to adrenaline and noradrenaline. They're secreted in large amounts during fear, which is mostly psychological.
In that interview, the director said 1) Claire is attracted to Neil, which is consistent with the English version, and 2) they're not boyfriend/girlfriend, which Claire herself says in the English version. I'm just pointing out the interview doesn't contradict the English version with regards to Claire's feelings of attraction, etc.
The nature of this virus was it's only triggered by fear. Within those rules, it works.
And Moira appears to have
been trapped, rather than outright crushed. As the director said, when she survives, she frees herself and escapes down the remainder of the tower.
According to this the mental state of "overcoming fear" is completely separate from the adrenaline being pumped through your body. It's a mystical shield against a virus that reacts to physical chemicals in the body, even if those chemicals are still present.
He said their relationship is more like coworkers. So Claire's lines are completely out of tune. She treats him normally in the first two episodes and then all of a sudden gets all hormonal in episode three because the translators wanted to make it more obvious that she was attracted to him.
When all she can say is "where did we go wrong!?" while fighting the monstrous version of someone she wasn't even in a relationship with... it's kinda desperate.
That's because the virus adapts to the host in those cases, so there's no longer any "active virus" to do anything. The host's genes have already been altered and simply require a trigger to activate the mutation, similar to Albert Wesker's "resurrection."
Yes, their relationship is that of coworkers. As in, they're not officially together; they're not boyfriend and girlfriend. Which Claire herself says in the English version: "He's not my boyfriend." Neil doesn't think of Claire as a girlfriend, and Claire doesn't think of Neil as a boyfriend.
But he also says Claire is attracted to Neil. She would -like- to be his girlfriend. It's tonally consistent that she would react the way she did, desiring Neil's respect and affection as she does.
Coworkers and friends, he says. You're being a bit disingenuous, here.