I Am Alive

I Am Alive

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First encounter - what am I doing wrong?
Still getting the hang of things. Is the only option to run past the guy at the beginning of the sewers? If so, then fine, but it doesn't feel right to just run away, when for my entire life I've been conditioned to fight the first guy to get a handle on a game's combat mechanics.

I'm coming back for him once I have a couple bullets, that's for sure. I need to get some payback for having to sit through multiple loading screens for not being able to act in combat.
Last edited by Demonbreather; Mar 10, 2014 @ 2:36pm
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Demonbreather Mar 10, 2014 @ 2:35pm 
Ooooookay... And the second guy put his hands up when I pulled my gun, but he quickly realized it was empty and macheted me to death. Definitely need some advice on handling combat where I'm not actually allowed to do anything.
Big Mar 27, 2014 @ 7:33pm 
If it's just one guy and you have an empty gun, get near him while aiming at him, them use your machete. This game deals with intimidation, when fighting groups be sure to have some bullets in your gun, if you kill one or two of them the others are likelly to surrender their melee weapons and kneel, they never know how many bullets you have unless you fire it and nothing comes out, use melee when you can to save on bullets.
flatsoda Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:39pm 
Generally you're going to want to actively avoid combat when possible. Some people, like that very first guy in the sewers, don't really want to hurt you and will be fine if you just walk off. With some of them you can even get dangerously close to walk by. Good rule of thumb is if they seem to have an attitude problem, they won't just let you walk away. When you do fight, you have to think fast about what you're doing and try to use as few resources as possible. When you have someone at gunpoint, for example, you can press space to demand they back off. If you get them to back into a hazard like a hole or fire, you can walk up to them and sparta kick them in it. When they're particularly cocky and try to bully you (you can tell because you'll automatically put your hands up), you can even get a free kill by letting one get right next to you and pulling a surprise kill (E) on him. From there, be sure to shoot down anyone else with a gun first (and grab it before the others do!) and try to intimidate the remainder. Once only one remains, you can struggle with him to finish things if he's only got melee. If you try someone with a gun though, you'll just get shot point-blank. Lastly, don't forget! If nobody left has a gun, you can always dash on by them and try to get away or to a more advantageous position!
Cyriss Apr 1, 2014 @ 8:42am 
is this game like S.O.S final escape?
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