is it just me or are the weapon upgrades really expensive in this remake?

[Rocket]

i havent played the original in a while now. seems like you can max out like one or two weapons but it quickly gets super expensive

[Pixly]

They are expensive, but you get money much more easily in the remake, that's a way to balance things out

[TotesBreakfast]

I'm only on Chapter 5 and I've already maxed out a pistol, shotgun, rifle, and the knife. Definitely not having issues getting money or upgrades.

[Rocket]

i cant decide if its worth upgrading my pistol my shotgun or my sniper rifle

Originally posted by TotesBreakfast:

I'm only on Chapter 5 and I've already maxed out a pistol, shotgun, rifle, and the knife. Definitely not having issues getting money or upgrades.

it expands again later on. at the expansion part its really expensive. youll see.

[BIG_DADDY_ADAM]

Did anyone else figure out buying ammo upgrades does not give free refills anymore :(

[TotesBreakfast]

Originally posted by RocketJump:

Originally posted by TotesBreakfast:

I'm only on Chapter 5 and I've already maxed out a pistol, shotgun, rifle, and the knife. Definitely not having issues getting money or upgrades.

it expands again later on. at the expansion part its really expensive. youll see.

Okay. Hopefully it won't be an issue if I limit my weapons. For my first playthrough I only plan on using the weapon types I mentioned above. Also, are you maximizing your return on your treasures? The way jewels work in the remake is interesting. I like that you can save the rare ones to make more valuable items.

[Moogal™]

Originally posted by Pixly:

They are expensive, but you get money much more easily in the remake, that's a way to balance things out

I don't really agree. Playing this is a big pain compared to OG. I take it real slow and only died like 3-4 times due to massive experience from the original (being at like chapter 6 now), but there are dangers everywhere and the maps feel more cramped. As well as regular ganados being able to make you stall and enter a QTE. Money is much less to be found if you didn't cheat and get deluxe of course. 100-300 ptas per ganado compared to 500-3000 smh in OG. So, you are plain wrong, objectively. The only thing i found easier so far was the El Gigante boss fight

[TotesBreakfast]

I'm using the little attachment that makes more money drop. I think it was part of the pre-order bonus? Also, if you find all the treasures and add jewels properly, you should be earning plenty of money.

[Rocket]

Originally posted by Moogal™:

Originally posted by Pixly:

They are expensive, but you get money much more easily in the remake, that's a way to balance things out

I don't really agree. Playing this is a big pain compared to OG. I take it real slow and only died like 3-4 times due to massive experience from the original (being at like chapter 6 now), but there are dangers everywhere and the maps feel more cramped. As well as regular ganados being able to make you stall and enter a QTE. Money is much less to be found if you didn't cheat and get deluxe of course. 100-300 ptas per ganado compared to 500-3000 smh in OG. So, you are plain wrong, objectively. The only thing i found easier so far was the El Gigante boss fight

yeah they kind of put you in small areas and the enemies seem to attack more aggressively and repetitively so its def harder.

i'm kind of happy about it, but i am kinda struggling for resources and ammo, just started chapter 9. obviously since i've never finished this one, i'm not sure which weapon behooves me to upgrade the most.

i am using red9 with stock, riot gun, stingray, and broken butterfly right now.

Originally posted by TotesBreakfast:

I'm using the little attachment that makes more money drop. I think it was part of the pre-order bonus? Also, if you find all the treasures and add jewels properly, you should be earning plenty of money.

i mean i could switch up my attache case but i am finding myself low on ammo often so i have the one with more handgun bullets and i can't imagine if i didnt have this on to be honest.

i get that i could probably afford more upgrades with more money, but idk the percentages of the increase and what it would get me. maybe thats the smart way to go, maybe bullets is, maybe i stink at the game, lol.

the last two upgrades for power for the sniper rifle are 45k and 50k. thats 95000 pesetas for just two powerups and only takes the stingray from 4.1 to 4.9. that's not a big increase for practically all my pesetas.

the last two for the riot gun take power from 9.6 to 12.8, almost a broken butterfly in damage, but it costs even more than i have at 115k for the last two power upgrades and the range is short obviously and i've been getting comparably few Resources (S), Gunpowder, and Shells to keep it as a main weapon and i dont know if ill need those pesetas for a new attache case soon or what.

this game is decidedly harder than the original, like i said thats cool, but i'd rather not put myself in a situation where i need to start over due to bad decisions.

[kaffekoppen]

Originally posted by TotesBreakfast:

I'm using the little attachment that makes more money drop. I think it was part of the pre-order bonus? Also, if you find all the treasures and add jewels properly, you should be earning plenty of money.

Do you mean that golden case that increases drop rate for pesetas? I've been using that one but now switched to the handgun one so I can blast everything with the Red9.

Other ideas for saving money: there's a charm that reduces upgrade cost by 5%, and one that reduces repair costs for the knife (and I'm always repairing that).

Matching jewels well makes a big difference too.

Anyway, I'm in chapter 9 or 10 I think, and I have fully upgraded one weapon (Red9), including its exclusive. Still trying to figure out which rifle and which shotgun to use, since I have an upgrade ticket I want to use.

[Rocket]

Originally posted by kaffekoppen:

Originally posted by TotesBreakfast:

I'm using the little attachment that makes more money drop. I think it was part of the pre-order bonus? Also, if you find all the treasures and add jewels properly, you should be earning plenty of money.

Do you mean that golden case that increases drop rate for pesetas? I've been using that one but now switched to the handgun one so I can blast everything with the Red9.

Other ideas for saving money: there's a charm that reduces upgrade cost by 5%, and one that reduces repair costs for the knife (and I'm always repairing that).

Matching jewels well makes a big difference too.

Anyway, I'm in chapter 9 or 10 I think, and I have fully upgraded one weapon (Red9), including its exclusive. Still trying to figure out which rifle and which shotgun to use, since I have an upgrade ticket I want to use.

just reading this makes me realize ive missed many treasures along the way. i dont have enough spinels for an exclusive upgrade ticket. i doubt i'd be able to afford upgrading the red9 all the way either.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Moogal™:

Originally posted by Pixly:

They are expensive, but you get money much more easily in the remake, that's a way to balance things out

I don't really agree. Playing this is a big pain compared to OG. I take it real slow and only died like 3-4 times due to massive experience from the original (being at like chapter 6 now), but there are dangers everywhere and the maps feel more cramped. As well as regular ganados being able to make you stall and enter a QTE. Money is much less to be found if you didn't cheat and get deluxe of course. 100-300 ptas per ganado compared to 500-3000 smh in OG. So, you are plain wrong, objectively. The only thing i found easier so far was the El Gigante boss fight

Money is extremely abundant. The DLC bonus stuff (separate marker icon on map so you can tell) is usually those dumb tokens for the gacha shooting range machine. What you got to do is aim for the gem color bonuses on things. Don't sell anything with duplicate gem colors. If you can't do a different color in each slot just hold on to it until later. I've been drowning in money, personally, and I'm only at chapter 5 (own every weapon so far, shotgun/rifle/sentinel 9/knife capped upgrades, still got plenty of gems and treasure to sell). I could likely have fully maxed at least two weapons at this point if full upgrades were available. If you do the gem stuff right you usually sell treasures for 26k-78k or so per treasure for those that allow gems.

Map isn't more cramped as its the same map mostly, its just there are more mobs and they run faster. If you are using slower weapons like the Red 9 it can feel punishing due to this.

I rarely get caught by a Ganados, personally, but my only two deaths so far in hardcore were back in chapter 2 against bull guy cause I forgot to heal (twice...) and underestimated the spin to win (one through a wall ugh).

Overall, I feel like both games gave too much money but this one gives way more on hardcore. Of course, the original was slower and enemies didn't really run, staggered easier, and had less mobs so I'm not entirely surprised you and others find it more challenging or cramped feeling.

Originally posted by BIG_DADDY_ADAM:

Did anyone else figure out buying ammo upgrades does not give free refills anymore :(

Totally tested it first visit to the shop. RIP.