Can't beat Professional on a New Game to save my life.

[Raster]

I have the Chicago Sweeper and the Chicken Hat. I can reliably do the door skips. I have guides I follow to get infinite ammo by Chapter 7 so I can run for that S+ rank and get the Cat Ears. I've got 60 hours on the game and 38 years of gaming experience under my belt.

And I can't get out of the Pueblo fight in Professional, even with all of that. There's no reliable guide for running from enemies and herding them, so I have to fight. I watch what other people do to survive this fight. My aim is fine. I stick and move. I do everything you're supposed to do, and I just can't survive.

It's definitely a skill issue. I'm ready to pay $5 for that content, now.

[Soren]

Автор сообщения: Jnc

If you upgrade the default pistol first, which is a mistake seeing as you get the RED9(a much more viable weapon that you still should not upgrade before upgrading the rifle) in the very same chapter you fight El Gigante during, otherwise it will take more than 2 shots to bring it down in the harder difficulties.
I found the rifle to be the dominant strategy(the rifle deals 3 times the damage to plagas).
If you have saved your ptas up to that point, then you can max out the damage of said rifle and kill El Gigante in less than a minute provided you have good aim and enough mines to expose his plaga consistently in order to shoot it with the rifle, and you can do this in professional mode.

Found the handgun to be worth upgrading in my minimalist hardcore run early on. In the grand scheme of things I don't think it's crit is worth it having tried it. S9 might be different, but I never used it. Also, I got lucky and earned the rhino beetle charm in chapter 3. Which that charm alone lets you earn an extra 45,000 pesetas (90k total) off all the bass, vipers, and golden chick egg you see in chapter 3/4. 15k (30k total) extra if you sell off first aid sprays with it too.

[Soren]

Автор сообщения: Mortusnyte

and then insta died to the chainsaw guy along the path lol

You can use the bear traps to stab him with your knife. There being 2 beartraps backwards if you can deal with the enemies flanking you. Or the tripwire works too for bringing him into stun range.

[Apfelmus]

Автор сообщения: Langberus

You can skip the village fight by shooting the church bell, there's plenty of videos on YouTube on how to do it

you need a rifle for that.

[Raster]

I got my 101/101 challenges complete on the weekend. I just can't consistently beat the village fight and the cabin. Double Garrador is also an issue, but not as much as those two early-game fights. Even coming back with infinite ammo, it's a skill issue that I keep dying.

[Jnc]

Автор сообщения: Raster

I got my 101/101 challenges complete on the weekend. I just can't consistently beat the village fight and the cabin. Double Garrador is also an issue, but not as much as those two early-game fights. Even coming back with infinite ammo, it's a skill issue that I keep dying.

I managed the two garrador fight first try because i used 3 heavy grenades which deal a lot of damage to the garradors and the cultists trying to kill you, i've killed the first garrador(the unarmored one) with these grenades and shotgun shots to the weakspot(+ a fully upgraded default knife + deer antlers to the weakspot), and left the second alone for him to kill the cultists for me before using the bells to distract and shoot him with the rifle and pistol.
Don't waste heavy grenades on the regular enemies, and have the garradors kill the enemies for you.

[Moogal™]

Автор сообщения: Langberus

You can skip the village fight by shooting the church bell, there's plenty of videos on YouTube on how to do it

Interesting and helpful. Thanks!

[redeyedraven]

Автор сообщения: Raster

Автор сообщения: JackieTheDemon

Pueblo fight?

The first large village encounter, where you get the shotgun. That area was called the Pueblo in the original, and as a Mercs map in the original. "The village fight" for folks who don't know.

Eh, you can actually circle around to the right without being detected, knife the one lady, get some items including a grenade in the house that doesn't have the shotty.

Then you hop out the window again and climb up the tower and just keep shooting the guys that climb up with focused shots to the head whenever you get the time. As long as you keep making them fall off the ladder you're pretty safe there.

As soon as enough enemies are grouped below, toss the grenade. Chainsaw-guy will make his entrance but by then you should be almost done with killing enough enemies. If chainsaw climbs up the ladder, jump down and PARRY whatever comes at you, head for the shotgun-house and after grabbing everything you can kite a few of them. Should trigger the cutscene where they all head off.

[DeadPhoenix]

The village is the hardest part to get through. But once you enter the castle, things will get easier. I got my S+ on Pro a few days ago. Used the Chicgao sweeper method. You even have enough time to pick up items and clean out room as you go. My time was 4:38.

At the end of the game i had a fully upgraded Chicago and Primal knife. And even had money to spare to buy an RPG for the final boss. And i ended up with 14 saves total.

I used no Glitches.

[redeyedraven]

Castle and Island aren't long anyway if you take the most direct route and make only small detours for easily accessible treasure.
The village is mostly tricky for S+ because there's a lot to do on a fresh run (requests, collecting starting gear and a couple treasures). And the whole area kinda drags on with the lake and whatnot.

[Silly Billy]

Автор сообщения: Raster

I got my 101/101 challenges complete on the weekend. I just can't consistently beat the village fight and the cabin. Double Garrador is also an issue, but not as much as those two early-game fights. Even coming back with infinite ammo, it's a skill issue that I keep dying.

I've read several posts by you in this thread. If you are having such trouble, can you start a NG on hardcore without any stupid accessories that buffs you (everything default), and practice these fights first? I think this will give you slightly less stress and you may perform better, and see how you go from there. I do believe the enemies are the same as professional except for the damage they do.

I understand your frustration but I think what's stopping you from improving at the rate you want are your negative emotions and the thinking that you're ♥♥♥♥. Clear your mind and practice. If you die, understand why you die and try to avoid it next time.

Also what's important is that, set a goal, say, you want to beat NG Professional with everything default (without any costume, accessory and weapons you unlocked previously). With a goal, practice with a clear mind and you'll get there.

EDIT: tell you what, it took me two weeks of trying to beat Ludwig in Bloodborne. Nothing is impossible, you just need to get good.

[Bullett00th]

Автор сообщения: Pääpeelsepuuppi

What is this nonsense people keep bringing about nemesis. He is perfectly beatable on inferno without dodge manual, but it just takes some practice getting used to the pace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQnOHYkMFFI

I never once used Field Manual in RE3 because I didn't want to become dependent on it.

I can also find you a video where a guy beats all 3 Dark Souls games in a row with a stick and without leveling up. Doesn't mean it's fun design.

The problem with his fight is twofold. He's an absolute pushover on Hardcore, probably the dullest, easiest bossfight I've had in 30+ years of gaming. Then on Nightmare+ he becomes this spamming machine that stunlocks you to death if he hits you ONCE. So the issues are as follows:

- unreasonably huge disparity in difficulty between Hardcore and Nightmare+
- instead of doing a oneshot kill, which he factually does, he kills you in 2-3 hits by stunlocking you, which is just frustrating and not fun forcing me to watch as Jill tries to get up time and time again.
- sure, everything can be perfected with trial and error, but retrying his fight means you have to run all the way from the safe room, skip a cutscene, shoot him once, skip another cutscene and only then getting to the fight. This busywork EVERY TIME YOU DIE is the most tedious thing I've experienced in a game of this production quality.
- NOTHING in the game prior to this fight properly prepares you. I've perfected dodging pretty much everything in this game: the zombies, the dogs, the tentacle heads, hunters, human Nemesis and dog Nemesis. All of them are relatively easy except maybe tentacle heads as they don't show an obvious windup.
- his attack hitboxes don't visually correspond to whether or not he actually hits you, so you can't properly rely on animations to read him, you just 'get used' to it. It's actually an issue that human Nemesis has as well, I've recorded and slowed down some footage to see how I dodge attacks that clearly connect, while at other times get hit by attacks that don't come into contact with Jill's model.



So yes, you are right, you can 'get used to the pace'. But it's a miserable, unfun challenge.

[ChiefCornFlake]

Автор сообщения: Kakihara

Автор сообщения: Raster

Yeah, doesn't work. You can unload the Sweeper on the tower and you'll never hit it. Doesn't have the range.

You can just camp the tower ladder and shoot people down as they climb. Get more ammo before you do though.

You cant in the remake, the tower wooden floor breaks when you get up there.

[Devil Breaker]

Автор сообщения: ChiefCornflake

Автор сообщения: Kakihara

You can just camp the tower ladder and shoot people down as they climb. Get more ammo before you do though.

You cant in the remake, the tower wooden floor breaks when you get up there.

You can stay by the ladder.

[WTFmybacon]

Автор сообщения: Raster

I'm ready to pay $5 for that content, now.

While you are waiting, could I interest you in WeMod's Unlock All Extra Content Shop Items cheat? That way you will be able to acquire and mess around with the Cat ears sooner.
And likewise, you can always purchase the "All In-Game Rewards" DLC when it is (no doubt) eventually released, despite the fact that it would simply be redundant at that point (other than a donation).

[Mortusnyte]

Автор сообщения: Jukka Wolf

i will proply wait for purchaseable unlocks....while getting that chigaco sweeper is a possible thing to do, handcannon could potentially be also doable....but those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cat ears are just ridiculous....i would need those cat ears to do an S+ pro run.....and whats the point of cat ears at that point anymore once you unlock them? theyre the most useless reward in the end. in my oppinion a pro s+ should be done in NG++ run like in the OG you were allowed to do the pro dificulty whit all unlocked to get the laser cannon.

theres just no fun to be had whit a reward that you get after beating the most infuriating biggest chalenge of the whole game....theres nothing to do after, nothing to aim for at that point. just to do a troll run whit infinite ammo for all guns.

Oh boy oh boy

They've done us worst, purchasable exclusive upgrade tickets. They really want our hard earned $$$ But hey, it'll do the trick I guess