Why is veteran so insanely hard?

[Zaxx]

Were the difficulty settings designed for co-op? I'm playing the game in solo on veteran, I'm at the 4th chapter and I'm really thinking about restarting the whole thing on normal because this is just insanely difficult. I'm fresh off completing RE4 on professional without much of an issue so I thought veterant would be the choice for me here but nope, for a bunch of reasons:

- The QTEs are just insane even compared to RE4 on 60 fps and I despise QTEs. If these parts are easier on normal I'm instantly jumping ship from veteran.

- Sheva is an idiot: she constantly ♥♥♥♥s up my melee opportunities by shooting at enemies, she eats up ammo and no matter how I use her she always gets herself killed in stupid ways. I can't even use rifles and a bunch of other weapons simply because those are the ones she seems to be the most effective with so I just have to give them to her. I'm playing the game, not the ♥♥♥♥ing AI, why do I have to limit myself in my weapon choices in SINGLE PLAYER? Basically Sheva doesn't let me play the game the way I want to.

- The ♥♥♥♥ing El Gigante bossfight was terrible: not even was it a ♥♥♥♥ing turret section (a turret section in an RE game, wtf?) I died around 10 times simply because it could get in a few attacks when Sheva did not shoot it.

- I'm aching for ammo constantly (hell, at the part at the oil field when two chainsaw guys attacked me I had to use up all my ammo and most of my grenades... and then you instantly get thrown into a part where you have to shoot 2 dozen zombies).

- Basically normal RE4 style gameplay is the last thing you're doing here: scripted QTE sequences, ridiculously long and boring cutscenes and turret sections take up your time instead of shooting zombies. It's like playing ♥♥♥♥ing Uncharted and there are not many games I hate as much as Uncharted.

- Sometimes I can't even see what I'm shooting at because the laser sight gets obscured by something.

This game has a lot of positive reviews, most people say that it's largely the same as RE4... well, that's just the biggest lie I've ever heard, this feels like the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ version of RE4. You give RE4 to a bunch of idiot monkeys, mix in some CoD and Uncharted and then you get RE5 as the result.

Edit: Since this is still getting the occasional comment 7 years later: the solution is to play the game on normal first to unlock some better equipment, then veteran and professional become pushover difficulties on a second playthrough. The balance is pretty crap overall.

[SLK 200]

Dude it seems you are not ready for Veteran yet ! I play this videogame since 2009 and let me tell you that Chris is also stupid as Sheva in single player mode and even more than her :

I play as Sheva most of the times single player and co-op especially co-ops but even in single player she reacts better than chris when i play as Chris ;

When i'm playing as Sheva single player mode Chris is firing and spend his ammo too like Sheva as you said for her :

It needs practice to get to know the game and as about the commants it also needs to know where and when to give the commants < GO & COME'OM > especially the < GO > commant

The harder the difficulty level is the most possible in the < GO > commant to loose your computer partner because the IQ of the AI is pretty much very LOW in single player mode :-(

This game was designed for co-ops and believe me in co-ops when the 2 players are good then this game is hell of an enjoyment :

But for professional although i play this game for so many years { since November of 2009 } i have to confess i'm no much if i play it like new game without using fully upgraded weapons and especially without infinite ammo cause 1 hit by the enemy and we are in this annoying DYING STATE which lasts 5 seconds at max

Dying state Amature : 20 secs at max
~~~~~~~~~ Normal : 15 ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~ Veteran : 10 ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~ Professional : 5 ~~~~~~~~:

Anyway keep practicing watch some playthroughs in youtube and you'll see i'm right

[Jill Valentine [SG]]

Try practicing "untouchable" in amateur and normal setting to get familar with the missions. That is you anticipate the appearance of every enemy and shoot them with a magnum or shotgun before they can close in to kill you. Even in Veteran or Professional difficulty
a well placed center-mass magnum shot will kill most regular enemies.
This has a side effect of having lower run time, which boost score and exchange points.

This is a boring idea I came out with on the PS3 version before the PC release
as I was farming the infinite ammo.

So conducting "rehersal" in lower difficulty setting, which you try to not get hit entirely,
and get proficient with multiple target rapid magnum 1 hitting, since with a magnum regardless of difficulty setting most enemies are like paper targets.

For the case of locust or lickers, just practice where to aim the rocket launcher,
the head on the licker is the only difficult part, a magnum body shot will only stun it,
but a clean head shot can 1-hit with a magnum.

You can practice this while having Sheva using a stun rod, so she do not kill enemies and leave you uninformed of their locations.

This is actual recording of me playing in 2009. "untouchable" mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Avq0gA16Y
Take note the boss in Chapter-5-1 can be 1 hitted when you smuggle in the rocket launcher
from chapter 3-1, even on the first run without infinite ammo, just restart if you miss.

[Lanzagranadas]

Zaxx gave up on this game months ago, so any advice at this point will be probably pointless :). He just tried to play Veteran right from the start, which got himself killed many times, and that's something reasonable since there's a reason why devs locked Veteran on first playthrough, because it's not the recommended setting to start if you're going to play with the AI.

[Zaxx]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Lanzagranadas:

Zaxx gave up on this game months ago, so any advice at this point will be probably pointless :).

Not really, I'm planning on getting back to it.

there's a reason why devs locked Veteran on first playthrough,

It wasn't locked for me, that's why I chose it. :D

[AkaiRam]

Professional is locked on first playthrough, Veteran is playable and can be fun if one player is new to it while you bring what you like, yet no vests to make it fair and no full upgraded guns. :3

[SLK 200]

Personally i was afraid veteran re5 to play it new game and i was only playing it very rarelly but when i did i was only playing it with infinite ammo only .............

Now i play it no infinite no upgrade too :

Of course playing single player with the computer only it's hard but in co-ops with another good gamer it's a real fun < RE5 VETERAN NO INFINITE NO UPGRADE >

All it needs is experience i play this game since 2009 ..so favorite game seriously

[Tomowatt]

Yes, AI Sheva is an idiot. A fairly good shot, and gives OK advice, but frustrating at times. Imagine how difficult it's at Professional.

Is she really good with a rifle? I want to give her the rifle, but she never uses it. I prefer giving her pistol and machine gun, because she doesn't need a scope to shoot accurately with them.

All I can say is: the game really shines when it's played in co-op. Just be mindful when joining someone else's game; their game, their pace. Hopefully, they do the same when joining your game.

The "El Gigante" boss is called Ndesu, by the way.

[Jachmik]

Actually Sheva AI on Professional is pretty handy since all enemies will completely ignore her (preventing her from dieing) apart from few scripted parts when you have to watch over her (1-2 jump over building, 4-2 jump over bridge for plate and 5-3 licker cage which you can go instead of letting AI die in there). Only thing with AI on professional is that if you get hit you are dead since AI is too stupid and too slow to save you as death timer is 3 secs on Pro. Did all chapters with S rank on Professional apart from 5-3, because AI is too retarded to not get hit in Wesker/Jill fight.

[USSRSpetsnaz]

Try changing your controls so the QTE are A + D and Q + E, makes it far more easier

[SLK 200]

Sheva is not an idiot actually is better than Chris in single player mode up to veteran mode but both their AI suck on pro and again this game is absolutelly marvellous in co-op

[Selwing666]

Just be more tactical :3 it will feel like a breeze

[Wolfpack24]

I actually considered Veteran to be quite Easy it is like normal mode to be honest, I just beat Professional today and Professional is not for the casual Gamer's because it is like hard mode and damn I died so many times on professional due to the 1-2 hits from Majini and most enemies and Sheva being a pain in the ass sometimes. But overall Veteran is not hard once you have infinite weapons, trust me you will get better at the game later on.

[Game Master]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Electric Sempai:

I actually considered Veteran to be quite Easy it is like normal mode to be honest, I just beat Professional today and Professional is not for the casual Gamer's because it is like hard mode and damn I died so many times on professional due to the 1-2 hits from Majini and most enemies and Sheva being a pain in the ass sometimes. But overall Veteran is not hard once you have infinite weapons, trust me you will get better at the game later on.

Bot guide:
1.Bot performance depends of "trust" level. Remember to praise him for helping, healing, giving item, headshots, melee combos.
2. The great problem which persist, even, on high trust level is helping (AI have very long helping time).
3.Melee combo guide-hit a target, when run to stunned enemy-AI will follow you and use melee too.
4.Chapter 2-3-AI know that he doing. (Chris prioritize trucks, Sheva-bikes). In boss fight-it shoot throwing rocks, weak spots. You need only press QTE time from time, and kill Majinis.

[♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Bro, this game is NOT that bad on Veteran. I miss playing this game on my PS3... have you considered that maybe it's just a you issue?

[Toquio]

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