Need help with G-adult monsters in the sewers

[MIKE]

Im doing my first hardcore playthrough of the game and made it to the sewer area. Out of all the enemys and bosses in the game I seem to have the most trouble with the g-adult monsters. Whats the best way to beat them or get around them when their blocking a area I need to get to?

[SnozzDogg]

Bait them to do a grab by moving close to them and running back. They are a big pain in the ass though and cost me close to 10 gave overs when I was going for the chess pieces. It helps alot if you saved a few grenades or knives.

[Underdog]

Beaten hardcore twice, never killed one of these. Every one of them is dodgeable. I would look up a speed run of the scenario you are playing and see how they dodge them. Generally, you will want to shoot their hump, then run around them as they come up. You'll always have room to do this if done quickly. The speed run vids are a great resource for these.

You can also take a red/blue herb and tank their damage, running around them when they let go of you. More risky since they could be completely blocking the path this way

[MIKE]

Originally posted by MVP:

Beaten hardcore twice, never killed one of these. Every one of them is dodgeable. I would look up a speed run of the scenario you are playing and see how they dodge them. Generally, you will want to shoot their hump, then run around them as they come up. You'll always have room to do this if done quickly. The speed run vids are a great resource for these

Im playing Leon A on hardcore mode.

[Underdog]

Originally posted by MIKE:

Originally posted by MVP:

Beaten hardcore twice, never killed one of these. Every one of them is dodgeable. I would look up a speed run of the scenario you are playing and see how they dodge them. Generally, you will want to shoot their hump, then run around them as they come up. You'll always have room to do this if done quickly. The speed run vids are a great resource for these

Im playing Leon A on hardcore mode.

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https://youtu.be/JSIh7oJGXz8

[Xengre]

Originally posted by MVP:

Beaten hardcore twice, never killed one of these. Every one of them is dodgeable. I would look up a speed run of the scenario you are playing and see how they dodge them. Generally, you will want to shoot their hump, then run around them as they come up. You'll always have room to do this if done quickly. The speed run vids are a great resource for these

There is at least one that seems to have too large collision for you to go around it... You sure you didn't kill even one? The room with the three in it was also pretty tight fit. Not sure it can be reliably done without a save around that spot in case their behavior screws you over tho not certain on that room.

[JokingJames2]

In both my hardcore S+ runs so far I didn't kill a single G-creature. They're just not worth the ammo. Even if you get grabbed by one it's worth spending one escape item to run around it while it's reeling.

[Truest Lord Pancake]

Okay so on the way to the king and queen room, here is what I do:

Get closeish to the first one, and shoot it with the pistol. You should be able to run by as it wonders why it's in Chicago.

The next one you can skim by if you keep to your right and hug that little nub that sticks out.

The next one should be avoidable if you stick left.

On my way out, I've noticed that if I walk through the door, the first one doesn't trigger and the second one doesn't aggro fast enough to get in your way. Now I haven't experimented enough to say for sure walking is what makes this happen, I may have gotten luck several times.

The third you just stand on the ledge to your right, let it charge and hop down, You should be able to hop just as it's ending it's grab animation, and avoid it. After that it's up the ladder and done.

[MIKE]

ill give this strategies a try, thanks :)

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Truest Lord Pancake:

Okay so on the way to the king and queen room, here is what I do:

Get closeish to the first one, and shoot it with the pistol. You should be able to run by as it wonders why it's in Chicago.

The next one you can skim by if you keep to your right and hug that little nub that sticks out.

The next one should be avoidable if you stick left.

On my way out, I've noticed that if I walk through the door, the first one doesn't trigger and the second one doesn't aggro fast enough to get in your way. Now I haven't experimented enough to say for sure walking is what makes this happen, I may have gotten luck several times.

The third you just stand on the ledge to your right, let it charge and hop down, You should be able to hop just as it's ending it's grab animation, and avoid it. After that it's up the ladder and done.

Walking had the same result on the way out for me as you on the first one so that part I can confirm (after getting king/queen pieces).

There was one (I think it was near the Y shaped junction with three zombies) that was physically too large to move around until after it had grabbed me once and then moved forward to go for me again. I suppose I could lure it but it seems like they move faster in water than me sometimes (I know normal zombies definitely seem to).

G-Adults are definitely my biggest consistency concern when I start to try my speedruns.