[ALL] Dead Space 2

[IamMedellin]

just finished it, took about 12 hours overall...

Final Level WAS A BITCH!!....but an overall enjoyable game

4/5 :bsmug:'s

 

[Twigg4075]

Can anyone confirm how the Ignition unlocks work? I'm reading conflicting stories on the interwebs.

Do you need to play through the game once to unlock all of the rooms? Play through all four endings? Just get to the first auto-save?

 

[padman59]

Can anyone confirm how the Ignition unlocks work? I'm reading conflicting stories on the interwebs.

Do you need to play through the game once to unlock all of the rooms? Play through all four endings? Just get to the first auto-save?

There are four or five Conduit rooms throughout the game that are unlocked, and each corresponds to the location of a hack in Ignition. Each contains an audio recording and supplies. There are also a couple that contain Hacker schematics.

If you've played through Ignition once, you're guaranteed the Hacker Suit. However, I'm not entirely sure if there are any additional requirements to get the Hacker Contact Beam or to open all Conduit rooms.

To be safe, you might want to do at least two playthroughs of Ignition where you complete all four room choices.

 

[Twigg4075]

There are four or five Conduit rooms throughout the game that are unlocked, and each corresponds to the location of a hack in Ignition. Each contains an audio recording and supplies. There are also a couple that contain Hacker schematics.

If you've played through Ignition once, you're guaranteed the Hacker Suit. However, I'm not entirely sure if there are any additional requirements to get the Hacker Contact Beam or to open all Conduit rooms.

To be safe, you might want to do at least two playthroughs of Ignition where you complete all four room choices.

I did do two, and it was grueling as hell.

I started this game today and hot damn is it good. Do you happen to remember how spread out the conduit rooms are? I'm on Chapter 3 and I've found two of them. But the weird thing was that in the second one Delile said "Audio log #3" when the audio log started. I can't imagine I missed a room because I've been searching all over and the game is linear as is.

 

[krulmichael]

All I have to say is Extinction is pretty fucking badass with the Move.

 

[Twigg4075]

You mean Extraction? LOL.

Yeah, I wish I had the Move when I played through it but no way I'm buying it just for that game.

 

[padman59]

IIRC, the Conduit rooms are located in Chapters 1, 2, 4, and 9. I think the Audio Logs count down to one also.

Locations in spoiler tags (just in case):

 

First one is in the hospital.
Second is in the corridors after you leave the hospital.
Third is in the Church of Unitology.
Fourth is in the CEC facility.

 

[Twigg4075]

IIRC, the Conduit rooms are located in Chapters 1, 2, 4, and 9. I think the Audio Logs count down to one also.

Locations in spoiler tags (just in case):

 

First one is in the hospital.
Second is in the corridors after you leave the hospital.
Third is in the Church of Unitology.
Fourth is in the CEC facility.

Yeah, that seems to be the consensus. I actually found links to videos on YouTube and the text described them in those chapters. I didn't watch the videos though for obvious reasons.

 

[Twigg4075]

I'm getting so fed up with Ignition. Yes, I'm a trophy whore so I wanted to clean up the rest of the trophies. Plus I wanted to see the different decisions in the narrative. I played through every option possible: Top->Top, Bottom->Bottom, Top->Bottom and Bottom->Top.

I'm still missing several of the puzzle related trophies and I can't figure out why?

 

[Twigg4075]

As is my luck normally, as soon as I posted I got the trophies. I played through again using the Bottom->Bottom path and got the rest. I guess when I chose that path when I played through the Leaderboard option it didn't count for some reason?

 

[Twigg4075]

Just kicked this games ass. What a fucking awesome game. I won't spoil anything but I loved where the game goes around chapter 10 or so.

I'm going to try a New Game+ to clean up some trophies I missed. Plus I might pop back in DS1 and start a New Game+ to get at least two trophies that are basically impossible in one play through. Hacking off X amount of Necromorph limbs and upgrading all your weapons to max.

 

[Buzzman]

I wish I could play this. Fuck Sony.

 

[Twigg4075]

Oh yeah, and what garbage media outlet said this game is 6-8 hours? It took me just over 13 on Normal.

 

[Twigg4075]

http://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-space-2-192306.phtml

Remind me to never visit Destructoid again. A bunch of fucking bullshit.

 

[IamMedellin]

yea but an edge of your seat 13 hours...

I still have flashbacks " It's too damn quiet"

 

[padman59]

 

The return to the Ishimura might be some of the best atmosphere and tension in the game. A lot of nostalgia from the first Dead Space along with the eerie quiet that went along with part of your journey through the bowels of the ship. As you were walking through, you just knew it was too quiet. The buildup to the ambush was fantastic.

 

[Twigg4075]

yea but an edge of your seat 13 hours...

I still have flashbacks " It's too damn quiet"

Exactly. I thought it was plenty long. For Destructoid to say it was an 8 hour game is fucking ridiculous. They need to take their head out of their asses.

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

Exactly. I thought it was plenty long. For Destructoid to say it was an 8 hour game is fucking ridiculous. They need to take their head out of their asses.

thats why i think people who rely on reviews to tell them how long a game is are stupid. everyone plays at a different pace. sure it may give you a ballpark estimate but its usually nowhere near exact to how long you might play it. ive played well over whatever time reviewers said a game should be finished with plenty of times.

 

[Twigg4075]

Well I just finished mopping up the trophies that I wanted for Dead Space 2. I have all the trophies except for Completing the game on Zealot, Completing the game on Hard Core and of course the Platinum for getting all the trophies.

I have a feeling I will run through at least one more time and hopefully at least get Zealot just before DS3 releases. But that's a long time away.

 

[IamMedellin]

LOL beating the game on hardcore

Good luck with that