Topic: Push Square Game Club Spooktacular: Resident Evil 4

@nessisonett Sweet. If there's a game I have or I'm interested in, I'd like to participate when I can.

I also will have to take a pass — mostly because I have a lot going on in my life and I have hit a snag on gaming. Now sure how long it will last. But like @RogerRoger I’ll follow along from afar.

I played the Prologue and the first two chapters tonight and wow, I forgot just how fun this game was. It’s interesting how much smoother the game feels on Pro considering that it’s also in 4K too. I’m definitely getting into the swing of things although keeping my abilities from my last attempt at the game helps. The motorbike sword thing is an extremely strange mechanic that probably works better with a DualSense in the Special Edition but the rest of Nero’s moveset feels great. V was pretty much my main reason for bouncing off it last time though so hopefully I enjoy his levels a bit more this time round.

@nessisonett I'm only a chapter ahead. Decided to stop before Ch.4, which is where you play as V for the first time. My V skills are likely rusty as heck. I'm grateful this game has a training mode. Thankfully between DMC4 and this game, I'm still good with Nero.

My favorite addition to Nero's moves are definitely the Devil Breakers. They help freshen up his moveset, and it's pretty fun using the different attacks they have.

Playing through this time, I managed to find a blue orb fragment I missed (chapter 2, after the floor breaks in the hotel room) and a secret mission (design on the wall of the shaft before you fight the scissors enemy). Sadly still can't style on Artemis. I nearly died because I wanted higher than a B rank.

So I tried DMCV back when it came out, I only gave it around 5 hours or so as Sekiro had just released too and I ended up putting all of my time into that.

I have subsequently heard from many sources just how good DMCV is though, so I'm keen to give it another go. Gonna start at the beginning next time though and play through the whole series, so hopefully by the time that I get to V it'll click with me (as I just felt like I was mashing buttons the last time... people have told me since that there is a deep and fulfilling combat system there).

@DerMeister I’ve managed to S rank the first two chapters but I think the prologue is impossible to S rank without beating the unrealistic boss. Nero’s really fun to play as even if I miss Dante’s styles.

@nessisonett So far, I'm at A, S, S, A. Gonna do some more chapters today. I'll likely stop at 5 or 6 for the week.

Only made it to chapter 3 so far but I am absolutely loving the art style and cheesy coolness.

So at the end of the week, I stopped at Ch. 5. Managed to S rank V's levels, somehow. I did find more stuff I missed, so now I have more health. I still think that having a puppet fighter in a game like DMC is weird, but interesting with unique challenge.

What would be a good benchmark for this week?

I’ve been completely sidetracked by Wolf Among Us and Kentucky Route Zero, so as a result I’m still on chapter 3 I’m afraid. Will try and cram a few extra this week to catch up. Chapter 10 by next week??

@DerMeister @LobsterJohnson Chapter 10 by next week was my first thought too! I’ve beaten chapter 5 too even if I did miss out on an S rank and we should be able to steadily make our way through it.

I played another few chapters there, surprising myself by absolutely slaughtering as V. I’m not very good with him normally and don’t really enjoy his levels but had an SSS combo in almost every encounter over the last couple of chapters. I chose him this time in chapter 7 so I got the trophy for completing it with both characters too. I love how subtle the multiplayer is, it really breathes life into the levels being able to see somebody else playing as Nero in the background.

@nessisonett That’s cool, I didn’t know the game had multiplayer. How does it work? Is it just randoms in the background? Does it affect your game?

@Th3solution It doesn’t affect your gameplay, it’s more that you play the level at the same time as other people, while they’re playing as a different character. Since different levels take place at the same time due to the swapping of characters, it’s a pretty cool mechanic. They have no impact on what’s happening with you but in a recent level I could see another player killing enemies through a fence!

Did Chapters 5-10. Aside from a blue orb fragment in Ch. 8, I didn't find anything new. Been S-ranking most of them, but I couldn't get it for 8 or 10. 8 in particular I probably also lost due to accidentally turning auto assist on. I was close to beating the scripted boss, too.

10 is where Dante is first playable, and I gotta say, this might be my favorite incarnation of the character gameplay wise. His weapons are really cool, and I'm particularly happy about a certain returning one. I did notice that it's harder to rack style points up with him, probably because you're expected to do much more with him than Nero or V.

I beat Chapter 10 there and yeah, Dante’s pretty difficult to get style points as. I’ve sorta found a rhythm with Swordmaster but I don’t think I could get a great rank using any of the other styles for now. I’m a little sick of this one boss as well!

Struggling with a chest infection atm so no progress made this week. I Hope everyone is enjoying their time with DMC and have a good weekend.

@nessisonett Yeah, Swordmaster is my main style. It allows you to do all the cool stuff with the devil arms after all. I never really experimented with the other styles, so maybe this playthrough will be a good opportunity to try.

@LobsterJohnson Get well soon!

@LobsterJohnson Don’t feel in any rush to catch up, focus on getting better!

@nessisonett @DerMeister @RogerRoger Thanks guys 😀