Resident Evil 5

[Mr Flibbles]

The demo is on PSN now, getting it as I type this. It's 942mb in size so not that big.

Thats good, means I can complete this before Killzone 2 demo comes on Thursday.

[Trash Man]

How come it's so big on the PS? It's under 400mb on the Xbox. Still the same 2 levels at the xbox demo?

[gtech]

Nice thx for the heads-up, i actually thought that both killzone 2 and resi 5 were going to be available at the end of the wel but it seems the resi demo is first.
Is that UK or US store?

[NinjaChimp]

I got it from the UK store.

I found it pretty disappointing tbh.
It felt really unsatisfying for some reason. I've only tried the first of the two levels, I'll give the other a go when the disappointment wears off. Maybe I just miss the awesome Wii RE4 controls...

[jamena]

I agree ... the controls were just horrible. The words "clunky" and "treacle" come to mind.

I'll try it again in a week or so but man that combat system seemed ugly!

[SammEl]

Originally Posted by Trash Man

How come it's so big on the PS? It's under 400mb on the Xbox. Still the same 2 levels at the xbox demo?

A game that finally is a lot better on the PS3?

No idea. But the game is awesome.

Headshot -> Kick -> Crush Skull = Win.

[Stringent]

I do not like the control system, its very clunky and over complicated IMO. Not easy to use.

Graphics are stunning though.

[SammEl]

Don't understand what's wrong with the control system? You're using number 4 right? You can choose from 4 different controls.

I like the amount of secret places on the first level, and I think I'm the only person that shoots the lock off the door from the 1st floor?

[steve threlfall]

Originally Posted by SammEl

Don't understand what's wrong with the control system? You're using number 4 right? You can choose from 4 different controls.

I like the amount of secret places on the first level, and I think I'm the only person that shoots the lock off the door from the 1st floor?

Where on the first level is that? I think im missing a trick here. Have played this level hundreds of times

[SammEl]

Originally Posted by steve threlfall

Where on the first level is that? I think im missing a trick here. Have played this level hundreds of times

All the huts you can enter if you get the main guy to smash the walls down or there are some doors on some of them. You can climb above the room you escape at the start (zombies climb up to the top) or there is a few other platforms you can get up to i.e. top of bus, up scafolding. There is a MG in the top right corner of the map in the box also (You get more bullets from one of the huts).

Not sure if you can kill the big dude tho, been trying, no luck.

[steve threlfall]

Originally Posted by SammEl

All the huts you can enter if you get the main guy to smash the walls down or there are some doors on some of them. You can climb above the room you escape at the start (zombies climb up to the top) or there is a few other platforms you can get up to i.e. top of bus, up scafolding. There is a MG in the top right corner of the map in the box also (You get more bullets from one of the huts).

Not sure if you can kill the big dude tho, been trying, no luck.

You certainly can my friend

I have completed this level so many times now that I have an almost perfect method

I head into the first room and grab the ammo, including the shotgun ammo usually found in the barrel and the grenade in the fruit. You can choose to block the door and window or just head outside straight away. I like to do that and kill as many enemies as possible to get the extra items. More often than not you can grab an extra grenade or two along with the shotgun shells and handgun ammo, which are the more often occurring items in my experience. The grenades are a key factor in beating the executioner imo.

When the axe man smashes through the gate, make a dash for it into the main area and then turn round and lob your grenade at his feet. Hopefully, a bunch of enemies will be killed by this and he'll be stunned. Run in there and punch him/roundhouse (if playing as Sheva) and then quick turn and leg it towards the first hut on the right (underneath the executioners platform). Before entering, turn back and shoot the canisters to hold up and the enemies and executioner. If you're lucky here, he should sustain some more damage. Get into the hut and have Sheva barricade the door while you grab the MG ammo and smash the crate for hg bullets or shotgun shells. Beware of the wall that the axe man will be smashing through by now . If you have time there is a cabinet with hg bullets in and another one next to the breakable wall with those all important grenades (Incendiary/Standard). Exit the room via the window and grab the machine gun from the top right.

Run past the explosive canisters and look down towards what is probably about 5/6 regular enemies and the executioner heading towards your position. Target the vent thing on a pole above the adjacent hut to stun any enemies who are in close proximity (you can shoot it multiple times when its on the ground to stun enemies further). Use grenades at his feet for some hard-hitting damage and move in for close punch/kick attacks when he is stunned. There is another grenade in the fruit in the centre of this area and after you hit him with that, he should be getting close to keeling over. If hes still coming at you, head into the next hut through the window and grab the mg ammo, 3/4 lots of hg bullets and green herb. Wait for him to smash through the wall and let him have with the mg. When he gets close, leap out the window you came in and he will walk back around to your position. This gives you another opportunity to shoot him from afar. Repeat this process and you can sometimes kill him even before your air support tells you that he is nearly there

Further green herbs are located above the start building, as you mentioned in your post and above the hut mentioned above, by the carriage. Sometimes he will get a lucky hit on you and/or Sheva and it'll be game over- keep trying and you'll get him

[SammEl]

Will try again, although I have used so many nades and ammo on the guy but he just doesn't give up!

[Mr Flibbles]

It's the chainsaw guy on the second level I can't do, I've been running up and down shooting him until I've run out of ammo. I give in!

[steve threlfall]

Use the barrels and vent thing to stun him and keep hitting him with head shots from the rifle. After stunning him and/or making headshots that cause him to fall to his knee, move in for a close range attack. Rinse and repeat. Usually takes about 8 headshots from the rifle plus close range attacks. HG and MG can be used too but headshots only.

[SammEl]

Originally Posted by Mr Flibbles

It's the chainsaw guy on the second level I can't do, I've been running up and down shooting him until I've run out of ammo. I give in!

What Steve said, also you'll find between 4-6 grenades around the level, will help a lot.

[Mr Flibbles]

I've decided to buy this but I'm not too sure which version to get. I would prefer the ps3 version over the 360 but I've read that the graphics are better on the 360, I've played the 360 version for 20 minutes and found the graphic tearing almost unbearable. Does the ps3 version suffer from this?