Just bought the deluxe edition - this is a really well put together guide. Clear, not strung out, and well edited. Thank you for taking the time to make this AW2 series, I’ve found them really helpful 👍
Your video is BETTER than all the other AW2 videos on things I wish i knew before playing, or vital tips. You have unique tips that other youtubers did not mention. But mysteriously, you have the least subscribers and views. That is unfair. IDK why youtube blocks access to certain channels, and overly promotes other channels. (Its happened to me too. I have World Record gaming score videos, but not reaching the target demographic, even when using same tags as popular channels. Something is going on behind the scenes that restricts access to certain channels.
1:04 Tip 1 (Brunch over lunch) 1:40 Tip 2 (Stun to win) 2:47 Tip 3 (Boomstick is best) 4:07 Tip 4 (Enemies simplified) 7:59 Tip 5 (Trifecta) 10:42 Tip 6 (Supplies aplenty) 11:22 Tip 7 (A fight avoided is won) 11:52 Tip 8 (Mark and grab) 12:32 Tip 9 (Stun city!)
I bought it day 1 but waited to play until a couple months ago cuz my backlog was crazy. And OMG so glad I got this, the game is incredible! I agree I wish more people got into this series
you can cancel out the crossbow reload animation with a dodge. Don't know for sure how early you can cancel it but you can dodge right before you hear the crossbow click when the bow is pulled back.
Absolutely fantastic. I could feel that there was a combination of perks that this game is geared for and you hit the nail on the head. I went through like 10 videos with horrible tutorial level tips before I got here to non spoiler juicy tip MEAT. No Diddy.
Preach father.. I loved Alan Wake and not I'm a grown ass man still not being able to let go of some fear and enjoy a game i thought we would never see.. so thank you
@@ThatOtherGamer I have a Gen 4 NVME SSD. The load times are waaaaay longer than 5 seconds. There's something wrong with the game, because it definitely should be faster than that on the SSD I have. And your faster load time with an inferior SSD confirms it.
Shotgun is actually probably the least safe to kill the taken wolves. I know, it's unintuitive. But: - Track the wolf until it pauses to stare at Saga. It will do this EVERY TIME before it attacks. At this point, simply shoot it in the face with the pistol. It's a very easy shot, as the head of the wolf is almost completely still for a couple of seconds. This shot will stun the wolf every time, at which point you can deliver some follow up body shots. Keep doing this until its defeated. Easy peazy, and you don't have to risk dodging attacks or being late with a shotgun blast when it pounces. - Using the crossbow is even better. That stare-down pause before it attacks makes it extremely easy to land a headshot with the crossbow. Finish it off with a second bolt or the pistol as needed. This obviously synergizes with all three of the crossbow upgrades.
Well, all of that is pretty logical and useful in theory but I just can't do it. I'm now mid to late game with Saga (killed the boss(es) in Watery) and the game has become significantly more difficult, there's almosr always 3-4 enemies at a time surrounding me and even with the "item charm" my supplies are constantly short, mainly because I just can't hit most of the enemies constantly. I have no problem dealing with one or two but 3-4 are crazy and these encounters are not rare, it's like they respawn every time I walk through a door or around a corner. Last time I had 3 encounters with 3-4 enemies while I was trying to get from the trailer park to the other end of coffee world. Sometimes it takes me 5-10 rounds to kill one enemy because I miss, they are fast and there's always one or two attacking me at the same time! Reloading takes forever tho I have upgraded reload speed on the shotgun and also the magazine of the pistol. Right now the game kinda sucks to be honest...
Same thing happened to me! The game has a tough difficultly curve for sure. You can change the difficulty at anytime. This has helped me with a few of the encounters. In some places the way the game design works can really hinder your progress/fun factor (especially the way they use checkpoints). And in that case the only way to over come that, I hate to say it, is to "get good." Find a spot with some low level enemies and practice dodging and moving around the combat space. Use bright light sources to give yourself a breather but don't shoot from them because then the enemy will know where you are. Playing around with the games settings helps adjust the game to you. Then honestly, sometimes taking a break from a game and coming back to it later helps a lot. Its a big game and takes up alot of storage space, so I uninstalled it to make room for something else, and came back to it when I was in the mood. Hope this helps! Good luck!
@@171Danger Thanks. It's not so bad as it may sounded, it's just annoying. There were some moments where I really hated the game for example when it saved during a bossfight where I had almost 0 health and 2 rounds left. This was the worst I've seen in any game period. It's not a "softlock" but this is clearly an issue in gamedesign. Another thing I don't like is the fact that you simply can not tune the lightning / gamma settings. I get it, darkenss is a major element in the game BUT at some points the lighting simply doesn't work as it should, depending on your GPU (Raytracing settings). Sometimes it's pitch black even with flashlight on. With flashlight off you can't see a thing sometimes even if it's daytime. Also when you're inside, the outside is bright and lit up but the moment you walk out the door, everything is dark again. Not sure if all that is intentional but it kills the atmosphere and instead of makeing light and darkness a substantial and cool part of the game it jus makes it annoying. I'm pretty much done with Sagas part I think, there's still a ton of backtracking to get all upgrades and I think that's the point where all these things now become even more annoying becuase if you have to make your way through all the areas again but now stuffed with enemies this isn't going to be fun at all. I will try to run past most of them now because I simply don't want to deal with them. Loading times also don't make it better and each time you reload, enemies and items are randomized so you can't even use realoading as a way to practice on a specific area / enemy.
Just bought the deluxe edition - this is a really well put together guide. Clear, not strung out, and well edited. Thank you for taking the time to make this AW2 series, I’ve found them really helpful 👍
Thanks for watching,Sam.👍
Your video is BETTER than all the other AW2 videos on things I wish i knew before playing, or vital tips. You have unique tips that other youtubers did not mention. But mysteriously, you have the least subscribers and views. That is unfair. IDK why youtube blocks access to certain channels, and overly promotes other channels. (Its happened to me too. I have World Record gaming score videos, but not reaching the target demographic, even when using same tags as popular channels. Something is going on behind the scenes that restricts access to certain channels.
1:04 Tip 1 (Brunch over lunch)
1:40 Tip 2 (Stun to win)
2:47 Tip 3 (Boomstick is best)
4:07 Tip 4 (Enemies simplified)
7:59 Tip 5 (Trifecta)
10:42 Tip 6 (Supplies aplenty)
11:22 Tip 7 (A fight avoided is won)
11:52 Tip 8 (Mark and grab)
12:32 Tip 9 (Stun city!)
You're a saint
Good channel bro that is awesome video and helped me alot especially the combo part wish you the best for the channel 😊
Thanks for watching,Seif.👍
I think more people need to play this game
I bought it day 1 but waited to play until a couple months ago cuz my backlog was crazy. And OMG so glad I got this, the game is incredible! I agree I wish more people got into this series
It really is a fantastic game,highly replayable too.
you can cancel out the crossbow reload animation with a dodge. Don't know for sure how early you can cancel it but you can dodge right before you hear the crossbow click when the bow is pulled back.
underrated channel
Thanks for watching,jnriqe.👍
Absolutely fantastic. I could feel that there was a combination of perks that this game is geared for and you hit the nail on the head. I went through like 10 videos with horrible tutorial level tips before I got here to non spoiler juicy tip MEAT. No Diddy.
Thanks for watching!👍
Preach father.. I loved Alan Wake and not I'm a grown ass man still not being able to let go of some fear and enjoy a game i thought we would never see.. so thank you
Fantastic tips form a dude who obviously knows this game inside and out. Nice one!
Thanks for watching,Jonathan!👍
very comprehensive guide.. thank you!
Thanks for watching,Sourav.👍
You are the GOAT!!! 🙌🏾
Thanks for watching,lilbit.👍
good info
👍
Do you have a long loading time in pc furing load screens like when you die?
Around 5 secs,I think. Mine is saved on a SATA ssd.
@@ThatOtherGamer I have a Gen 4 NVME SSD. The load times are waaaaay longer than 5 seconds. There's something wrong with the game, because it definitely should be faster than that on the SSD I have. And your faster load time with an inferior SSD confirms it.
Shotgun is actually probably the least safe to kill the taken wolves. I know, it's unintuitive. But:
- Track the wolf until it pauses to stare at Saga. It will do this EVERY TIME before it attacks. At this point, simply shoot it in the face with the pistol. It's a very easy shot, as the head of the wolf is almost completely still for a couple of seconds. This shot will stun the wolf every time, at which point you can deliver some follow up body shots. Keep doing this until its defeated. Easy peazy, and you don't have to risk dodging attacks or being late with a shotgun blast when it pounces.
- Using the crossbow is even better. That stare-down pause before it attacks makes it extremely easy to land a headshot with the crossbow. Finish it off with a second bolt or the pistol as needed. This obviously synergizes with all three of the crossbow upgrades.
Well, all of that is pretty logical and useful in theory but I just can't do it. I'm now mid to late game with Saga (killed the boss(es) in Watery) and the game has become significantly more difficult, there's almosr always 3-4 enemies at a time surrounding me and even with the "item charm" my supplies are constantly short, mainly because I just can't hit most of the enemies constantly. I have no problem dealing with one or two but 3-4 are crazy and these encounters are not rare, it's like they respawn every time I walk through a door or around a corner. Last time I had 3 encounters with 3-4 enemies while I was trying to get from the trailer park to the other end of coffee world. Sometimes it takes me 5-10 rounds to kill one enemy because I miss, they are fast and there's always one or two attacking me at the same time! Reloading takes forever tho I have upgraded reload speed on the shotgun and also the magazine of the pistol. Right now the game kinda sucks to be honest...
Same thing happened to me!
The game has a tough difficultly curve for sure. You can change the difficulty at anytime. This has helped me with a few of the encounters. In some places the way the game design works can really hinder your progress/fun factor (especially the way they use checkpoints). And in that case the only way to over come that, I hate to say it, is to "get good."
Find a spot with some low level enemies and practice dodging and moving around the combat space. Use bright light sources to give yourself a breather but don't shoot from them because then the enemy will know where you are. Playing around with the games settings helps adjust the game to you. Then honestly, sometimes taking a break from a game and coming back to it later helps a lot. Its a big game and takes up alot of storage space, so I uninstalled it to make room for something else, and came back to it when I was in the mood.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
@@171Danger Thanks. It's not so bad as it may sounded, it's just annoying. There were some moments where I really hated the game for example when it saved during a bossfight where I had almost 0 health and 2 rounds left. This was the worst I've seen in any game period. It's not a "softlock" but this is clearly an issue in gamedesign.
Another thing I don't like is the fact that you simply can not tune the lightning / gamma settings. I get it, darkenss is a major element in the game BUT at some points the lighting simply doesn't work as it should, depending on your GPU (Raytracing settings). Sometimes it's pitch black even with flashlight on. With flashlight off you can't see a thing sometimes even if it's daytime. Also when you're inside, the outside is bright and lit up but the moment you walk out the door, everything is dark again. Not sure if all that is intentional but it kills the atmosphere and instead of makeing light and darkness a substantial and cool part of the game it jus makes it annoying. I'm pretty much done with Sagas part I think, there's still a ton of backtracking to get all upgrades and I think that's the point where all these things now become even more annoying becuase if you have to make your way through all the areas again but now stuffed with enemies this isn't going to be fun at all. I will try to run past most of them now because I simply don't want to deal with them. Loading times also don't make it better and each time you reload, enemies and items are randomized so you can't even use realoading as a way to practice on a specific area / enemy.
Yea I quickly switched from controller to my keyboard + mouse whilst playing this. I hate missing in survival horrors. Ammo is precious.