For anyone who is watchng this video and thinking of doing their own hardcore run here's a fun tip. The bit where Ellie is opening the CEC doors, you DO NOT HAVE TO FIGHT ANY OF THE NECROS there. Just run around till she opens the door. Read this somewhere online, and then tried it myself. Thank me later! :)
Nice video, did this a few years back myself. I used the plasma cutter and the force gun, a fully upgraded force gun can shred anything to pieces and even before that it even if it doesn't kill enemies will push them back giving you some much needed breathing room.
Honestly not a bad idea. I hadn't touched the game in over 10 years, so I didn't even remember what that gun did until I played it casually after this run lol. Good call!
Now that we have DS remake, DS2 is by far the easiest one to get the hardcore achievement done on. No permadeath = easy, especially since throughout the entire series you only die to environmental hazards rather than enemies... unless you suffer from major skill issues, some rocket hits you in DS3 or you're playing DS3 on impossible rather than hardcore, on that difficulty enemies are finally able to kill you if you don't plan your moves. Still, DS2 hardcore is a piece of cake in comparison, and a pretty easy achievement overall. 1.4% users got it for a reason, try Halo LASO (0.05%) and tell me about it.
Okay quick tip for the elevator section with all the tripods, the detonator is your best friend, grab like 20 rounds for it (or more if your aim is off) stand in the middle and it takes one shot per tripod, not only does it reduce risk of death but if you kill them all you get an achievement for it
Hardcore is such a pain, but a fun challenge. my saves were first after the solar beam; second one before eye poke; third one was the last save station in DS 2. There were so many deaths between the start and flying through the beam debris I had the opening memorized and could play the first half crying. Most of the deaths were sponsored by Fragile Window TM: We shatter and suck out all your hopes and dreams.
Talk about pushing your saves to the absolute limit 😂 I definitely couldn't have waited that long between saves. You're a legend for that. I'll be calling my window guy to get him to look at the station, cause I agree with you. My subsequent playthroughs had that happen too 😂
Note to Xbox players: It'll actually be a lot easier for you in the second half of the game due to the disc swapping creating a temporary save file. In other words, if you can make it to the start of chapter 7 without saving, you'll start at the beginning of chapter 7 if you die, even though you haven't saved. Again, this is TEMPORARY, as the game will send you back to the start of the game if you quit out. You can make good use of this, though, by having that be your "first" save and wait to use your first ACTUAL save in chapter 9 or 10. Two good points to save after that are the start of chapter 13 after you send Ellie away in the ship, and just after the eye poking machine or the start of the final chapter.
I've been an achievement hunter myself since 2011, and I recently started a new thing called Completions only with my brother, which we started 2020 a little before covid, so seeing these videos really make me happy to know achievement hunting isn't dead. This is one of my fav achievements to get.
Don’t remember where I saved, but I used to speed run DS2 in college and definitely got this achievement on my xb360. I recall using line gun from the alt fire, plasma cutter, rifle to one shot child mobs, and maybe the circular saw? No it was the gun that shoots for super high damage for bosses. Only spots I remember really stressing was against the regenerator, laundry room, and BASE jump. Anyway, good video, happy you got it.
I do have a full 100% recorded for another game, but I don't think that's going out next. The next few videos that hit the channel should be more in line with the Wolf 2, DS2, and MP3 stuff!
@@morgansbasementI will be going through your Sekiro video when I get the time (huge Sekiro fan, even made a showcase video for those that cry about the Ogre), so we'll see how I feel about the 100% format when I get to that one. What I liked about the Mein Leben and Hard to the Core was the tenseness of it all.
@@KaNoMikoProductions The Skeiro video was my first video, so don't judge too harshly lool. My Hollow Knight one is much more complete if you enjoy the 100% stuff. We'll be returning to the tenseness now that south park is out!
Dead Space 2 is one of my favorite games. I'm 29 now and I did my hardcore run when I was 16. I only died once, set me back about 2 hours. Hard to believe these days since I feel like I kind of suck at fast-paced games now. Just found your channel, I am enjoying your vids! Very well edited and entertaining!
Hardcore beat the crap out of me. Drove me to the brink of insanity! I even died flying up to the ship after the final boss! It is arguably my most treasured achievement. Not for the faint of heart. Well done.
I recently gotten into Hard Core a few days ago. Not the first time, but this year's a start. I'm planning on getting an additional DLC with the weapons I mainly use to beat the game. I suggested myself to get the Supernova Pack because of the Contact Beam, Ripper, and the Forged Engineering Suit. But yeah, I can tell that the mode is for those who are absolutely ready and mentally trained. I saved at the end of chapter 5 where I'm about to see Daina. My next save will hopefully be around chapter 9, then on either chapter 11 or halfway into 13. Speaking of 13, the Reconstruction Room is a tricky one, but I would stasis 2 of those spinning things. A maxed out stasis will definitely help, but you'll only have a 4-second window to get to the next room.
It sounds like you have a solid plan! After what happened to me I think not stasising the spinning lasers is the move lmao, but if doing 2 of them makes it slow down, then that would sweet
I love your videos dude. Cuts between talking during gamepaly and narative is just great. You also are hitting games I realy like even if I played them or not. Keep it up and please, dont worry to make videos longer, I was insanely happy to find almost 40min Dead Space video from you. I will propably benge-watch the others. (Im in first third of video, but do you know that you can turn 90 degrees the aiming of gun to make cutting off limbs easier when it is needed? Seeing you not using it is like Trigger level 2, hh)
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, especially this one since it was my first attempt at this sort of long form achievement style! I did know you change the direction of the plasma cutter, I just prefer the horizontal cut to the vertical one, but you're right that there are moments where it makes more sense to swap over. Sorry for the level two trigger lmao
I got this achievement. The only unfair parts are the needle in the eye and the final boss. The needle in the eye is so bullshit it doesn’t matter how accurate you are at the beginning, only the last few millimeters matters and Issac’s eye moves so much you can only try at random. The final boss teleports close to you, but depending on where you are, she can spawn right in front of you, killing you instantly. The good thing is that both of those parts are at the very end, you just need to make sure that you save right before the needle machine, or even before that because there’s a black hunter (the regenerating necromorph) that kills you in two hits, not to mention that the killing blow can sometimes animation-lock you when you would be able to dodge or heal. I played on pc and only used the plasma cutter and assault rifle I did it back in the days because I liked the game. But now that I grew up, I don’t recommend doing it, not if you have better things to do with your life
0:18 Bit of an error there, hardcore is scaled to survivor difficulty, not the hardest difficulty. Its pretty much equivalent to medium difficulty but with 3 saves.
I didn't think the clarification was needed, but I would say Hardcore has the hardest difficulty *related achievement* in the game. Technically Hard Core enemies are Survivalist level and item drops are Zealot level, so you are correct in that the enemies are not the highest scaled enemies in the game. When you mix in the stress though, I'd say it's the hardest difficulty, but that's just based off my experience. I found Zealot to be easier since I could just trial and error thought the whole thing lool
Great run, man! I love the dead space series so much and it's always entertaining seeing someone suffer-I MEAN....enjoy the game...lol Seriously tho, well done.
I remember going for this achievement a few months after the game came out. I played the game multiple times kinda memorized all the enemies where they would spawn and got pretty far during the time. I think I was on disc two with the free check point had all three of my saves because I was saving them closer to the end and when I got to the AI room everything was going good then the power went out and I sat there in the dark thinking whelp that’s it 😅 haven’t gone for it since
Dude I had my power go out a few days before attempting this, so I had that fear the whole time LOL. Thankfully I didn't have it happen. I think you run this back and clean it up. It's literally fate at this point
I beat hard to the core couples months ago my first save was at chp 10 before you enter the ishurma 2nd save before the drill ride one of the hardest part in ds2 my last save before the eye machine that part hectic died alot on the final boss but after the struggle I beat hard to the core 4/25/2023 congratulations brother keep it up I finish outlast I on insane without reloading the battery that was much pain 😭😭 but got it done ✅👍
We completed it around the same time, lets fucking go! Congrats on the battery run in outlast, that's no joke. I'll join you eventually, but right now I'm working on Mien Leban. Wish me luck lmao
I know this video is old, but here is how i did it. Twice by the way: First safe beginning of chapter 7 When you are at the end of chapter 7, just run in circles because as long as you don´t kill an necromorph, there won´t coming more. My second safe i used at the USG Ishimura in chapter 10 To be safe some use it in chapter 9 in the Tripod Nest My last safe i used, right before i eye poke machine.
The hard to the core challenge was tough. My safe spots was after the 2nd disc change, somewhere inbetween then and second to last and my final save was at the last chapter. There was even a moment where i was at the last chapter and didnt like my inventory and restarted the entire run. My weapons were plasma, pulse and contact thats it no 4th weapon
@morgansbasement yeah plus only having 3 weapons does help alter the drops from enemies a bit. But I think that even though this was a challenge. Dead space 3's hard-core mode is actually tougher due to the jank and no controlled saves to fall back on.
i found hard core rather easy with just a plasma cutter and then a contact beam in the end (fully upg, ch13+), died once bc i got pushed out of bounds by 2 enhanced slashers in ch9. ch7 free dive, the laser room, eye surgery, final fight and the bit after all had me scared sh#tless everything else i was not scared at all. my saves were at beginning of ch3, beginning of ch7, ch13. i did it all in 1 day. everyone says that this was too hard and painful on them, i found it relaxing. i did a zealot training run ng+ beforehand
It sounds like you prepared properly haha. I hadn't played the game in like 12 years, so I forgot simple tricks like stepping on corpses for ammo/health. It was also the first pseudo-permadeath mode I had played, so with only 2-3 hours available after work, it was so stressful knowing I couldn't try again if I died. But ultimately, I think this is the easiest permadeath run I've done now, and being able to zoom through zealot with the foam finger afterwards, was hilarious lol
One saving grace is that this mode combines the 2 hardest difficulties; survivalist (2nd hardest) and zealot (hardest). In hardcore you take survivalist damage but zealot drops (ammo, credits, health). So technically this challenge could be even harder if you just play it on zealot with 3 saves.
But then you wouldn't get a cool achievement! But you're right, this is (in my opinion the hardest difficulty) not the hardest possible dead space 2 challenge, but the 3 saves restriction of hardcore makes the overall challenge harder then a standard zealot run IMO
lost chapters worth of progress because whoever decided to put a save station next to the store screwed me up and backing out of the save station somehow teleported me into a wall felt so discouraged after that
I'm at 12:05 did you not realise/remember that you can hit/stomp the corpses of enemies to get them to drop items? It makes a HUGE difference in how ammo and consumables you have.
I hadn't played the game in like 12 years, and without a guide I completely forgot. I did the remaining achievements after this video went up, and that's when I realized I was leaving resources all around the station lol
Due to deadspace 2 having a newgame plus i have done a playthrough almost every weapon individually, only kenisis, but he javilin launcher fully upgraded makes the game a comedy. Was the challenge to also not rotate the plasma cutter? The ubermorph it can be faux killed by having a door close on it or pushing it down a infinite fall cant respawn if its falling
LMFAO no that wasn't part of the challenge 😂. I did rotate it, but I prefer the horizontal slice, so most of the footage that was used just happens to have that
I forget what the guns called but I had the sniper rifle with maxed out damage. Its ridiculous one shotting necromorphs in the chest but i aint complaining. Final boss was dead in under 30 seconds.
@@morgansbasement lmao, my final save was just before you had to fix that thing for Ellie and go through necromorph central. I could respec and upgrade any gun I liked and buy enough ammo to take an army and landed on the sniper which one shot everything
@@cajunfries6955 Just trying to share my achievement hunting journey! After seeing people like Snamwhiches, Nick_ar, and Straydog, I was feeling the motivation to do the same. It's been fun so far!
I played easy mode like 8 times to know the lay out before I did my run.. I know the stress of the bs of this.. I did it with out dying once.. if I would have died I probably would have been the same way
Much better than the stupid permadeaths in other games, at least saving saves some portion of time. But if you ask me, a game shouldn't have permadeaths on situations that have instant death or the on rails parts where it needs trial and error which is harder than the actual game, all makes permadeath pointless.
I did it and it was pretty ez but I accidentally died once on that one part where the guy ambushes you once you open the door because i was on my phone bc I forgot it was a QTE and not just a cutscene
The actual game isn't too hard, I agree. I hadn't played since 2011, so I definitely got caught off guard a few times. If I could've played for 2 days straight then It would've been very low stress. The hardest part of this achievement is juggling game time and life time lol. Luckily I didn't get caught slipping on my phone haha
@@OriginalTrapstar I've never actually finished Dead Space 1, so I'm really excited to run through the game blind on impossible mode. That will definitely be happening on the stream!
@@morgansbasementawesome man I’m running my trial on hard (pause) to get practice in for my impossible run with the remake. I got your notifications up so hopefully I’ll be able to tune in between work when you start bro!
I'm so happy they allow you the option to reload on the lower difficulty instead of a massive middle finger you gotta start over. Because even if you failed they give you the opportunity to still enjoy the experience
This achievement I was able to get in one day and night. You want a real challenge? Play the game Bioshock 2 on its hardest level without saving once. beat the game to get the balls of steel achievement . That's hard, because Bioshock 2 is a long long game.
The hardest part if the dead space achievement is trying to juggle work and irl commitments haha. But I've done wolfenstien 2 mien leben and max Payne 3 hardcore new York minute at this point. Those are significantly harder than bioshock 2 imo. But I do have the brass balls achievement! I I can't fully remember the difficulty though
This was my first "tough" achievement that I hunted on the channel, and I wasn't used to having limited time to attempt these. I will agree with you, this achievement is far more enjoyable than Mein Leben
On the off chance this gets seen, if you need extra help (because the game certainly isn't weighted in your favor) you can duplicate infinite power nodes after the first boss if you don't progress too far, you only get one chance to do it so make it count , like i said thr game is not in your favor
Now that the game is fresh in my mind, I think I could do it without much of an issue. The hardest part is just working in permadeaths around other life stuff lol
See I don’t have think I could play a game like that lol I get attached to whatever character I’m playing as and having to make a new one every time it dies it’s no wonder why I haven’t gotten into D&D lol
@@marquisecollins2122 I went in blind and it took me like 5 or 6 attempts, so you'll definitely beat it faster than me. BTW if you want to plat dead space 3 you should get the coop achievements soon, because those servers could be shut down in the near future
I can definitely believe it. The hardest part is keeping your nerves in check. If you're as solid as concrete, then I can definitely see you clapping Hadcore
I did all of these back on Xbox, then rebought them on PC and sadly learned that both 1 n 2 cheevs are no longer on steam. *edit* Wait load a save? no this was like the 1st one you had 3 save 1 life - and if you died it deleted the save and you had to start all over. Wtf?
That's so lame that the achievements aren't available on steam! I'm not sure what the edit is about, but if you're asking about Hardcore difficulty then it works like this: You get 3 saves to place where ever you want, and if you die you can choose to reload. There isn't a forced start from the beginning mechanic. I believe only Dead Space 3 and the Dead Space remake have that
When I was a broke little boy from a third world country, I pirated this game when it came out and played through it so many times, that at some point I heard of this achievement and managed to do it... obviously since the game was cracked I didn't get anything but my own congratulations lol. IIRC I did it with only two saves, first save was ay chapter 7, and the second one was at chapter 12 because I was reserving a save just in case for the last 3 chapters as I hated the regenerating percomorphs, and the amount of other necros the game throws at you is just retarded after that.
Try dead space 3 its even more challenging u have to beat the whole game without dying ngl its pretty easy once you get that blackout gun bc its overpowered asf its basically the devils horns younger cousin
*-Gets shot 6 times without reacting* *-Pays attention and reacts accordingly-* *-Remains oblivious, gets shot again and dies* *"Wait, WUUUT?! Those things insta-kill you?!"* Mhm. "Insta-killed".. riiiighhhtt. Lmfao
@@morgansbasement yet the checkpoint would have been fine? I get it is built in the hardware, but it's no different from leaving your console on over night.
One was included in the game, one wasn't. They're not the same thing. I don't care if people use it, I just didn't want to for this video. It's not a big deal 😂. I also take a few days between attempts, so it could be on for a few days. I've had games crash like that before. It chalks the mental when that happens
I think I said that I haven't played this game since 2011 and showed my achievements to verify that in the first 10 seconds of the video haha. So it wasn't my first playthrough, but it's not exactly fresh in my mind lmao
There is a "standard" thumbnail for achievement videos, so I'm slowly making changes over time to differentiate my content. I've got some cool ideas to try out in the future, so we'll see how that blows over! And I'm glad you enjoyed!
This is really easy once you beat the game 1 or 2 time to have a idea what going to happen because nothing changes besides damage and ammo count You safe on on 7 10 and 13 the best way to beat the game
@@morgansbasement yeah but is more fun going blind went you know what going to happen it make the game easier by a lot the difficulty is a challenge going blind but went you know where to safe what coming where to find hidden stuff make the game a cake walk
Brother I was doing this challenge yesterday, taking my time making sure I was well equipped and prepared. Forgot to use my first save at chapter 7 before solar arrays and died on the jump back 🥲
@@SidneyPearls Yeah, if you are playing on Xbox then you get a free checkpoint at the start of chapter 7, but you can't quit out to use it 😂 I learned that the hard way. I'm sorry to hear you got smooshed during the flight, that's heartbreaking RIP
For anyone who is watchng this video and thinking of doing their own hardcore run here's a fun tip. The bit where Ellie is opening the CEC doors, you DO NOT HAVE TO FIGHT ANY OF THE NECROS there. Just run around till she opens the door. Read this somewhere online, and then tried it myself. Thank me later! :)
I wish you had watched this video before I posted it and told me this 😂
@@morgansbasement hahahaha do a second run with new-learned tricks! 🤭
Nice video, did this a few years back myself. I used the plasma cutter and the force gun, a fully upgraded force gun can shred anything to pieces and even before that it even if it doesn't kill enemies will push them back giving you some much needed breathing room.
Honestly not a bad idea. I hadn't touched the game in over 10 years, so I didn't even remember what that gun did until I played it casually after this run lol. Good call!
or fully upgraded contact beam, alternate shot give knockback+free stasis. Primary shot is one shot sequence in last boss fight
Force guns awesome
I did the same! Did it some 10 years ago tho lol
Now that we have DS remake, DS2 is by far the easiest one to get the hardcore achievement done on.
No permadeath = easy, especially since throughout the entire series you only die to environmental hazards rather than enemies... unless you suffer from major skill issues, some rocket hits you in DS3 or you're playing DS3 on impossible rather than hardcore, on that difficulty enemies are finally able to kill you if you don't plan your moves.
Still, DS2 hardcore is a piece of cake in comparison, and a pretty easy achievement overall. 1.4% users got it for a reason, try Halo LASO (0.05%) and tell me about it.
Okay quick tip for the elevator section with all the tripods, the detonator is your best friend, grab like 20 rounds for it (or more if your aim is off) stand in the middle and it takes one shot per tripod, not only does it reduce risk of death but if you kill them all you get an achievement for it
I had that achievement from way back in the day, so I was trying to optimize safety, but I was wrong lol
Hardcore is such a pain, but a fun challenge.
my saves were first after the solar beam; second one before eye poke; third one was the last save station in DS 2.
There were so many deaths between the start and flying through the beam debris I had the opening memorized and could play the first half crying. Most of the deaths were sponsored by Fragile Window TM: We shatter and suck out all your hopes and dreams.
Talk about pushing your saves to the absolute limit 😂 I definitely couldn't have waited that long between saves. You're a legend for that.
I'll be calling my window guy to get him to look at the station, cause I agree with you. My subsequent playthroughs had that happen too 😂
And it's super cool how the finger gun gets unlock ON EVERY SAVE even the dlc
This was a really well put together vid. I was on edge watching that 😂 Already looking forward to whatever you play next.
I appreciate the words! Thanks, man
@@morgansbasement mein leber
Note to Xbox players: It'll actually be a lot easier for you in the second half of the game due to the disc swapping creating a temporary save file. In other words, if you can make it to the start of chapter 7 without saving, you'll start at the beginning of chapter 7 if you die, even though you haven't saved. Again, this is TEMPORARY, as the game will send you back to the start of the game if you quit out. You can make good use of this, though, by having that be your "first" save and wait to use your first ACTUAL save in chapter 9 or 10. Two good points to save after that are the start of chapter 13 after you send Ellie away in the ship, and just after the eye poking machine or the start of the final chapter.
Where were you with this knowledge when I needed it 😂
I've been an achievement hunter myself since 2011, and I recently started a new thing called Completions only with my brother, which we started 2020 a little before covid, so seeing these videos really make me happy to know achievement hunting isn't dead. This is one of my fav achievements to get.
Loved the video! The commentary and editing was simple yet entertaining and added a nice touch, excited for your next videos. Keep it up :)
Thanks so much Boss! I'm glad you had a good time watching
Arrived here right after your Wolfenstein Mein Leiben run and thinking this has gotta feel like a breeze after that brutal ordeal hehe
I played this one first, so it was actually more stressful since I was new to permadeath mechanics lool. It is definitely easier then Wolf 2
Don’t remember where I saved, but I used to speed run DS2 in college and definitely got this achievement on my xb360.
I recall using line gun from the alt fire, plasma cutter, rifle to one shot child mobs, and maybe the circular saw? No it was the gun that shoots for super high damage for bosses. Only spots I remember really stressing was against the regenerator, laundry room, and BASE jump.
Anyway, good video, happy you got it.
Thanks for sharing the story!
Great video man! I'm hope to see ur channel grow
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Greetings to your from My basement!
Nice job. I remember having a blast getting platinum in Dead Space 1 and 2.
I still need to go back and get the 100% in DS1, but in general, I love these games too
I subscribed for this and the Mein Leben video. Hope to see more of that style in the future. CHeers!
I do have a full 100% recorded for another game, but I don't think that's going out next. The next few videos that hit the channel should be more in line with the Wolf 2, DS2, and MP3 stuff!
@@morgansbasementI will be going through your Sekiro video when I get the time (huge Sekiro fan, even made a showcase video for those that cry about the Ogre), so we'll see how I feel about the 100% format when I get to that one.
What I liked about the Mein Leben and Hard to the Core was the tenseness of it all.
@@KaNoMikoProductions The Skeiro video was my first video, so don't judge too harshly lool. My Hollow Knight one is much more complete if you enjoy the 100% stuff.
We'll be returning to the tenseness now that south park is out!
Dead Space 2 is one of my favorite games. I'm 29 now and I did my hardcore run when I was 16. I only died once, set me back about 2 hours. Hard to believe these days since I feel like I kind of suck at fast-paced games now. Just found your channel, I am enjoying your vids! Very well edited and entertaining!
I love to hear it! You got through it faster than I did, so it sounds like I have a long way to go!
@@morgansbasement I saw your Wolfenstein video. I think you've far surpassed me, Morgan
@@JayEmCraft We can call each other equals at 1-1 and pick up the competition another day
man the dedication and also the fact that you do this while having like a normal day to day life is even more impressive
Gotta fit in the hardcore gaming around all the other important stuff!
crazy how well put together this video is and you only have 42 subs! Ill let my subs know about this hidden gem!
Thanks man, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Hardcore beat the crap out of me. Drove me to the brink of insanity! I even died flying up to the ship after the final boss! It is arguably my most treasured achievement. Not for the faint of heart. Well done.
Holy shit I can't imagine dying while flying up at the end. Talk about a nightmare haha
I thought I was going die there too make sure you practice that part lol if you haven’t save in a while
I recently gotten into Hard Core a few days ago. Not the first time, but this year's a start.
I'm planning on getting an additional DLC with the weapons I mainly use to beat the game. I suggested myself to get the Supernova Pack because of the Contact Beam, Ripper, and the Forged Engineering Suit. But yeah, I can tell that the mode is for those who are absolutely ready and mentally trained.
I saved at the end of chapter 5 where I'm about to see Daina. My next save will hopefully be around chapter 9, then on either chapter 11 or halfway into 13. Speaking of 13, the Reconstruction Room is a tricky one, but I would stasis 2 of those spinning things. A maxed out stasis will definitely help, but you'll only have a 4-second window to get to the next room.
It sounds like you have a solid plan! After what happened to me I think not stasising the spinning lasers is the move lmao, but if doing 2 of them makes it slow down, then that would sweet
@@morgansbasement I've tried many times without using stasis, and succeeded twice. But in my opinion, slowing them down helps. 👌
32:09 hahaha, I didn't notice your name was Morgan, too, so when you said that I freaked out a bit.
Just a couple of Morgan's hanging out lool
Plasma cutter and force gun are an excellent combo for hard core. Funally beat it with that combo after putting it off for over a decade lol
I love your videos dude. Cuts between talking during gamepaly and narative is just great. You also are hitting games I realy like even if I played them or not. Keep it up and please, dont worry to make videos longer, I was insanely happy to find almost 40min Dead Space video from you. I will propably benge-watch the others.
(Im in first third of video, but do you know that you can turn 90 degrees the aiming of gun to make cutting off limbs easier when it is needed? Seeing you not using it is like Trigger level 2, hh)
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, especially this one since it was my first attempt at this sort of long form achievement style!
I did know you change the direction of the plasma cutter, I just prefer the horizontal cut to the vertical one, but you're right that there are moments where it makes more sense to swap over. Sorry for the level two trigger lmao
@@morgansbasement All good man! I meant it in lightfull, fun way. Looking forward for more of your work!
I got this achievement. The only unfair parts are the needle in the eye and the final boss.
The needle in the eye is so bullshit it doesn’t matter how accurate you are at the beginning, only the last few millimeters matters and Issac’s eye moves so much you can only try at random.
The final boss teleports close to you, but depending on where you are, she can spawn right in front of you, killing you instantly.
The good thing is that both of those parts are at the very end, you just need to make sure that you save right before the needle machine, or even before that because there’s a black hunter (the regenerating necromorph) that kills you in two hits, not to mention that the killing blow can sometimes animation-lock you when you would be able to dodge or heal.
I played on pc and only used the plasma cutter and assault rifle
I did it back in the days because I liked the game. But now that I grew up, I don’t recommend doing it, not if you have better things to do with your life
I wish I had kept a save for the very end. I would've saved hours of time if I had lol
18:22 LMAO
love your videos man.
Glad to have you LOL
It's always cool to stumble onto a UA-camr just before they blow up. Keep at it bro, you'll hit 100k in no time!
Thanks, Lewis! I'm gunning for it bro!
How the hell do you only have 6k subscribers very underrated
I'm new to the game, but I appreciate the premium gas!
28 now
thats why you need to use the Graviton Accelerator, you can send everything in your path flying
0:18
Bit of an error there, hardcore is scaled to survivor difficulty, not the hardest difficulty. Its pretty much equivalent to medium difficulty but with 3 saves.
I didn't think the clarification was needed, but I would say Hardcore has the hardest difficulty *related achievement* in the game. Technically Hard Core enemies are Survivalist level and item drops are Zealot level, so you are correct in that the enemies are not the highest scaled enemies in the game. When you mix in the stress though, I'd say it's the hardest difficulty, but that's just based off my experience. I found Zealot to be easier since I could just trial and error thought the whole thing lool
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Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed
Great run, man! I love the dead space series so much and it's always entertaining seeing someone suffer-I MEAN....enjoy the game...lol
Seriously tho, well done.
Sufferjoyment is the best feeling to get from a game, so I'm glad you actualjoyed it!
Like that Suicide Mission OST in the beginning
ME music goes so hard haha
That Mass Effect music hits nostalgia man.
"The collectors are about to find out what happens when you piss me off"
I remember going for this achievement a few months after the game came out. I played the game multiple times kinda memorized all the enemies where they would spawn and got pretty far during the time. I think I was on disc two with the free check point had all three of my saves because I was saving them closer to the end and when I got to the AI room everything was going good then the power went out and I sat there in the dark thinking whelp that’s it 😅 haven’t gone for it since
Dude I had my power go out a few days before attempting this, so I had that fear the whole time LOL. Thankfully I didn't have it happen. I think you run this back and clean it up. It's literally fate at this point
12:02: Well that I laughed way to hard about: "Let me in, let me in..."
2 seconds later: "Let me out, Let me out.."
That's my favorite part of the video lool
I beat hard to the core couples months ago my first save was at chp 10 before you enter the ishurma 2nd save before the drill ride one of the hardest part in ds2 my last save before the eye machine that part hectic died alot on the final boss but after the struggle I beat hard to the core 4/25/2023 congratulations brother keep it up I finish outlast I on insane without reloading the battery that was much pain 😭😭 but got it done ✅👍
We completed it around the same time, lets fucking go! Congrats on the battery run in outlast, that's no joke. I'll join you eventually, but right now I'm working on Mien Leban. Wish me luck lmao
@@morgansbasement yeah I gotta go back bro the cutscenes drive me crazy made it to Venus and I died outta nowhere but we getting close 😤😤
@@marquisecollins2122 Hell yeah man! Get back on that grind
@@morgansbasement 🙏 🙏
@@morgansbasementremember my comment bro lol 🐐🐐🐐👍🏽🪓😊
I know this video is old, but here is how i did it.
Twice by the way:
First safe beginning of chapter 7
When you are at the end of chapter 7, just run in circles because as long as you don´t kill an necromorph, there won´t coming more.
My second safe i used at the USG Ishimura in chapter 10
To be safe some use it in chapter 9 in the Tripod Nest
My last safe i used, right before i eye poke machine.
29:40 made me Laugh. Simply touching an object going the direction you're going kills you, apparently.
I was blown away when that happened lol
Pipes round here are thrown exceeding well!
BRO LOL
The hard to the core challenge was tough. My safe spots was after the 2nd disc change, somewhere inbetween then and second to last and my final save was at the last chapter. There was even a moment where i was at the last chapter and didnt like my inventory and restarted the entire run. My weapons were plasma, pulse and contact thats it no 4th weapon
Waiting until the disc change for a save is wild. Congrats on getting through it without getting owned!
@morgansbasement yeah plus only having 3 weapons does help alter the drops from enemies a bit. But I think that even though this was a challenge. Dead space 3's hard-core mode is actually tougher due to the jank and no controlled saves to fall back on.
Controversial opinion but the plasma cutter is the best weapon against most necromorphs
If you had to pick one gun, then I would say it's 100% the best, but you lose some versatility if you don't have access to the rest of the arsenal
I usually use the force gun and plasma cutter on Hard Core attempts.
The force gun is the shotgun right? That might've been helpful near the end with all the close quarter fights 😂
This is great video! So much stress, anxiety, fails, but you got it! You have my cheers and sub)
I really appreciate that! Welcome to the basement!
i found hard core rather easy with just a plasma cutter and then a contact beam in the end (fully upg, ch13+), died once bc i got pushed out of bounds by 2 enhanced slashers in ch9. ch7 free dive, the laser room, eye surgery, final fight and the bit after all had me scared sh#tless everything else i was not scared at all. my saves were at beginning of ch3, beginning of ch7, ch13. i did it all in 1 day. everyone says that this was too hard and painful on them, i found it relaxing. i did a zealot training run ng+ beforehand
It sounds like you prepared properly haha. I hadn't played the game in like 12 years, so I forgot simple tricks like stepping on corpses for ammo/health. It was also the first pseudo-permadeath mode I had played, so with only 2-3 hours available after work, it was so stressful knowing I couldn't try again if I died. But ultimately, I think this is the easiest permadeath run I've done now, and being able to zoom through zealot with the foam finger afterwards, was hilarious lol
One saving grace is that this mode combines the 2 hardest difficulties; survivalist (2nd hardest) and zealot (hardest). In hardcore you take survivalist damage but zealot drops (ammo, credits, health). So technically this challenge could be even harder if you just play it on zealot with 3 saves.
But then you wouldn't get a cool achievement! But you're right, this is (in my opinion the hardest difficulty) not the hardest possible dead space 2 challenge, but the 3 saves restriction of hardcore makes the overall challenge harder then a standard zealot run IMO
@@morgansbasement true. The game is still full of insta deaths.
@@friendlyreaper9012 I had a ton of fun doing this!
BTW love the profile pic. Huge Mass Effect fan over here!
@@morgansbasementsame. I could tell by the first few seconds of the video. Instantly recognized the soundtrack.
you’re definitely from michigan with those “ope”
I don't know what you mean, but I'm from Canada 😂
Plasma cutter and Javelin gun were my friends. I aiso saved on 5, 11 and 13, that was a mistake on my part though, didnt die, just chose wrong.
Sounds like you were too good. That's the shit I like to hear
@@morgansbasement Yeah, pretty much a Dead Space veteran, love the games
Me: This game looks pretty rad, I should get it and play.
[Eyeball surgery scene]
Me: Well I won't be getting this game.
I forgot how terrifying that scene was until I played the game for this achievement lol
That legit is the single only reason I will not play this despite being a 1 and 3 Veteran
lost chapters worth of progress because whoever decided to put a save station next to the store screwed me up and backing out of the save station somehow teleported me into a wall
felt so discouraged after that
Omfg I would die. If you haven't gone back to finish, you should definitely do it. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT
wasn't that a chapter 8?
5:57 😮 16:57 😮 19:03 😮 29:41😮 33:16 😮 35:07 😮
I love how you have the same expression every time
That's my default expression when I'm in shock I guess lmfao
@@morgansbasement I'm still working on the Wolfenstein 2 video you can check the progress on that on its done
I'm at 12:05 did you not realise/remember that you can hit/stomp the corpses of enemies to get them to drop items? It makes a HUGE difference in how ammo and consumables you have.
I hadn't played the game in like 12 years, and without a guide I completely forgot. I did the remaining achievements after this video went up, and that's when I realized I was leaving resources all around the station lol
@@morgansbasement
You unintentionally did the hardcore Hardcore run, lol.
@@LSB001 Sometimes it has to be that way lool
Due to deadspace 2 having a newgame plus i have done a playthrough almost every weapon individually, only kenisis, but he javilin launcher fully upgraded makes the game a comedy. Was the challenge to also not rotate the plasma cutter? The ubermorph it can be faux killed by having a door close on it or pushing it down a infinite fall cant respawn if its falling
LMFAO no that wasn't part of the challenge 😂. I did rotate it, but I prefer the horizontal slice, so most of the footage that was used just happens to have that
When i did this, my saves were start of chapter 9, start of chapter 13 and start of chapter 15
Not saving till chapter 9 feels so risky haha, especially if you hadn't played the game in 10+ years. Your balls are bigger than mine lmao
Awsome video!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
just waiting for that elden ring vid to drop! 40 minutes!
It's a live stream unfortunately haha, the eventual Elden Ring video is a ways off
I forget what the guns called but I had the sniper rifle with maxed out damage.
Its ridiculous one shotting necromorphs in the chest but i aint complaining. Final boss was dead in under 30 seconds.
I wish I had known that at the time haha
@@morgansbasement lmao, my final save was just before you had to fix that thing for Ellie and go through necromorph central.
I could respec and upgrade any gun I liked and buy enough ammo to take an army and landed on the sniper which one shot everything
@@breadchips4803 That's some smart planning lol, I didn't consider doing that
Is that you, Snamwiches?
I definitely take inspiration from Snamwiches and Straydog. They make some sick content
@@morgansbasement I just got finished watching all of snam's videos, and he's definitely one of my favorite youtubers. Keep up the good work 👍
@@cajunfries6955 I watched all his videos as well, they're so well done. Thanks for stopping by!
@@morgansbasement Makes me happy to see someone following his footsteps.
@@cajunfries6955 Just trying to share my achievement hunting journey! After seeing people like Snamwhiches, Nick_ar, and Straydog, I was feeling the motivation to do the same. It's been fun so far!
36:55 Chuck Beaver
This is why you need the Xbox 360 physical copy
Can't argue with that lol
dude what I thought you had like 2mil subs!
Not yet!
I played easy mode like 8 times to know the lay out before I did my run.. I know the stress of the bs of this.. I did it with out dying once.. if I would have died I probably would have been the same way
Nice work going in so prepared! I thought I was good enough to do it with 0 knowledge, but I was wrong 😂
good video
Thanks!
Much better than the stupid permadeaths in other games, at least saving saves some portion of time.
But if you ask me, a game shouldn't have permadeaths on situations that have instant death or the on rails parts where it needs trial and error which is harder than the actual game, all makes permadeath pointless.
I completely agree. Anytime you have to worry about QTE or insta kill encounters, permadeath modes become silly
I did it and it was pretty ez but I accidentally died once on that one part where the guy ambushes you once you open the door because i was on my phone bc I forgot it was a QTE and not just a cutscene
The actual game isn't too hard, I agree. I hadn't played since 2011, so I definitely got caught off guard a few times. If I could've played for 2 days straight then It would've been very low stress. The hardest part of this achievement is juggling game time and life time lol. Luckily I didn't get caught slipping on my phone haha
You really cool!
Thanks, Selitress!
How did I die from that!?!
Well buddy… you’re on Xbox for one 😂😂😂
FML YOU'RE RIGHT 😂
😂😂😂 but hey man still a great run. You plan on doing the remake too on impossible?
@@OriginalTrapstar I've never actually finished Dead Space 1, so I'm really excited to run through the game blind on impossible mode. That will definitely be happening on the stream!
@@morgansbasementawesome man I’m running my trial on hard (pause) to get practice in for my impossible run with the remake. I got your notifications up so hopefully I’ll be able to tune in between work when you start bro!
@@OriginalTrapstar I love to hear it bro! Good luck with the Impossible run!
I beat the game on zealot a few times but could never finish hardcore. I was able to beat the remake first try on the hardest difficulty tho
I still need to beat the remake on Impossible mode, but it sounds way harder than DS2. If you can do that, then you can do Hardcore!
@@morgansbasement nahhh, i beat dead space remake on hard without dying. Im sure impossible is way easier that dead space 2 hardcore
@@Malignantt1 I'm gunna run it at some point, and then we can compare notes
I'm so happy they allow you the option to reload on the lower difficulty instead of a massive middle finger you gotta start over. Because even if you failed they give you the opportunity to still enjoy the experience
This achievement I was able to get in one day and night. You want a real challenge? Play the game Bioshock 2 on its hardest level without saving once. beat the game to get the balls of steel achievement . That's hard, because Bioshock 2 is a long long game.
The hardest part if the dead space achievement is trying to juggle work and irl commitments haha. But I've done wolfenstien 2 mien leben and max Payne 3 hardcore new York minute at this point. Those are significantly harder than bioshock 2 imo. But I do have the brass balls achievement! I I can't fully remember the difficulty though
At least it gives you limited saves. Makes it manageable.
Mein leben on the other hand sucks.
This was my first "tough" achievement that I hunted on the channel, and I wasn't used to having limited time to attempt these. I will agree with you, this achievement is far more enjoyable than Mein Leben
On the off chance this gets seen, if you need extra help (because the game certainly isn't weighted in your favor) you can duplicate infinite power nodes after the first boss if you don't progress too far, you only get one chance to do it so make it count , like i said thr game is not in your favor
I have the 100%, so it isn't relevant to me, but this may be a useful tip for other people!
That wouldn't be so fair now would it
@@UnrulyRantLord the game aint playing fair as is
This was hard at first now every now and then I’ll redo it and it’s easier, totally Worth it to get the hand cannon.
Now that the game is fresh in my mind, I think I could do it without much of an issue. The hardest part is just working in permadeaths around other life stuff lol
See I don’t have think I could play a game like that lol I get attached to whatever character I’m playing as and having to make a new one every time it dies it’s no wonder why I haven’t gotten into D&D lol
@@matthewmartinez3907 That would definitely explain why you don't like D&D loool
Yep, that aside love dnd lore wise and this game franchise.
@@matthewmartinez3907 I definitely agree with that!
you are not the experiencet ds player on here? but your voice over makes things right ;)
not the smartest player out there, stomp on these bodys for loot (ammo)
as bad play as ever happen, could not look at em the most time, (played all plt myself through) but voice over is deliciouse.
I hadn't played the game in 12 years haha, I forgot about the stomping mechanic. But we got it done!
Too scared to play dead space but nice video
This game is really fun if you can manage the horror aspects! I recommend it for sure!
I’m going back to ps3 days and going for the platinum
This platinum is so fun dude, you're gunna love it! I did the 100% after this video and had a blast
@@morgansbasement yessir remember the Xbox days I did get it after Nicole insta kill me once lol but I’m ready for my revenge on Nicole
@@marquisecollins2122 You're gunna crush the Hardcore mode, I know that for a fact. You might even do it first try tbh
@@morgansbasement I hope lol but Im a true dead space nerd so I should but it shouldn’t take me more than 5 attempts
@@marquisecollins2122 I went in blind and it took me like 5 or 6 attempts, so you'll definitely beat it faster than me. BTW if you want to plat dead space 3 you should get the coop achievements soon, because those servers could be shut down in the near future
I want to do this mode but I am too lazy to plug in my PS3 lol
If they have backwards compatibility then you might be able to sneak it in, but I know the struggles of hooking up an old console lol
@@morgansbasement I have it on disc. The streaming service on PSN sucks
The only hardcore thing here is playing a game that requires precision aiming every shot on a fucking controller lol
shits crazy
Thankfully this game doesn't feel too bad on the controller, but some of the other games were way sketchier
I know a mouse is precise but it's not difficult on a controller
Believe it or not I only died twice in hard core mode
I can definitely believe it. The hardest part is keeping your nerves in check. If you're as solid as concrete, then I can definitely see you clapping Hadcore
I did all of these back on Xbox, then rebought them on PC and sadly learned that both 1 n 2 cheevs are no longer on steam.
*edit* Wait load a save? no this was like the 1st one you had 3 save 1 life - and if you died it deleted the save and you had to start all over. Wtf?
That's so lame that the achievements aren't available on steam!
I'm not sure what the edit is about, but if you're asking about Hardcore difficulty then it works like this: You get 3 saves to place where ever you want, and if you die you can choose to reload. There isn't a forced start from the beginning mechanic. I believe only Dead Space 3 and the Dead Space remake have that
@@morgansbasement Damn, Im gonna have to relook.
I was crazy once
Buddy you can be crazy once again. Boot up the xbox
Wait you went the whole game with the starter weapon?
😮
Low key, I think it's a pretty good strategy, but having the contact gun would've helped on that chapter 14 haha
I'm one of those 1.40% people who like to torture themself. I almost issac stomp my 360 with that stupid eye poke shit.
LMFAO I'm glad you through it!
When I was a broke little boy from a third world country, I pirated this game when it came out and played through it so many times, that at some point I heard of this achievement and managed to do it... obviously since the game was cracked I didn't get anything but my own congratulations lol. IIRC I did it with only two saves, first save was ay chapter 7, and the second one was at chapter 12 because I was reserving a save just in case for the last 3 chapters as I hated the regenerating percomorphs, and the amount of other necros the game throws at you is just retarded after that.
Not using the 3rd save is criminal 😂 good for you though
Try dead space 3 its even more challenging u have to beat the whole game without dying ngl its pretty easy once you get that blackout gun bc its overpowered asf its basically the devils horns younger cousin
I'm casually playing through dead space 3 right now, so maybe I will do it in the future!
@@morgansbasement if you ever need someone for the co op achievements I'll help
@@ShadowBotboi I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
*-Gets shot 6 times without reacting*
*-Pays attention and reacts accordingly-*
*-Remains oblivious, gets shot again and dies*
*"Wait, WUUUT?! Those things insta-kill you?!"*
Mhm. "Insta-killed".. riiiighhhtt. Lmfao
I was at full health, are you lost LOL
That guy at 2:32 is actually invincible and if you tryn kill him without stasising him you'll die no matter what
DS3 is even worse because of the jank.
I actually fell asleep playing DS3 coop with a friend. I just couldn't get into that game
yeah dont blame you, the game could be compressed into abt 6 hrs, not like 20 hrs
@@Maxbloxor This would be awesome if it was the case
you know quick resume is thing on xbox bro.
Power goes out often at my house, so it's not reliable. Also, that ruins the whole point of the challenge, so I wouldn't use it unless necessary
@@morgansbasement yet the checkpoint would have been fine? I get it is built in the hardware, but it's no different from leaving your console on over night.
One was included in the game, one wasn't. They're not the same thing. I don't care if people use it, I just didn't want to for this video. It's not a big deal 😂. I also take a few days between attempts, so it could be on for a few days. I've had games crash like that before. It chalks the mental when that happens
Watched about 6 minutes, why are you acting as if this was your very first playthrough?
I think I said that I haven't played this game since 2011 and showed my achievements to verify that in the first 10 seconds of the video haha. So it wasn't my first playthrough, but it's not exactly fresh in my mind lmao
need to diversify your thumbnail idk if this is the standard achievement hunter video thing but its similar to already done ones ie snamwiches
i like the commentary and you yourself
There is a "standard" thumbnail for achievement videos, so I'm slowly making changes over time to differentiate my content. I've got some cool ideas to try out in the future, so we'll see how that blows over! And I'm glad you enjoyed!
Watched a few of your videos the last day or two …
Really well put together 🫡
@29:45 I actually gasped 😭🤣
I'm glad you're enjoying them! There were definitely "gaspable" moments in this video 😂
This is really easy once you beat the game 1 or 2 time to have a idea what going to happen because nothing changes besides damage and ammo count
You safe on on 7 10 and 13 the best way to beat the game
I definitely should've played through the game to refresh my memory. I think I could've done it in 1 if I knew what to expect lol
@@morgansbasement yeah but is more fun going blind went you know what going to happen it make the game easier by a lot the difficulty is a challenge going blind but went you know where to safe what coming where to find hidden stuff make the game a cake walk
@@AA-le2zv I completely agree. The surprise/challenge is gone if you know what to expect
Brother I was doing this challenge yesterday, taking my time making sure I was well equipped and prepared. Forgot to use my first save at chapter 7 before solar arrays and died on the jump back 🥲
Wait… If I didn’t quit out I could’ve checkpoints at chapter 7? 😐
@@SidneyPearls Yeah, if you are playing on Xbox then you get a free checkpoint at the start of chapter 7, but you can't quit out to use it 😂 I learned that the hard way. I'm sorry to hear you got smooshed during the flight, that's heartbreaking RIP
@@morgansbasement pc sadly 🥲 I had to restart
@@SidneyPearls It's ok, I believe you'll do it soon!
... and now for the speedrun 😁
lmaooo I did speedrun Zealot for the achievement after this
0:24 it might sound simple because it is.
Ever tried DS3? Well, judging by the intro I already know the answer 🫠
I'm not a big fan of DS3 TBH. The enemies and weapons just didn't hit the spot for me