Pro tip for people looking to be super optimal with resources: upgrading your health also heals you, so consider keeping enough Nodes on hand to get to the next HP upgrade when you really need it. Especially if you're willing to live on the edge and refuse to use healing items at 1HP because "there's a workbench nearby" lol
@@huunhanle3809 it's something I learned at a young age when Ninja Gaiden on Master Ninja difficulty was slaughtering me, always save the health upgrades 😂
I played the original to death. Wanted to challenge myself by doing both challenges in one go. It wasn't too bad, but I came way to close to dying to the most trash enemy type twice, those little skin flap things that latch onto you. Anyway, would be cool to see someone speed run both games at the same time lmao.
I highly recommend doing the side mission that gives you the stasis prototype. You can start it by picking up a tissue sample left behind by the hunter after freezing him. The stasis prototype pretty much freezes enemies rather than slowing them down as well as dealing damage over time. It's insanely strong and very useful against swarms and guardians.
It took 4 impossible attempts ( 2x failed because of softlocks) before i realised you can save as much as you want, not only one save. Felt really dumb.
Can confirm: There are some static ammo drops in various places but mostly from what i can understand, and having finished the game several times, It seems that whatever you have in your inventory gets to have ammo drops. The lower the weapon count the less RNG you have around the ammo type you'd want. Running 2 weapons guarantee you having a decent supply of both. Bonus: If you use the Foam Finger as a weapon, there are some crates that wont spawn anything, since the foam finger doesn't need ammo. A weird after effect, but that happened to me a few days ago. Its also possible to just hard farm by going back to other areas, since the game likes to through enemies at you regardless of your progress. You'll encounter them if you backtrack and you can get drops from them. Always remember to stomp bodies friends. They always give you something.
@@punchyrivera Yes you'll only get Plasma Cutter ammo, there are some set in place drops that aren't random but 99% of ammo you'll get will be for the Plasma Cutter. This was also the case in the original Dead Space 1 and Dead Space 2.
@@pizzaparker__0072 game like giving me flamethrower ammo. It was fine cause I found the flamethrower to be useful, but my line gun usage was very limited till chapter 12.
@@punchyrivera I just finished a plasma cutter only playthrough this morning, by the final chapters I had upwards of 200-300 plasma cutter ammo at all times
The battery glitch in chapter 12 can actually be fixed without having to reinstall and delete your saves. I ran into the same issue earlier today when finishing my first playthrough, and I believe it has to do with using the save point just before that section with the 2 guardians on the door (I think it makes the game have trouble rendering the area fully, which includes the batteries). If you save there for whatever reason the batteries never spawn. I reloaded a save I made right at the beginning of chapter 12 and played through the whole section again and didn't save at the point before the guardian door and the batteries were there.
Strange, mine was installing the game on HDD before then when i swap/install it to my SSD it's completely fixed. I can tell the game system uses a seamless loading world instead of the standard generated world.
Picked up my hand cannon last night, currently on Impossible NG+ wearing the Burnished Suit and absolutely destroying every single enemy. It's really fun, best of luck to all who pursue this trophy and rewards!!!
It genuinely fulfills almost any role the other weapons would do. Very precise, so with good aim you're not wasting any ammunition. It very effectively dismembers. The damage over time upgrade is disgustingly powerful. The only thing it's NOT good for is dealing with those little swarmer bastards & the bigger Necromorphs that spawn them on death.
Question for those who know, did they change how loot drops work in the remake? I remember in the original this challenge was pretty damn doable for 2 reasons. 1. The Plasma Cutter was actually really strong and could quickly kill most enemies as long as you're aiming for the limbs, 1 leg and 1 arm pretty much killed anything aside from some rare exceptions. 2. The game wouldn't give you ammo from crates for guns you didn't have. So the game basically always gave you either healing or plasma cutter ammo. Which meant I always had ammo and healing, and anything I found on the floor just got sold, thus I got new suits for better armor.
The remake works the exact same - I did my first Impossible run with plasma-cutter only and it was honestly a breeze because the economy COMPLETELY broke in my favor -- I had like, 10 large medkits and 10 stasis packs by the time I reached the hive-mind, on top of all the ammo I just naturally found.. tbh it's probably the easiest way to do impossible considering you don't have to balance credits/nodes so efficiently
@@RayGunRabbit I expected as much. I did impossible on the 08 game as soon as I completed a Normal playthrough and did it with only the plasma cutter. Keep in mind, I played Dead Space 2 first and completed DS2 Hardcore Plasma Cutter Only in 4 hours. The plasma cutter being your only weapon is key. The PC is accurate, fast cyclic rate and reload speed, good ammo capacity, and versatile. RNG just drops plasma energy 99% of the time because it sometimes gives you force energy for some reason. The power nodes meant for extra weapons gets used for the PC and the RiG instead. Then the Remake put in the much more useful and powerful kinesis mechanics of 2 and 3, and these runs become even easier.
@@RayGunRabbit Isn't it on Playstation even easier since you can just load your save to the cloud. Then disconnect your internet. Play the game till the next save or your death. Connect the internet again for the new save etc. And if you died just close the game, connect your internet and load save from the cloud. Thus you can technical repeat some difficlut parts endlessly. Or if you're quick, just quit to main menu if your about to die. And while the first option takes way longer... it is the savest bet.
@@Ri_Shin_Marco Of course you can save-scum but I genuinely think the game is easy enough you don't have to - most of it is all psychological.. the lights and sounds play into the fear factor and make you more tense during combat encounters, leading you to possibly make a mistake that on permadeath means.. well, permadeath xD Honestly Kenesis borrowing the mechanics from the second game makes this game kind of trivial when you can just send literally any object at anything coming your way - I cannot express the joy I manufacture from KOing a necromorph with something completely unconventional like a toolbox or chair lol
I did Impossible mode with only plasma cutter and when Hive Mind grabbed me by the leg I kept missing his weak spot, I thought I was gonna fuck it all up right at the end but I managed to land the final hit right as he was about to eat me.
This is the one thing I'm worried about myself. The entire run has been pretty easy except the first few chapters, and I'm on chapter 10 currently, but I had comfort knowing that I can just switch to the contact beam in my other save to nail the final shot. It's really hard to hit with the plasma cutter!
Anyone wondering as long as you quit to main menu before death animation finishes you can load your last save without getting demoted to hard difficulty.
Just finished New Game+ and almost upgraded all weapons. I was pumped for my Impossible try and found out it can only be played on New Game. I was all ready to handle it like a boss with all my upgraded weapons but instead, I'm watching your video first. Thanks for the guide!
I played and replayed All 3 Original Dead Space games…That said, Impossible mode on Xbox series X, was one of the hardest things I’ve done, just to get the handcannon/ foam finger.😊 My Tip: Take your time with each chapter, Carry at least 3 stasis and 4 health packs with you. Upgrade your suit and your main weapon. The 2 I used the most was the Plasma cutter and Force Gun. The Force Gun is a must for those “closed in” areas where they try to crowd and overwhelm you.
I remember playing the original dead space on PS3 and beating it on impossible difficulty (which is not hard at all because dying doesn't matter in that version) with only the plasma cutter. It was my first platinum trophy so dead space is a even more special game to me. I'm probably buy the remake on sale as I have too many games right now to play.
I have never played a Dead Space game before and I am trying to do this on my first playthrough using a guide by Aussie Gamer 17. These tips are going to be very helpful. Thanks!
As someone currently going through this exact mix of challenges, currently at chapter 5, this run is teaching me how fucking strong kinesis is in the remake. It's definitely dead space 2 kinesis. Necromorph limbs as weapons are an instant knockdown, fan blades from the vents everywhere can sever limbs in a single throw, and of course the spears are a hard instakill. The first thing I do in a new room in impossible is grab a kinesis weapon as fast as I can and use it to chain more kinesis weapons from enemies. I'm using it more than the damn plasma cutter.
I just completed the impossible challenge today. My three main tips are 1. Flamethrower is essential since enemies peel and weaken easily making the plasma cutter or pulse rifle unmatched. 2. Stasis is a must always have packs ready and use it frequently. Do the side mission to get the upgraded stasis it’s OP 3. There’s multiple areas in the game that can be easy Insta deaths. Just remember where they are from previous playthroughs and you’ll be fine. Play a separate hard mode run side by side with the impossible (each chapter back and forth) if needed
I heavily relied on stasis as a safety net in dead space 2 impossible . It was a throw back to see you explain that especially because in that immersive atmosphere it was on of the first things I latched onto knowing ammo would be hard to find. I found myself carrying around slasher spiked to get a free high power shot off on the first enemy I saw. It feels amazing clearing a room using only the enemies own body parts as weapons
Classic tactics from 2009, but the only weak point and problem of the only Plasma Cutter is little sht swarmears, this real nightmare. So this why Hanz always brings Flammënwerfer
I managed to pull of Impossible mode on the 2nd/3rd of february and had no technical/mechanical issues with the game. I'm kinda glad I didn't know how many ways there were to be softlocked though.
Dude I am trying to do impossible and that PSA is super helpful! I saved in chapter 2 because I need to break. But I plan to finally getting all the steam achievements for this game!
This is honestly just the most efficient way to do impossible mode. It was that way back in the original, too, as it allows you to maximize your ammo efficiency and not worry about it much past the early 2 chapters when ammo is tight. Honestly, it's that way with all the dead space games. Both 2 and 3's challenge runs are best done with just the plasma cutter as it's the most ammo efficient.
I still remember this as my proudest moment, and first and only platinum trophy. The PS4 had reset all of my trophies, that’s losing it, but still my proudest moment
I beat the game using only the plasma cutter not knowing about the achievement. I just used it because I knew I'd get more ammo for one weapon rather than splitting between two or more. Also I reinstalled to play (and finished) Dead Space 2 on hardest difficulty and it is NOTICEABLY harder.
I remembered the past games that's how the ammo system works outside of specific places that has specific loot, otherwise the game only gives you ammo based on what you have equipped in your inventory slot, and i remembered one way to earn money was having your main weapon and a contact beam equipped so you can get contact beam ammo, which sells for the highest price.
Funny. Did this myself today. Was fun. Only took me one try thankfully but I had to quit out in chapter 9 cause the bomb guy hit the nuke and nearly killed my run. Glad the PC isn't stupidly overpowered compared to everything else in remake like the original. I hated twitchers and dividers that playthrough. Another satisfying platnium trophy
The line gun's alt fire is the real ultimate weapon in the game. you can fire it against the wall in front of the vents and just sit back as it LITERALLY fries the the necros.
Lol the save thing, me playing 6 hours straight because I wanted to advance as much as possible before I could rest brought me dead space 2 flashbacks.
I recently beat this game, using only the plasma cutter (3 play throughs and Ingot all the achievements except one gun and untouchable). I died twice, one time in chapter 1, and one time in chapter 12 (thankfully I moved quick and quit the game before it could register that I died in 12 or else I’d have been pissed). Upgrading the plasma cutter to the max setting, including the whip blade is the best thing ever and made the final chapters on impossible mode so much easier.
wow you smashed it easy, iv watched a few playthrough's by various gamers & this one was the more incitefull regarding ways round to make things easier
My ammo conservation method is shooting off arms and nailing necros to the wall with their own bone spears. The sound and sight of which, are immensely satisfying.
Nothing happens when you make it into the room with Hammond and Chen with the singularity core. You can't interact with them or even die to the core. You just get a closer look. I even picked up the core before the cutscene ended and no softlock or anything 👍
I recently got the One Gun trophy on Hard difficulty and only died about 3 times, none of which were to any of the bosses so I'm pretty confident about Impossible mode. Just using the plasma cutter allows you to focus on the mission instead of worrying about what ammo to buy or what weapons to use. I found it pretty enjoyable.
Fantastic video. Using it to prepare for my final run through the game on Impossible. I do have a minor correction. The game drops ammo for what you carry on your person, not what is equipped necessarily. Basically the same but with a minor difference.
Amazing game. Played the original back in the 2000s and playing the remake now. Plasma cutter is my number 1 go-to weapon though. Its definitely the best in the game. And by far one of the great iconic guns of gaming history. Id say its up there with the supershotgun from the original DOOM II Hell on Earth
One thing Ive noticed is if an enemy doesnt drop something when killed, just stomp the body and youll get an item every time, even in impossible. Currently doing my impossible run. I did One Gun on Medium though, since i dont feel I am skilled enough to do it on Impossible. Im using Plasma Cutter and Flame Thrower for the crawlies and wall guardians.
I did this in the original Dead Space 1, however impossible mode in that one was not permadeath. I'm planning on 100% this game so I was gonna do it anyways. Plasma Cutter only is probably the best route anyways due to ammo scarcity
Plasma cutter is the best gun anyway lmao it’s old reliable, especially when fully upgraded. The melee knockdown you get in one of the upgrade paths is also super clutch, way better and useful than I thought it would be.
15:00 The best part of this is that I died to the fire at this part on a normal play through. and when I respawned all of the fire was glitched out and I could just walk through. XD
I played dead space 2 before i even got to play dead space 1. What i learned in dead space 2 is that i cant upgrade all my guns to max so I restarted and only upgraded plasma. Since then I only play with plasma cutter in every dead space game.
I used the cutter and flamethrower for the majority of my run. I ended up having enough nodes to max the line gun too. Running 2 weapons makes it easy to conserve ammo. I also was able to save up a lot of heals and stasis throughout the entire game.
Personally I think the plasma cutter is the best weapon in the game. I usually don’t use anything else unless it’s for fun and also ran the Impossible run with it. Nice vid.
I like having the one save slot that i can save as many times as I want as opposed to the 3 saves only from ds2. It’s one of the reasons I’ve yet to try hardcore
I did this in 2008 with the OG. Plasma is unironically the best weapon. It's cheap to buy ammo, it's strong as hell, and situationally it's great in every encounter. If you store every other weapon, you only get drops for that gun too, which means your ammo issues are semi alleviated, as all reaources can go to one weapon. If anyone reading this is planning an impossible run, I highly advise you use *at most* only 2 weapons. Either don't pick up the others at all, or bring them to storage and forget they exist. The game won't rando drop ammo for a gun you don't have on you. For a second gun, if you feel like you want/need it, I'd advise something like the force gun/ripper. Force gun is a great "get off of me," that also deals with the little crawling things. It's weak, but can come in handy. Ripper is extremely strong upgraded, can deal with the little guys, and it's ammo is a lot cheaper than alternatives. It's also insanely good at dealing with the later stasis necromorphs, which can be a big challenge if you aren't prepared. For all of my runs I instantly throw the pulse rifle in the trash. With enough upgrades it's okay, but why waste resources on an "okay," weapon.
Its interesting what waifu found difficult on impossible and what I did. He thought early game and endgame was hard due to lack of resources and hoardes of enemies, respectively. I honestly found the beginning to be absolutely RIPE with plasma cutter ammo and by the end, I was so stacked on resources I was basically unkillable (half my inventory was big medkits, the other half was plasma cutter ammo for fully upgraded plasma cutter). Honestly the environmental hazards, like the centrifuge, tentacles, asteroid clams, nuke room etc. scared me way more than any enemy encounter ever could.
Only using the plasma cutter is a legitimate strat for impossible mode as item drops count against the amount of weapons you have in either inventory and even the storage. That is why it seemed like you were getting so much cutter ammo in the beginning. For anyone who just wants to beat impossible without the other achievement, I recommend only running cutter and flame thrower as they are arguably are the most versatile weapons in the game. Also, with having less guns in your inventory, you can prioritize node usage on less things, allowing these guns to have max-level stats early on, and also allows you to upgrade your suit more.
pro tip: if you’re in a room that you know an infector will be in (eventually) stomp out every corpse in the room, the infector won’t be able to infect those corpses anymore
I actually found it easier to use only the plasma cutter on my impossible run, focusing all upgrades and ammo on one weapon, and arguably the best one in the game. Just makes sense
Lmao that sucks so bad I was on the valor on my run first time on impossible and I loaded up a new game plus save to play for awhile went back an hour later to load up my impossible save and the save had disappeared and I know I didn’t save over it cause I made sure each time I wasn’t on the impossible save I was so pissed but I started another run right after that and completed it two days later felt so good to get it done
The flame thrower makes those twitching necromorphs really easy. You just blast them with flame for a second or so then bam their stasis unit explodes and they are easy pickings
I just did the same, the game is far easier then the original's Impossible, made it through my first playthrough no deaths and only died on my final runs to clear achievements by, 1. Walking into the gravity plating (Which you can survive with enough health but I believe you need HP upgrades) 2. Touching the stationary blades when going to the asteroid to plant the SOS, purely because I just wasn't paying attention and touched them after completing all objectives, they weren't moving so I just guessed it'd be safe to switch off and hold W. I was wrong. 3, 4. The torpedo room, first time I just wanted to see what happens if you shoot the exploder, second time I had the DoT Stasis upgrade which made him blow up. Amazing remake though, if RE4 and System Shock can nail it then 2023 might start off as a really strong year for gaming.
Him: Impossible Mode only let's you have one save slot. Me: **has been playing Dead Space with one save slot because I don't like having multiple saves in one game**
@ 9:10 The game will drop you ammo for guns in your inventory at a much lower rate too. The games AI handler also seems to be responsible for all item drops in most containers, lockers and all of the item crates, re-shuffling what you'll get out of a smashable crate specifically after dying, with the exception of item lockers within the vacinity of a new weapon's location. It also seems to be particularly mischievous in a couple ways I've repeated through my first Medium diff playthrough. If you've smashed open an item crate, looted the item and then die for one reason or another after looting that item for the first time, the next time you recollect the item from that item crate, it's almost always a card for 100 credits. I've replicated this throughout most of my playthrough across multiple save slots. There is a chance of the crate dropping ammo again, but the chances are much slimmer.
Nice to see allready some speedrun techs. I found it surprisingly easy to do that with only the PC. I just needed the contact beam in the US Valor cause I had no PC ammo anymore... My tip. Just use the PC and have the contact beam or force gun in your inventory and just sell every stack of ammo you get from these two. With that you have never ammo or health problems. (I went only with 100 PC shots into chapter 9 cause I thought it has a shop, it has not...). Good luck.
I feel this may be the most possible way of going about things where trophies are concerned. Trophies are now like necromorphs, no matter how much you may tear them up... they may return, tore down and reanimated with the same amount if not more, Salt(in the wound you newb)!
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Pro tip for people looking to be super optimal with resources: upgrading your health also heals you, so consider keeping enough Nodes on hand to get to the next HP upgrade when you really need it. Especially if you're willing to live on the edge and refuse to use healing items at 1HP because "there's a workbench nearby" lol
Ngl, that trick saved my @ss a lot of time in Impossible mode and in Dead Space 2 Zealot mode too haha.
@@huunhanle3809 it's something I learned at a young age when Ninja Gaiden on Master Ninja difficulty was slaughtering me, always save the health upgrades 😂
works with ammo capacity upgrades on guns too
Same with ammo and capacity upgrades.
Dead space is so easy. I had trouble only in fucking army ship, becaus there was almost no ammo drops. But all other parts of the game is pretty easy
I played the original to death. Wanted to challenge myself by doing both challenges in one go. It wasn't too bad, but I came way to close to dying to the most trash enemy type twice, those little skin flap things that latch onto you.
Anyway, would be cool to see someone speed run both games at the same time lmao.
Yeah, the swarm can get annoying.
Currently doing Impossible / One Gun as well. Really missing the Force Gun for the swarms
The ballsacks are horrendous to deal with when you have nothing but the plasma cutter.
Upgrading the stwsic makes it use electrical dmg over time so use stasis on them.
yea fuck the swarms
I highly recommend doing the side mission that gives you the stasis prototype. You can start it by picking up a tissue sample left behind by the hunter after freezing him. The stasis prototype pretty much freezes enemies rather than slowing them down as well as dealing damage over time. It's insanely strong and very useful against swarms and guardians.
love it! cause it makes necromorphs bodies melt down to the bones fast!
used it and it was very effective
@@foodmr2022 yes, it helped me a lot too
It is a speedrun, so no thank you
I found out guardians really don't like the flamethrower lmao
Hope the game sells 2 billion copies, it's a 10/10.
Yeah if it's success maybe they'll remake other dead space games in the future
I concur
I'm huge fan of Dead Space. It's not 10/10 tbh , I'll give it 9/10
@@badreedinedjellali1328I’d prefer they make new games in the series
What? Nah, a solid 6.5, it's still a clunky, awkward 3rd person shooter with a shiny coat of paint..... Not worth £70
Waifu, I need you to know how lifechanging that Save Slot PSA was, I was for sure convinced I would have to marathon that game with an ankle bottle.
American education system moment
It took 4 impossible attempts ( 2x failed because of softlocks) before i realised you can save as much as you want, not only one save. Felt really dumb.
@@nictibbetts xD
But if you die you do in fact have to restart from the beginning right?
@@dukemustdie4822 correct
Can confirm: There are some static ammo drops in various places but mostly from what i can understand, and having finished the game several times, It seems that whatever you have in your inventory gets to have ammo drops. The lower the weapon count the less RNG you have around the ammo type you'd want.
Running 2 weapons guarantee you having a decent supply of both.
Bonus: If you use the Foam Finger as a weapon, there are some crates that wont spawn anything, since the foam finger doesn't need ammo. A weird after effect, but that happened to me a few days ago.
Its also possible to just hard farm by going back to other areas, since the game likes to through enemies at you regardless of your progress. You'll encounter them if you backtrack and you can get drops from them.
Always remember to stomp bodies friends. They always give you something.
Quick question do they give more credits the harder the difficulty ? Your saying if I only use the plasma cutter they give me only that ammo ?
@@punchyrivera Yes you'll only get Plasma Cutter ammo, there are some set in place drops that aren't random but 99% of ammo you'll get will be for the Plasma Cutter. This was also the case in the original Dead Space 1 and Dead Space 2.
@@NicerNine suppose that explains why my ammo was so diluted in my first run lmao good to know
@@pizzaparker__0072 game like giving me flamethrower ammo. It was fine cause I found the flamethrower to be useful, but my line gun usage was very limited till chapter 12.
@@punchyrivera I just finished a plasma cutter only playthrough this morning, by the final chapters I had upwards of 200-300 plasma cutter ammo at all times
The battery glitch in chapter 12 can actually be fixed without having to reinstall and delete your saves. I ran into the same issue earlier today when finishing my first playthrough, and I believe it has to do with using the save point just before that section with the 2 guardians on the door (I think it makes the game have trouble rendering the area fully, which includes the batteries). If you save there for whatever reason the batteries never spawn. I reloaded a save I made right at the beginning of chapter 12 and played through the whole section again and didn't save at the point before the guardian door and the batteries were there.
Strange, mine was installing the game on HDD before then when i swap/install it to my SSD it's completely fixed. I can tell the game system uses a seamless loading world instead of the standard generated world.
Definitely taking my time with this game. On chapter 6 rn and holy shit it keeps ramping up the tension
Picked up my hand cannon last night, currently on Impossible NG+ wearing the Burnished Suit and absolutely destroying every single enemy. It's really fun, best of luck to all who pursue this trophy and rewards!!!
The plasma cutter has always been the best weapon in this game and in the original.
It genuinely fulfills almost any role the other weapons would do.
Very precise, so with good aim you're not wasting any ammunition. It very effectively dismembers. The damage over time upgrade is disgustingly powerful.
The only thing it's NOT good for is dealing with those little swarmer bastards & the bigger Necromorphs that spawn them on death.
Force gun is better in the remake
@zieg feld bro Force Gun is just busted in both of them. I literally JUST played the OG the other day & that thing is fucking *_disgusting_*
Question for those who know, did they change how loot drops work in the remake? I remember in the original this challenge was pretty damn doable for 2 reasons.
1. The Plasma Cutter was actually really strong and could quickly kill most enemies as long as you're aiming for the limbs, 1 leg and 1 arm pretty much killed anything aside from some rare exceptions.
2. The game wouldn't give you ammo from crates for guns you didn't have. So the game basically always gave you either healing or plasma cutter ammo. Which meant I always had ammo and healing, and anything I found on the floor just got sold, thus I got new suits for better armor.
The remake works the exact same - I did my first Impossible run with plasma-cutter only and it was honestly a breeze because the economy COMPLETELY broke in my favor -- I had like, 10 large medkits and 10 stasis packs by the time I reached the hive-mind, on top of all the ammo I just naturally found.. tbh it's probably the easiest way to do impossible considering you don't have to balance credits/nodes so efficiently
@@RayGunRabbit Yeah sounds like it, so I just kinda laugh at this video. No offense to Waifu himself
@@RayGunRabbit I expected as much.
I did impossible on the 08 game as soon as I completed a Normal playthrough and did it with only the plasma cutter.
Keep in mind, I played Dead Space 2 first and completed DS2 Hardcore Plasma Cutter Only in 4 hours.
The plasma cutter being your only weapon is key.
The PC is accurate, fast cyclic rate and reload speed, good ammo capacity, and versatile.
RNG just drops plasma energy 99% of the time because it sometimes gives you force energy for some reason.
The power nodes meant for extra weapons gets used for the PC and the RiG instead.
Then the Remake put in the much more useful and powerful kinesis mechanics of 2 and 3, and these runs become even easier.
@@RayGunRabbit Isn't it on Playstation even easier since you can just load your save to the cloud. Then disconnect your internet. Play the game till the next save or your death. Connect the internet again for the new save etc.
And if you died just close the game, connect your internet and load save from the cloud. Thus you can technical repeat some difficlut parts endlessly.
Or if you're quick, just quit to main menu if your about to die.
And while the first option takes way longer... it is the savest bet.
@@Ri_Shin_Marco Of course you can save-scum but I genuinely think the game is easy enough you don't have to - most of it is all psychological.. the lights and sounds play into the fear factor and make you more tense during combat encounters, leading you to possibly make a mistake that on permadeath means.. well, permadeath xD Honestly Kenesis borrowing the mechanics from the second game makes this game kind of trivial when you can just send literally any object at anything coming your way - I cannot express the joy I manufacture from KOing a necromorph with something completely unconventional like a toolbox or chair lol
I JUST did this earlier today. Honestly, only having the plasma cutter was actually a help.
Plasma cutter is the goat. Only gun you ever need.
Dead space gives only ammo for guns you have so it’s beneficial to use only the plasma cutter
@@Falcons15176 it does actually. Only specific areas (weapon obtainment rooms) give other ammo.
Plasma cutter is the best weapon
I did Impossible mode with only plasma cutter and when Hive Mind grabbed me by the leg I kept missing his weak spot, I thought I was gonna fuck it all up right at the end but I managed to land the final hit right as he was about to eat me.
i absolutely hate that part, i always miss
I hate that part also.
Right before he grabs me, I switch to my Pulse rifle.
(makes it easier to strafe and hit his last weak spot)
This is the one thing I'm worried about myself. The entire run has been pretty easy except the first few chapters, and I'm on chapter 10 currently, but I had comfort knowing that I can just switch to the contact beam in my other save to nail the final shot. It's really hard to hit with the plasma cutter!
I glad it doesn't make you have reversed controls there like it did in the original
@@217adaptiveperspectiveIt was also a little easier in the original; he didn't shake you about as much.
Anyone wondering as long as you quit to main menu before death animation finishes you can load your last save without getting demoted to hard difficulty.
I did this, was very fun. Honestly the plasma cutter is the only gun you need and my favorite. Just too good.
I maxed out the ripper
The staggering effect is too good, and ammo consumption vs. credits is amazing
If the plasma cutter is all you need, that's terrible game design
@@Jay-og4yb No tf that is not. Go to school.
Just finished New Game+ and almost upgraded all weapons. I was pumped for my Impossible try and found out it can only be played on New Game. I was all ready to handle it like a boss with all my upgraded weapons but instead, I'm watching your video first. Thanks for the guide!
the fire rate, capacity and weighted blades mod for the plasma cutter just makes it outright the best gun lmao
can save plenty of ammo by just meleeing enemies lol
Line Gun is better but Plasma is probably 2nd best next to Contact Beam (secondary fire)
I honestly started using the contact beam on the bosses. It deletes the Leviathan in seconds.
I played and replayed All 3 Original Dead Space games…That said,
Impossible mode on Xbox series X, was one of the hardest things I’ve done, just to get the handcannon/ foam finger.😊
My Tip: Take your time with each chapter, Carry at least 3 stasis and 4 health packs with you.
Upgrade your suit and your main weapon. The 2 I used the most was the Plasma cutter and Force Gun.
The Force Gun is a must for those “closed in” areas where they try to crowd and overwhelm you.
Fun fact: There is no resources reduction in Hard and Impossible modes
I remember playing the original dead space on PS3 and beating it on impossible difficulty (which is not hard at all because dying doesn't matter in that version) with only the plasma cutter. It was my first platinum trophy so dead space is a even more special game to me. I'm probably buy the remake on sale as I have too many games right now to play.
It's definitely not worth £70 anyway.....
I have never played a Dead Space game before and I am trying to do this on my first playthrough using a guide by Aussie Gamer 17. These tips are going to be very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for the save slot info, I was worrying about that the most
As someone currently going through this exact mix of challenges, currently at chapter 5, this run is teaching me how fucking strong kinesis is in the remake. It's definitely dead space 2 kinesis. Necromorph limbs as weapons are an instant knockdown, fan blades from the vents everywhere can sever limbs in a single throw, and of course the spears are a hard instakill. The first thing I do in a new room in impossible is grab a kinesis weapon as fast as I can and use it to chain more kinesis weapons from enemies. I'm using it more than the damn plasma cutter.
I just completed the impossible challenge today. My three main tips are
1. Flamethrower is essential since enemies peel and weaken easily making the plasma cutter or pulse rifle unmatched.
2. Stasis is a must always have packs ready and use it frequently. Do the side mission to get the upgraded stasis it’s OP
3. There’s multiple areas in the game that can be easy Insta deaths. Just remember where they are from previous playthroughs and you’ll be fine. Play a separate hard mode run side by side with the impossible (each chapter back and forth) if needed
I heavily relied on stasis as a safety net in dead space 2 impossible . It was a throw back to see you explain that especially because in that immersive atmosphere it was on of the first things I latched onto knowing ammo would be hard to find. I found myself carrying around slasher spiked to get a free high power shot off on the first enemy I saw. It feels amazing clearing a room using only the enemies own body parts as weapons
Classic tactics from 2009, but the only weak point and problem of the only Plasma Cutter is little sht swarmears, this real nightmare. So this why Hanz always brings Flammënwerfer
I managed to pull of Impossible mode on the 2nd/3rd of february and had no technical/mechanical issues with the game. I'm kinda glad I didn't know how many ways there were to be softlocked though.
Dude I am trying to do impossible and that PSA is super helpful! I saved in chapter 2 because I need to break. But I plan to finally getting all the steam achievements for this game!
I locked up exactly where you did at the end on my impossible run. Thank God I was able to load my last save with no issues and get the platinum.
This is honestly just the most efficient way to do impossible mode. It was that way back in the original, too, as it allows you to maximize your ammo efficiency and not worry about it much past the early 2 chapters when ammo is tight. Honestly, it's that way with all the dead space games. Both 2 and 3's challenge runs are best done with just the plasma cutter as it's the most ammo efficient.
"Caution you are about to overwrite a previous save file" 😂😂😂😂 I never used more then one save back in the day lol 😂
the last upgrade of the cutter that makes you mike tyson is such an awesome spike of power
I still remember this as my proudest moment, and first and only platinum trophy. The PS4 had reset all of my trophies, that’s losing it, but still my proudest moment
I beat the game using only the plasma cutter not knowing about the achievement. I just used it because I knew I'd get more ammo for one weapon rather than splitting between two or more.
Also I reinstalled to play (and finished) Dead Space 2 on hardest difficulty and it is NOTICEABLY harder.
I remembered the past games that's how the ammo system works outside of specific places that has specific loot, otherwise the game only gives you ammo based on what you have equipped in your inventory slot, and i remembered one way to earn money was having your main weapon and a contact beam equipped so you can get contact beam ammo, which sells for the highest price.
I got soft locked more then 10x my first time playing. The fact you beat it without it doing it is mind blowing
Great video, Waifu. I was planning on doing an impossible mode run and after watching this video I'll make it a plasma cutter only too.
Funny. Did this myself today. Was fun. Only took me one try thankfully but I had to quit out in chapter 9 cause the bomb guy hit the nuke and nearly killed my run. Glad the PC isn't stupidly overpowered compared to everything else in remake like the original. I hated twitchers and dividers that playthrough. Another satisfying platnium trophy
The line gun's alt fire is the real ultimate weapon in the game. you can fire it against the wall in front of the vents and just sit back as it LITERALLY fries the the necros.
Glad to see you can still kinesis throw pipes and stomp enemies to death while still doing plasma cutter only achievement
Lol the save thing, me playing 6 hours straight because I wanted to advance as much as possible before I could rest brought me dead space 2 flashbacks.
Dead Space is the reason why I keep upgrading the first weapon to max first Plasma Cutter just feels so good
Waifu: “I wanted to speedrun this game.”
Also Waifu: *”NNNNNNYYYYEOOOOOOM, NNNNNNYYYYEOOOOOOM”*
Plasma cutter is the best weapon in Isaac's tool bag. Remains undefeated 🙌
I recently beat this game, using only the plasma cutter (3 play throughs and Ingot all the achievements except one gun and untouchable). I died twice, one time in chapter 1, and one time in chapter 12 (thankfully I moved quick and quit the game before it could register that I died in 12 or else I’d have been pissed). Upgrading the plasma cutter to the max setting, including the whip blade is the best thing ever and made the final chapters on impossible mode so much easier.
wow you smashed it easy, iv watched a few playthrough's by various gamers & this one was the more incitefull regarding ways round to make things easier
I can't believe I've never played this game till this remake on pc. Holy cow batman! It's guuuD
My ammo conservation method is shooting off arms and nailing necros to the wall with their own bone spears. The sound and sight of which, are immensely satisfying.
Nothing happens when you make it into the room with Hammond and Chen with the singularity core. You can't interact with them or even die to the core. You just get a closer look. I even picked up the core before the cutscene ended and no softlock or anything 👍
Dude the Ishimura has logged more deaths on me than the necromorphs and in the goofiest ways possible
This guy is a godsend for the single weapon ammo exploit. This saved my ass big time
Please, the plasma cutter is goated, it's no shock that you can beat it all with it
I recently got the One Gun trophy on Hard difficulty and only died about 3 times, none of which were to any of the bosses so I'm pretty confident about Impossible mode. Just using the plasma cutter allows you to focus on the mission instead of worrying about what ammo to buy or what weapons to use. I found it pretty enjoyable.
Fantastic video. Using it to prepare for my final run through the game on Impossible. I do have a minor correction. The game drops ammo for what you carry on your person, not what is equipped necessarily. Basically the same but with a minor difference.
Amazing game. Played the original back in the 2000s and playing the remake now. Plasma cutter is my number 1 go-to weapon though. Its definitely the best in the game. And by far one of the great iconic guns of gaming history. Id say its up there with the supershotgun from the original DOOM II Hell on Earth
The Plasma Cutter is like a Jedi's Lightsaber, the only thing you need! :)
One thing Ive noticed is if an enemy doesnt drop something when killed, just stomp the body and youll get an item every time, even in impossible. Currently doing my impossible run. I did One Gun on Medium though, since i dont feel I am skilled enough to do it on Impossible. Im using Plasma Cutter and Flame Thrower for the crawlies and wall guardians.
I did this in the original Dead Space 1, however impossible mode in that one was not permadeath. I'm planning on 100% this game so I was gonna do it anyways. Plasma Cutter only is probably the best route anyways due to ammo scarcity
Love that plasma cutter.. shits OP once you upgrade it fully.
I remember way back in the day I did this on the og game it was soo tuff but soo much fun at the same time
Plasma cutter is the best gun anyway lmao it’s old reliable, especially when fully upgraded. The melee knockdown you get in one of the upgrade paths is also super clutch, way better and useful than I thought it would be.
15:00 The best part of this is that I died to the fire at this part on a normal play through. and when I respawned all of the fire was glitched out and I could just walk through. XD
Honestly what makes the challenge trivial is the Prototype Statis Module you get for Doing Nicole's Side mission
I thought that was mercer's side mission
I know one year later, but I'm glad i was not the only one who did this.
I played dead space 2 before i even got to play dead space 1. What i learned in dead space 2 is that i cant upgrade all my guns to max so I restarted and only upgraded plasma. Since then I only play with plasma cutter in every dead space game.
I used the cutter and flamethrower for the majority of my run.
I ended up having enough nodes to max the line gun too. Running 2 weapons makes it easy to conserve ammo. I also was able to save up a lot of heals and stasis throughout the entire game.
already having speedruns on the third day of release is wild
Personally I think the plasma cutter is the best weapon in the game. I usually don’t use anything else unless it’s for fun and also ran the Impossible run with it. Nice vid.
seeing people speedrun the game makes me wonder if the old speedrun skips and strats work in the remake
I like having the one save slot that i can save as many times as I want as opposed to the 3 saves only from ds2. It’s one of the reasons I’ve yet to try hardcore
Jokes on you, I beat DS1 & 2 like this on my 2nd playthrough. Kinda sad that I had no one to share it with :c
i liked the video when u used the phrase "hitting' the griddy on them necromorphs" xD
I've been playing Gears 4/5 so DeadSpace movement/aiming is a cake walk for me 🤣🤣
I did this in 2008 with the OG. Plasma is unironically the best weapon. It's cheap to buy ammo, it's strong as hell, and situationally it's great in every encounter. If you store every other weapon, you only get drops for that gun too, which means your ammo issues are semi alleviated, as all reaources can go to one weapon.
If anyone reading this is planning an impossible run, I highly advise you use *at most* only 2 weapons. Either don't pick up the others at all, or bring them to storage and forget they exist. The game won't rando drop ammo for a gun you don't have on you.
For a second gun, if you feel like you want/need it, I'd advise something like the force gun/ripper. Force gun is a great "get off of me," that also deals with the little crawling things. It's weak, but can come in handy. Ripper is extremely strong upgraded, can deal with the little guys, and it's ammo is a lot cheaper than alternatives. It's also insanely good at dealing with the later stasis necromorphs, which can be a big challenge if you aren't prepared.
For all of my runs I instantly throw the pulse rifle in the trash. With enough upgrades it's okay, but why waste resources on an "okay," weapon.
Impossible + Only Plasma in Original: easy peasy lemon squeezy
Impossible + Only Plasma in Remake: “I want my old Plasma back 😭”
Its interesting what waifu found difficult on impossible and what I did. He thought early game and endgame was hard due to lack of resources and hoardes of enemies, respectively. I honestly found the beginning to be absolutely RIPE with plasma cutter ammo and by the end, I was so stacked on resources I was basically unkillable (half my inventory was big medkits, the other half was plasma cutter ammo for fully upgraded plasma cutter).
Honestly the environmental hazards, like the centrifuge, tentacles, asteroid clams, nuke room etc. scared me way more than any enemy encounter ever could.
Only using the plasma cutter is a legitimate strat for impossible mode as item drops count against the amount of weapons you have in either inventory and even the storage. That is why it seemed like you were getting so much cutter ammo in the beginning. For anyone who just wants to beat impossible without the other achievement, I recommend only running cutter and flame thrower as they are arguably are the most versatile weapons in the game. Also, with having less guns in your inventory, you can prioritize node usage on less things, allowing these guns to have max-level stats early on, and also allows you to upgrade your suit more.
My first run was one gun, on hard, dying 4 times. 3 was me forgetting how the game worked. One was the Valor, because Twitchers are terrifying.
Did that on original, Can't wait for a sale to buy this gem
Honestly the plasma cutter is my favorite weapon and i used it in every game and i used it the most
Based, its how I play the game. I dont use any of the other weapons just to try and sim what it could possibly be like
i cannot wait to see that kind of crazy tech people will come up with to speedrun this game, this was just a taste.
Considering how scared this game made me when I was younger I feel like the big dump phase will occur during gameplay.
pro tip: if you’re in a room that you know an infector will be in (eventually) stomp out every corpse in the room, the infector won’t be able to infect those corpses anymore
I actually found it easier to use only the plasma cutter on my impossible run, focusing all upgrades and ammo on one weapon, and arguably the best one in the game. Just makes sense
In the room with the bomb, there are two spikes you can use to TK he exploders, so you don't have to risk dying there.
Contact beam should take about 8 full charged shots to take down the Hydra boss. You definitely may have been missing your shots.
Hydra??
@@zerotheg0d330 That is correct.
@@jnoirj3124 I think you mean Hive Mind bro. There's not a single enemy named Hydra in the game
@@jnoirj3124 I think you mean Hive Mind bro. There's not a single enemy named Hydra in the game
@@zerotheg0d330 No, I meant Leviathan. Easy mistake.
Lmao that sucks so bad I was on the valor on my run first time on impossible and I loaded up a new game plus save to play for awhile went back an hour later to load up my impossible save and the save had disappeared and I know I didn’t save over it cause I made sure each time I wasn’t on the impossible save I was so pissed but I started another run right after that and completed it two days later felt so good to get it done
love how you got Machine Girl playing!
I don't think i've ever used any other gun than the plasma cutter, it was OP from the beginning and i never saw the need to change weapon.
That’s why I’m pleased I played on ps5 never had an issue like that apart from low resolution
The flame thrower makes those twitching necromorphs really easy. You just blast them with flame for a second or so then bam their stasis unit explodes and they are easy pickings
I just did the same, the game is far easier then the original's Impossible, made it through my first playthrough no deaths and only died on my final runs to clear achievements by,
1. Walking into the gravity plating (Which you can survive with enough health but I believe you need HP upgrades)
2. Touching the stationary blades when going to the asteroid to plant the SOS, purely because I just wasn't paying attention and touched them after completing all objectives, they weren't moving so I just guessed it'd be safe to switch off and hold W. I was wrong.
3, 4. The torpedo room, first time I just wanted to see what happens if you shoot the exploder, second time I had the DoT Stasis upgrade which made him blow up.
Amazing remake though, if RE4 and System Shock can nail it then 2023 might start off as a really strong year for gaming.
Him: Impossible Mode only let's you have one save slot.
Me: **has been playing Dead Space with one save slot because I don't like having multiple saves in one game**
@ 9:10 The game will drop you ammo for guns in your inventory at a much lower rate too. The games AI handler also seems to be responsible for all item drops in most containers, lockers and all of the item crates, re-shuffling what you'll get out of a smashable crate specifically after dying, with the exception of item lockers within the vacinity of a new weapon's location. It also seems to be particularly mischievous in a couple ways I've repeated through my first Medium diff playthrough. If you've smashed open an item crate, looted the item and then die for one reason or another after looting that item for the first time, the next time you recollect the item from that item crate, it's almost always a card for 100 credits. I've replicated this throughout most of my playthrough across multiple save slots. There is a chance of the crate dropping ammo again, but the chances are much slimmer.
Nice to see allready some speedrun techs.
I found it surprisingly easy to do that with only the PC. I just needed the contact beam in the US Valor cause I had no PC ammo anymore...
My tip. Just use the PC and have the contact beam or force gun in your inventory and just sell every stack of ammo you get from these two. With that you have never ammo or health problems. (I went only with 100 PC shots into chapter 9 cause I thought it has a shop, it has not...).
Good luck.
I feel this may be the most possible way of going about things where trophies are concerned. Trophies are now like necromorphs, no matter how much you may tear them up... they may return, tore down and reanimated with the same amount if not more, Salt(in the wound you newb)!
Plausible not possible... apologies
Literally the only weapon you need anways, gg
Plasma cutter is OP as shiii
So I knew this run would be possible. Still a banger. But possible.
I did this on the original dead space…..this is gonna suck cause this one is much harder