[Resident Evil HD Remaster] Jill, Knife Only, Real Survival, Best Ending, No Save, No Damage

[@SchmoodleMaster]

Watching 16:29 - 16:42 at double speed was hilarious

[@diamondgirls6541]

So I was a fool knifing that Black Tiger where I can just skip him. Great work as always.

[@charlesabju907]

I tried at least 6 times to kill the first zombie knife only casually with Jill, it was really hard and I actually couldn't do it. That's when I realised that the downward knife reaches farther then the standing knife, still couldn't do it without taking at least one bite but this video at least confirms my idea was correct.

[@4stucc10]

Outstanding run wow 👏

[@ButteredToast32]

About 80 knife hits to finish the second encounter with Yawn is wild.

[@kmjgamingalt]

I know for a fact getting past those Adders/Snakes on the way out without getting bit is very hard. I got very lucky during my Jill Normal run and somehow wasn’t poisoned by them (might not have had to restart from my save if I were, but time was of the essence when trying to beat it in under 3 hours).

[@Darkhades187]

Amazing Run once again:D

[@SoulSignal]

I love the purity of hand to hand combat. This is a godly run - as good as it gets, CQC between man and monster. Chris next with Plant 42? 😱

[@Aether2125]

I did Chris first some months ago but it wasn’t best ending nor no itembox. Think I’m gonna redo that one.

[@SoulSignal]

@@Aether2125 So it's just a matter of recording, now that is legendary. I wonder how far no damage, knife only can be taken.

[@Aether2125]

@@SoulSignal Remake 1 and 2 are pretty solid games for knife only no damage. For RE3R, all the bosses are fine but some encounters are impractical or absurd for no save no damage.

[@Homelandergames]

always amazing

[@idi-jq6cj]

7:22 With these kind of moments where the zombie tries to do the close range grab that's unavoidable rather than the long range grab, I always reset the room till I get the zombie to do the long range grab. It only takes about 1 or 2 resets. Edit: I see you did that at 16:36

[@Aether2125]

At 7:22, I didn't do it because in case I reset the room and dodged him normally, I would have to reset the room at the other side downstairs which causes a slow cutscene to play, so waiting for him to come all the way and resetting at the piano room was probably equally efficient. By the way, have you experimented with this "push Lisa off the ledge" mechanic (like how I used with Barry's co-op in 01:31:39)? It's actually possible to kill her like that knife only on your own, but her stuns seem so inconsistent that makes it impractical without a magnum.

[@idi-jq6cj]

@@Aether2125 I haven’t gotten that far in the video yet, so I still need to see this Barry coop trick

[@kuniferkolzane6782]

Amazing

[@pichyando7806]

Hi Aether, quick question! The Resident Evil games u play on pc are all gotten from Steam? Im a Console player from Playstation and I recently got a PC so im kinda switching...

[@Aether2125]

@@pichyando7806 yeah it’s mostly on Steam.

[@yee6870]

how did you pass through the snakes on the room with a large body of water? it's never fully consistent when I try it

[@aldabastudiosvlogz]

Nice how many time have you got cqc ftw trophy? Anyways are you now working on re4? Professional?

[@idi-jq6cj]

CQC is practically the only way to go with RE1 Remake given its simple nature with its environments, enemy placements, and enemy attacks. And it works on all difficulties except for Invisible Enemy mode, which is the developer's lazy way of somehow trying to make their enemies somewhat more lethal while discarding all the hard work the animation and enemy model teams put into the enemies. Going out of your way to get the guns is a waste of time. In my case, I haven't used the guns in RE1 Remake for years because the developers made them so useless to force the player to use only the knife, enemies are arranged precisely so you can run past them without any threat, enemies get all these properties like avoiding decapitation via shotguns to get a cheap advantage to turn into Crimson Heads for zombies for instance, there's no kind of unique section demanding the use of ammunition like in RE4 and onward, etc. The enemies practically feel like moving hurdles rather than actual enemy types, which is why I'm like, "What enemies?" when someone talks about enemies in this game. But hey, that's definitely what the developers were going for with this game.

[@Aether2125]

@@idi-jq6cj Hm, I don't really agree with this. Playing this game on knife only like in this run (especially on no saves) can be quite annoying and makes many things in the run prone to RNG. There are so many moments that almost become lottery because of the knife only restriction. Not to mention bosses like Yawn or the crimson head that take forever. While it can be fun for a side challenge to learn how the AI of some enemies works, I don't think it's the way to go. Using all the guns, you beat the game way faster and you can completely work around all of the RNG aspects and unbalanced designs of the game.

[@Aether2125]

I've played this game on CQC several times. Making things consistent enough for no saves here is not really fun as there is a lot of RNG you have to deal with or cheap enemies like the dogs. As for RE4, I'll get to it after I complete the classics - I need a couple of games to chill for a bit. I'll definitely give RE4 as much attention as I gave to RE Village with a variety of runs/challenges on Professional.

[@idi-jq6cj]

@@Aether2125 I hear you, but with how much I’ve played this game and analyzed it, it really feels like the developers wanted the RNG aspects, the Unbalanced designs, and enemies with a lot of hp to make up the foundation for their game. I mean when you look at how they spread out the healing items, how they designed a trophy for knife only, how they make getting the weapons tedious, and how they place the enemies to force you down one specific path; when they are constantly embracing these designs, it really feels like that’s the game they wanted to go for, at least based on my analysis.

[@lunabeans9152]

@@idi-jq6cj What are these weapons that you think are tedious to get? All of them are on your way to do something you need to do except for the grenade launcher.

[@launderable]

Pro

[@jackjax7921]

What is the hardest RE game youve played?

[@Aether2125]

I'm not sure how to rank them, would need more thought to do a proper comparison.

[@The80Kat]

So you can use the Barry skip and still get achievement?

[@Aether2125]

Barry skip? You mean Plant 42 with V-Jolt? Yes, the game allows you to do that for the trophy.

[@FlanMesh]

This run gave me anxiety. Found myself begging you to pick up defence items or use the handgun. Undeniable levels of skill coupled with balls of steel. What is it like to live without fear...?

[@ARESaurio]

good ridance

[@sauronmordor7494]

^^

[@TheRealQuaid-st8zu]

Why didn't you just defense item kneck slash the death mask crimson head would've Been much faster than all that running around... Js

[@Aether2125]

They’re not allowed for knife only trophy.