Dead Space Remake - What Weapon Should YOU Use?

[@Cytonox]

best weapon isaac stomp of God

[@Chevalier_knight]

The plasma cutter should have got a higher rating for the knock down the melee gains that can save you in impossible by its self.

[@timwoodhouse688]

@@Chevalier_knight It's so fun to send enemies flying with that.

[@originalog6995]

This whole video is so fucking spoiler

[@kishinasura1989]

Rip and tear until it is done

[@issaronow]

plasma cutter is the best for me

[@golemofwill4728]

Every gun in this game just feels so good. It is ironic that the weakest gun is a standard military rifle while the others are all mining tools. Probably why the military and security guys on the ship didn’t stand a chance with it.

[@Fedor_Kisliakov]

Yes, that's exactly why miners held out longer.

[@spaceerror_3571]

I mean it kinda make sense if you think about it. Military rifles are meant for living beings, it doesn't has to have over the top destructive power, usually when the indented target took few shots from it, he/she/it will bleed out soon and won't post any threat during that time. So rapid fire and more ammo count is more important due to tactical usage. Mining tool in the other hand are meant to crack rocks, so obviously it pack some heavy punch. However, from the looks, they looks more clunky than military rifle thus probably much heavier and will be the last thing you wanna bring if you going on an actual battlefield. However, necromorph isn't alive(at least not alive like most of the known creature), thus few bullets holes doesn't really matter to them, but a charged contact beam to the face will make thing a lot more difficult for the necromorph because now it's a rolling head on the ground.

[@HuskySansVergogne]

Indeed, every weapon has its place now, even the flamethrower is super fun to use now and the wall of fire is very practical to control an area

[@sirith9157]

@@spaceerror_3571 just to clarify that here because you explained it. Pulse Rifle is meant to be used in ships and "in cosmos areas" where causing bullet holes in a ship for example is a major threat. It doesn't penetrate as it's lore stands "The Pulse Rifle discharges ultra low caliber rounds at hypersonic speeds, each carrying tremendous amounts of kinetic energy". So basically it's like being hit by hammer with a size of a grain of sand and power of speeding truck, thirty times a second. If not for it ridiculous projectile speed it might be a good pacyfing weapon. But here? Yeah, it's a deadly weapon turning tissue into liquid and bones into dust. Still nothing really stands against something like Contact beam well because... It's a damn particle accelerator. Standing in it's targeting range is one thing... DEATH

[@guccigang5269]

Always has been

[@TheScottishMexican42]

Also worth noting that if you complete the Mercer side mission, Stasis gets upgraded so it actually melts enemies, literally. Use it on a slasher and it only leaves bone left so limbs are extremsly easy to remove

[@Cytonox]

no way that’s hilarious, i did the mercer side mission i guess didn’t get that upgrade

[@realLagMaster]

@@Cytonox It also one shots guardians.... eventualy. just time it right,

[@WTFisTingispingis]

That's incredible.

[@vanguardknight0490]

@@Cytonox it was on the table in the final objective room with the purple glow of importance o:

[@burgerbandit3646]

I was wondering why my stasis was destroying them like that, lol. Thanks bro

[@danielmegow966]

The flamethrower is the most ammo efficient weapons in the game. Not at the beginning, but once you get some nodes put into it, it's fabulous. You get the necros to group in the later combat arenas, and you can kill 5 or 6 necros at a time with the same amount it takes to kill 1. Also, its ammo is really cheap. It's also great for dealing with pregnants as it cooks the little dudes inside.

[@danielmegow966]

I'll also add that I was playing on hard while using it

[@stuarthall9854]

Yep. On all New Game + playthroughs I do, the Flamethrower isn’t just the most satisfying weapon to use, but I find myself just melting anything and everything I come across with it. Such a fun weapon

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

@@stuarthall9854 it’s the best example of a weapon that starts weak but ends strong, but that said it’s best used in NG+ for that reason.

[@jtstevenson81]

​@@Sci-Fi_Freak_YTThe same can be said about my penis.

[@blakearius]

I barely upgraded it and still used it the whole game. It's best use is setting an enemy on fire and then switching to another weapon. Limbs will break off in 1 hit. Also highly useful against the wall type and swarming enemies.

[@coldfusion1679]

Recently finished my first run of the game while playing on hard and used the pulse rifle and flamethrower in my lineup. For as lacking as they can be sometimes, they are both *very* ammo efficient when upgraded. The flamethrower combined with the occasional punch to stun means you barely have to spend any fuel for a kill, the alt fire also kills wall guardians in one shot. Goes to show that dead space’s weapons are so well balanced that even the “worst” weapons still do the job you need completely fine. Good game design

[@TurnerTurnip]

I carried all my guns at the same time. And then just alternate when one gun runs out of ammo. Ammo is never a problem in this game. There's always enough. And yes, I'm playing on hard.

[@Devilforce988]

in the original they were bad but here since they got tweaked here, they no longer belong in the trash category

[@thebalderthor4884]

Stasis plus Pulse Rifle Grenade insta kills them too.

[@nameless646]

💯

[@samclendenin801]

The ripper’s ability to stun lock most enemies (except the dark red Uber strong versions of each monster) makes it a perfect panic weapon for tight rooms. Was essential for all the locked rooms with resources in them and the elevator in Mining.

[@chewchelios-it7gs]

Facts

[@habijjj]

I absolutely love how the ripper uses the same blade for the alt fire if your using the primary fire.

[@Beer_Wolf]

Woukd be a nice QoL if there was a cue of when it's about to expire so you can Alt fire to make the most out of it.

[@burgerbandit3646]

@@Beer_Wolf you can kinda hear when it's starting to overheat and about to break. It's usually how I tell when to shoot it off.

[@DeathKnight000]

It actually starts to glow red when it’s about to break. That’s how I know when to start the ricochet

[@jtstevenson81]

​@@burgerbandit3646The same can be said about my penis.

[@Sir-Reborn]

Well it lasts around 7 seconds un-upgraded, so it's pretty easy to guesstimate, even if you're panicking. It's super ammo-efficient, so it's not the end of the world if you accidentally alt-fire a few seconds early. Plus like others said, there's visual/audio que's too Since I started off by mostly just using the primary fire, and letting it auto-reload after 7 seconds, I got pretty used to knowing when it's about to reload long before I started to use its alt fire.

[@effiecr4869]

the pulse rifle does have ONE amazing use very early game, in the morgue plant a mine outside the office door right before starting the captains body cutscene. when the infector goes to infect other corpses it will instantly die instead of giving you 5 enemies to fight

[@firmops5774]

Or u can just stomp the body's, lmao

[@effiecr4869]

@@kozodoev doesn’t kill it lol

[@whiteknight3929]

Or you can stomp all the bodies first and it will have nothing to infect

[@denislavventsislavov2078]

I just stomp the corpses to dismember them, they don't infect corpses with no limbs so they attack you directly

[@jonofpdx]

The bug problem with the assault rifle is that it lags behind other weapons in the middle if it's upgrade cycle. But early on the mines are really powerful and once fully upgraded the damage, versatility, capacity and ammo drop chance are enough to keep it through the very end.

[@HuskySansVergogne]

At the end on hard, the gravity well + grenade launcher combo saved me so many times

[@TurnerTurnip]

Gravity well is the forcegun alt-fire, correct?

[@HuskySansVergogne]

@@TurnerTurnip yes

[@joshbuxton8249]

So nice though using the flamethrower. Especially against those small floor crawlers. Makes you feel like the main character in "the Thing" film

[@Cytonox]

totally agreed, flamethrower my favorite visually or maybe the contact beam - jack

[@justaguyonyoutube4592]

Made me feel like the MC in “The Thing” when I burned parts of the Divider.

[@altaiir541]

The flamethrower x force gun combo is so op Pop a gravity well in a mob of necros, then a fire wall right on top of them, you literally just got effortless kills, this works flawlessly for me on Hard difficulty

[@rake7453]

I was surprised the flamethrower was ranked so low considering how much it stub locks enemies

[@altaiir541]

Same, I also think the pulse rifle is severely underrated, I used that gun from the moment I got it till the end of the game and I always felt like it was reliable

[@serphvarna4154]

Same, if you flamethrower first then change to pulse rifle you kill necros in about 3 flamethrower ammo and 1 to 5 pulse rifle ammo

[@altaiir541]

@@serphvarna4154 ooo, I'ma try that out. Since I just started ng+

[@krispyqwiff8161]

EXACTLY!

[@Darkschool6]

I think it’s great that so many people on here have found success using numerous weapon combos! The meta is what works best for you personally.

[@nohandlesplease]

Pulse rifle was my goto for the first two games. With upgrades, it was a pretty reliable mulcher. It does take more ammo but it has large mags and pickups are large to accommodate.

[@DB-sd3cw]

Fully upgraded pulse rifle is superior to everything. People saying otherwise have room temp IQs

[@AlphaSqad45]

@@DB-sd3cw so true man fully upgraded Pulse is so ammo efficient its was not as bad as people say and with its slow down rounds and grenade it felt so good, i paired it with only force gun and had no problem in hard or ng+

[@landonhagan450]

@@DB-sd3cw People have always shit on the pulse rifle in every game and they've always been wrong. Fully upgraded, the pulse rifle is almost as versatile as the plasma cutter.

[@SebastianSuarez-bw4sl]

@@DB-sd3cw so true

[@Boris99999]

IMHO stasis + kinesis are the most overpowered combo in any game. In the original DS kinesis wasn’t as good as you couldn’t kill anyone with it with just one hit but it became that in DS2 and I’m glad they have returned that feature here. Now you can kill almost anything without any ammo as long as you are aware of your surroundings!

[@TheChungassSupreme]

If you'll allow my personal input: *Plasma cutter:* An excellent workhorse that, in the hands of a skilled psychopath, is irreplaceable. While you cannot deny its overall effectiveness, it does aesthetically pale in comparison to other weapons in Isaac's arsenal. *Pulse Rifle:* Constantly slept on. When used as an Assault Rifle, it's terrible, yes. When used as a supplemental weapon, it shines brilliantly. Pair with stasis or weapons that knock down or stagger, and it rips through weak points. Use IN TANDEM, not on its own. *Ripper:* I personally dislike this weapon. While its single target damage is impressive, it has short range that leaves you open to being flanked. It's ricochet secondary is really only useful in tight spaces, so it's great to clear hallways, but larger combat encounters are... Less effective. *Flamethrower:* This. Bitch. SCHLAPS. I've beaten Impossible with nothing but this thing. It's primary is almost exclusively for fodder. Don't use it on anything but Lurkers & Swarmers, and Separator Components. It shines in the damage over time aspect, and the Flame Wall not only consistently staggers everything but Brutes & Twitchers, but some necromorphs will be stopped dead by the presence of it alone (fire is a primal fear, after all), sealing off walkways and wider swaths and preventing flanks. Plus, the new lighting system really lets this thing shine, especially with Ray Tracing. *Contact Beam:* See that thing over there? "Yes Sarge." I don't wanna be seeing that thing over there. "Yes Sarge." Seriously, this is a beast of a weapon. You could go through an entire run with just this, and the only thing that would give you any significant trouble is the Hive Mind. In a weird sense, this is basically the Pulse Rifle on copius amounts of Space Meth. If this is your only weapon, you'll have plenty of ammo & cash drops to keep well stocked. *Line Gun:* It's like the Plasma Cutter & the Detonator had a baby, then pumped that baby full of Steroids. Paired with the Flamethrower, the only thing you'll ever have to worry about is whatever is in front of you. Call that combo the Ambush-B-Gon. Whatever the Plasma Cutter can do, this can do better. Its only limitation is that even with two weapons equipped, ammo for it is disproportionately scarce, so don't waste shots. *Force Gun:* Wanna make Impossible mode into one-life Story mode? Carry this delightful piece of crowd control and the Contact Beam to never worry about anything ever again. The ammo for both are equal in rarity, so you'll stay fairly well stocked up between the drops and shop. For taking care of entire waves at once, kite as many necros as you can into one area, drop a Gravity Well, then tear them to bits with the Contact Beam. Beyond that, this is both a fantastic way to get some breathing room, and an excellent way to show off the new dismemberment system, as a point blank primary will rip the flesh right off the necromorphs, leaving them laughably spindly. Doesn't do well against armored necromorphs, unless they hit a wall before falling.

[@brandonknight431]

The wall of flame is my favorite, it stops enemies in their tracks while you watch them burn, and great crowd control, it's also a blast to use

[@Sabindurain]

I personally went with the Ripper, Force Gun and Contact Beam. Ripper is so unbelievably ammo efficient that one blade could kill up to three charging Nercos, and if pregnant or busters came by the force gun handled those and the contact beam mopped up anything at range.

[@Cytonox]

real the ripper is so cold

[@bttmgmr2011]

I found that when the Flamethrower is fully maxed, the alt-fire “flame wall” will decimate multiple necromorphs caught in it’s area of effect, especially the pregnant ones so in certain situations, it’s a powerful alternative.

[@jimbob4447]

Weirdly I recall the linegun sucking and the flamethrower when fully upgraded being really good. Also the force gun is way better than B. So hilarious to just yeet all the skin and muscle off a necro in one shot.

[@Cytonox]

i personally think force gun is great but is BEST as a supplemental weapon, on its own it's not great compared to others the line gun though... is really damn good. especially WITH the force gun, those two together are ridiculous - jack

[@nicksanchez2041]

@@Cytonox for me I feel they nerfed the line gun. They gave its alt fire the detonator from dead space 2. I prefer its blast mine more

[@TheCheekPunisher]

@@nicksanchez2041 Cap detected, nerf? Try placing the Remake Line Gun Trap on something solid you can hold up with kinesis, with all the trap upgrades you can clear almost any room instantly by holding the item up with kinesis and aiming it around assuming it’s oriented correctly, you can kill brutes from the front with it, you don’t even need to attack their back, even without this strat your still going to annihilate most enemies that walk into a stationary laser, just shoot them with something else or stasis them as they go over it to stun them, Line Gun is far superior in strength to how it was in the OG games and it’s easy to see why it’s the strongest gun in the remake

[@rpgfan1187]

Great video, Guys! It's always awesome when a shooter offers a diverse array of weapons to choose from that prove useful in different circumstances. The Ripper reminds me of using the Gravity Gun in Half-Life 2 to launch circular saws and decapitate Headcrab Zombies. If I had to pick a shooter with my favorite weapon arsenal, it would probably be Blood. Everything -- from the more standard weapons like the shotgun and tommy gun to the unique ones like the Voodoo Doll, Life Leech, Flare Gun, and Tesla Cannon -- feels so impactful and amazing to use in that game, and they all serve their uses against different enemy types. Amid Evil and Duke Nukem 3D are both up there in that regard, as well. Anyway, I'm enjoying your content as always and look forward to your future uploads!

[@kingjohn8980]

Oh, we’re doing weapon rankings now? Nice!

[@justagreekguywithaspacesui9084]

For my impossible run I use flame thrower,contact bean,force gun and plasma cutter. Grate for cc and keeping them in one place .

[@Edognightcrest]

I was surprised at how well the flamethrower worked tbh. You just gotta stagger your usage and let the dot damage literally melt them

[@ZachAttack2U]

It is nice that the flamer won't trigger the pregnants to release their babies too... I just roast them up without fear of creating more little monsters.

[@TheShrexican]

I've been using the plasma cutter, ripper and force gun the whole time. Gravity well plus ripper standard fire just equals dismemberment heaven for large groups and I don't ever feel like I'm missing any firepower

[@Cytonox]

badass bro - jack

[@thorinhannahs4614]

Gravity well + anything is just bare minimum good.

[@TheShrexican]

@@thorinhannahs4614 this is true, gravity well feels almost as strong as stasis when used in the right situations

[@darassylmoniakam]

i am disappointed there's no Divet pistol, it's a pistol of secu gards , it can shoot in thrre burst and it was only usable in DS Extraction, why the hell?

[@zereaux56]

For how often the game showers you in Flamethrower ammo just like the Plasma Cutter with them both being dropped like candy, i feel the Flamethrower is atleast A- to B+ cuz i used that thing basicly primarily on my Hard Mode run with New Game+ and it put in a TON of work.

[@jonayarrocha4009]

I immediately fell in love with the force gun. I think it's one of best shotguns I've seen in a third person shooter. Seeing how it blows the skin of the necromorphs with every shot is priceless

[@Stalkingshade]

The remake flamethrower is a straight up beast. Works great on solo targets and groups alike, plus it puts down phantoms ez pz because they're too busy flailing about and screaming to attack you.

[@nicktroisi6347]

The Ripper and Contact Beam are by far my favourite weapons (excluding the Pulse Rifle) of the game I had a so much fun using The Ripper to cut up enemies and when I first fired the Contact Beam and it imploded a Necromorph my jaw dropped.

[@captainmorgan9399]

Honestly I've been doing alright with the pulse rifle, it works well on taking out legs

[@KevinATJumpWorks]

The contact beam is awesome for how much its ammo sells for. I always carry it around just to get the ammo drops to then sell off.

[@shinyheracross4091]

The alt fire of the ripper killed a brute on medium difficulty in about 3 ricochets, absolutely broken when it hit right

[@tuckerdoolan8830]

I didn't use the flamethrower in my first playthrough, but when I tried it during my NG+ I had a blast with it! The way it fires combined with the lighting and necros make me feel like I'm in the thing, it really is fun to use.

[@TheTraveler980]

For those of you who didn't beat the game yet, there are unmarked spoilers in this video. It may be a Remake of a classic, but that's no excuse. Come back here afterwards.

[@zackfake1253]

I really like how ammo efficient the flamethrower is, even just a little poot can set an enemy on fire and is almost always enough to save ATLEAST 1 shot for any other weapon where the ammo is more scarce, and the wall of fire is actually surprisingly good at clearing groups or the infector bat things as theyre creating a new enemy because enemies inside it seem to just get stunlocked until they die or the wall expires

[@michaeldurfee6113]

Flamethrower is fantastic for peeling enemies(similar to the effect of the force gun), reducing their defense so the next shot from the plasma cutter or other weapon finishes the enemy off.

[@SidSuperSloth]

Somebody forgot the foam finger of death!

[@Cytonox]

it was too powerful to rank😵‍💫

[@DukeOfJam7591]

Pulse rifle is best used for its out of combat utility. By that I mean, using the bench to buy a capacity upgrade, shooting a bunch of mines, and then buying the next capacity upgrade to reload it and shoot more mines that you can pick up and sell for infinite credits

[@shozbodgaming2820]

I loved this list. I just finished the game and it was a blast. Only thing I’d argue against is the force gun being in B tier. That gin has legitimately carried me through the entirety of the last portion of the game. Still amazing list tho

[@bumbaclot813]

I'm not sure if I'd put stasis at S, because it's just an additional tool you can use to help kill enemies easier.

[@Oronjalllo]

Official EA partners? Congratulations, well deserved

[@Threat_LvL]

sounds like a threat

[@Oronjalllo]

@@Threat_LvL what?

[@Threat_LvL]

@@Oronjalllo doesnt sound good to be a partner of a fking greedy company. oh and dont get me wrong. the real heros are the dev studios behind the game not the fking publishers.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

The line gun is one of my favorite weapons. It does good damage, a wide radius, and can hit far away. But I run out of ammo quickly.

[@alanvaladez559]

Fully upgraded Pulse Rifle was my main gun on my run tbh, plasma cutter for secondary and contact beam for the occasional boss here and there. Loved the pulse rifle tbh

[@cachwerler5520]

My loadout in OG Dead Space was Plasma Cutter, Pulse Rifle and Contact Beam. In remake it’s Plasma Cutter, Ripper, Flamethrower and Contact Beam. They complimented each other well, and made for some interesting combos. Fire + plasma + ripper = soup

[@dimikist]

First the flames, then you cut Hands down god-tier combination

[@Entitusschule]

Plasmacutter will always be the GOAT I remember finishing the game only with it for an achievement and it was easier than a "normal" run with other weapons combined

[@jevilz9858]

I loved the force gun the satisfaction from blasting 3-4 at the same time is so nice.

[@Eden_Fayiar]

I go with Pulse Riffle always tho Contact Beam Is cool too, ammo for the Pulse Riffle Is easy to get early on and I like the challenge.

[@N7_Bunny]

Pulse riffle always has been m'y favorite gun i love the design and always Near the end keep ~1000 ammo

[@tropicvibe]

I only beg to differ as far as the force gun is concerned; after consulting with several other peers all playing impossible mode we've all come to the conclusion the FG is a MUST have weapon, regardless of it not having higher rank.

[@homicidalgeorge]

yeah seriously that thing is a beast i cant even imagine doing an impossible run without it. it has great ammo efficiency, damage, and crowd control. whoever made this list has to be tweaked tf out.

[@Genevasplaytime]

I used force gun in dead space 2 hard core mode as it pushes them away from you and you cant be overwhelmed by many

[@thermicterror2951]

Everyone is sleeping on the flamethrower. It pretty much carried me through on hard. It's ridiculously ammo efficient and can melt multiple targets at once and keeps pretty much everything in the game perma stun locked. The alt fire is good for situations where enemies are coming at you from 2 directions and the flame wall can hold one set back while you melt the other. The flamethrower was good throughout the game but the extra range upgrade you get later on makes it nuts for hitting multiple targets. Yeah its not as crazy as for damage as the line gun or contact beam but its far more ammo efficient

[@animethighhunter]

The flamethrower actually just degrades the necromorphs, making them bristle, combining it with the saw, it shreds.

[@warhead5225]

Halfway through the game now. The ripper is my favorite. Stops the charging necromorphs in their tracks and primary fire can be used to keep multiple off of you in tight spaces. As soon as multiple pop up I pull the ripper out. It can shred one to pieces without any chance of doing any damage to you and is wonderful for crowd control.

[@t.michaelbodine4341]

Great video, thanks. I'm working my way through the original at the moment but this one looks really great. That fire is the best I've seen in a PC game yet.

[@JSerrato289]

I use the Pulse Rifle frequently, I only use it for crowd control, both primary and secondary fire

[@TrayCaddyyy]

In DS 1-2 I run the plasma cutter, pulse rifle, force gun, and line cutter. I actually like the pulse rifle because I don’t have to be precise with it.

[@Cytonox]

fair enough! it just doesn't do enough damage for me to feel safe using it - jack

[@marcuslai6115]

Thanks guys. First time DS player. Now I know where to concentrate my node upgrades!!

[@Cytonox]

enjoy it!!! it's a great game!

[@NeoRizer]

That's kind of weird considering the Pulse Rifle and the Force Gun were the best guns in the first one... They both had stopping power and did massive damage if you aimed them at enemies heads / torsos respectfully. So basically Line Gun and Contact Beam are the best guns now. Cool.

[@blackvalio4060]

The rifle wasnt even good in the og bruh

[@aarontruong354]

Love the format. It's still true to your original formula but diversifies the topic. I would say my general feelings are about the same (having only played OG, so I guess not too much changed with weapons). I think it makes sense that the Pulse Rifle is the worst weapon because it's the only real "weapon" in the game. Everything else is some kind of mining tool which makes sense. Although in the OG the Pulse Rifle had a funny ass alt fire (Jack prolly brought it up at some point). Glad to see the Line Gun is still the realest in the room

[@fredv7349]

Ironically the alt fire was good for speed running

[@smudgy264]

The line gun, contact beam and plasma cutter are must haves. In Impossible mode, reserve the contact beam for phantom necromorphs and bosses/whenever you need to deal a tonne of damage quickly. Line gun secondary mode is broken af. Attach a mine to the front of an object you can control with stasis and trivialise every encounter. Plasma cutter is just a good all rounder to have.

[@krispyqwiff8161]

I am doing a first run walkthrough right now and all of the guns are pretty good, especially the alt fire. I think the intent was to get you to think more tactically and get creative with the tools they give you as you experience the different scenarios. My favorite combination is plasma cutter, pulse rifle, and flamethrower.

[@brabiz67]

I’ve only been using the plasma cutter cuz that’s the juiciest one. Haven’t even touched the others. It’s just so reliable

[@ismeJC]

super surprised the pulse rifle ended up being as good as it was this time, the grenade launcher specifically ended up being so clutch

[@Cytonox]

i guess, i just didn't like how the grenades would use like half a clip though - jack

[@hundio88]

They did the pulse rifle dirty! It's a must have for necromorph crowd control.

[@jonofpdx]

Each their own. I'm running the force gun and the assault rifle and love both. The assault rifle's mines allow for a lot of situational control if you're a more methodical player and 25 rounds for the rifle can be easier to find than three for the line gun laser trap (though I use both). There are also a lot of capacity nodes on the upgrade tree, meaning a lot of free ammo if you run it down. Important on high difficulties. And a single hit from a force gun strips melee enemies and sets them up for melee with uograded cutter for singles or mine/linegun for groups.

[@Bugga451]

A flamethrower with even a few upgrades has gotten me out of a jam or two. Plus it allows me to enact my "The Thing" fantasies. Not the best utility, but it's fun and satisfying to make Necromorph flambé.

[@mamar27894]

Force gun never mean to deal a lot of damage but it for keep distance between you and enemies, and it nail its job so good to buy a time even can kill a horde if you spam repeatly

[@TheDarkLink7]

So have and playing through on medium mode. Going for a plasma cutter run A: cause it's my favorite gun and B: for the achievement of playing through the game with only using the plasma cutter.

[@landonletterman831]

I remember when they made the alt fire a thing where Isaac just held it over his head, and it spun around like the Penguin's umbrella while it fired in three different directions. Dumbest thing I ever saw, lol

[@katqcentertainment8754]

The pulse rifle and te flamethrower are actually some of the bests weapons in the game, but they have to be used well 1: the pulse rifle is able to get you infinite money glitch, just like the line gun, but much better 2: the explosive round is amazing to clear out patches of ennemies 3: when exploiting the tearing and dismemberment strategy, you can rip off limbs and kill ennemies in only 4-5 shots of pulse rifle, with the condition that you lightly reduce their armor first (about 2 to 3 seconds of flamethrower on the ennemy, or a shot of the force gun). When doing this strategy, you will use much much less ammo.

[@zombielord2708]

My go to weapon of choice is honestly the Ripper but I rarely use stasis if ever in my playthroughs just using it for the puzzles where it's needed and that's about it

[@nameless646]

The pulse rifle grenades are amazing. This game is full of corridors and hordes, plus if you are accurate enough with it, the rapid fire can still dismember enemies. If Force Gun gameplay isn't your cup of tea, the Line Gun + Pulse Rifle combo is fast. I use the Line Gun to sweep a row of enemies and finish them with a grenade. No stasis, no gravity setup.

[@ConnerSuper]

I used the Pulse against the Hive mind since i had like 400 ammo lol. Worked very well

[@ferdinandmaximilian_I.]

The Dark Souls themed outro made me emotional.

[@silvertoddler8326]

Cutter, line gun, contact beam and flamethrower

[@Cytonox]

dope!

[@jeremynoronha2152]

I've only started playing dead space 2023 on story mode and the pulse rifle is great. It might not do much damage in higher difficulty modes but I would choose it because when dealing with a brute or the leviathan or the huge tenticale arm grabs.

[@Jeptheplay]

Contact beam fully modded is so much fun

[@NutsorSomethingBerserk]

I honestly think they did a fantastic job at balancing all the weapons in the remake. They all feel fantastic to use and even if the flamethrower still isn’t quite where it should be, I adore using it. Especially compared to the OG one. I cannot praise this game enough for how good it feels to play. Even the weakest guns feel awesome and powerful.

[@darkartist321]

Pulse Rifle was one of the best guns in the original in my opinion, if only for the stopping power. Sure, it took a while to severe a limb, but you're guaranteed better control a group, or stop a necromorph from charging at you. Sad to see it sucks now, but I guess it falls in line with the lore anyway. Bittersweet, for me at least.

[@edge85saint]

Fully upgraded I would give the pluse rifle a C. With a larger blast radius and huge magazine with maxed out damage it's actually decent for crowd control although there is better options.

[@OperatorError0919]

Reminder that "crowd control" doesn't mean dealing with crowds of enemies, it means controlling enemies in ways that aren't directly lethal. Stasis is crowd control, aoe explosives are not.

[@dim9907]

I’m literally doing my run with the pulse rifle and the flame thrower 😂

[@NebuchadnezzaR420]

Bro the Dark Souls music at the end gave me goosebumps

[@Demonamic777]

Kinesis being B is a huge insult, it saves ammo like crazy and can help kill Necromorphs instantly when used correctly.

[@vincealcantara0804]

My preferred gun lineup would be plasma cutter, pulse rifle, line gun and finally the badass contact beam..💪🔥💯

[@Craftor298]

Its crazy to give B tier to telekinesis, the weapon doesnt even cost ammo and can stun enemies with litteraly anything once max out

[@sacko2011]

Im using pulse rifle, force gun, flamethrower and contact beam. Wanting to max them all out now 😊

[@isaacclarke8945]

In the original I used the Plasma Cutter, Pulse Rifle, Line Gun, and Contact Beam. The Pulse Rifle is fantastic for pinpoint shooting and the secondary firing options on both the Line Gun and Contact Beam were incredibly useful. The Force Gun and Ripper are both good options, but often adds extra steps to outright killing Necromorphs. (In DS2 the Force Gun was incredibly fun). Also, the Contact Beam is great for selling ammo for Power Nodes. Glad to see the Flame Thrower finally being useful. Looking forward to trying them all out again.

[@edmundkempin3653]

The Flamethrower is great against Pregnants as it will kill them risk free of them bursting. It is also great versus Wall Guardian as you don't have to aim specifically at the tendrils to kill them. Later in the game you get necromorphs that have extremely heavy leg armour, making Plasma Cutter dismemberment very inefficient. Lighting on fire one of the super fast 'stasis' Necros will cause their stasis module to explode while they are still alive, slowing them down for a period of time and giving you a chance to take them out. Fully upgraded the Flamethrower is easily an A if you ask me

[@AstroNaus]

Bro said what gun should be ranked used first time ?

[@jerrjohnpresti]

i'm swapping my pulse rifle for the contact beam. i only used the P.R DS OG because of it's panic button and swarmer annihilating power. likewise, i didn't use the C.T because having both fire modes be on charge was basically useless in, just about every environment. but now, the contact beam has an uncharged fire AND annihilates swarmers better than the pulse rifle. besides, they removed the panic button. i used a detonator instead of a pulse rifle in DS2 because there was no panic button.

[@TheJesusPieces]

I love the flamethrower. Helps me kill the leviathan tentacles in seconds on hard difficulty and just about everything else that comes my way. Not recommended for the mining elevator tho

[@scuters7635]

All i used was the plasma cutter, ripper blades, flame thrower, and contact beam. Made it through the whole game pretty easily.

[@RoughneckMendez]

I’ve always liked the pulse rifle. I know it’s not that strong, but it’s fun to use!

[@adambourne5523]

I loaded out with plasma cutter, flame thrower and contact beam. Stuck to 3 weapons to keep ammo high. High level morphs got a good rinse of flame til the bones show then plasma cut, contact beam just rinsed every boss

[@MrJoshspo0ngrez]

I'm assuming most know this but just incase any reading don't. The flame thrower SIGNIFICANTLY weakens enemies, making them a piece of cake to finish off with the other weapons. Blast an enemy on fire, switch to another gun, and that enemy is a goner in a quarter of the time (and ammo!) Flamethrower into Pulse rifle or plasma cutter is a great combo. (makes the pulse rifle a really great weapon when used like this also!)

[@qxdeath13]

I used Kineses more than anything else, always my opener cause i kept fans in front of me while i walked around new areas and left piles of necro bones and fans in piles after my fights so when i revisited an area i’d have plenty of lethal weapons on the floor

[@Stephen12396]

I have replayed the original dead space many times over the years and would abuse the force gun and ripper on my playthroughs, in this game I did still use it but noticed the ammo is more scarce for force gun personally. I have never used the contact beam in any play through of dead space, it never seemed that great. In my first ever playthrough of dead space I used the line gun a lot and I noticed the flamethrower in the remake has improved a lot for the most part too, for example the alternate fire kills guardians within seconds every time so it is quite useful. The pulse rifle doesn't stun enemies enough to be useful when they're running at you (useful early on I would say) however it is useful against boss enemies like the hive mind, tentacles that grab you and leviathan (somewhat). Kinesis is absolutely amazing and has been since dead space 2, plus you conserve ammo? Great way and funny to pin enemies to the walls and the occasional explosions, it reminds me a bit of the javelin gun from dead space 2 lol

[@KishorTwist]

Any gun of your choice except keep a fast-firing long-range one for Leviathan and final boss.

[@EpicxNerd73]

They did my flamethrower dirty, kite some morphs up and for 25 fuel it can kill 3 or more , and igniting up a necromorph and kinesis keeps them at bay for a super low cost to ammo

[@heilaw7002]

Pulse Rifle is actually my main weapon. And yes, you do need to upgrade it in order to get the most out of it

[@GameHunterDeathhunter]

Flamethrower rips and tears guardians, main usage of flamethrower is it removes the flesh/armor of necromorphs it let's you save ammo for other guns, burn a necro abit swap to a plasma and it can 1 tap them (this on hard btw)