Can You Beat DEAD SPACE 2023 With Only a Flamethrower?

FIRED UP FOR WORK.
BUT PLAY WITH FIRE AND YOU'LL GET BURNED.
I know we did this in the original 2008 version, but with brand new graphics, sidequests, and weapon mechanics, I think it's a question worth asking. The remake is not a remaster, after all, and everything is wildly different.
Can you beat Dead Space 2023 (the Dead Space Remake) with only a flamethrower?
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[@PressContinue]

A flamethrower is essentially a firebomb that you squeeze the contents out of

[@TheBacklogs]

I deal in firebombs and firebomb accessories, I tell ya hwat.

[@giftedfox4748]

@@TheBacklogs That boy ain't right...

[@Cr0de5_]

@@giftedfox4748 but he's not wrong though

[@Dragynn5]

Like a toothpaste tube of victory and flame.

[@MaximumRexAL]

@@TheBacklogs It's a good clean burning bomb.

[@StrangerForever85]

Considering that the contact beam looks like a plasma thrower, I think we can technically calm it a flamethrower since plasma is a superheated gas that has the appearance of burning. It’s a futuristic flamethrower.

[@ericb3157]

reminds me of a fan-story where someone from a different continuity wound up in Dead Space... she used the "pulse cannon" exclusively (i think that's what it's called) while Isaac used the Beam Cutter exclusively.

[@ryanwoon3534]

@@ericb3157link?

[@jacthing1]

​@@ericb3157and this just reminded me of a fic where the same thing happened, except it was a boy and he used the flamethrower.

[@archrp7868]

So a flame thrower rnd made on every crack imaginable

[@StrangerForever85]

@@archrp7868 , future crack is a hell of a drug.

[@ironwolf5802]

The one enemy didn't crash the game, he just wanted to praise the flamethrower forever. He loved it so much needed to stand in the fire like a hug.

[@ThePixelPear]

Dang it sucks you have to blur out large portions of the amazing work they did in the gore in this game.

[@KainYusanagi]

Doesn't have to; chose to do so. Still sucks either way.

[@fredclasson7865]

@@KainYusanagi Probably related to youtube's reaction to the Calisto Protocol video. And until he gets any sort of answer as to why he has to make some guesswork.

[@wangpasta]

​@@fredclasson7865 multiple youtubers have talked about how they have to cencor gore now cause its not 'advertiser friendly'

[@Gamer3427]

@@KainYusanagi I mean, technically he doesn't "have to", but if he wants to make any money off all the effort he put into the video he does. KZbin's demonetization rulings get stricter and stricter every day.

[@goreobsessed2308]

He does if he wants to make money

[@Alpha_Synergy]

If you're after more challenge run ideas, here's one I'd love to see: can you beat Dark Souls 2 left handed? Rules: you can only use weapons designed to be used in the left hand, including parrying daggers, the special sword with the improved left hand moveset, the torch, and shields. You can only use weapons in the left hand, with the exception of shields, which must be used in the right hand. Aside from that, the usual rules of "no exploits or cheats," "beat all bosses possible," etc.

[@caiosantoscavalcante6928]

that's the best idea I've ever heard

[@enot2140]

If I am not mistaken it's almost the same as "Can you beat Dark Souls 2 with a slight dmg nerf?" Correct me if I am wrong, but this doesn't make for a run challenging or unique enough imo.

[@no1normal750]

but that's just playing the game, but you press a different button to attack.

[@serPomiz]

can I suggest a DS shield-only run?

[@carllomas4899]

​@@enot2140It has to be weapons with unique attacks in the left hand, such as the Artorias greatsword (I forgot the name).

[@citavsoa]

So fun fact, that first infector room gets easier if you stomp on that body pile you made, both in the remake and original. They can only transform full corpses, and its funny when it whips a u-turn and walks right back in the room when the AI realizes it cant do its job.

[@jacthing1]

Isn't it only if they have a head? I think if they're headless then an infector can't change them

[@citavsoa]

@@jacthing1 So interesting news. I had a friend test for me. For the remake, and at least for the morgue attack, the infector won't change any corpses that have ANY missing limbs. Arms, legs, head, apparently if any part is missing it'll ignore it.

[@duplicarus]

That’s an old tactic I completely forgot about. I used to stomp every single body I came across just in case lol

[@darrengaroutte7744]

For the first regenerator, CarcinogenSDA did a run of this and just ran in a circle around the room not bothering to waste ammo. Apparently, the whole thing is time-based.

[@DavidKent94]

Which is good because my first playthrough, he immediately despawned when he broke out of the glass. I wasn't facing him when he broke out and honestly thought it was the developers mixing things up. Nope, it was just an odd bug lol

[@caphryne]

technically, this run can have the Flamethrower accessed from the very first Store if you play on New Game+, and if you can make it to the beginning of NG+ without upgrading to a new suit or using any power nodes, you could actually have a significantly harder version of this Challenge thanks to the Phantom Necromorphs!

[@KainYusanagi]

Also the special edition came with a bunch of weapons that act as NG+ accessibility to the other weapon types, effectively.

[@Zeion97]

I don't comment much but I want to say, I absolutely LOVE your content, not only because of the skill and time you put into the challenges but also your humor. You make not only myself laugh but my kids as well. Keep up the amazing work!

[@ABadassDragon]

So far, my favourite flamethrower was in Fallout 3 and New Vegas, mainly because scoring sneak criticals with a flamethrower and oneshoting a deathclaw like that is very funny

[@AnimeUmbreon]

The one two punch at 8:55 of 'Lights? Life Support? You know, this should be an easy choice." to 'I should've chosen Life Support!" just hit in a way I didn't expect.

[@uncle_zambie295]

Your challenge runs actually inspired me to get the "One Gun" achievement when this came out, and it was pretty fun doing it too. great vid man.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

good work

[@uncle_zambie295]

Thanks

[@taltos2467]

I mean I for one would be interested in watching a ng+ contact beam only run lol, seems like it'd be a fun one

[@Choppytehbear1337]

Is it just me or is the coloring weird?

[@jacksmith3148]

I was looking for a comment like this, it's coppery as hell for some reason

[@Noir1998]

yup the sepia filter is annoying for sure

[@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833]

Looks annoying af

[@smcilia]

I rewatch your stuff so often that I never really notice you gone 😅

[@Green_Axolotl]

Thanks so much for your videos! Your content is amazing, and no matter what anyone else says, you at least have one fan that laughs at (most) of your jokes!

[@Sbart117]

The contact beam looks like it's just a flamethrower if the flamethrower was a hose and you just put your thumb over the nozzle. I'd say you're in the clear

[@nodnarbionking]

The color seems off.

[@lanzyurielmundo7765]

Lemon might be color blind looks like a color blind setting

[@Depressed_python]

​@lanzyurielmundo7765 it's the color blind setting tritanopia

[@kuboskube]

I love your presentation in all of your videos. Hilarious dialog with expert timing and phenomenal editing. Keep being awesome.

[@abdoaboueid8151]

Great quality as always, fingers crossed that Papa youtube won't demonetize this video too with the censorship you've done. Keep it up!

[@autumnedruca992]

LOVED hearing geoff plays guitar at the end, the hades melody is my fav cover and its such a good boss fight music choice!

[@serPomiz]

on a side note, I love how chen demise is both different and the same it was in the original they really managed to get the feeling of YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRGHHHHHHH intact, while adding on top of it!

[@aeolus7762]

So wait... was it THIS video that got demonitized? SERIOUSLY?! DEAD SPACE IS ALL OVER OTHER GAMERS' CHANNELS AND LEMON GETS HIT BY IT?!

[@TheCode-X]

Honestly every weapon in any game should be able to be used through the entire game (Final bosses included)

[@BoldTint]

Yeah, being softlocked out of the ending because you brought the "wrong" weapon to the boss sucks, like, come on, it's a flamethrower, how can you NOT use it?

[@zombieslayer2016]

I remember saying almost the exact same thing on his demon souls firebomb run I genuinely do not understand why games will have weapons that just arbitrarily do not work That being said I do actually really appreciate that lemon uploads challenges that are impossible keeps the ultimate destination a surprise

[@nssheepster]

@@zombieslayer2016 Yeah, immunities and straight breaking weapons is just bad design choice IMO. I can 100% agree with resistances, even really heavy resistances, but pure immunities to a damage or weapon type, that's just telling the player they aren't allowed to use the tools you gave them, and that's not kosher.

[@LilyMaeBlossom]

@@nssheepster That's nothing to do with the bosses or what the game intends, in this instance it's to do with how the flamethrower is coded. The flamethrower itself is not considered a weapon, but rather an output that just spawns fire in certain directions. The secondary attack was originally coded as a projectile, making the flamethrower a weapon and thus being able to trigger the hit registry, but in this game it's just another spawn point for fire. It's an oversight moreso, not so much a design choice, as this was able to be used through the entire game (from getting it at least) before the remake to my knowledge.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

I can't agree with that, it limits desighn, imagine if in metal gear solid 5 when you are in a sniper battle with quite instead of using a sniper rifle, it was just as viable to take an LMG and spray at her, parts of a game being incomparable with part of your toolkit is necessary for those parts to stay interesting and not just be auto completes, having said that arbitrary immunities are also not fun, in most cases, the fire boss in mg5 is another good example, because he was outright immune to bullets, he basically was just a waiting puzzle with a ranged attack and you have to look for the spots to wait for him to get to, however if he just took damage he'd be a bullet sponge

[@maniac6655]

Holy Censorship ... i salute to the sad person that had to blur all that goop

[@lewandowski1313]

Been waiting for a new Dead Space vid from you! Love it!!!

[@butterbeer3527]

Is it just me or is it in "Dog Colorbllindness" mode?

[@specialshera]

Your humor on this one was delightful. :3 Dead Space is one of my favorite games, and I was delighted by this remake with the sheer amount of lore and details crammed in. The run was also fun as hell, I didn't realize it was even doable- I've seen folks do it with the plasma cutter, but flamethrower is a fun challenge, even the game being uncooperative at the very end. I feel like Isaac would get along with Doom Guy.

[@schnoz8203]

If you're looking for more runs to do, I've been having a lot of fun playing Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous-- on my third run now and playing around in this game is really fun but also addicting and punishingly difficult. Though you it doesn't look like you've done any CRPG content on the channel yet (I could be wrong), I've been having a blast and the strategic elements have been scratching the itch for another XCOM game-- something you have sunk some time into. Regardless, thanks for the great content! Been around since the Pokemon vid you did way back

[@kpDiDDy]

Thanks for your dedication, your uploads always brighten my day

[@TheBacklogs]

Thanks! Always glad to hear people enjoy my antics haha

[@JackTheDead]

@@TheBacklogs which of the three is your favorite dead space game

[@writerlairchannel2636]

Fighting demons with hellish weapon is a brilliant idea🤔

[@jonathandennis2954]

there's always the option of combing two easy challenge ideas into a big one. a Dead Space no stasis on enemies and no upgrades. Love the challenge runs Lemon, keep up the awesome work.

[@Yorkshire_tea_enjoyer]

I love this man's videos so easy to enjoy

[@CroMike1]

If you throw the flamethrower hard enough, something will turn into a fire bomb! Love the videos Lemon!

[@personaslates]

Its difficult to watch this with the censoring.

[@pedrobortoli6852]

Backlogs upload, Dead Space 2023, saturday is now blessed. Thank you, Lemon!

[@sacrificialvoid9838]

Hopefully KZbin doesn’t restrict the video again.

[@quietgaming6524]

Why is it green?

[@duplicarus]

Man I can’t wait to get home and finish this game. Played the original, but this first run is Pulse Rifle and Plasma cutter. NG+ is Pulse Rifle only, then Plasma Cutter, then on to the other weapons. Like I’m so excited man.

[@Staticminds]

So many censers

[@skulkywulky6882]

0:32 lego batman laugh

[@notsoretrojakko4517]

I had the pleasure of also playing this on outdated hardware, and was the game that made me finally sort out my GPU situation, my old Reliable 1060 6gb was finally retired, tho now the DS Remake is now also in my own backlog...

[@Cricket-mo4vr]

What an excellent run!! I love watching you bend and break games that I couldn't beat normally in a thousand years!

[@niceguy7270]

Great video! I am amazed at how much your content has improved! Thank you for your hard work!

[@mayn8154]

Damn the first 25 seconds hit so close to heart. I mean my PC is even worse but I definitely know what low FPS gaming looks like and that's about as close as it gets

[@dundundada]

is there a filter on the game???

[@dev2410]

I think so yes Because KZbin demonetizes videos out of spite

[@natureandinsects4879]

It's been awhile since I opened KZbin and forgot why I subscribed to you. I remember it now by watching this video, Lemon is so entertaining!

[@novamortis257]

The amount of censoring you had to do is crazy and I commend you for the patience you needed for that fits the brand of you being a patience god

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

Isaac must have some reinforced bones for all the times he's flung around, great video!

[@frieda8745]

Is my YT busted or does everything look slightly green???

[@DanteYewToob]

Why does the new Isaac look like Mark Strong and Adam Sandler had a baby? Haha Game looks amazing though! I haven’t played DS in ages, I’m definitely going to check out the remake.

[@IllyasArt]

Is the video tinted yellow for anyone else?

[@NuclearSpring]

I didn't realize the entire game had a gross yellow-green filter on it the entire time?

[@dandydevil8243]

Why is everything so green?

[@arklados3596]

I love how the vent fans are basically sawblades when thrown

[@Onebadterran]

Would love to see a challenge run with the gun you are excited about. Looks interesting

[@ericsaffell9007]

Oh no! You got so far with the flame thrower! I solute though for trying bud. I love you channel, and props for using the Argent metal :)

[@graysonbalke5100]

Why does isaac in the opening look like adam sandler

[@steaky6523]

I love how Lemon talks in the first person. It’s so much fun to imagine a clueless engineer making jokes as he murders an alien race with a lighter and aerosol can.

[@lastwymsi]

You should do a run of BL2 with only explosives. (Pstt. There are guns that shoot tiny explosions as well)

[@moodypessimist5375]

You traded the gas flamethrower for an electric one. Runs still valid.

[@sammyb106]

"Last time i heard that one i was missing 4 wisdom teeth and my spleen" Me too! i also am missing a spleen.... but yea. that was kind of random to post but hey!

[@thefancytiefling]

Don't shoot! Let em burn!

[@zegawar1594]

The time of waiting is over! It has arrived!

[@maxbrown1961]

Archer reference in the 1st 2 minutes. Now I know this is gonna be a good video

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

14:08 OH GOD IT'S THE FLOOD

[@discgolfwes]

One coffee... *a la cart*

[@GairlochMtn]

0:20 I missed you lemon. God's bless Videos.

[@solemnjohnson570]

28:22 when you really think about it lasers are just really *really* hot directional flamethrowers.

[@pocketinfinity6733]

Corporate: "Employee 0285:The Backlogs, is a good employee and will not be subject to termination. A welcoming party will be initiated when he returns from content drought"

[@padwock2294]

Was having a bad afternoon, it seems that fate has decided my afternoon will now flip to being fun! WOOO!!

[@Gnowimaster]

hope you are better now 🙂

[@tarethable]

Great video! Love that @GeoffPlaysGuitar is getting his music out into videos. He deserves it.

[@RexHangmanK2K]

The Contact beam shots Plasma so ist technicaly is a flamethrower Just a really really hot one 😂

[@KarateEmil]

I don't need to watch this video, cause I know the answer personally. and it's a confident yes, the flamethrower is extremely overpowered, beat the hardest difficulty only with it.

[@TwistingGames]

Never been this early for a vid but i'm sure its great, keep it up Lemon!

[@kingsknight5305]

Same here!

[@amanwithnoplan7648]

You should try this weird challenge, can you beat conquer planet hoxes in deep rock galactic with only grenades

[@bilson7523]

Your choice in background music betrays the horror of this situation...

[@ericb3157]

oh, have you ever heard of a Flash game called "The Breach"? it's story is similar to Dead Space, the main difference is that the "infection" comes from another dimension... the ship was testing a new type of FTL drive...

[@inkdd1463]

Took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize everything looks green bc TOS will break down your door if the real meaty stuff is shown

[@vincevalentine9099]

28:12 the end of the flame academy, the begining of the gold academy

[@StarshadowMelody]

"Well, I'm all out of good ideas, so guess what's left!" Oh, that is a comeback.

[@trishsilverhide7451]

I’m glad you got to use your other favourite gun at least. Your videos are always such a good pick me up. Thanks for everything you do ❤

[@Spectrik]

This couldnt have been released at a better time for me i just 100 percent completed it

[@lordofwar5296]

Lemon for your Firebomb run in Elden Ring there is a summon called the jarwight puppet you can use also love the channel been here since Dark souls fist only

[@vincevalentine9099]

i am at the start of the challange but i gotta ask. is the video in sepia for anyone else? was it lemon's editting for some reason or youtube just shat the bed?

[@lordvaust5830]

Should’ve called this video “Dead Space 2023, Pyromancies Only”

[@Argyle117]

2:50 I always hated getting hand-me-downs growing up

[@TheTacosKey]

I love how you almost constantly had to blur out the floor to stay monetized

[@alephnole7009]

This game looks pretty interesting with this colorblind filter. I prefer the original but this feels really grungy

[@NeonBlacklightTH]

Oh it's a colorblind filter? I was wondering why the game looked so weird, I thought my screen was going wonky or something was wrong with the vid and no one took notice. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@foop145]

I don't think it's a colorblind filter, I think it's RGB without the red. Presumably he did it to wash out any blood so this didn't get demonetized. Just a guess, based on all the talk about censorship for the KZbin algo

[@alephnole7009]

@@foop145 that's also possible. I know the game does have a very strong color blind filter but post processing with either Reshade or video editing software could also be happening for censorship.

[@user-tu4lf3vo2y]

Can You Beat DEAD SPACE 2023 With Only GREEN ?

[@alephnole7009]

@@user-tu4lf3vo2y I'm Not sure exactly what you mean, but most likely yes. Reshade could make the whole game completely green like an old Gameboy no problem. Or every color could be monochrome accept for green.

[@masmurdermonkey9233]

Good afternoon Lemon, yeah we missed you. Fire, whoo!

[@ssssss211]

I have some ideas for a challenge runs 1: dark souls 1 and 2 (really any game that uses vancianet magic) the insomniac run, only magic no weapons or consumables (Maybe including estus flasks, your choice) but the spells don't recharge. 2: Diablo (2/3/4) tony only run. Necromancer skeleton only run

[@redacted2740]

The firebomb academy will accept this ending as lasers are simply hotter fire.

[@eddwould9521]

That second hand joke… was not ready for that 😂😂

[@lewisleslie2821]

The Hive Mind in this game looks like Ebrietas’ older brother with anger issues

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

1:42 If Ants or Mosquitoes follow us to space I'm gonna Fucking FREAK.

[@WeaverStar]

You mentioning telekinesis made me think - have you considered playing through Control without using the service weapon?

[@DijonFromage]

"More fire" fixes all problems except possibly 'too much fire'.

[@purplehaze2358]

Ah, yet more proof that fire is the answer to _all_ of life's greatest problems.

[@dididi3368]

Lemon: Well atleast the flamethrower works in hear not exactly sure why. Me; because the oxygen is still there its just also has a lot of poisoness gas in it or because most gasses are flammable, its not like your in space.

[@quirkyqwerty2840]

"For what is a laser canon if not a concentrated beam of flame? There is no heresy here, there is only apotheosis!"