The world of Resident Evil 6 is a dangerous place, with zombies and J'avo lurking around every corner. Whether you're a seasoned BSAA operative or this is your first run-in with the Umbrella Corp, you'll need these tips in your armoury to help you survive the latest outbreak...
HOW TO... MASTER MELEE COMBAT
Through the course of Resi 6's multiple storylines you'll be facing off against hoards of zombies and J'avo, and if you just wildly blast away at them you'll be running out of bullets in no time.
The best way to tackle these standard enemies while conserving ammo is to land a headshot on them, then while they're stunned quickly sprint over and follow this up with a melee attack. That should put them down on the floor, where you can then perform a further melee stomp attack to quickly finish them off.
If you get a chance to creep up on enemies from behind then take it, as these sneak melee attacks do massive damage and often finish them off with a single blow.
Make sure you keep an eye on your combat gauge when fighting, as this measures your stamina and depletes every time you perform a melee attack. Be careful to space your attacks out as if it drops to zero you won't be able to run or melee with any strength until the bar replenishes, leaving you exposed to any nearby enemies.
HOW TO... SHOOT FASTER AND BE MORE ACCURATE
There will of course be circumstances where melee combat is not appropriate, and this is where you need to shoot effectively. You should always be aiming for headshots, which are made easier by the laser sights now attached to each gun, and fire in controlled bursts to maintain accuracy.
D-pad Left and Right quickly switches between weapons, and Up and Down chooses grenades, bombs and first aid sprays. Take some time early on to familiarise yourself with where these items are mapped, as in the heat of battle finding the right weapon fast could mean the difference between life and death for you.
By holding LT/L2 to aim and approaching low cover you can snap to it by pressing A/X; you are then locked to the cover as long as you keep your aim held. In this position you can use the left stick to peek out and aim, which is very useful when facing multiple enemies with automatic weapons.
HOW TO... RESTORE HEALTH QUICKER, WITH LESS EFFORT
The herbs that you collect can be converted into health tablets from the item menu, and combining them will yield more. The following combinations are possible:
- Green herb = 1 health tablet
- Green herb + Green herb = 3 health tablets
- Green herb + Green herb + Green herb = 6 health tablets
- Green herb + Red herb = 6 health tablets
You should therefore hold off mixing herbs as long as possible, to ensure you get the maximum yield from them.
When taking health tablets, you can press RB/R1 multiple times and your character will then take that many in one hit, so you don't have to wait to do them all individually.
If you run out of health tablets, you can quickly produce more as long as there are one or more herbs in your inventory. Holding RB/R1 then pressing X/Square will restock you without having to faff around in the menus, and better still the best combination of herbs available will be combined to give you the maximum number of tablets.
Comments
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Stryker89 on 2 Oct '12 said:
Don't spend money on this, there's my essential tip. And the reviewer's, apparently.
AnimaOnline on 2 Oct '12 said:
Or go out and give it a shot and form your own opinion of the game. If you're really sceptical then perhaps give it a rent. Don't let review scores lead you into prejudging a game, just take them into consideration.
Stryker89 on 2 Oct '12 said:
I hated the demo for several reasons- ridiculous camera, broken cover system, overcomplicated inventory, bizarre enemy A.I etc etc... Most of the reviews I've read have simply reinforced these concerns, so no, I won't be buying or renting it.
AnimaOnline on 2 Oct '12 said:
Fair enough. Ever since Resi 5 my only thought has been that it's a shame they've completely abandoned the original style. Resident Evil 5 and 6 would be brilliant games had they been spin-offs. At least then fans of the originals could still have something to look forward to rather than giving them the shaft.
illage2 on 2 Oct '12 said:
Yeah but that was a Demo, and I am having a good time with the game so far. This is why I don't trust reviewers and fanboys, and sheep.
Agent75 on 2 Oct '12 said:
Same old crap from CAPCOM. The herbs thing is just comical. It was time to change the record years ago. But in all fairness, even though Resident Evil didn't start survival horror gaming (it was Alone in the Dark), Resident Evil 2, 3 and CODE: Veronica was decent, it was Resident Evil 4 that changed it, but they cocked up with Resident Evil 5, not forgetting those terrible lightgun games and the Outbreaks. A ruined series I'm afraid.
sbradley88 on 2 Oct '12 said:
Then why the f**k are you even here? Get lost before you ruin another games storyline for people.
sbradley88 on 2 Oct '12 said:
The Outbreak games wern't that bad. They were well ahead of their time with their concept of 4 player online co-op, despite how poorly it was executed.
illage2 on 3 Oct '12 said:
Who said anything about ruining it? I'm sorry that you can't stand it when someone actually enjoys RE6 but that's life.
richomack360 on 3 Oct '12 said:
Best tip - don't buy this game full price apparantly.
toaplan on 3 Oct '12 said:
The controls do seem quite complicated at first. I've played the demo now (my new PS3 Slim arrived yesterday
x 5 )... But I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with the controls, they are just different, not as accessible as in some of the western shooters and mastering them is going to take some practice and getting used to. Plus, on the PS I can't rely on my super-accurate and expensive gaming mouse to comfortably machine-gun enemies down, so it actually feels like a bit of a refreshing break from the daily BF3 / MW3 PC grind.
Loving the dark, beautifully somber visuals too.
Barry316 on 3 Oct '12 said:
He's on about you spoiling the story to Borderlands 2 for him last week. Because your spoilers tag was complete s**t and a mod had to remove it.
KK-Headcharge78 on 3 Oct '12 said:
Borderlands has a story?