@Esquoret

I never downloaded the Dead Space 2 demo so I don't know what part that is. Didn't want any spoilers, and I knew I was going to buy the game so I didn't need any convincing from playing the demo.

One shot from a Necromorph? Sounds incredibly punishing...how upgraded is your suit and health?

And one shotted by a rock too... one that flew between you and the END, out of all that space in the universe... What a moment.

My rig was not fully upgraded at the time I got killed in one hit by that Necromorph. I think I had 3 out of the 4 life upgrades and I had close to full health.

But alas, Dead Space 2 platinum is mine!   Platinum #50. Definitely ranks up there with the platinums I'm most proud of. 

Started from the middle of Ch.13 and it only took another 45 minutes to get back to the end and beat the game. I made sure to know exactly which way I had to fly to dodge the debris this time before attempting that last section again.

Congratz. Compared to Ds1 how was it.

ModNation Racers (surprised no one has plat it yet in the league) is going to be a fun platinum, and certainly a challenging one. The trophies for 250,000 Create XP and level 30 (you need a total of 500,000 XP across all modes) aren't too bad, but will certainly be a grind (there's a workaround, but it involves making like 9-10 users on your PS3 and it's still a good 15-20 hours if you use that method). The challenges in Career Mode are where it'll be tough, since they all require (well, all but the first one usually) you to do something specific AND get first place.

I had  3/4 upgraded force gun in normal and it wasn't that easy.

I don't remember how the force gun was in DS1 but I find the primary attack to suck a lot. Sure it pushes them back but with the ammo drops in hardcore you can't really afford to waste one shot just to get breathing room ( stasis can do the same thing and costs no ammo). The secondary attack does rock and that is the only move I really use with that gun ( primary attack does work well in the last boss fight to clear the shadow packs or to clear the little thingies that pops out of one of the necromorph belly).

Honestly after beating normal and getting to chapter 5 in Zealot I think my first upgrades in hardcore with the plasma cutter is going to be the stasis module...

Ouch... but you're so close! I bet you'll have it by the next update.

edit: LAWL nvm saw your post just a little further down... Congrats!

he did get it.

On a side note I think I should be able to get Dead Space Extraction platinum before the update.

I am almost done with impossible and getting all collectibles ( only have chapter 9 left)

I  coudn't even one shot anything in normal with a half upgraded force gun with the primary attack..( thankfully the secondary attack rocks). I actually used the javelin gun a lot in normal.

Not sure what weapons I will pick for hardcore.

I'm thinking plasma cutter, line gun, force gun and flamethrower early on and switch flamethrower for contact beam around chapter 11 or so...

Flamethrower isn't that great except for one thing, everything you kill with it drops amo or credit and when facing stuff like the packs you don't have time to go smash them for loot before they disappear so you loose a lot of drops when using other weapons on them...( and flamethrower primary one shots pack members so it's probably the most efficient weapon ammo wise against those).

Yeah I noticed about 2 mins after I posted it, hence the quick edit, lol.

Btw, Ail, I'm about three Nurburgring 4H races from platinuming GT5. Feels surreal after the last 3 months off constant GT5ing.