There is a simple loot trick in Dead Space 2 that hardly anyone has known for 13 years.
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In Dead Space 2 your resources are extremely limited so that the horror game is appropriately threatening. But there is a trick to make life as the protagonist Isaac a little easier. This “new” way of getting loot was completely unknown even to one of the developers.
Dead Space 2: Fan finds trick to get credits
In Dead Space 2 you use credits to buy new equipment and weapons, to upgrade them or simply to replenish your scarce ammunition. As player wetodd1337 shows in a Reddit post, you can even get money quite easily:
Link to Reddit content
As you can see in the clip, they can be ATMs (ATMs) in the game simply destroy and haunt whole 10,000 credits out of.
The same trick works with them too Medicine stationsthen leave these Refill for the stasis module fall. Stasis can be used to slow enemies, making it a valuable resource in the game.
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Community is completely surprised: A majority of the players didn't know the trick. Goukigod commented under the post: »I had no idea about it. I’m putting this on my list of reasons why I need to play it again.”
“To be honest, that never occurred to me.”gives Rawrz720 to. The player peabuddie explained: »I've been playing since the release. I've played through it a million times. Got the Hard to Core achievement. I never knew that.”
Even a developer didn't know: Commented under the post Seth Hallwho was then working as a visual effects director at developer Visceral Games:
Haha! I worked as a visual effects artist on Dead Space and didn't even know it was possible. Goddamn!
In a game where everything but enemies is few and far between, these extra resources are pretty useful. Did you already know this trick from Dead Space 2? When was the last time a discovery in a game left you as amazed as the community behind the Reddit post? Feel free to write it to us in the comments.