*Spoilers* Dead Space secret achievement is BS

There's a secret achievement called "Don't Get Cocky Kid". It is awarded for surviving the asteroid attack (shooting asteroids in the turret) on chapter 4 with 50% or higher sheilds left. Worth 10g.

I'd just like to tell the world that it's BS. Glad I got that off my back.

Hmm..

The point of achievements is kind of to do something challengine and unusual, just because 99% of games make them easy doesn't mean they all should be, there are some crazy achievements that make it unique if you get them instead of something everyone can do.

Just my opinion I guess.

Hmm..

The point of achievements is kind of to do something challengine and unusual, just because 99% of games make them easy doesn't mean they all should be, there are some crazy achievements that make it unique if you get them instead of something everyone can do.

Just my opinion I guess.

sensfanVone

u know what? i think that devs just stoped caring about this kind of thing... cuz devs give games really hard to get archivements(DoA4, DMC4 for instance) n ppl will complain. devs give easy to get archivements... n ppl will complain. so no matter what... somebody will complain no matter what. so they just dont give a damn anymore.

Not all achievements are supposed to be easy, I dont think that a topic needed to be made for this though :?

I got it by turning my screen brightnss up, an d not shooting asteroids that were already out of the screen.

Also, there are differnet "patterns" the asteroids come in. one time you may get 3 hard spawns in a row and than continue and get a super easy spawn pattern and you'll unlock it

hope that helps

[QUOTE="sensfanVone"]

Hmm..

The point of achievements is kind of to do something challengine and unusual, just because 99% of games make them easy doesn't mean they all should be, there are some crazy achievements that make it unique if you get them instead of something everyone can do.

Just my opinion I guess.

MissMorphine

u know what? i think that devs just stoped caring about this kind of thing... cuz devs give games really hard to get archivements(DoA4, DMC4 for instance) n ppl will complain. devs give easy to get archivements... n ppl will complain. so no matter what... somebody will complain no matter what. so they just dont give a damn anymore.

I wouldn't neccessarily agree. I think devs listen a LITTLE about acheivements. Actual gameplay, yes, over and over with beta tests and the whole nine, but achievements? Nah! I think they try to gear achievements to match the type of game. Kids games are easy to get achievements, mature a lot harder ect,ect.

Personally I like having a good "ramp up" of achievements. Some easy, more medium, more hard, and maybe a handful console-punching diffucult.

Oh, and I would rate that achievement medium. It was TEDIOUS, yes. ANNOYING yes, but it was easy to retry and short to complete. I think I got it on try #9.

You want a BS achievement try Little Rocket Man on TOB; constantly backtracking to find and pickup a Garden Gnome only to lose him 100ft later ...

I got that on my first try. The achievements for Dead Space aren't hard, just time consuming. I had to play the game nearly 4 times to get all the achievements

Oh, and I would rate that achievement medium. It was TEDIOUS, yes. ANNOYING yes, but it was easy to retry and short to complete. I think I got it on try #9.

You want a BS achievement try Little Rocket Man on TOB; constantly backtracking to find and pickup a Garden Gnome only to lose him 100ft later ...

my_mortal_coil

I couldn't agree more.

That achievement was pointless I didn't bother doing it. Why let a ridiculous part of a game ruin what is a great experience?

Lol, you're just bad at it. I got it on my 3rd try, it wasnt very hard at all. If you need to, just turn up your brightness all the way so you can see the asteroids coming. xDJustaShadowe

It's really not that tough. Try focusing on the main 1/3 of the screen that is directly in front of you as opposed to the left and right sides. Some of those asteroids will end up missing you so you shouldn't waste your time on them... same goes for asteroids that are too high or too low. Also don't forget that you can use both the RT and LT for double fire.

Your priority should be:

1. Look for big asteroids and break them down (they do the most damage)
2. Look at the middle portion of the screen for any oncoming traffic
3. If that is clear then focus on your sides (while always prioritizes the large asteroids)

With a little bit of luck you will get an easy sequence and you should get it no problem. It too me multiple tries, but when I did get it, I had 70%+ left. Anyways good luck and don't forget there is another sequence similar to this one for a secret achievement ;)