Thanks to everyone who gave me some hints. I got as far as the fight with "The
Big Cheese" beforet I decided that my guns and ammo were so depleted that I
needed to start over from the beginning and I am finding the second time around
to be easier. Plus I found out that that potato sack chainsaw massacrer is not
indestructable after all. The thing to do is not to panic when he charges you
and shoot him in the head with the shotgun 6 times and down he goes. I find
this game to be the most challenging of all the games because you really have
to think before you shoot. To make things harder, you have to choose wisely
what you buy or upgrade and you can't buy ammo through him which is a bummer
since the ammo isn't as plentiful as in previous games. Or may be it is but the
difference here may be that you can't just walk past these enemies. They will
chase you. The number of enemies has increased as well. Nowhere is that more
obvious than in the fort. I find the rifle with the scope to help in that area.
Even though going through it the second time makes it easier, I find it still
hard to conserve my ammo and I still have that fight to look foward to when it
comes up again. I got tips on how to defeat "The Big Cheese", but it sounds
like I will have to really practice those tips to defeat him. He doesn't
exactly move in predictable ways and I have trouble finding that barrel to
shoot the second time the hint tells me to do so. Oh well, that won't be coming
up for awhile. One more thing- Claire, Jill, Ada and Rebecca could use a gun.
Why not have Ashley armed with a gun? It would sure make things easier when
protecting her. Though it is convenient to have those dumpsters for her to hide
in while I clear the area. I could say more, but I don't want to reveal much
more of the plot. I will say: "Beware the mining area! Just when you think
you've cleared the area you haven't!"
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