Resident Evil 5

This fight is alot and I mean ALOT easier to do in the single player, the main reason being, for the quick time events (QTE) only one person has to push it for it to work. Usually with two players one of them will end up screwing up the QTE. You can only get hit once during this fight. If you get hit more than that, you might aswell quit and reload the checkpoint. Anywhere, here are a few tips for beating this fight. I just S ranked it on Professional a little while ago. There are a few things to keep in mind for this battle. These are the basics, before we get into the details:



-Do this by yourself, NOT in co-op.



- When Ndesu does his close range attacks, dont stop firing on him to stop them until you're sure he's stunned and the attack (fist or stomp) is ended.



- The Quick Time Event (QTE) will ALWAYS be Circle or Square, so have your finger hovering above the middle of those bottons and be ready. Dont panic and hit the wrong button as it will always result in a hit against you.



- Use your environment. Use the exploding barrels to take care of business when Ndesu picks up the telephone polls/rock. Although he can pick up the rock multiple times, blowing up the barrels near the telephone polls (after he picks them up), will ensure that he can't go for them again, leaving you with less QTE to worry about. I will explain how to take care of the rock in detail if you dont have a barrel remaining later.



- Take care of the molotov/arrow guys ONLY when Ndesu stumbles or is stunned. NEVER and I repeat NEVER go for them when he is at close range (instead of stoping his attacks) as he will always hit you. Unlike other difficulties, I found that you NEED both guns constantly firing on him to stop these attacks.



-Aim for the parasites on the left side of his body when he's far away, as they become very difficult to hit at close range.



- VERY IMPORTANT. Alaways monitor the temperature of your machine gun. Overheating = death. Whenever you have to use it to stop one of his attcks (fist or stomp or charge), RELEASE the trigger as he will be stunned for a few seconds and this will give your MG ample time to cool down.



- When the arrow guys spawn for the first time, TAKE OUT ONLY THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM. The one on the top has terrible accuracy and leaving him alive stops the bottom one from respawning again, leaving you one less annoyance in battle.





Now I will give you a detailed guide on how to do the entire battle. This will be long, but read it because there are many keys to defeating Ndesu on Professional.



1. PLAY AS SHEVA. I can't stress this enough. I died 40+ times on this fight with Chris before realizing that Sheva is the way to go. Her gun doesn't heat up as quickly (but does take slightly longer to cool down), and it seems to fire quicker and/or be more powerfull.



2. When the fight starts, Ndesu will always come up and try his usual 3 close range attacks (foot stomp, fist smash and the swing at Chris). The QTE will always be either circle or square, so hover your thumb about an inch above the center of your triangle, square, circle, X buttons and get ready to be quick. One thing I found out is that if you panic and hit the wrong button, it will automatically be a hit on you, however, if you remain patient the game seems to give you more time to push the correct button.



3. After 3 sucessful times stoping his initial attack, take out the molotov guy, or the arrow guy depending on which one is stunned. Don't bother hitting them until AFTER you stop his 3rd attack and he stumbles or else you wont put enough lead in him to stop his attacks and you'll take a hit. The molotov guy/arrow guys cant even hit you until you stop his 3rd attack anyway, at least in my experience.



4. This is directly related to the arrow guys. When they spawn, only shoot the bottom one. Not only does the top one usually miss with his shots, but most importantly, if he is alive, IT STOPS BOTH FROM RESPAWNING, therefore you only have to concentrate on the molotov guy, leaving one less thing to worry about.



5. Now two parasites will pop out of Ndesu. Try to unleash your fire on the one on the left mainly because when Ndesu comes up to do his close range attacks, the left one is very difficult to hit. Always hit the left one at long range. At this point he will usually go for the rock. There are two ways of handling this. Either, hit the barrel (before he picks up the rock, which I recommend because it leaves him stuned momentarily which gives you time to hit a spawned molotov guy and/or do some damage to the left parasite. After this, me may try to smash the ground as form of attack and you will have to be quick to do the QTE to hold on and brace the shock.



6. If he is about to do the earth smash move, he will usually stand there for a moment and growl before launching the attack. If he does this he may also be preparing to do the charge. However, if he is going to do the charge Chris will say "I dont like the looks of this, keep firing!" everytime. So if he stands and growls and chris DOESNT say a word, get ready for the earth smash move and therefore the QTE.



7. He will come in close after this and you can usually eliminate the two parasites by now. His big parasite will appear now, and get ready to unload as much ammo as you can on it. Clear the molotov guy as he's getting up if one has spawned)



8. As usual, now he will do his three close range attacks. Shoot his foot to stop his stomp, shoot his head to stop his fist smash and be ready for square or circle to dodge the punch. After another 3 successful blocks he will be once again stunned (clear the molotov guy) and be ready to fire on 4 parasites. Again, try to hit the ones on the left as much as you can at long range because they are near impossible to hit at close range. If he goes for the rock again (which is very likely), and you no longer have the barrel, you can still stop the attack. Just have your machine gun ready and aimed above his head (when you see him going for the rock) and fire on it. If you fire on it as soon as he lifts it above his head and dont let go of the trigger, it will crack in his hands, he will throw it and just keep firing as it rolls at you and it will break up right before it hits. It's hard the first few times but you'll pick up on doing this quickly.



9. After you block the rock, he may do the earth smash so be ready for QTE. It is more than likely that he will go for the left telephone poll, so have your gun aimed at the gastank by it when he goes to pick it up. Blowing it up close to him when he has it in his hand will stun him and cause him to drop it. And unlike the rocks, he will not be able to pick up the same telephone poll again, leaving him with less options and you with less QTE. He will come in close once more so focus all your power on the right side parasites. After you block the 3 attacks again, take out the molotov guy and Ndesu may go for the last remaining telephone poll. Again, a gastank is there for you so shoot it right after he picks it up.



10. After you take out his 4 parasites, again, focus all your firepower on the large parasite that appears on his back. Once again, get ready to take out the spawned molotov guy if he appears while Ndesus parasite retreats back into his back and he gets up.

11. We're really getting close now and the battle is about to become slightly more diffcult. Now Ndesu will relie less on physical objects (such as the rock) and more on close range attacks. I noticed however, that on the 3rd round of destroying his parasites, he seems to be more powerful, and blocking his stomp and fist smash attacks seem to require more firepower, so regulating the heat of your MG is very crucial for this last part of the battle. Keep firing on either his foot or his head depending on the attack and dont stop until you see him stumble and miss with the attack. As soon as he stumbles, release the trigger as you have a few seconds before he will intiate another attack. After you stun him 3 times and he stumbles back, again take out the molotov guy who's likely to have spawned and be ready for the last 4 parasites.



12. Defeat the 4 parasites the way you have the first 2 times, hitting the left ones at long range and the right ones up close. And for a 3rd time, a large parasite will emerge from his back. Keep firing on it and after 5 seconds or so, he will go down.

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