In the first episode they kept joking about the game repeating the "cut off their limbs" thing over and over, but now they appear to have completely forgotten that mechanic. This might be the first time MORE bloody scrawls on a wall would actually have been helpful.
A quick note about ammo. If I recall correctly ammo drops are heavily skewed towards the ripper when carrying one in your inventory. As a result, you may find that ammo for other weapons is harder to come by when carrying a ripper.
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