Saw
46 Achievements
1,000
8-10h
Merciless
Stomped five Minions to death.
20
How to unlock the Merciless achievement in Saw - Definitive Guide
Here is what I did:
Flashback to Level 2 and continue until you get the gun collar and you exit the room and see the other guy run around the corner after you (its the first time so you get a promt).
When he is running back at you walk backwards until you are on the stairs. He will continue to come at you then just uppercut him (LT X). He will drop down since your higher (usually) then walk up and follow the promts.
Repeat until you get 5.
The first AI you encounter (after you're hit in the leg with the baseball bat by the first guy you save) runs at you. You have enough time to grab the pipe from the bin (the camera shows where it is). If you hit him with LT+X whilst he's running (time the swing) you can knock him down. Hit LB to drop the weapon, then when the prompt shows, press LT+X again to stomp. You'll then access the mini-game, time the correct button press. Could take a couple of attempts to get the timing right.
Once he's down, grab the Key from his dead body and unlock & enter the double doors. There's another set of double doors in front of you with a Shotgun on the other side, so don't get you're head blown off ;-)
Once you enter this area it will auto-save (you NEED to save/hit a checkpoint for the kills to carry over). Now exit to Menu, re-loading Checkpoint will simply re-load this one. If you re-load 1-3 you'll be back in the room above Amanda. Turn right and back into the room with the first AI, rinse & repeat.
It's a frustrating achievement to be honest. Everyone seems to have their own spot in which to do it, and they all seem to work in their own way, I put this up as it's pretty close to the beginning of a Case for those who have already gone through the Story.
***Edit***
According to TBonePhone, you do NOT need to hit the Checkpoint/Save for this to "carry over", you can merely do the attack then re-load.
If anyone can confirm this works for them, please let me know!
***Edit #2***
The above is confirmed by Splynta to be accurate, Checkpoint/Save Game doesn't need to be triggered before "Rinse & Repeat".
**Edit #3***
From Draco719:
The AI characters may not always drop on the first hit, it can take several attempts per AI character to do this. (I myself didn't have any issues with it, but it may be different for others)
repeat 5 times to net the achievement
*note* when you have killed the guy in the room you can just reload the checkpoint and the kill still counts
*note if you fail to get it on him you can just reload checkpoint as it starts you close to him*
Credit for the video goes to novaticBe
This can be very difficult to get, mainly because it's hard to knock a minion down without killing him. Here's what I found to be the easiest way:
- Start Amanda's level, and get to the checkpoint where you fight your first minion. When he runs into the room, hold to enter combat mode then hit him with an uppercut with . If he falls down, stand over him and you'll be prompted to hit a button. From there, you need to hit a few buttons at the right time. Get it right, and you'll stomp him to death.
- If the minion dies instead of falling over, reload checkpoint Amanda 1-3 and try again.
- After you get the first stomp trophy, continue through the level until the next checkpoint when you see a cutscene about your surgery. Once the game saves, load Amanda 1-3 again and repeat the process for your next Stomp kill. Continue until you have your 5 kills.
Also see this tip by x9zachattack5x:
I got this when Jigsaw had 3 dudes in cages. Right before you get to the big furnace room. You will know which one I'm talking about because there will be 3 cages, the one on the right will open first, then the left, then the middle cage will open last. Have a bat, and (hope for knockdown), quickly press to drop weapon and quickly perform curb stomp. You can get 2 curb stomps if the game is nice. Pause the game, change something in the settings (the game will save your progress), reload checkpoint! I was able to get it in 10-15 minutes that way!
The quickest way to knock someone down is with a bat, or you can use LT+X to do an uppercut with your fists. Once they go down, move to them and press LT+X again and then press the corresponding on-screen button when the pictures match up during the mini-game.
If you use a bat to knock someone down, quickly drop it with LB or you won't be able to stomp them.