Dead space games are about as scary as your mom sneaking in to your bedroom while you sleep and bashing pots and pans next to your head. Sure you'll get a jolt a few times, but it will get old, tired and FRUSTRATING really fast.
Also the fact you don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space, and you have save points and unlimited continues kills any scares or weight the game has.
If they were talking about Silent Hill 2 per say...there could be a good debate for this.







