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Dead Space.. what an experience. I owned however never completed the original trilogy. I saw this Remake as the perfect opportunity to jump in and experience Dead Space at its full potential and it definity left its mark. I played this on the Series X and recommend playing it in Performance Mode.
VISUALS
Simply Stunning. It might not look as good as let's say Callisto Protocol however Graphics isn't everything to make a game great and Dead Space is no push over with its visuals either. This game offers some of the best immersion and atmosphere you can get in a video game. You actually believe you are on the ship with its level design, while it's creep factor only goes up when you move through the game. The Ishimura feels like a living environment that has had a post-apocalyptic event happen, that's amazing attention to detail and great level design and the remake visuals bring it all together perfectly. I suggest playing this at 60fps as Quality mode isn't worth the cut back to 30 frames unless you own a decent rig or love photo mode.
SOUND
Sound is what you would expect from a high budget horror game. The game sounds creepy and its fantastic. Hearing Necro-Morphs crawling through the walls or moving in the dark is absolutely terrifying. One of the best things they have done is make Isaac speak. His dialogue is well written and actually fits in the theme of the game. It didn't make much sense having a silent engineer on a repair mission. This time, you hear Isaac give ideas to his team on what he needs to do instead of others who aren't engineers telling him how to do his job. It's the passion you love to see put into a beloved series.
GAMEPLAY
This is where Dead Space really shines. Not once did I want the game to end or feel like its repeating itself. I loved going through the decks of the Ishimura and attempting to fix what goes wrong with the ship and I will tell you, everything goes wrong with the ship. They say the biggest horror in Dead Space isn't the enemies but being an Engineer stuck on a ship falling apart and he has to repair everything, while dismembering Necro-Morphs piece by piece to help vent an engineer's frustration. All jokes aside, Dead Space plays just as good as any in its genre and some. The Weapons are fun and awesome, the upgrade system works really well, the suit designs look great, and you feel awarded as you complete objectives or find hidden nodes and weapons etc.
STORY
Dead Space has some of the richest Sci-fi lore you can fine. So much is going on in the games that you don't have to read anything outside the first game however it only gets juicer when you start leaving the video game 4 walls. Dead Space is one of the best horror story telling games I've seen. It's not just about the Necro-morphs or the monsters, it's also about the things happening around the corruption. The one thing I love about Dead Space is everything just fits together in its universe and works. Why the Ishimura is doing what it's doing to the history behind the ship to its captains, crew and to the Unitologist (Cult) etc. This game has so much going on and if you love Sci-fi, and also love Horror, then Dead Space conquers both.
CONCLUSION
This is a must buy for Horror fans. Dead Space is the principle of what survival horror is all about and delivers on all fronts. It looks great, feels great, sounds great and offers a great and deep story. The Remake is a 10/10 for me, I absolutely loved it and am looking forward to Dead Space 2 Remake if they decide to make it. If there is one game that can match Resident Evil 4 for its Survival Horror crown, its Dead Space.
Go check out this classic trailer Remade with the Remake below. This series is made of nightmare fuel.
Last edited by Azzanation - on 06 March 2023
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