Dead Space returns!

[Smellmet]

The much rumoured return of Dead Space has been made official at last by EA. Seems like it's a remake/reimagining of the original game by Motive Studios.

Got to say, this makes me happy. It looks like it's not going to be a straight port of a game I've already played to death so should have some fresh elements to it, as well as the PS5 graphics.

Any other fans of the franchise on here?

 

[Reverend]

Feels a little strange celebrating EA bringing back a franchise that they themselves killed once already. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[captainkirk]

I think I've got at least one of the Dead Space games in my library when it was being given away for free. I still need to get around to playing it, but zombie stories aren't really my thing. Is there much more to it than shooting space monsters?

 

[Smellmet]

I think I've got at least one of the Dead Space games in my library when it was being given away for free. I still need to get around to playing it, but zombie stories aren't really my thing. Is there much more to it than shooting space monsters?

Yes and no. It's survival horror but the gameplay and atmosphere of these titles are absolutely awesome. The first one is genuinely scary, the second one blew me away with its graphics and level design. They are very slick, immersive games. Even the much maligned third one has enough to recommend a play though.

 

[Reverend]

I likewise got 1 & 2 for in my library (possibly for free? I forget) Only tried the first one and honestly the FOV made it very unpleasant for me to play. Which is weird since I've never had motion sickness with any other game *ever*, so it's either unusually prone to causing it, or there's some other factor involved. Between that the cheap, obvious jump scares, and how damn slow the character moves, I just wasn't feeling it.

 

[BillJ]

Loved the original, the sound mix is probably the best I’ve ever heard in a game. But I’m thinking I’ll pass on this. EA already screwed the franchise up once.

 

[Timby]

I likewise got 1 & 2 for in my library (possibly for free? I forget) Only tried the first one and honestly the FOV made it very unpleasant for me to play. Which is weird since I've never had motion sickness with any other game *ever*, so it's either unusually prone to causing it, or there's some other factor involved.

Possibly the Frankensteining of the engine? As I recall, EA Redwood decided to heavily hack the engine they had custom-built for The Godfather and use it for Dead Space, and it resulted in some weird, funky development issues (that were further exacerbated because the game was originally being developed with an OG Xbox dev kit before they pivoted to the 360, which used POWER architecture instead of x86).

 

[Haggis and tatties]

If it is anything like the mess that was the recent Need for speed HP port then i will pass, as they have a cheek to call that anything but a plain old port, but that i what you should expect from EA so the bar is low. lol