Dead Space (2008)

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1937 Ratings

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  1. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    7
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  2. Ladtus
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    I didn't really enjoy the game, but what the developers tried I respect, they put alot of mechanics that make this game replayble for a bunch of times cus of the mechanics, but the problem I had with the mechanics was that it was alot of times frustating to deal with like the fly mechanics, wich they made way better in Dead Space 2.

    Story is pretty damn weak, it's only at the end they    I didn't really enjoy the game, but what the developers tried I respect, they put alot of mechanics that make this game replayble for a bunch of times cus of the mechanics, but the problem I had with the mechanics was that it was alot of times frustating to deal with like the fly mechanics, wich they made way better in Dead Space 2.

    Story is pretty damn weak, it's only at the end they came with a good plot
    like story is just not great, it's just the plot that made the ending great, that's my opinion though.    … Expand
  3. Reflex22
    Jan 17, 2023
    7
    О игре узнал впервые от своего друга в 2022 году, ранее о ней ничего не слышал (такие тоже существуют), так что проходил игру впервые, без чувства ностальгии, как у многих других людей.
    Плюсы:
    1. Графика для 2008 года топовая, даже в нынешних реалиях выглядит вполне неплохо; 2. Крутая оптимизация: на слабом железе игра идет без вылетов, фризов, лагов и т.д.; 3. Невероятная атмосфера;    О игре узнал впервые от своего друга в 2022 году, ранее о ней ничего не слышал (такие тоже существуют), так что проходил игру впервые, без чувства ностальгии, как у многих других людей.
    Плюсы:
    1. Графика для 2008 года топовая, даже в нынешних реалиях выглядит вполне неплохо;
    2. Крутая оптимизация: на слабом железе игра идет без вылетов, фризов, лагов и т.д.;
    3. Невероятная атмосфера;
    4. Незамысловатый, добротный геймплей;
    Минусы:
    1. Полностью вырезали русский язык;
    2. Различные баги (мобы в текстурах, кривая сенса и т.д.), но справедливости ради игра всё таки 2008 года.    … Expand
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 26, 2022
    7
    I almost didn't like this one, and I only stayed in the game because it had good physics and ran on my PC at the time. felt like playing mass effect mobile and i don't like mass effect
  5. gracjanski
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    The biggest problem of this game is the controlling, sometimes this game made me even sick while looking around. And sometimes I ran to some walls, so this game cant hide their console origin and there are still technical problems, that EA didnt solve, because they dont care. There is a widescreen fixer, that changes the FOV and a mouse fix, they improve the game a lot. So download it.The biggest problem of this game is the controlling, sometimes this game made me even sick while looking around. And sometimes I ran to some walls, so this game cant hide their console origin and there are still technical problems, that EA didnt solve, because they dont care. There is a widescreen fixer, that changes the FOV and a mouse fix, they improve the game a lot. So download it.
    The dialogues are political correct, made to build up suspense and for teens, so dont expect intelligent characters or difficult gameplay, they even implement a idiot safe navigation system xD. Of course the game is very straight forward also "to avoid,that no one get lost". This game is so political correct, they implement even a female character who is bossing you around all the time and seldom put her life in danger. Do they think I will adapt my opinions to this "reality"?

    But other than that the game is not bad: The introduction into the story is perfect. The graphics still looks great.
    In addition I like that this game is more horror than another shooter, but maybe the ego perspective would have been better. And after few hours the effects are not so impressive anymore.    … Expand
  6. QilBoy
    Sep 17, 2021
    5
    The clanky noises of your boot heels on the hull of the ship, the distant revving of malfunctioning engines, the primal shrieking of devilish creatures echoing throughout the ship, the dissonant shrills of stringed instruments: the sound design of Dead Space is one of the greatest strengths of the experience, greatly enhancing the immersion and atmosphere. Immersion and atmosphere are theThe clanky noises of your boot heels on the hull of the ship, the distant revving of malfunctioning engines, the primal shrieking of devilish creatures echoing throughout the ship, the dissonant shrills of stringed instruments: the sound design of Dead Space is one of the greatest strengths of the experience, greatly enhancing the immersion and atmosphere. Immersion and atmosphere are the main selling points of the whole game, really, whereas other aspects may be suffering and lacking.
    For example, the story of Dead Space is nothing impressive, really, with a pretty linear plot that doesn't get creative in any significant way, a fair amount of clichés and plot-twists that do nothing other than shock-value. And yet, this boring script is given so much life and soul thanks to the presentation: the claustrophobic narrow hallways of the ship, the aforementioned stellar sound design, the diegetic menus perfectly contextualized within the game keeping you immersed in the setting, or the dark rooms immersed in shadows with only some strobing faint lights hanging from the ceiling. All these tiny details compose an atmospheric symphony that truly captivates the player and drives them onward, making issues such as the pretty basic level design less noticeable.
    But still, Dead Space is far from being all style and no substance, and the Combat is actually quite addicting: hitting enemies in the head or the torso is extremely ineffective, since their main weakness is their limbs. This adds an exciting layer of tension to battles, since simply shooting your way onward is not possible (or at least not the fastest and safest option): the player needs to carefully target the enemy's limbs, and those are not always easy to shoot, as some enemies might require you to wait for a good chance or to take them on from behind. Furthermore, the good variety of enemies, aside from keeping the player alert, makes late-game battles a real treat as you have to take on many different types of foes, remembering their strength and weaknesses to find the optimal strategy to face them, using the many different weapons that the game offers you, carefully managing your resources. That's right: ammo is limited and quite scarce, so the player is almost constantly kept in a state of anxiety, fearing they might not have enough ammo to take on the next room, in a deliciously unnerving journey. Speaking of ammo and weapons: as I said, the game offers many different weapons to use in your fight against the creatures, but it's really disappointing how little difference it makes in battle which weapon you're using. So many weapons, and yet they all feel samey, or the differences are so minimal that they don't feel worthy of the resouces needed to upgrade them. There are only 2 weapons that feel significantly different from the base one, but the number of situations in the game where you'll actually feel like you should use them instead of the base one can be counted on one hand.
    And yet, Combat has an even bigger flaw, which is that everything nice that I said up to this point only really applies to Hard Mode: Normal Mode is just too easy, annoyingly so. The player takes too little damage and enemies go down way too easily, leaving you with so much ammo that you literally don't know what to do with it, killing almost all sense of tension and anxiety, leaving only atmosphere to do the job. A huge letdown in every mode are the Bosses, the only real stain in this otherwise really solid Enemy Roster. With the exception of the decent final boss, they are mostly glorified puzzles.
    Anyhow, Gameplay has also a pretty surprising good variety. Without doing any spoiler, just know that sometimes you'll be doing something other than shooting at monsters: these sections offer a really nice change of pace or a pretty unexpected breather, making the whole experience feel a bit more heterogeneous.
    The Level Design is decent, it does exactly what it needs to do, without any exceptionally creative or fun situation, 90% of the fun in this experience is due to the Combat and the atmosphere.
    When the level design isn't just decent, though, it can get actually bad, specifically in the "Zero-Gravity" sections, where we are greeted with awkward controls and often unfair enemy placements.
    Or, in other words: Dead Space is an excellent horror in the sense that it traps you in a dying spaceship, in its creepy claustrophobic hallways, truly making you feel the psychological weight of the situation thanks to the impeccable atmosphere crafted, even if the story miserably fails at giving this great atmosphere an interesting context. The core of the Gameplay, the Combat, is extremely solid and fun, but suffers from a lot of useless and pointless weapons and an excessively low difficulty, truly shining only on the harder modes, while other disappointing aspects, like the basic (sometimes straight-up bad) level design cannot be saved by changing difficulty setting.    … Expand
  7. Hawkuarien
    Oct 24, 2021
    7
    I've played this game for about 11 hours now and I don't really understand the hype that the critics gave this game. The controls are clunky, the story is mediocre. To be fair, the graphics are decent for their time, but what bugs me most about this game is its linear gameplay and awful clunky gunplay.
  8. MohakAoki
    Jul 5, 2021
    6
    The story is good. also gameplay is good. but in 3 last chapter, there was some bad bugs that player cant aim and move or move and rotate at the same time. also some music bugs that instantly an audio stop playing while in boss fight or other fights. after all, I like story and gameplay but ost and music, not much. also with some bugs, I cant give higher score.
  9. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Графика - 7/10
    Игровой процесс - 7/10
    Сюжет - 6/10
    Музыка - 4/10    … Expand
  10. Alexshelby
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    Podría generalizar en que todo el juego es mediocre, pero no sería justo ya que tiene cosas muy buenas y cosas muy malas que hacen que lo bueno luzca menos.
    Empezando por lo malo tengo que decir que los controles en pc son lo peor que he visto en un juego actual (aunque el juego es de 2008, hay títulos anteriores que dan buena cuenta de ello), los gráficos no son nada del otro mundo (    Podría generalizar en que todo el juego es mediocre, pero no sería justo ya que tiene cosas muy buenas y cosas muy malas que hacen que lo bueno luzca menos.
    Empezando por lo malo tengo que decir que los controles en pc son lo peor que he visto en un juego actual (aunque el juego es de 2008, hay títulos anteriores que dan buena cuenta de ello), los gráficos no son nada del otro mundo ( aquí también hay que tener en cuenta que aunque sea un juego de 2008, hay cosas que se podían haber echo mucho mejor), y por ultimo y para concluir lo malo que tiene este título, es que peca de ser demasiado action game por momentos. Esto no es malo si el título es un juego de acción y no un survival horror (véase DOOM), pero no puedes crear una atmosfera opresiva (que dead space hace esto a las mil maravillas), y dar al jugador INFINITOS recursos a lo largo del juego, es muy difícil hacer que el juego no sea injusto y que a la vez te prive de ir tirando balas por el camino, pero de ahí a literalmente tener que descartar munición por que no cabe más...
    Aunque la parte negativa, en mi opinión, opaca demasiado a la buena, es cierto que este juego lleva a cabo diferentes acciones a la maravilla, la atmosfera oscura y claustrofóbica es simplemente deliciosa para el público que busca en dead space la sensación de agobio propias del survival horror; el juego es DIVERTIDO, algo fundamental, y la historia es probablemente la mejor que he jugado en un survival horror fuera de los titanes del género como pueden ser RE y Silent Hill.
    Si la jugabilidad fuera mejor mi nota subiría hasta el 8, ya que no es así y como me parece un gran trabajo a pesar de los errores, si buscas un juego divertido y que sea capaz de hacerte pegar grititos de niña taiwanesa cuando ve a mike tyson, te recomiendo este juego!    … Expand
  11. Luigichief
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    The gameplay is very good and different, it’s not just headshot everyone. Really bad that the game does not have HUD (and it is not needed). The Plasma Cutter (the 'main' pistol) is really cool. Very cool skill tree, it reminds me of FF X, but less deep.

    The story is below average overall but has 2 twists near the end. For the time that came out the graphics were absurd, nowadays    The gameplay is very good and different, it’s not just headshot everyone. Really bad that the game does not have HUD (and it is not needed). The Plasma Cutter (the 'main' pistol) is really cool. Very cool skill tree, it reminds me of FF X, but less deep.

    The story is below average overall but has 2 twists near the end.

    For the time that came out the graphics were absurd, nowadays it's okay. Some scenarios are repeated.

    The soundtrack adds a lot to the experience, due to the ambience and jumpscares (light by the way), but it's not a big deal.

    I had a very serious bug, which the elevator does not reach and you are obliged to close the game and load your last saved save.    … Expand
  12. runner
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    Bottom line:
    +Good horror title
    +Good level and sound design +The aliens are gross +OK story +- Mostly a generic third person shooter horror gameplay +- Combat-driven -BAD controls -Unfixed clunkiness or bugs on certain modern systems -The aliens are gross Dead Space is a good game. If you're into violent alien horrors, then you got it. It's all in there, and it even aged    Bottom line:
    +Good horror title
    +Good level and sound design
    +The aliens are gross
    +OK story
    +- Mostly a generic third person shooter horror gameplay
    +- Combat-driven
    -BAD controls
    -Unfixed clunkiness or bugs on certain modern systems
    -The aliens are gross

    Dead Space is a good game. If you're into violent alien horrors, then you got it. It's all in there, and it even aged relatively well, I'd say the game still looks nice even more than 10 years(!) after release. The atmosphere is truly creepy, level design is claustrophobic, sound effect are just right and there are chilly soundtrack cues to run along with it.
    And it's very violent, if that's your kind of thing. But like other games of this type - that means it fundamentally relies on jump scares.
    And those aliens are gross!

    Why the low score then?
    Well, those aliens are gross!

    But to be serious, I didn't enjoy much Dead Space.
    I guess this is largely because I'm more into story-driven titles and this was much of a combat-driven.
    The story is there, alright, and it's even original, BUT there's very little emphasis on it, and towards the ending it turned towards the cliche-side.
    Sure, for a truly good game - that's not enough to give a 6 out of 10.

    Well, unfortunately, I found the controls to be clunky and uncomfortable. Not sure if this was intentional or not, since horror-wise it did help a lot - I kept hearing my enemies and had a very hard time to aim at them or even find them. Creepy, yeah, but at some point it felt more like a nuisance.
    The controls are simply not good.
    The entire movement felt a bit clunky as well. I've found out this is a known issue, and seems the fix only partially fixes it.
    Also, that annoying bug where your difficulty setting changes and there's NO WAY within the game to change it back, was absolutely annoying and didn't add much to the experience.

    So, unfortunately, no.    … Expand
  13. rickyjunior
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    This game isn't scary. It's reasonably intense, startling, and unnerving, but scary it is not. The aim is stiff but okay enough, the atmosphere is completely unoriginal but well done, the chapters are repetitive but decent enough. It's not a bad game, not a great game, I wouldn't recommend it.
  14. touchofheaven
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Оочень тяжело далось мне прохождение этой игры на ПК из за ужасного управления, которое я смог наладить, ковыряясь в настройках панели управления NVIDIA, но даже после этого управление было тугое, целиться было очень тяжело.
    Проходил ее впервые, в целом игра средняя, но тут стоит учитывать дату ее выхода. Противники не пугали, а к концу игры стали вызывать лишь раздражение своими резкими    Оочень тяжело далось мне прохождение этой игры на ПК из за ужасного управления, которое я смог наладить, ковыряясь в настройках панели управления NVIDIA, но даже после этого управление было тугое, целиться было очень тяжело.
    Проходил ее впервые, в целом игра средняя, но тут стоит учитывать дату ее выхода. Противники не пугали, а к концу игры стали вызывать лишь раздражение своими резкими и громкими выпрыгиваниями из очередной дыры в стене и напряженной музыкой в время их появления.
    Графически, на удивление, даже сейчас, спустя 12 лет, выглядит достойно.    … Expand
  15. bancandrei
    May 15, 2020
    7
    All the ideas which make this up are good. The thing is it didn't click that well for me, as I am not a big fan of shooters. I prefer the horror games where you are unarmed. It got kind of monotonous.
  16. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Геймплей напоминает таковой в Resident Evil. Страшно, интересно, хочу еще.
  17. russiangamer
    Mar 16, 2020
    7
    Великолепная графика и физика. Игра атмосферная и разнообразная, но под конец превращается в обыкновенную стрелялку, становится скучно. Сюжет интересный. В целом советую.
  18. Vanco
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    Good Horror shooter set in a Sci-Fi enviroment in Space. Combat mechanics take time to get used too but don't hamper gameplay too much.
  19. MikeSunderland
    Nov 1, 2018
    6
    Repetitive rinse and repeat way to advance and a few enemy models, but nice experience and atmosphere overall.
  20. Gelaos
    Sep 19, 2018
    7
    Dead Space was scary for me in first 4-5 missions (mostly just jump scares), then it was "just" a good shooter. Graphics is nice, HUD elements are displayed on protagonist's suit which sucked me more inside the game. Enemies are truly repulsive, agressive and smart. It took me a couple of minutes before I learned how to properly immobilize (not kill) them. Shoot away it's limbs, let itDead Space was scary for me in first 4-5 missions (mostly just jump scares), then it was "just" a good shooter. Graphics is nice, HUD elements are displayed on protagonist's suit which sucked me more inside the game. Enemies are truly repulsive, agressive and smart. It took me a couple of minutes before I learned how to properly immobilize (not kill) them. Shoot away it's limbs, let it crawl and move forward. Customizations of suit and weapons also came in handy. Great game.… Expand
  21. Hack
    Aug 7, 2017
    7
    First of all I have to comment on the KB+M controls which are just terrible by default, honestly unusable, luckily they can be mostly fixed with config tweaks or you can just use a gamepad which works fine out of the box.

    The game is not so much scary as atmospheric and that's fine, although parts definitely were scary and there were a bunch of jump scares thrown in for good measure. It    First of all I have to comment on the KB+M controls which are just terrible by default, honestly unusable, luckily they can be mostly fixed with config tweaks or you can just use a gamepad which works fine out of the box.

    The game is not so much scary as atmospheric and that's fine, although parts definitely were scary and there were a bunch of jump scares thrown in for good measure. It was just the right level of creepy for me, it kept me on my toes without giving me a heart attack.

    Dead Space is a very linear game, the wrong way is often blocked and it's impossible to get lost with the breadcrumb system which points you in the right direction, this is a scripted experience above all else, and a good one at that. When playing on normal or above ammo is quite scarce and enemies are tough, often killing you in a few hits, however there is an easy difficulty which is very easy, you're basically the Terminator so if you just want to tag along for the ride then there's an option for you.

    The story is interesting and told well, and unlike a lot of games it ends well too. The main character isn't voiced which hurts immersion IMO, this is often a developer choice, just not one I agree with. All the other NPCs you encounter are voiced very well though, no poor performances to speak of.

    Overall it's a well made, story-driven experience with solid gameplay and mechanics that I definitely recommend. EA Access is currently £3.99/month and the entire trilogy is available to you, that's how I played them and you also get access to a bunch of other great games like Titanfall 2 so it's a no brainer if you wish to start the series.    … Expand
  22. KaienShiba
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    Would give it an 8 or 9, except like most games that are ported, the graphics take a hit for the worse, no matter your setup. And never use a keyboard to play them. Lets be honest console games just don't port well, unless they had a huge makeover.
  23. Stealthgear
    Mar 26, 2015
    5
    The controls and camera views in this game are just sloppy and slow. The rooms are dark and disorienting. The mission goals are ill defined and you just slog through to new areas. "Wall thingies" light up on the walls and doors and its hard to tell what does what. You start out in the suit, so its hard to tell who you really are. Basically, you stumble around and monsters come from theThe controls and camera views in this game are just sloppy and slow. The rooms are dark and disorienting. The mission goals are ill defined and you just slog through to new areas. "Wall thingies" light up on the walls and doors and its hard to tell what does what. You start out in the suit, so its hard to tell who you really are. Basically, you stumble around and monsters come from the side, where its difficult to sway the camera around and you get attacked. If you are lucky enough to have stumbled into the right room and touch the right wall thing the game seems to advance. There is no real skill involved to play this game. Its not as good as RE4 or RE5. The graphics are impressive I guess, but the levels and controls are bad. This is not a classic at all. I'm willing to bet this series will die out eventually.… Expand
  24. wolfe1924
    Sep 14, 2014
    5
    dead space on my harddrive.

    I played it got it free off origin it was on the house decided give it a try this is hard to review because to me it felt like just a generic fps its ok I played some of it got bored never touched it again it didn't have that pull back that made me want to start it up again I don't have much else to say if you like fps and like some mild jump scare once in a    dead space on my harddrive.

    I played it got it free off origin it was on the house decided give it a try this is hard to review because to me it felt like just a generic fps its ok I played some of it got bored never touched it again it didn't have that pull back that made me want to start it up again I don't have much else to say if you like fps and like some mild jump scare once in a while you will probably like this title but fps market seems so flooded and most of whats here you seen before.

    just average middle of the road game in my eyes.    … Expand
  25. Lonxu
    Aug 10, 2014
    7
    Bought this from Steam Sale. I had no expectations really.

    At first I was very disappointed with the PC version. It was a horrible port with game breaking bugs; like **** up physics when your FPS is unlocked. Or the Vsync locking the FPS at just 30. I needed a 3rd party software to get the FPS stay at 60 just to make the game playable. That also fixed the issues with mouse, which alone    Bought this from Steam Sale. I had no expectations really.

    At first I was very disappointed with the PC version. It was a horrible port with game breaking bugs; like **** up physics when your FPS is unlocked. Or the Vsync locking the FPS at just 30. I needed a 3rd party software to get the FPS stay at 60 just to make the game playable. That also fixed the issues with mouse, which alone were making the game unplayable.

    Once I got actually started with the game I was hooked instantly. Every step felt dangerous and enemies couldn't be stopped with a single bullet to the head. Overall the game play was decent, but controls were a bit clunky. While I kinda dislike quick-time events and **** something could have been done about stomping enemies or punching them, it felt pretty random and frustrating at times.. the lack of control.

    There were some puzzles in this game. Some them were fun, but challenging and some were just bad; simple, but with annoying mechanics. Overall they added some nice variation to the game.

    The game looked decent for a 360 port...there were times though where I wished they would have allowed PC to have much higher shadow resolution for example, but it wasn't too annoying except in a couple of scenes.

    I really liked the Ishimura as a location. It was dark and industrial. I didn't really like how scripted everything was though. There were times you see enemies lurking, but they're flagged as invulnerable. They also always come from the same spot with the same timing, so if you died you just get frustrated to repeat the same scripted stuff.

    I'm not a huge lore-geek, but I thought the writing was of good quality. There were also tapes and notes from the NPCs to be found to add into that, for those who like to find more about the world.

    With all the issues in the rushed PC version I can't really give it more than 7. It was still worth the 4€ or whatever it costed, but at 50€ this game would have been very disappointing.    … Expand
  26. Kiljac
    Jul 9, 2014
    7
    I really dont understand why critics like this game so much, its not that good. Controls are awkward until you dont get used to it, shooting is alright but what I really hate is that Isac is moving like a slug when aiming! Storyline is alright, linear, and the graphics are nice. Killing those thins is allot of fun, but the game is not scary for a horror game, its predictable, oh and IfI really dont understand why critics like this game so much, its not that good. Controls are awkward until you dont get used to it, shooting is alright but what I really hate is that Isac is moving like a slug when aiming! Storyline is alright, linear, and the graphics are nice. Killing those thins is allot of fun, but the game is not scary for a horror game, its predictable, oh and If that thing appears behind your back, you are **** you need a century to turn around and scan the area!… Expand
  27. veganmeat
    Jul 3, 2014
    7
    Pretty good game that screams bad console port. The controls for this game are really bad as many of the reviews here indicate. The issue is that the developers mapped analog stick controls for pc play so when you are moving your mouse it's like using a poorly optimized analog stick. Precise movements are impossible with the mouse. A solution to this is disabling v-sync in game and forcingPretty good game that screams bad console port. The controls for this game are really bad as many of the reviews here indicate. The issue is that the developers mapped analog stick controls for pc play so when you are moving your mouse it's like using a poorly optimized analog stick. Precise movements are impossible with the mouse. A solution to this is disabling v-sync in game and forcing it via your graphics card and jacking up mouse sensitivity. I don't know how effective this is because I gave up on the mouse and decided to use a gamepad. Anyway, with a controller this game functions fine. I recommend anyone who gets this game for the PC to first consider using a controller instead of a mouse and keyboard. Honestly, using the mouse ruined the experience I had in the earlier chapters.

    Now for the game itself. It's pretty good with an interesting story. You play an engineer named Isaac who is trying to escape an infested ship called Ishimura. The atmosphere of the game is great. It's the best aspect of the game. Everything from the music, sound effects, and setting creates this dark and isolated atmosphere. While the game isn't necessarily piss your pants scary it does create some very tense moments. I think people need to keep this in mind before playing the game. Highly recommend if you are into these types of games. 7.5/10    … Expand
  28. jcasetnl
    Jun 28, 2014
    5
    Can't believe how much love this game gets. Controls are phenomenally bad, even with the well-known vsync and other fixes. It's just such a chore to play with such awful controls. I played it for an hour, tried all the fixes, uninstalled. Too many good games to play rather than fight with this one.
  29. carlosgtardon
    Jun 10, 2014
    6
    Interesante propuesta de Hub, con la vida a la espalda de tu personaje, además la atmósfera es muy interesante y los personajes también. Lo malo es que la jugabilidad llega a ser un poco repetitiva y bastante correcalles, pero las armas son también una genialidad. Para jugar prestado o comprar en grandes rebajas.
  30. MechMK1
    May 28, 2014
    5
    The game itself has a good storyline, but is all in all badly executed.
    Pro:
    + Good and interesting storyline + Interesting upgrade system Cons: - Game is not dreading (like e.g. Outlast or Amnesia: The Dark Descent) and feeds off jumpscares entirely - Very linear and no options to explore - Save stations instead of "save wherever you want" - Clumsy controls - Third-person view    The game itself has a good storyline, but is all in all badly executed.
    Pro:
    + Good and interesting storyline
    + Interesting upgrade system

    Cons:
    - Game is not dreading (like e.g. Outlast or Amnesia: The Dark Descent) and feeds off jumpscares entirely
    - Very linear and no options to explore
    - Save stations instead of "save wherever you want"
    - Clumsy controls
    - Third-person view is hindering instead of helpful

    Aside from that, the technical execution is a joke. My rig can run Crysis 3 on max settings, but starts choking on this thing as soon as lights start flashing. Come on!
    The bad controls are especially gamebreaking. It was impossible to play with mouse and keyboard, as the sensitivity is so extremely low, you can barely aim at an enemy. To be fair, it feels fairly playable with a gamepad, but still needs vast improvement.

    The clumsy controls really throw you out of the "feeling" of the game and you never really get into that scary mood like you may know from other horror titles like mentioned above. In addition, the whole game seemed to be more focused on being grotesque and "bloody" (e.g. baby aliens with tentacles cutting peoples heads off), than to induce a feeling of insecurity and dread. All in all is the scare-factor of Dead Space comparable to the "The Walking Dead"-game series.

    My recommendation: Play this game if you plan on playing the rest of the series (which are hopefully better), otherwise go for Outlast or Amnesia    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best PC Game of 2008
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. PTGamers
    90
    This is a highly recommended game for science fiction and survival horror fans, with its claustrophobic atmosphere and horrible creatures.
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  2. Gamer 2.0
    91
    Overall, Dead Space is an extraordinary game with tons of shock value and action to whet any fan's appetite for some time, and with a campaign that lasts a steady 10-12 hours, that’s plenty of time to get lost aboard the Ishimura.
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  3. PC Zone UK
    81
    Dead Space is a potentially great game that's hamstrung by an attempt to completely ape a console controller with a mouse and keyboard. [Dec 2008, p.58]
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