Dead Space 3

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  1. Necrotaur
    Mar 24, 2013
    5
    Dead Space 3 is thoroughly average. The monster encounters are extremely predictable, so much so that you know exactly what will happen the moment you look inside a room. The atmosphere is lacking, and once you hit Tau Volantis it plays more like Gears of War than Dead Space enter room, necromorphs burst from grates, shoot necromorphs, move to next room, repeat. I can't think of anyDead Space 3 is thoroughly average. The monster encounters are extremely predictable, so much so that you know exactly what will happen the moment you look inside a room. The atmosphere is lacking, and once you hit Tau Volantis it plays more like Gears of War than Dead Space enter room, necromorphs burst from grates, shoot necromorphs, move to next room, repeat. I can't think of any memorable moments from the campaign. Weapon modification is a nice touch, but past the first few levels you're able to craft near insta-kill weapons and as much ammo and health kits as you want.… Expand
  2. chargerboy
    Feb 9, 2013
    5
    Dead Space 3 is a fairly generic action-shooter hybrid, but even worse, as a Dead Space game, it utterly fails to bring any sort of horror or tension to the mix. Plainly put, it is not scary. It is also way too easy and predictable (I played on Hard) and I was almost never short on ammo or medpacks which drop frequently from the sea of corpses that you will mow down over the course of theDead Space 3 is a fairly generic action-shooter hybrid, but even worse, as a Dead Space game, it utterly fails to bring any sort of horror or tension to the mix. Plainly put, it is not scary. It is also way too easy and predictable (I played on Hard) and I was almost never short on ammo or medpacks which drop frequently from the sea of corpses that you will mow down over the course of the 20 hour long campaign (well I did it in 19 and a half hours which included all the side missions available for single player and scouting for all the logs and upgrade items). There’s no horror or even jump scares because it uses the same tricks we all know by now that the necro’s will come out of the vents or drop down behind us. The game focuses too much on action and QTE's. There are no longer any creepy, unsettling sequences, just a never-ending tide of necro’s to hose with bullets. They now move and attack much faster, large hordes get thrown at you in every third room which clearly shows that the game has been designed primarily for co-op, so the person playing on their own must instead just kite enemies around the room in circles until the horde has been mowed down. Rinse and repeat. Human enemies don’t appear a lot until the last couple chapters where they are more frequent, but their AI is dumb and they are super easy to kill and don’t deal much damage. Boss battles are awful and not terribly challenging, most just blur past in a blaze of QTE's and interactive cutscenes the final boss is the size of a moon (literally). You are restricted to carrying two guns at a time. The weapon crafting lets you make any gun you want provided you have the resources to make the parts needed, and you can combine two weapons in a single gun (ie assault rifle with underslung line gun, or a javelin with a rocket launcher). The ability to freely dismantle your weapons and retain all the parts/upgrades is convenient but comes at the cost of removing the old system which required you to be very selective and careful about which upgrades you chose to get, so this new system has removed another essential part of the Dead Space experience IMO. Graphics are quite pretty and my old Radeon 4870 handled it just fine with no problems bar a few seconds of frame-stuttering in the last chapter when there was a lot (and I mean a lot) happening onscreen. Military base locations (basically most of Tau Volantis section) are re-used extensively as filler between the important locations. It feels like a lot has been re-used from the previous games. I should say the opening level on the Earth Lunar Colony was incredibly detailed and life-like, but the other levels were lackluster. There are almost no video messages/logs now (I counted 3 video messages in the whole game and 1 was re-used from DS2), only audio and text logs. The story takes a long time to get anywhere, there’s obvious foreshadowing, shallow characters, an unbelievable love triangle, contrived situations, all the cliches are followed, the ending is ludicrous and basically tries way too hard to be EXTREME and MAJESTIC!!!11 Isaac is now saving all of humanity, whereas before he was just your regular guy trying to GTFO of necromorph infected places. Carver has very little to do with the single player campaign, so he doesn't detract from it (not that there's much to detract from anyway). The Unitologist villain is poorly characterized as well and looks like an 80's pop reject. Side missions don’t have anything to do with the story, and are just there so players can shoot more necros and get more crafting resources. Personal disappointments: aside from the ‘not scary at all’ part, there was no Engineering suit (wtf), Power Nodes are gone, Brutes didn’t make an appearance and the traditional Dead Space repurposed mining weapons are nowhere near as powerful as they once were a line gun with maxxed damage needs two shots just to cut the legs off the standard slasher necros. Also, I didn't like how Ellie suddenly has massive breasts and is wearing a suit that reveals a lot of cleavage. What, did she get enhanced between games? I love pretty women, but this is way too silly and over the top. She was fine like she was in DS2. Final words. If you like co-op action shooters, or you wanted Call of Duty: Dead Space, you’ll probably enjoy this a lot. If you are more like me, and just wanted a scary single-player horror game that was atmospheric and terrifying well this ain’t it, so don't buy it. 5/10. Thanks for reading if you made it this far … Expand
  3. cmfrip
    Nov 4, 2020
    5
    Deadspace 3 is the weakest link in the entire series. Where Dead space 2 was worthy a shooter , but without the gripping story, and Deadspace (1) gleamed as a gem with a great story and great atmospheric horror elements that any gamer should experience, as well as being a general progression in shooters, with unique dynamics. Dead space 3 is a bland, text book shooter.

    Gun upgrades    Deadspace 3 is the weakest link in the entire series. Where Dead space 2 was worthy a shooter , but without the gripping story, and Deadspace (1) gleamed as a gem with a great story and great atmospheric horror elements that any gamer should experience, as well as being a general progression in shooters, with unique dynamics. Dead space 3 is a bland, text book shooter.

    Gun upgrades were interesting, but some of that required purchasing (real money)of certain blue prints which is shocking, let alone the upgrade pieces(chips) - god awful - the implementation of such an pay to win system, just like a number of other games of the time (like Deus ex mankind Divided) were a cash grab!

    This, let alone the boring linear story which is nothing like the unusual story in it's siblings - Deadspace 2 had more than this, and even that was quite shallow.

    Deadspace 3 is the dead, cold and dark Mausoleum of a once great studio - RIP Visceral game, we will remember what good you did, we will! That wont be Deadspace 3 - it has no soul and no passion; it's just an animated turd.

    It does look pretty and may be worth vacantly playing through on co-op with a friend, whilst you talk about things that interest you in life. This is not worth greater than £5 - maybe 10 if you played Deadspace and want to follow it - but it is a complete let down in every way in comparison to it's predecessors.    … Expand
  4. nonaste
    Mar 20, 2013
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a pretty good shooter, not worth 60 bucks. One and two are better. A real drag is the damned electrical engineering interface. That's a frustrating waste of time and a game killer if there weren't trainers out there to bypass this crap.… Expand
  5. UnbiasedOne
    Feb 24, 2013
    5
    I'm not impressed, but then again, I didn't expect to be. The first took you down dark corridors with creatures lurking in the darkness waiting to pounce that added a feeling of uneasiness to the player making them want to go slow. The second took us to a fast pace almost run and gun scenario with a stronger story. This one, well, it takes it to the end if you can call it that. You'll begI'm not impressed, but then again, I didn't expect to be. The first took you down dark corridors with creatures lurking in the darkness waiting to pounce that added a feeling of uneasiness to the player making them want to go slow. The second took us to a fast pace almost run and gun scenario with a stronger story. This one, well, it takes it to the end if you can call it that. You'll beg for something to happen for the first half of the game. It is terribly slow and borderline Call of Duty. The second half is where the action is along with the story, but sadly by the time you get to it (if you get to it) you're spent of all emotion just begging the game to hurry up and get to the point. This is a love it or hate it game.… Expand
  6. TheNumb
    Sep 21, 2013
    5
    Okay gameplay, nice story. Do not like the weapon system that much. I like to cut monsters in half or to blow them up and i saved up for an awesome gun, or actually a couple and found them disappointing. The Graphics was disappointing as well. Looked like something from 2005. But it was okay to play. Luckily i got it cheap on Humblebundle.com :D
  7. 48Laws
    Apr 17, 2013
    5
    I finally got around to playing this installment, and I regret it. Another franchise-killer spearheaded by EA. This game feels so different from the original 2, which I absolutely loved. I'm not sure what the devs were going for with some of the changes made, but I was hard-pressed to avoid cringing during certain moments of the game (not in the "holy-s*** I'm scared" or "that'sI finally got around to playing this installment, and I regret it. Another franchise-killer spearheaded by EA. This game feels so different from the original 2, which I absolutely loved. I'm not sure what the devs were going for with some of the changes made, but I was hard-pressed to avoid cringing during certain moments of the game (not in the "holy-s*** I'm scared" or "that's disgusting!" style of the first two games, either). Unimpressive story, and the feel of the traditional Dead Space gameplay has been turned on it's head. If I didn't love the lore of the series so much (which is more a credit to the previous games than this one) this game would be getting a lower score. Dead Space 3 is a gutted version of the first two games with almost no improvements that core fans of the series can appreciate. It's the rainy-day movie of video games.… Expand
  8. mewshiny
    Feb 11, 2013
    5
    This game is so bad... cant believe it. After the awesome Dead Space 1 and 2 they bring us this horrible game. It feels like an action shooter. You enter a room kill 4-5 enemies, next room the same. You have to wait in front of every door, because first it has to load for like 10 seconds. Dead Space was a great game but the sales figures where bad so they decided to make an actionThis game is so bad... cant believe it. After the awesome Dead Space 1 and 2 they bring us this horrible game. It feels like an action shooter. You enter a room kill 4-5 enemies, next room the same. You have to wait in front of every door, because first it has to load for like 10 seconds. Dead Space was a great game but the sales figures where bad so they decided to make an action shooter with the name Dead Space 3 so more people will buy it, for example COD fans. maybe this game has a solid coop part, and maybe some people which are new to Dead Space will like this action shooter but if you are a fan of the first two Dead Space Games you shouldn't buy Dead Space 3. So in the end EA and Visceral destroyed a great game franchise because they want to have more and more money. Definitely my last EA game.… Expand
  9. Lubber
    Mar 25, 2013
    5
    Is it only me who see that this game is so secondary in every aspect, that even its plot is the copy of the Mass Effect franchise idea? Enormous creatures, that are made of body parts to wipe out every been in the galaxy, ancient aliens, that made a machine to stop it, but failed... and only one hero, that would succeed by making a sacrifice? C'mon!
    One more thing. With this snowy    Is it only me who see that this game is so secondary in every aspect, that even its plot is the copy of the Mass Effect franchise idea? Enormous creatures, that are made of body parts to wipe out every been in the galaxy, ancient aliens, that made a machine to stop it, but failed... and only one hero, that would succeed by making a sacrifice? C'mon!
    One more thing. With this snowy landscapes, assault troops running around and big monsters with orange spots to shoot it made me recall Lost Planet (first part). Glad there are no robots to ride yet to complete the sameness.
    It feels that Dead Space franchise has lost its originality in the 3rd part, cause now it is played as every other multi-platform action game with covers and roll-overs, while keeping all of the own series issues: narrow corridors, lots of identical small rooms where nothing happens, millions of doors that lock down right after your back and lame camerawork with Isaak's back covering half of the screen most of the time PS. Oh, and we were fooled when told that we may get the same experience in single player as with partner there are some areas for co-op missions that are forbidden in singleplayer mode same way as unique items stashed there.    … Expand
  10. pif666
    Feb 9, 2013
    5
    This game is a dissapointment. I'm fan of DS1 and DS2, but apart this and by judging this game as completely new one, it is just another stupid (this could be still OK), but very boring FPS build on successful franchise. Name stays the same, but the atmosphere is lost. I was not strained by playing this game. I was not having fun ...

    Just one little thing why the hell is there so many    This game is a dissapointment. I'm fan of DS1 and DS2, but apart this and by judging this game as completely new one, it is just another stupid (this could be still OK), but very boring FPS build on successful franchise. Name stays the same, but the atmosphere is lost. I was not strained by playing this game. I was not having fun ...

    Just one little thing why the hell is there so many fire axes in space? Maybe NASA is equipping it too as a weapon against aliens?    … Expand
  11. Rektanovich
    Mar 10, 2013
    5
    Another promising franchise rapidly deteriorating. I loved the original Dead Space, I liked the sequel, but I loathe this latest instalment. Similar to Mass Effect 3 (another franchise turned sour by EA Games), this game feels like a slightly more gory Gears of War clone, more than a horror-shooter. Whatever atmosphere might have existed in previous titles has been eradicated in favour ofAnother promising franchise rapidly deteriorating. I loved the original Dead Space, I liked the sequel, but I loathe this latest instalment. Similar to Mass Effect 3 (another franchise turned sour by EA Games), this game feels like a slightly more gory Gears of War clone, more than a horror-shooter. Whatever atmosphere might have existed in previous titles has been eradicated in favour of a forgettable plot with an abundance of one-dimensional characters who motivations and goals you couldn't possibly care for, even if you tried. The gameplay hasn't changed much, you're still dismembering space-zombies, with the occasional religious zealot and foul-mouthed mercenary thrown in to remind you of just how original Visceral Games are and simultaneously blur the lines between this game and every other shooter in existence. As strong as the gameplay mechanics were in the previous games, they, along with futile monster closets and a convoluted plot, have become monotonous and lost their charm. I cannot recommend this game, save for the most passionate of Dead Space fans who don't mind spending sixty bucks and ten hours playing the most uninspired shooter in their life.… Expand
  12. Defender_X
    Mar 31, 2013
    5
    The story is pretty boring and generic,the: "find the root of the problem and destroy it" story.The characters are as uninteresting as the villains.I remember Buckell's death outside the elevator,and I was like "Oh Ok".Hell,even Issac and Ellie are boring,and they're the main characters! The weapon crafting is cool but takes a while to understand,the game gives a lot of ammo on lowerThe story is pretty boring and generic,the: "find the root of the problem and destroy it" story.The characters are as uninteresting as the villains.I remember Buckell's death outside the elevator,and I was like "Oh Ok".Hell,even Issac and Ellie are boring,and they're the main characters! The weapon crafting is cool but takes a while to understand,the game gives a lot of ammo on lower difficulties and in Hard ammo is non-existent.There are only 2 main environments,the Ships and Space,and Tau Volantis.The abandoned spaceships really bring back the tight-corridor feel that made the first game successful,while Tau Volantis is just a boring shade of white. Instead of not knowing when necromorphs are gonna pop out like in the first 2 games,you can pretty much predict when they're gonna come.And they swarm you,making it more action than scary.The new save system is crap,as I played the first 5 levels four times cus they said that it could not save.It ended up being Origin's fault,and after i finished playing the game on Classic Mode,they tell me the first 13 levels were not saved.You know what,if you ARE gonna make another DS game,bring back the save stations.If you aren't a DS fan,don't get it. I would rather you spend $60 on another game.… Expand
  13. BrazilianJoe
    May 6, 2013
    5
    The Dead Space franchise moved forward, and sadly it has also been corrupted by EA's PureGreed engine.
    resources to be grinded for no reason, weapon ammo dumbed-down, game pace speed up AGAIN they had already done it on dead space 2 diverging the game even more from the horror roots.
    Weapon crafting system almost nice, but too obviously just a plot to convince people to throw away    The Dead Space franchise moved forward, and sadly it has also been corrupted by EA's PureGreed engine.
    resources to be grinded for no reason, weapon ammo dumbed-down, game pace speed up AGAIN they had already done it on dead space 2 diverging the game even more from the horror roots.

    Weapon crafting system almost nice, but too obviously just a plot to convince people to throw away money to build their perfect weapon, along with an overly long and infinite achievement list to unlock certain weapon parts and armor, again to push no bully the gamer which already purchased the game with an AAA price tag to throw even more money towards EA.

    Worse still, all the hallucination scenes and the last game chapters were seemingly ripped off the base game and tacked on a DLC to gaugue more money from the players, giving the story an odd pace on both the base game with its non-ending, and the 'expansion'.

    The franchise would deserve a better number, but unfortunately it has to be averaged with EA's low rating, making it deserve no more than a 5.    … Expand
  14. Vayra
    Jul 15, 2013
    5
    As the third installment in the pretty brilliant Dead Space series, it has become increasingly difficult to remain as scary and touching as the series was at its inception. Dead Space 3 does many things very well, but seems to have fallen short on exactly those strengths that made this franchise unique. Dead Space 3 has turned the franchise into a very straightforward 3rd person shooter,As the third installment in the pretty brilliant Dead Space series, it has become increasingly difficult to remain as scary and touching as the series was at its inception. Dead Space 3 does many things very well, but seems to have fallen short on exactly those strengths that made this franchise unique. Dead Space 3 has turned the franchise into a very straightforward 3rd person shooter, with some scary moments.

    Gameplay-wise, Dead Space 3 offers a revamped Weapon system, where players can create completely custom weapons that combine any two weapon types, most of which we have seen before, and some of which are brand new. While heralded by many reviewers as a great feature, it actually manages to completely destroy one of the principles that made Dead Space what it was: surviving on the bare minimum, being short on everything, having to adapt your playstyle to availability of Shops, ammo and weaponry. No more of this with the new Bench, you will have the most destructive weapon you could possibly build, within the first few hours of play.

    And of course it IS fun to play around with the bench and blast away the uglies. But it gets boring very quickly, and then you realize the new customization options completely destroy the game's feel of tension and fear. It gets worse, though. At some point you have the materials you need to start upgrading your already overpowered weaponry through Circuits, to ensure the need to progress slowly and with care is now completely obliterated.

    Where Dead Space 1 offered a quality storyline like few games can and have done, Dead Space 3 has reduced the story to a bare necessity to justify the large amount of content it has. Because yes, there are many levels to play and places to discover, though all of them are fairly linear and offer little in terms of surprise or shock.

    In conclusion, I feel it is safe to say that Dead Space 3 is a very solid 3rd person action game, but no longer a very solid Survival Horror game. If you are looking for and expecting the latter like most players of the franchise, this can be a bit unsettling.    … Expand
  15. fredinator
    Aug 20, 2013
    5
    Survival horror gameplay is completely gone. You have universal ammo which makes it unnecessary to manage and clean up your inventory for different ammo types. Horror is gone in favor of action and shooting. Game has pay to win, weapon dlc and ingame material for real money. Coop is fun but eliminates shock moments. Drop in drop out multiplayer is poorly executed. Second player getsSurvival horror gameplay is completely gone. You have universal ammo which makes it unnecessary to manage and clean up your inventory for different ammo types. Horror is gone in favor of action and shooting. Game has pay to win, weapon dlc and ingame material for real money. Coop is fun but eliminates shock moments. Drop in drop out multiplayer is poorly executed. Second player gets teleported around for cutscenes. 80% of the game happens on an ice planet which takes the space out of dead space so that it is just dead not even that more like "maybe dead", beacause coop partner can revive each other. Weapon crafting is fun but the menu is a bit clunky. Visuals and Audio is good but as always the german voice is horrible and you can not even change it to english like in Dead Space 2.… Expand
  16. wtfgtfo
    Sep 2, 2013
    5
    Its a fun game returning many of the old concepts that made it fun. The game's length I do appreciate as the other 2 felt extremely short but...it feels like the developers were trying to hard. This game is PACKED with a almost ridiculous amount of extra content that the developers seem to have in mind MORE is better ...RIGHT? not always... the excessive weapon customization options feelsIts a fun game returning many of the old concepts that made it fun. The game's length I do appreciate as the other 2 felt extremely short but...it feels like the developers were trying to hard. This game is PACKED with a almost ridiculous amount of extra content that the developers seem to have in mind MORE is better ...RIGHT? not always... the excessive weapon customization options feels clunky and confusing unlike the clean interface of the other 2. The new "currency" within the game is also excessive and frustrating to deal with. Dead Space 3 is really just a mediocre game. Introducing nothing new while trying to expand on the old things that made the first 2 a success… Expand
  17. FanboyHunter
    Oct 2, 2014
    5
    It seems the same thing that happened to Resident Evil with Resident Evil 5 has now reached the Dead Space series. Dead Space 3 is an action game not a horror game.There are some horror elements but nothing like in the first two games of the series. There's also a co-op mode and unfortunately there are certain parts of the game that can only be seen in co-op.

    If Dead Space had always    It seems the same thing that happened to Resident Evil with Resident Evil 5 has now reached the Dead Space series. Dead Space 3 is an action game not a horror game.There are some horror elements but nothing like in the first two games of the series. There's also a co-op mode and unfortunately there are certain parts of the game that can only be seen in co-op.

    If Dead Space had always been a co-op series then that would be fair enough but it's not and this seems unfair on people only playing for single-player. Which is the majority of people given it started out as single-player only. There are also microtransactions in Dead Space 3 which really shouldn't be in a console game at all.

    Dead Space and Dead Space 2 are still as good now as they were when they were originally released. Unfortunately Dead Space 3 isn't on the same level as they are.    … Expand
  18. destiny6573
    Jul 19, 2015
    5
    Not The Best I Just Got All These Epic Guns And I Left for 2 Days Then Got Back THE SAVE WAS DAMAGED And I Deleded It And Then I Looked Up Saving The Files AND You Could And I Am Just Felling Like I Am Stupid Not That Scary And I don't want To go Through It Dead Space 2 and 1 Have The Good ones CO OP Is Better In My World
  19. mugsy
    May 10, 2020
    5
    Horrible cashgrab. Previous 2 games were great, but this is just a boring, repetitive abomination
  20. sikkoshade
    Dec 1, 2020
    5
    They **** up the weapon feel, like how? How can you make the plasma cutter, an awesome and heavy feeling weapon into a pea shooter? Or the fact that you can only have 2 weapons with side attachments. The game overall was a letdown. Corporate greed, the billion different sub currencies, the ingame shop in a single player driven game? The forced co-op? The game is literally the same game asThey **** up the weapon feel, like how? How can you make the plasma cutter, an awesome and heavy feeling weapon into a pea shooter? Or the fact that you can only have 2 weapons with side attachments. The game overall was a letdown. Corporate greed, the billion different sub currencies, the ingame shop in a single player driven game? The forced co-op? The game is literally the same game as Dead Space 2, which is sad because DS2 was an amazing game. And the game is no longer atmospherically scary, but jump scare ridden trash. Every single time I got scared in DS2 was because the atmosphere was too unnerving and always made you feel on edge, but in DS3, it is completely gone, the atmosphere is just sad and not scary. The environment is bland, not too many different areas, most of the side missions were weak, not engaging, the weapon blueprints and upgrade scheme felt tacked on, Visceral wanted to make a good game, it shows. But, EA as it is, did not want to make the game good, just mediocre. The enemies were butchered and were mostly boring to fight over and over again while you're using telekinesis on doors and **** like that. And speaking of opening doors with telekinesis, the game has a sound bug where after you open that said door, the game will play a sound. But, there is a catch; the sound never **** ends. So you have to patch the game yourself via a fan modder. EA, or Visceral for that matter did not give a **** about that issue and left it in for the PC release. Overall, a mediocre action game. Not even a scary game, and I'd go as far as to say that the game reminded me of Gears of War even. Trash. Don't play it. Waiting for the fourth game for the next generation. Like a reboot or after the events of DS2 or maybe even between DS1 and DS2, or even a prequel game like the spin-offs.… Expand
  21. LironesAlviento
    Sep 4, 2020
    5
    El juego se reinventa y lo hace mal o, no es un juego malo pero se aleja de lo que hizo grande a sus predecesores intentando innovar y se estrella contra su propia ambición.
  22. MaZ_TeR_
    Nov 22, 2021
    5
    For a time I did enjoy the game when I was a kid, but almost 10 years later, I now realize what's wrong with the game compared to the amazing previous titles.

    Little to no horror, the game is obviously trying to appeal to the action shooter market of the time with huge similarity to, say, Gears of War and Mass Effect, the abysmal weapon crafting which allows you to build god guns that    For a time I did enjoy the game when I was a kid, but almost 10 years later, I now realize what's wrong with the game compared to the amazing previous titles.

    Little to no horror, the game is obviously trying to appeal to the action shooter market of the time with huge similarity to, say, Gears of War and Mass Effect, the abysmal weapon crafting which allows you to build god guns that bite through Necromorphs like wet paper even in the highest difficulty, the cringy love sub-plot between Isaac and Ellie and the rivarly with Norton and finally the horrendous microtransactions. And of course the fact that the series ended at a cliffhanger. I guess I could make a point that a lot of the game doesn't take place within cramped space ships, but rather huge, lit-up environments.

    it makes you think what the core idea for the franchise was in the first place, which was that you're alone in a desolate and claustrophobic spaceship in the middle of nowhere hunted by space-zombies that can pop out of anywhere at any time, with industrial equipment as your main means of defense against them while suffering from dementia.    … Expand
  23. Dan9el99
    Dec 26, 2021
    5
    Grundsätzlich handelt es sich hier um ein interessantes Spiel mit gutem Gameplay und schöner Graphik bzw. Sound. Das Gamedesign leidet jedoch unter einigen sehr repetitiven Szenen, in denen immer wieder dasselbe gemacht werden soll. Auch kommt der Survivalhorroraspekt im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Teile zu kurz. Leider verkommt dieses Spiel somit zu einem etwas langatmigen Shooter, in demGrundsätzlich handelt es sich hier um ein interessantes Spiel mit gutem Gameplay und schöner Graphik bzw. Sound. Das Gamedesign leidet jedoch unter einigen sehr repetitiven Szenen, in denen immer wieder dasselbe gemacht werden soll. Auch kommt der Survivalhorroraspekt im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Teile zu kurz. Leider verkommt dieses Spiel somit zu einem etwas langatmigen Shooter, in dem die Horroranteile als allenfalls verschwindend gering bezeichnet werden dürfen (5/10).… Expand
  24. Ladtus
    Feb 13, 2023
    5
    I finnished 1 and 2, but this one is not worth your time if you want to take this game seriously, it feels like a parody from dead space itself, for some reason they put drama in it wich doesn't even make sense in the story, it feels like a joke, the game itself is not that bad, but the story is a mess and takes you out of it.
  25. Suprizer
    Jun 8, 2023
    5
    Weak, gun system is boring you have to ''grind'' alot. What made this game near unplayable to me was the fact that this is a multiplayer game rather than a single player one. I don't have friends leave me alone i am not socializing. Jokes aside game is just made for two people and you feel it in every way every corner which is bothersome.
  26. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    5
    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»
  27. dricks
    Mar 5, 2013
    4
    Survival horror is gone.
    Only thing left is another basic shooting game.
    Boring.
    I miss Dead Space 1
    How is it possible to screw up everything THAT much
  28. darkcerb
    Sep 8, 2013
    4
    Whoever decided to change dead space into an action game, throw all tension out the window and yet keep the clunky controls should be fired.

    What else can I say, the story is mired heavily by the giant boat anchor that is the love triangle between captain forgettable chick from two (who left isaac because of his fixation on the markers....so that she could hunt markers, I'm not kidding    Whoever decided to change dead space into an action game, throw all tension out the window and yet keep the clunky controls should be fired.

    What else can I say, the story is mired heavily by the giant boat anchor that is the love triangle between captain forgettable chick from two (who left isaac because of his fixation on the markers....so that she could hunt markers, I'm not kidding it is that stupid)

    and half way through the game you're fighting human enemys (and at the start to) from behind knee high walls...getting so damn tired of homogenization of games in the AAA industry...why would I want to play gears or cod or any other fudging game in dead space when I could go play those games?

    I can only imagine it gets bearable in co-op...or there's a huge bloody pay off story wise at the end otherwise this is a complete waste of money and I urge everyone to go elsewhere, there are better story's and better game play elsewhere sometimes both in the same game. Total disappointment.    … Expand
  29. Nemo888
    Feb 9, 2013
    4
    It was boring. FOV is too clipped and you walk too slow. Combined with all the map backtracking it's obvious they are trying to pad the game time. Characters are stereotypical and jarringly unrealistic. I'd rather do housekeeping than waste my time on DS3.
  30. thenthomwaslike
    Feb 7, 2013
    4
    updated after 7:30 of playtime: shooter mechanics do not translate well to human enemies, the story doesn't make too much sense and characters are bland and annoying fetch quest givers. the story is not good so far. i've had 1 good jumpscare while opening up an elevator, but still no no grossout scares, the soundtrack is moody and rings of strange sci-fi once you get to the ice planet ofupdated after 7:30 of playtime: shooter mechanics do not translate well to human enemies, the story doesn't make too much sense and characters are bland and annoying fetch quest givers. the story is not good so far. i've had 1 good jumpscare while opening up an elevator, but still no no grossout scares, the soundtrack is moody and rings of strange sci-fi once you get to the ice planet of tau volantis, strings swell when enemies are near but that gets old and predictable very fast. the new crafting system is absurdly convoluted, especially at the beginning of the game. the framerate is locked at 30fps with vsync turned on and the screen tearing is noticeable and ugly. they let you tinker with many many graphical options in the settings menu, (the developers really sold themselves short saying that this was a straight port) ssao, antisotropic filtering, bloom, flares, and the like, nothing will make this game shine, but if you have an older computer they let you turn off a bunch of settings to get it to run. the microtransactions are in your face every time you are in the crafting menu and since you are crafting with these random different currencies, you may be able to fully upgrade your air capacity the first first time you stop at a rig suit upgrade station. the sense of accomplishment when upgrading your suit and weapons isn't as great anymore since it is bogged down with these random resource currencies, it feels like you are buying an upgrade, whereas in the first two games you were soldering a node onto metal. health and ammo drop rates need to be reduced drastically as well. almost 8 hours in and i have not run out of ammo or health once. and for those looking for an fov slider, you can change it by editing the ini config file in your appdata. once again, we have a consolized game with 11 different day1 dlcs, another story dlc coming in a month, microtransactions in a 60 dollar game and a port designed for pcs from 6 years ago. if i were you i would wait until you find this game for 40 dollars or less and that is being generous. all brought to you by your friendly neighborhood ea games. i hope your stockholders are happy.… Expand
  31. JimCorbett
    Apr 8, 2014
    4
    Dead Space 3... should have been called "Catching up to your friends simulator" or maybe "elevator rider extreme." Anyway, it's definitely the worst of the franchise but also a decent port. There are no horror elements in this, it's basically a straight up action game. There is constant combat and action sequences happening and you'll never feel like you're trying to survive like you didDead Space 3... should have been called "Catching up to your friends simulator" or maybe "elevator rider extreme." Anyway, it's definitely the worst of the franchise but also a decent port. There are no horror elements in this, it's basically a straight up action game. There is constant combat and action sequences happening and you'll never feel like you're trying to survive like you did in the first game. Remember in the original how you'd always be presented with fair fights where you could not take damage, and if you did take damage it felt like it was a real blow and you made a mistake? That doesn't happen in Dead Space 3. Enemies will often spawn behind you, right next to you, or both at the same time which forces you to take damage. But don't worry, there are health packs everywhere. The only times i died were because i refused to use a health pack or during one of the plentiful quick time events. Yep, there are now quick time events in every mission! So awesome! Kidding, QTEs are one of the worst things you can put in a game. The story sucks in comparison to previous games. Not only does it make no sense for the majority of the time, but there is a girl in it who you are clearly supposed to care about. The problem is that she is so downright unlikable that you won't care at all about what happens to her. Dead Space 3 is just utter failure in almost all aspects, but what else can we expect from a game published by EA? This trend has continued for too long and it's a shame.… Expand
  32. Foam
    Aug 19, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having just completed this game in one weekend with a friend, I thought I ought to do a review while it was still fresh in the mind. This review was conducted by someone who has very little knowledge of and never played much DS1 or 2. Good quality voice actors.

    The Good:
    As far as technical details are concerned, it is a good console port. No crashes, game slowdowns or bugs were encountered during the entire campaign, except for a minor issue where Isaacs character model would sometimes freeze in place for 10 seconds while dropping a drone. A good array of graphics options are included, as well as complete control remapping. The other nice thing about the game is its rudimentary weapon crafting. The game paces well with upgrades and component parts, so you will have well paced access to new weapon types & upgrades until the last hour or two of the campaign (this includes all side missions). The graphics themselves are not too bad, but not that great in terms of fidelity. The overall palette is as you would expect, metallic, snowy and brown. Guns for the most sound great and feel great to use. Character movement doesn't feel 100% solid but you learn to adapt to it. Number of enemy types are decent. Blowing apart enemy limbs is fun, and decapitated aliens still coming at you is fun, although I'm aware this was even in DS1 so it by no means is a new addition to gaming.

    The Bad:
    Gameplay-wise, it's as repetitive as you can get. Walk through dark corridor, open door, walk into room, blast aliens. Having played the first hour or two of Deadspace 1, I was disappointed in 3 about how the enemies attack you. In 1, I remember some creative waves the enemies would jump out to scare you, like unpredictably popping out of some glass or place you thought was safe. In DS3, the enemies literally come from 2 areas: A vent, or the (in the outside areas) the ground. This fact and many others make DS3 a sci-fi arena shooter, and in no way survival horror. As the game progresses, so too does the shape or texture of the vents. Near the end of the game while exploring alien ruins, vents are simply larger triangle shaped openings that are black to give the appearance of a tunnel. Quite literally you walk into an area, trigger a script and varying numbers of aliens pop out of said vents.

    The Ugly:
    My god... The story. The characters. The dialogue. I'll give a few examples of what this "story" reminds me of:

    Highschool Drama
    Soap Opera
    Low quality Hollywood B Movie

    One of the more peculiar trends in modern gaming seems to be the countless examples of insert ed love & romance into the story. I don't claim to be an expert on writing romance, but I do know however there are very few romantic stories from hollywood that seem believable to me or are written well. Hollywood is presumed to be the best of the best writing and movie making. It is why with an unclouded mind I can say that the romance in DS3 is simply terrible. The romance seemed tacked on for no good reason. Both myself & my co-op partner are mature adults but we couldn't help by laughing and mocking some scenes because they were cliched beyond all reason. In an effort to keep this short i'll sum up the story:

    Beginning:
    The major villain Danick is the ultimate cliched villain. In the beginning its simply "Humanity must evolve" "I will lead a new revolution" "Humanity is evil I will correct it" garbage we've seen in countless games & movies for the past 30 years. He has an army of generic soldiers at his disposable (what a shock). Part of the plan is to kill Isaac just because he killed a few aliens in the previous games.

    The Middle:
    You're in a space graveyard with the ex-girlfriend your obsessed with and her team. She also has a new boyfriend. The boyfriend acts like he is in the 10th grade. He puffs up his chest and regularly fights with Isaac and gets jealous (I wish I was making this stuff up). If Ellie talks to Isaac for even 5 seconds, he radios in to check up on her. Isaac responds just the same. It leads to some great dialogue such as "Just let us fight it out ellie, one of us will win". Theres some convenient techno-babble about building some device (really just simple fetch quest in arena-shoot rooms), driving all over the graveyard to get the parts. In one scene Ellies boyfriend leaves u locked in an elevator to die.

    The End:
    Old guy dies. Black girl predictably dies. Ellies boyfriend betrays the group to evil Danik. Gets shot. Ellie is fine 2 minutes later. You goto the alien base carrying the device. Danik shows up mad. Your partner carver wants to die because his life has to mean something". You put the device no one really understands into the flashy thingy. Twist it and it magically saves the world. Ellie manages to escape alien infested base by herself with no weapon, gets into shuttle. Isaac, the heroic sacrifice to save humanity. But in the end u hear him calling ellie. ellie.

    This game is the biggest cliche fest you could possibly imagine.    … Expand
  33. GodEmperor47
    Apr 28, 2013
    4
    Too many action set pieces, no horror or thrill to the game at all. EA doesn't understand what we want as fans of this franchise, nor do they care. They want to expand a player base to snare some of their Call of Duty gamers, but that comes at the cost of all the great things the original Dead Space did so well. There's no atmosphere here, no sense of creeping dread. I feel like I'mToo many action set pieces, no horror or thrill to the game at all. EA doesn't understand what we want as fans of this franchise, nor do they care. They want to expand a player base to snare some of their Call of Duty gamers, but that comes at the cost of all the great things the original Dead Space did so well. There's no atmosphere here, no sense of creeping dread. I feel like I'm farming components in an MMO and every once in a while I get an interactive cut scene to break up the crappy action game combat. At least do yourself a favor and try before you buy, see if a friend has the game or try it on a console first.… Expand
  34. Razark9
    Sep 14, 2013
    4
    I used to be a real Dead Space fan. I played the first two games many times, but back then they were not action games. Dead Space 3 is packed with mini transactions and fails to scare the player.
  35. Nobilis1984
    Jan 18, 2021
    4
    Actually a solid action game. But if Dead Space's origins weren't in hardcore survival gameplay, it would be half bad. Here you only shoot the monsters with a lot of ammunition. You can forget the story, too.
  36. chumpwithnoname
    Jul 15, 2020
    4
    Trash experience if you compare it to original DS1. Well, even not-so-scary DS2 is miles better then this.
  37. Lutherbro
    Feb 1, 2016
    4
    This game is fun only for first hour, then it turns into boring and
    overextended piece of good old Dead Space that we all love.
    I cant reccomend this game for anyone, only if you will play it less than hour in a two days .
  38. Comrade_007
    May 22, 2016
    4
    One of the worst games I`ve ever played, one of the most stupid endings I`ve seen. I have no words to describe my disappointment. The second part is much better.
  39. BarelyLewd
    Mar 15, 2019
    4
    You can tell EA had there grubby little hands in this game, trying to appeal to a wider audience, and to squeeze money out of those gullible enough, a sad way to end the series, and with EA killing Visceral, this may be the last we hear from Dead Space, and it honestly pains me, that a game like Dead Space with such a bright future ahead gets smothered in it's sleep, **** EA, I mean it.
  40. Chubac
    May 14, 2020
    4
    What a horrible way to end an iconic franchise. They took out the horror elements and added unnecessary co-op. It's basically a generic sci-fi shooter with a mediocre story.
  41. j4ck_fl4sh_3k
    Jun 19, 2023
    4
    Worse the Dead Space 2, its the same old trope...
    Walk down empty corridors till you enter large "empty space/area"...
    Cue the cheese grater violin and take on a wave of enemies that even Smash TV would think is excessive.

    Simply put I've go to chapter 18 and don't know why I'd done it to myself, might finish, might not.
  42. Nekrips
    Aug 16, 2022
    4
    The worst part of the series both in terms of plot and gameplay. The exciting and strong atmosphere from the previous parts is gone. Now, most of the game takes place in open spaces, where there is nothing interesting.
    Graphically, the game has changed little from the previous part, although some interesting effects have been added, such as the reflection of light on the surface from the    The worst part of the series both in terms of plot and gameplay. The exciting and strong atmosphere from the previous parts is gone. Now, most of the game takes place in open spaces, where there is nothing interesting.
    Graphically, the game has changed little from the previous part, although some interesting effects have been added, such as the reflection of light on the surface from the suit.
    The interface has not changed much, as well as the combat system.
    With the improvement of weapons, in my opinion, they went a little too far and now I have to dig through a huge pile of garbage in an attempt to create a more or less effective weapon.
    Enemies barely evolved. For some reason, they changed some of the enemies. For example, they replaced children with dogs. Maybe because of rating or censorship. Dogs in space are commonplace.
    The story against the background of the previous parts looks weak. The single-player and cooperative modes look very strange. At first, you go through an abandoned location alone all the time, until suddenly your partner appears out of nowhere and disappears just as suddenly. And you are completely alone again. It pretty much destroys the atmosphere and impression of the game itself.
    No wonder this part buried the series.    … Expand
  43. sethman75
    Jul 20, 2013
    3
    Thank you EA for ruining the best horror franchise that was on the market. Instead of creating a point of difference to every other "popular" shooter game out there like DS1 and to a lesser extent DS2, EA decides to turn a quality scary and tense exploration and survival game into a quick time event driven COD clone. I hope people's heads have rolled for this mess. If i were in charge atThank you EA for ruining the best horror franchise that was on the market. Instead of creating a point of difference to every other "popular" shooter game out there like DS1 and to a lesser extent DS2, EA decides to turn a quality scary and tense exploration and survival game into a quick time event driven COD clone. I hope people's heads have rolled for this mess. If i were in charge at EA, the first rule for any new game coming out would be BE DIFFERENT. We have played COD for 10 bloody years, create something new FFS… Expand
  44. Invader-Nik
    Sep 29, 2013
    3
    An absolute monstrosity this game is. I enjoyed DS 1 and 2, and thought this would be good. All it is is a bunch of boring levels with enemies thrown at you. That's all it is. Me and my friend tried Coop but it was so glitchy we could barely even play.
    A rubbish game. DS 1 and 2 were much better quality.
  45. Escherichia
    Feb 26, 2013
    3
    I played and loved Dead Space 1 and 2, and this game is awful. A bland, generic shooter that should not have any relation with the previous titles. If you enjoy shooters with unlimited supplies, there are better options that do not advertise themselves as a sequel to a survival horror franchise.
  46. messymike
    Feb 17, 2013
    3
    Absolutely terrible, i hope you enjoy replaying pointless missions more than once, because thanks to the autosave feature that they incorporated for some bs reason, you can only start from certain checkpoints... and for some reason, the game forgets that you've played 4 hours past where it resumes you from!

    Not to mention this isn't even deadspace anymore, its got infinite supplies    Absolutely terrible, i hope you enjoy replaying pointless missions more than once, because thanks to the autosave feature that they incorporated for some bs reason, you can only start from certain checkpoints... and for some reason, the game forgets that you've played 4 hours past where it resumes you from!

    Not to mention this isn't even deadspace anymore, its got infinite supplies everywhere, oh and if you somehow miss 95% of your shots, you can craft more supplies!!!!

    Don't forget about Coop only content, oh and DLC galore... GG EA another perfect title down the drain in only 3 games    … Expand
  47. TheRued
    Feb 12, 2013
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, let us establish that I, as a Dead Space fan, recognize and admire the past two games' atmosphere, level of polish, enemy design, shock value and, above all, sound direction as being the series true strength. That being said, I consider Dead Space 3 to be an abomination in every sense of the word, a thoughtless third person shooter with creepy crawlies thrown in for good measure.

    As far as the Dead Space mythos goes, the first 20 minutes of the game could be accepted as a actual storyline fitting its universe, albeit hurried by screamy brutal manly men trying their best to make sure you, the player, feel the stakes are high, which they would be if you would give a crap! The cast is forgettable, a bunch of faceless survivors begging to be eaten as long as that nonexistent story moves on. "Oh no, not Old Man Guy! Whyyy?! OH, ICE PLANET!!" The environments are terrible, simply and utterly devoid of any kind of signature. When it's not about the universe's most unlit corridors, it's ice, and after that ice, it's all about that forced Lovecraftian Underground City. One can only yearn for the blood-covered Ishimura, or even the elegant backtracking one would have performed while inside that very ship. That's an other issue: pacing, as in there is barely any. Areas are padded with ennemy encounters like never before. Pretty much every door has to be opened with the kinesis module (Really?!), and when a game's pacing feels like it's crawling on only three of its legs (two of which might as well be stumps anyway), what else is needed but SIDEQUESTS!! Sidequests!! in a survival-horror game never work well, as they detract attention from those oh-so high stakes even more than that total lack of fluidity. Weapon crafting is also a waste of time; half the time, I couldn't for the life of me know if what I had made was going to be useful or not. The truly good weapons were designed before, in both previous games, so why did they give us the option to make weapons if the blueprints for the good old Line Gun is available anyway!

    Ennemies? Yeah, it's all quite the familiar affair, as in: they are the same! New ones include a Necromorph wielding ice pickaxes (Found even in the city level at the beginning of the game...) and another Necromorph whose main purpose is to replace the Pack from DS2. Skins. New skins. That is all. The much anticipated Nexus proves itself to be an arguably predictable Hive Mind clone, and the Snowbeast is a waste of ammo and hope that the game might show variety. Even the final boss, albeit relatively exciting, is nary a bump in the road in terms of difficulty and overall impact on the story at hand (think Cronos from God of War 3).

    So in short, the game is an overlong mess, offering only sparkles of brilliance behind an otherwise greasy curtain. Going from heat source to heat source so as not to freeze to death was nice. Those space walks are always fun. The setpieces can be sights to behold, when they feel like it. And giving the game any more praise would send me to Hell, for lying.

    Steve Papoustis wanted to create the best Dead Space game evar for realz and ended up emulating Resident Evil 5 and 6, of all things to look up to! A limp, impotent 3 outta 10 for this dead, horse.

    A.B.    … Expand
  48. Tzatrix
    Feb 22, 2013
    3
    I'm a fan of Dead Space. It's the best survival-horror I ever played. Everything there fits nearly perfect. I didn't believe that DS2 would be scary, I thought it'll be a stupid shooter. Well I was wrong. For that time. And now DS3. The example how money greed make a great franchise die. I'll tell why.
    The scenario. I don't like where they took the story, but it's their franchise and they    I'm a fan of Dead Space. It's the best survival-horror I ever played. Everything there fits nearly perfect. I didn't believe that DS2 would be scary, I thought it'll be a stupid shooter. Well I was wrong. For that time. And now DS3. The example how money greed make a great franchise die. I'll tell why.
    The scenario. I don't like where they took the story, but it's their franchise and they decide where the story goes, so no ranting about it. It's epic and Hollywood-like. Nothing special.
    Human enemies. Not only because they are dumb as hell, but because it changes the "death" experience. In original DS we saw, heard (audiologs) and read (text logs) people's deaths and sufferings. If you are a mentally normal human (and if you bothered reading the logs, of course) then it will terrify you. Isaac didn't kill people in 1st title, killed 2 in 2nd title because he had no choice. And now an army of unitologists and a completely new character Danik. On Ishimura we read logs about that mad unitologist Mercer, then at the end of the game, we see him killing a guy tied to a chair. And WHO THE HELL IS DANIK?! Ok, next.
    The monsters. They have so much armor on them, that all the embarrassing mutations of human body are covered. The monsters aren't scary. And they ARE a lot faster. Previously the sprinted to you. Now they group their body, cover their head with claws and slide to you as if the floor was covered with butter. DS taught us that one well-placed necromorph is scarier then a dozen running in your face. And now they don't stalk the corridors. They are always in the vents. Making them smarter and giving them cheater-spawning-behind-your-back ability are not the same. Their appearance is predictable. If on your way from point A to point B a couple of coffins or vents didn't provide you a necro, then they sure will on your way back to point A. I really respect Visceral for the brave things they did before. They were criticized for lurkers being baby-necromorphs. Then they added the Pack and those tiny explosive babies to DS2. That was brave. Now we have the same mobs, but those are just Dogs and Starved people?! That is a huge step towards the casual player and by that I mean those of age from 12 to 16. For Gods sake the game isn't even PEGI 18+!!!
    The single player design. Now this is not even funny. I'll try to make my point. In DS1 there are 3 of us. Kendra and Hammond are not engineers and Kendra is protected by Hammond at first (makes sense), so we fix the ship alone. As we see they are having a hard time as we do. In DS2 we've been in stasis for 3 years. We know no one here. Who can help us fighting and fixing things? Ellie (pilot and a woman) and crazy Stross. So we're alone. OK, makes sense.
    In DS3 there are 5 ppl, warming their butts there while I fetch like an errand boy. Norman and Carver are military men, for God sake! And all the time: OHMYGODWHATISTHAT and were alone and they are still in group. This must be luck. We meet up. Yay. The second later: OHNOEVERYBODYTAKECOVER. We're separated. I'm alone. And they are still in a group! Come on!!! And so on, until you see credits.
    Next. Isaac. He was cool in DS1. He remains silent, but everything he does and all his thoughts are of the one who holds the controller. At the end we see him exhausted. It's almost rewarding. Same in DS2. In DS3 he's running everywhere like he's immortal. I can't feel like trying to survive when Isaac says "it's probably swarmed with necromorphs but the resources are worth looking!". And no more Nicole...yeah, he's done with the guilt, but...in a log in the first room he claims he lost he's soul in those events, when Norman explains their mission Isaac says "No! I'm done with that! Find someone else...". We believe him, cuz we've been there. And he goes there without fear or hesitation like superhero. But that's not a big problem among those I stated first.
    It's not the whole list. Plasma cutter is indeed worthless. And you go through the dark corridor and there is a locked door with a stupid sign "Co-op"...yeeeah, so atmospheric! The settings aren't scary...at all. The rooms and corridors are similar to each other. And they are twice bigger, for co-op of course, and the size of these settings ruin the whole isolation claustrophobic atmosphere.
    The idea of body temperature was great! That would be a great survival element, but no! Visceral are too afraid to make the game challenging except throwing a ton of annoying enemies at us.
    Technically dead space 3 is a good game,if we forget for a time that it is Dead Space.I don't regret the money I paid. Btw,I pirated the first two,completed them and bought then.I'm thankful to visceral for what they've done so far, but DS3 is a game for kids. This is my personal opinion.    … Expand
  49. hotcheese
    Feb 28, 2013
    3
    The only positive thing I can say about this game is the graphic. Everything else is complete with horrible design decision. The story is absolutely crap. None of the characters are interesting, including Issac himself. The level design rely heavily on back tracking to prolong the game's play time. All puzzle elements are complete crap that just force to waste time and make each chapterThe only positive thing I can say about this game is the graphic. Everything else is complete with horrible design decision. The story is absolutely crap. None of the characters are interesting, including Issac himself. The level design rely heavily on back tracking to prolong the game's play time. All puzzle elements are complete crap that just force to waste time and make each chapter seen longer. The whole weapon crafting thing is just a way for EA to suck your money using micro-transaction. The games pacing is crap, just go here, fix this, solve this puzzle and enemies will come at you at all direction, at all location in every single chapter! This once again proved that EA is a bunch of no talent developers taking orders from up high and just keep making ****ty games like this. All the high scores reviews are paid by EA. Please stop buying their game, this company never listen to it's customer and just keep coming up with new ways to suck your money.… Expand
  50. ramengineer
    Apr 4, 2013
    3
    This game is plain awful. Instead of the survival horror game we once knew and loved, this game is simply a Third person shooter game. The core of dead space games was to conserve what limited resources you have and thus encouraged the player to shoot for the limbs, which in this game almost completely ignores. It does not matter if a player is aims for the limbs, the necromorphs wouldThis game is plain awful. Instead of the survival horror game we once knew and loved, this game is simply a Third person shooter game. The core of dead space games was to conserve what limited resources you have and thus encouraged the player to shoot for the limbs, which in this game almost completely ignores. It does not matter if a player is aims for the limbs, the necromorphs would simply charge at you full speed. The enemies are rigged so that players are inclined to go for weapons with high damage per second, like a warrior, instead of tactically favorable weapons, like an engineer would. Although the weapon modding idea was great, it was executed poorly. The laziness in the level design and the horror element was palpable. Necromorphs would pop in simultaneously in great numbers and just inundate the player in numbers instead of tactically popping out so as to scare the player. Due to the fact that I enjoyed Dead Space 1 and 2 too much I played the game just for the story; however, the story was equally bad as the game-play.

    In short, Dead space took the same road as the Resident evil series as it completely abandoned survival horror element and went for just more shooting and killing. This game is designed to appeal to the casuals who simply want to shoot and kill. This game requires no survival tactics whatsoever and its previous game did. And, I don't think I even need to mention the evils of micro-transactions in this game on top of other flaws. Do not listen to big company reviews, such as IGN or Gamestop, because they will do whatever in their power to sell more of this failure and disappointment. This game deserves a solid 3     … Expand
  51. tenmuter
    Dec 16, 2013
    3
    I bought this game when it came out at full price and I really wish I hadn't. The game itself is pretty much the same as dead space 2 except they made certain features of the game worse in my opinion. For example, the weapon and suit upgrading systems nearly made me cry. Come to think of it, especially the weapon upgrading system. The whole workbench and mineral farming concept of deadI bought this game when it came out at full price and I really wish I hadn't. The game itself is pretty much the same as dead space 2 except they made certain features of the game worse in my opinion. For example, the weapon and suit upgrading systems nearly made me cry. Come to think of it, especially the weapon upgrading system. The whole workbench and mineral farming concept of dead space 3 was thoroughly displeasing and it thoroughly turned me off on going to the workbench for upgrades and inventory/safe management. I guess the one saving grace of this last installment of the dead space franchise is that there is Co-op which did make the game more fun, but in my opinion this game is just not worth it. Dead space 2 remains a classic in my games library but Dead Space 3 leaves me wanting for a full refund.… Expand
  52. xxtensazenxx
    Sep 1, 2013
    3
    As a stand alone game, its ok,... mediocre 3rd person shooter,
    but comparing this to dead space 1 & 2 its horrible. For the first time in my entire dead space experience, i was bored.... its much easier now, i actually played with 1 hand, for a few minutes and never doped below 50% hp..... and this is on normal.... on DS1 & 2 normal was challenging... not here The necromorphs are much    As a stand alone game, its ok,... mediocre 3rd person shooter,
    but comparing this to dead space 1 & 2 its horrible. For the first time in my entire dead space experience, i was bored.... its much easier now, i actually played with 1 hand, for a few minutes and never doped below 50% hp..... and this is on normal.... on DS1 & 2 normal was challenging... not here The necromorphs are much less scary in this, heck the game in genral is not even a horror... the enemies are laughingly predictable, and there is no suspense. In DS1 & 2 i was afraid to walk into a room, scared what was waiting for me, and knew there would always be a surprise, but well done. In DS3 not even close... the rooms are much bigger thus taking away much of the scary atmosphere... ugh just so much wrong with this game, IF YOU PLAYED DEAD SPACE 1 AND 2 I WOULD SUGGEST AVOIDING THIS AT ALL COST.    … Expand
  53. Saawatts
    Sep 25, 2013
    3
    How on Earth did this get a half-decent review from any credible source? I've played Dead Space 3 with several friends and we're unanimously of the opinion that it's an absolute joke of a game. Below, I'll include why and I just want to preface by stating all this pretty objective is purely due to Dead Space 3's quality as a game, not because of it not living up to my vision for theHow on Earth did this get a half-decent review from any credible source? I've played Dead Space 3 with several friends and we're unanimously of the opinion that it's an absolute joke of a game. Below, I'll include why and I just want to preface by stating all this pretty objective is purely due to Dead Space 3's quality as a game, not because of it not living up to my vision for the series or anything of that sort.

    Story: This couldn't possibly be a serious attempt by a professional. No. I...I just can't believe that. Not only does every chapter (there're 18ish of them) follow the EXACT same subplot, but the greater plot is absolutely terrible. Gaping plot holes, the worst character development I've ever seen, and twists/turns that make no sense whatsoever. One part that really got me is that in order to follow several huge, massively important parts of a character's story, you have to have read one of the Dead Space novels. Even someone who has played ever game in the series would've been lost. Players shouldn't have to wikipedia unrelated book summaries in order to follow what's happening on the screen--that's the worst kind of lazy writing. Especially if this game was truly intended to broaden the base.

    And I haven't even gotten to the dialogue yet. Oh god, it was...oh GOD. The characters you're supposed to feel sympathy for? Their lines are so, so, so, so bad that by the end of the 4th chapter you'll be begging for their immediate deaths just so they'll stop assailing you with their nightmarishly shoddy dialogue. And I suspect we're not supposed to find the villain so scary because you're terrified they'll open their mouths and make your brain bleed. On the plus side, my friend who was a mite intoxicated seemed to enjoy the writing in a so-bad-it's-great way and made a delightful drinking game out of it.

    Gameplay: We often refer to this game as "Mario Party: EA Edition". It felt like the overwhelming supermajority of the game was spent doing incredibly pointless minigames with very little in the way of instructions. One of the more frustrating minigames I can recall was a bossfight in which you had to harpoon the thing and tear it apart. After several failed runs and a few minutes on youtube, we found out that we'd gotten sequence of actions correct but unless the game host is playing on default resolution, the game doesn't realize you're doing things right and you lose. That was the norm, not the exception. Long runs of extremely tedious tasks that--if you do lose--you lose because of bugs and have to redo the whole thing. Gunplay itself was more fun than the minigames, but still pretty boring. The only real challenge in this game comes from...false difficulty. Things like being staggerlocked coming around a corner, 1-shot by something you can't see, bug grabbed through a wall while minigaming and unable to fight back, etc...

    Plus there's grinding. In what's essentially a single-player campaign, you grind for RNG loot. Think about what sort of game this must be for a system like that to exist and then you'll see why it's probably not a good idea here.

    Technical issues: I had to sit out while my partner soloed the final boss because the game turned my character into an invulnerable, immobile bobblehead midget. There's one bossfight you can't beat unless the game host is using the default game resolution--and it's a pretty common issue. There's constant desync for the Carver player due to constant "connections interrupted". We tried with multiple people and net that runs everything else just fine. So either Origin is especially eager to make your life miserable here (as a longtime Origin user, I'll readily believe something went wrong there), this game requires a lot of port tuning, or there's something seriously broken with the PC co-op itself. Carver player was probably DCed a total of 10 seconds every 60.

    As you might surmise, I'm absolutely astonished this game was approved for release. Huge swathes on multiple fronts--from the overall plot to the dialogue to the characters to the gameplay to bug testing to encounter design--need to be taken back to the drawing board. And that it has remotely decent reviews is downright appalling.    … Expand
  54. BradolfPittler
    Jan 1, 2014
    3
    While the weapon crafting/upgrading system was an awesome addition, and the co-op feature made it incredibly fun, the awful writing and unbelievably frustrating limitations really made me begin to hate parts of this game.

    For the most part, the story was fine. but towards the end I began to lose interest and frankly it all got a bit ridiculous and silly. I couldn't give a for the    While the weapon crafting/upgrading system was an awesome addition, and the co-op feature made it incredibly fun, the awful writing and unbelievably frustrating limitations really made me begin to hate parts of this game.

    For the most part, the story was fine. but towards the end I began to lose interest and frankly it all got a bit ridiculous and silly. I couldn't give a for the characters; I was bored of the tedious attempts at making the player feel emotions for them, especially for Ellie. This, and the way the game builds up this hatred for the main antagonist, then doesn't actually let you do anything to them. Just an unsatisfying rock crush.

    But yeah, the most frustrating bit by far was the limitations of not being able to jump or even slightly fall. Like, not even from a 10cm ledge. there were invisible walls EVERYWHERE, and where there was a cliff or a deep hole, with a clear gap there to walk off of, you are just met by an invisible wall. every time.    … Expand
  55. Ckpie
    Feb 22, 2014
    3
    After delaying playing this game for ages, I finally played it through with a friend, and can safely say that Visceral have taken what made Dead Space and its sequel enjoyable and tossed them out the airlock. By far the worst in the trilogy, DS3 doesn't quite match in terms of horror content, but its awkward and frustrating controls don't help it much as an action shooter either.After delaying playing this game for ages, I finally played it through with a friend, and can safely say that Visceral have taken what made Dead Space and its sequel enjoyable and tossed them out the airlock. By far the worst in the trilogy, DS3 doesn't quite match in terms of horror content, but its awkward and frustrating controls don't help it much as an action shooter either.

    Mission variety also remained largely the same, with content such as "Fix A, Move B, go to C and repeat" dominating the majority of the campaign. With a relatively long runtime (19 chapters), this gets old really, REALLY fast. Especially now that the horror and suspense of venturing out alone is largely gone, as enemy spawns are plentiful but predictable. Playing the co-op mode didn't make it any better but worse, taking what was left of any suspense and disposing of it entirely. On that note, playing with a friend may often seem more trouble than its worth. Unit collision is terrible, especially during sequences such as the cliff climbing areas on Tau Volantis. Side missions are also just more of the same variety, and often I just couldn't be bothered making a detour to "explore area A" as the reward could be as meagre as some Consumables and a weapon part. Level design also took several steps back. Backtracking is the name of the game here, and the environments; while interesting the first time, quickly lose their lustre after repeated visits, and extended waiting just to get through a damned rotating door.

    The small "minigames" just add to the tedium, made worse by the addition of another player. Suits in DS3 are also completely cosmetic, and this takes away much of the RPG elements of the previous titles, as well as any point in changing a suit to begin with. The Weapon crafting system is admittedly a nice addition, and I had some fun fiddling around with various combinations early in the game. However once I accumulated some resources, it was all too easy to create an overpowered all purpose weapon that never needed any further modification to last me the rest of the game. Lets not even mention the universal ammo clip.

    The story also left much to be desired, filled with characters that I could honestly care less about, some of which I couldn't wait to be killed off in some fashion. Isaac wasn't cool anymore, and didn't care about anyone or anything except himself, Ellie and later on; Carver. Ellie also changed into a whiny, boring ex-girlfriend type.

    Something to mention is that the game is a truly horrible PC port. The inability to do even simple things such as mute your fellow player whilst ingame or navigate the UI effectively with a mouse just shows the lazy effort that was put into moving the game onto PC. Graphics, while good are also nothing to write home about.

    Dead Space 3 is simply a substandard horror game, and an even worse action one. Tedious gameplay and progression to match. Coupled with the frustrations to dealing with the game interface itself, its hard to recommend DS3 to any fan of the original Dead Space. As a part of the franchise, its simply terrible. As a standalone title, merely mediocre.    … Expand
  56. rodq
    Oct 16, 2016
    3
    An absolute disaster, Dead Space 3 is an overstuffed action adventure follow-up of two exceptional survival horror games. And the problem is really not it being more action oriented, with lots of cutscenes and melodramatic storytelling, but the way it delivers. The game have some nice little moments (like the ones in the city in the beginning, where in my opinion the whole game should takeAn absolute disaster, Dead Space 3 is an overstuffed action adventure follow-up of two exceptional survival horror games. And the problem is really not it being more action oriented, with lots of cutscenes and melodramatic storytelling, but the way it delivers. The game have some nice little moments (like the ones in the city in the beginning, where in my opinion the whole game should take part), but they are buried inside loads of filler chapters and ultra-boring side missions. Then there are the other two major problems of the game: the melodramatic soap opera story - it's always been about Isaac search for his lost love, but always in a subtle way, here it seems like a stupid soap opera with jealously attacks all the time. And the biggest of all problems, the crafting system/exploration system which has nothing to do with both survival horror or linear/action/storyfocused genre, it's so abysmal and irritating.

    Dead Space 3 could be decent if they cut like 70% of the content, turned into a small game, direct, without any of the crafting stuff, but the way it is just murdered one of the finest franchises of its generation    … Expand
  57. Steamc4tz
    Nov 15, 2016
    3
    From the moment I boot up the game I can feel a disconnect from the previous iterations. This review is almost 4 years late, but in case there is one last person who wanted to get it like I did today I'll say:
    This isn't Dead Space. This is Halo with Dead Space creatures, or Uncharted on space debris. Don't expect suspense or horror.
  58. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    3
    Как можно было так обосраться? Из добротного хоррор-экшена сделать тупую калду от третьего лица....
  59. r03vg
    Apr 16, 2020
    3
    Показалась самой скучной и даже ненужной частью серии. Кооператив, драйвовый экшен - не того ждешь от космической пугалки.
  60. Fickdich
    Feb 23, 2013
    2
    I'm a fan of Dead Space 1 and 2. This game in nothing like the first two games. That's saying something considering how much they changed the game from the original to the second. The story is interesting so far (I'm at about 60% at the present time). But, this game is nothing like the first two. As other people have pointed out over and over. It's not survival horror. It's more of a thirdI'm a fan of Dead Space 1 and 2. This game in nothing like the first two games. That's saying something considering how much they changed the game from the original to the second. The story is interesting so far (I'm at about 60% at the present time). But, this game is nothing like the first two. As other people have pointed out over and over. It's not survival horror. It's more of a third person shooter. The game itself is fun to play, assuming you like shoot'em up games. The reasons why I gave Dead Space 3 such a low is scores is as follows. The saving, it's is TERRIBLE! I can't say enough how bad it is. I have been getting random crashes in the game. Not sure why but everything is up to date and I only have this problem with this game. When I go back into the game even if it just saved, I'm forced to start way back in a mission. The last time I finished a entire optional mission and it's like it didn't save at all. Even though I saw it save and I started the next part of the story. The other reason I gave this game such a low score is the weapon balance. The weapons that are powerful are very slow to fire. The weapons that weak are very fast shooting but don't take down enemy's fast enough and you exhaust a magazine very quickly. It wouldn't be too much of a problem but they have the necromorphs jumping out practically on top of you. Some of the necromorphs require a few shots from even a maxed out weapon. But, because they shoot so damn slow or don't do any damage because they are so weak, if you have two or three necromorphs in your face your going to take a bunch of damage. Although in the end it doesn't matter since there is a ridiculous amount of health packs in the game. Another thing about the weapons that drives me crazy, if a necromorph jumps out on top of you, again which happens allot you can't hit them. It's like your weapon is sticking through the necromorph. I'm also not a fan of the new upgrading system. It's annoying that some weapons will only have so much of a magazine capacity or rate of fire even if you add a upgrade to it on the bar graph nothing changes. This game stinks of the greed of the parent company, EA. EA wants to pull in as much cash as possible buy trying to appeal to as many people as possible. I understand wanting to make as much as possible on their investment, but buy doing so they have completely changed the game from what it was. They made the game a bit unappealing to the people who made it so popular in the first place. If you don't already own this game but are a fan of Dead Space 1 and 2. Wait for it to hit the discount rack.… Expand
  61. BakaGamer
    Apr 1, 2013
    2
    EA you've done it again. You've ruined another franchise for me. Honestly though this game is overall bad in my opinion. The first one was pretty good but popup scares wore down and it just became bland. Second one was more action than horror and the third one was Lost Planet: Dead Space Edition. The first thing that pissed me off was ammo was for all guns. The second thing was the microEA you've done it again. You've ruined another franchise for me. Honestly though this game is overall bad in my opinion. The first one was pretty good but popup scares wore down and it just became bland. Second one was more action than horror and the third one was Lost Planet: Dead Space Edition. The first thing that pissed me off was ammo was for all guns. The second thing was the micro transactions. The third thing was this story. It felt like it was forced out to make it so they could make more money. The fourth thing was the ending. It wasn't at the same level as BioWare's Mass Effect 3 but my God was it disappointing. The fifth thing was Co-Op. How can a game scare me if me and my friend are laughing and playing around? The sixth was the fact that enemies no longer surprise you. They all come out single file and I just blasted em... this game was retardedly easy. The graphics were nice. The combat was more of the same. Overall this gets a 2 out of 10 only because the graphics are amazing. Everything else was just a big ol can of fail.… Expand
  62. Space_Cadet
    Mar 16, 2013
    2
    A game series which started out so promising This game is with a simple word boring. Where as in the older games, enemies used to deploy and sneak on you where you least expected it. In Dead Space 3, you may expect enemies to constantly pop up right under your nose. The combat is far from exciting or fun.

    This truly seems like more of a milked out gameplay style, rather than a    A game series which started out so promising This game is with a simple word boring. Where as in the older games, enemies used to deploy and sneak on you where you least expected it. In Dead Space 3, you may expect enemies to constantly pop up right under your nose. The combat is far from exciting or fun.

    This truly seems like more of a milked out gameplay style, rather than a respectable sequel to Dead Space.

    After my 15th death on a cliff climbing sequence, I lost it.    … Expand
  63. yusep
    Nov 14, 2014
    2
    After finishing Dead Space 1 and 2 i have found the 3rd... just Boring.

    The story is not interesting, the fear is gone, the action is not fun.

    I quite playing and I don't think I will take it back.

    In mi humble opinion, EA killed the saga.
  64. VTL
    Jan 5, 2020
    2
    Tenia la PS3 apartada la verdad y compre en segunda mano una 360 y medio catalogo de exclusivos. Los gears, halos, blue dragon, lost odyssey,... y encontre en el carrito este Dead Space 3 con mucha ilusion de jugar la tercera parte de una saga que las dos primeras pasan del excelente. Puse el juego y.... menuda mierda. Esto ni es Dead Space ni na de na... La verdad solo es accion, malTenia la PS3 apartada la verdad y compre en segunda mano una 360 y medio catalogo de exclusivos. Los gears, halos, blue dragon, lost odyssey,... y encontre en el carrito este Dead Space 3 con mucha ilusion de jugar la tercera parte de una saga que las dos primeras pasan del excelente. Puse el juego y.... menuda mierda. Esto ni es Dead Space ni na de na... La verdad solo es accion, mal llevada con una dificultad que en el modo más dificil es directamente semi impossible si no conoces el juego al dedillo... la verdad que no vale nada...… Expand
  65. Czechinator
    Aug 14, 2022
    2
    A total disappointment compared to the previous parts. Combat over time became a complete misery and boredom.Enemies awkwardly jumping out of the same vents. Ultra bad FOV. I only finished it because of the story. Which also got worse . Dialogue was pathetic at times.
    Sad and insulting ending to a popular game series .
    I'd like to kick the guy who screwed up the guns in the balls. When    A total disappointment compared to the previous parts. Combat over time became a complete misery and boredom.Enemies awkwardly jumping out of the same vents. Ultra bad FOV. I only finished it because of the story. Which also got worse . Dialogue was pathetic at times.
    Sad and insulting ending to a popular game series .
    I'd like to kick the guy who screwed up the guns in the balls.
    When a game is bad , its length becomes unbearable and this is the case. Closing credits without the possibility of skipping was a spit in the face after this garbage    … Expand
  66. Hatred
    Feb 13, 2013
    1
    cons
    Am i the only one who finds the whole everytime im actually joined back with my team something explodes and i end up having to take the long route ,
    i mean its kool one time but its every single time, stood at the ladder in chapter 13 "climb this ladder" she says, i click to climb ladder snaps all of a sudden i gotta take the 2 hour journey....so annoying secondly equally as    cons
    Am i the only one who finds the whole everytime im actually joined back with my team something explodes and i end up having to take the long route ,
    i mean its kool one time but its every single time, stood at the ladder in chapter 13 "climb this ladder" she says, i click to climb ladder snaps all of a sudden i gotta take the 2 hour journey....so annoying

    secondly equally as annoying when a zombie alien thing does popout to try and kill you where is any space to shoot it ,seriously there so up in your face you cant even see and movement is clunky another annoyance is the resources ,to get any decent weapons that actually do some damage you need good guns
    and to get good guns you need resources
    but searching in the middle levels you get hardly anything
    and then in the later levels it just throws it at you lastly because of the controls sometimes you click to climb a ladder or open a door
    and it ignores you due to the clunky controls you have to reposition isaac several times just so e activates the ladder
    not all he time but its happened a fair few times    … Expand
  67. Alleycatt
    Jul 26, 2013
    1
    Another reviewer said it best. Greed over Substance. Typical scenario where a great franchise is ruined by Greed. Just to appeal to the masses (simple minded masses) that just want run n gun. I am SO GLAD I did not buy the game and played it on a friend computer. If I had, I would've been very upset. I had a feeling beforehand this game would be a terrible successor and IAnother reviewer said it best. Greed over Substance. Typical scenario where a great franchise is ruined by Greed. Just to appeal to the masses (simple minded masses) that just want run n gun. I am SO GLAD I did not buy the game and played it on a friend computer. If I had, I would've been very upset. I had a feeling beforehand this game would be a terrible successor and I saved my money. My friend loved the game, but then again he never played the first two and he is simple minded. Enough said.… Expand
  68. Mortacxo
    Aug 17, 2014
    1
    This game was such a huge disappointment... The crappy crafting system, the retarded enemy ai, the predictable "take the long way" situations, fetch quests similar to those in a repetitive and boring mmo in a single player "horror" story. The replacement of bad-ass Ellie to "damsel in distress can't do sh*t myself anymore" version of Ellie. Plot holes, the plot itself, micro-transactionsThis game was such a huge disappointment... The crappy crafting system, the retarded enemy ai, the predictable "take the long way" situations, fetch quests similar to those in a repetitive and boring mmo in a single player "horror" story. The replacement of bad-ass Ellie to "damsel in distress can't do sh*t myself anymore" version of Ellie. Plot holes, the plot itself, micro-transactions to play a single-player game.

    Everything adds up to a huge 1, 1 it gets for graphics, but would rather look at my computers wallpaper background of the Dead Space 1 or Dead Space 2 for 9 hours than play this **** anymore. Why not loop big buck bunny on repeat for 9 hours, still a better story than this crap.    … Expand
  69. AddieMegan
    Mar 9, 2021
    1
    Nothing like the first two games and definitely in a negative way. Probably a biased review but I literally couldn't tolerate the first half hour because I hated it
  70. Coeco
    Feb 23, 2013
    0
    Horrific excuse of a "game", as on per with the standards of EA. The controls feels like there's a tumble dryer on your head ingame as the character is seemingly incapable to look anything but left and right IN A GAME THAT FEATURES ENEMIES WHO SPENDS A MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR. It was at an acceptable degree in DS2 but now they've gone with the "realistic" approach ofHorrific excuse of a "game", as on per with the standards of EA. The controls feels like there's a tumble dryer on your head ingame as the character is seemingly incapable to look anything but left and right IN A GAME THAT FEATURES ENEMIES WHO SPENDS A MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR. It was at an acceptable degree in DS2 but now they've gone with the "realistic" approach of completely removing your ability to use A S or D effectively unless you're scoped in which creates laughable scenarios where you'll either repeatedly get stuck on invisible walls (with the courtesy of kindergarden level design because the game doesn't inhibit movement physics other than on certain areas which will be extremely confined) or be slapped around like a handpuppet, effectively stunlocking you by every single mutant enemy you'll come across, leaving the already weak melee attacks you inhibit to only be use able if pixel-accurate timing spam is achieved and to top all that off, DS3 has also managed to completely remove all sense of an atmosphere, replacing any inch of actual horror games like these would normally inhibit with jump-scares as (most of the time) your arsenal will consist of weaksauce weapons with small strings sticking out of them disguised as "attachments" which has the feel of trying to clean a toilet with a toothbrush when used against actual enemies, even the most casual ones unlike in DS2 where there was often the feeling of helplessness which is one of the many thing that creates the ATMOSPHERE for so-called HORROR GAMES in which EA has apparently forgotten completely by this point. As far as the story is concerned, watch it on a walkthrough instead of putting yourself through hell trying to play this turd game.… Expand
  71. LtVanzi
    Aug 15, 2013
    0
    All the good things in this game mean absolutely nothing when the insanely terrible save system drives you nuts after each time you exit the game because you have to repeat last 15 minutes of the game. After I've lost my progress for the third time I've just uninstalled this crap.
  72. Darklink
    Mar 17, 2013
    0
    A Dead Space-themed Bioshock with 80 's-action-movies dialogue and a f|_|cked up (or bugged to death) save feature that makes the game just not worth buying, or renting for that matter. You see these games and wonder why on earth piracy was invented...
  73. Ageoffan
    Apr 20, 2013
    0
    Literally, just a few hours into the game, and i am done. This game literally is utter Between the retarded lack of options to even remotely carry out dialogue between co op partners, and the endless stupid mission, aka avoiding the flying derbies when it is impossible to talk to your partner at all, this game is not worth my time. Literally if i wanted to play a good horror game i wouldLiterally, just a few hours into the game, and i am done. This game literally is utter Between the retarded lack of options to even remotely carry out dialogue between co op partners, and the endless stupid mission, aka avoiding the flying derbies when it is impossible to talk to your partner at all, this game is not worth my time. Literally if i wanted to play a good horror game i would go play Metro, and with last light coming out soon, guess where I will be?… Expand
  74. Silverqt
    Jan 7, 2019
    0
    Cut off dead space save system and i got robbed in this game Im so mad right now **** you EA! eat your own **** Corporation of ****
  75. LXQUICKJUSTICE
    Jun 28, 2014
    0
    Dead space 1 was fantastic, and dead space 2 was 2x as good, almost perfect, but dead space 3 is just terrible for 3 majors reasons. #1 - The weapons are ineffective. Remember that time when combat felt satisfying and your guns actually killed what you shot? You can forget that in 3. The game was clearly designed for co op so a single player experience is beyond terrible because enemiesDead space 1 was fantastic, and dead space 2 was 2x as good, almost perfect, but dead space 3 is just terrible for 3 majors reasons. #1 - The weapons are ineffective. Remember that time when combat felt satisfying and your guns actually killed what you shot? You can forget that in 3. The game was clearly designed for co op so a single player experience is beyond terrible because enemies move too fast, you can't kill them even with fully upgraded weapons, and you'll find yourself having to lower the difficult to casual just because you get attacked constantly. Combat never felt this unfair. # 2 - Ridiculously long and tedious scripted events... DS1 and DS2 knew how to use quick efficient scripted events to enhance the experience, but I've already beaten 3 once, and upon an attempt to try to play it a second time, on new game +, I found myself having to sigh for 30 minutes before I finally got to put on an EVA suit, all the while having to ignore an extremely douchey guy complaining over the radio. 3 - The story is epic fail. Frankly DS 1 and 2 were so cool the story came as a secondary feature, like icing on the cake, but since the combat sucks in 3, all you have is to try to hang onto an absurdly convoluted saga. I honestly don't even remember what I did all throughout 3 because it was so confusing and forgettable. 3 is rated F for fail. The producers clearly lost what made Dead Space so good from the beginning, like making Isaac feel weak, and the enemies frightening, but if you were smart and planned ahead, you could destroy waves of necromorphs with a real sense of accomplishment. 3 devolves into the same scenario over and over again. You see enemy. 3 more enemies spawn. Now the enemies are all around you, and they're hitting you, but your guns suck so badly that you have to devote 2 clips from your primary weapon to kill one single necromorph spastically trying to rip you to pieces. I hope they make a Dead Space 4 and return to the original formula. Oh, and the secondary character, the idiot in the red suit that screams angry 14 year old, we can do without him and characters like him entirely thank you very much.… Expand
  76. No0bT4rD
    May 21, 2013
    0
    This is the worst game in the franchise. The first game was good. There were a few problems and it wasn't perfect but I really liked the idea and the direction you took. The Dead Space WIP to create a great franchise had begun! The second game sucked balls and left me disappointed. I made the decision to never buy games from EA again after playing it.

    After playing this game on my    This is the worst game in the franchise. The first game was good. There were a few problems and it wasn't perfect but I really liked the idea and the direction you took. The Dead Space WIP to create a great franchise had begun! The second game sucked balls and left me disappointed. I made the decision to never buy games from EA again after playing it.

    After playing this game on my brother's Steam account I can say that this is just terrible. The characters don't feel realistic, the gameplay hadn't been improved much, the story was bland and uninteresting. I will never again buy a game from EA in my life. They destroy everything they lay their dirty hands on. Oh and "game reviewers", go play some games. It's obvious most of the time that either you don't know ANYTHING about games or that you're payed to give the game a positive review. get your together.    … Expand
  77. kanris
    Aug 26, 2013
    0
    I have never regretted the time spent in games. But this is just a complete joke!!! Dead space 1 and Dead Space 2 was a briliant games, but this just classic shooter!!!
  78. Nightchills
    Jan 19, 2014
    0
    Screw EA they are nothing but a money pit and haven't made a quality game in years. Everything EA touches turns to crap. Visceral went to EA for distribution not look at the games they are putting out, rushed for of bugs and lacking quality.
  79. peabutterbob
    Aug 15, 2014
    0
    Not scary at all. Dead Space 2 was amazing. This was an abomination. It will completely ruin your view on the franchise. They removed the save feature! It only autosaves which doesn't save during long side missions which you can accidently stumble across and lose hours of play. Even when you finish the side missions it doesnt always save. This is not a bug they chose to add this feature.Not scary at all. Dead Space 2 was amazing. This was an abomination. It will completely ruin your view on the franchise. They removed the save feature! It only autosaves which doesn't save during long side missions which you can accidently stumble across and lose hours of play. Even when you finish the side missions it doesnt always save. This is not a bug they chose to add this feature. The incompetence in EA is mind boggling.

    They added a roll feature to try to make it like gears of war so you can dodge the groups of necromorphs sprinting at you, there's country music playing, the entire time I was like wtf. Weapon crafting is so much worse and the menu purposely is not visible so you have to spend more hours on the game. All the original weapons now suck even with upgrades and there's soooo many medkits so looting has become a complete bore.

    The first Dead Space was good, the second they improved on it and it was critically acclaimed. I don't know what posseses them to change the gameplay. Some games shouldn't be changed, like you don't change Super Mario. Dead Space could've been one of the greater trilogys ever but EA screwed up they'll never get those fans back. This game was a 100% cash out    … Expand
  80. billyjones
    Jul 31, 2016
    0
    I wasn't already expecting much of this game since the second wasn't so good as the first, but i have to admit that it surpassed my most negative expectations. I mean like damn it, how could they screw things up this much? They really done it with this one.

    Simply the worst game i have ever played. (i have played many games)
  81. Deadspace3sux
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Dead space 1 and 2 was great, but dead space 3 is horrible, enough said. Do not waste your time!
  82. EternalFeed
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    Dead Space 3 this is Call of Duty in the third person. Honestly tried to play the game to the end, but could not stand all this trash.
  83. astraliez
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Oh god,
    in compare to dead space 1 (and 2), this game is terrible.
    From a really good horror shooter, it become to be.. bruh I can't even find words to describe my feelings.
    You shoot, you kill, you run to next checkpoint to push the story which is bruhh (x2).
    If this game wouldn't have a co-op, passing it would be drudgery.
  84. Veniamin
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Игра, после которой я (фанат первой и второй части), перестал делать предзаказы на игры.
  85. robin11144
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    EA killed one of the best franchises in the gaming world they should be deeply ashamed of themselves.
  86. Mad_Mikhael
    Jul 31, 2021
    0
    It might be good game.. but the game is not working at all. I've tried many "solutions" that you can find in the Web, but nothing worked.
  87. KingRusconi
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Dead space was always an overrated franchise. This is where it hits rock bottom, with a trash horror themed action shooter nobody liked or asked for. Also, the game features overpriced DLCs both as blatantly cut content and as a true epilogue of the game. Don't waste your time playing it. I'd give it a 4/10 if the game was sold complete - for the mutilated experience they sell as the baseDead space was always an overrated franchise. This is where it hits rock bottom, with a trash horror themed action shooter nobody liked or asked for. Also, the game features overpriced DLCs both as blatantly cut content and as a true epilogue of the game. Don't waste your time playing it. I'd give it a 4/10 if the game was sold complete - for the mutilated experience they sell as the base game, a 0 is fairer.… Expand
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#79 Best PC Game of 2013
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#35 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#28 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Jun 10, 2013
    90
    Its emphasis on the action element might be a nuisance to some of the franchise’s fans, but the game’s production values in every aspect will reward even the most doubtful gamer. [March 2013]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 30, 2013
    70
    Dead Space 3 brings refreshing gameplay options without sacrificing the gritty, believable universe, but scares are few and far between. [Apr 2013, p.92]
  3. The Digital Fix
    Feb 28, 2013
    70
    Finishing a trilogy was always going to need bigger explosions and greater stakes – unfortunately this has come at the sacrifice of true horror.
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