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  1. Jun 27, 2014
    10
    You face the necromorphs once again, this time you go to them, prepared, with a team, you discover the fascinating story of others before you who tried to stop the necromorphs, you get deeper into the ancient ruins of Tau Volantis, there is less "survival" and more "action" but that is what common sense dictates, we humans learn, adapt and evolve, its obvious that the Isaac Clarke from DS3You face the necromorphs once again, this time you go to them, prepared, with a team, you discover the fascinating story of others before you who tried to stop the necromorphs, you get deeper into the ancient ruins of Tau Volantis, there is less "survival" and more "action" but that is what common sense dictates, we humans learn, adapt and evolve, its obvious that the Isaac Clarke from DS3 is not the same man from DS1 he is now an experienced hardened veteran.

    DS1 Zealots will whine and whine about the game being too "action oriented" but it is indeed fun, and still scary and atmospheric.
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  2. 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
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  3. 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 .
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Mar 30, 2017
    7
    Nice polish and great graphics. Lacks the fear and terror due to both familiarity of the necromorphs and the absence of a claustrophobic environment that was present in DS 1. Having more fire power and many more enemies is fun, but it sacrifices the tension and anticipation that made the earlier games great. There are some great moments to be had, but the game suffers from down time notNice polish and great graphics. Lacks the fear and terror due to both familiarity of the necromorphs and the absence of a claustrophobic environment that was present in DS 1. Having more fire power and many more enemies is fun, but it sacrifices the tension and anticipation that made the earlier games great. There are some great moments to be had, but the game suffers from down time not just in story, but in Isaac moving all over the map for fetch missions. For DS3, more doesn't necessarily mean better. Still a good game 7/10 Expand
  8. Apr 25, 2018
    7
    En general el juego es entretenido. Lo que no me termina de gustar es que los enemigos son más rápidos y es menos enfocado en desmembrar. Los escenarios no son tan épicos. Puedes crear armas, pero siento que al final tengo menos armas para utilizar ya que es complicado conseguir los materiales para crearlos.
  9. Mar 29, 2019
    10
    I'm not new to the franchise and I'm not saying its better than the other ones ,but it had some improvements, like the gun crafting, coop multiplayer ( even though it made the game less scarier that it even was)
    the gun gameplay has gotten a turn to the worst but im not comparing it to the previous games in the series, im comparing it to the games that are available in general and
    I'm not new to the franchise and I'm not saying its better than the other ones ,but it had some improvements, like the gun crafting, coop multiplayer ( even though it made the game less scarier that it even was)
    the gun gameplay has gotten a turn to the worst but im not comparing it to the previous games in the series, im comparing it to the games that are available in general and compared to those games, even in 2019 it is still one of the good games to play ( graphics are good+plus the story).
    EA tried to force micro transactions on me, and it kinda ruined the experience until i downloaded a cheat engine and gave myself infinite resources so i wouldn't be forced to buy resources.
    it was good enough for me that i finished the game 5 times (normal,impossible,pure survival mode, classic, and hardcore mode)
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  10. Apr 11, 2020
    7
    A pretty fun action horror game with satisfying gunplay and pretty viusals and art direction.
  11. 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.
  12. Oct 15, 2020
    10
    People leaving bad reviews because the game is different really don't understand how progression in games work, this game is near perfect.

    The story is fantastic, the sci-fi elements are huge in this game too, co-op really made this game shine and was a brilliant desicion for the 3rd installment of the main story. This game expands upon everything the first 2 were trying to do and
    People leaving bad reviews because the game is different really don't understand how progression in games work, this game is near perfect.

    The story is fantastic, the sci-fi elements are huge in this game too, co-op really made this game shine and was a brilliant desicion for the 3rd installment of the main story.

    This game expands upon everything the first 2 were trying to do and brings in so much more, the graphics in this still look better than most up to date games now, the best in the series imo, ignore any review of people complaining about co-op considering it's completely optional and the game in single player is still very much survival horror just with more action.
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  13. Oct 29, 2020
    9
    As most people are doing I will compare this game to it's previous titles. Dead space one is great for what it created and two is great for everything it built on one. Now three for me is special because of the setting and atmosphere. The exact opposite of what other people thought but I just loved the setting and new creatures that three added. I think that the scares did not let upAs most people are doing I will compare this game to it's previous titles. Dead space one is great for what it created and two is great for everything it built on one. Now three for me is special because of the setting and atmosphere. The exact opposite of what other people thought but I just loved the setting and new creatures that three added. I think that the scares did not let up either as many were saying. I can definitely see the argument of the constant action that 3 needed but, isn't that what they did in two. `Two is an amazing game, which is why people are so hard on this game. Three gets much too much hate for the great game that it is. Expand
  14. Jan 3, 2023
    10
    Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke, Isaac Clarcke,
  15. Jan 25, 2023
    6
    "pretty nice game, bad Dead Space" is a good summary.
    Horror 5%, Action 95%, Survival 0%.
  16. Dec 6, 2014
    5
    This game is good, has solid gameplay, a good crafting system, and a few good jump scares... However it starts to get very predictable and once you get enough weapon upgrades, the game feels a lot less scary than it should feel. The last boss is one of the most anticlimactic boss fights I have seen... The story almost rivals the end of mass effect 3... I felt very unfulfilled when I beatThis game is good, has solid gameplay, a good crafting system, and a few good jump scares... However it starts to get very predictable and once you get enough weapon upgrades, the game feels a lot less scary than it should feel. The last boss is one of the most anticlimactic boss fights I have seen... The story almost rivals the end of mass effect 3... I felt very unfulfilled when I beat the game. Not sure what it is but it starts off strong and ends weak. I am neutral on it, has solid gameplay but in the end it just felt like a weak attempt, to me. Expand
  17. Mar 27, 2014
    6
    First off I'll address the biggest problem and the reason why I borrowed this game. Dead Space 3 is an Origin exclusive title which means I could not buy it on my own terms (Steam). While I encourage competition I strongly oppose exclusivity as a mean to compete. EA should instead work to offer a better service. To EA : you've lost over 200€ of sales from me already.
    As for DS3, it's
    First off I'll address the biggest problem and the reason why I borrowed this game. Dead Space 3 is an Origin exclusive title which means I could not buy it on my own terms (Steam). While I encourage competition I strongly oppose exclusivity as a mean to compete. EA should instead work to offer a better service. To EA : you've lost over 200€ of sales from me already.
    As for DS3, it's clearly obvious that the franchise is moving away from survival-horror to action. After all it is essential for a franchise to innovate and explore new directions, especially since the scare factor has a tendency to fade anyway. However Dead Space 3 does not innovate or explore anything really new and worst of all it looses it's roots and originality. Nearly everything that made the previous games so great is either gone or broken. The scariness of space was replaced by a planet. Character development and interactions were replaced by more characters with zero development. Badass Ellie was replaced by cleavage Ellie. Story twists, tensions and dementia were replaced by boring romantic complications, jealousy and predictability. In Dead Space 3 there are no surprises, just things waiting to happen. Everything from gameplay to characters and story feel like a generic mainstream action flick made to please the widest audience. This game could have been great but instead settled to be an okay Dead Space game and an okay action game.To Visceral : stay true to the DS2 formula which is to expand and slightly reshape the core. To EA : I hope you haven't killed this franchise, 'cause I want DS4. The only things from DS3 I want to see in DS4 are the alien story line, Carver and the weapon customization.
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  18. Jun 19, 2014
    7
    I enjoyed the game, and it kept me coming back, playing hours on end until I'd finished. That said, it's more of the same. Loved DS and DS2, so can't *really* go wrong. Some additions/changes aren't as welcome, however: too much focus on combat, too many enemies that push you into a corner and f**k up the camera, save state problems (no save points - just autosave) and a stupid cliffhangerI enjoyed the game, and it kept me coming back, playing hours on end until I'd finished. That said, it's more of the same. Loved DS and DS2, so can't *really* go wrong. Some additions/changes aren't as welcome, however: too much focus on combat, too many enemies that push you into a corner and f**k up the camera, save state problems (no save points - just autosave) and a stupid cliffhanger ending that the DLC simply exaggerated. Expand
  19. 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.
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  20. Dec 30, 2014
    10
    the number of people wining about this game is BS yes i don't like origin ether and the ending DLC was a real FU to us all but this game was vary good game it had much more story to tell and the action and horror is still there the weapons were the strongest point in this one and love it as much as 1&2. stop hating on games because your mad about something else. i give it a 8/10 i choosethe number of people wining about this game is BS yes i don't like origin ether and the ending DLC was a real FU to us all but this game was vary good game it had much more story to tell and the action and horror is still there the weapons were the strongest point in this one and love it as much as 1&2. stop hating on games because your mad about something else. i give it a 8/10 i choose 10 to level out this trolling bs. Expand
  21. Jan 13, 2014
    6
    Oh boy, this game was so disappointing to me. Trust me it isn't the worst game out there but it is the worst in the trilogy. This is going to be my honest review and I'm sorry if you don't like how I would nitpick sometimes. I just really have to put out my honest thoughts on a game franchise that I really love. I played through dead space, dead space 2(my favourite), dead space 3, deadOh boy, this game was so disappointing to me. Trust me it isn't the worst game out there but it is the worst in the trilogy. This is going to be my honest review and I'm sorry if you don't like how I would nitpick sometimes. I just really have to put out my honest thoughts on a game franchise that I really love. I played through dead space, dead space 2(my favourite), dead space 3, dead space extraction, and the dead space mobile. I love this franchise but I am sad to say that this game was disappointing.
    -Gameplay = The gameplay was solid, I did like Isaac (Or Carver) roll and crouch which gave me more flexibility . Okay sure it did made it less scarier and made it more action. Only problem though, there was really no point in rolling unless to go slightly faster which was comically. I didn't really like the shift from horror to action which pretty much what caused the game to fail. The game didn't feel intense or worst case no fun at all, in the previous titles you felt like a badass but could get killed easily. The new gun crafting is a neat idea but it wasn't well implemented. The two weapon slots made me very angry because I was so use to Dead Space 2. This is where the biggest problem lies, the game's own gun play was BORING. Universal ammo clip?!?!?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!? TWO WEAPON SLOTS?!? When I first played the demo I thought the ammo clip was there for the demo purpose but dear god it wasn't. This is where I began to hate this game. The side missions were a neat distraction from the main plot. It is a welcome addition, gave it us more to do and more insight on Isaac's location. Now the co-op is something most people were pissed about but it wasn't that bad. It made the game a whole lot easier and less scarier but it was fun playing with my friend and had a blast. The extra dialogue scenes, and missions made it worth while.
    7/10
    -Graphics = This is part confused. I couldn't tell if the game looked worse or better than Dead Space 2. Don't get me wrong the game is very beautiful and has an amazing backdrops. It was character models that looked low resolution. Isaac looked a lot better in the Dead Space 2(not because of age or whatever conditions he was in) the model looked rather unfinished. Ellie Langford looks really weird in this title which I am not surprise if you experienced the Nicole face change from DS1 to DS2. In short, the models looked unfinished and some low res textures and lightning but the environment and interiors were well done. 7/10
    -Story = OH boy... The story was nothing special; actually it might have made me truly hate this game. The story is no brainier, UInitologists are acting as stupid and blind as ever(damn bastards) doing dumb things and the main antagonist was an buffoon. He was so cliche, there was so many instances where he could have taken down Isaac but he doesn't; he just talks. He has no depth to his character at all, he was just your blind Unitologist baddie number 1. The characters in DS2 weren't the best but it got the job done. This time Isaac was more of a dick who didn't give a crap about anyone except Ellie and later Carver. Carver was my favourite character here, sure he was an a-hole towards you but he begins to trust you(if you played the co-op). He starts out as an dick then a sarcastic a-hole(which was kind of funny). The thing that was soo disappoint about this character was that his family just died and they explain it in one line. There goes any more plot development for the character. Every one else I didn't care for or hated. Maybe the other character I might have liked was that scientist lady(I forgot her name because the characters were flat and uninteresting and died off too quickly and abruptly). I HATE ELLIE LANGFORD, how can you make a character who could have had potential as a strong female heroine in DS2 and make her the most annoying person in DS3. In DS2 she was someone who didn't trust anybody because it almost got her killed and knows how to fight back. She talks back at Isaac and becomes like your best friend in this sick world. In DS3 all she does is whine and do nothing, she is more a plot device to drive Isaac to do things. Her boyfriend is dumb ass and hated him; that's it.
    3/10(I would have given this a more worse score if it weren't the fact I love the DS universe and its lore)
    -Music = none of the soundtrack stand out and memorable. The typical jump scares sound affects(weren't even scary). The sound and music was just there. Had some dramatic music in there which was nice. 5/10
    -Lasting appeal - The game was fairly short and even shorter with co-op. The gun play made it super easy because you can make your game into a most over powered cheap weapon. I had to limit myself to use a plasma cutter and a one random weapon. The side missions were a good additions and the DLC was solid.
    In conclusion, I didn't like this game that much compare to DS2 and hope this franchise gets revived. It needs to go back to its roots.
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  22. May 26, 2015
    6
    Too many cutscenes. Too many scripted events. Too much backtracking. Too much frantically-tap-E-1-million-times-or-die-instantly-nonsense. Too much press-this-button-to-advance-the-story-bs. Too much waiting in front of doors. Too many things that got in the way of gameplay. Not enough gameplay. And speaking of gameplay: No, spawning enemies between the player's toes, under his armpitsToo many cutscenes. Too many scripted events. Too much backtracking. Too much frantically-tap-E-1-million-times-or-die-instantly-nonsense. Too much press-this-button-to-advance-the-story-bs. Too much waiting in front of doors. Too many things that got in the way of gameplay. Not enough gameplay. And speaking of gameplay: No, spawning enemies between the player's toes, under his armpits and in various bodily orifices doesn't make the game scary. And no, it doesn't make the game challenging either - just annoying - very very annoying. It's almost as if the game designers purposefully chose to learn all the wrong lessons from DS1 and DS2. Shame, because the art design is great, the gameplay is perfectly polished and the crafting system had potential. Oh, and I probably should mention that this game has one of the worst save systems, I have ever encountered. Expand
  23. sft
    Nov 17, 2014
    8
    More legless fun in tight corners

    I enjoyed DS1 despite the horrendous PC controls. And DS2 was even better, with most of the irritations of the original ironed out. With DEAD SPACE 3 the developers have adhered to the prevalent belief that more must be better and have expanded on most aspects of the game. The results are mixed but the game still packs a pretty impressive survival
    More legless fun in tight corners

    I enjoyed DS1 despite the horrendous PC controls. And DS2 was even better, with most of the irritations of the original ironed out. With DEAD SPACE 3 the developers have adhered to the prevalent belief that more must be better and have expanded on most aspects of the game. The results are mixed but the game still packs a pretty impressive survival horror punch. DS3 continues to do what the previous two games did so well: it delivers a tense, claustrophobic experience with challenging, close-quarter combat and plenty of startling moments. The story is reasonable although perhaps not quite as convincing as the first two instalments. There are also a greater variety of environments this time, including the surface of an inhospitable frozen planet. The graphics are good, although I can’t say I noticed any real improvement on DS2 in this area. One of the most notable changes is the greatly expanded weapon construction/upgrade system, which allows you to create and customise your own weapons. The system works well but I found myself hankering for the simpler weapons of the two earlier games as they gave credence to the fact that Isaac is an engineer using basic tools to fight the necromorphs. The suits available can still be upgraded but there’s no dramatic change in this system over the previous games. Sadly Visceral decided to abandon the manual save stations used in 1 and 2 and have opted for a typical checkpoint system instead. Bad news for us PC gamers but par for the course these day. Overall this is another atmospheric and enjoyably stressful episode in the trials of Isaac Clarke. I hope there will be another.
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  24. Jan 14, 2015
    6
    I don't know where to start with a review for this. It's because the story and the graphics are so Dead Space, but the game is so hard it brutalises you. The distress and the screaming when you play this game is off the charts.

    I played it twice, and second time in NewGame+ so I had my weapons all power up from the first run. Still some of it was infuriatingly harsh. Some of those
    I don't know where to start with a review for this. It's because the story and the graphics are so Dead Space, but the game is so hard it brutalises you. The distress and the screaming when you play this game is off the charts.

    I played it twice, and second time in NewGame+ so I had my weapons all power up from the first run. Still some of it was infuriatingly harsh. Some of those abseils up the cliffs were painful rinse and repeat coz you keep dying. Some of the bigger monsters won't go down, so I had to google for the technique. Puzzles for opening doors were nightmarish, meaning up to thirty times to get it open.

    To add to the trouble I didn't understand hacking until much later on. It was the way it was explained in DS2 when I first came across hacking. From what it said I thought you had to hit mouse at only certain times. That was when both the dial lit up thick blue AND the mouse pointer was in a thin part of the edge of the dial. Sometimes hacks were taking me twenty minutes. Imagine my distress when I hacked, opened a door and died. Had to hack again.

    My first run through of DS3 was brutal and barbaric. I was playing on hard setting but it was un-really difficult. I died so many times I lost count. Anyway it took me about forty hours to play. One particular side-mission I set off on with a checkpoint, and I was five hours playing before I got another. That is true. I just kept dying.

    The weapon crafting system is complicated beyond belief. The reality is you craft something and hope for the best. My first build I chose a high damage weapon and built it. Fine it had a bit of kick, but there was no warning of the characteristic of the weapon. The clip held six rounds - basically useless. The re-load was diabolically slow. The projectile was like a wide band of energy, so much of it was wasted on one target. Then there was the slow speed of the projectile. Not exaggerating when I say some monsters could walk out the path of it.

    Now I think I have the general idea of the weapon crafting. However I need that first play, not a vague feeling after two plays. I suffered terribly having not upgraded my weapons for quite some time at first.

    The real option of course is to turn down the difficulty. Guess who forgot all about that; yes me.

    I have to say that I am pleased that there is the odd other user reviewer that has mention it gets distressing. To those reviewers, I respect you for your honesty.
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  25. 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.
  26. Aug 2, 2013
    6
    EA dobrze wie jak zniszczyć tak porządną markę. Co prawda już przy części 2 mogliśmy mieć pretensje co do elementów survival horroru, jednak to co zrobione zostało w części 3 to już grzech. Twórcy dodali chowanie się za ścianami, dodali coop oraz przeciwników którzy do nas strzelają. Twórcy całkowicie zniszczyli mroczny klimat Dead Space. Żeby tego było mało, twórcy nie poprawili znacznieEA dobrze wie jak zniszczyć tak porządną markę. Co prawda już przy części 2 mogliśmy mieć pretensje co do elementów survival horroru, jednak to co zrobione zostało w części 3 to już grzech. Twórcy dodali chowanie się za ścianami, dodali coop oraz przeciwników którzy do nas strzelają. Twórcy całkowicie zniszczyli mroczny klimat Dead Space. Żeby tego było mało, twórcy nie poprawili znacznie grafiki, zniszczyli potencjał fabularny, nie dodali większych zmian od czasów 2, do tego zrobili naprawdę nudną kampanię. Oczywiście dodano np. robienie broni oraz ciekawe scripty przez które da się w tą grę jakoś grać.Moja ocena 6/10 Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Jun 25, 2021
    7
    Overall cool game, but gets kind of repetetive in the long run. Not much replay value.
  30. Nov 29, 2013
    6
    As an avid fan of the Dead Space series, I did find this game to be a partial disappointment.

    While the story felt reasonably solid, and the weapon customization was really cool, I could not help but feel like the game lost much of what made it wonderful by adding enemies with guns. Standardized Ammo was, unfortunately, a bad move. It took away much of the strategy that the first
    As an avid fan of the Dead Space series, I did find this game to be a partial disappointment.

    While the story felt reasonably solid, and the weapon customization was really cool, I could not help but feel like the game lost much of what made it wonderful by adding enemies with guns.

    Standardized Ammo was, unfortunately, a bad move. It took away much of the strategy that the first game had in the sense of ammo conservation. Basically the game was won as soon as you found a shotgun mod and combined it with an assault weapon of choice.

    SPOILER HERE:

    There is a section where at least 2 regenerators attack. Difficult usually, but once you get a shotgun you can blast legs off nice and easy.
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. 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. 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.