Dead Space

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 513 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 450 out of 513
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 513
  3. Negative: 49 out of 513

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  1. Breikzer
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    Cons: The graphics didn't quite convince me, the game doesn't look bad but I expected a better evolution. Excess WOKE references. I felt that the game was quite easier than the original.

    Pros: The game is faithful to the original Dead Space in general, adding new mechanics. I have to say that several mechanics like Zero Gravity are taken from Dead Space 2 but they feel well implemented.    Cons: The graphics didn't quite convince me, the game doesn't look bad but I expected a better evolution. Excess WOKE references. I felt that the game was quite easier than the original.

    Pros: The game is faithful to the original Dead Space in general, adding new mechanics. I have to say that several mechanics like Zero Gravity are taken from Dead Space 2 but they feel well implemented. Adding a voice to Isaac was also a nice addition to the story.    … Expand
  2. radixlecti84
    Apr 22, 2023
    5
    5/10 - Loyal remake held back by stutters and technical issues

    The presentation in this game is pretty decent but there seems to be an issue with optimization here. My 2080s was using 60% of it's GPU while somewhat taxing my i7-10700k. The game often jumped between running as smooth as butter to random dips to much lower fps. Entering new areas caused issues too, which shouldn't be the    5/10 - Loyal remake held back by stutters and technical issues

    The presentation in this game is pretty decent but there seems to be an issue with optimization here. My 2080s was using 60% of it's GPU while somewhat taxing my i7-10700k. The game often jumped between running as smooth as butter to random dips to much lower fps. Entering new areas caused issues too, which shouldn't be the case when running on an SSD on medium/high settings in 1080p.

    I managed to play the entire game without finding the line gun, I have no idea how that occurred but given that it was my favorite gun in the original it's pretty disappointing, I was being fairly thorough searching around the ship in every side room so god knows where it was hiding

    In any case, for all it's graphical improvements, the technical issues don't make up for the additions here. I'd rather replay the original.    … Expand

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Cubed3
    Jun 12, 2023
    90
    It will be an interesting exercise to compare this to the Resident Evil 4 remake and Metroid Prime Remastered, such stylistically or thematically similar titles released within the same quarter, as this being the first out the gate has set a high watermark early on into the year. It wins on its top tier presentation alone, and although it can sometimes feel like that's the main contributor that's modernising the experience, there's a great novelty and appeal to some of its, should we say, relics to game design of the past. Chiefly, relics that are of a focused, directed single-player experience that don't overstay their welcome and don't manipulate the player beyond the experience itself. Let's see how long that one lasts when we're drowning in remakes, shall we?
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    84
    If you want to replay first Dead Space – the remake will scratch that itch. But don’t expect any meaningful improvements over the original. [page 54]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Feb 24, 2023
    80
    More striking are the zero-gravity sections. [Issue#382, p.108]
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