Dead Space 3

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  1. punisheralex
    Jul 16, 2014
    4
    This is absolutely the worst game I have played in my entire life. Half of it is decent and the other half is frustratingly broken. I got this game for Free from PS Plus and I want my money back!
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. NotAReptar
    Nov 22, 2014
    3
    This is easily the worst game out of the trilogy. It has even more quick-time events, micro-transaction nonsense, horrible enemy AI, and the biggest problem: awful plot. I flat out face-palmed with this embarrassing love triangle thrown in to a game that is suppose to be tense and horrific. The only terror comes from having to put up with these stupid characters that had promise in theThis is easily the worst game out of the trilogy. It has even more quick-time events, micro-transaction nonsense, horrible enemy AI, and the biggest problem: awful plot. I flat out face-palmed with this embarrassing love triangle thrown in to a game that is suppose to be tense and horrific. The only terror comes from having to put up with these stupid characters that had promise in the series only to be used as plot devices to push the story in a certain direction. It is one of the most predictable games I have ever played. This isn't a survival-horror game, this is a generic shooter with a bad plot and a love triangle that is so forced it makes the player feel awkward for having such bad writing.

    90 percent of what made this series good is missing from this masquerade of a survival horror game.    … Expand
  5. tsakiym
    May 15, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  6. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    6
    Maybe the most disappointing game of the year. This game officially killed the franchise with a lackluster story and cheap jumpscares for only that initial jump.
  7. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    5
    Dead Space 3 is just a generic third person shooter with non of the brilliant atmosphere of the last two games. Still has some great moments and a good combat system. It's just not the same anymore.
  8. Ishi123
    Oct 30, 2016
    7
    And so we come to the inevitable conclusion of the Dead Space series. Where Dead Space 1 was a pure survival horror, and Dead Space 2 was an action game with great survival horror elements, Dead Space 3 is pure action. It's all action all the time and not scary at all. They gave up trying to be scary with this one, and it's disappointing.

    It's not a bad game in itself, mind. The    And so we come to the inevitable conclusion of the Dead Space series. Where Dead Space 1 was a pure survival horror, and Dead Space 2 was an action game with great survival horror elements, Dead Space 3 is pure action. It's all action all the time and not scary at all. They gave up trying to be scary with this one, and it's disappointing.

    It's not a bad game in itself, mind. The gameplay is just as solid as ever. But unfortunately, Dead Space 3 is the most disconnected game in the series. You fight human enemies just as much as the Necromorphs, and with the cover based shooting and dodge rolling you have now, it feels more like EA just wanted to have their own Gears of War. They threw out all scares for the sake of trying to appeal to the action genre fans, and it's lost what previous fans loved about it. It's all action, all the time, and it gets real boring real fast.

    The weapon crafting system is fun. It lets you create hundreds of combinations of weapons to battle with, allowing a more personalized combat system than before. However, EA couldn't resist trying to milk everyone of all their money, so this system is there solely to sell people resources and parts to make weapons with. EA hops right on to the microtransaction bandwagon, and the game was gutted for it. Additionally, co-op attempts to push the game further away from its roots, and having another player around simply gives you more bullets to shoot things with.

    This is not Dead Space. With the amount of human enemies you fight, it might as well be called "Actually Quite Alive Space".

    But, as said before, the game itself isn't bad. Disconnect yourself with Dead Space as a whole, which the game thankfully makes quite easy, and you'll even be having fun. It's a decent third person shooter, gunning your way through humans and alien zombies alike, and it can be quite cathartic to do so. Just don't go into it thinking that it's Dead Space, because it most certainly isn't. What you loved about the original is completely gone.    … Expand
  9. GenuineBruv2021
    Oct 29, 2018
    6
    Dead Space 3 is a mixed bag, the combat is just as good as it was in Dead Space 2 but the narrative has really taken a hit. Most of the plot makes absolutely no sense what so ever and the upgrade system has been downgraded. Issac is not as likeable as he was in the second game and the monsters aren't nearly as scary as the ones in DS2. Co-op ruins the experience, the game isn't even creepyDead Space 3 is a mixed bag, the combat is just as good as it was in Dead Space 2 but the narrative has really taken a hit. Most of the plot makes absolutely no sense what so ever and the upgrade system has been downgraded. Issac is not as likeable as he was in the second game and the monsters aren't nearly as scary as the ones in DS2. Co-op ruins the experience, the game isn't even creepy when playing with someone and the suits in this game are really underwhelming too. The missions become repetitive and there are human enemy's too. This game is a real disappointment.… Expand
  10. Gamer1465
    Nov 16, 2019
    6
    This game sadly for me didn't give a satisfying conclusion to my favorite horror sci-fi franchise of all time, it left me feeling quite disappointed to be honest.

    This game tries to do the action sequel which movies did, like Aliens and Terminator 2 did. Sadly though this game fails to be as iconic as the movies but still is solid. I love the idea of being on a snow planet which is a    This game sadly for me didn't give a satisfying conclusion to my favorite horror sci-fi franchise of all time, it left me feeling quite disappointed to be honest.

    This game tries to do the action sequel which movies did, like Aliens and Terminator 2 did. Sadly though this game fails to be as iconic as the movies but still is solid. I love the idea of being on a snow planet which is a great place to have great horror moments and tension, which does happen don't get me wrong, I was scared at times but not as scary as the horror masterpieces of the first and second game.

    The combat though is fun but does get boring at times because it happens every time you turn the corner. The story kept me invested as I thought this was the conclusion to the series as a whole, I wanted to have the satisfaction of Isaac's story being completed but sadly you find out in the DLC there was a whole new game being planned which sadly is never going to happen.

    John Carver is cool but instead should of had chapters dedicated to him which where the action parts and Isaac having the horror parts, to me this would of worked a lot better but still it is fun to play as John in co-op.

    The reason why this game didn't sell well was probably because of the unnecessary microtransactions, I didn't really care for them as I was a big fan of the franchise and wanted to see the ending (so I thought anyway). They where for scavengers which is ridiculous and was the start of stupid micro transactions in games.

    The DLC though was the return to psychological horror just like Dead Space 2 and is straight after the events of Dead space 3, it takes place on the Terra Nova ship. The villains are an interesting cult called the Circle, I really liked them and was interested to find out why they took a following to the necromorphs which we really don't find out. This was a very good DLC with an ending which now pisses me off knowing we weren't getting Dead Space 4, EA probably knew as well which is a middle figure to the fans, it bothers me but this was a really good DLC. If you where wondering on the score for the DLC it would be an 8/10.

    Dead Space 3 was the sequel which no one wanted to go in this direction but was a surprisingly solid sequel, although the combat isn't as good as the first two and the horror isn't creepy or scary as them as well. The DLC is great and quite scary but when it comes to the ending it is quite insulting and not the ending we wanted. For fans of dead space this is a must play but for fans of horror games skip this and play the original two.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. JrDouble
    Dec 7, 2022
    9
    Very good game with exceptional graphics for its time. It is held back only by the inclusion of online-only multiplayer which is required to access certain parts of the game. A real shame that couch co-op wasn't an option in place of, or in addition to, online multiplayer. Starts much stronger than it finishes, but still a solid experience.
  13. ArkonBlade
    Mar 25, 2013
    7
    I really liked Dead Space 1 and 2. they are the best survivle horror games out there since Capcom turned Resident Evil in to a Lame Duck Shooter. DS3 i was very sketch on after seeing the 20 minutes of video It didn't look like a dead Space game It looked more like Lost planet After playing it all the way through i found that it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. Now thats not toI really liked Dead Space 1 and 2. they are the best survivle horror games out there since Capcom turned Resident Evil in to a Lame Duck Shooter. DS3 i was very sketch on after seeing the 20 minutes of video It didn't look like a dead Space game It looked more like Lost planet After playing it all the way through i found that it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. Now thats not to say there isnt some problems because there is alot to complain about in DS3 but first I'll start off with whats good about the game. Even though in the 20 minute demo they showed Issac in the snow all the time you are actaully very rarely outside in the snow. You spend more time in the ships or in bunkers or bases below the snow So the game still retains its tight chlostrophobic feel. Scares yes it still has some there was a few moments in the game when i jumped abit and yelled oh Shat! (note. it also helped that i was using a Sony HMZ-T1 while playing so it sucked me in to the game more) Guns and lots of them .You will have a bevy of wepons to pick from The story is also much improved One of my biggest gripes with DS1 and 2 was that the focus on more information on the marker was needed and DS3 does give you more but still leaves you wanting to know more yet. The game is longer and you move from a City to space ships to snow feilds to under ground bunkers to alien ruins so the game changes up nicely. Some new enimies and some good ones at that. Final boss looked pretty damn cool. Ok now on to the down side of DS3 First off the save feature It just SUCKS! instead of having places to save at you can just pause and hit save and quit Now unfortunitly it wont save you at that point unless its a check point. It will save all the stuff you found but when you load back up you could have to go back through 30-40 minutes of what you just did EVEN AFTER YOU SAVED WHEN YOU ALREADY DID IT!!! That just pissed me off. Remember in DS 1 and 2 when you could carry 4 wepons! now you only can have 2... WTF!? this made me not want to try out the new wepons because with only two wepon slots I didnt want to risk being stuck with some thing that was crap. Only 2 wepon slots... DUMB! remember in prevous DS games some times you would get mobbed by a ton of enimies? That was frightning because it didn't happen much and ammo was scarce (if you played it on the hard modes which is all i ever did) well in DS3 you are getting swarmed by tons of enimies every 2-3 minuites It seems clear out a room move 2 more rooms and and do it all again. You expect it now and the tension is gone. which brings us to ammo which you will never run out of because they made it so easy to carry a ton of it and make a ton of it and since all wepons use the same ammo worrying about item managment is pretty much gone... which sucks. Co-op... well its not forced on you atleast with a AI partner following you around which would have really sucked hard becase i have NO intrest in ever playing any DS game in CO-OP but EA is still taunting you with it by locking out missions with CO-OP only. Which really bugged me and should have been the other way around. If you enjoy CO-Op thats fine but for me it just Ruins DS I wasnt to be immersed in the world with out any one els bugging me. also way to much crap is locked away in the co-op certain wepons and alot of trophys can't be gotten with out playing in CO-OP... BS! Buggy and glitchy. ok i am on patch 1.02 and have had 2 freeze ups (which suck more with the crappy save system) and have had problems getting some doors to open. yes I have had to stand in front of a few doors for 2-5 minutes till it would open. Way to much rock climbing sessions which were not any fun and BUGGY! The final boss may have looked cool but man was he super EASY to beat. which has been a problem in all DS games they really need to make more of a harder final lboss fight. Also the ending pretty much sucks. In the end though DS3 is still a decent game It hasn't gone as far off the rails as what Resident Evil has to now its just a shambles DS3 still at its core is fun but they need to get it back on track to being a SURVIVLE HORROR GAME!… Expand
  14. Bucs65
    Apr 24, 2013
    7
    Dead Space 3 for me just didnt feel like the other two in the series. First, for most of the game you are with a group of people which took away the aloneness and scare factor that makes dead space. There were a few scary parts of the game but not like the first two games where the entire game was scary. Another big downfall was all the backtracking in the game ugh! Get three of this,Dead Space 3 for me just didnt feel like the other two in the series. First, for most of the game you are with a group of people which took away the aloneness and scare factor that makes dead space. There were a few scary parts of the game but not like the first two games where the entire game was scary. Another big downfall was all the backtracking in the game ugh! Get three of this, three of that, go all the way back here to where you started. The graphics are awsome and set pieces are nice and the game itself and story are pretty good, i also didnt6 like the new weapon system but thats my opinion. If you played and like the other games than play this one its not bad i enjoyed it.… Expand
  15. AndrewMay
    Mar 4, 2013
    5
    While playing Dead Space 3, about halfway through I noticed something. I hadn't noticed any horror elements, and I hadn't noticed any amazing set-pieces or action moments, so what exactly was I playing? Dead Space 3 sacrificed what made the previous games enjoyable and has fallen into a generic third-person genre. A focus on characters I don't care about and a generally boring story haveWhile playing Dead Space 3, about halfway through I noticed something. I hadn't noticed any horror elements, and I hadn't noticed any amazing set-pieces or action moments, so what exactly was I playing? Dead Space 3 sacrificed what made the previous games enjoyable and has fallen into a generic third-person genre. A focus on characters I don't care about and a generally boring story have made this game one I will not recommend.… Expand
  16. Giffmoney
    Jun 5, 2013
    7
    I thoroughly enjoyed playing Dead Space 3 with a friend. The weapon customization system is well done and provides extra incentive for exploration and resource grinding. The combat is comfortable and entertaining, varied enemies and weapon choices keep it fresh throughout. How ever I found the survival horror promise lacking, I never found myself hanging on the edge of my seat so to speak.I thoroughly enjoyed playing Dead Space 3 with a friend. The weapon customization system is well done and provides extra incentive for exploration and resource grinding. The combat is comfortable and entertaining, varied enemies and weapon choices keep it fresh throughout. How ever I found the survival horror promise lacking, I never found myself hanging on the edge of my seat so to speak. This could be an effect of playing with a friend, but the game lacked the tension of previous Dead Space games. I recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun co-op game to kick around with a friend.… Expand
  17. Mog1
    Mar 21, 2013
    2
    Forget it, they've lost what made Deadspace 1 and (mostly) 2 awesome. Turned into mass appeal FPS rubbish. What's worse, they've included pay-to-win features. Don't like the game, and I don't like where this is going.
  18. myEVILi
    Jul 4, 2014
    5
    It feels more like an action title than a survival horror. It has a no-snap cover system that isn't an improvement. If you have played the other two, you will know how and when it will scare you, and what puzzles to expect. Weapons and co-op are the real stars, but even they don't shine too brightly. DS1>DS2>DS3.
  19. unluckydice
    Nov 3, 2013
    6
    Had some elements of the previous two games like the space exploration, really did capture an atmosphere at times, but unfortunately doesn't take it too long to turn into just another generic 3rd person shooter. covered by a AAA status
  20. Dastrados
    Jun 14, 2013
    6
    Co-op elements remove the fear factor in the game, put is still fun. Game is pretty short and story is uninteresting unless your a die hard dead space fan. Save your money folks.
  21. winterhombre
    Aug 5, 2014
    4
    I'm no 'h8r' or a 'butthurt horror fan'. I'm just a guy who loved DS and enjoyed DS2. So I gladly borrowed it from a friend to check out this new entry on the series. Am I glad I didn't buy it! On to the game: I know they tried to add some stuff, like crafting and coop, and they were good ideas but were poorly executed and ended up being bland and a chore, I mean, some weapons end up beingI'm no 'h8r' or a 'butthurt horror fan'. I'm just a guy who loved DS and enjoyed DS2. So I gladly borrowed it from a friend to check out this new entry on the series. Am I glad I didn't buy it! On to the game: I know they tried to add some stuff, like crafting and coop, and they were good ideas but were poorly executed and ended up being bland and a chore, I mean, some weapons end up being weaker than your trusty Plasma cutter (TM), which is still useless because strategic dismemberment is gone. Enemies take lots of ammo to take down, with or without limbs, and the game balances your enormous damage income by giving you tons of medkits. Seriously? What's the point of making enemies more powerful so that you need more health boosters? Is it to encourage teamwork? Because it did not, and getting both of us in constant need of revives made the game even more frustrating. On top of that, controls seem a bit unresponsive and some abilities have been messed with. Anyway, I see people praising the story, which would have been good had it been more prominent. In fact, in the 7 chapters I played, I didn't get any of it because it was simply uninteresting. I really didn't care about it at all. So with that in mind, what else is left to maintain it's honour? The mechanics are fine since they haven't changed, for good or bad, and the graphics have worsened a bit. The blood and gore is awful as it was on it's predecessor so there's no real fun in the process of annihilating the enemies. Enemies, did you say? Yes! Apparently now there are some crazy Unitologists that want to kill Isaac and the other guy because they can turning this into another wanna be RE4 that turns out like RE5, with lots of dull, action, no horror and few real great moments. What's funny is that these are actually better than the necromorphs but they are still meh. I could go on but I think it's pretty clear EA has given us an unfinished game with a bad story (I looked up the ending) and mediocre visuals and gameplay.… Expand
  22. krs256
    Nov 11, 2013
    7
    One thing to make clear I only played single player, so the co-op experience might be different.
    Out of the three main Dead Space games for me this is the worst one. Although it's not bad, I feel disappointed. This is mainly because the story and atmosphere are less interesting and do not build up tension as well as the second Dead Space did. Cutscenes in which the player didn't know if    One thing to make clear I only played single player, so the co-op experience might be different.
    Out of the three main Dead Space games for me this is the worst one. Although it's not bad, I feel disappointed. This is mainly because the story and atmosphere are less interesting and do not build up tension as well as the second Dead Space did. Cutscenes in which the player didn't know if Isaac was going crazy or possessed were substituted with some trivial lovers quarrel. The second important thing is the gameplay resources in previous games were quite sparse, but in this entry you usually have more ammo and health packs laying about, than you can pick up. There is very little point in saving them for later or even avoiding damage much, just fire away (normal difficulty).
    One last thing besides co-op I didn't notice this game bringing in much new stuff except for the weapon crafting (which is alright, but nothing special).

    Still, it is a good game it just doesn't live up to its predecessors.    … Expand
  23. Steeliosis
    Mar 21, 2014
    7
    Pretty decent game, has a strong opening sequence, and strong characters, each with their own seemingly unique personalities. Not, however, entirely memorable or anything deserving of extremely high scores such as 9's or 10's.

    The games swap and choose weapon customisation is well thought out and works pretty effectively, although the micro transactions get in the way, and this is a    Pretty decent game, has a strong opening sequence, and strong characters, each with their own seemingly unique personalities. Not, however, entirely memorable or anything deserving of extremely high scores such as 9's or 10's.

    The games swap and choose weapon customisation is well thought out and works pretty effectively, although the micro transactions get in the way, and this is a pretty large downfall of the game, despite not making a huge impact on the structure and gameplay itself.

    The story seems pretty cliche, but they worked with what they had, and in the end I found running around on the frozen planet, not to mention flying around in semi-open space environments, rather satisfying, even when it was, at times, rather difficult. The story ended in a cliffhanger, seemingly a setup for a fourth, which doesn't strictly make sense to me (trilogies are always so neat...), though this could merely be my own speculation.

    In the end, the gameplay was tricky, but only just fell short of the survival horror label that Dead Space deserves, but never seems to achieve. Yes, the game is riddled with quick time events, but these set pieces are merely to set the scene for the next big event.

    There are a few new mechanics, including being able to fly the ship through the rubble when landing on Tau Volantis (ignore my spelling, please), a couple new puzzle mechanics, and the simple "get to cover or you'll freeze to death" concept when finally on the planet.

    The game doesn't really offer the same scares that the originals did (in fact, far from it), but it still puts you in tense positions, dark corridors, and fatal situations. It works for me, but people deserve to point out that this is more of an action shooter than a survival horror, and I must agree; a lot of battling human enemies makes the horror aspect almost non existent, and I wished they'd focused more on genuine scares and panic situations, but there you go, I guess. EA at work. On the plus side, there is still plenty of hunter-hunted action, so people shouldn't get too down in that respect.

    There are a lot of upgrades, different weapon customisations, and various suits, which keep the game going for a while, and allow for multiple playthroughs, to collect all audio logs, complete all side missions, and upgrade all equipment whilst at the same time testing out a plethora of different weapons. This, at least, was executed perfectly.

    Overall, DS3 is a pretty solid game, once you get beyond it's deceiving outer shell and title. If they named it something else, I'm sure it would have been a far less bitter pill to swallow for all those die hard DS fans out there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as it is anyway. Story ended up being actually worth something, horror aspects are not all gone, a lot of collectibles, tensions are still high, dark corridors are still there, creepy atmosphere has not gone at all, and co-op only really extends this experience. I can't disagree with what people are saying, but I still found this game wholly enjoyable, and I feel many others may also do so. Buy at your own discretion, but I personally found this to be a pretty worthwhile game.    … Expand
  24. NkayD
    Jan 22, 2014
    8
    I'm a huge Dead Space fan. But before I sound bias, let me say how disappointed I was in this game. It starts out great; it has jumps and scares, but loses momentum throughout the game. The ending is key. Without spoiling anything, lets just say that in the final 1/3 of the game, Dead Space takes a bold leap into what it doesn't know; Sci-fi. The latter half of the game still has greatI'm a huge Dead Space fan. But before I sound bias, let me say how disappointed I was in this game. It starts out great; it has jumps and scares, but loses momentum throughout the game. The ending is key. Without spoiling anything, lets just say that in the final 1/3 of the game, Dead Space takes a bold leap into what it doesn't know; Sci-fi. The latter half of the game still has great core-gameplay, but the story makes you think whether or not you enjoy what you're doing, and that's bad. The story drops off into the almost ridiculous and tries to go after a new market. Sure, the game is about killing alien zombies, but when it takes a turn to the "bigger" game, it falls and doesn't quite make the "better" mark. I wish Dead Space would've stuck to what it knows best; scares. In all honesty, the last part isn't scary, just confusing. With great graphics and gun play, it's a shame they tried to focus on story. All in all, it's a good game, but not what I had come to expect from a Dead Space game.… Expand
  25. jmyska
    Jul 13, 2014
    7
    Dead Space 3 is a pretty good third installment but the story was a little boring and the love triangle seemed forced. All in all I like Dead Space 2 more.
  26. zidfrit
    Mar 15, 2021
    7
    Incompleto ... se trabo el juego... se quedo un en punto de control y aunque avanzaba y guardaba al iniciar de nuevo el juego me regresaba a ese punto de control
  27. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    "Dead Space 3" is a poor sequel. Unlike the first two, this is NOT a survival horror game. Instead, it's a third person shooter similar to "Lost Planet" and "Gears of War". Sadly, the game has recycled enemy types that repeat too often and there are not enough memorable bosses. I can appreciate the epic scope of the story and the sub-missions. But the gameplay feels like a real grind after"Dead Space 3" is a poor sequel. Unlike the first two, this is NOT a survival horror game. Instead, it's a third person shooter similar to "Lost Planet" and "Gears of War". Sadly, the game has recycled enemy types that repeat too often and there are not enough memorable bosses. I can appreciate the epic scope of the story and the sub-missions. But the gameplay feels like a real grind after 14 hours. And this is a 20 hour game. Playing in co-op adds additional missions and story elements. Also, finishing the game unlocks several modes including "Classic". Overall, this is a good action title on its own merits. But as a sequel, it's a disappointment. Overall, I would rate this with a 7.5 out of 10.… Expand
  28. Kvantaliani03
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
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  29. FidelGastro
    Jun 9, 2021
    8
    The third part of this series led us to the very origin of the Marker. I must say that the strongest point of this game was the story, unfortunately it was one of the few strengths. The shooting system did not change extremely, which I am happy about, but what changed completely was the improvement of weapons, which absolutely did not suit me. Also, the crafting system was unnecessarilyThe third part of this series led us to the very origin of the Marker. I must say that the strongest point of this game was the story, unfortunately it was one of the few strengths. The shooting system did not change extremely, which I am happy about, but what changed completely was the improvement of weapons, which absolutely did not suit me. Also, the crafting system was unnecessarily confusing.

    What I have to complain about the game was to completely ignore the fact that this game was originally intended as a horror shooter. The creators completely abandoned this idea and it became more or less just an action shooter without a suspenseful and spooky atmosphere.

    The game also offered a new range of enemies, although for the most part it used only old enemy models.

    This game represents a decent ending to this game trilogy. At first I was thinking about rating number 7, but since I was also lenient with the previous episodes, I will stay with rating 8/10.    … Expand
  30. hector_bcn98
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    No fue la vergüenza que dicen, abandonaba un poco el terror para orientarlo a la acción, pero era buen final de trilogía. Algo a la deriva la historia, eso sí.
  31. OYacob
    Sep 27, 2021
    5
    I haven't played previous two games in this series so I can't comment where it stands besides them but this game was dull and boring and that's all I can say about this experience.
  32. JoseManuel10_
    Dec 21, 2021
    7
    Dead Space 3 is a third-person survival horror. It was development by Visceral Games and was published by Electronic Arts
  33. jonjohn048
    Feb 27, 2023
    5
    There are plenty of things that this game does right and it's enough to make it a solid package to the point where if it wasn't for EVERYTHING ELSE it got wrong, I'd probably call it underrated. The stuff it gets right are how there's still no UI and HUD here so you can still feel immersed in this game, the new resource management here is not bad and it allows you to create your ownThere are plenty of things that this game does right and it's enough to make it a solid package to the point where if it wasn't for EVERYTHING ELSE it got wrong, I'd probably call it underrated. The stuff it gets right are how there's still no UI and HUD here so you can still feel immersed in this game, the new resource management here is not bad and it allows you to create your own weapons and it can be cool to show them to your co-op partner, speaking of co-op I will give this game credit since it can be fun to slaughter your enemies with a friend and at least the frame rate doesn't drop that much when it happens, the zero gravity sections from Dead Space 2 are now MUCH bigger allowing for more resources in the place encouraging more exploration, the foam finger from 2 is back it feels just as good to insta kill your enemies and it's probably better since you get to share the glory with your partner. Now all of these make for a good game, but the problem here is that everything else makes it a bad DS game. Like how it tried to appeal to DS fans and action heavy fans and it easily fails at both since it's not scary with too much action and the action feels stiff and clunky especially with co-op, the co-op removes all sense of scares (and playing the game solo does make it scarier but only because it makes the game more unfair since the levels and enemies were designed with co-op in mind), the music is whatever (although one particular side quest where enemies were everywhere and me and my partner were shooting everywhere, the music sounded similar to the theme song of the 2014 Guardian's of the Galaxy, yeah it was THAT BAD), the old and new characters are butchered up here since the character arcs for the old are straight up GONE in favor of weak ones, and the new ones are ridiculously bad since it's like they tried to make them as unlikeable as possible so much when they died, it felt inevitable and it doesn't even feel satisfying for how one-dimensional they were. The new protagonist John Carver is only fleshed out in the side quests meaning if you play the game solo, he just leaves the game and you can't access the side-quests, and I am divided on whether the side quests are good since they develop John well since for the things that seem normal for Isaac is absolutely messed up in John's POV and it's a genius implementation of co-op but they're also pretty boring, the game fades to BLACK A LOT killing any immersion you may have, but there are 3 things here that absolutely make me hate this game: the microtransactions in this game are for resources that aren't even scarce making their existence pointless, the generic enemy design killing any sign that this a Dead Space game, and the Awakened DLC had the real ending and it costed me $10 and this just feels SCUMMY of EA considering I got the entire trilogy for cheap. Overall, if EA plans on remaking this game (which feels inevitable considering the success of the remake of the first) they're gonna need to reboot the entire thing because just giving a resolution and frame-rate increase doesn't fix the horrible game that's still here. Overall, unless you just want the entire trilogy in your shelf, I do not recommend this game.… Expand
  34. Casuhira
    Aug 11, 2021
    9
    Its far from being a bad game Its not perfect but the game is badass, stiil prefer the second one
    The ending here and the lovecraft feeling is awasemoe and have the best DLC in the franchise
  35. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    The third instalment of the survival horror in space adds elements of sandbox RPGs - namely the ability to craft new weapons from resources found in the surroundings, optional side missions and a more free form environment - which makes it feel a little more like an adventure game and a little less like a Resident Evil clone. I personally prefer the claustrophobic atmosphere of theThe third instalment of the survival horror in space adds elements of sandbox RPGs - namely the ability to craft new weapons from resources found in the surroundings, optional side missions and a more free form environment - which makes it feel a little more like an adventure game and a little less like a Resident Evil clone. I personally prefer the claustrophobic atmosphere of the previous games, but it's still a brilliantly executed alien monster mash.… Expand
  36. Warrior_of_Doom
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
    and the overall experience.
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Awards & Rankings

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#61 Best PS3 Game of 2013
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#17 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2013
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#37 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2013

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Thunderbolt
    Apr 30, 2013
    50
    Taken as a whole, Dead Space 3 is far more infuriating than it is bad.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Apr 4, 2013
    80
    Do yourself a favour and play DS3 like a raving masochist, straight off the bat. It’s a slick, AAA sequel that’s worthy of its place in the franchise. but only if you take the initiative and crank the difficulty. We didn’t think it possible, but Visceral has engineered a sequel that will appease old fans and entice new ones, too. [March 2013, p72]
  3. D+PAD Magazine
    Apr 1, 2013
    60
    Misfires and all, it’s at least commendable that Dead Space 3 makes an effort to exhibit some fresh experimentation into what has become a truly bloated media franchise; plus the combat still shines for the most part. Sadly though, better elements like the crafting system are lamentably set against a mundane and lifeless backdrop that rarely excites, let alone spooks, on the grand level of previous games in the series.
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