Dead Space

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  • Summary: Developed exclusively for next generation consoles and PC, raising the level of horror and immersion to unprecedented heights for the franchise through stunning visuals, audio and controls powered by the Frostbite game engine. Fans will experience an improved story, characters, gameplayDeveloped exclusively for next generation consoles and PC, raising the level of horror and immersion to unprecedented heights for the franchise through stunning visuals, audio and controls powered by the Frostbite game engine. Fans will experience an improved story, characters, gameplay mechanics and more as they fight to survive a living nightmare aboard the desolate mining starship, the USG Ishimura, all while uncovering the dreadful mystery of what happened to the slaughtered crew and ship.
    In Dead Space, Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and infected by some alien scourge...and Isaac's beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board. Now Isaac is alone with only his tools and engineering skills as he attempts to uncover the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura. Trapped with hostile creatures called "necromorphs", Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship, but his own crumbling sanity.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    100
    This stunning remake renews a brilliant horror adventure and manages to feel like one of the freshest games we've played in ages.
  2. GamingBolt
    Jan 26, 2023
    100
    Dead Space is one of the best survival horror games ever made. It takes a masterpiece of the genre and allows its biggest strengths to shine brighter than they ever have, while also improving upon it in meaningful ways with smart changes and additions.
  3. PSX Brasil
    Jan 26, 2023
    95
    Dead Space marks the triumphant return of a franchise that didn't deserve the end it had years ago. Revamped visuals, improved level design, interesting new features, perfect use of sound and lighting techniques, along with the same sense of space horror as before - all of this delivers one of the best survival horror ever.
  4. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jan 26, 2023
    90
    The Dead Space remake is the definitive version of the game. The original has aged relatively well, but it’s not available on current-gen consoles, and the PC version is finicky on newer hardware and versions of Windows. Some changes in the remake work better than others, but the important thing is that, like the original, it’s survival horror at its best and a worthy successor to the beloved series.
  5. IGN Italia
    Jan 26, 2023
    90
    Dead Space remains one of the best survival horror games ever, and the 15 years that have passed are hardly felt at all in terms of structure, gameplay, combat-system and setting. If all remakes were like this...
  6. COGconnected
    Jan 26, 2023
    87
    Dead Space is a cult classic that is considered one of the greatest horror games in the medium. Some may argue that the game didn’t require a remake, however, Motive Studios are faithful in its approach and improves on the original. Although the visual update makes each step a disquieting nightmare, the enhancements made to the combat and narrative are what make the real difference. While the game carefully follows the path laid by the original, the number of refinements makes this the definitive version.
  7. The Jimquisition
    Feb 3, 2023
    50
    Everything good about Dead Space 2023’s basic gameplay, combat, and narrative is a result of what Dead Space 2008 built. Most of what this remake adds is either less appealing artistic alterations or side content that generally amounts to unnecessary padding, and quite frankly I’d have been more interested in a remaster than a glitchy new take that’s less enjoyable and costs more. When you add the repulsive context of EA benefiting from a series it once destroyed right down to the developer, you get a game that leaves a sour bloody taste, even if it’s an acceptable mimicry of its predecessor...Dead Space 2008 is fifteen quid on digital storefronts.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 245 out of 308
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 308
  3. Negative: 44 out of 308
  1. Reinhard07
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Some of us did not wonder if Dead Space would be forgotten and we would not be lucky to see it again with a decent conclusion despite DeadSome of us did not wonder if Dead Space would be forgotten and we would not be lucky to see it again with a decent conclusion despite Dead Space 3, which strayed far from the main premise and everything went to waste. Now we do not have that long-awaited conclusion, instead we have a "REMAKE" that is undoubtedly an extraordinary renewal as we saw with Capcom's Resident 2; I personally didn't think that the original title could be improved, and to the surprise of all players this time MOTIVE studio managed to improve something that we thought was almost perfect from the beginning. The additions not only range from the obvious graphic improvement, to this we must add an increase in information and context in the lore of events and the history of the main and secondary characters, even our protagonist will not be a mute character as in the original, Now he has a voice that allows him to interact with the other characters, adding a lot of information about Isaac's character, we can even see Isaac's face from the beginning and we will notice a change in his face and a resemblance to actor Adam Sandler (FOR THIS ONE REASON I DON'T GIVE IT A HIGHER RATING). During the journey in the story we will be given secondary objectives that we can complete as we unlock access to the different sections of the Ishimura. The weapons are the same as in the original title but there was certainly some major balancing and changes to the secondary shots making them more useful (as in the case of the pulse cannon which is now quite useful). The trophies are mostly the same as the ones we saw on PS3. In a matter of enemies, the necromorphs are more aggressive and resistant, the mechanics of dismembering them is now much more "realistic" since while we do damage to them we can see if we pay attention to how the meat is cut until leaving the bones uncovered for the final "cut". The lighting, textures and the redesign of some parts of the Ishimura greatly improved the immersion resulting in a terrifying game and you should not miss it. In my opinion, this is a light of hope for fans of the saga that invites us to dream that future installments (if there are any) will be improved by removing everything that the players did not like and we can see a conclusion to the story epic way. Let's just pray that EA doesn't implement the microtransactions and co-op that didn't work and screwed up.… Expand
  2. ValBal
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece of survival horror genre. Kept me on the edge from start to finish.
  4. djape
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Dead Space Remake! Looks great and plays great. at lovely 60fps for me. The ships redesign to make it work with this current gen and seamlessDead Space Remake! Looks great and plays great. at lovely 60fps for me. The ships redesign to make it work with this current gen and seamless loading and exploration is also a awesome welcome. 10/10… Expand
  5. Ch4mallow
    May 15, 2023
    9
    Une ambiance de malade ! Les bruits du vaisseau qui donne la peur celui ci est vivant malgré tous les mort que celui-ci garde ! Un jeux justeUne ambiance de malade ! Les bruits du vaisseau qui donne la peur celui ci est vivant malgré tous les mort que celui-ci garde ! Un jeux juste de malade avec une bonne histoire ! Le remake et juste magnifique foncé !… Expand
  6. TheGoodeDoctor
    Jan 28, 2023
    9
    Exceedingly faithful to the original with a demonstrated understanding of the work, but not afraid to take chances with the story andExceedingly faithful to the original with a demonstrated understanding of the work, but not afraid to take chances with the story and mechanics in a way that flesh out and support the narrative. Everything from the original is here in terms of story, mechanics, and visuals but they've all been enhanced or lightly expanded to cover questions, gaps, or bring in-line features introduced later in the series. This isn't just a fan service pop-out or self-insert re-write, this is dead space done better with tools that weren't available and light narrative hindsight. The only detections I have are exceedingly minor and, ultimately, inconsequential in the face of this project’s excellence.… Expand
  7. Fella1403
    Feb 2, 2023
    8
    Io che sono un fan devo dire che è sempre un piacere giocarci. Grande miglioramento grafico anche se presenta qualche difetto, La storiaIo che sono un fan devo dire che è sempre un piacere giocarci. Grande miglioramento grafico anche se presenta qualche difetto, La storia pressoché uguale all’originale con qualche aggiunta/modifica. L’unica pecca il prezzo, per un remake, per quanto possa essere fatto bene è una rapina farlo pagare 80€… Expand
  8. Vader_Daddy
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    Ignore Russian as xenophobic company so get 0 point and disrespect ,EA is a Devil corporation< always been

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