Dead Space 3

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  1. drewcedarwild
    Jul 7, 2023
    8
    Don't go into the game expecting the aura or mood of the first game. But if you're expecting a great action game with big set-pieces, you won't be disappointed. The weapon system takes time and patience to learn, and also enough progress to get the parts and circuits required to craft these great weapons, but if you stick with it, there's a LOT to love here! I'm itching to do anotherDon't go into the game expecting the aura or mood of the first game. But if you're expecting a great action game with big set-pieces, you won't be disappointed. The weapon system takes time and patience to learn, and also enough progress to get the parts and circuits required to craft these great weapons, but if you stick with it, there's a LOT to love here! I'm itching to do another playthrough ASAP!… Expand
  2. Jaidenbrkl1
    Mar 29, 2023
    7
    Dead Space 3 isn’t a bad game, it’s just how it’s completely different from ESPECIALLY the first game and mostly the second game as well.
  3. CRM03
    Mar 19, 2023
    8
    Dead Space 3 is a lot more focused on action rather than horror. For most horror series' that is usually when the series starts to go downhill. While Dead Space 3 is not as good as the first two games, it is still a great game. That's mainly because the core gameplay of those games are still here. The gameplay is still as good as the first two games. The open-world space explorationDead Space 3 is a lot more focused on action rather than horror. For most horror series' that is usually when the series starts to go downhill. While Dead Space 3 is not as good as the first two games, it is still a great game. That's mainly because the core gameplay of those games are still here. The gameplay is still as good as the first two games. The open-world space exploration sections are great and fun to fly around in. There is a lot of customization options for weapons and armor. The story is ok. My main issue with the game is that it isn't scary at all.… Expand
  4. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  5. SullySlaughter
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    I absolutely LOVE THIS GAME!! There's sooooooooo MUCH to do, fighting, puzzles, adventure, weapon creation is amazing. It's like BioShock and Singularity had a smart child and called him/her Dead Space 3!!!! There's a bunch of people online crying, saying, it's not like and 2 at all, not horror enough. Well, me, not being a huge fan of horror games, I'm happy with it. I don't have 1 and 2,I absolutely LOVE THIS GAME!! There's sooooooooo MUCH to do, fighting, puzzles, adventure, weapon creation is amazing. It's like BioShock and Singularity had a smart child and called him/her Dead Space 3!!!! There's a bunch of people online crying, saying, it's not like and 2 at all, not horror enough. Well, me, not being a huge fan of horror games, I'm happy with it. I don't have 1 and 2, went straight to 3 and kinda glad I did now, cuz there's just enough monsters for me. It offers everything I love accept for only 1 thing, stealth/sniper stuff, but I think it's perfect.… Expand
  6. DoctorZid
    Oct 8, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Если вам нравятся предыдущие части серии, то велика вероятность, что триквел вас разочарует. Никакого ощущения одиночества и страха тут нет, только в одном моменте (при первом появлении тощих крипов я действительно испугался). Враги стали выглядит как дженерик зомби, и в отличии от искаженных, уродливых, ужасающих некроморфов из прошлых двух частей, никакого страха не вызывают.
    В целом, игра не про страх, она про стрельбу. И разнообразие оружия действительно внушает, правда большинство экземпляров чрезвычайно слабо бьют. Например, пила, которая в прошлых частях была OP и за один выстрел можно было спокойно скосить 3 и более врагов, в этой части так слаба, что дай бог двоих скосить за раз. Поэтому за всю игру я пользовался лишь тремя пушками, револьвером, пулеметом и гранатометом, ТРЕМЯ. В то время как в предыдущих частях был полезен практически весь арсенал. И если раньше каждая стычка с врагами пугала, то теперь на тебя просто выбегает толпа крипов, которых ты расстреливаешь одним и тем же оружием, в ничем не примечательных декорациях (серьезно, первая половина игры проходит на очередном, побитом некроморфами, корабле).
    Сюжет мне оценить сложно, так как подается он медленно, а играл я небольшими заходами. Но лор мира игры, третья часть развивает нормально, наконец-то показали сверхзадачу обелисков. Но ход с очередной древней-древней, умной-умной цивилизацией, которая погибла от обелисков, заставляет закатить глаза.    … Expand
  7. Kio22
    Aug 6, 2022
    7
    Dead Space 3 is a cautionary tale of what was to come in the gaming industry. This game has a lot of issues due to Electronics Art putting some of the best and most fun weapons in the game behind a pay wall in an in-game cash shop. These micro transactions were just the beginning of where the gaming industry was heading. Putting that aside Dead Space 3 is still a solid fun game to play butDead Space 3 is a cautionary tale of what was to come in the gaming industry. This game has a lot of issues due to Electronics Art putting some of the best and most fun weapons in the game behind a pay wall in an in-game cash shop. These micro transactions were just the beginning of where the gaming industry was heading. Putting that aside Dead Space 3 is still a solid fun game to play but is lacking compared to the first two games. The gun play is different from the first two games in that you only get two weapons, but each has 2 changeable attachments for two ways to shoot on each gun. The enemies in the game also feel different in that shooting limbs is less important compared to how much damage your gun does which was a bad change from previous iterations. Another unnecessary change is the crafting system which just doesn't feel as fun or as important as the first two due to the lack of impact upgrading weapons has. The game play and crafting is still fun and solid but the changes just seem unnecessary and slightly off. The horror atmosphere is pretty much nonexistent in Dead Space 3 which kind of makes sense considering Isaac is a certified necromorph killer. The story and characters in this game are more of a step down from the previous two games, the characters have cheesy dumb interactions and deaths for the sake of just advancing the plot. The story is a little better than the characters its got an interesting plot that is horribly executed due to cheesy characters. The game is still solid and fun to play through, but it is a step down in every aspect from the first two and it has terrible micro transaction forced into the game by EA that ruin it further.… Expand
  8. BleedingJester
    Jul 11, 2022
    5
    This game is bad mediocre it's not scary though I do like the enemy designs I think the setting had potential, but it was wasted and the

    id skip on this game unless you really care about the story of dead space and even then, I think the story isn't done as well as the first two
  9. Guffaws20
    Nov 26, 2021
    7
    O mais fraco da franquia disparado, algumas ressalvas p certas boss fights incríveis e os cenários, mas o começo lento e a falta de momentos de tensão, deixa o jogo mto atrás dos outros
  10. yaminotenshi
    Sep 4, 2021
    4
    is really horrible.

    i did know i was playing dead space, it looks like more lost planet.
    is clunky and slow as hell, is boring and tedious, is also really long.

    also there is ladders and elevators everywhere, it should be called Dead ELEVATORS.
    they lost the store in the middle, pretty crap
  11. Dperks
    Aug 29, 2021
    6
    Dead Space 3 is the weakest of the trilogy that's not to say it's a bad game of course but when compared to it's predecessors it comes up short. The biggest thing for me in this game was the introduction of crafting mechanics. Which I just wasn't interested in at all. While you can create some neat weapons and weapon combos they limit you to two guns and most of the weapons aren'tDead Space 3 is the weakest of the trilogy that's not to say it's a bad game of course but when compared to it's predecessors it comes up short. The biggest thing for me in this game was the introduction of crafting mechanics. Which I just wasn't interested in at all. While you can create some neat weapons and weapon combos they limit you to two guns and most of the weapons aren't effective or fun to use. And because of the crafting system now all guns use the same ammo type which meant that I ended up just making the guns I wanted by the half way point in the game and then just stuck to them because why waste time making other less effective weapons when I already have what I need to beat the game. The game is also a lot easier with all ammo being the same and healing items in such abundance I beet the game with dozens of extra health packs in storage. And the setting and atmosphere just don't feel nearly as scary or intense as they did in the previous games. And while I thought the story was fine I didn't care much for the human drama parts and all the side characters are basically worthless in this game. Although the Co op companion character I did like just because when playing single player he just shows up for cutscenes and they act like he's important when you barley even see him. I know I'm being critical and I still think the game is enjoyable. The actual gun play is still good learning the lore is interesting and visually the game still holds up fairly well. But the game feels like it was a product born out of a desire from higher ups for the the game to imitate what was popular at the time. Especially the crafting and co op additions but al least they didn't make it so when playing single player you had to have an AI companion follow you around.… Expand
  12. ofenderz0
    Jul 25, 2021
    6
    I feel like the only thing I can say is: “Look how they massacred my boy!”
  13. Steyraus
    Jun 25, 2021
    10
    Highly under rated due to sheeple group think and the begining of our rage cilture. Things that would go on to turn modern gaming into the generic lanscape of cookie cuttet clone games we have today.. 1 and 2 had better horror , but 3 was just as good in every other way.
  14. kyncani
    Jun 15, 2021
    2
    Some boss is invulnerable to my frigging rocket launcher for no reason so I have to pew pew him to death. Puzzles where the game does not tell you the rules and then kill you for not following them. Boring and frustrating game so I just stopped playing.
  15. Valkillmore
    May 31, 2021
    6
    A pretty boring and uninspired entry in the franchise, just play 1 and 2 if you want a real experience.
  16. alig26
    May 30, 2021
    1
    needed to balance out the rating. it actually more like a 5/10. average at best
  17. Mindkiller7522
    May 19, 2021
    2
    2/17/21-2/20/21 100% Story and Side Quests

    This game was horrendous! I thought all of the negative reviews were being a bit hard on the game since I loved the first two games so much, but they were absolutely right! We're still on the Isaac Clarke train, this time he is living a life in solitude before being pulled in to another artifact hunt by two random soldiers that show up at    2/17/21-2/20/21 100% Story and Side Quests

    This game was horrendous! I thought all of the negative reviews were being a bit hard on the game since I loved the first two games so much, but they were absolutely right!

    We're still on the Isaac Clarke train, this time he is living a life in solitude before being pulled in to another artifact hunt by two random soldiers that show up at his door. Turns out one of the soldiers is the current boyfriend of Isaac's ex (which is weird enough) and the other immediately hates him for no reason (though that's your co-op buddy, so...). Soon they meet up with Isaac's ex and some Red Shirts to mess around in a spaceship graveyard for a bit before spending most of the game on a frozen snow planet while still fighting Necromorphs the whole way.

    The premise for the story isn't terrible, but it is poorly executed. It doesn't have a central location that feels important to the story, like the Ishimura or the Sprawl. There are also several instant-kill climbing sections that get real old, real fast.

    It's definitely trying to be less horror and more action, but it seems like the developers were just constantly saying “more!”. As in “more weapons!” “more crafting!” “more chapters!” or “more enemies!”.

    That last one is the worst part. Having thirty enemies swarming over you while you have to carefully target their limb joints tips the line from scary to irritating. I don't remember any point in the first two games where I could predict that I was about to be fighting a herd of enemies and they were way better for that. It completely ruins the pacing of the story, which is crucial for any scifi horror. Even when you acquire weapons that can kill things in one hit, you still sit the for a half hour while the game keeps spawning more enemies. I just wanted to move through the story, but even that wasn't great!

    All of this on top of the fact that the developers reuse levels, which is a cardinal sin in video games. I'm not talking backtracking (though there is plenty) but several of the side missions take place in exactly the same sub level on different ends of the map. Think “Dragon Age 2” and you've got it.

    Not recommended! I do hope they revive the series, but only if they can realize the mistakes from this game.    … Expand
  18. Nerevarinho
    Mar 28, 2021
    3
    Ehm.. is Dead Space now really evolving to an action adventure??! Uninstall.
  19. 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
  20. soldar
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    La peor entrega de la trilogía, tiene demasiada acción como para que sea parte de una trilogía de videojuegos de terror y supervivencia
  21. Stan_Osbourne
    May 7, 2020
    7
    После полного прохождения Dead Space 3 , могу с уверенностью сказать. Нет, это не отвратительная игра и позорное окончание серии, и да, это всё еще такая же посредственная игра в моём понимании , как и все предыдущие игры серии, но обо всём по порядку.

    По поводу самой игры - это было хорошее приключение. не идеальное, но похоже на космическую сагу. Теперь игра стала больше похожа по    После полного прохождения Dead Space 3 , могу с уверенностью сказать. Нет, это не отвратительная игра и позорное окончание серии, и да, это всё еще такая же посредственная игра в моём понимании , как и все предыдущие игры серии, но обо всём по порядку.

    По поводу самой игры - это было хорошее приключение. не идеальное, но похоже на космическую сагу. Теперь игра стала больше похожа по духу на Gears of War. Возможность играть коо-пом, разные локации, множество экшн вставок и переходов, прям трилогией Гирь запахло в воздухе. Но сам сюжет - полный бред, начиная с перепетий главных героев, их бредовых сюжетных линий, филлерных персонажей которые погибают в определённой точке повествования, дурацких диалогов, идиотских решений, и прочее , прочее и прочее. Про этот никому не нужный любовный треугольник, безмозглость предательства и необоснованной мотивации главного антагониста - вообще молчу.

    В геймплейном плане почти все изменения -ненужные. Появились обычные люди стрелки и механика под борьбу с ними - укрытия, и приседания. Это почти не работает - механики под это не предназначены попросту, но и враги не сложные и умом не блещут. Патроны стали одни для ВСЕХ типов оружия, но это для кооперативного режима, так что неплохое решение. Но что меня , и многих других реально выбесило - это модификации оружия. Это совершенно ненужное изменение. Оружие потеряло свою индивидуальность, да и рецепты к классическому и новому оружию можно и так собрать или получить через ДЛС,..

    Ах да, платные дополнение в сингловой игре, конечно. Мало того, что для боёв онлаин и сюжетного ДЛС нужно доплачивать валютой, так еще и чертежи и прочие плюшки можно купить отдельно. Это настолько подло и низко, что очень многие игроки это не схавали. Да и само оружие делать стало муторно. Магазины пропали, но на верстаках можно крафтить предметы с собираемых ресурсов...Эти механики с крафтом и ресурсами настолько НЕ для серии, что это и испортило всё впечатление.

    А жаль. В игре есть хорошие моменты, к примеру попытались в креатив в битве с боссами и битвами с ними - новые челенджи, использование новых трюков с кинезисом, много головоломок добавили. Простых, но больше чем одна простенькая во второй части. Много моментов рассчитано под кооператив, чувствуется что в это будет интересно играть вдвоём. Много локаций, хорошая хоррор атмосфера, что на кораблях, что на ледяной планете. Экшн сцены стали лучше, но в целом, всё портит слабый сценарий , ужасная персонажка и слабая техническая сторона и ужасная детализация персонажей и окружения. Но как по мне -играть в этот хорорчик приятно, неплохое было приключение. И с друганом можно пройти - чем не кайф?)    … Expand
  22. andro_umeda
    Dec 17, 2019
    9
    Best coop ever. Wonderful action and weapons. Scary story. The perfect conclusion of a beautyful saga.
  23. Dsims37
    Jun 16, 2019
    8
    It’s especially unfortunate to see a survival horror game court the in game transactions like DS3 did but it’s still a great experience. It is easily the weakest of the three games but still well worth the time and the $5 it’ll cost. It’s also better than most of the recent Resident Evil attempts at the genre. The ship graveyard setting is especially imaginative and interesting.
  24. henriquert
    Jul 21, 2018
    5
    Very nice game, great game play, great design, weapons etc. Overall this game is an 8 or a 9. But what really ruins this game is all the unnecessary drama, stupid love story and the whole feud between exes. The game could have done without the drama.
  25. Mahmoud
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    bad at the beginning other than that ... just amazing
    I love the dead space series and I hope there will be a 4th one
  26. iddqd4
    Mar 19, 2018
    9
    Финал приключений Айзека Кларка, стал менее пугающим, и больше про стрельбу, но своего обаяния не утратил. Надеюсь нам еще дадут возможность вернутся в эту вселенную.
  27. BlakDak666
    Jun 29, 2017
    5
    Hearing a sequel for Dead Space 2 was very interesting for me because I thought it didn't need one. Much like the Alien and Aliens films, Dead Space 3 (Ali3ns) absolutely disappoints me that at best its mediocre and at worst is a terrible game that completely carves its ideas and world into pieces. Where to even begin on this conflicting game?

    The graphics and HUD are still good. There    Hearing a sequel for Dead Space 2 was very interesting for me because I thought it didn't need one. Much like the Alien and Aliens films, Dead Space 3 (Ali3ns) absolutely disappoints me that at best its mediocre and at worst is a terrible game that completely carves its ideas and world into pieces. Where to even begin on this conflicting game?

    The graphics and HUD are still good. There is no denying the atmosphere in Dead Space 3 is it's strongest unit in the field. It might not have the power of the Ishimura or the Sprawl, but it does have creepy and interesting areas to see.

    I also like the weapons, though some might cry foul on the game for being crappy on the way it handles the way you make them, but crafted weapons are not a bad thing. The first problem though of Dead Space 3 is the way those crafts work. You gather resources in the areas because unlike the previous games, it was an old colony that has long since been dead and lack the systems that modern ones do. On paper, crafting is brilliant and even goes as far making it a mode in DS3 where you only use materials to craft everything and anything instead of finding ammo and medkits. In practice, it is brought down by microtransactions. You can use scav bots to accrue resources by waiting around for your bot to return to your bench...or you can buy them with real money if you have no patience at all. This is so stupid and shattering of the idea that it makes the concept disintegrate. Add to that mods that can overpower your weapons (complete with random chance loot boxes) and frames you can get by buying them in a gamble with real money, and you essentially pay to beat DS3 without even trying. But it gets worse.

    YOU CAN REPLAY CHAPTERS. In the previous games, you could not replay chapters, so being cautious and conserving ammo was paramount to survive. The fact you can go back to a chapter and farm it for ammo, health and resources is so lazy and infuriating that I almost gave up playing after the first few chapters on how unchallenged I was with the game. Who needs loot boxes and spend money when you can farm the same chapter over and over, memorize the enemies and scenarios and make no tension at all, ruining the formula of what 1 and 2 did in spades.

    Co-op worsens this even more. The problem with co-op in survival games is that it breaks any tension the moment a player does something stupid and isnt as immersed as you. Carver as the second player just downplays everything the game brings with awkward camera pans of him when cutscenes happen. Difficulty shatters when two strongly grindy players can just mow through everyone and even if they both go in blind will just use medpacks stored out the wazoo in their stations. If this doesnt sound still bad, it gets even worse.

    The story is convoluted and mixed so much with lore and mythos that it bloats and collapses, much the same way the crew of idiots Isaac is with do when they crash land their ship into a icy planet and having no idea what the hell they are doing. Initially, the game starts off interesting and even has a great moment when a Unitologist heretic stays on top of a car and blows himself up, but the plot is so bogged down by answers that werent meant to be solved and just makes me scratch my head and go "what was the whole point of that?"

    The gameplay is solid, but level design is so dam lazy and crappy. It reuses far too many optional areas (in which they play out like mini dungeons) and recycles them too much for my taste. Carver's side missions unique to the co-op system is not that great and basically rehashes Isaac's exact plot with Nicole only without a son. The zero-g is like 2, but it loses its power after the crash on Tau Volantis. Initially it starts off great as Isaac (and Carver) can explore the entire area of the space above the planet. After that, there is limited amount of zero g on the ground. Considering the game series' own title has space in it, you would expect the devs to include more of this instead of planet exploration.

    The death scenes are abruptly cut before any real horror comes, defeating much of what made 1 and 2 good. The ending was ambigous and for me dead neutral on overall quality, but Awakened rears its head and (if truly being canon to the game) is one of the worst DLCs I have ever played. The ending in that is so insulting and so revolting in garbage that it pains my heart to know if DS3 will ever get a sequel, because it was terrible and truly pointless for EVERYTHING the series was going for throughout.

    Dead Space 3 is a mediocre and average game that painfully sacrifices crucial components to the previous two's success in some odd attempt to gain more people. Whether a new game is made is hard to say, but as a fan of the series it pains me say DS3 was absolute disappointment on every facet of its entirety.    … Expand
  28. NexusTsunami
    Jan 22, 2017
    6
    Ein solider Abschluss der Dead Space Reihe. Was mich persönlich am meißten an der Serie fasziniert hat, war das Spieleuniversum an sich. Es war wahrlich ausgeklügelt und interessant. Klar fehlte in diesem Teil der Horror Aspekt fast vollkommen... es war dennoch ein netter Zeitvertreib
  29. wpbgwm
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Dreadfull from the start. Worst in the series. Terrible controls. Impossible missions even played on easiest mode. It's like you never have touched a video game before. These developers should recall this unplayable pile of crap.
  30. ReubenIsAGod
    Apr 22, 2016
    7
    Im a big fan of the dead space franchise....but this game....the third game in the series...I just didn't love it as much as I wanted. It's not a bad, or terrible game, but comparied to the masterpiece that was Dead-space 2, it just falls flat on SO many levels. honestly, pick it up on sale, it's not worth paying at full price.
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#49 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 68
  3. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. Thunderbolt
    Apr 15, 2013
    60
    There’s also unevenness to the pacing between the high-energy action divided by constant collect-a-thons.
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  2. CD-Action
    Apr 5, 2013
    70
    A great horror game was turned into a decent co-op shooter. Dead Space 3 is well-made but the uniqueness of the series is gone. Was that really the goal? [CD-Action 04/2013, p.66]
  3. Games Master UK
    Mar 23, 2013
    73
    An impressive all-out action blaster that betrays its horror roots for a lower common denominator. [Apr 2013, p.64]
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