Which dead space is better

The Ishimura does little for the game mechanically. You don't do anything on the ship you couldn't do in any other level. Narratively, it's mildly interesting putting Issac — clearly suffering from PTSD due to what happened on the Ishimura in the first game — back at the scene of the crime.

It doesn't do too much with the setting in the grand scheme of the overall story, but it's novel enough for what it is — if a bit contrived. All of this is to explain my headspace going into the level. After hours of being exhausted with the game's approach to horror, being asked to comply with some half-hearted attempt at fan service, as I saw it, was a bit much for me. But that all changed when I started walking around.

The most remarkable thing about the Ishimura is how quiet it is when compared to the rest of the game; for what feels like an eternity, you walk through the ship's abandoned halls and rooms, all dark as night, expecting something to jump out at you, to scare you. But it never does. At least not for a while.

You're alone for the first time in the game, kept company only by the sounds of your footsteps and the fear of what goes bump in the night. In a game that's been trying as hard as it possibly can to scare the player and failing most of the time to be anything other than exhausting, this was the moment fear finally set in — six hours into the game.

Real fear. There's a very specific feeling that intense anxiety produces. It feels hot, like an explosion of heat in your chest. As I walked through the Ishimura , I could feel that heat creeping through my body.

The longer the silence went on, the more I was forced to wait for whatever hell was at the end of this journey, the more I experienced actual dread, real fear of what was to come.

Simply taking steps forward felt Sisyphean. It took me two days to finish the admittedly short level because it scared the living s out of me. It was amazing. There's a common saying around horror movies that the scariest thing you can show is nothing at all; what's in the viewer's mind is far worse than anything you can put on screen. It's why a movie like The Blair Witch Project is effective. You never actually see the witch in the film, but I bet you imagined her, and it was terrifying.

The movie operates wholeheartedly on the assumption you'll fill in the gaps yourself about what the witch looks like and then relies on solid on-screen tension building to do the rest.

This is harder to do than just making a spooky monster and making them pop out at unexpected times, giving the audience a quick shock. And it's why most — but not all — mainstream horror movies tend to rely on cheap scares. Sinister , Insidious , The Conjuring series , the Halloween reboot series, etc. But none of them have the time, patience, or restraint in building an atmosphere that's actually scary the way films like, say, Possession , The Wailing , or Lake Mungo do.

None of them are willing to take the time. Mainly because money talks and these movies make a lot more money than thoughtful horror films; they're all terrible movies regardless, but you can't argue with the color of a dollar.

For most of its runtime, Dead Space 2 operates like the former films of the prior paragraph. But for one shining level, it moves to the latter. I wish that were the game I played because when finally, after what must have been 10 or 20 minutes, the monsters did come for me on the Ishimura , it felt earned.

It made these monstrosities, in all their grotesque forms, the climax of a brutal nightmare. The Ishimura section made me love Dead Space 2.

It's an hour-long level in a game I've otherwise found annoying and exhausting, but I mean it, I love Dead Space 2. It all comes down to this one level. But that's the power of good horror. Kinesis is very fun when you master it, since you can literally shoot off a Necromorph's claw, then use Kinesis to fire that claw at the Necromorph and kill it. Lastly, there are also segments in zero-gravity environments, which give some Necromorph variants a huge advantage over you, and which also force you to move quickly so that Isaac's oxygen doesn't run out, often requiring you to walk upside-down or leap between platforms.

One of the boss fights even takes place in 0-G. The gameplay itself, for all it's visual refinement and scares, feels clunky and unfinished. Isaac moves and aims sluggishly, compared to his often-swift opponents, which is meant to invoke fear, but will quickly invoke annoyance.

Saving is only available at "Save Stations" scattered across the game, and their placement is not very good in my opinion, especially when you consider that the aforementioned puzzles usually result in instant-death if you fail one. Simply put, I'd prefer that a Save Station be right near the puzzle, rather than 2 rooms of Necromorphs away from it.

The game's difficulty is hard to pin down; at times you'll feel overpowered, and at other times, overwhelmed. The Necromorphs themselves are visually scary, but are fairly stupid in their behavior; on several occasions the bad AI took me right out of the horror when I realized that many Necromorphs only attack by walking up, hitting you once, slowly stepping back, then doing it again.

It's strange how, amid everything else that feels modern, the behavior of the main enemies is the one thing that's outdated to the point of hilarity. I actually found myself laughing on one occasion as a hulking Necromorph simply walked after me in circles around a pillar, never thinking to stop and wait for me to run into it. Also, for those who are bothered by it, there IS a lot of profanity in the game, though none of it is from Isaac himself, since he's entirely silent throughout the game besides grunting and screaming during combat, and sighing in a couple of cutscenes.

Although his perpetual silence and lack of immediate personality might make it hard for you to feel sorry when he's decapitated for the umpteenth time, I do think that Isaac is a good role model. He forgoes personal safety and risks joining the Necromorph horde on the faith that his girlfriend is somehow still alive amid all this carnage, and he puts finding her before all his other priorities, so if nothing else, Isaac is a devoted and loyal guy who's willing to fight through a living nightmare for the woman he loves.

I just wish he was a bit more vocal, and a bit less sluggish. Overall, Dead Space is a horror classic that, while I don't think it's aged well, is still a must-play for horror game fans, as it's become very iconic.

If you can overlook the slow pacing and awkward characters, you'll find a very immersive horror experience that does a great job of staying true to it's setting the whole way through. Just remember; do as one crew member wrote in their own blood, and you'll be fine. Cut Off Their Limbs. This title contains: Positive Messages. Positive role models. Adult Written by Joseph H February 12, I knew that it was a horror game and had been considered one of the scariest games in history, but I was intrigued nonetheless.

You play as an engineer named Isaac Clarke aboard a ship that is en route toward a mining vessel stationed above a distant moon. Almost immediately, your ship loses control, and crashes into the vessel. While the crew gets its bearings after the crash, an unidentified creature attacks the group, separating them from you. Right after the crash, you are plunged into the darkness of this game.

The vessel is barely lit, the musical tone sends shivers down your spine, and as soon as you are separated from your crewmates, you feel isolated. In the distance you hear horrible sounds of death and destruction, and never know when or where an alien may attack. The aliens, known as necromorphs, are parasitic creatures that take over the bodies of their human victims and mutate them into grotesque shadows of their former selves.

The violence in the game is extremely graphic, with appendages being chopped off, decapitations, and blood and limbs everywhere. The profanity is bad, but it is not what makes this game so adult-oriented, as you can see from the other aspects of the game.

It wants to immerse players in the world it created, make them feel as isolated as possible, and terrify them into not being able to have even a moment of peace without fear. It also wants to keep you interested in the story, and does this wonderfully.

The quality of the game is as high as I expected it would be. The controls are unique and flow smoothly, the weapons are interesting and each have their different uses, and the puzzles are realistic and can be figured out with ease.

The story is engrossing as you try to figure out the mystery of these aliens and what happened before your arrival. Parents, please watch gameplay on YouTube before allowing your child to play so that you can make your own decision, because even an eighteen-year-old may not be able to handle it. Parent Written by William N. December 29, A really good game but, your kid better be ok with some intense gore The game is scary fun and has some decent dialogue but, is very gory.

Adult Written by SpaceDead July 27, Very good game I let my 8 year old son play it when his brother is at his friends house and its just me my son and mom it is very scary but he can handle it but i have to play ahead of him so i know whats coming.

Fantastic and awful at the same time This is a spectacular game that should not be played by kids under any circumstance. The first reason is obviously the violence. I mean, come on. The developer is called Visceral Games. It might be, I dunno, visceral? The tagline for the game is strategic dismemberment. This is a perfect description of the core gameplay. The only way to stop your enemies is to blow off their legs, arms and heads.

Fans of Dead Space's brilliant survival horror will appreciate the scares and engaging gameplay that these titles have to offer. In this week's roundup of gaming news, PlayStation announces its showcase, while Nintendo Switch Online may be getting Game Boy support.

The Ishimura in Dead Space holds enormous significance for protagonist Isaac Clarke, and is essential to the game's horrifying atmosphere. EA Motive wants to expand upon Dead Space's lore with its upcoming remake, which can only do the series well if it's implemented correctly.

Isaac is being given a voice in the Dead Space Remake, something that could have just as big of an impact as it did in Dead Space 2 and 3.

Following the reveal of the Dead Space Remake, a fan assembles a video comparing its graphics to the original game from EA Motive confirms Gunner Wright will be reprising his role as Isaac in the Dead Space remake, and it seems like a great improvement to the game.

EA Motive offers up a first look at its Dead Space remake, including an image comparison of a corridor from the original Dead Space. In a development update, EA Motive shows off a side-by-side comparison between the studio's Dead Space remake and the original.

The developers of the Dead Space remake confirm that the upcoming survival-horror game is making one big change to Isaac Clarke. The Dead Space remake is coming to next-gen consoles, with the PS5 version in particular able to take advantage of the console's special features. Developer EA Motive announces a special developer livestream where it will reveal more about the upcoming Dead Space remake.

Fans have started learning more about Dead Space Remake, and one particular camera feature sounds like it is taken out of 's God of War.