By all means keep the general story beats if need be, but we’d like to see a few surprises in there.Ĭapcom has already proved it’s possible with its handling of the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes, which offered the same general vibe but different stories (remarkably so in the case of Resi 3).
However, we’re actually keen to see the canon being tampered with a bit. Animated movie Dead Space: Downfall already tweaked some of the game’s plot points, so its canon has already been tampered with It stands to reason, then, that if there’s a Dead Space remake on the way, most players would hope that it doesn’t mess around too much with the story. The first two Dead Space games had brilliant plots that kept players curious as they tried to figure out what exactly was going on. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, it’s just not what made the series so popular in the first place.ĭead Space 4 needs to mess with its story If Dead Space 1 and 2 could be compared to Resident Evil 4 in space, Dead Space 3 was more like Gears of War. This was in stark contrast to the first Dead Space and its sequel, which were masterclasses in building tension by leaving Isaac alone, stranded in environments swarming with necromorphs.Īlthough Isaac was armed with his fair share of weaponry (including the plasma cutter, one of the most satisfying weapons in gaming history), you never felt truly safe in the first two Dead Space games because there was always the fear of danger around every corner.Ĭompare that to Dead Space 3, where Issac and Carver were up to their nuts in necromorph guts, and it was clear that the tone had shifted significantly.
Speaking of isolation, the third game was also met with criticism for its focus on action rather than horror.
The game included a few co-op only missions that only triggered when Carver was around, meaning those who played in single-player weren’t getting the full experience.Īpologies to co-op fans but we hope the next Dead Space is built with single-player in mind, rather than seemingly built primarily around co-op with solo play moulded around it.ĭead Space is best when the player feels completely isolated, so having someone along for the ride ruins the mood a bit. While many co-op players reported enjoying playing the game like this, we couldn’t help feeling that solo players were missing out as a result. The third and (at the time of writing) final main game in the series, Dead Space 3, introduced optional drop-in, drop-out co-op, with protagonist Isaac Clarke joined by a military sergeant called John Carver. With that in mind we’ve put together this list of things we’d like to see – and, just as importantly, what we wouldn’t like to see – in the next Dead Space game.
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