I’ve just finished Dead Space.
Man, what a game.
It kinda reminded me of Resident Evil 4, but set in the future.
In space.
With aliens instead of zombies…
I loved that Isaac used tools to kill the bad guys rather than weapons to start off with. I loved the atmosphere (or should that be atmos-fear lol get it?). I loved the hub nature of each level. You basically started in a room, then had to go off and complete objectives which opened up new routes from the hub room. It worked really well. I loved every second, even when I fell through the floor of a lift for no reason and was stuck out of the game world. The enemies were a varied bunch, all interesting to fight against in their own way, and then a challenge when several different types turned up at once.
Oh, and I noticed this about half way through: The first letters of the names of the chapters spell out a nice little hidden message. Caution, this is spoilers!
New Arrivals
Intensive Care
Course Correction
Obliteration Imminent
Lethal Devotion
Environmental Hazard
Into the Void
Search and Rescue
Dead on Arrival
End of Days
Alternate Solutions
Dead Space
My brain is wired to see things like this, strangely, and just as Chapter 4 started with “Obliteration Imminent”, I realised it was trying to spell out Nicole. I kinda figured she was dead, or would be in the end, but had no idea the Nicole we see throughout the game was just The Marker (man-made reproduction of sentient alien technology – told you there’d be spoilers) being fucked up.
Immense game, everyone should play it.
