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The fucking amount of Dead Space reviews that are coming out of nowhere. I swear everyone just noticed how a lot of new games have had terrible quality so they go back to the old days
I agree with you. About a year ago I felt the same about the peter jacksons king kong game. At the time i got back into it youtubers were pumping out videos discussing it.
This is a good things...games today are just sucking so badly or are jsut forgettable. Not all mind u there are diamonds in the rough. We've set our standards so low for good graphics we've forgotten what makes games great to begin with. I jus hope they could go al the way back in time during the X-BOX, ps1, Nintendo and Super Nintendo era.
@@medalgear654 Yeah I enjoy visiting old games that I didn't get to play because I was too young or even games that are released before my birth. I recently finished God Hand and now I'm playing Okami. Really unique games.
@@inferior3199 They are thats the thing about old game they do feel unique and less cinematic than the games today which are constantly becoming less and less indistinguishable from movies as if they are Hideo Kojima. I'm currently playing Tomb Raider after playing resident evil 2 and 3. These games are a masterpieces so much better than the reboots and remakes we just got.
It holds up really well. For how old it is, it still looks surprisingly good due to the amazing lighting. Combined with the no-hud style and in-game menu, really brings on the immersion. Easy to get into/focused on the game and not notice the older textures/animations. Truly a masterpiece from a graphical/performance level.
There was a time when I had like 4 years.. when in every January or February I played one of these 3 DS games. (2 times DS2 in 2 years and a 2nd time after my first ever playtrough for DS1 and DS3. I played these 3 games like at least twice.. 2nd time all on hard). DS2 is my favorite and I will probably revisit it again.
Erisen same here man. I still play em every few years and always enjoy it. DS2 was great, improved on literally everything. Although I hold a special place in my heart for the original. Played through it with my dad as a kid, and I will always have fond memories of getting my ass scared off with my dad.
I think Isaac is so calm in the opening cutscene of the game is because we probably weren't supposed to see his face. I always thought that it was weird that camera actually allowed you to rotate camera in that section, so probably it's an oversight
Honestly, i may be a the exception, but i don't think Isaac should be a silent protagonist in the first game... Somehow it always look awkward during conversations... Silent protagonists work in some rpgs like fallout, or when theres a reason to like for Doom slayer wich is as alien as the demons he fight. Dead Space is a very linear game, with a straight storyline, Isaac isn't a demon slayer, he is just an engineer.
@@efxnews4776 It struck me as weird since silent protagonists help to self-insert but they gave Isaac motivations wholly seperate from the player. Nicole's death scene is sad for Isaac but not for the player since you don't know her.
@@civilizedsquid2455 Yeah I saw the dev notes, it still fascinates me however that two games after RE4 and Capcom didn't brought any tension. While Visceral games did what most tps game did, and made one of the most atmospheric and downright scary survival horror games to ever exist.
@@Silentguy_78 I respectfully disagree, look, I won't deny that RE4 on its own is perfection. But across the entire campaign I've been shooting and knifing all the same enemies that has all the same weaknesses throughout. I suppose Dead Space could be the same, but at least I have to think when and where to shoot.
CZcamsrs have been doinga lot to keep this game alive. Mandaloregaming covered all 3 a year or so ago. Avalanche Reviews covered everything Dead Space. It's EA that murdered the franchise. Not gamers.
@@Gruntvc don't forget Roanokegaming. He's been doing videos on the necromorph infestations. Also most of the OG CZcamsrs have at least played a run of the first game too
EA normally waits a bit before ruining devs they own. They buy them and then wait about 1 or 2 games before sucking the life out of them. EA then forces them to make a crap game that's nothing like their past great games. Blames the devs for its failure and then shuts them down. EA and Activision are terrible.
You know there were three Dead Space games before Dead space 3. Dead Space 1, Dead Space Mobile and Dead Space 2. The mobile game is actually very good and serves as a prequel to 2
Ah, one of my personal favorite games on the 360, along with its masterpiece of a sequel and a pretty lukewarm (but still fun with a friend) third entry.
@@Gruntvc me and buddy played through the coop story and returned it we both thought it was terrible after playing the 1&2 games. I've noticed thread in the 360/PS3 era if it had a 3rd entry it was almost always downgrade from the first 2 games
On my yearly halloween playthrough of Dead Space I found that the music being turned off completely hugely improved the atmosphere for me, the only sounds in the game were of Isaac, the ship, and the necromorphs. Genuinely felt like I was alone on a ship full of horrible monsters.
@@princekanbatsu2301 I think you are talking about the intercom voices. Sometimes it sounds like hallucination voices, but I don’t think it’s that. Correct me if I am wrong though.
sadly Visceral Games was shut down, so I don't think that will happen any time soon. :( would LOVE to see a MELE type remaster of DS trilogy, and with some major tweaks to the terrible microtransactions in the third game (meaning they go away and are replaced with actual resources in the game), I think it would be received really well.
@Honk 780 I liked the creativity. Your preferred weapons could be completely different than someone else's because they had different ideas. How they implemented the material gathering... That was bad in my opinion.
@@aarlavaan I think EA retained the rights to the games and IP, not the company, so it is possible if people are ok with putting aside the moral dilemma of further supporting the same publisher that killed the original devs
I had heard a lot of amazing things about Dead Space prior to playing it so I had high expectations but it still managed to exceed them all. It really is a legendary survival horror game.
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In order to change the V-sync Value manually you must locate the settings.txt (show hidden files enabled) located at (User)\AppData\Local\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\settings.txt. once open you can change the V-sync Value from 60 to 120 (or double your Monitors Refresh rate). By doing this you should have a proper 60fps with V-sync. So in settings.txt if the V-sync Value is 60, the game will run at 30, if the value is 120 it will run at 60fps, at 240 it will run at 120fps and so on. **Please Note** you will still have potential physics and wall glitches if you run the game over 60, the game was not designed to run higher** The game engine cuts the refresh rate in half whenever you enable V-sync so doubling it in the Settings.txt "Tricks" the game into thinking it cuts it in half. BUGS & STUTTERS BE GONE!! Hope this helps.
Completely agree, there’s no game that does it like dead space. It was truly ahead of its time, never played another game like it. Looking forward to their new project!
Figured it was only a matter of time until you reviewed Resident Evil in space. And I make that comparison with the highest regards to the game. This is for sure a favorite of mine.
When I finally burned the regenerator alive I actually screamed "burn in hell motherfucker" at the top of my lungs it was so out of the ordinary my father came to check to make sure everything was all right and when I try to explain to him what happened he just looked at me like I was crazy.
Honestly, the voice actor of Isaac is great, they did a good job in Dead Space 2. And in fact for a game so realistic as Dead space, a silent protagonist sound kinda awkward, the game is almost perfect in any way, but is in during those conversations that It falls flat... It makes sense a silent protagonist for Doom Slayer he is almost as alien as the demons he faced, it kind gives and aura of a mighty archangel who does understand the language of mankind, but doesn't speak it. Issac is no demon slayer, he is just an engineer, theres no reason for him to be a silent protagonist.
@@samspade8830 dead space is absolutely survival horror. The second and third games were not. They are more action/adventure. But the first game totally is.
@@aarlavaan The first game is not either. Look to the original RE trilogy for true survival horror. Look to Alien Isolation for true survival horror. Hell, even the Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark game series. A true survival horror game doesn't have enemies that can shoot things at you or can run faster than you. A true survival horror is sectional, not chapter based. Just because a game has limited ammo doesn't make it a survival horror game. Dead Space is an action horror game with light survival horror elements, but it's not survival horror. It wants to be survival horror but it's not.
I think it actually looks good in 2021 and has aged well even though it doesnt feature most of the modern graphics and features such as ray tracing. You can make the game look much more modern by installing Reshade and using some of its filters such as film grain or chromatic aberration. But maybe they'll release a remastered version for the new consoles in the future since the Dead Space franchise is a classic!
NO, after the disaster that was the WC3 remaster and now the Mass Effect remaster Dead Space should be left alone. Perhaps a trilogy package with bonus featurettes and goodies, sure. No remasters, I don't trust the modern game industry to not fuck it up.
Dead Space is without a doubt one of my favorite game IPs of all time, so I'll take any chance I can get to see the series be revived. One of them, like you mentioned, could be a remaster. Even though graphically the games have aged quite well, I wouldn't mind another excuse to replay them. The other would be new entry in VR or adaptation of an existing one to VR. I feel like Dead Space is definitely one of those series that would translate better to VR than most (looking at you Far Cry 3). The in-world HUDs and inventory menus, the limb dismemberment mechanic, the suits, the horror. It's good opportunity that EA will probably miss out on, sadly.
Probably the 1st game I ever played that had me in perpetual paranoia because I was convinced every single sound meant a monster was coming; doors closing loudly behind me; monster coming. Machines turning on; monster coming. Pipes making noises; monster coming. Garbage rolling around; monster coming. Walls making creaking noises; monster coming, etc. Jeez I spent more time doing 360's than anything else. Beautiful game.
I really adore this game. Made it a father-son thing with my dad watching me play and giving me suggestions if I got stuck. Normally he falls asleep while I'm playing something, but he stayed awake every time I'd play Dead Space and would ask me if I was 'gonna play today' almost daily. In a weird way, I owe it to this game for creating that moment between my dad and I. Can't wait for the remake! I started playing 2 but then college kicked my ass, so it's on hold lol. It's really great that people are still talking about this game all these years later.
Many of the staff members behind Dead Space have moved to a different studio and are currently working on a Dead Space spiritual successor. Due to license agreements & copyrights, they can't make a direct sequel, but they are making a game very much like Dead Space. The game they are making is called, "The Calisto Protocol", and it is heavily inspired by Dead Space. Its not expected to come out til 2022, but it looks very promising.
I appreciate how much work was put into the research on this video. Do you still have the Xbox test footage? All I can find is poor camera footage of a monitor. Again, great video.
This is an awesome video. Feels more like a documentary than just a review. I’ve never played dead space, but I’m going to get in on of after watching this. I just hope the workarounds to get it to run well aren’t too much of a headache.
Good job with the video. I’m not a big fan of horror but I liked Dead Space 1 & 2 due to their worlds. I love these futuristic settings that are somewhat grounded in reality. Like the environments and technology from Dead Space, they don’t feel like wild guesses, but natural evolutions from the ones we see today
God I am happy you are talking about this game. Getting my hypes up for Callisto Protocol even more and I thought it couldn't get higher after finding out it's setting is pulled from the original desgin doc for dead space one. Keep up the awesome work my guy.
I have religiously been talking to people about how much I love this game, max Payne 1&2, Alan Wake,fear, condemned 1&2, skate, I love these games so much and really wish they would have a comeback in this style of games.
I personally think that they won’t do a Dead Space trilogy remaster. Unless they change some portions of the code between them to add dlc for the first two games and some way the earn the mk-v parts without going online on the third game. Even if they release the first two without dlc for PC they still have tackle the mk-k parts situation.
Wouldn't too hard, they can honestly entirely ignore the enhanced parts all together or just make them auto unlocks on NG+ or as a reward for beting the game on X difficulty.
@@Zamusss we are talking about EA. :) . And you have the example of ME Remaster collection that missed 1 or 2 dlc. Even though they weren’t very important at their time… it gives you an idea of what could happen if there was a DS collection. They could have added them but they chose not to make the effort to do it. I doubt they want to get more backlash because of differences between versions like there were between the console and pc versions of the first two DS.
@@SolSeal To be fair to Bioware, they tried to get the missing Mass Effect DLC back, but some of the source code was missing. They explained it in great lenghts during an interview, having contacted old members of the studios, trying to find the physical hard drives used 15 years ago to see if something was on there, etc, it's not about an "effort" to make, the material was just lost, hard to do anything about that ... The could have remade it from scratch, but it wouldn't fit the game at all and stand out like a sore thumb. (Pinnacle Station was really useless and boring anyway, it was just a "gun course" DLC on a space station with no tie to the main plot in a game where gunplay was a weak point)
The hype for resident evil 5 swallowed this game on release and kept the review scores down expecting a masterpiece to top this and people couldn't see the forest for the trees... This was a masterpiece
Dead Space is an amazingly atmospheric game, however we are now 13 years past its original release date and it STILL has the same graphical bugs that kill the game during the first 15 minutes, during the turret boss fight section, and finally the final chapter dragging the Marker along for me after all this time. That this happens without fail, and requires the same solution everytime is still the only reason I go back to DS2 over the first any time I play the series.
Nah man, EA saves ruining both a game franchise and dev studio for after they release their 2nd or 3rd game. It's thanks to RE4 we got Dead Space. Big inspiration for the 1st Gears of War too. Capcom sure could use competition against RE to keep that franchise from going bad now. No Dead Space, Silent Hill, Alone In The Dark, etc now. There are two games trying to be spiritual successors to Dead Space. One is being made by former Dead Space devs. The other, Negative Atmosphere, is a neat little indie game.
@XeenoSkull, I hope so. They need the competition in the AAA market, especially after RE3 Remake and now RE Village. Hopefully, that Dead Space spiritual successor will be single player focused. Don't make the mistake that both Dead Space 3 and FEAR 3 did.
14:35 I absolutely love that style of map, it's perfect because it's more than believable, being an engineer a system like that makes perfect sense, it shows you exactly where you should be without throwing a whole map at you, very simple and effective design
To be honest, DS isn't the most terrifying game i have played... Alien: Isolation hold the bar higher, is absolutely terrifying be completely powerless against the alien, that in the game is basically imortal, all you can do is hide from him and pray that he doesn't smell you under a desk or find you inside a locker. Isaac was pretty much a space Rambo from the start, while Amanda Ripley was basically her mother in the first movie.
@@civilizedsquid2455 AI is on another level, because you literally play in first person. If you want one example of a similar game as Darkwood, play Osiris: New Dawn. The principle is the same, but it isn't scary Darkwood, also the setting isn't the same ( you are a lonely astronaut stranded in an alien planet). And it is in first person.
First Dead Space is absolute masterpiece. So much suspense from the beginning to the end of the game. Now triple-A horror games can't scare until the credits. Because it won't make much money for greedy publishers
Hope you actually cover the tie iin mobile game Dead Space Mobile its actually a very faithful game that explains what happens on the station before you get there in Dead Space 2. Alot of Dead Space retrospectives never cover it despite it being important in the lore
Hi boulder punch I’m a relatively new fan and I watched your old videos on thief and how it had really good sound design I was wondering if you’ve played a game called hunt showdown it’s a multiplayer can that heavily relies on sound and being cautious I recommend it if you haven’t played it
Glenn schofield is legend. And now he’s a major part of the team making the Callisto protocol. That game will be beautiful and I’m sure absolutely terrifying.
One of the best horror games of all time. When I played for the platinum, the plasma cutter only-run was actually the easiest. You unlock all the perks fast, get more ammo and get a lot better at aiming with it and you learn the flow of it. Like the amount of stopping power you need for which enemy. I felt very unstoppable.
I’ve always loved the dead space franchise nice balance of horror and action that is the case for the one and two , three was to much action and the lore was hard to follow in the third game really enjoyed the first and second game didn’t like the third at all , also I enjoyed the animated movies and series surrounding the dead space series
The first Dead Space worked so well for me because it perfectly captured that isolated feeling that the first Alien movie did so well. It's an often related but rarely well done formula, and when it works it's my favorite genre.
21:05 I love that death animation for the enemy, it really highlights the danger you could be in, if that thing had been a little quicker and the engine didn't kill it, you'd be fucked
I really wish EA would remaster the Dead Space trilogy for current (PS4 & XBO) and next-gen (PS5 & XBSX) but its EA, so unless they can cram numerous greedy micro-transactions then they aren't interested. Its a real shame, cause I want to replay this series on my PS4 or XBO, but can't.
The level design never really is so complex that the navigation path is essential, i usually find it more useful in the second game to check if i need to backtrack for stores/etc or new ones are available in the new area. But certainly there are some cases (like in Dead Space 3) where some paths seem a bit too similar (or confusing, some zero gravity areas) and it's faster to check the path. It kinda sucks that with this feature basically you never check the 3D map but i think it's interesting when games try to use that approach. Some games like Daggerfall have one that is more of a confusioning mess than something useful but it's find to check titles that try to use it. Some weeks ago for example i was replaying RE: Revelations and i found it has a 3D map, curiously a cruise ship is split in a grid of cubes, joined together where floors/rooms/corridors/etc are. Kinda interesting approach ;)
15:00 I just finally played through Dead Space for the first time and I almost immediately forgot about the locator. I played nearly the entire game without directions. Very rarely did I need to use the map but it was atrocious. But what stuck out to me is how I didn't need it. The ship seemed realistic enough and my objectives made clear enough that I could easily find my way around without getting lost at all. Near the end of the game I finally rediscovered the locator and I started using it quite a bit in the last two chapters. Way more than was necessary even though I probably already knew where i was going. So although it's a good feature for people who get lost easily it's also really tempting to abuse. Now that I'm on Dead Space 2 I've been using it to see the main path so I can avoid it and explore side areas first. Also similarly to the System Shock games and Resident Evil series I can still map out areas in my head well after having finished the game. Especially the early game chapters and the bridge. That's some good shit.
Wouldn't say I'm hyped, been burned too many times with AAA games. But I am cautiously optimistic for it. As long as it is single player focused, I'm in.
Everything about this game is so iconic and recognizable. The "pistol" being so iconic. It's not like a normal pistol or weapon we use, it's a tool mainly used for engineering work but is being used for combat. It's like if a construction worker is using a nail gun against zombies instead of a pistol. I just really love that.
The black guy and white lady arguing trying to convince you to take the others side making you confused who the bad guy is between them was one of the highlights the sequels didn't do nearly as well, this is probably the only time I was sad the black guy died lol. I don't like when a game gets you attached to other characters on the journey just take them out in stupid ways, just look at the whole game of alien isolation.
You described this game perfect with “Tense & Tension” .. I was also so tense playing this game waiting for the next creature to appear .. I always had my hun drawn walking around 99% of the time 😅
regarding the game intro section of your video: No, the fact that necromorphs are thrown immediately at you, is not a shortcoming....it's one of the best parts of the game. It doesn't take time to 'breathe' because it's meant to be jarringly immediate: the exposition quickly sets the themes up. Yes, it's a ship with thousands of crew members that can't respond to a single radio call...yes, we have an S.O.S we're responding to...the player knows she's about to play a horror experience. The game introduces necromorphs early in order to set up the themes that there are multiple types of them. That they're evolving, and unpredictable- Alien: Isolation needs to 'breathe' because it 's a game based on a 35 year old movie. Dead Space only needed to breathe an hour and a half into the playtime so that the player didn't kill themselves.
I agree, Dead Space is first and foremost a shooter. The horror comes mainly from how tough the enemies are and how much of a glass cannon Issac is. A slow start works fine when your game isn't about shooting shit dead, but it would just make Dead Space a slog to replay
10:30 "Very rarely did I ever have to purchase ammo"... that's because u were probably playing it on the Normal default difficulty. This masterpiece is meant to be played on the 2nd highest difficulty
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The fucking amount of Dead Space reviews that are coming out of nowhere. I swear everyone just noticed how a lot of new games have had terrible quality so they go back to the old days
I agree with you. About a year ago I felt the same about the peter jacksons king kong game. At the time i got back into it youtubers were pumping out videos discussing it.
This is a good things...games today are just sucking so badly or are jsut forgettable. Not all mind u there are diamonds in the rough. We've set our standards so low for good graphics we've forgotten what makes games great to begin with.
I jus hope they could go al the way back in time during the X-BOX, ps1, Nintendo and Super Nintendo era.
@@medalgear654 Yeah I enjoy visiting old games that I didn't get to play because I was too young or even games that are released before my birth. I recently finished God Hand and now I'm playing Okami. Really unique games.
@@inferior3199 They are thats the thing about old game they do feel unique and less cinematic than the games today which are constantly becoming less and less indistinguishable from movies as if they are Hideo Kojima. I'm currently playing Tomb Raider after playing resident evil 2 and 3. These games are a masterpieces so much better than the reboots and remakes we just got.
@@josesosa3337 I put so many hours on that game for ps2 that has to be one of the best movie games of all time
Dead Space is one of those games that will never get old or tiring to play. Always fun to revisit it every so often. It really is a classic
Dead Space and ALL the Bioshock titles are like that for me
It holds up really well. For how old it is, it still looks surprisingly good due to the amazing lighting. Combined with the no-hud style and in-game menu, really brings on the immersion. Easy to get into/focused on the game and not notice the older textures/animations. Truly a masterpiece from a graphical/performance level.
There was a time when I had like 4 years.. when in every January or February I played one of these 3 DS games. (2 times DS2 in 2 years and a 2nd time after my first ever playtrough for DS1 and DS3. I played these 3 games like at least twice.. 2nd time all on hard). DS2 is my favorite and I will probably revisit it again.
Erisen same here man. I still play em every few years and always enjoy it. DS2 was great, improved on literally everything. Although I hold a special place in my heart for the original. Played through it with my dad as a kid, and I will always have fond memories of getting my ass scared off with my dad.
And then EA decided to.... remake it? Why? Game still holds up even now. d:
I think Isaac is so calm in the opening cutscene of the game is because we probably weren't supposed to see his face. I always thought that it was weird that camera actually allowed you to rotate camera in that section, so probably it's an oversight
Honestly, i may be a the exception, but i don't think Isaac should be a silent protagonist in the first game...
Somehow it always look awkward during conversations...
Silent protagonists work in some rpgs like fallout, or when theres a reason to like for Doom slayer wich is as alien as the demons he fight.
Dead Space is a very linear game, with a straight storyline, Isaac isn't a demon slayer, he is just an engineer.
Wait what? You can rotate the camera to see his face? Is that on console? I've never been able to see his face in the beginning
@@steelbear2063 somewhere right after the crash before he puts on helmet
@@armondo4446
Thanks, mate, I'll check later
@@efxnews4776 It struck me as weird since silent protagonists help to self-insert but they gave Isaac motivations wholly seperate from the player. Nicole's death scene is sad for Isaac but not for the player since you don't know her.
Dead Space took what RE4 painted and perfected it. Even the regenerator. God this game is such a masterpiece.
It was directly inspired by re4. Supposedly they had a build going but started over when re4 released cause it gave them so many ideas.
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Yeah I saw the dev notes, it still fascinates me however that two games after RE4 and Capcom didn't brought any tension. While Visceral games did what most tps game did, and made one of the most atmospheric and downright scary survival horror games to ever exist.
No it didnt re4 is perfection,so many different monsters,areas,etc most monsters look and feel the same in dead space
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I respectfully disagree, look, I won't deny that RE4 on its own is perfection. But across the entire campaign I've been shooting and knifing all the same enemies that has all the same weaknesses throughout. I suppose Dead Space could be the same, but at least I have to think when and where to shoot.
@@danielgeronimo5538 there is no need to think in dead space just shoot the leg,believe it or not i beat dead space 2 with only pulse rifle
Glad to see that people haven't forgotten this masterpiece.
CZcamsrs have been doinga lot to keep this game alive.
Mandaloregaming covered all 3 a year or so ago. Avalanche Reviews covered everything Dead Space.
It's EA that murdered the franchise. Not gamers.
@@Gruntvc 😄 truer words have never been spoken
@@Gruntvc don't forget Roanokegaming. He's been doing videos on the necromorph infestations. Also most of the OG CZcamsrs have at least played a run of the first game too
Well with Callisto Protocol on the horizon, how could they?
For some reason, EA waits until the third game in a series to ruin it.
EA normally waits a bit before ruining devs they own.
They buy them and then wait about 1 or 2 games before sucking the life out of them. EA then forces them to make a crap game that's nothing like their past great games. Blames the devs for its failure and then shuts them down.
EA and Activision are terrible.
@Iago True, but Battlefield emphasizes its multiplayer over everything else which is a market EA clearly really likes.
You know there were three Dead Space games before Dead space 3. Dead Space 1, Dead Space Mobile and Dead Space 2. The mobile game is actually very good and serves as a prequel to 2
Well, sometimes...
@@wangchung2157 for a mobile game it was pretty good for the time
It speaks *volumes* that *13 years* after release, people are *still* talking about Dead Space.
Cause it's such a masterpiece!
Left a big impression on me
I just beat it last night for the first time always wanted to play them and found them on gamepass even for a 2008 game it was so fun
flashback to people talking about Star Control 2 in the mid 2000s
this sentence should be included in dictionary for meaning of the word: Masterpiece
Ah, one of my personal favorite games on the 360, along with its masterpiece of a sequel and a pretty lukewarm (but still fun with a friend) third entry.
The FEAR games were pretty good too on Xbox 360. We got all the games.
Well, not FEAR 3. That one was bad.
@@Gruntvc I gave that game a try when gamefly was a thing. Played it for about an hour before returning it in the mail, it was terrible.
@@Gruntvc me and buddy played through the coop story and returned it we both thought it was terrible after playing the 1&2 games. I've noticed thread in the 360/PS3 era if it had a 3rd entry it was almost always downgrade from the first 2 games
On my yearly halloween playthrough of Dead Space I found that the music being turned off completely hugely improved the atmosphere for me, the only sounds in the game were of Isaac, the ship, and the necromorphs. Genuinely felt like I was alone on a ship full of horrible monsters.
Do you still get the allucination sounds?
Like the whispers?
@@princekanbatsu2301 I think you are talking about the intercom voices. Sometimes it sounds like hallucination voices, but I don’t think it’s that. Correct me if I am wrong though.
@@alexandher_6969 I think its hallucinations cause theyre whispers and its wayy too weird the way it sounds
And I thought it was the music that brings the tension. Turns out even with it off, it still is scary. That's good sound design.
I miss this game SO MUCH! After seeing Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy, here I am hoping Dead Space receives the same treatment
sadly Visceral Games was shut down, so I don't think that will happen any time soon. :( would LOVE to see a MELE type remaster of DS trilogy, and with some major tweaks to the terrible microtransactions in the third game (meaning they go away and are replaced with actual resources in the game), I think it would be received really well.
@Honk 780 I liked the creativity. Your preferred weapons could be completely different than someone else's because they had different ideas. How they implemented the material gathering... That was bad in my opinion.
@@aarlavaan I think EA retained the rights to the games and IP, not the company, so it is possible if people are ok with putting aside the moral dilemma of further supporting the same publisher that killed the original devs
@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua I just don't see EA bothering to revive it. It would take someone to buy the rights from them, I think.
Better treatment.
the exact person i wanted to speak on this game. my favorite survival horror game by far.
*action horror
The locator was the best for exploring. Use it then just go in the opposite direction lol
Dead Space is one of my most favorite gaming franchises ever, I especially like the first two games and I play them almost annually.
I had heard a lot of amazing things about Dead Space prior to playing it so I had high expectations but it still managed to exceed them all. It really is a legendary survival horror game.
Definitely not survival horror. It's action horror just like RE4.
@@samspade8830 no ur thinking of dead space 3, dead space 1 is definitely survival horror
@@90daytrial75 nope action horror, DS3 have more, I mean more action
Man, I just have to say I'm super glad I recently found your channel. At first I was of the impression it would be an exclusively Resi channel, which would still be cool, but colour me delighted when I saw your catalogue of videos on immersive sims. You strike a good balance between humour and detailed analysis, and clearly put in the research to provide lots of cool tidbits about the titles you cover. Plus, your choice in games is just great. Keep on this track, because this channel will likely blow up.
Dead Space is one of my favorite games of all time and I always love watching analysis videos about it. Thank you for the great video!
I probably sound like a broken record but Dead space, Mirror's Edge looked fucking beautiful for the time...
Strong art direction goes a LONG way.
In order to change the V-sync Value manually you must locate the settings.txt (show hidden files enabled) located at (User)\AppData\Local\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\settings.txt. once open you can change the V-sync Value from 60 to 120 (or double your Monitors Refresh rate). By doing this you should have a proper 60fps with V-sync. So in settings.txt if the V-sync Value is 60, the game will run at 30, if the value is 120 it will run at 60fps, at 240 it will run at 120fps and so on. **Please Note** you will still have potential physics and wall glitches if you run the game over 60, the game was not designed to run higher**
The game engine cuts the refresh rate in half whenever you enable V-sync so doubling it in the Settings.txt "Tricks" the game into thinking it cuts it in half.
BUGS & STUTTERS BE GONE!! Hope this helps.
Completely agree, there’s no game that does it like dead space. It was truly ahead of its time, never played another game like it. Looking forward to their new project!
the company that made dead space, Visceral Games, this is long gone. sadly, no new projects.
@@aarlavaan there is actually a game called The Callisto Protocol in developement by veterans from Visceral Games.
@@gamingjunkie707 yes, have heard rumors about it but nothing else.
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*Dark souls Orstein and Smough ptsd*
Figured it was only a matter of time until you reviewed Resident Evil in space. And I make that comparison with the highest regards to the game. This is for sure a favorite of mine.
When I finally burned the regenerator alive I actually screamed "burn in hell motherfucker" at the top of my lungs it was so out of the ordinary my father came to check to make sure everything was all right and when I try to explain to him what happened he just looked at me like I was crazy.
Haven't played this since it was out. Just finished watching Hollow's playthrough. Missing these kinds of games
Yessss. A true Unicorn game. One of my all time favourites. I miss this franchise.
hell yeah this game is great. Sucks it won't be continued :(
Check out Callisto Protocol
@@deepdream19 Or Negative Atmosphere!
Fuck EA
The series ended its story in awakened, what more do you want?
@@nydip8131 Well there were actually plans for a Dead Space 4, so...
Honestly, the voice actor of Isaac is great, they did a good job in Dead Space 2.
And in fact for a game so realistic as Dead space, a silent protagonist sound kinda awkward, the game is almost perfect in any way, but is in during those conversations that It falls flat...
It makes sense a silent protagonist for Doom Slayer he is almost as alien as the demons he faced, it kind gives and aura of a mighty archangel who does understand the language of mankind, but doesn't speak it.
Issac is no demon slayer, he is just an engineer, theres no reason for him to be a silent protagonist.
Played it for first time ever a few months back on 360, absolutely unbelievable experience tbh
Dead Space will always be one of my favorites. Never been a huge horror gamer myself but this game is just great
same. not a fan of survival horror, but Dead Space is really something else.
@@aarlavaan Dead Space is not survival horror.
@@samspade8830 dead space is absolutely survival horror. The second and third games were not. They are more action/adventure. But the first game totally is.
@@aarlavaan The first game is not either. Look to the original RE trilogy for true survival horror. Look to Alien Isolation for true survival horror. Hell, even the Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark game series.
A true survival horror game doesn't have enemies that can shoot things at you or can run faster than you. A true survival horror is sectional, not chapter based. Just because a game has limited ammo doesn't make it a survival horror game.
Dead Space is an action horror game with light survival horror elements, but it's not survival horror. It wants to be survival horror but it's not.
@@aarlavaan Dead Space is literally an OTS version of Doom and Quake.
A remastered trilogy would be sick
I have hope. I just hope it isn’t false hope lol
I think it actually looks good in 2021 and has aged well even though it doesnt feature most of the modern graphics and features such as ray tracing. You can make the game look much more modern by installing Reshade and using some of its filters such as film grain or chromatic aberration. But maybe they'll release a remastered version for the new consoles in the future since the Dead Space franchise is a classic!
NO, after the disaster that was the WC3 remaster and now the Mass Effect remaster Dead Space should be left alone. Perhaps a trilogy package with bonus featurettes and goodies, sure. No remasters, I don't trust the modern game industry to not fuck it up.
@@mrbigglezworth42 Even if they do fuck it up, we'll always have the OGs
Dead space 1 with ds3 weapon mechanics and microtransactions.
This is wild. I just finished playing Dead Space on Impossible difficulty and now I get a video of it
and i just restarted it after like 10 years
just finished watching your RE Village review, then you post this, detailing another favorite of mine.
You love to see it
It was the first ever horror game I ever played. This game will always have a special place in my heart.
it really hurt to see that you didnt rotate the plasma cutter at times
That footage was earlier in the game, I got better with that later on.
Dead Space is without a doubt one of my favorite game IPs of all time, so I'll take any chance I can get to see the series be revived.
One of them, like you mentioned, could be a remaster. Even though graphically the games have aged quite well, I wouldn't mind another excuse to replay them.
The other would be new entry in VR or adaptation of an existing one to VR. I feel like Dead Space is definitely one of those series that would translate better to VR than most (looking at you Far Cry 3). The in-world HUDs and inventory menus, the limb dismemberment mechanic, the suits, the horror. It's good opportunity that EA will probably miss out on, sadly.
Probably the 1st game I ever played that had me in perpetual paranoia because I was convinced every single sound meant a monster was coming; doors closing loudly behind me; monster coming. Machines turning on; monster coming. Pipes making noises; monster coming. Garbage rolling around; monster coming. Walls making creaking noises; monster coming, etc. Jeez I spent more time doing 360's than anything else. Beautiful game.
That title killed a part of me 😩 dead space 2 (imo) is the perfect video game sequel ever
No other game conveys a feeling of isolation, dread and hopelessness better than this game.
I really adore this game. Made it a father-son thing with my dad watching me play and giving me suggestions if I got stuck. Normally he falls asleep while I'm playing something, but he stayed awake every time I'd play Dead Space and would ask me if I was 'gonna play today' almost daily. In a weird way, I owe it to this game for creating that moment between my dad and I.
Can't wait for the remake! I started playing 2 but then college kicked my ass, so it's on hold lol. It's really great that people are still talking about this game all these years later.
i hope the callisto protocol will be good. It’s made by the creators of the og dead space
Many of the staff members behind Dead Space have moved to a different studio and are currently working on a Dead Space spiritual successor. Due to license agreements & copyrights, they can't make a direct sequel, but they are making a game very much like Dead Space. The game they are making is called, "The Calisto Protocol", and it is heavily inspired by Dead Space. Its not expected to come out til 2022, but it looks very promising.
I appreciate how much work was put into the research on this video.
Do you still have the Xbox test footage? All I can find is poor camera footage of a monitor.
Again, great video.
Check out the ars technica video with Glen Schofield for that footage.
This is an awesome video. Feels more like a documentary than just a review. I’ve never played dead space, but I’m going to get in on of after watching this. I just hope the workarounds to get it to run well aren’t too much of a headache.
Good job with the video. I’m not a big fan of horror but I liked Dead Space 1 & 2 due to their worlds. I love these futuristic settings that are somewhat grounded in reality. Like the environments and technology from Dead Space, they don’t feel like wild guesses, but natural evolutions from the ones we see today
One of my favorite games on the Xbox 360
I need a remastered collection very badly.
God I am happy you are talking about this game. Getting my hypes up for Callisto Protocol even more and I thought it couldn't get higher after finding out it's setting is pulled from the original desgin doc for dead space one. Keep up the awesome work my guy.
This game will always have a special place with me. The second game was great as well. Thank you for the video.
My first platinum trophy back in 2014 ♥
Still in my Top 5 GOAT Games on PC.
that title lmao you chose violence
I have religiously been talking to people about how much I love this game, max Payne 1&2, Alan Wake,fear, condemned 1&2, skate, I love these games so much and really wish they would have a comeback in this style of games.
I personally think that they won’t do a Dead Space trilogy remaster. Unless they change some portions of the code between them to add dlc for the first two games and some way the earn the mk-v parts without going online on the third game. Even if they release the first two without dlc for PC they still have tackle the mk-k parts situation.
Wouldn't too hard, they can honestly entirely ignore the enhanced parts all together or just make them auto unlocks on NG+ or as a reward for beting the game on X difficulty.
@@Zamusss we are talking about EA. :) . And you have the example of ME Remaster collection that missed 1 or 2 dlc. Even though they weren’t very important at their time… it gives you an idea of what could happen if there was a DS collection. They could have added them but they chose not to make the effort to do it. I doubt they want to get more backlash because of differences between versions like there were between the console and pc versions of the first two DS.
@@SolSeal To be fair to Bioware, they tried to get the missing Mass Effect DLC back, but some of the source code was missing. They explained it in great lenghts during an interview, having contacted old members of the studios, trying to find the physical hard drives used 15 years ago to see if something was on there, etc, it's not about an "effort" to make, the material was just lost, hard to do anything about that ... The could have remade it from scratch, but it wouldn't fit the game at all and stand out like a sore thumb.
(Pinnacle Station was really useless and boring anyway, it was just a "gun course" DLC on a space station with no tie to the main plot in a game where gunplay was a weak point)
@@Totone56 I completely understand and accept it. I just doubt that EA is gonna do a good rerelease of Dead Space. If it happens . :)
The hype for resident evil 5 swallowed this game on release and kept the review scores down expecting a masterpiece to top this and people couldn't see the forest for the trees...
This was a masterpiece
Dead Space is an amazingly atmospheric game, however we are now 13 years past its original release date and it STILL has the same graphical bugs that kill the game during the first 15 minutes, during the turret boss fight section, and finally the final chapter dragging the Marker along for me after all this time. That this happens without fail, and requires the same solution everytime is still the only reason I go back to DS2 over the first any time I play the series.
Nah man, EA saves ruining both a game franchise and dev studio for after they release their 2nd or 3rd game.
It's thanks to RE4 we got Dead Space. Big inspiration for the 1st Gears of War too.
Capcom sure could use competition against RE to keep that franchise from going bad now.
No Dead Space, Silent Hill, Alone In The Dark, etc now.
There are two games trying to be spiritual successors to Dead Space. One is being made by former Dead Space devs. The other, Negative Atmosphere, is a neat little indie game.
Gears of War one was kind of scary back then when I first played it also 1 and 2 being one of the best games I owned on the 360
Lol let's just hope that Capcom wouldn't cower at the corner when they see Callisto Protocol dominating the survival horror entertainment.
Especially Silent Hill. Konami just eliminated themselves from the competition.
@XeenoSkull, I hope so. They need the competition in the AAA market, especially after RE3 Remake and now RE Village.
Hopefully, that Dead Space spiritual successor will be single player focused. Don't make the mistake that both Dead Space 3 and FEAR 3 did.
@Phoenixflambe, They cancelled Silent Hills and turned the franchise into a pachinko machine.
As bad as Capcom can be, Konami is worse.
Couldn't agree more. I love Dead Space 2 even more but that may be my specific nostalgia.
I agree with you! It's got a much more pulse pounding opener and had many unique story elements that were missing in the first game
great channel. the dsp shade never gets old
14:35 I absolutely love that style of map, it's perfect because it's more than believable, being an engineer a system like that makes perfect sense, it shows you exactly where you should be without throwing a whole map at you, very simple and effective design
Dead space was good but not that scary half way through I was telling "DIE XENOS" while blasting a pulse rifle
I used to get scared when playing it as a kid
Now adult me just treats it like Doom but in 3rd person
To be honest, DS isn't the most terrifying game i have played...
Alien: Isolation hold the bar higher, is absolutely terrifying be completely powerless against the alien, that in the game is basically imortal, all you can do is hide from him and pray that he doesn't smell you under a desk or find you inside a locker.
Isaac was pretty much a space Rambo from the start, while Amanda Ripley was basically her mother in the first movie.
Elson Felix ever heard of darkwood? I think it’s scarier than alien isolation. Probably the scariest game I’ve ever played.
@@civilizedsquid2455 yes i did play this one too, but I don't find so scare as AI
@@civilizedsquid2455 AI is on another level, because you literally play in first person.
If you want one example of a similar game as Darkwood, play Osiris: New Dawn.
The principle is the same, but it isn't scary Darkwood, also the setting isn't the same ( you are a lonely astronaut stranded in an alien planet).
And it is in first person.
"Even EA couldn't ruin it...."
*YET*
First Dead Space is absolute masterpiece.
So much suspense from the beginning to the end of the game.
Now triple-A horror games can't scare until the credits. Because it won't make much money for greedy publishers
Hope you actually cover the tie iin mobile game Dead Space Mobile its actually a very faithful game that explains what happens on the station before you get there in Dead Space 2. Alot of Dead Space retrospectives never cover it despite it being important in the lore
I'm fairly certain Avalanche Reviews covered it.
He did! I was surprised when he mentioned it since a surprising amount of people never even heard of the game
Also if you play this game on easy mode, it still holds you tightly to the end. Something worth mentioning. I love this game.
it gives me anxiety when he shoots at the legs but doesn't turn the cutter horizontally :s
Basically the more control EA had on the game the worst they got... understood
A true work of art.
It's funny because this game still gets reviewed my vertic: awesome
Hi boulder punch I’m a relatively new fan and I watched your old videos on thief and how it had really good sound design I was wondering if you’ve played a game called hunt showdown it’s a multiplayer can that heavily relies on sound and being cautious I recommend it if you haven’t played it
EA: Don't worry, we'll do our job next time
Glenn schofield is legend. And now he’s a major part of the team making the Callisto protocol. That game will be beautiful and I’m sure absolutely terrifying.
One of the best horror games of all time.
When I played for the platinum, the plasma cutter only-run was actually the easiest. You unlock all the perks fast, get more ammo and get a lot better at aiming with it and you learn the flow of it. Like the amount of stopping power you need for which enemy. I felt very unstoppable.
Now time for Dead Space 2 Review
I’ve always loved the dead space franchise nice balance of horror and action that is the case for the one and two , three was to much action and the lore was hard to follow in the third game really enjoyed the first and second game didn’t like the third at all , also I enjoyed the animated movies and series surrounding the dead space series
9:28 YOU'RE GOING TO JAPAN
The first Dead Space worked so well for me because it perfectly captured that isolated feeling that the first Alien movie did so well. It's an often related but rarely well done formula, and when it works it's my favorite genre.
This was an amazing game. I'd say a must play for horror fans. The second game was equally amazing.
21:05 I love that death animation for the enemy, it really highlights the danger you could be in, if that thing had been a little quicker and the engine didn't kill it, you'd be fucked
I literally just discovered your channel and I can't wait to binge all your videos!
I really wish EA would remaster the Dead Space trilogy for current (PS4 & XBO) and next-gen (PS5 & XBSX) but its EA, so unless they can cram numerous greedy micro-transactions then they aren't interested. Its a real shame, cause I want to replay this series on my PS4 or XBO, but can't.
The level design never really is so complex that the navigation path is essential, i usually find it more useful in the second game to check if i need to backtrack for stores/etc or new ones are available in the new area. But certainly there are some cases (like in Dead Space 3) where some paths seem a bit too similar (or confusing, some zero gravity areas) and it's faster to check the path.
It kinda sucks that with this feature basically you never check the 3D map but i think it's interesting when games try to use that approach. Some games like Daggerfall have one that is more of a confusioning mess than something useful but it's find to check titles that try to use it. Some weeks ago for example i was replaying RE: Revelations and i found it has a 3D map, curiously a cruise ship is split in a grid of cubes, joined together where floors/rooms/corridors/etc are. Kinda interesting approach ;)
Your videos are great!
I miss Dead Space
15:00 I just finally played through Dead Space for the first time and I almost immediately forgot about the locator. I played nearly the entire game without directions. Very rarely did I need to use the map but it was atrocious. But what stuck out to me is how I didn't need it. The ship seemed realistic enough and my objectives made clear enough that I could easily find my way around without getting lost at all. Near the end of the game I finally rediscovered the locator and I started using it quite a bit in the last two chapters. Way more than was necessary even though I probably already knew where i was going. So although it's a good feature for people who get lost easily it's also really tempting to abuse. Now that I'm on Dead Space 2 I've been using it to see the main path so I can avoid it and explore side areas first.
Also similarly to the System Shock games and Resident Evil series I can still map out areas in my head well after having finished the game. Especially the early game chapters and the bridge. That's some good shit.
That title sums it up perfectly 👌 😂
This is the franchise that I will never forgive EA for ruining and then cancelling.
I won't say i'm hyped for Callisto, hype is cancer and we barely know anything about it, but i sure want to learn more and i'm cautiously optimistic.
Wouldn't say I'm hyped, been burned too many times with AAA games. But I am cautiously optimistic for it.
As long as it is single player focused, I'm in.
The best small details are the messages or the last words written on the walls they tend to he different in every level.
Everything about this game is so iconic and recognizable. The "pistol" being so iconic. It's not like a normal pistol or weapon we use, it's a tool mainly used for engineering work but is being used for combat. It's like if a construction worker is using a nail gun against zombies instead of a pistol. I just really love that.
Great vid, dude!
This game needs a current generation remaster 💪🏾💯💯💯
The black guy and white lady arguing trying to convince you to take the others side making you confused who the bad guy is between them was one of the highlights the sequels didn't do nearly as well, this is probably the only time I was sad the black guy died lol. I don't like when a game gets you attached to other characters on the journey just take them out in stupid ways, just look at the whole game of alien isolation.
You described this game perfect with “Tense & Tension” ..
I was also so tense playing this game waiting for the next creature to appear .. I always had my hun drawn walking around 99% of the time 😅
Dead Space is the only situation with video games where i watched the movies but never played the games
Amazing video and what a game that was.
Darkside Phil? Jesus this game really had an uphill battle...
I /just/ finished another run of Resident Evil 4, high time to boot the first two DS up again
regarding the game intro section of your video: No, the fact that necromorphs are thrown immediately at you, is not a shortcoming....it's one of the best parts of the game. It doesn't take time to 'breathe' because it's meant to be jarringly immediate: the exposition quickly sets the themes up. Yes, it's a ship with thousands of crew members that can't respond to a single radio call...yes, we have an S.O.S we're responding to...the player knows she's about to play a horror experience. The game introduces necromorphs early in order to set up the themes that there are multiple types of them. That they're evolving, and unpredictable- Alien: Isolation needs to 'breathe' because it 's a game based on a 35 year old movie. Dead Space only needed to breathe an hour and a half into the playtime so that the player didn't kill themselves.
I agree, Dead Space is first and foremost a shooter. The horror comes mainly from how tough the enemies are and how much of a glass cannon Issac is. A slow start works fine when your game isn't about shooting shit dead, but it would just make Dead Space a slog to replay
10:30 "Very rarely did I ever have to purchase ammo"... that's because u were probably playing it on the Normal default difficulty. This masterpiece is meant to be played on the 2nd highest difficulty
I have beat this game so many times and it still gives me anxiety 😅I love it!