One really impressive thing the game is doing is dynamic co-op. You can play it completely alone (no AI partner) or with drop-in drop-out co-op. The story, dialogue and events dynamically change depending on rather you're just Isaac or with a partner. Speculation on how this works with the story is Isaac's partner is a figment of his imagination, but again that's speculation.
You're basically getting two different versions of the story depending on how you play. That's really cool.
Please don't be dead, Ellie! You were the best thing of Dead Space 2.
She should have been player 2 in this game. =(
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Wait......why does Ellie have BOTH her eyes?
Maybe it's glass or cybernetic eye…...
It's a good thing the Co-op thing was optional, Visceral Studios never disappoint! I just hope this game doesn't become Lost Planet.
It's already looks like Lost Planet. I just hope it will be a bit more different from previous games. Snow and co-op is a good things but…maybe some more changes?
I still haven't finished the first one. From the looks of the stuff I've seen for this it looks like the horror element is getting downplayed. I was fucking terrified of entering a room in DS1, but this looks different. especially with coop, though it's optional apparently.
Dead Space 2 sort of fizzled me out on the franchise. Count me out for the time being.
I know I'm alone, but I really liked Dead Space 2 far more than Dead Space 1. I know Dead Space 1 had better elements of horror, but DS2 had better elements of story and character. DS1 felt like every other space horror movie I watch where everyone dies, and everyone is an asshole. I can't stand that. DS2 made Isaac look human, and gave Ellie and freakjob Nicole.
Everyone always bitches about how Dead Space isn't scary, so why not incorporate awesome characters and awesome action?
I don't get people saying Dead Space ain't scary. It's easy to call jump scares not scary, but they work… hate them so much.
People feel that jump scares are the lowest form of horror. So if a game/movie is nothing but jump scares, it's not scary.
I personally think Dead Space has more than just jump scares. Both games had very unsettling locations (first one more than the second), and I was always scared as to where an alien would pop out and chomp my head. By far, the best moments were when you'd be in a safe location (with a save point and a store), only to find out you're not alone. Remember screaming my head off after saving my game, just to be attacked from behind.
I don't know. Different strokes for different folks. I enjoy these games.
I remember playing the first game a bit going 'Dang it! Where's it going to pop out next!?'
@John:
We need to make sure we’re expanding our audience. There are action game fans, and survival horror game fans, who are 19 and 20, and they’ve only played games on their smartphones, and micro-transactions are to them a standard part of gaming. It’s a different generation. So if we’re going to bring those people into our world, let’s speak their language, but let’s not alienate our fans at the same time.
Definitely going to try out the demo later.
Haaaayyy this is sounding remarkably like what Capcom did with Resident Evil. Deja Vu huh?
Wait, people actually use those microtransactions? And what 20 year old has only played smartphone games?
I don't see it as such a big deal. Hell, there are RPGs that do that. You can still get the items in the game. It's for the people who don't want to put effort into the game. I love the shit out of Dead Space, so I'm going to do everything to feel accomplished. So I'm not paying for any of them.
I can't really hate on an attempt to make extra cash that doesn't fuck anyone over.
As long as they don't purposely make an unbalanced system to encourage people to buy microtransactions, I really don't care about people using them like in Tales of Vesperia where you can buy experience.
