

It might be a little jarring at first to hear Issac speaking, as in the original he was completely silent. Famously, the way health is represented on Issacs back remains intact and now his suit is gorgeously detailed. Also using the kinesis ability to hurl objects at your enemies saves ammo and is pretty damn fun. I would recommend you save all your pennies for the upgrades as these will benefit you the most. There are shops dotted around which let you buy consumables, upgrades and also sell items for more cash. Often you will need to risk a melee attack or foot stomp to conserve vital supplies.Īs you explore each room you will find an assortment of ammo, money and items. Like the First Resident Evil games, which really remind me of Dead Space, managing your resources is vital. There is a decent variation in the types of Necromorphs you encounter and each one comes with a new way to mess you up. Using power tools and industrial cutting lasers is how Issac fights off the mutated horrors that are now sizing up his sweetmeats. The game doesn’t waste any time getting you into the thick of the action and pretty soon he is isolated from his team. Issac is a repair tech and it is his job to get things working.


On top of that, there is so much more to talk about in the way Motive Studio, an EA-owned developer, has fashioned this remake of Dead Space. On one hand, we see not only a full visual remake with plenty of eye candy to gawk at, but the game I loved is also well and truly intact. Well, I will say right from the off, this remake is everything I could have hoped for because it walks the line perfectly. It is also, of course, dependent on your own personal opinion: some will be thirsty for a remake while others will see it as unnecessary (The Last of Us remake saw this kind of backlash). However, it is also a balancing act between respect for the source material, while at the same time adding enough to justify the new game (and price tag). When Firaxis remade X-Com, for example, it was a triumphant success that completely honoured what made the original great. Unlike the film industry, the success rate of these reworkings is significantly higher.

So like the film industry, we will often have older games getting dusted off for a full remake.
