Dead Space 3Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Visceral Games Platform: PlayStation3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Release date: February5, 2013
Five years ago, our concept of outer space wasshattered. It was clawed, ripped andbrought down to ghoulish earth with Dead Space’s nightmarish speed andcircumstances. Gone was the stars’ safetyof treks and even wars. We were nowexposed to a darker enemy that did not burst from chests or hunt us forskulls. Gamers met the Necromorphs. They reminded us that anywhere humankind went,horror and terror were sure to follow. TheNecromorphs also reminded us that the flesh we leave behind is easilyresurrected and sent against us. Now,Dead Space’s angst-ridden hero Isaac Clarke returns and so do the shamblingdead.
StoryDead Space 3 (DS3) picks up with a down-and-out Clarkethrust back into the world of twisted religion and the ominous Markers fanshave come to fear. The game begins witha refreshing if albeit doomed tutorial as players control an exploring soldieron an ice planet; the same alien tundra that Isaac will be facing soonenough. The tale twists and turns andthrusts into the future where Clarke is sent on a rescue mission to find Ellie,his ex-girlfriend (poor Isaac, wasn’t his ex-girlfriend Nicole trouble enough?) From there on, you must navigate the engineerthrough a death-squad filled city, zombified ghost ships and mined filled spacejust to land on an in hospitable planet filled with ice-adapted Necromorphs andzealot shock troops. At times, you maynot be sure exactly what is going on in DS3 as the story turns this way andthat way but it will keep your attention.
GraphicsVisually, DS3 is a majestically good looking game. From the beginning squalor of a city to thealien planet, to the EVA suits and the twisted corpses attacking you, DS3 isbeautiful. You can often just let Isaacstop and watch the background and environments behind him. The only complaint is that some of the NPCslook half-done compared to all of the amazing graphics around them. The looks of the Necromorphs from the tentacled-caninesto the emaciated Feeders to the mammoth bosses later are top notch and leave littledetail behind. DS3 pushes the graphicpower of today’s consoles and it pushes them well.
SoundsGuns fire with appropriate strength. Space has an eerie vacuum. Clarke grunts and groans as he should. But the true stars of Dead Space 3’s soundsare the resurrected creatures out for your flesh. The Necromorphs hiss, roar and scream as theyshould and often the sound is right behind you. It is so well done that you will jump repeatedly.
ControlsControlling and maneuvering in DS3 is laid out exactly as itshould. Fans will quickly fall back intofamiliar finger moves in order to grab objects kinetically or freeze enemies inmid-air or fire and reload quickly. Thesetting of real-time digital inventory and objective-checking adds to therealism and terror feel of Dead Space’s universe. In addition to being able to control Isaac,get a friend and they can take the role of John Carver, soldier and fellowcorpse-killer. Together in Co-op play,Carver and Clarke defend themselves against the hellish infection of theparasitic Necromorphs.
If there is any drawback, it is that the story getsconvoluted and there are times when Isaac feels like an armored errandboy. But it is refreshing to see thatDead Space has not lost the survival or the horror in the survival horrorgenre. They’ve ramped up the action butEA has done a great job of keeping the thrills and chills of the original. Some fans may also find themselves missing theoriginal silent faceless Isaac as opposed to the more recent vocal and exposedversion of the engineer.
Zombie Factor / ConclusionDead Space 3 is a game with zombies and zombiefied creaturesin outer space. It is science-fictionmeets horror and it is a meeting worth attending. With plenty of chances to build weapons andupgrade your armor, DS3 gives zombie fans what they want – the shambling dead,the running dead and a world ending around you all with a gun in your hand anda slim chance at survival. TheNecromorphs are ready for one last go. Are you?
by Chad Hunter
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