Spaced out
Welcome survival horror fans to Dead Space! This is one of the most horrifying games to ever be released. In many ways this game will surprise, startle, or just plain scare you. The game starts in space where main characters Isaac Clarke, Kendra Daniels, and Zach Hammond try to escape the nightmare known as the USG Ishimura.
Characters
Each character throughout the game has a unique mentality. Isaac’s reasons for being on the ship are to look for his girlfriend, Nicole Brennan, who was stationed on the ship. Kendra and Hammonds reasons were that it was their job yet each has different feeling once on board. Kendra’s desires once aboard are to escape as soon as possible and usually get into arguments with Hammond about how to stay alive. Hammond’s method is to try to complete the original mission of fixing the USG Ishimura.
Controls and gameplay
The controls in the game are relatively straightforward and are quite easy to adjust to, as well as a guide that appears to explain what button does what when the action becomes necessary. The gameplay itself is fairly linear and follows a straight path from start to end. It’s just how you deal with the enemies themselves that make the game an experience. The game is a rarity for a third person shooter as it lacks a Heads Up Display. Health and status are found on your characters back to add to most of the suspense. There is no pause when checking your inventory or in a shop as while you do this you can and most likely will be attacked. In case you lose your way the locator system is always helpful and will point you in to the next objective. The game looks quite brutal at times and the sounds and sights can really make your heart skip a beat and will stick with you long after you turn the game off. The graphics of the game are very realistic good and will keep you in a constant state of paranoia from either the eerie halls and rooms or the haunting and manipulative shadows that will cause a very unsettling feeling to take over. A good thing to help you fight against the terrors is that in this game upgrades for weapons, status and abilities are available in the forms of a workbench for weapons, health, and abilities while shops are for newer suits for defense but be warned for as said earlier you are not completely safe even when in the shop or on the bench and can be attacked while you are preoccupied. Another easy thing to handle are the saves, which are in the form of save stations and checkpoints in case of an accidental or incidental death that will respawn you rather close to your last death, usually just a room away. Another act that makes this game epic are the individual scenes each different enemy has. Every death can be a gruesome experience with this in place.
Better luck next time
While this game is, in my opinion, fun and heart stopping, there are parts that are just not up to par. For instance “enemy spawns” all enemies in the game will always spawn in the same place you saw them at in the first playthrough, so if you run though the game multiple times, it is easy to memorize enemy’s locations through out the game. Also, the annoying tutorials that literally freeze you in place to explain something you’ve either already figured out or didn’t really care for and if your on your second playthrough you will already now it and just be aggravated by it hoping it will go away fast.
Jacks rating of approval
The games flaws were very minimal and do not take away from the excitement that this horrifying thriller has to offer. I recommend this game to anyone who can withstand some blood and guts. I give it a 7.5 Jack rating.
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