The Frostbite engine has completely overhauled the appearances of all enemies, particularly the common slasher, rendering them violent, snarling, and aggressively mindless beasts. Speaking of necromorphs, developers Motive have improved upon the design of each monster, making for some horrifying portrayals. Simply sprinting back to a cleared-out area deemed safe might be suddenly overrun once again should you be less wary of what might approach. Backtracking to previous rooms might be more dangerous with new necromorphs bursting out of vents, lights flickering and voices whispering to keep the player guessing what will happen next. Dead Space 23’ uses an Intensity Director that controls the environment surrounding the player. The planet cracker also makes for a more frightening environment, taunting the player into making each step a cautious one as anything could be around the next corner. Trams have now become fast-travel opportunities rather than a chapter progression system. No longer will you see loading screens during traversal opportunities of the ship as every part of travel is seamless and properly connected. Mercer is more menacing this time around.ĭead Space 23’ perfectly recreates the Ishimura and makes it feel like a gigantic ship in the new ways that Motive has designed its tram system and spacewalking sequences. Certain story elements have changed, sometimes in ways that make sense, like the Wheezer injecting missions provided by Elizabeth Cross where you use Wheezers to build an enzyme to kill the Leviathan latching onto Food Storage. Gunner Wright reprises his role and absolutely kills it, helping to build upon Isaac much more. Isaac himself now has a voice and is no longer the mute, emotionless man we knew in the 2008 version. Daniels is shown to be more caring and sympathetic towards Isaac’s goal to find Nicole, and Hammond’s hardened military personality becomes softer later in the game after losing one of his most valued soldiers. Dead Space 23’ fleshes out the character lore and gives every individual a bit more personality. Players are reintroduced to several characters, including Daniels, Hammond, and Mercer, the latter designed to be more sinister than ever before. Stepping back into the power armor of Isaac Clarke, our protagonist is yet again thrown into hell aboard the Ishimura, a planet-cracker floating above the desolate Aegis VII. The Ishimura has been completely redesigned for a modern audience. Many might say that Dead Space 08’ didn’t need a remake and that the original has aged amazingly well, but dare I say it, I think I might enjoy the 2023 release a little bit more. Visceral Games created grotesque monsters in a lonely space setting with hopes of truly frightening their current generation of gamers and beyond. Around 15 years ago, Dead Space 08’ created a terrifying new look into the sci-if survival horror genre.
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