@@itachisasku Of course, its one of my favorite games but fun factor is definitely not the ONLY reason it holds up, i'm obviously talking about graphics here, mind the context of the video.
Me too. I’m surprised we don’t see motion capture tech like that in more games since Ninja Theory proved with Hellblade that it can be accomplished with a very small budget.
not it it comes with the janky gameplay that Callisto gave us. there is a reason retro style games are making a comeback as long as the gameplay is fun. if your old enough you will remember fmv games from the 90's it was mind blowing when it first came out but the game play almost always sucked and we went back to games like super Mario and Metroid. i wanted to love Callisto i really did. but i hated my first playthrough and after the patches i went back for a second play through and once my last trophy popped i shut it off and gave it to a friend to play. he has yet to finish it after a month because he cant get into it and he has never played any dead space games but loves those types of games. that says something about game play in its own. but you are right it does look good.
Have you played Control? Spooky love craftian vibes, great story and fun Metroidvania gameplay and progression. Made me wanna rewatch the x files or twin peaks. Very well optimised even on release many years ago. Wack it on high/ultra.
its weird how such a big company like EA can be so short-sighted they axed Visceral because it didn't sell a huge amount, but Dead Space sold pretty well for a Horror game but the greedy executives don't understand or care, now after all these years they realized the potential Dead Space has, all these years they could have kept the original Studio and kept building the title and it would have been a mainstream title by now and they'd make a lot of money.
Part of said original studio went on to make the mid Callisto, while the greedy executive seems to be eating money fine with Dead Space remake. Not so much justice, but such is life and reality.
The game is expensive to make and the first two games didn’t sell all that well for the budget. They tired to make it more accessible and added co-op but it still couldn’t really break free sales wise. It’s not a matter of being greedy, its a matter of you need money to keep a studio operational. I’m one of the few people that liked all of the games including DS3 but I can understand why there was no DS4. I am just glad we got what we got.
@@stuartbagley2586 It's a matter of making increasingly higher and higher profit margins to satisfy shareholders, so yes it is greed built-in the system. If your game makes 1 million in profits, then the next one has to do 1million + 20% or more, etc etc until infinite. That's just the economic reality. People INSIDE the studio had to convince their higher-ups that remaking dead space was a good idea.
@Stuart Bagley It is a matter of being greedy, Dead Space 3 was making Dead Space into something that it was not at all and including microtransactions on top of it.
Saying you don't know how to explain it, then proceeding to explain it simply and perfectly. I guess people can't understand this kind of thing that easily, but for me growing up with Bungie's Halo games and witnessing 343's atrocious attempts have made me perfectly understand the differences between graphics and art style.
Callisto fell to what I call "The XIII Paradox." Specifically, Callisto has some of the most stunning graphics and an arguably great OST, but falls short on literally everything else.
@@jovansahota9206 It's probably just a reference to the game called XIII, which is a cult classic based on its presentation but not a good game. It also does fit the Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII examples too though, since the former is another example of nice presentation and nothing else, and the latter is exactly what happened to Callisto. It started as a 'PUBG Universe' game and then had these elements removed (some outright ripped out) prior to the final release, which resulted in the clunky product we got.
@@tsukopara2054 After FF13, I took note of its presentation and music and noticed a similar trend with games that suffered the same problem, the earliest I could find being "XIII." It didn't take long for the idea of "XIII paradox" to get stuck in my head after the comparison was made.
@@tsukopara2054 I've only played the first few chapters but I'm enjoying The Callisto Protocol so far. COMPLETELY forgot about the PUBG connection though, haha. Always thought that was weird but thank you for reminding me. Also, I liked FFXV but it's my first FF game
Not even just that, the story in Calisto was shallow and pretty boring. With a boring ending that hints a sequel but they realllllly shouldn’t unless changes are made
@@GeorgeDroyd1998 Yeah Callisto was extremely disappointing. Every corridor looked exactly the same and there was like 2 or 3 different enemy types and the dodge mechanic was just weird, there was no timing at all and you could just hold left or right several seconds before the attack and it would evade it. After a while it was pretty much impossible to be hit at all. It failed in pretty much every way. Dead Space Remake is a perfect example on how good such a game can be if done by the right people.
@@lacesensor3358. To say it failed in everyway I'd say is a bit too harsh. I mean in a prison, how different did you want the corridors to look? Enemies although repetitive did do significant damage if u were hit.. playing on the proper difficulty that is. Great looking game. Fun playthrough. Not a masterpiece tho.
Dead Space will always be a Better Game. But we are only riding on Nostalgia of the Original and would think differently if a New Dead Space was released aside The Calisto Protocol
I think Callisto suffered from not only the launch bugs but even patched, I feel like it suffered from being a bit too cinematic, it’s in every aspect of gameplay
@@grimwolf6858I think I remember getting an extra suit with the deluxe edition.. but I don’t exactly remember as I stopped playing it after like 2 sessions.
I love both games for different reasons. I enjoyed Callisto Protocol for the chunky visceral combat that feels satisfying for the most part, graphics are drop dead gorgeous & it was just an solid fun ride through space prison. Dead Space Remake is absolutely phenomenal and I appreciated the changes for the better. I'll be replaying both games throughout the year.. currently on a impossible plasma cutter only run 🔥
@@Pegfoxx isn't the plasma cutter the easiest weapon to beat the game with? And if you don't buy the other guns, ammo for only the cutter spawns on drops.
@Hash Vendetta It's definitley a powerful all-purpose weapon, at least when fully upgraded. But, it's definitely not ideal for every situation. And yes, enemies and most containers drop ammo for the weapon(s) you have in your inventory 👍🏼
Graphically speaking, Callisto wins in every aspect. However, when it comes to Creativity, overall atmosphere, and gameplay, Dead Space wins HANDS DOWN.
The biophages are way too stereotypical imo. They act and look like street thugs from GTA, not like actual mutated space zombies. Even when they grow spikes as arms they bash your face in like Mike Tyson on crack, it's almost laughably bad sometimes. The only good looking monsters are the spider ones and the twoheads...but the latter got the shaft due to their extremely lazy bossdesign with only ONE fucking attack they constantly spam. One of the worst bosses I've ever encountered in any game.
The thing is...the original idea for dead space was "a prison game set in space", which eventually became Callisto protocol. Problem is glen Schofield used all his best ideas on dead space and kind of dropped the ball with Callisto. And just to add salt to the wound...EA decides to ride off his back and reputation, remake dead space and rub that in his face.
Yea, Callisto protocol was remarkably boring. No idea how they thought melee fighting humans with tumors would make for a good horror game. They spent too much time on their promo videos and trailers and not enough on the actual game. Huge let down for me
@@ScrubLordJenkins I agree but I enjoyed Callisto protocol for what it was. I hope they get the chance to make a sequel because I'd like to see the story fleshed out and the gameplay improved. I don't have an issue with the enemies being humans with tumors lol....aren't the necromorphs mutated humans? But yes....hiring expensive actors probably took away a lot of resources from the core game. Josh Duhamel, Karen fukuhara, Sam witwer and don't forget they had a couple expensive actors for the prequel podcast too...Michael ironside
@@lycanthrophy616 I like my monsters more out there I guess lol, they don't really spook me like a necromorph does. The trailers just hyped me up too much, and what we got just wasnt how I envisioned it. I'm sure the devs worked hard, but something tells me the head honchos were too worried about it being a dead space clone.
@@ScrubLordJenkins After I platinumed Callisto Protocol, I put it down until NG+ came out. Gave that a try, and only got into halfway before all my motivation to play it was sapped. I really just couldn't find the will to play it again.
I were sitting with the thought. "Wouldn't it be nice if someone would compare Dead Space remake and Callisto Protocol? Nah, no one will do that" - but here we are. Nick delivering like always. Thank you!
I didn’t enjoy DS remake, it’s missing something, Callisto Protocol maybe wasn’t the greatest but it had that feeling I cannot put my finger on.. that the original Dead Space trilogy had
Just wanted to say at 13:46 this is how that shadow is supposed to look. It's ray traced. As you move towards the light the shadow projected should become more blurry. It's how it would look in real life.
Anyone notice that Jacob is Isaac's son in the bible? I think the game devs for Calisto Protocol did that on purpose. Jacob in the bible was not supposed to inherit Isaac's blessing as he was born after his twin brother Esau. Long story short Jacob actually ends up taking the first born blessing which made him the real deal.. Jacob = Calisto Protocol Esau = Dead Space 2&3
Isaac Clarke is explicitly named after Isaac Newton and Arthur C. Clarke. Biblical references are pretty hackneyed so I'd be surprised if they made any intentional reference there. Good chance the writers weren't even religious enough to be aware of the vague parallel.
I also refuse to believe that Callisto Protocol wasnt shouting out the original dismemberment game: Nightmare Creatures Nightmare Creatures was created by...Kalisto Entertainment Callisto...Kalisto
After finishing The Calisto Protoco and playing Dead Space Remake, I'm sure that the best horror game of recent years is without a doubt Alien Isolation. Despite the bad character models, everything else is magnificent.
Great comparison video! I gave my money to Dead Space and will hold out for a Sale to get Callisto Protocol as I still want to play it but not for £70 - with £25 DLC yet to come. Who knew that the spiritual successor to Dead Space was... Dead Space.
I just got calisto for 20 bucks from my local game store and man for 20 bucks this game slaps hard. Its pretty damn good. The only reason I wouldnt have spent 70 on it is because I am a broke student and 70 quid for a 10 hr game is kinda worthless.
The liquid on the Dead Space suit makes way more sense than a health bar hologram. Like it's injecting Issac with stuff to keep him alive. Floating healthbar on neck was a terrible choice
Your comment makes zero sense. Isaac doesn’t ‘inject’ himself with anything, he just picks up a Health pack, and his health improves. Whereas in Callisto Protocol, the main character actually literally injects himself with a serum gun to improve his health. The Health bar hologram seems very trivial to call it a terrible choice, when it was super minimalistic.
@@R.P.E And StinkBanana didn't say Isaac injected himself with anything. He said the suit would inject it for him automatically. DS takes place in 2508, so maybe they put that thing in engineers' backs to maybe help them stay alive in case a work incident happens (which isn't uncommon in a job where those incidents happen regurarly)
13:45 - That is, my friend, realistic shadow behaviour. If object is near to light source - it shadow WILL BLUR. By the way: Shadows become much sharp if object is closer to wall on which it projects its shadow. It is not "bad graphics. Effect named "penumbra". It is part of whole optics physic.
I want the suffering remake, I like dead space and calisto protocol. Both games are really good they give you actually different experiences and atmosphere.
Might be if EA decides to re hire some of the old staff for the Dead Space 2 remake, given that they were just recently relieved because Callisto Protocol sold badly
I wonder what they used to get their facial capture so good on Callisto? Is it something in house or is it something available to every big budget company? I know that every game has a different quality level of motion capture but the faces and facial animations were quite impressive.
Over 150 Sony Visual Arts Services Group & PlayStation Studios Malaysia handled the majority of the motion capture, cinematics, animations Pretty much the same people that brought God Of War, God Of War Ragnarok, The Last Of Us Part II to life among others
this once again proves how important Art direction is in a game, because I can't even remember any specific parts of the Calisto Protocol other than the snow area and sewer bit.
All i remember from DS Remake is that dark room, corridor, door and elevator. TCP was beautiful. It's beautiful wherever you look and it also sounds much better too.
@@guccigang5269 hdr... You shouldn't have that problem. In dark areas, flash light lights up what you need to see. It's bright. ANd when there are lights its bright at least in hdr.
It's certainly a dark game, maybe even a little too dark to actually appreciate everything. That's one thing I preferred in The Callisto Protocol; the lighting looked epic, however, the graphics did have a "softer" kind of presentation, whereas in Dead Space it was all very clean and sharp looking.
Dead space is the best, no argument. I was too hard on Callisto at launch though. So much so I returned it on steam. Now that game runs smooth, it’s like it’s a completely different game. I’m definitely enjoying it and it’s gorgeous. Really happy that AMD gave me a free copy after upgrading my gpu, giving the game a second chance was worth it.
I am new to this genre. If it wasn't for the Callisto Protocol I would not have been interested in purchasing this Dead Space remake. I have never played this game but I am so glad I am able to experience Dead Space in this iteration. Awesome video and comparison.
I'm glad more people are finally able to experience Dead Space. It was one of my favorite experiences when the original came out in 2008. It sucks EA killed the original studio and ip for so long but maybe they'll make a new game finally
Callisto Did Melee combat in Horror the way I always wanted. Ever since i played Resident Evil 3’s perfect dodge, i knew i wanted a horror G that was BASED around. I only wish Callisto let me wear the Exosuit full game.
Great video! Sure, the characters, flesh rendering and mo-capped animations look better in Calisto; everything else looks better in Dead Space. It's way more dynamic. The thickness of fog sometimes changes in rooms (when you revisit them). The flamethrower lights up the volumetric smoke around it. The sparks bounce around realistically while lighting the surroundings. You can pick up light sources like lanterns or flares and move them around to change the lighting. The lights flicker randomly, and the rooms you revisit now suddenly have flesh grown own in places. The world of dead space keeps evolving and also reacts to your actions. In Calisto, all things are nailed down to the ground, and the GI is baked, which feels old gen in comparison.
Callisto absolutely killed it with the visuals, however they sacrificed gameplay in favor of the visuals. Dead Space killed it with the gameplay and enemy variety and atmosphere as well as satisfying gunplay and environmental interaction (although i still really like the Callisto environmental traps you can use against enemies)
I just started playing Dead Space yesterday - I only just realised that "Cut off Their Limbs" was an instruction, not just a message from some NPC losing their mind while turning into a space zombie - "cut off their tentacles" - "when you are lost in the darkness - look for the light" etc. :)
I like both games. story and level design is better in dead space, callisto protocol has awesome weapon impact and graphics. both games don´t have skippable cutscenes which is very annoying on new game plus
@@Faded.Visuals drawback of using unreal engine 4, the vent crawling and squeezing through tight spaces were done to hide load times and map transitions.
I'm a scaredy-cat for the most part... With Dead Space Remake (DS) I can only play for like an hour in the later levels, while with Callisto Protocol (CP), I could pretty much play endlessly. I understand people's disappointment with CP and it not really being the spiritual successor to DS that everybody wanted, but given that I played CP first; I thoroughly enjoyed it. I actually liked the combat, feeling like I wasn't trapped in the prison with horrific zombie aliens, rather, they were trapped in there with me. Like as if the biophages were playing the survival horror all along.
I'll admit that I rarely watch your comparison videos but really love your 'history of' videos. Regardless to whether I have played the games or not they are always well done. I follow several game retrospective channels and each of you has a very unique style and review perspective. Looking at these games I can't help but fantasise about a remake or remaster of 'The thing' from 2002. It was an underrated gem of the Original Xbox and could have some real potential with some loving hands.
I was hesitating on getting the callisto protocol while waiting for the dead space remake, i'm glad i didn't pick it up, the dead space remake is such a wonderful gem in gameplay history, at least for me.
This is why we don’t see new projects and constantly see remakes 😂 you expected a cheaper budget to make greater content instead you got what the original creators of dead space wanted to make.
I really enjoy both games for their own merits. Callisto Protocol is just gorgeous to look at while playing and the Dead Space remake being the better gameplay of the two. Both fun.
Just goes to show, graphics do not maketh the game. DS is no slouch graphically but Callisto really does look stunning. Shame the gameplay falls short.
TCP’s gameplay does not fall short, it is one of my favorite gameplay loops in any game ive played, the lore is great, acting is top notch, and the graphics are very very good. Dead Space needs no introduction and is great and no need for explanation. Ive found that people never could get the blocking/evading/melee loop of TCP down so they instead bash the game. A NG+ patch just released for TCP and i am replaying alongside the DS remake and i am fully enjoying both. Its a shame too many people just suck at games and have terrible opinions about what makes a good game 🤔
I would LOVE a Dead Space 2 and 3 Remake. And also a old PS3 game, but was amazing for its Time, Chronices of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena and Escape from Butcher Bay with Vin Diesel. Those games were Legendary.
My opinion, as I played both games in Callisto not having a load more different types of enemies makes sense because it’s the very beginning of the outbreak so that’s why as you get closer to the end of the game you are fighting basically the same enemies, but harder, versions because you’re still in the beginning state of the virus .but in dead space, you were sent to repair a mining ship that from the start of the outbreak till you get, there is technically or realistically unknown time frame so yes, there’s going to be more different types of mutated and different enemies because the outbreak probably had more time to mutate and change
I really wanted to buy Callisto but managed to wait for deadspace remake and so glad I did. Will buy Callisto when it goes on sale and after I've played out deadspace.
I count myself to be one of the lucky few. I played Callisto earlier this year and loved it. Played multiple runs through it. Although I’d played Horror Survival before, Callisto was my first introduction to the outer space zombie alien element. I am now currently playing my first run of Dead Space and am absolutely hooked. Right at that halfway point right now on Hard difficulty and already can’t wait to run a NG+. I’m lucky because of the order I did it. Most people played Dead Space first obviously. I think it’s better that I started with Callisto and loved it just because it makes me appreciate Dead Space that much more
They both look good IMO. Callisto slightly better. However I'm having a lot more fun with Dead Space as an overall package and that is what really matters in the end.
I passed up Callisto Protocol upon release mainly due to poor reviews and still haven't touched it. I bought Dead Space remake on launch day (even though I never played the original series at all) and put 45hrs into beating it on hard mode. What an absolute masterpiece this game is. Now trying to get all the trophies on steam. I now want to give Callisto Protocol a shot in hopes it can scratch more of the Dead Space itch I just got with the remake. If I enjoy it even half as much as I did this remake I'll be satisfied.
Still like Callisto... If it just had a few more gameplay elements. Zero gravity, stasis (puzzles) and a more complex upgrade system add so much to the experience. Callisto had...stealth (which was merely rudimentary)
@@MumboJumboZXC oh shit, ima have to give it a try . Thx and yea after replaying dead space, Callisto slow asl 😂 I still enjoyed it tho just not as replay able w/o having the season pass dlc since their adding hella modes with that
While I enjoyed both games, I had zero issues with Dead Space. I did however have some issues with Callisto, such as the sluggish movements as you mentioned, not being able to get Jacob to vault or climb except in certain "sweet spots", him automatically putting the mele weapon away every 5 seconds, having a number key assigned to the guns and then having to scroll for the one I wanted, and the time wasting animation of dropping to his knees healing and then getting back up again.
Both games are utterly gorgeous. But I think one thing that needs to be highlighted is the games’ sound design. And boy-howdy, Dead Space Remake just knocks that out of the park… 24+ hours in, and the ambience/random background noises still gives me pause thinking I’m about to be unalived in a short matter of time.
Sound design always gets overlooked and ignored a lot of the time which is a shame because there's some amazing stuff there done by incredibly talented people
Callisto protocol was a beautiful game. That’s why it hurts even more that it didn’t pan out as we all thought it would. I really hope the DLC and possible CP2 out perform any expectations we originally had
It certainly wasn't the best, but judging it on it's own merit I actually think it's a pretty good game with replayability. It reminded me a lot of RE2 remake. Dead Space remake has a more "classic" horror vibe and kept true to the original, but it's nothing we haven't seen before. It's also a lot longer, so replayability is perhaps not as good as The Callisto Protocol.
@@cun7us the lack of enemy types and the singular combat style wore quick for me. I also thought the level design, tho very detailed in nature, was very lackluster. They leaned too heavily into “possible jump scares” where you would be expecting a monster to drop down and attack you but instead nothing ever happened. It worked for the first playthrough because I was on the edge of my seat but it became boring during my second play thru because I knew the audio and visual buildups were for nothing. Dead space on the other hand kept things scary because every time you would re-enter an area you would be attacked by a different monster, which was determined by RNG. I never felt safe for that reason, which is what you want from a action horror game.
@@crawdaddyy yes, The Callisto Protocol was definitely best on the first playthrough and did lean heavily on jump-scares, especially with the elongated aliens that jump out of their pods, and the jack-in-the-box ones. That being said, I thought the sound design was so much better on Callisto, especially when you're beating enemies with the baton. It had so much crunch to it and the damage looked very realistic, unlike Dead Space which looked and sounded very mechanical, basically just shooting off limbs. The necromorphs also sounded a bit too quiet and didn't scare me as much. Callisto was very linear, perhaps a bit too much in areas, whereas Dead Space was semi open-world with a lot of backtracking, so it's hard to compare the level design when they're very different. Story-wise, they're pretty much on par in my opinion, but the cutscenes and acting were much better in Callisto so I felt more invested in the characters even though the story itself was kind of generic.
@@crawdaddyy My experience was different. Dead Space never felt scary to me outside of cheap loud jumpscare noises that videocalls randomly do. TCP gave me that edge of the seat thrill all the time. It was smarter and more playful with it. The combat was also scarier because you could easily get overwhelmed and die in TCP. It was also fun and visceral. Dead Space is quite easy in comparison. I never died and blast through the game. I think both games are great. Zero G stuff and some puzzles expands the Dead Space. TCP lack that but excel in other areas. I would give the edge to the TCP overall.
Dead space for sure after playing both. Mechanics are better, and the jumps scares are much better I also love after playing both how you can back track in dead space and it actually matters and can spawn more enemies. Once I noticed in calisto protical that once you clear an area you can run though it and all sounds and music mean nothing ... I was very disappointed and never scared. Same with the vents highly missed moment of being grabbed at least twice during those.
Man people talk as if callisto is a giant pile of dog shit. its actually a well made game and highly enjoyable ngl. Its only downfall is the melee combat and the length of the game. its worth 30-40 bucks imo.
I loved the Callisto protocol! Such a good and beautiful game! And I really enjoy a more linear experience :) I finished it in 10 hours (without dlc) and I had the best time ever!
@@JimXalive it's just a let down since they used the whole, it was a dream thing. The ending of the game itself was fine but nothing to write home about. I did enjoy bits and pieces of it though.
I agree with this video so much. While Callisto Protocol graphically looks nice it feels somewhat lacking in gameplay. I really wanted to love the game, but the boring enemies just kill the game for me. I was hoping that at least the combat would follow suit with Callisto looking better than dead space... But it just fell short even gore wise.
Dead Space is the superior game as it stands of this writing. Seeing as Callisto Protocol is likely going to go the No Mans Sky route and update the game until it is improved enough to be a clear contender to Dead Space. I am excited to see where the Callisto Protocol universe will go. With a sequel they can directly address the complaints from the first and make an incredible game.
Callisto Protocol is the epitome of "looks aren't everything". It has superb graphics and animation, clearly surpassing Dead Space Remake on most occasions, but the rest that is needed to complete the experience just isn't (up) there. While pre-release it was believed to be Dead Space's spiritual successor, it fails to deliver on important things DS nailed and the sad thing here is that I see little actual innovation on what seems to be trying to recapture the same vision, just with different names and designs. This is what hurts it most in my eyes, it's made by the same person at the helm and sadly I don't see a lot of effort made in trying to expand upon the original formula. Melee being the focus seems to be the largest departure, yet for a system you get to engage with so much it barely feels fleshed out and quickly becomes boring, ultimately making that departure feel forced just to differentiate Callisto more easily. It has even less gameplay variety than DS and the few new things it tries to do, they feel adequate at best.
Texture details in some cases and some other graphical techniques - yes Animations - big NO, especially in character animation which is not in cutscenes - the combat animations for both Jacob & the boring overused enemies is extremely janky with no fluidity - it's actually borderline comedic. Callisto is close to garbage as a game, as a story, as "horror" techniques and as execution of a product overall and the only thing it did was hurt the genre revival train that RE2 Remake had going.
I actually really enjoyed callisto, story was great and suspenseful, felt like I had to be very careful most of time it was great with the brutal combos you can do felt more freedom compared to dead space but of course it’s only a remake so you can’t be stealthy like you can in callisto in some parts. Honestly I had a great time in both but I slightly enjoy callisto more in my opinion.
He and Nicole are both modeled after their VAs. I thought it was a great touch. I also thought he and Nicole looking older (late 30s to early 40s) suits their relationship and in game arc a bit better as well. Was def surprised at first tho.
@@gatorarman12 thing is Isaac in DS2 and 3 was also modeled after Gunner Imo they did a fantastic job in the remake but they shouldve kept isaacs black hair and blue eyes over the brown hair and brown eyes in the remake Yeah I know that's how his VA looks like but cmon
Ishimura in DS like the mansion in RE1 was like a big escape room puzzle. Unlocking more areas and pathways, and being able to enter places I couldn't get to earlier is my favorite aspect of these games. Being contained in a messed up place but having it slowly open up. Backtracking to previous areas and rooms. It was very immersive and it felt like the area the game took place in was a character in itself. Hell even Dark Souls 1 used this level design to a degree. Interconnected areas. Then Callisto protocol comes along and makes it all linear. With little to few places to backtrack. Kinda ruined the entire game for me. Locker room with hidden goodies I can come back to? Nope. That armory you want to pillage but you didn't have a keycard? None of that. Just a track you rail on in one direction. Result? Not a single memorable location or setpiece. Just one-off rooms and corridors. Horrible level design imo. Callisto protocol could have made the game one big interconnected prison, with various other places working the same. But nope. Callisto protocol also managed to fail completely as a horror game by removing tension entirely. Dead space had this problem too but in Callisto protocol it was so obvious you could understand the monster triggers even if you're not trying to. I WONDER IF WHEN I PICK THIS UP 3 MONSTERS WILL SPAWN HMMM. Where is the tension when level designers just arbitrarily place monsters everywhere you expect them to appear.
One of my criticisms for callesto protocol is that one from the visual and design point of view the biophage are to human like in comparison to the necormporhs we're just mangled corpse often just jumbled together you sometimes forget it's a just human corpse or corpses put together it was horrifying the biophages lack that There's also the enemy variety and feeling the same Dead space had 17 enemies callesto has about 4 to 7 enemies that feel lackluster
I think Calisto was stuck with what they could do with the enemy types since the game is melee focused, the enemies have to be able to be bashed to death whereas dead space can do enemies like the leviathan and twitchers (the fast ones that come up once the ship crashes) while also making it believable in lore
It’s a good time to be a horror fan 😃… it’s nice having different horror games set in space that offer different experiences. Callisto didn’t really live up to the hype but it’s definitely still earned it’s place in my list of horror games I revisit each October/Halloween 🎃
I enjoy both games for different reasons. But you have to remember CP was made from the ground up from scratch when DS already had a map to follow basically the just copied someone else’s homework. But still I enjoyed both. Hope we get a CP sequel and a DS2 remake.
@@darkshat3077 true but what he mean was deadspace is already set and stone. You have the blueprint already, you just have to remake the asset following the original 1 for 1.
You forgot the enemy in callisto that has two morphed faces with camouflage ability while walking on all four limbs . & the creatures that grab you from said blisters on the walls & ceilings . . Plus the robots .
It triggers me when people say Callisto looks better… like they are both insanely gorgeous games. If Callisto is a 10 in terms of graphics dead space is a 9.5. When it comes too everything else however dead space wins by a mile.
It really does look better though. I was able to temporarily fool people with a screen shot from Calisto where it was focused on the face, and they thought it was from a movie. Dead Space looks really good, but it’s not going to fool anyone, especially when focused on faces which are traditionally the hardest thing to make accurate
@@CoolGuy-kq8ivI literally don’t care about games looking like a movie that doesn’t equate it to being a good game. Callisto is awful compared to dead space.
in 15 years no one is gonna remember Callisto Protocol for its "impressive" graphic fidelity, cause by that time every game is gonna be better than Callisto. Dead Space R is set to be a classic like the OG cause it's actually a fun and good game to comeback to and have a blast tearing necromorphs apart, just like the OG all these years
I enjoyed both of the game. I played Dead Space Remake first and finished the Callisto Protocol after but both of them have their edges. Hopefully in the future, another space horror game with these combined great elements can be found that'll be a banger!
I think if they make Callisto to explore whole prison n had a side mission, I guess that would be 9/10, but consider in the future update I hope they add more content for it n new weapons n storage to store ammo n health, dropping credit are higher on higher difficulty
I truly enjoyed Callisto. Playing that on the PS5 during the Christmas season last year just felt great. It’s a stunningly beautiful game also. Faults aside, I really liked it.
I hated them because of how long they were. It's neat once, but more than gets annoying. It's literally faster to load your most recent save in most cases lmao
@@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo6305 both franchises had long death animations, though the callisto’s death animations lacked the variety that dead space had, despite looking more brutal.
I think that the devs of Callisto Protocol should continue on improving the game by listening to the feedback, the game still have a potential. No Man's Sky is a huge example when the devs didn't abandon the game and instead made it better and better.
Calisto was good definitely enjoyed it but I only played it 2-3 Times now dead space I’ve wasted hundreds of hours on it between all three games it’s self
There is something you missed. Callisto seems to have an actual “real life” scenario set up. Meaning , like in the original dead space series , enemies showed the ability to plan and react to the player. Being able to retract and jump into vents to effectively flank. The new dead space does not have this. Has not shown it to me on any setting and I’ve played the old series over 30 times to completion( all parts ). CP has parts that the player can do in diff order and acquire things not normally attainable. Also there are some Easter eggs. Ps NOBODY thought that shadow work was “shady”. No pun intended. Maybe. Possible turbo pun ,actually. DS is a pretty repaint. But it can’t shine the shoes of CP and I know comparing the two of them as to which one is the best is still blowing the same exact guy but he deserves a good blower for these games. Pony up !
The faces in Callisto are top tier, but turn their heads to the side and you'll see a major problem in that all the heads seem shallower than normal human heads. It's a big flaw in their character models that's readily apparent to any human who has seen other humans. It baffles me that this problem exists in a game with such a high level of visual fidelity.
ı think callisto protocol looks more better than deas space remake. But dead space is better game than callisto . But i liked both of them (but my fav is dead space :d )
I actually really liked that callisto felt clunky, slow, and sluggish. It made the character feel weighted and vulnerable, which is ideal for a horror game. In Dead space I felt the movement was a little to slick, as if I was gliding around. Only my opinion.
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Visually Dead Space has the advantage of a striking design, one of the reasons why the original holds up today after all these years.
To me it makes it look worse, less immersive.
Honestly I like the originals look and design better for isaacs suit at least
@@itachisasku Of course, its one of my favorite games but fun factor is definitely not the ONLY reason it holds up, i'm obviously talking about graphics here, mind the context of the video.
@@itachisasku Sharp design > graphical fidelity in my opinion, plenty of examples of soulless games with good graphics...
@@DoomsdayMayBeOkay True. A lot of AAA's game design philosophy is making it pretty first, fun second, but they don't always get to the second part.
i want calisto protocol's facial animations in every game
Yeah they are really impressive
it gave me chills. i didnt think it was possible!
Me too. I’m surprised we don’t see motion capture tech like that in more games since Ninja Theory proved with Hellblade that it can be accomplished with a very small budget.
They're pretty good, reminds me of L.A. Noire
not it it comes with the janky gameplay that Callisto gave us. there is a reason retro style games are making a comeback as long as the gameplay is fun. if your old enough you will remember fmv games from the 90's it was mind blowing when it first came out but the game play almost always sucked and we went back to games like super Mario and Metroid. i wanted to love Callisto i really did. but i hated my first playthrough and after the patches i went back for a second play through and once my last trophy popped i shut it off and gave it to a friend to play. he has yet to finish it after a month because he cant get into it and he has never played any dead space games but loves those types of games. that says something about game play in its own. but you are right it does look good.
Callisto protocol might not have been the most fun or scary, but it was one of the first games where I truly felt the visuals were next gen.
@@Mybasedworld comprehensive reading is hard isn’t it?
@@Mybasedworldto each their own
You never played Spiderman PS4 then lol or The Last of Us II
Have you played Control? Spooky love craftian vibes, great story and fun Metroidvania gameplay and progression. Made me wanna rewatch the x files or twin peaks. Very well optimised even on release many years ago. Wack it on high/ultra.
A Plague Tale: Requiem visuals > Callisto Protocol
its weird how such a big company like EA can be so short-sighted
they axed Visceral because it didn't sell a huge amount, but Dead Space sold pretty well for a Horror game but the greedy executives don't understand or care, now after all these years they realized the potential Dead Space has, all these years they could have kept the original Studio and kept building the title and it would have been a mainstream title by now and they'd make a lot of money.
Part of said original studio went on to make the mid Callisto, while the greedy executive seems to be eating money fine with Dead Space remake.
Not so much justice, but such is life and reality.
The game is expensive to make and the first two games didn’t sell all that well for the budget. They tired to make it more accessible and added co-op but it still couldn’t really break free sales wise. It’s not a matter of being greedy, its a matter of you need money to keep a studio operational. I’m one of the few people that liked all of the games including DS3 but I can understand why there was no DS4. I am just glad we got what we got.
EA has to be one of the worst video-game companies ever
@@stuartbagley2586 It's a matter of making increasingly higher and higher profit margins to satisfy shareholders, so yes it is greed built-in the system.
If your game makes 1 million in profits, then the next one has to do 1million + 20% or more, etc etc until infinite. That's just the economic reality.
People INSIDE the studio had to convince their higher-ups that remaking dead space was a good idea.
@Stuart Bagley It is a matter of being greedy, Dead Space 3 was making Dead Space into something that it was not at all and including microtransactions on top of it.
I don’t know how to explain this.
It’s like Callisto is graphically impressive in realism while the DSR is graphically impressive in art style
You nailed it.
Should I goon?
@@stansmith7445 most definitely
Yea exactly, Callisto has better graphics and detalization but still i like the style of Dead space much more
Saying you don't know how to explain it, then proceeding to explain it simply and perfectly. I guess people can't understand this kind of thing that easily, but for me growing up with Bungie's Halo games and witnessing 343's atrocious attempts have made me perfectly understand the differences between graphics and art style.
Callisto fell to what I call "The XIII Paradox." Specifically, Callisto has some of the most stunning graphics and an arguably great OST, but falls short on literally everything else.
Is this a reference to Final Fantasy XIII, or XIII-Versus becoming XV?
@@jovansahota9206 It's probably just a reference to the game called XIII, which is a cult classic based on its presentation but not a good game. It also does fit the Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII examples too though, since the former is another example of nice presentation and nothing else, and the latter is exactly what happened to Callisto. It started as a 'PUBG Universe' game and then had these elements removed (some outright ripped out) prior to the final release, which resulted in the clunky product we got.
@@tsukopara2054 After FF13, I took note of its presentation and music and noticed a similar trend with games that suffered the same problem, the earliest I could find being "XIII."
It didn't take long for the idea of "XIII paradox" to get stuck in my head after the comparison was made.
@@tsukopara2054 I've only played the first few chapters but I'm enjoying The Callisto Protocol so far. COMPLETELY forgot about the PUBG connection though, haha. Always thought that was weird but thank you for reminding me.
Also, I liked FFXV but it's my first FF game
Gameplay is king at the end of the day. Doesn't matter how good your game looks. If it doesn't play good then it's going to have a tough time.
Calisto protocol looks good but overall dead space is a better game.
Good video anyway 👍👍
Not even just that, the story in Calisto was shallow and pretty boring. With a boring ending that hints a sequel but they realllllly shouldn’t unless changes are made
@@GeorgeDroyd1998 Yeah Callisto was extremely disappointing. Every corridor looked exactly the same and there was like 2 or 3 different enemy types and the dodge mechanic was just weird, there was no timing at all and you could just hold left or right several seconds before the attack and it would evade it. After a while it was pretty much impossible to be hit at all. It failed in pretty much every way. Dead Space Remake is a perfect example on how good such a game can be if done by the right people.
@@lacesensor3358. To say it failed in everyway I'd say is a bit too harsh. I mean in a prison, how different did you want the corridors to look? Enemies although repetitive did do significant damage if u were hit.. playing on the proper difficulty that is. Great looking game. Fun playthrough. Not a masterpiece tho.
Dead Space will always be a Better Game. But we are only riding on Nostalgia of the Original and would think differently if a New Dead Space was released aside The Calisto Protocol
@@gregoryretzepis1798 You nailed it 🙌🏿
I think Callisto suffered from not only the launch bugs but even patched, I feel like it suffered from being a bit too cinematic, it’s in every aspect of gameplay
@Real time Entertainment Man i didn't even die in Dead Space at all. TCP was punishing if you let enemies overwhelm you. You need to thin out crowds.
yeah, same as re3
Also for me to 1 dimensional no exploring just straight forward
There's also the fact that they didn't release bonus content on release with your upgraded purchase. Dead space did. Even if it was just a few skins.
@@grimwolf6858I think I remember getting an extra suit with the deluxe edition.. but I don’t exactly remember as I stopped playing it after like 2 sessions.
I love both games for different reasons. I enjoyed Callisto Protocol for the chunky visceral combat that feels satisfying for the most part, graphics are drop dead gorgeous & it was just an solid fun ride through space prison. Dead Space Remake is absolutely phenomenal and I appreciated the changes for the better. I'll be replaying both games throughout the year.. currently on a impossible plasma cutter only run 🔥
Damn man you are a gaming god if you can beat Dead Space on the hardest mode just with the Plasma cutter. Good luck & enjoy lol!
@@Pegfoxx thanks I just finished it not too long ago! 🔥 It was really awesome
@@Pegfoxx isn't the plasma cutter the easiest weapon to beat the game with?
And if you don't buy the other guns, ammo for only the cutter spawns on drops.
@Hash Vendetta It's definitley a powerful all-purpose weapon, at least when fully upgraded. But, it's definitely not ideal for every situation. And yes, enemies and most containers drop ammo for the weapon(s) you have in your inventory 👍🏼
Hell yea. Glad I'm not the only one who loved both.
Graphically speaking, Callisto wins in every aspect. However, when it comes to Creativity, overall atmosphere, and gameplay, Dead Space wins HANDS DOWN.
Callisto does NOT win in the writing department either
@@MumboJumboZXC Very true lol
Lighting goes to DS remake. Callisto excels in character models but the environments fall incredibly flat
@@darkshat3077 Maybe humans, I thought the "monsters" were so boring. The necromorphs are so much more terrifying and better.
The biophages are way too stereotypical imo. They act and look like street thugs from GTA, not like actual mutated space zombies. Even when they grow spikes as arms they bash your face in like Mike Tyson on crack, it's almost laughably bad sometimes. The only good looking monsters are the spider ones and the twoheads...but the latter got the shaft due to their extremely lazy bossdesign with only ONE fucking attack they constantly spam. One of the worst bosses I've ever encountered in any game.
The thing is...the original idea for dead space was "a prison game set in space", which eventually became Callisto protocol. Problem is glen Schofield used all his best ideas on dead space and kind of dropped the ball with Callisto. And just to add salt to the wound...EA decides to ride off his back and reputation, remake dead space and rub that in his face.
Yea, Callisto protocol was remarkably boring. No idea how they thought melee fighting humans with tumors would make for a good horror game. They spent too much time on their promo videos and trailers and not enough on the actual game. Huge let down for me
@@ScrubLordJenkins I agree but I enjoyed Callisto protocol for what it was. I hope they get the chance to make a sequel because I'd like to see the story fleshed out and the gameplay improved. I don't have an issue with the enemies being humans with tumors lol....aren't the necromorphs mutated humans?
But yes....hiring expensive actors probably took away a lot of resources from the core game. Josh Duhamel, Karen fukuhara, Sam witwer and don't forget they had a couple expensive actors for the prequel podcast too...Michael ironside
@@lycanthrophy616 I like my monsters more out there I guess lol, they don't really spook me like a necromorph does. The trailers just hyped me up too much, and what we got just wasnt how I envisioned it. I'm sure the devs worked hard, but something tells me the head honchos were too worried about it being a dead space clone.
@@lycanthrophy616 When you have $160million budget and only spent $160 on gameplay design
@@ScrubLordJenkins After I platinumed Callisto Protocol, I put it down until NG+ came out. Gave that a try, and only got into halfway before all my motivation to play it was sapped. I really just couldn't find the will to play it again.
I were sitting with the thought. "Wouldn't it be nice if someone would compare Dead Space remake and Callisto Protocol? Nah, no one will do that" - but here we are. Nick delivering like always. Thank you!
Im sure there is a billion videos about it already)
@@PTHYTQV Sure, but Nick is the best of them all
Dead space all the way. Was my favorite back in 2008, it’s even better now. Hands down an amazing game.
Even after playing the remake I still had a lot of fun with Callisto Protocol and hope both IP’s keep going.
I hope not for DS. The original creator isn't apart of it, hence the creation of CP
@SireneKalypso do not ever, abbreviate Callisto Protocol again 😭
@@victorykingpin3674 CP
CP
CP
CP
Ok cancel me lol
👮♀️👮🏽👮🏿♂️🚓🚓🚓🚔🚔🚔
I didn’t enjoy DS remake, it’s missing something, Callisto Protocol maybe wasn’t the greatest but it had that feeling I cannot put my finger on.. that the original Dead Space trilogy had
Just wanted to say at 13:46 this is how that shadow is supposed to look. It's ray traced. As you move towards the light the shadow projected should become more blurry. It's how it would look in real life.
What? That's bs
Anyone notice that Jacob is Isaac's son in the bible? I think the game devs for Calisto Protocol did that on purpose.
Jacob in the bible was not supposed to inherit Isaac's blessing as he was born after his twin brother Esau. Long story short Jacob actually ends up taking the first born blessing which made him the real deal..
Jacob = Calisto Protocol
Esau = Dead Space 2&3
That’s cool. The bible is made up though. There is no god.
Dead Space's Jacob Temple also struggled to survive, like Isaac, but did not survive in the end.
Trying to make sense of that in my head..but interesting biblical parallel nonetheless. I did notice the names though.
Bless ya.
Isaac Clarke is explicitly named after Isaac Newton and Arthur C. Clarke. Biblical references are pretty hackneyed so I'd be surprised if they made any intentional reference there. Good chance the writers weren't even religious enough to be aware of the vague parallel.
I also refuse to believe that Callisto Protocol wasnt shouting out the original dismemberment game: Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures was created by...Kalisto Entertainment
Callisto...Kalisto
After finishing The Calisto Protoco and playing Dead Space Remake, I'm sure that the best horror game of recent years is without a doubt Alien Isolation. Despite the bad character models, everything else is magnificent.
AI can’t be touched. That’s true survival horror.
Alien Isolation is the most atmospheric game I’ve ever played
Completing that game on Hard is still my proudest gaming achievement. Because that game is both scary and terrifying
Agree
🥲 I saved the game in the same room as the alien and never went back lol
Great comparison video! I gave my money to Dead Space and will hold out for a Sale to get Callisto Protocol as I still want to play it but not for £70 - with £25 DLC yet to come. Who knew that the spiritual successor to Dead Space was... Dead Space.
I just got calisto for 20 bucks from my local game store and man for 20 bucks this game slaps hard. Its pretty damn good. The only reason I wouldnt have spent 70 on it is because I am a broke student and 70 quid for a 10 hr game is kinda worthless.
@DarkXSeries7 Both games have Denuvo.
@DarkXSeries7 piracy is cringe.
@@Lord_ofcinder Just get Dead Space instead man. Worth the money
@@vinny1641 been saying that since a long time tbh. Callisto released in december if I am not wrong and its still not cracked.
The liquid on the Dead Space suit makes way more sense than a health bar hologram. Like it's injecting Issac with stuff to keep him alive. Floating healthbar on neck was a terrible choice
Your comment makes zero sense. Isaac doesn’t ‘inject’ himself with anything, he just picks up a Health pack, and his health improves. Whereas in Callisto Protocol, the main character actually literally injects himself with a serum gun to improve his health. The Health bar hologram seems very trivial to call it a terrible choice, when it was super minimalistic.
@@R.P.E Yeah, but in a "real" situation, that hologram bar would make no sense whatsoever
@@R.P.E And StinkBanana didn't say Isaac injected himself with anything. He said the suit would inject it for him automatically. DS takes place in 2508, so maybe they put that thing in engineers' backs to maybe help them stay alive in case a work incident happens (which isn't uncommon in a job where those incidents happen regurarly)
13:45 - That is, my friend, realistic shadow behaviour. If object is near to light source - it shadow WILL BLUR. By the way: Shadows become much sharp if object is closer to wall on which it projects its shadow. It is not "bad graphics. Effect named "penumbra". It is part of whole optics physic.
I want the suffering remake, I like dead space and calisto protocol. Both games are really good they give you actually different experiences and atmosphere.
Would be cool if they could tie the two universes together and make a game that combines elements of both. A man can dream.
Might be if EA decides to re hire some of the old staff for the Dead Space 2 remake, given that they were just recently relieved because Callisto Protocol sold badly
I wonder what they used to get their facial capture so good on Callisto? Is it something in house or is it something available to every big budget company? I know that every game has a different quality level of motion capture but the faces and facial animations were quite impressive.
Over 150 Sony Visual Arts Services Group & PlayStation Studios Malaysia handled the majority of the motion capture, cinematics, animations
Pretty much the same people that brought God Of War, God Of War Ragnarok, The Last Of Us Part II to life among others
this once again proves how important Art direction is in a game, because I can't even remember any specific parts of the Calisto Protocol other than the snow area and sewer bit.
As an electrician I just remember the nonsensical pipe bends everywhere. It was the only scary part of the game 😆
@@BaneOfMan lmao this just made my day, good sir
Now try to remember any enemy with original design)
All i remember from DS Remake is that dark room, corridor, door and elevator. TCP was beautiful. It's beautiful wherever you look and it also sounds much better too.
@@musicxxa6678🤡
Another banger of a video. You literally make the best comparison videos on the platform. I always look forward to more content from you!
Fun Fact Issac's Remake face is actually designed after his VA as a "Welcome home Issac" Joke.
Dead Space Remake on a QD-OLED monitor looks absolutely amazing. The dark areas actually look dark
Played on the same monitor, agreed it looks great but the gameplay not really convincing me yet
Yeah it’s super dark that I can only play it at night to see what’s going on on my screen
@@guccigang5269 hdr... You shouldn't have that problem. In dark areas, flash light lights up what you need to see. It's bright. ANd when there are lights its bright at least in hdr.
It's certainly a dark game, maybe even a little too dark to actually appreciate everything. That's one thing I preferred in The Callisto Protocol; the lighting looked epic, however, the graphics did have a "softer" kind of presentation, whereas in Dead Space it was all very clean and sharp looking.
Dead space is the best, no argument.
I was too hard on Callisto at launch though. So much so I returned it on steam. Now that game runs smooth, it’s like it’s a completely different game. I’m definitely enjoying it and it’s gorgeous. Really happy that AMD gave me a free copy after upgrading my gpu, giving the game a second chance was worth it.
I am new to this genre. If it wasn't for the Callisto Protocol I would not have been interested in purchasing this Dead Space remake. I have never played this game but I am so glad I am able to experience Dead Space in this iteration. Awesome video and comparison.
I'm glad more people are finally able to experience Dead Space. It was one of my favorite experiences when the original came out in 2008. It sucks EA killed the original studio and ip for so long but maybe they'll make a new game finally
Callisto Did Melee combat in Horror the way I always wanted. Ever since i played Resident Evil 3’s perfect dodge, i knew i wanted a horror G that was BASED around. I only wish Callisto let me wear the Exosuit full game.
Great video! Sure, the characters, flesh rendering and mo-capped animations look better in Calisto; everything else looks better in Dead Space. It's way more dynamic. The thickness of fog sometimes changes in rooms (when you revisit them). The flamethrower lights up the volumetric smoke around it. The sparks bounce around realistically while lighting the surroundings. You can pick up light sources like lanterns or flares and move them around to change the lighting. The lights flicker randomly, and the rooms you revisit now suddenly have flesh grown own in places. The world of dead space keeps evolving and also reacts to your actions. In Calisto, all things are nailed down to the ground, and the GI is baked, which feels old gen in comparison.
While Dead Space certainly has more engaging gameplay, both are _truly beautiful_ games.
Callisto absolutely killed it with the visuals, however they sacrificed gameplay in favor of the visuals.
Dead Space killed it with the gameplay and enemy variety and atmosphere as well as satisfying gunplay and environmental interaction (although i still really like the Callisto environmental traps you can use against enemies)
Don't forget all the different fun weapons in Dead Space
I just started playing Dead Space yesterday - I only just realised that "Cut off Their Limbs" was an instruction, not just a message from some NPC losing their mind while turning into a space zombie - "cut off their tentacles" - "when you are lost in the darkness - look for the light" etc. :)
I like both games. story and level design is better in dead space, callisto protocol has awesome weapon impact and graphics. both games don´t have skippable cutscenes which is very annoying on new game plus
Even more annoying is redoing sequences that involve long cutscenes lol
But one of those game has wayyyy too much vent crawling smh
@@DV-ou1yu for sure;)
@@Faded.Visuals omg, yes;:)
@@Faded.Visuals drawback of using unreal engine 4, the vent crawling and squeezing through tight spaces were done to hide load times and map transitions.
Thank you for this video! Amazing review!
I'm a scaredy-cat for the most part... With Dead Space Remake (DS) I can only play for like an hour in the later levels, while with Callisto Protocol (CP), I could pretty much play endlessly. I understand people's disappointment with CP and it not really being the spiritual successor to DS that everybody wanted, but given that I played CP first; I thoroughly enjoyed it. I actually liked the combat, feeling like I wasn't trapped in the prison with horrific zombie aliens, rather, they were trapped in there with me. Like as if the biophages were playing the survival horror all along.
Lol this immediately made me think of the Watchman quote from Rorschach.
@@gatorarman12 That's exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote it lol
I'll admit that I rarely watch your comparison videos but really love your 'history of' videos. Regardless to whether I have played the games or not they are always well done. I follow several game retrospective channels and each of you has a very unique style and review perspective. Looking at these games I can't help but fantasise about a remake or remaster of 'The thing' from 2002. It was an underrated gem of the Original Xbox and could have some real potential with some loving hands.
I was hesitating on getting the callisto protocol while waiting for the dead space remake, i'm glad i didn't pick it up, the dead space remake is such a wonderful gem in gameplay history, at least for me.
This is why we don’t see new projects and constantly see remakes 😂 you expected a cheaper budget to make greater content instead you got what the original creators of dead space wanted to make.
@@TheJusDon Both games have close to identical development costs.
I really enjoy both games for their own merits. Callisto Protocol is just gorgeous to look at while playing and the Dead Space remake being the better gameplay of the two. Both fun.
Just goes to show, graphics do not maketh the game. DS is no slouch graphically but Callisto really does look stunning. Shame the gameplay falls short.
You should probably NOT abbreviate Callisto Protocol. 🤣
As you say, graphics are not everything about the games, and it is also true that the Callisto protocol has failed. 😏
@@DeeRhoe Why?
TCP’s gameplay does not fall short, it is one of my favorite gameplay loops in any game ive played, the lore is great, acting is top notch, and the graphics are very very good. Dead Space needs no introduction and is great and no need for explanation. Ive found that people never could get the blocking/evading/melee loop of TCP down so they instead bash the game. A NG+ patch just released for TCP and i am replaying alongside the DS remake and i am fully enjoying both. Its a shame too many people just suck at games and have terrible opinions about what makes a good game 🤔
@@notoriousnadeem CP can mean something very bad lmao
I would LOVE a Dead Space 2 and 3 Remake. And also a old PS3 game, but was amazing for its Time, Chronices of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena and Escape from Butcher Bay with Vin Diesel. Those games were Legendary.
I played both recently with a TUF 4080 Super, both absolute amazing games
My opinion, as I played both games in Callisto not having a load more different types of enemies makes sense because it’s the very beginning of the outbreak so that’s why as you get closer to the end of the game you are fighting basically the same enemies, but harder, versions because you’re still in the beginning state of the virus .but in dead space, you were sent to repair a mining ship that from the start of the outbreak till you get, there is technically or realistically unknown time frame so yes, there’s going to be more different types of mutated and different enemies because the outbreak probably had more time to mutate and change
I really wanted to buy Callisto but managed to wait for deadspace remake and so glad I did. Will buy Callisto when it goes on sale and after I've played out deadspace.
I count myself to be one of the lucky few. I played Callisto earlier this year and loved it. Played multiple runs through it. Although I’d played Horror Survival before, Callisto was my first introduction to the outer space zombie alien element. I am now currently playing my first run of Dead Space and am absolutely hooked. Right at that halfway point right now on Hard difficulty and already can’t wait to run a NG+. I’m lucky because of the order I did it. Most people played Dead Space first obviously. I think it’s better that I started with Callisto and loved it just because it makes me appreciate Dead Space that much more
Still cant get over that they reduced the glow DRASTICALLY on Isaac's iconic helmet. :(
UNPLAYABLE UGH
That sucks. I did.
They said it was because they didn't want there to be a constant 'flashlight' in pitch black areas
The fact people complain about this is so cringe lol
@@217adaptiveperspective it still does some light
so glad you did this one. i was wondering if anyone would
Glen is my favourite game dev.
Buddy puts his heart and soul into the games he makes!
They both look good IMO. Callisto slightly better. However I'm having a lot more fun with Dead Space as an overall package and that is what really matters in the end.
I love both of these games. I'll be replaying Callisto after finishing DS on Impossible.
I passed up Callisto Protocol upon release mainly due to poor reviews and still haven't touched it. I bought Dead Space remake on launch day (even though I never played the original series at all) and put 45hrs into beating it on hard mode.
What an absolute masterpiece this game is. Now trying to get all the trophies on steam.
I now want to give Callisto Protocol a shot in hopes it can scratch more of the Dead Space itch I just got with the remake. If I enjoy it even half as much as I did this remake I'll be satisfied.
@@jusspimpin it's a good game people don't like it because of how it's not your typical 3rd person shooter game but I think it's actually really good
Still like Callisto... If it just had a few more gameplay elements. Zero gravity, stasis (puzzles) and a more complex upgrade system add so much to the experience. Callisto had...stealth (which was merely rudimentary)
I realized, it has no new game +. Which is why I couldn’t have too much fun replaying it
@@AlmightyFO it’s there now I think if not being added later this month but it’s still a boring experience
@@MumboJumboZXC oh shit, ima have to give it a try . Thx and yea after replaying dead space, Callisto slow asl 😂 I still enjoyed it tho just not as replay able w/o having the season pass dlc since their adding hella modes with that
Boring game bad gameplay
@@AlmightyFO Both games have New Game + atm
While I enjoyed both games, I had zero issues with Dead Space. I did however have some issues with Callisto, such as the sluggish movements as you mentioned, not being able to get Jacob to vault or climb except in certain "sweet spots", him automatically putting the mele weapon away every 5 seconds, having a number key assigned to the guns and then having to scroll for the one I wanted, and the time wasting animation of dropping to his knees healing and then getting back up again.
Both games are utterly gorgeous.
But I think one thing that needs to be highlighted is the games’ sound design. And boy-howdy, Dead Space Remake just knocks that out of the park…
24+ hours in, and the ambience/random background noises still gives me pause thinking I’m about to be unalived in a short matter of time.
Sound design always gets overlooked and ignored a lot of the time which is a shame because there's some amazing stuff there done by incredibly talented people
Callisto protocol was a beautiful game. That’s why it hurts even more that it didn’t pan out as we all thought it would. I really hope the DLC and possible CP2 out perform any expectations we originally had
It certainly wasn't the best, but judging it on it's own merit I actually think it's a pretty good game with replayability. It reminded me a lot of RE2 remake. Dead Space remake has a more "classic" horror vibe and kept true to the original, but it's nothing we haven't seen before. It's also a lot longer, so replayability is perhaps not as good as The Callisto Protocol.
@@cun7us the lack of enemy types and the singular combat style wore quick for me. I also thought the level design, tho very detailed in nature, was very lackluster. They leaned too heavily into “possible jump scares” where you would be expecting a monster to drop down and attack you but instead nothing ever happened. It worked for the first playthrough because I was on the edge of my seat but it became boring during my second play thru because I knew the audio and visual buildups were for nothing. Dead space on the other hand kept things scary because every time you would re-enter an area you would be attacked by a different monster, which was determined by RNG. I never felt safe for that reason, which is what you want from a action horror game.
@@crawdaddyy yes, The Callisto Protocol was definitely best on the first playthrough and did lean heavily on jump-scares, especially with the elongated aliens that jump out of their pods, and the jack-in-the-box ones. That being said, I thought the sound design was so much better on Callisto, especially when you're beating enemies with the baton. It had so much crunch to it and the damage looked very realistic, unlike Dead Space which looked and sounded very mechanical, basically just shooting off limbs. The necromorphs also sounded a bit too quiet and didn't scare me as much.
Callisto was very linear, perhaps a bit too much in areas, whereas Dead Space was semi open-world with a lot of backtracking, so it's hard to compare the level design when they're very different. Story-wise, they're pretty much on par in my opinion, but the cutscenes and acting were much better in Callisto so I felt more invested in the characters even though the story itself was kind of generic.
@@crawdaddyy My experience was different. Dead Space never felt scary to me outside of cheap loud jumpscare noises that videocalls randomly do. TCP gave me that edge of the seat thrill all the time. It was smarter and more playful with it.
The combat was also scarier because you could easily get overwhelmed and die in TCP. It was also fun and visceral. Dead Space is quite easy in comparison. I never died and blast through the game.
I think both games are great. Zero G stuff and some puzzles expands the Dead Space. TCP lack that but excel in other areas. I would give the edge to the TCP overall.
@@cun7us Well said.
Don't undestard why people don't like callisto. I wanna 2nd part.
I couldnt get used to the combat, the only thing i didnt like about the game, i would welcome a a sequel with improved combat
Have u played Ds remake at all?
Thank you, excellent video, this has been very helpful!
Dead space for sure after playing both. Mechanics are better, and the jumps scares are much better
I also love after playing both how you can back track in dead space and it actually matters and can spawn more enemies. Once I noticed in calisto protical that once you clear an area you can run though it and all sounds and music mean nothing
... I was very disappointed and never scared. Same with the vents highly missed moment of being grabbed at least twice during those.
Been playing The Callisto Protocol and I love it such a beautiful game and it's monsters overall it's a good game 👍🏻
Nobody expected Callisto to be worse than Dead Space. How the turn tables
I did
Man people talk as if callisto is a giant pile of dog shit. its actually a well made game and highly enjoyable ngl. Its only downfall is the melee combat and the length of the game. its worth 30-40 bucks imo.
Was that an office reference at the end by any chance? 😂
I did lol, nothing can beat DS 1 and DS 2 in horror survival gam
@@7kingly241 imo re2,4 and 8 are better horror survival games than ds 1 and 2
This is what I’ve been waiting for!!!
I loved the Callisto protocol! Such a good and beautiful game! And I really enjoy a more linear experience :) I finished it in 10 hours (without dlc) and I had the best time ever!
oh Man the Dlc really worth it
@@JimXalivethe dlc is a let down for me. I don't wanna ruin it for you, but the reveal is a slap to the face.
@@brentjones905 Dude , i love it , perfect ending .Totally worth it like i said before.
@@JimXalive it's just a let down since they used the whole, it was a dream thing. The ending of the game itself was fine but nothing to write home about. I did enjoy bits and pieces of it though.
I agree with this video so much. While Callisto Protocol graphically looks nice it feels somewhat lacking in gameplay. I really wanted to love the game, but the boring enemies just kill the game for me. I was hoping that at least the combat would follow suit with Callisto looking better than dead space... But it just fell short even gore wise.
Dead Space is the superior game as it stands of this writing. Seeing as Callisto Protocol is likely going to go the No Mans Sky route and update the game until it is improved enough to be a clear contender to Dead Space. I am excited to see where the Callisto Protocol universe will go. With a sequel they can directly address the complaints from the first and make an incredible game.
Both games are awesome I hope they remake Dead Space 2 and The Callisto Protocol gets a sequel
Seeing EA focusing on Star Wars and Fifa, not gonna happen anytime soon
Callisto Protocol is the epitome of "looks aren't everything". It has superb graphics and animation, clearly surpassing Dead Space Remake on most occasions, but the rest that is needed to complete the experience just isn't (up) there. While pre-release it was believed to be Dead Space's spiritual successor, it fails to deliver on important things DS nailed and the sad thing here is that I see little actual innovation on what seems to be trying to recapture the same vision, just with different names and designs. This is what hurts it most in my eyes, it's made by the same person at the helm and sadly I don't see a lot of effort made in trying to expand upon the original formula. Melee being the focus seems to be the largest departure, yet for a system you get to engage with so much it barely feels fleshed out and quickly becomes boring, ultimately making that departure feel forced just to differentiate Callisto more easily. It has even less gameplay variety than DS and the few new things it tries to do, they feel adequate at best.
Texture details in some cases and some other graphical techniques - yes
Animations - big NO, especially in character animation which is not in cutscenes - the combat animations for both Jacob & the boring overused enemies is extremely janky with no fluidity - it's actually borderline comedic.
Callisto is close to garbage as a game, as a story, as "horror" techniques and as execution of a product overall and the only thing it did was hurt the genre revival train that RE2 Remake had going.
I actually really enjoyed callisto, story was great and suspenseful, felt like I had to be very careful most of time it was great with the brutal combos you can do felt more freedom compared to dead space but of course it’s only a remake so you can’t be stealthy like you can in callisto in some parts. Honestly I had a great time in both but I slightly enjoy callisto more in my opinion.
Still super weird to me that they made Isaac look so different. Especially since they made him look extremely similar to his direct rival from DS3 lol
He and Nicole are both modeled after their VAs. I thought it was a great touch. I also thought he and Nicole looking older (late 30s to early 40s) suits their relationship and in game arc a bit better as well. Was def surprised at first tho.
@@gatorarman12 thing is
Isaac in DS2 and 3 was also modeled after Gunner
Imo they did a fantastic job in the remake but they shouldve kept isaacs black hair and blue eyes over the brown hair and brown eyes in the remake
Yeah I know that's how his VA looks like but cmon
DS2 Isaac is perfection.
Ishimura in DS like the mansion in RE1 was like a big escape room puzzle. Unlocking more areas and pathways, and being able to enter places I couldn't get to earlier is my favorite aspect of these games. Being contained in a messed up place but having it slowly open up. Backtracking to previous areas and rooms. It was very immersive and it felt like the area the game took place in was a character in itself. Hell even Dark Souls 1 used this level design to a degree. Interconnected areas.
Then Callisto protocol comes along and makes it all linear. With little to few places to backtrack. Kinda ruined the entire game for me. Locker room with hidden goodies I can come back to? Nope. That armory you want to pillage but you didn't have a keycard? None of that. Just a track you rail on in one direction. Result? Not a single memorable location or setpiece. Just one-off rooms and corridors. Horrible level design imo. Callisto protocol could have made the game one big interconnected prison, with various other places working the same. But nope.
Callisto protocol also managed to fail completely as a horror game by removing tension entirely. Dead space had this problem too but in Callisto protocol it was so obvious you could understand the monster triggers even if you're not trying to. I WONDER IF WHEN I PICK THIS UP 3 MONSTERS WILL SPAWN HMMM. Where is the tension when level designers just arbitrarily place monsters everywhere you expect them to appear.
It's just like Crysis/FarCry situation back in mid 2000s.
I played both and both are perfect in every aspect
One of my criticisms for callesto protocol is that one from the visual and design point of view the biophage are to human like in comparison to the necormporhs we're just mangled corpse often just jumbled together you sometimes forget it's a just human corpse or corpses put together it was horrifying the biophages lack that
There's also the enemy variety and feeling the same Dead space had 17 enemies callesto has about 4 to 7 enemies that feel lackluster
I think Calisto was stuck with what they could do with the enemy types since the game is melee focused, the enemies have to be able to be bashed to death whereas dead space can do enemies like the leviathan and twitchers (the fast ones that come up once the ship crashes) while also making it believable in lore
callisto protocol just gives me this felling, chills, i would say 9/10
It’s a good time to be a horror fan 😃… it’s nice having different horror games set in space that offer different experiences. Callisto didn’t really live up to the hype but it’s definitely still earned it’s place in my list of horror games I revisit each October/Halloween 🎃
I loved Callisto, played it twice!
At least callisto protocol fixed their performance issues and doesn't stutter every second
I enjoy both games for different reasons. But you have to remember CP was made from the ground up from scratch when DS already had a map to follow basically the just copied someone else’s homework. But still I enjoyed both. Hope we get a CP sequel and a DS2 remake.
The Callisto protocol makes American videogame developers look like Korean game companies. (Yes, You, Krafton)
Note: I am Korean.
Dead space remake doesn’t just use the same assets.
@@darkshat3077 true but what he mean was deadspace is already set and stone. You have the blueprint already, you just have to remake the asset following the original 1 for 1.
The original Dead Space was also made from scratch and they already had a good game within one release
@@yrh002b8 he said “basically the just (lol) copied someone else’s homework.” It’s far from that
Amazing content I I'm a long time subscriber , your channel is so so so amazing like really
I love both games :) very happy we’re getting more sci-fi horror from two great teams.
You forgot the enemy in callisto that has two morphed faces with camouflage ability while walking on all four limbs .
& the creatures that grab you from said blisters on the walls & ceilings . . Plus the robots .
This is just unfair... for The Callisto Protocol
Callisto looks way better, but DS is the better game for sure.
@@p-o2938 Depends. Sure Calisto has more detailed graphics but the overal level design and enemy design is much much better in DS.
Pretty fair to me. Eye candy graphics doesnt mean a good game.
This video was awesome well done
It triggers me when people say Callisto looks better… like they are both insanely gorgeous games. If Callisto is a 10 in terms of graphics dead space is a 9.5. When it comes too everything else however dead space wins by a mile.
It really does look better though. I was able to temporarily fool people with a screen shot from Calisto where it was focused on the face, and they thought it was from a movie. Dead Space looks really good, but it’s not going to fool anyone, especially when focused on faces which are traditionally the hardest thing to make accurate
@@CoolGuy-kq8ivI literally don’t care about games looking like a movie that doesn’t equate it to being a good game. Callisto is awful compared to dead space.
Great video!! But i dont agree that we should consider "more linear gameplay" as a con
in 15 years no one is gonna remember Callisto Protocol for its "impressive" graphic fidelity, cause by that time every game is gonna be better than Callisto. Dead Space R is set to be a classic like the OG cause it's actually a fun and good game to comeback to and have a blast tearing necromorphs apart, just like the OG all these years
I enjoyed both of the game. I played Dead Space Remake first and finished the Callisto Protocol after but both of them have their edges. Hopefully in the future, another space horror game with these combined great elements can be found that'll be a banger!
Both games are good in my opinion but Callisto protocol should've been bit longer
I think if they make Callisto to explore whole prison n had a side mission, I guess that would be 9/10, but consider in the future update I hope they add more content for it n new weapons n storage to store ammo n health, dropping credit are higher on higher difficulty
They sell us dlc instead…
Great video... I was wondering, what about the sound?
I love both game in overall presentation, but god damn I shat myself when I play Dead Space
I truly enjoyed Callisto. Playing that on the PS5 during the Christmas season last year just felt great. It’s a stunningly beautiful game also. Faults aside, I really liked it.
I thought Callisto Protocol had better death animations. Unbelievably brutal
I hated them because of how long they were. It's neat once, but more than gets annoying. It's literally faster to load your most recent save in most cases lmao
@@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo6305sounds like a skill issue
@@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo6305 both franchises had long death animations, though the callisto’s death animations lacked the variety that dead space had, despite looking more brutal.
I think that the devs of Callisto Protocol should continue on improving the game by listening to the feedback, the game still have a potential.
No Man's Sky is a huge example when the devs didn't abandon the game and instead made it better and better.
Calisto was good definitely enjoyed it but I only played it 2-3 Times now dead space I’ve wasted hundreds of hours on it between all three games it’s self
Callisto Protocol has the skeleton of a really good game.
There is something you missed. Callisto seems to have an actual “real life” scenario set up. Meaning , like in the original dead space series , enemies showed the ability to plan and react to the player. Being able to retract and jump into vents to effectively flank. The new dead space does not have this. Has not shown it to me on any setting and I’ve played the old series over 30 times to completion( all parts ). CP has parts that the player can do in diff order and acquire things not normally attainable. Also there are some Easter eggs. Ps NOBODY thought that shadow work was “shady”. No pun intended. Maybe. Possible turbo pun ,actually. DS is a pretty repaint. But it can’t shine the shoes of CP and I know comparing the two of them as to which one is the best is still blowing the same exact guy but he deserves a good blower for these games. Pony up !
The faces in Callisto are top tier, but turn their heads to the side and you'll see a major problem in that all the heads seem shallower than normal human heads. It's a big flaw in their character models that's readily apparent to any human who has seen other humans. It baffles me that this problem exists in a game with such a high level of visual fidelity.
ı think callisto protocol looks more better than deas space remake. But dead space is better game than callisto . But i liked both of them (but my fav is dead space :d )
Of callisto protocol have better visuals
Good video man. I love both games but the one I enjoy the most is Dead Space, hope to see Dead Space 4 🤤🤤
I actually really liked that callisto felt clunky, slow, and sluggish. It made the character feel weighted and vulnerable, which is ideal for a horror game. In Dead space I felt the movement was a little to slick, as if I was gliding around. Only my opinion.
I actually found movment to be a bit stiff in Dead space remake. But i do agree i love having Weight to chracter in games.
Wonder what the budget and team size differences were between the two games…
Calisto Protocol has it's problems but i have no doubt that the sequel will address these issues and thus deliver their true vision
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