@@josephzayas3715 I don't think so either. 2 months is quite far for game releases. unlike Dead Space, Resident evil has a die hard fan base. Dead Space has been out of the game for a while and a lot of people probably would have preferred Dead Space 4. which is a shame
EA, once again, gave up on their investment before it could turn a serious profit. Capcom, on the other hand, understood, that great survival-horror franchises aren't successful overnight. It takes time to cultivate the trust and confidence necessary for such a vision. Capcom, whether they understood this principle or not, nurtured Resident Evil, from its days as a relatively obscure but pioneering concept, to the absolute explosion in popularity, following the release of Resident Evil 4. And despite the failures soon to follow, Capcom didn't give up on Resident Evil. They persisted, returning to the franchises survival-horror roots with RE7: Biohazard. Now, while I prefer an over-the‐shoulder 3rd-person camera, like with previous RE titles, RE7's first-person camera definitely created its own kind of tension. Then, came RE8: Village, and RE4: Remake. Again, "persistence" is the operative phrase. Capcom treats, game development, _business_ properly, as an infinite game, rather than a finite game. Now, looking at EA, I see a company which thinks they've won, just like Ubisoft, Activision, Microsoft, etc. They seriously believe they can "win" game development. When I look at these companies, however, I don't see companies which have won. All I see are black-hole investments where innovation and profit go to die. Especially considering what EA, in particular, has done to its old, successful franchises. Instead of treating them with care, EA opted to abandon them once _immediate_ and _quick_ profit became an impossibility. They don't care about playing the long game, or investing in their IPs. They just want an easy cash cow they can milk until it becomes unprofitable, like Apex Legends or Madden. So, with that said, it's not wonder EA executives decided to put Dead Space on ice...again.
Played all Dead Space games back in the day and got the remake on first day. Such an amazing remake. It's a shame it sold so poorly, because I doubt we'll get a DS2 remake now.
Good let EA rot those greed mongerers in suits who killed Viceral games years ago don't deserve any more money and power. They only care about money and profit they don't care about gamers period😡👎
Imo, 90% of sales for the remake is fans of the series. The other 10% being people who wanted to the series a start. I've been playing since 2013 and haven't stopped over the years. To me, one of, if not the greatest series to be released in the last 2 decades
I agree. As a fan of the original 1 and 2 (3 doesn’t count to me) I can gladly say this remake does the series justice. Such an underrated classic true survivor horror game. New gamers just don’t get it sometimes.
I noticed Isaac's walking animation is inferior to the original Dead Space, as well. In the original 2008 Dead Space, when walking forward, Isaac will occasionally look to the left and right, and even point his Plasma Cutter to the left and right occasionally. Just to demonstrate his paranoia and fear. But in the remake, when walking forward, he just stays looking forward. He doesn't glance around or point his Plasma Cutter to the left and right randomly. I was a bit disappointed that wasn't included in the remake. It was a small little animation detail, but added so much.
@@DeadPixel1105 Those details were really nice for a 2008 game. I think it's a matter of choosing what to add, what to skip. They worked on so many stuff here with the ALIVE system that I'm not that sad about the missing "paranoia" walk cycle of Isaac. The old animations worked really well because Isaac didn't talk back then. So the avatar of the player (him) act like... well most players. Now that He talks, it's a bit less needed. Would have been great to have that but it's not that bad.
If i won a big lottery, like 500M+...id fly to EA headquarters, drop $250M on their counter and say, "here is for dead space 2 remake, don't let us down." Lmao
One nitpick i have with the remake are the necromorphs. They just feel and sound like generic zombies. In the original they were twitchy and charged you violently swinging their arms while making a horrible scream.
Yeah, their screams and shrieks in the original 2008 release were truly unnerving. But their screams in the remake sound almost comical. Sounds like the noise someone would make when pranking someone, like if someone sneaks up on someone to scare them: "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!! LMAO!!!! GOT YA!!!"
This was my only nitpick about the remake as well... listen to the difference between the Exploder & Howler from the original to the remake. WAY better in original.
@Kazaonyt I mean, for how much they got right, I'll let it slide. Sure, the necromorphs sounds were a let down, and Mercer's death was way better/creepier in the original... I love how it showed the necromorphs would allow somebody to remain alive if it was helping them, at least until they are ready to join the collective. In the remake the hive mind just comes across as brutish, and Mercer looked like a religious idiot who got rope-a-doped in the final seconds of a life he had given to the idea of convergence. And I realize that they pretty much had to make Issac talk, but part of what made the original by far thr creepiest of the series is his lack of speech. Not only does it make it feel like it's YOU experiencing it, think about how comforting it was any time your video screen would pop up with someone talking to you... cause it meant that you were going to get moments reprieve from the onslaught. In the remake with Issac having a voice, the communication/dialog became x2 as much as it was in the original... that many more times you get a moment of relief/to relax. While it feels good in the moment while playing it, it takes away from the isolated atmosphere big time. This is also a big reason why Dead Space 2 (while great) and Dead Space 3 (pretty good) just can't compare in terms of isolated, claustrophobic horror. Not only are you in large open areas frequently, but you're constantly talking to/meeting up with people = less scary. The less talking + the feeling of being pretty much alone stuck on a massive starship with God knows what kind of abominations looking to chop you to pieces. Remake is a fantastic game, don't get me wrong, but it just can't compare to the original. Nothing can.
@@gianncmedina7805 I mean in an ideal world you would be right yet those kind of shenanigans have brought ruin to whole nations, just remember what Cleopatra with all the Roman leaders she got intimate, or Madame Panpadour and how she made Luis XV to drive France into the ground. Romantic drama among adults is as old as mankind either you like it or not.
I'm still holding out hope for a DS 2 Remake. Sucks that it will probably not happen. I really want it now. After just finishing the Remake I thought it was a masterpiece. A Dead Space 2 Remake is now one of my dream games.
We can only hope for this, I doubt EA are even considering it because it probably won't make them quick cash. This remake has sold 2 million copies and it still wasn't enough
@madsquirrelmods3035 I don’t even think they were even considering remaking dead space 2 since the first remake wasn’t a finical success straight out the gate. I still don’t think it’s even made profit yet. EA prefer quick money. If the Dead space remake was a blockbuster success after the first week. Then I would have no doubt EA would have green lit Dead space 2 remake (not that it needs it to be honest)
@madsquirrelmods3035 DS2 remake was never in development. There was ideas thrown around but nothing serious, even if another remake in DS was planned to happen it would still been after the iron man game.
DS2 really, really does not need a remake. Dead Space had a bit of jank that was improved with a remake, and the Ishimura benefited heavily from a more "realistic" redesign but DS2's areas and design don't suffer from those things.
It was all the game needed. Update the graphics. port features from DS2 (though i wish they kept the hacking mechanic, that was cool) and go bold with the redesigned Ishimura, it was perfect
@Kazaonyt makes me think it's better the 2nd isn't getting a remake. There's honestly nothing to improve i played through it a month ago and it's still just as fluid as the remake is
actually after seeing that bug were he talk to himself with no one thier i could see a horror game turning that into a feature. Where your character is talking to people that you can not see on your play through but with somekind of mechanic to where you can eventually see that they are seeing people and they are having an invisible conversation with someone that is only in thier mind.
@@rosadozapop8810 The bug was pretty funny but actually fits Issac pretty well since he had delusions. I’m pretty sure Amnesia has a mechanic like that with their Madness metre, the higher it is the more hallucinations you have. Could be wrong though
It’s in my top seven lol. Silent Hill 2, Re2, RE1 remake (GameCube) Galerians (psx) Alone in the Dark, dead space 1 and 2. Dead Space remake is a masterpiece. Such a shame it wasn’t well received or discovered by the modern audience whatever that is 😢
I hope EA sell Deads space's license to a more competent and passionate company. Just imagine how wonderful would it be if Capcom had this masterpiece on their hands...
@@matheusesteves8414 what’s wrong with Motive? They did a great job with the remake but EA was expecting quick cash and had unrealistic expectations for it. They did the same with Dead Space 3, they wanted it to sell 5 million copies but got nowhere near that. And rightfully so, zero passion went into that game and it was a cash grab. Motive put a lot of love into the remake.
@@KazaonytHe is saying the problem is EA. AKA when EA sells something, it leaves EA's hands. Unless you're implying that Motive paid EA to make Dead Space while still being under EA's purview which would be a bizarre business deal.
I remember the night before the remake dropped I watched the animated dead space film that predates the events of the first game. I remember coming home from gamestop and sinking so many hours playing this game on my ps5. I love this game and wish EA didn't have such high expecations for a horror game. hopefully in the future the series makes a come back.🙏
I personally think the original is better, it was a true masterpiece one of a time horror experience. The remake is great but it completely lost the atmosphere for me, I wasn't scared even once playing it, made me jump a couple of times but never scared, the original gets under your skin, the necromorphs sound fx are alot worse in the remake, some of them look better..the slashers don't, the og slashers are better, more aggressive and brutal, never felt in danger in the remake either, the og felt like they were constantly trying to tear my head off. The atmosphere and sound fx were so much better in the original. The ishimura felt massive in the og to, the remake is a great game but I don't think it tops the original at all only in graphics but that's about it, the og did what it was supposed to do, scare the shit out of you.
On ps5, i experienced a couple glitches where i just walked through doors and the necromorphs didn't spawn in at the zero-G therapy, but they spawned in the wrong place
Unlike the recent Resident Evil remakes, DSR had no backing from an active franchise. Dead Space kind of disappeared 10 years ago, while the string of RE remakes had RE7 and RE8 to hype them up. If DS3 had been better and there was a promise of a DS4 on the way after DSR, I think DSR would've fared better. As it is, it really only appealed to gamers aged 30+ who were around for the original in 2008. I also think a lot of people didn't believe DS1 needed a remake that much. It's sort of in "nice to have" territory, whereas RE2R and RE4R had more to work with in updating their originals.
When it comes to horror games like Dead Space and Resident Evil, am I the only one that turns off the music to get immersed with the horror ambience? Because IRL, you're not getting to hear instruments when getting jump scared.
Nah I love the music. Maybe I'll try with dead space. But when it comes to the re2 remake I always go back to the og soundtrack. Something about it is so unnerving. Kinda reminds me of 90s TV series like The X-Files and Poltergeist: Legacy 😅
27:05 In my New Game + playthrough, I got to the cutscene where Dr. Mercer kills Jakobs. Both Jakobs and Dr. Mercer did not spawn in, so it was super goofy. Along with this, the Hunter never spawned in either, not even after the cutscene ended.
When the remake came out I played it in one sitting over 17 hours, other than using the bathroom I took 2 small breaks. One to eat and one to shovel my neighbors driveway
The remake will go down as one of my favorite games of all time. Top ten games ever, easy. I liked it so much I put in 8 full playthroughs on launch and platinumed it.
@@Walamonga1313he’s definitely a “cool guy” in the second game, but in this remake they did a good job. He’s a competent engineer keeping it together really well considering what he’s going through. He’s not very quippy, but he is a person with thoughts and ideas. That’s much better than a guy who doesn’t say a word and takes orders from everyone without complaint or addition.
My only gripe was the face reveal of Isaac Clarke. Let's be honest here, from a certain angle Isaac Clarke's face is a remarkable resemblance to Adam Sandler. Cheers 🍻
Both variants have their stuff that makes them unique. The Remake has the graphical improvement, the Intensity Director that really makes the Ishimura like an active character and throwing additional enemies at ya, making every run different and making reference to the other games one way or another (for example the Story Mode uses the regenerating healing from Dead Space Mobile and some logs making reference to the Ariel from the nodes posts from Instagram account and the Extraction crew). The original has a more macabre atmosphere, better animations and behavior that makes both Isaac and the Necromorphs unique (Isaac has idle animations, in which in the Remake he doesn't and Lurkers they have a unique animation that moves its tentacles in order to avoid damage but at the same time putting itself to grave danger as with a well-aimed Plasma Cutter you can damage all 3 tentacles, and fun fact, the Infector from OG can grab the bodies that are on higher ground while the Remake doesn't 😅). One big dissapointment of both variants is the lack of modding. The only unique mod (that isn't TexMod-related) that exists for Dead Space (2008) is the First Person Mod by Reverse Engineering Gamer that basically transforms the game into Extraction 2.0 but with full freedom of moving (no idea when the mod itself will be worked upon again, alongside the first person mod for the other 2 from the trilogy). As a creative perspective, there are many things I've noticed as a downgrade for the Remake in comparison of the OG (mostly on the animation area and what made them unique). The biggest crime of the Remake was not getting back the OG voice actor of Dr. Kyne: Keith Szarabajka that voiced him on both Dead Space Downfall and Dead Space (2008). Mercer (a nice alternative variant than the OG and his end is quite fitting being betrayed by the only thing he ever cared or loved about...) , Hammond and Kendra performances of the new VA was quite decent, especially for Kendra (making her more trustworthy and at the same time doing her job as a double agent until the revelation...) We'll see how the game will perform after the patch that removes Denuvo comes out...
One problem I had with this game is that it’s too easy even on the hardest mode. They should have added one extra neomorph to each encounter to make it a little difficult. I noticed that they don’t grope me enough when they get close so I don’t get to tap any buttons 😢
The game is debatably harder than the original. Necromorphs can't be stun locked as often with gunshots meaning if theres more than one, you can get cornered easily. Ammo drops are no where near as generous as the original (one thing about the original that made it easy was ammo wasn't scarce) I even ran out of ammo completely and had to resort to melee, whihc is the clip i showed in the video. you have to explore the ship if you want weapon parts to upgrade, which means you are also risking resources. but this also means you can't make the plasma cutter OP early in the game. The Large health pack was significantly nerfed. Only heals 3 bars whereas in the original it did the whole bar. All healing items were nerfed. But Issac is a lot more nimble this time so it's easy to evade enemies. The Necromorphs are also overall a lot less aggressive, they move slower and they rarely grab you. They also do less damage depending on the necromorph type. all their health and damage values were changed in the remake. the plasma cutter becomes extremely OP with the melee upgrade, one punch will knock a necromorph over if there isn't anything in its way. this makes conserving ammo much easier. Overall, I'd argue the remake is harder. But you can make the game easier by upgrading the plasma cutter as early as possible and use telekensis a lot because most stuff in the environment can be used to kill a necromorph. I think the game is only hard depending on the player. Since I have loads of experience with survival horrors, the number one rule i always follow is that every item is precious and I need to keep it. this leads to me hoarding ammo and being extremely conservative. and by time im at the end of the game. i have loads of ammo. I had about 120 plasma cutter rounds and 300 pulse rifle rounds for the final boss lol
@@KazaonytI only play on the hardest difficulties in games with the only exception being 1 life type modes. Needless to say I have seen them grab me, flank me, sprint, lunge, and more that they don't do normally. I believe that these behaviors are locked not only by difficulty but also how well the player is doing, like how much health you have, what is in your inventory, when was the last time you got hit and probably more. I've had some wild encounters to like in multiple playthroughs in a row now, every other necromorph is a phantom/nightmare sometimes its multiple at once with the most I've encountered being 5 and they were all Leapers in the asteroid room. Nearly every brute has been a phantom/nightmare since my first new game plus. Once right after fighting the Leviathan, I got 2 phantom slashers and a Leaper in the hallway out, then when I went to leave hydroponics, I ran into 2 full sets of divider parts and 2 Pregnants right outside the door.
@@Kazaonyt No way, the remake is way easier than the original. Being able to actually use kinesis as an effective weapon just by itself makes it waaaay easier to play through. Ammo? shit you dont even need a gun... just TK every enemy GG. Eventually you can upgrade the stasis to the one that does damage too...
Gotta say I’m not a fan of the new weapon sounds. It sounds like the stripped out the “punch” and made everything sound like toy guns. The OG plasma cutter sounds like an actual gun with a gunpowder propelled projectile, while the new one sounds wimpy.
It's so dumb because it sold well but not the "Battlefield" numbers. I hate Battlefield slop games so much. Should've been released this year tho tbh since not much has been released in 2024.
@@Chris-zc7xj Exactly, it has allegedly sold 2 million copies in one year. These numbers weren’t what EA were expecting because they were hoping for quick profit like their other games make. What they don’t understand is, sometimes story games are a long term investment. Build up that community and maybe entice the original fan base to return. Then eventually the game will profit.
Horror games are not selling that well on the mainstream market. With the exception of Resident Evil. That game is an icon more than anything so it sells well even as an horror game. Dead Space remake is the perfect work on reusing an old blueprint but perfect the vision the original devs had. Transform the old levels into a metroidvania connected world (here the ship) with random encounters BUT keep the (small or big) scripted moments. Rework the weapons and their alt mode so they are more fun/usefull. Make the main character more like its sequels and take what was good in zero-g during Dead Space 2/3 and add it to the remake. And change what didn't work (boss and so on). The ship already felt like a lived-in world back then, it's even more the case here with all the details added. The Station in DS2 was like that too. Shame We'll never get the remake, since this remake didn't sold well enough for EA standards.
My biggest problem is with the voice acting and especially with how they made Isaac and Nicole look like. I didn't care for Dead Space one Isaac's face, but 2 was pretty nice looking.
What I really loved from Isaac being able to speak was like he actually acted as an engineer. He was giving solutions or taking the initiative on how to fix something. Yeah, break inmersion, but made it more real tbh.
Yeah, its make a lot more sense. in the original, Hammond somehow knew how ship engines work lol. But what i liked about the voiceless protagonist is that he has no control over the situation. He just follows orders like a droid. One detail I love with this, is that you can read Issac's personal logs in between chapters. He notes his frustrations over Hammond and Kendra arguing over what to do next, he simply says "I have no say in this" which filled me with dread. Issac can only follow orders, he goes deep into the ship with no combat training and experience and had to hope for the best. With the remake, Issac seems confident and not really fearful. He is early in the game but that fades away. However, this may be due to Issac being drived by saving Nicole. Or being influenced by the Marker.
It’s great and was nostalgic for sure but sadly they fumbled on remaking this game so early (especially the price) I think it needed to wait at least one more next gen console before it’s remake time. Looks like ea has offically finished this franchise for good now. I’m getting the same feelings from the dead rising remake too
It makes me sad a ds3 rework wouldn't happen so we coud get the fourth and final game as well the only thing we can hope is the new sh2 and re9 are excellent
Nah, Gunner Wright has been portraying Isaac Clark since Dead Space 2. When fans think of Isaac Clark, they think of Gunner Wright. So it makes perfect sense that they used his face in the remake.
I think companies just need to release something they care about, not a money maker. we have times of the year where a game like dead space could have sold amazingly like the summer is always dry when it comes to games, they could of released it then, or waited for re4 remake to have its hype done with. It just really hurts me that we aren't getting the sequels redone bc i had high hope that they could have made dead space 3 amazing.
In my opinion, business isn't just about meeting profit expectations (especially unrealistic ones), it's also about maintaining trust and goodwill with your customers. Sometimes as a company, especially a large company with many assets/properties (EA), you need to accept that not every one of your products is going to be a smash hit in the profit margins and that some of your product's goals should be focused on nurturing your public image and connection with your customer base. Dead Space is clearly never going to be top a selling GOTY candidate EA seems to expect out of it, it's just not in its nature. Yet instead of lowering their unreasonable expectations and shifting their mindset for what Dead Space as an IP *can* do for them, they instead just mark it as a commercial failure and throw it in the dirt. This is what happens when soulless corporate companies get their grubby hands on passion projects, something that feels a little too common these days. Side Note: Agreed on the VA's outside of Gunner, the OG's voices were waaay better.
Great video bro. The amount of effort you put into this is crazy. I've never played them through but own the newest one and need to play it soon. Anyways keep it up bro!
The problem I have with dead space is they made Isaac look like a politician and not a disgruntled engineer. He looks like the type of guy who runs on education.
Wasnt really for me. I actually completed Dead space remake unlike RE4. Im not sure what it was. Although i can safely tell you that dead space 1 from 2008 still scares tf out of me,DSR does too but only at certain moments
This remake is truly an absolutely incredible game and as has been pointed out, so is the remake of Resident Evil 4. However the latter had arguably a wider fan base behind it - for a start - which dampened the sales for Dead Space unfortunately (it would seem). I would absolutely urge everyone to pick up and play this game, it's a work of art and incredibly atmospheric, not to mention NG+ is brilliantly implemented too (carry over of inventory, upgrades etc but with some changes to enemies etc).
So, alot of people aren't talking about this, and I really want to get it out there. There is one reason Dead Space Remake exist. Only one. EA was being petty about former Visceral Developers, and the Callisto Protocol. EA did not want their former developers to succeed, they wanted to put out a new Dead Space to help open lawsuits for future copyright infringement. Once the Visceral Developers reformed and EA got wind of Callisto Protocol the Dead Space Remake went right into development. Of course the Callisto Protocol didn't do so well on its own merit, but the competition of this remake didn't help matter's eather. Ontop of that alot of people didn't give the developers a chance to explain or fix it or anything, it flopped and everyone was looking to the Dead Space Remake. Unless Callisto Protocol 2 is announced I wouldn't look for a Dead Space 2 remaster, though it is possible. EA tends to pour too much money into single player projects then make demands to make a niche genre more wide spread and available for general audiences. The original Dead Space got two movie tie ins to try and help promote it. Who knows how much they dumped to rush development of Dead Space just to compete with Callisto.
@@FrostiKing I have no knowledge of this so I can’t really comment on it. But rushed or not, I think Motive did a great job with the remake. Despite EA’s demands. I hope motive succeed in the future
@@Kazaonyt From everything Ive seen I agree, the remake is solid with a few questionable decisions. (I find the aging up of Isaac and Nicole just... odd), the VA work wavers all over the place like you said. I just, hate the 'WHY' of it's existence.
@@FrostiKing Mind saying what those questionable changes were? I’m genuinely curious. Someone pointed out some forced diversity woke stuff and I only noticed it once he pointed it out but I didn’t really care about that sort of stuff. But it did feel out place. Especially the all gender toilets (like why lol) that’s not how you represent diversity lol
@@Kazaonyt If there is forced diversity in it, its minor, the bathrooms like you mentioned, I think someone threw around ageism, the cast was very diverse from the original game. I think I heard something about it being done very subtly in this game, like the bathrooms, I think a few data logs no one reads mentions stuff. Also fun fact, unless the developers are very vocal about DEI, most of that comes from the top, oversight and managers. Alot of people are quite tired of it, but investment firms like Blackrock and Vangaurd pour alot of money into alot of investments, EA, Disney, most of Hollywood, and as long as they are doing what the investment company wants, they get bailouts, writeoffs and bonuses. Which is why Disney has been able to remain afloat without producing anything of substance for, quite some time. They are doing as they are told and getting bailouts and continued investment. Since EA got the star wars license for games I am assuming they are under the same hedgefund investment group.
@@FrostiKing yup Ive read about blackrock. But still don’t know much about it but understand what they do. Regardless of that. I thought the remake was a masterpiece. People will disagree with that, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a fan of the original. I thought the remake recaptured that experience and made it more immersive. Also the fact we can explore the ship, I absolutely loved that.
Easily a 9/10 remake, phenomenal I loved it so much, if there is a Dead Space 2 remake I want Motive to do it they damn near perfected it with such minimal flaws I wouldn't oppose someone considering it 10/10. Fuck me what a studio motive is to pull this off.
I just bought brand-new sealed copies of the original Dead Space 1 and 2, for my PS3. I bought it for that old vibe nostalgic feeling, it was a reasonable price 100$ for both copies from the seller's collection list. It feels like I'm 10 years old again in 2008, just holding both original launch copies on my hands. Meanwhile, my Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 just standing there, because of the lack of next gen content.
P.S. Great video and I Couldn’t agree more about Tanya Clark’s voice acting, so good. Nicole felt so much more real/disturbing/alive and for me her graphical representation only added to that. She was like a guiding star for Isaac and for us and the new version of her was so real and scary to watch. And as for its “failure” corporations are the enemy of art and very ten they’re the death of art, they suck because of their stupid corporate culture of constant financial growth, all the time, to infinity. Ridiculous and obviously unsustainable. Even a doggy can learn not to take all of the food out of his feeder at once.
@@MrMightyZ the game allegedly sold 2 million copies and that still wasn’t enough. EA obviously had much higher expectations for this game and it didn’t satisfy them. They only care about money and not about owning iconic IPs. It annoys me they don’t appreciate the hard work that goes into these kind of games. It builds up their fanbase and brand recognition. But they only see profit charts. What a damn shame
@@Kazaonyt We have to hope that devs see Indy development as the future because giant corps are not only destroying games but the motivation and the lives of the devs. People with computer science degrees are treated like waiters in the 1990s. Something’s gotta change.🤞✌️
Hello! Does anyone know the name of the ambient piece used in the background of Chapter 3? I'm trying to find it myself but the music doesn't seem to be credited anywhere :(
I would agree with you only up to a point. As much as people hate the ADS turret sections by removing them. One of the best scares in the story is ruined. The Valor in the Remake sucks. Also UGCOLE
I wish in a perfect world, EA would just sell the rights to a publisher thats willing to eat the losses because this game was in my top 3 of 2023 and my favorite horror franchise.
the remake failed on PC. Stutters were noticeable, even with high-end PCs. But at the end of the day, it was just basically the same game with a new coat of paint. The ambience sounds it and soundtrack the OG had was NOT surpassed. It also had little replay value other than going for all trophies. RE4 remake was a FAR better remake because it mixed it up more with the enemies, gameplay mechanics, story and characters.
@@flywheel8541 kinda yeah. For me it eventually fixed its self but I’m not sure if this happened with anyone else. So be wary of that, I’m sure there’s fixes online though
Playing the Original, the the remake was kind of like watching Full Metal Alchemist, the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. A lot of similarities and a lot of differences to make them separate experiences, both great.
I agree with nearly everything you said. Though, I preferred Issac to talk in the game since I never saw myself as Issac so I preferred this version where he has a voice. But as to why it didn't sell was EA's own fault really. This game released inbetween RE4 which was a banger of a remake series that was insanely popular and then on top of that released virtually on the same day as the Calisto Protocal made by Glen Schofield. EA has built a reputation as a company that is solely focused on cash grabs so the Remake likely was already looked at by the community as just that... a cash grab. Now it was actually well made... but then on the other side you had the Callisto Protocal by Glen who people thought was going to make a banger of a game... to actually be disappointed. So the timing of release was terrible for DS remake customers were split three ways already with EA still being looked at negatively which I'm sure didn't help. The fact that it did as well as it did by word of mouth already tells me had they released this at a better time we'd probably be talking about DS2 remake as we speak.
Someone needs to wrest the Dead Space IP out of EA's grubby hands. That game needs a proper publisher behind and current EA leadership will never, ever make a game that doesn't always push their profits into the green year after year.
Yes! Thank you! I 100% agree with this video. I’ve been saying this since the remake released. Great visuals, great gameplay, great sound, Gunner Wright is great, soulless characters.
@@Kazaonyt I'm heavily considering pre-ordering STALKER 2 more recently, since it comes out 5 days after my birthday, and I practically grew up playing STALKER with my dad.
@@Kazaonyt From what they've said, it's open world, so probably lots of exploration. I love how vibrant it looks with the plantlife in the trailers, since that's close to their original ideas for CoP.
I love DS franchise and it was buggy for me on launch day with a lot of stuttering only played like 5-10% didn't touch again because of travelling still really good looking game, the only thing kills games is over expectations these big greedy companies wants GTAV kind of sales numbers. The reality is the marketing of the game wasn't great and then it's above 18+ which also reduces a lot of sales. So many games studios got shut down because of this stupidity, and then they have the license of the games so the studios can't make the sequels or anything with that franchise ever again. The only reason the DS Remake exist is because of the greed they saw how well RE games doing so they greenlit the game but with the other studio. The reason RE games worked and DS remake didn't is because of RE franchise has bigger audience they made movies, shows, animations and experimented with the franchise with RE 7 and 8. EA could've done the same with DS franchise but didn't you need to expand to grow the fanbase that's what Japanese do so well. I hope they give DS one more chance In my opinion they should make a live action sci fi horror show with good director, writers with HBO or something with good budget people are definitely are bigger fan of shows and movies than horror games and expand the fanbase.
If they would’ve left stuff EXACTLY the same, it would’ve sold, they could’ve remastered the other two, but NNNOOOOOO they had to make it “mOdErN”…..🤦♂️🖕pffffffft*
just my opinion, but i thought "why should i buy the remaster since i already got and love the original, that i replay from time to time, that was perfect and is still great nowadays ?" I bought calisto protocol instead, to enjoy a whole new game,story, gameplay although clearly inspired and similar on some points to dead space (which is great) Although, when it will get cheaper, i might try this remaster
Partly agree. I love Gunnar Wright's performance in Dead Space 2. But the og Dead Space felt so isolating and lonely when all we could hear is Issac's heart beat, Breathing and screaming.
I haven't played the remake, but have played the original trilogy more times than I can count and yeah I'm also a bit mixed on the decision to make him talk in this game.
Voice acting critique-wise, I concur, Kendra & Hammond’s VA isn’t as solid as the original, but I also don’t think they did the worst job; I personally think it’s quite decent, overall. And yeah Gunner Wright & Tanya Clarke nail their roles (no surprise to me), but I also have to credit Dr Challus Mercer’s actor, as well; he did a very good job at portraying the remake’s update on the character. In the original, he felt more like a raving fanatic too much that it was a bit lacking in dimension to his character, but in the remake, he’s a lot more cunning, charming and even calculating in how he acts; like the audio log where he deliberately injects someone with the bio-reconbinant DNA, he comes off like an utter psychopath, and makes him a genuinely frightening person. Mercer was a highlight of the remake, and really enjoyed his actor’s performance, especially when interacting with Isaac.
@@thecircleoft.e.d2121 holy shit this was one thing I regret not bringing up in the video. Mercer was fantastic and was up there as one of my favourite things about the remake. I respectfully disagree with Hammond though, everyone he spoke it just bothered me. The OG Hammond sounded scared but collected, he’s against an unknown threat and his team are getting picked off. The remake however, there’s no fear in his voice. It’s like he’s reading his lines with zero context. Kendra’s performance got better as the game went on and grew to like her. But yeah I agree 100% with you about Mercer. Even though he’s the villain. I kinda liked him. Which in my opinion is an underrated trait for any villain
Love the environments and lore but my lord gameplay is way too easy!! Before y’all say I wasn’t on hard I’ve played OG horror games that yall can’t even come close to completing nowadays. Give me a like if you think horror games are to easy now. Even on hard mode. I had to play through the original game without upgrading my suit or rig and with the flamethrower just to have it difficult. No horror game should be this easy. Remake has solid gameplay can’t deny but I’d sacrifice solid gameplay to have an actual horror experience.
i actually had similar thoughts on the Resident Evil 4 Remake. They improved on the game play a lot and even made it so you could come back to earlier areas to get loot and treasures and stuff. Story wise they actually added more story to some of the characters that had little story in the original. One of my gripes with the game is with the voice acting, many of them were disappointing. The only ones i think was good was Leon, Ashley and maybe Luis, the rest was decent to even bad.
Dead Space is the only game that realy scares me to this day. Most games are not that much of a problem after I finished them once or twice but Dead Space keeps me on edge no matter how often I finished it. The remake was better then I could have ever hoped to be. It captured the atmosphere perfectly and made only very small mistakes and even these mistakes are up for debate. I hope that Motive gets a chance to maybe remake the other titles in the future.
Well at least there wasn't chunks of levels and enemies taken out, and a lot of stuff was cut and moved around. Can't say the same for Capcom re-imagined version of Resident Evil 2,3, and 4.
I love dead space. And the remake is my favorite game so far. The only things i hold against it compared to the original is the change of isace and the voice acting. And the fact that they made Nicole from a woman in her 30’s to a woman looking closer to 50 +. I feel the voice acting was a mile better in the original also. I know dead space 2 doesent need a remake, it still looks amazing and is allot of fun. But i hate the fact that we will not Get a dead space 2 remake.
I don't buy games very much, but I bought this one at full price when it came out. Extremely good, played great, loved all the tiny details. Was happy to spend the money to try and help this game become a success. Failed, kind of disappointed we won't see a remake like this for the next two games (Esp 3 which really deserves it) but I'm still glad we got this one.
I loved this game. Platinumed it. Still go back to enjoy it now and then. Rank it right up there with the RE1 Remake. The things they changed improved the package, and they kept everything that worked. Even enhanced the story and added more value to the package.
@@Kazaonyt it's a shame they already cancelled the future plans. It's like anything not making billions off live service skins is denied life. I hate these publishers and their investors. Why do these grifters with greedy hands take over everything and ruin it?
i played re4make and ds1 remake and i just rly liked the dead space remake way more they improved on the base story and added a lot of good stuff unlike re4
If you want more Dead Space, just buy all the Dead Space games on every format you own, even waiting for a sale or getting them through CD keys will help, we need EA to see just how much hunger there is for more Dead Space amongst the fandom, I did my bit by buying this thing on day one and I've bought the whole series through legitimate means, remember emulation and 2nd hand copies don't count towards this.
@@redplanet667 I own all of them on PC and have beaten 1 and 2 many times, love them. I really do not like dead space 3, it wasn’t even fun in co op. I plan to buy physical copies of 1 and 2 soon. Even though I don’t own any consoles, I still think it would be a cool to own.
Hi there great video, I agree with many of your points but totally disagree about the silent protagonist. For me personally I really dislike silent protagonists because it feels so strange and awkward for this mute person involved in a horrific situation to not say a word and stand around silent It feels unrealistic and inauthentic. I get why video game companies do this but I disagree with their reasoning and was happily surprised to see Isaac talking and having an opinion on things. I was like oh cool he is real now rather than a silent cardboard cutout. Anyways just wanted to share a different opinion on that voice made in games. Cheers mate
@@aquaisuseful682 that’s very odd, I have had several comments saying the game was too easy but my playthrough on hard was pretty difficult. I guess I need to get gud
I bought the remake on my PC and played it on Ultra settings. I can't remember playing a game in which I played it at high difficulty right after just beating it on normal .
Well also to be fair, if the remake is only P.C I don't know why EA is surprised it didn't make a lot of money. Obviously it would have been different if it released on consoles. So many people still don't even own a P.C for many reasons. Like me, I've been gaming for decades and still don't own a gaming P.C. I just don't have that luxury yet.
The voice of issac doesn't dictate the horror aspect of the game issac was jus as scared and anyone should be he was a bad ass in the original the remake game is still a 9 out of 10
The original game felt more lonely and isolating due to the protagonist not talking, which makes it easier for the player to self insert. The voice acting took some of that away in my opinion so I do think it does play a part in the horror aspect. Issacs's voice acting was still superb though, and the attention to detail with ALIVE system gave it a new twist. But i preferred the loneliness the original emitted. Either still a fantastic remake
It's kinda obvious one of the main reasons for a remaster or remake is. New players can't access the old games like us og players. And I guess money lol
You can buy Dead Space 1 and 2 for about $5 each on steam and can run on a potato. Dead Space 2 is also on Game pass so it's backwards compatible. I can also buy an original copy for $5 on eBay if I wanted to. The game is very easily accessible and holds up well. Money was definitely the main motivator for EA to green light a remake since Capcom have been making a killing from it. But I give massive props to Motive for really trying to give a new experience to make the remake worth purchase even for veteran players.
@@Smoking-Green Did you miss the part where I said that Dead Space 2 is on game pass? so is Dead Space 3. All 3 Dead Space games are really cheap to buy for consoles. I wasn't only talking about the PC
@@Smoking-Green Point is. Unlike Silent Hill, Dead Space is still very accessible. Loads of people own an Xbox. Loads of people still own a PlayStation 4. The games are cheap to buy for either console. If someone wanted to go out their way to play the trilogy. It's very easy for them to do so. Now a game you can't exactly do that with, is any of the original silent hill games. they cost way too much and the consoles are very old. Now this is something most people don't want to bother with.
They most likely arent. But to be honest, it really doesn't need it at all. Just like Dead Space 1, the remake wasn't necessary. I expressed that in the video. But I can't deny the brilliance of it. I loved it, it felt unique compared to the original. Dead Space 2 on the other hand will be harder to remake because it won't have as many options. For example, exploration. Issac is on a race against time, he doesn't have time to snoop around. I think the only plausible thing they can do is either do a full reboot (i know, not a fan of this option) or make dead space 4.
The open world actually hurt the game imo. It exposes the fact that most of the ship is empty once youve gone througb an area. The original is "on the rails" but this allowed it to be crafted like a haunted house, and have the impression that all hell might breal loose at any moment.
Well you have to remember, a lot of the population was consumed and came part of the Levithan. That explains why it feels empty, Kendra even explains the fleshy walls are the ship crew. I still think there's plenty of Necromorphs when you back track. Sometimes 4 or 5, i think it's the perfect amount. this way you don't burn through your resources when exploring. But sometimes areas have one necromorph. I think this is good because it adds tension. you won't be sure how many there will be or if it's even worth going for. I get that the original was more on the rails. But this remake had to evolve the gameplay somehow. and it did whilst staying faithful to the original.
@@Kazaonyt I wouldn't call sandbox design an evolution over linear design necessarily. Both have different strengths imo. I will say though my impression of the ship being empty was probably exacerbated by me doing every side quest and collecting everything. During a more causal playthrough you probably won't be running through the same areas quite as many times as I did, and much of the tension would be preserved. I went in with a completionist mindset and after you explore every nook and cranny with a fine toothed comb it can start to feel mundane. Which isn't something the average player will necessarily do.
@@TA-by9wv Yeah I get what you mean. When I first played it, it was on hard. I didn't really do any of the side content but i did back track with the clearance levels. However, when I recorded this video. I did everything. the ship starts to feel empty around chapter 10. up to this point. you've pretty much explored the entire ship, so back tracking one last time did feel a bit of a drag so I will agree with you there.
The remake was a banger, but releasing it so close to the RE4 remake (GOAT remake) was DANGEROUS. Ballsy from Motive I must say.
I got both they both are goated
It definitely didn't hurt sales.
@@josephzayas3715 Motive and EA said otherwise
@@josephzayas3715 I don't think so either. 2 months is quite far for game releases. unlike Dead Space, Resident evil has a die hard fan base. Dead Space has been out of the game for a while and a lot of people probably would have preferred Dead Space 4. which is a shame
no, this is a case of the corpos up top setting unrealistic expectations for no reason.
ea just has expectations that are way too big. will always loathe em
They killed the game for same thing as before. They never learned their lesson after all.
EA, once again, gave up on their investment before it could turn a serious profit. Capcom, on the other hand, understood, that great survival-horror franchises aren't successful overnight. It takes time to cultivate the trust and confidence necessary for such a vision. Capcom, whether they understood this principle or not, nurtured Resident Evil, from its days as a relatively obscure but pioneering concept, to the absolute explosion in popularity, following the release of Resident Evil 4. And despite the failures soon to follow, Capcom didn't give up on Resident Evil. They persisted, returning to the franchises survival-horror roots with RE7: Biohazard. Now, while I prefer an over-the‐shoulder 3rd-person camera, like with previous RE titles, RE7's first-person camera definitely created its own kind of tension. Then, came RE8: Village, and RE4: Remake. Again, "persistence" is the operative phrase. Capcom treats, game development, _business_ properly, as an infinite game, rather than a finite game.
Now, looking at EA, I see a company which thinks they've won, just like Ubisoft, Activision, Microsoft, etc. They seriously believe they can "win" game development. When I look at these companies, however, I don't see companies which have won. All I see are black-hole investments where innovation and profit go to die. Especially considering what EA, in particular, has done to its old, successful franchises. Instead of treating them with care, EA opted to abandon them once _immediate_ and _quick_ profit became an impossibility. They don't care about playing the long game, or investing in their IPs. They just want an easy cash cow they can milk until it becomes unprofitable, like Apex Legends or Madden. So, with that said, it's not wonder EA executives decided to put Dead Space on ice...again.
This right here, you nailed it. Perfectly worded
Played all Dead Space games back in the day and got the remake on first day. Such an amazing remake. It's a shame it sold so poorly, because I doubt we'll get a DS2 remake now.
Good let EA rot those greed mongerers in suits who killed Viceral games years ago don't deserve any more money and power. They only care about money and profit they don't care about gamers period😡👎
Imo, 90% of sales for the remake is fans of the series. The other 10% being people who wanted to the series a start. I've been playing since 2013 and haven't stopped over the years. To me, one of, if not the greatest series to be released in the last 2 decades
I agree. As a fan of the original 1 and 2 (3 doesn’t count to me) I can gladly say this remake does the series justice. Such an underrated classic true survivor horror game. New gamers just don’t get it sometimes.
The classi breathing sounds of Isaac are missing sadly. The remake doesn’t have that distinct hollow metal sound that I’m so nostalgic for
@@aquaisuseful682 true. I overlooked that, it’s still sort of there but it’s toned down by the surrounding audio
I noticed Isaac's walking animation is inferior to the original Dead Space, as well. In the original 2008 Dead Space, when walking forward, Isaac will occasionally look to the left and right, and even point his Plasma Cutter to the left and right occasionally. Just to demonstrate his paranoia and fear. But in the remake, when walking forward, he just stays looking forward. He doesn't glance around or point his Plasma Cutter to the left and right randomly. I was a bit disappointed that wasn't included in the remake. It was a small little animation detail, but added so much.
@@Kazaonyt thanks I thought I was the only one!
@@DeadPixel1105 Those details were really nice for a 2008 game. I think it's a matter of choosing what to add, what to skip. They worked on so many stuff here with the ALIVE system that I'm not that sad about the missing "paranoia" walk cycle of Isaac.
The old animations worked really well because Isaac didn't talk back then. So the avatar of the player (him) act like... well most players. Now that He talks, it's a bit less needed. Would have been great to have that but it's not that bad.
If i won a big lottery, like 500M+...id fly to EA headquarters, drop $250M on their counter and say, "here is for dead space 2 remake, don't let us down." Lmao
@@Bshady37 I would do the same, I would bring back multiplayer. Dead space 2 vs mode was so underrated
Your ROI would be instantaneous
Why the hell would you waste your money on a worthless company such as EA
I have had this same thought.
Honestly i rather make a new game look at star dewvally he put so much efforts on a game nobody's try to make
One nitpick i have with the remake are the necromorphs. They just feel and sound like generic zombies. In the original they were twitchy and charged you violently swinging their arms while making a horrible scream.
@@BogzKenny they’re also slower overall. But in my opinion they sounded scarier than the original
Yeah, their screams and shrieks in the original 2008 release were truly unnerving. But their screams in the remake sound almost comical. Sounds like the noise someone would make when pranking someone, like if someone sneaks up on someone to scare them: "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!! LMAO!!!! GOT YA!!!"
This was my only nitpick about the remake as well... listen to the difference between the Exploder & Howler from the original to the remake. WAY better in original.
@@jamesb1988 I agree now, the necromorphs do sound scarier in the original. I don’t know how they messed that up
@Kazaonyt I mean, for how much they got right, I'll let it slide. Sure, the necromorphs sounds were a let down, and Mercer's death was way better/creepier in the original... I love how it showed the necromorphs would allow somebody to remain alive if it was helping them, at least until they are ready to join the collective. In the remake the hive mind just comes across as brutish, and Mercer looked like a religious idiot who got rope-a-doped in the final seconds of a life he had given to the idea of convergence.
And I realize that they pretty much had to make Issac talk, but part of what made the original by far thr creepiest of the series is his lack of speech. Not only does it make it feel like it's YOU experiencing it, think about how comforting it was any time your video screen would pop up with someone talking to you... cause it meant that you were going to get moments reprieve from the onslaught. In the remake with Issac having a voice, the communication/dialog became x2 as much as it was in the original... that many more times you get a moment of relief/to relax. While it feels good in the moment while playing it, it takes away from the isolated atmosphere big time. This is also a big reason why Dead Space 2 (while great) and Dead Space 3 (pretty good) just can't compare in terms of isolated, claustrophobic horror. Not only are you in large open areas frequently, but you're constantly talking to/meeting up with people = less scary. The less talking + the feeling of being pretty much alone stuck on a massive starship with God knows what kind of abominations looking to chop you to pieces.
Remake is a fantastic game, don't get me wrong, but it just can't compare to the original. Nothing can.
Knowing Issac is 43 yrs old in DS1 just makes the whole teenager love triangle thing in DS3 that much more ridiculous
Ha, as if that kind of romantic drama didn't exist among middle age adults.
@@carlosdgutierrez6570 it shouldnt exist tho
@@gianncmedina7805 I mean in an ideal world you would be right yet those kind of shenanigans have brought ruin to whole nations, just remember what Cleopatra with all the Roman leaders she got intimate, or Madame Panpadour and how she made Luis XV to drive France into the ground.
Romantic drama among adults is as old as mankind either you like it or not.
@@carlosdgutierrez6570 Yea youre right sadly, but still shouldnt exist :)
Humans are petty. Imagine thinking 40 year olds are beyond romantic squabbles.
I'm still holding out hope for a DS 2 Remake. Sucks that it will probably not happen. I really want it now. After just finishing the Remake I thought it was a masterpiece. A Dead Space 2 Remake is now one of my dream games.
We can only hope for this, I doubt EA are even considering it because it probably won't make them quick cash. This remake has sold 2 million copies and it still wasn't enough
@madsquirrelmods3035 I don’t even think they were even considering remaking dead space 2 since the first remake wasn’t a finical success straight out the gate. I still don’t think it’s even made profit yet. EA prefer quick money. If the Dead space remake was a blockbuster success after the first week. Then I would have no doubt EA would have green lit Dead space 2 remake (not that it needs it to be honest)
Here's a wild take. Instead of remaking ds2, they remake 3 and eventually 4.
@madsquirrelmods3035 DS2 remake was never in development. There was ideas thrown around but nothing serious, even if another remake in DS was planned to happen it would still been after the iron man game.
DS2 really, really does not need a remake. Dead Space had a bit of jank that was improved with a remake, and the Ishimura benefited heavily from a more "realistic" redesign but DS2's areas and design don't suffer from those things.
I like how most of the added features that improved gameplay were just the features dead space 2 added that was nice
It was all the game needed. Update the graphics. port features from DS2 (though i wish they kept the hacking mechanic, that was cool) and go bold with the redesigned Ishimura, it was perfect
@Kazaonyt makes me think it's better the 2nd isn't getting a remake. There's honestly nothing to improve i played through it a month ago and it's still just as fluid as the remake is
@@dylancole3430 yep I agree, They wouldn’t be able to make the game explorable since you’re on a race against time and aren’t stuck on a mining ship
On my 2nd impossible run. Still goes hard 👍🏼
@@DOOM00420 I haven’t done one of those yet. Pray for me 🫡
@@Kazaonyt Impossible Mode is really not too bad, to be honest. It's more like "Kinda Hard" mode, rather than "Impossible" mode. You'll do fine.
actually after seeing that bug were he talk to himself with no one thier i could see a horror game turning that into a feature. Where your character is talking to people that you can not see on your play through but with somekind of mechanic to where you can eventually see that they are seeing people and they are having an invisible conversation with someone that is only in thier mind.
@@rosadozapop8810 The bug was pretty funny but actually fits Issac pretty well since he had delusions. I’m pretty sure Amnesia has a mechanic like that with their Madness metre, the higher it is the more hallucinations you have. Could be wrong though
@@Kazaonyt yeah when i got it i thought it was intended
I think Dead Space 3 did something like that
He actually does start talking to himself if you get all the Marker fragments in NG+ iirc.
@@thediam0nddrag0n78 DS3 had hallucinations for each coop player, that only one could see.
I have played over 4000 games in my lifetime, DEAD SPACE REMAKE is Top 50 ever easily. One of the greatest games ever.
Facts
It’s in my top seven lol. Silent Hill 2, Re2, RE1 remake (GameCube) Galerians (psx) Alone in the Dark, dead space 1 and 2. Dead Space remake is a masterpiece. Such a shame it wasn’t well received or discovered by the modern audience whatever that is 😢
I hope EA sell Deads space's license to a more competent and passionate company. Just imagine how wonderful would it be if Capcom had this masterpiece on their hands...
@@matheusesteves8414 what’s wrong with Motive? They did a great job with the remake but EA was expecting quick cash and had unrealistic expectations for it. They did the same with Dead Space 3, they wanted it to sell 5 million copies but got nowhere near that. And rightfully so, zero passion went into that game and it was a cash grab. Motive put a lot of love into the remake.
@@KazaonytHe is saying the problem is EA. AKA when EA sells something, it leaves EA's hands. Unless you're implying that Motive paid EA to make Dead Space while still being under EA's purview which would be a bizarre business deal.
I remember the night before the remake dropped I watched the animated dead space film that predates the events of the first game. I remember coming home from gamestop and sinking so many hours playing this game on my ps5. I love this game and wish EA didn't have such high expecations for a horror game. hopefully in the future the series makes a come back.🙏
I personally think the original is better, it was a true masterpiece one of a time horror experience. The remake is great but it completely lost the atmosphere for me, I wasn't scared even once playing it, made me jump a couple of times but never scared, the original gets under your skin, the necromorphs sound fx are alot worse in the remake, some of them look better..the slashers don't, the og slashers are better, more aggressive and brutal, never felt in danger in the remake either, the og felt like they were constantly trying to tear my head off. The atmosphere and sound fx were so much better in the original. The ishimura felt massive in the og to, the remake is a great game but I don't think it tops the original at all only in graphics but that's about it, the og did what it was supposed to do, scare the shit out of you.
On ps5, i experienced a couple glitches where i just walked through doors and the necromorphs didn't spawn in at the zero-G therapy, but they spawned in the wrong place
Unlike the recent Resident Evil remakes, DSR had no backing from an active franchise. Dead Space kind of disappeared 10 years ago, while the string of RE remakes had RE7 and RE8 to hype them up.
If DS3 had been better and there was a promise of a DS4 on the way after DSR, I think DSR would've fared better. As it is, it really only appealed to gamers aged 30+ who were around for the original in 2008. I also think a lot of people didn't believe DS1 needed a remake that much. It's sort of in "nice to have" territory, whereas RE2R and RE4R had more to work with in updating their originals.
my biggest disappointment with the remake, is that EA motive didn't decide to remake Dead Space 2 in the future.
When it comes to horror games like Dead Space and Resident Evil, am I the only one that turns off the music to get immersed with the horror ambience? Because IRL, you're not getting to hear instruments when getting jump scared.
BUT DA VIOLINS, THO
@@zeliph I’m a sucker for OSTs so I refuse to turn off the music. It’s so good
Nah I love the music. Maybe I'll try with dead space. But when it comes to the re2 remake I always go back to the og soundtrack. Something about it is so unnerving. Kinda reminds me of 90s TV series like The X-Files and Poltergeist: Legacy 😅
I personally could never do this. Also considering music (as well as sound in general obv) is one of the most important things to do horror properly
My brother theres an old saying in the horror gilm industry. Horror is 75% audio.
It’s funny they bring it back just to say no to a remake to the sequel what a dumb business decision.
27:05 In my New Game + playthrough, I got to the cutscene where Dr. Mercer kills Jakobs. Both Jakobs and Dr. Mercer did not spawn in, so it was super goofy. Along with this, the Hunter never spawned in either, not even after the cutscene ended.
When the remake came out I played it in one sitting over 17 hours, other than using the bathroom I took 2 small breaks. One to eat and one to shovel my neighbors driveway
The remake will go down as one of my favorite games of all time. Top ten games ever, easy. I liked it so much I put in 8 full playthroughs on launch and platinumed it.
I just wish isaac didn't look like Adam Sandler
He's meant to look like the voice actor (gunnar wright) But yes, he looks like Adam Sandler
@@KazaonytI miss when Isaac didn't talk. The way he turned into a marvel character in DS2 with bad jokes every other line, terrible
@@Walamonga1313he’s definitely a “cool guy” in the second game, but in this remake they did a good job. He’s a competent engineer keeping it together really well considering what he’s going through. He’s not very quippy, but he is a person with thoughts and ideas. That’s much better than a guy who doesn’t say a word and takes orders from everyone without complaint or addition.
He looks more like Patrick Wilson imo
My only gripe was the face reveal of Isaac Clarke. Let's be honest here, from a certain angle Isaac Clarke's face is a remarkable resemblance to Adam Sandler.
Cheers 🍻
@@ElMalito187 he does indeed lol
Don’t ruin it for me! Noooooooo
Nah, he doesn't look like Adam Sandler. He looks like Gunner Wright, the mo-cap actor and voice actor for Isaac.
@@DeadPixel1105- there’s a reason they got 15 times your like. Adam Sandler.
Thats the best part
Good game but I have it on PC and it’s SO STUTTERY! I can’t play it.. complete waste of my money
Both variants have their stuff that makes them unique. The Remake has the graphical improvement, the Intensity Director that really makes the Ishimura like an active character and throwing additional enemies at ya, making every run different and making reference to the other games one way or another (for example the Story Mode uses the regenerating healing from Dead Space Mobile and some logs making reference to the Ariel from the nodes posts from Instagram account and the Extraction crew). The original has a more macabre atmosphere, better animations and behavior that makes both Isaac and the Necromorphs unique (Isaac has idle animations, in which in the Remake he doesn't and Lurkers they have a unique animation that moves its tentacles in order to avoid damage but at the same time putting itself to grave danger as with a well-aimed Plasma Cutter you can damage all 3 tentacles, and fun fact, the Infector from OG can grab the bodies that are on higher ground while the Remake doesn't 😅). One big dissapointment of both variants is the lack of modding. The only unique mod (that isn't TexMod-related) that exists for Dead Space (2008) is the First Person Mod by Reverse Engineering Gamer that basically transforms the game into Extraction 2.0 but with full freedom of moving (no idea when the mod itself will be worked upon again, alongside the first person mod for the other 2 from the trilogy). As a creative perspective, there are many things I've noticed as a downgrade for the Remake in comparison of the OG (mostly on the animation area and what made them unique). The biggest crime of the Remake was not getting back the OG voice actor of Dr. Kyne: Keith Szarabajka that voiced him on both Dead Space Downfall and Dead Space (2008). Mercer (a nice alternative variant than the OG and his end is quite fitting being betrayed by the only thing he ever cared or loved about...) , Hammond and Kendra performances of the new VA was quite decent, especially for Kendra (making her more trustworthy and at the same time doing her job as a double agent until the revelation...) We'll see how the game will perform after the patch that removes Denuvo comes out...
One problem I had with this game is that it’s too easy even on the hardest mode. They should have added one extra neomorph to each encounter to make it a little difficult. I noticed that they don’t grope me enough when they get close so I don’t get to tap any buttons 😢
The game is debatably harder than the original. Necromorphs can't be stun locked as often with gunshots meaning if theres more than one, you can get cornered easily. Ammo drops are no where near as generous as the original (one thing about the original that made it easy was ammo wasn't scarce) I even ran out of ammo completely and had to resort to melee, whihc is the clip i showed in the video. you have to explore the ship if you want weapon parts to upgrade, which means you are also risking resources. but this also means you can't make the plasma cutter OP early in the game. The Large health pack was significantly nerfed. Only heals 3 bars whereas in the original it did the whole bar. All healing items were nerfed.
But Issac is a lot more nimble this time so it's easy to evade enemies. The Necromorphs are also overall a lot less aggressive, they move slower and they rarely grab you. They also do less damage depending on the necromorph type. all their health and damage values were changed in the remake. the plasma cutter becomes extremely OP with the melee upgrade, one punch will knock a necromorph over if there isn't anything in its way. this makes conserving ammo much easier.
Overall, I'd argue the remake is harder. But you can make the game easier by upgrading the plasma cutter as early as possible and use telekensis a lot because most stuff in the environment can be used to kill a necromorph. I think the game is only hard depending on the player. Since I have loads of experience with survival horrors, the number one rule i always follow is that every item is precious and I need to keep it. this leads to me hoarding ammo and being extremely conservative. and by time im at the end of the game. i have loads of ammo. I had about 120 plasma cutter rounds and 300 pulse rifle rounds for the final boss lol
@@KazaonytI only play on the hardest difficulties in games with the only exception being 1 life type modes. Needless to say I have seen them grab me, flank me, sprint, lunge, and more that they don't do normally. I believe that these behaviors are locked not only by difficulty but also how well the player is doing, like how much health you have, what is in your inventory, when was the last time you got hit and probably more.
I've had some wild encounters to like in multiple playthroughs in a row now, every other necromorph is a phantom/nightmare sometimes its multiple at once with the most I've encountered being 5 and they were all Leapers in the asteroid room. Nearly every brute has been a phantom/nightmare since my first new game plus.
Once right after fighting the Leviathan, I got 2 phantom slashers and a Leaper in the hallway out, then when I went to leave hydroponics, I ran into 2 full sets of divider parts and 2 Pregnants right outside the door.
@@Kazaonyt No way, the remake is way easier than the original. Being able to actually use kinesis as an effective weapon just by itself makes it waaaay easier to play through. Ammo? shit you dont even need a gun... just TK every enemy GG. Eventually you can upgrade the stasis to the one that does damage too...
Gotta say I’m not a fan of the new weapon sounds. It sounds like the stripped out the “punch” and made everything sound like toy guns. The OG plasma cutter sounds like an actual gun with a gunpowder propelled projectile, while the new one sounds wimpy.
Yeah it sounds like they neutered it, weird choice
It's so dumb because it sold well but not the "Battlefield" numbers. I hate Battlefield slop games so much. Should've been released this year tho tbh since not much has been released in 2024.
@@Chris-zc7xj Exactly, it has allegedly sold 2 million copies in one year. These numbers weren’t what EA were expecting because they were hoping for quick profit like their other games make.
What they don’t understand is, sometimes story games are a long term investment. Build up that community and maybe entice the original fan base to return. Then eventually the game will profit.
Horror games are not selling that well on the mainstream market. With the exception of Resident Evil. That game is an icon more than anything so it sells well even as an horror game.
Dead Space remake is the perfect work on reusing an old blueprint but perfect the vision the original devs had.
Transform the old levels into a metroidvania connected world (here the ship) with random encounters BUT keep the (small or big) scripted moments. Rework the weapons and their alt mode so they are more fun/usefull. Make the main character more like its sequels and take what was good in zero-g during Dead Space 2/3 and add it to the remake. And change what didn't work (boss and so on).
The ship already felt like a lived-in world back then, it's even more the case here with all the details added. The Station in DS2 was like that too. Shame We'll never get the remake, since this remake didn't sold well enough for EA standards.
My biggest problem is with the voice acting and especially with how they made Isaac and Nicole look like. I didn't care for Dead Space one Isaac's face, but 2 was pretty nice looking.
What I really loved from Isaac being able to speak was like he actually acted as an engineer. He was giving solutions or taking the initiative on how to fix something. Yeah, break inmersion, but made it more real tbh.
Yeah, its make a lot more sense. in the original, Hammond somehow knew how ship engines work lol. But what i liked about the voiceless protagonist is that he has no control over the situation. He just follows orders like a droid. One detail I love with this, is that you can read Issac's personal logs in between chapters. He notes his frustrations over Hammond and Kendra arguing over what to do next, he simply says "I have no say in this" which filled me with dread. Issac can only follow orders, he goes deep into the ship with no combat training and experience and had to hope for the best.
With the remake, Issac seems confident and not really fearful. He is early in the game but that fades away. However, this may be due to Issac being drived by saving Nicole. Or being influenced by the Marker.
He was way too confident and relaxed given the situation. It makes sense in dead space 2 but not the first title.
@@TA-by9wv Exactly, I completely agree with this.
he talks rarely enough that it doesn't really bother me, most of the time you're just roaming the ship alone with your thoughts
Break immersion? What??
The 43 year old master engineer deciding on solutions and providing them is "breaking immersion"?
It’s great and was nostalgic for sure but sadly they fumbled on remaking this game so early (especially the price)
I think it needed to wait at least one more next gen console before it’s remake time. Looks like ea has offically finished this franchise for good now. I’m getting the same feelings from the dead rising remake too
It makes me sad a ds3 rework wouldn't happen so we coud get the fourth and final game as well the only thing we can hope is the new sh2 and re9 are excellent
I wish they used the old face model actor.
@@JohnnyJJP911 what’a wrong with the Adam Sandler face model? lol
Nah, Gunner Wright has been portraying Isaac Clark since Dead Space 2. When fans think of Isaac Clark, they think of Gunner Wright. So it makes perfect sense that they used his face in the remake.
@@DeadPixel1105 Pretty sure he even voiced all his grunting in Dead Space 1 too.
@@DeadPixel1105Nah I think of DS1's face at the end of the game. I couldn't even picture DS2's
I think companies just need to release something they care about, not a money maker. we have times of the year where a game like dead space could have sold amazingly like the summer is always dry when it comes to games, they could of released it then, or waited for re4 remake to have its hype done with. It just really hurts me that we aren't getting the sequels redone bc i had high hope that they could have made dead space 3 amazing.
In my opinion, business isn't just about meeting profit expectations (especially unrealistic ones), it's also about maintaining trust and goodwill with your customers. Sometimes as a company, especially a large company with many assets/properties (EA), you need to accept that not every one of your products is going to be a smash hit in the profit margins and that some of your product's goals should be focused on nurturing your public image and connection with your customer base.
Dead Space is clearly never going to be top a selling GOTY candidate EA seems to expect out of it, it's just not in its nature. Yet instead of lowering their unreasonable expectations and shifting their mindset for what Dead Space as an IP *can* do for them, they instead just mark it as a commercial failure and throw it in the dirt.
This is what happens when soulless corporate companies get their grubby hands on passion projects, something that feels a little too common these days.
Side Note: Agreed on the VA's outside of Gunner, the OG's voices were waaay better.
Wait, is it already confirmed they're not going to do anything more with the series?
Great video bro. The amount of effort you put into this is crazy. I've never played them through but own the newest one and need to play it soon. Anyways keep it up bro!
it's a 10/10 game, highly recommend
The problem I have with dead space is they made Isaac look like a politician and not a disgruntled engineer. He looks like the type of guy who runs on education.
Whatever are you talking about? Why wouldn’t an engineer look the way he does (based on the voice actor btw)?
Wasnt really for me.
I actually completed Dead space remake unlike RE4. Im not sure what it was. Although i can safely tell you that dead space 1 from 2008 still scares tf out of me,DSR does too but only at certain moments
The remake one doesn't have a scary thing at Logo Intro
This remake is truly an absolutely incredible game and as has been pointed out, so is the remake of Resident Evil 4. However the latter had arguably a wider fan base behind it - for a start - which dampened the sales for Dead Space unfortunately (it would seem). I would absolutely urge everyone to pick up and play this game, it's a work of art and incredibly atmospheric, not to mention NG+ is brilliantly implemented too (carry over of inventory, upgrades etc but with some changes to enemies etc).
@@Upbeforetheenemy real
It's not just a remake, it was supposed to be a reboot as well.
This franchise had it rough & still does.
So, alot of people aren't talking about this, and I really want to get it out there. There is one reason Dead Space Remake exist. Only one.
EA was being petty about former Visceral Developers, and the Callisto Protocol.
EA did not want their former developers to succeed, they wanted to put out a new Dead Space to help open lawsuits for future copyright infringement. Once the Visceral Developers reformed and EA got wind of Callisto Protocol the Dead Space Remake went right into development. Of course the Callisto Protocol didn't do so well on its own merit, but the competition of this remake didn't help matter's eather. Ontop of that alot of people didn't give the developers a chance to explain or fix it or anything, it flopped and everyone was looking to the Dead Space Remake.
Unless Callisto Protocol 2 is announced I wouldn't look for a Dead Space 2 remaster, though it is possible. EA tends to pour too much money into single player projects then make demands to make a niche genre more wide spread and available for general audiences. The original Dead Space got two movie tie ins to try and help promote it. Who knows how much they dumped to rush development of Dead Space just to compete with Callisto.
@@FrostiKing I have no knowledge of this so I can’t really comment on it. But rushed or not, I think Motive did a great job with the remake. Despite EA’s demands. I hope motive succeed in the future
@@Kazaonyt From everything Ive seen I agree, the remake is solid with a few questionable decisions. (I find the aging up of Isaac and Nicole just... odd), the VA work wavers all over the place like you said. I just, hate the 'WHY' of it's existence.
@@FrostiKing Mind saying what those questionable changes were? I’m genuinely curious. Someone pointed out some forced diversity woke stuff and I only noticed it once he pointed it out but I didn’t really care about that sort of stuff. But it did feel out place. Especially the all gender toilets (like why lol) that’s not how you represent diversity lol
@@Kazaonyt If there is forced diversity in it, its minor, the bathrooms like you mentioned, I think someone threw around ageism, the cast was very diverse from the original game. I think I heard something about it being done very subtly in this game, like the bathrooms, I think a few data logs no one reads mentions stuff.
Also fun fact, unless the developers are very vocal about DEI, most of that comes from the top, oversight and managers. Alot of people are quite tired of it, but investment firms like Blackrock and Vangaurd pour alot of money into alot of investments, EA, Disney, most of Hollywood, and as long as they are doing what the investment company wants, they get bailouts, writeoffs and bonuses. Which is why Disney has been able to remain afloat without producing anything of substance for, quite some time. They are doing as they are told and getting bailouts and continued investment. Since EA got the star wars license for games I am assuming they are under the same hedgefund investment group.
@@FrostiKing yup Ive read about blackrock. But still don’t know much about it but understand what they do.
Regardless of that. I thought the remake was a masterpiece. People will disagree with that, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a fan of the original. I thought the remake recaptured that experience and made it more immersive. Also the fact we can explore the ship, I absolutely loved that.
Anybody else hearing a sea dragon leviathan at 11:49
Easily a 9/10 remake, phenomenal I loved it so much, if there is a Dead Space 2 remake I want Motive to do it they damn near perfected it with such minimal flaws I wouldn't oppose someone considering it 10/10. Fuck me what a studio motive is to pull this off.
I just bought brand-new sealed copies of the original Dead Space 1 and 2, for my PS3. I bought it for that old vibe nostalgic feeling, it was a reasonable price 100$ for both copies from the seller's collection list. It feels like I'm 10 years old again in 2008, just holding both original launch copies on my hands. Meanwhile, my Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 just standing there, because of the lack of next gen content.
EA only cares about money, please EA leave away from Dead Space IP!
P.S. Great video and I Couldn’t agree more about Tanya Clark’s voice acting, so good. Nicole felt so much more real/disturbing/alive and for me her graphical representation only added to that. She was like a guiding star for Isaac and for us and the new version of her was so real and scary to watch.
And as for its “failure” corporations are the enemy of art and very ten they’re the death of art, they suck because of their stupid corporate culture of constant financial growth, all the time, to infinity. Ridiculous and obviously unsustainable.
Even a doggy can learn not to take all of the food out of his feeder at once.
@@MrMightyZ the game allegedly sold 2 million copies and that still wasn’t enough. EA obviously had much higher expectations for this game and it didn’t satisfy them. They only care about money and not about owning iconic IPs. It annoys me they don’t appreciate the hard work that goes into these kind of games. It builds up their fanbase and brand recognition. But they only see profit charts. What a damn shame
@@Kazaonyt We have to hope that devs see Indy development as the future because giant corps are not only destroying games but the motivation and the lives of the devs. People with computer science degrees are treated like waiters in the 1990s. Something’s gotta change.🤞✌️
Hello! Does anyone know the name of the ambient piece used in the background of Chapter 3? I'm trying to find it myself but the music doesn't seem to be credited anywhere :(
I would agree with you only up to a point. As much as people hate the ADS turret sections by removing them. One of the best scares in the story is ruined. The Valor in the Remake sucks.
Also UGCOLE
Great vid! Only disagreement is with Hammond. I thought his voice acting was much more authentic and fitting with his crew.
Idk if will ever get Dead space 2 remake. But i really hope we do one day,this world deserves it man
I wish in a perfect world, EA would just sell the rights to a publisher thats willing to eat the losses because this game was in my top 3 of 2023 and my favorite horror franchise.
I waited to play this game until I picked up some quality headphones and it was well worth the wait - The sound design is incredible.
Then what was the point of releasing a survey if fans wanted a remake of Dead Space 2
the remake failed on PC. Stutters were noticeable, even with high-end PCs. But at the end of the day, it was just basically the same game with a new coat of paint. The ambience sounds it and soundtrack the OG had was NOT surpassed. It also had little replay value other than going for all trophies. RE4 remake was a FAR better remake because it mixed it up more with the enemies, gameplay mechanics, story and characters.
I am thinking of getting this game in it's Halloween Sale on Steam. But I have heard of some kind of stuttering issue, does it still have this?
@@flywheel8541 kinda yeah. For me it eventually fixed its self but I’m not sure if this happened with anyone else. So be wary of that, I’m sure there’s fixes online though
Playing the Original, the the remake was kind of like watching Full Metal Alchemist, the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. A lot of similarities and a lot of differences to make them separate experiences, both great.
I agree with nearly everything you said. Though, I preferred Issac to talk in the game since I never saw myself as Issac so I preferred this version where he has a voice. But as to why it didn't sell was EA's own fault really. This game released inbetween RE4 which was a banger of a remake series that was insanely popular and then on top of that released virtually on the same day as the Calisto Protocal made by Glen Schofield. EA has built a reputation as a company that is solely focused on cash grabs so the Remake likely was already looked at by the community as just that... a cash grab. Now it was actually well made... but then on the other side you had the Callisto Protocal by Glen who people thought was going to make a banger of a game... to actually be disappointed. So the timing of release was terrible for DS remake customers were split three ways already with EA still being looked at negatively which I'm sure didn't help. The fact that it did as well as it did by word of mouth already tells me had they released this at a better time we'd probably be talking about DS2 remake as we speak.
Someone needs to wrest the Dead Space IP out of EA's grubby hands. That game needs a proper publisher behind and current EA leadership will never, ever make a game that doesn't always push their profits into the green year after year.
Yes! Thank you!
I 100% agree with this video.
I’ve been saying this since the remake released. Great visuals, great gameplay, great sound, Gunner Wright is great, soulless characters.
To put in perspective how amazing the Dead Space Remake is; it is the only game I have ever pre-ordered other than Cyberpunk, which I also love.
I also pre ordered it. No regrets
@@Kazaonyt I'm heavily considering pre-ordering STALKER 2 more recently, since it comes out 5 days after my birthday, and I practically grew up playing STALKER with my dad.
@@Chonkems It's looking good. I hope it retains the atmosphere the original had. and maybe a lot more exploration.
@@Kazaonyt From what they've said, it's open world, so probably lots of exploration. I love how vibrant it looks with the plantlife in the trailers, since that's close to their original ideas for CoP.
I actually like the movement and running animations of the original, it gave weight to Isaac he actually felt real heavy
I love DS franchise and it was buggy for me on launch day with a lot of stuttering only played like 5-10% didn't touch again because of travelling still really good looking game, the only thing kills games is over expectations these big greedy companies wants GTAV kind of sales numbers. The reality is the marketing of the game wasn't great and then it's above 18+ which also reduces a lot of sales. So many games studios got shut down because of this stupidity, and then they have the license of the games so the studios can't make the sequels or anything with that franchise ever again.
The only reason the DS Remake exist is because of the greed they saw how well RE games doing so they greenlit the game but with the other studio. The reason RE games worked and DS remake didn't is because of RE franchise has bigger audience they made movies, shows, animations and experimented with the franchise with RE 7 and 8. EA could've done the same with DS franchise but didn't you need to expand to grow the fanbase that's what Japanese do so well.
I hope they give DS one more chance In my opinion they should make a live action sci fi horror show with good director, writers with HBO or something with good budget people are definitely are bigger fan of shows and movies than horror games and expand the fanbase.
They took the extra suits out which was a huge flop to me.
If I were a billionaire and worked at Capcom, I would buy both the Dead Space and the entire Motive team.
If they would’ve left stuff EXACTLY the same, it would’ve sold, they could’ve remastered the other two, but NNNOOOOOO they had to make it “mOdErN”…..🤦♂️🖕pffffffft*
@@oldmankage1379 what?
@@Kazaonyt i think they mean the gender neutral bathrooms
@@rawrdino7046 💀
just my opinion, but i thought "why should i buy the remaster since i already got and love the original, that i replay from time to time, that was perfect and is still great nowadays ?"
I bought calisto protocol instead, to enjoy a whole new game,story, gameplay although clearly inspired and similar on some points to dead space (which is great)
Although, when it will get cheaper, i might try this remaster
The remake took away everything that made the original so good imo
How so tho? Enlighten a brotha?
@MrCaliforniaLivin notice the silence. It's cope.
It sucks because he talks now. It killed the mood of the original as a spiritual sequel to Metroid.
Partly agree. I love Gunnar Wright's performance in Dead Space 2. But the og Dead Space felt so isolating and lonely when all we could hear is Issac's heart beat, Breathing and screaming.
I haven't played the remake, but have played the original trilogy more times than I can count and yeah I'm also a bit mixed on the decision to make him talk in this game.
I do like that they characterized him as a man of few words though. He only talks when he’s talking to another person and he’s short and to the point.
Voice acting critique-wise, I concur, Kendra & Hammond’s VA isn’t as solid as the original, but I also don’t think they did the worst job; I personally think it’s quite decent, overall. And yeah Gunner Wright & Tanya Clarke nail their roles (no surprise to me), but I also have to credit Dr Challus Mercer’s actor, as well; he did a very good job at portraying the remake’s update on the character. In the original, he felt more like a raving fanatic too much that it was a bit lacking in dimension to his character, but in the remake, he’s a lot more cunning, charming and even calculating in how he acts; like the audio log where he deliberately injects someone with the bio-reconbinant DNA, he comes off like an utter psychopath, and makes him a genuinely frightening person. Mercer was a highlight of the remake, and really enjoyed his actor’s performance, especially when interacting with Isaac.
@@thecircleoft.e.d2121 holy shit this was one thing I regret not bringing up in the video. Mercer was fantastic and was up there as one of my favourite things about the remake. I respectfully disagree with Hammond though, everyone he spoke it just bothered me. The OG Hammond sounded scared but collected, he’s against an unknown threat and his team are getting picked off. The remake however, there’s no fear in his voice. It’s like he’s reading his lines with zero context. Kendra’s performance got better as the game went on and grew to like her.
But yeah I agree 100% with you about Mercer. Even though he’s the villain. I kinda liked him. Which in my opinion is an underrated trait for any villain
Love the environments and lore but my lord gameplay is way too easy!! Before y’all say I wasn’t on hard I’ve played OG horror games that yall can’t even come close to completing nowadays. Give me a like if you think horror games are to easy now. Even on hard mode. I had to play through the original game without upgrading my suit or rig and with the flamethrower just to have it difficult. No horror game should be this easy. Remake has solid gameplay can’t deny but I’d sacrifice solid gameplay to have an actual horror experience.
The original has issues with modern PCs that the remake doesn't. Its a shame about the stutters but hopefully over the years they are less noticeable.
People pretending the lighting and atmosphere isn't 300% better need to put more effort into their trolling.
i actually had similar thoughts on the Resident Evil 4 Remake. They improved on the game play a lot and even made it so you could come back to earlier areas to get loot and treasures and stuff. Story wise they actually added more story to some of the characters that had little story in the original. One of my gripes with the game is with the voice acting, many of them were disappointing. The only ones i think was good was Leon, Ashley and maybe Luis, the rest was decent to even bad.
@@19lazyboy91 I also didn’t like how they removed parts of the game then repackaged them into a dlc a year later. Though Separate ways was really good
@@Kazaonyt oh yeah i forgot about that, that was a shitty move.
i'd actually prefer to get The Callisto Protocol 2 over Dead Space 2 remake. Because... Dead Space 2 already exists and TCP 2... does not.
Dead Space is the only game that realy scares me to this day. Most games are not that much of a problem after I finished them once or twice but Dead Space keeps me on edge no matter how often I finished it.
The remake was better then I could have ever hoped to be. It captured the atmosphere perfectly and made only very small mistakes and even these mistakes are up for debate. I hope that Motive gets a chance to maybe remake the other titles in the future.
Well at least there wasn't chunks of levels and enemies taken out, and a lot of stuff was cut and moved around. Can't say the same for Capcom re-imagined version of Resident Evil 2,3, and 4.
I love dead space. And the remake is my favorite game so far. The only things i hold against it compared to the original is the change of isace and the voice acting. And the fact that they made Nicole from a woman in her 30’s to a woman looking closer to 50 +. I feel the voice acting was a mile better in the original also.
I know dead space 2 doesent need a remake, it still looks amazing and is allot of fun. But i hate the fact that we will not Get a dead space 2 remake.
I don't buy games very much, but I bought this one at full price when it came out. Extremely good, played great, loved all the tiny details. Was happy to spend the money to try and help this game become a success. Failed, kind of disappointed we won't see a remake like this for the next two games (Esp 3 which really deserves it) but I'm still glad we got this one.
Id love to see a rework of 3 with a 4th and final game
I loved this game. Platinumed it. Still go back to enjoy it now and then.
Rank it right up there with the RE1 Remake. The things they changed improved the package, and they kept everything that worked. Even enhanced the story and added more value to the package.
@@phant0mdummy it’s the greatest remake in my opinion
@@Kazaonyt it's a shame they already cancelled the future plans. It's like anything not making billions off live service skins is denied life.
I hate these publishers and their investors. Why do these grifters with greedy hands take over everything and ruin it?
Same here, I got that platinum trophy and it was one of the few games where I legitimately enjoyed exploring everything and 100%ing it
Thank you Altman for the remake. Please remake Dead space 2 so we can be whole again.
Great game - always was. Despite that, the state the remake launched in on PC robs it of any right to be called a masterpiece.
i played re4make and ds1 remake and i just rly liked the dead space remake way more they improved on the base story and added a lot of good stuff unlike re4
If you want more Dead Space, just buy all the Dead Space games on every format you own, even waiting for a sale or getting them through CD keys will help, we need EA to see just how much hunger there is for more Dead Space amongst the fandom, I did my bit by buying this thing on day one and I've bought the whole series through legitimate means, remember emulation and 2nd hand copies don't count towards this.
@@redplanet667 I own all of them on PC and have beaten 1 and 2 many times, love them. I really do not like dead space 3, it wasn’t even fun in co op. I plan to buy physical copies of 1 and 2 soon. Even though I don’t own any consoles, I still think it would be a cool to own.
@@Kazaonyt that's the only way we will get more dead space, basically just by spending more money on dead space stuff on the 1st hand market
Both re 4 remake and dead space remake are hell of good remakes
@@beaumcnally6358 100% loved both
@@Kazaonyt same here they are awesome
Hi there great video, I agree with many of your points but totally disagree about the silent protagonist.
For me personally I really dislike silent protagonists because it feels so strange and awkward for this mute person involved in a horrific situation to not say a word and stand around silent
It feels unrealistic and inauthentic. I get why video game companies do this but I disagree with their reasoning and was happily surprised to see Isaac talking and having an opinion on things. I was like oh cool he is real now rather than a silent cardboard cutout. Anyways just wanted to share a different opinion on that voice made in games. Cheers mate
My only gripe with the game is that it needs higher difficulties. The necros need to WANT ME DEAD WITH EVERY ATOM OF THEIR BEING
@@aquaisuseful682 that’s very odd, I have had several comments saying the game was too easy but my playthrough on hard was pretty difficult. I guess I need to get gud
I bought the remake on my PC and played it on Ultra settings. I can't remember playing a game in which I played it at high difficulty right after just beating it on normal .
I wish they didn't change the voice actors (aside from Isaac being original). The voice acting in the remake is so subpar compared to the original.
Well also to be fair, if the remake is only P.C I don't know why EA is surprised it didn't make a lot of money. Obviously it would have been different if it released on consoles. So many people still don't even own a P.C for many reasons. Like me, I've been gaming for decades and still don't own a gaming P.C. I just don't have that luxury yet.
It launched on consoles too. it was best played on the playstation 5 because it was optimised best for that console at the time. No idea how
The voice of issac doesn't dictate the horror aspect of the game issac was jus as scared and anyone should be he was a bad ass in the original the remake game is still a 9 out of 10
The original game felt more lonely and isolating due to the protagonist not talking, which makes it easier for the player to self insert.
The voice acting took some of that away in my opinion so I do think it does play a part in the horror aspect. Issacs's voice acting was still superb though, and the attention to detail with ALIVE system gave it a new twist.
But i preferred the loneliness the original emitted. Either still a fantastic remake
It's kinda obvious one of the main reasons for a remaster or remake is. New players can't access the old games like us og players. And I guess money lol
You can buy Dead Space 1 and 2 for about $5 each on steam and can run on a potato. Dead Space 2 is also on Game pass so it's backwards compatible. I can also buy an original copy for $5 on eBay if I wanted to.
The game is very easily accessible and holds up well. Money was definitely the main motivator for EA to green light a remake since Capcom have been making a killing from it.
But I give massive props to Motive for really trying to give a new experience to make the remake worth purchase even for veteran players.
@@Kazaonyt not everyone has a PC lol. I never even played the original dead space only the remake. Although I did play 2 and 3
@@Smoking-Green Did you miss the part where I said that Dead Space 2 is on game pass? so is Dead Space 3. All 3 Dead Space games are really cheap to buy for consoles. I wasn't only talking about the PC
@@Kazaonyt not everyone has an Xbox.... I have a PlayStation 5. I'm not gonna go out of my way and get an Xbox for 3 games...
@@Smoking-Green Point is. Unlike Silent Hill, Dead Space is still very accessible. Loads of people own an Xbox. Loads of people still own a PlayStation 4.
The games are cheap to buy for either console. If someone wanted to go out their way to play the trilogy. It's very easy for them to do so. Now a game you can't exactly do that with, is any of the original silent hill games. they cost way too much and the consoles are very old. Now this is something most people don't want to bother with.
i mean they made a remake about it, but for what? They aren’t going to make a dead space 2 remake.
They most likely arent. But to be honest, it really doesn't need it at all. Just like Dead Space 1, the remake wasn't necessary. I expressed that in the video. But I can't deny the brilliance of it. I loved it, it felt unique compared to the original. Dead Space 2 on the other hand will be harder to remake because it won't have as many options. For example, exploration. Issac is on a race against time, he doesn't have time to snoop around. I think the only plausible thing they can do is either do a full reboot (i know, not a fan of this option) or make dead space 4.
The Callisto Protocol is better than the Dead Space Demake as well as the RE4 Demake.
The open world actually hurt the game imo. It exposes the fact that most of the ship is empty once youve gone througb an area. The original is "on the rails" but this allowed it to be crafted like a haunted house, and have the impression that all hell might breal loose at any moment.
Well you have to remember, a lot of the population was consumed and came part of the Levithan. That explains why it feels empty, Kendra even explains the fleshy walls are the ship crew. I still think there's plenty of Necromorphs when you back track. Sometimes 4 or 5, i think it's the perfect amount. this way you don't burn through your resources when exploring. But sometimes areas have one necromorph. I think this is good because it adds tension. you won't be sure how many there will be or if it's even worth going for.
I get that the original was more on the rails. But this remake had to evolve the gameplay somehow. and it did whilst staying faithful to the original.
@@Kazaonyt I wouldn't call sandbox design an evolution over linear design necessarily. Both have different strengths imo. I will say though my impression of the ship being empty was probably exacerbated by me doing every side quest and collecting everything. During a more causal playthrough you probably won't be running through the same areas quite as many times as I did, and much of the tension would be preserved. I went in with a completionist mindset and after you explore every nook and cranny with a fine toothed comb it can start to feel mundane. Which isn't something the average player will necessarily do.
@@TA-by9wv Yeah I get what you mean. When I first played it, it was on hard. I didn't really do any of the side content but i did back track with the clearance levels.
However, when I recorded this video. I did everything. the ship starts to feel empty around chapter 10. up to this point. you've pretty much explored the entire ship, so back tracking one last time did feel a bit of a drag so I will agree with you there.