An eGamer journalist looks at Dead Space 3's marketing, fan reception, his own opinion of the game, the micro-transactions, critical performance and, most importantly, the actual sales of the game to deduce that Dead Space 3 is where it went, or is going, wrong for the franchise.
If EA and Motive Studio plan on remaking all the main Dead Space entries, they have to change a lot of what made Dead Space 3 so divisive.
Simple, do not bother with a Dead Space 3 remake. Rather have a new entry for Dead Space.
Remaking 3 would need to be a reworked and somewhat changed remake as 3 was flawed in most peoples eyes and the worst entry.
WTMG's Kyle Nicol:
"Was Dead Space 3 really that bad?
Well, it’s a complicated question. Dead Space 3 is undeniably the weakest of the trilogy. It’s a game that deviates so far from the original formula, that it throws a lot of what made Dead Space special in the first place out of the window. Although, where it does make up for it is one of the best cooperative shooters on the market, even after all this time. Do I recommend playing this game ten years later? Hell yes. But make sure your expectations are in the right place. It has a lot of problems that bring it down."
With the upcoming Dead Space Remake, we replay and rank the original three games.
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
The Callisto Protocol
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They need to seriously continue this ip with a new entry. Even if it's just another movie I don't care I love everything about this game.
I still liked Dead Space 3. There I said it. With that said it was the worst of the 3. The first one will always hold a special place in my heart. If they ever make another one lets hope they go back to their roots and bring the scares back. Because the first Dead Space kicked ass.
I thought the general consensus was that the franchise started to "go wrong" with the second game, where it abandoned the whole "horror game" aspect that made the first game such a success in favor of more generic action combat aesthetics.
Microtransactions, a single ammo type, far too many human enemies, less emphasis on being alone (partly in thanks to the co-op), more focused on action instead of atmosphere and survival, etc. etc.
i loved dead space 3 so did all my friends so take ur article and shove it
I am at about 75%, for the most part I love it about as much as 2. I do not like the inclusion of human enemies, but its a minor annoyance. As for coop, I am not forced to play it, therefore it doesn't diminish the game in that sense. One big complaint I have is the save system, oh my god I have had to go way back a few times and replay alot of the game due to it not saving my progress correctly.