Dead Space 3 Review | IGN

IGN: "Dead Space 3 has some glaring problems, but the combat and the stunning presentation make it well worth playing."

[FATAL1TY]

Dead Space: 8.7

Dead Space 2 : 9.0

Dead Space 3: 7.8

[Good_Guy_Jamal]

Metacritic
Dead Space 1 : 88% (PS3)
Dead Space 2 : 90% (360)
Dead Space 3 : TBD
IGN have been pretty spot on on this series so far

[theBAWSE]

what I've mainly been reading is dead space 3 is diluted it has an identity crisis doesn't know if its survival horror or a bit of uncharted or gears of war

trust in naughty dog to bring survival horror back with the last of us just like they did with action adventure

[Revolver_X_]

Spot on? IGN gave RE6 a 7.9. By that logic, RE6 is better then Dead Space 3. Yea... stop drinking the cool-aid.

[JP1369]

Where can I buy cool-aid?

[Hydralysk]

I REALLY wouldn't try and use Metacritic as an accurate description of a games worth...

[SilentNegotiator]

7.8 is 0.1 points under the current N4G submission average. So IGN is probably pretty close to what the Metacritic average will be.

[yeahokchief]

Yep unlike game informer they werent handed piles of money. So the review isn't completely whack.

No real gamer believes for a second that Dead Space 3 is a 9.75. Shitty sellout game reviewed by sellouts.

[Dwalls1171]

Never could really get into deadspace, this is maybe a rent in the summer time.

[Merrill]

Dead Space 2 is not in anyway shape or form superior to Dead Space 1, unless your favourite game list include Gears of War or only action games in general.

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

The first game is easily the best.

[Jaces]

True but DS2 was beyond my expectations as far as keeping the horror. Though DS1 will reign as the best, haven't been scared that bad since forever.

[first1NFANTRY]

so in other words they went backwards. not a good sign, i loved the original DS.

[Urusernamesucks]

"so in other words they went backwards."

Dead space 2 showed improvement from Ds 1, this is more of a set back

[Root]

I dont believe it, the ones who are truthful are IGN.......have I stepped into another world

[d0nT wOrrY]

Hmm.. I will try the demo later on today. I really hope to enjoy this as much as I enjoyed DS2.

[LOL_WUT]

The first half was decent some nice tense moments but the rest of it sucked badly.

[ErazorDJ]

DmC Rip, Resident Evil Rip, also Dead Space Rip? probably..

[jimbobwahey]

It's a shame but that's what happens when publishers decide that they'd rather change a franchise to appeal to new players rather than catering to the fanbase that they do have.

Greed kills great franchises.

[ErazorDJ]

is the devastating effect of Call of Duty

[Hanso]

your comment makes me sad..
also dont forget Ninja Gaiden and Final Fantasy

[TheTwelve]

Final Fantasy Rest in Pieces....

[Blacktric]

Silent Hill also...

And the fear of same thing happening to Dark Souls II...

OH GOD PLEASE NO!

[ILive]

You all sound pathetic.

[Mr-SellJack]

RIP

[Double_O_Revan]

While I have no intention to buy this game any time soon or new thanks to the unfavorable changes they made, in what world is a 7.8 a 'bad' score?

[shivvy24]

agreed with you

[LOGICWINS]

^^It's the Internet, where logic and reason are optional. Every game that scores under a 9 is a "flop".

[iMaim]

Yeah I had my doubts with the 9.75 from GI and my own impressions of the demo. The guys at GI must really like Doritos.

[BigStef71]

My impression is that this game will range from the mid to low 80s. I'll just wait till EA makes the Dead Space Trilogy collection

[Convas]

"This routine feels so similar to the structure (and weaknesses) of the first game, at times Dead Space 3 feels more like Dead Space Again."

So let me get this straight. Fans are angry because the game is NOT enough like Dead Space and Casey says its a let-down because it's too MUCH like Dead Space?

Welps, can't trust no one now.

[Revolver_X_]

Mind-boggling, isnt it?

[N311V]

I just finished replaying Dead Space 1 and all his criticisms really reminded me of that game. Most missions are a fetch quest and the story isn't fantastic but the combat and atmosphere are so good these problems go unnoticed. Sounds fine to me, most if the time in DS I didn't know what my objective was. I was just focused on staying alive. Looks like DS3 is no different so I think I'll be happy. Can't wait.

[Bimkoblerutso]

He was really only referring to the "fetchy" structure and backtracking that was so prevalent in the first game. I can tell you after about five hours that it feels even more like a series of chores in this one, only the tension has pretty much been done away with so you're essentially just walking around doing a bunch of menial tasks for people.

The first game REALLY had the atmosphere and isolation going for it, so it never felt that grindy, but you were still just walking around a ship, mindlessly following orders.

[DeputyB]

To be honest I don't follow Casey Lynch that much so I'm not too familiar with his tastes, but I do follow Arthur Geese of Polygon, and hes a stickler for anything bad when it comes to games. He gave it a 9.5! So don't write it off one one reviewers opinion unless your tastes align with Casey's

[torchic]

this is the same man who wrote the article:

"5 Reasons Why Dark Souls Will Eat Skyrim's Face"

at that point I was one of the few saying Dark Souls would be better but still found that to be an absolute troll article.

no but he is one of the weaker reviewers on IGN. I don't know maybe it's that beard or the tone of his voice but his reviews always give off that "dudebro feeling"

[felidae]

so there are only 2 survival games left ... Zombi U and The Last Of Us

[Irishguy95]

Day Z ...specially with the Stand alone being upgraded so much

[timur222]

Project Zwei too

[Plagasx]

Now now...lets not forget Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs...

[DevilishSix]

Deadly Premonition?

[Urusernamesucks]

Um...minecraft?...

[OllieBoy]

Like Assassin's Creed, this series has run it's course. At least on current-gen hardware.

[Psychotica]

I have spent a lot of time this morning watching people play it on Twitch, looks pretty good to me. I am going to get it.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

7.8 is still playable. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit in with the quality of previous installments (judging by this review). Now I can sit back and watch the same people who say stuff like "can't spell ignorant without IGN" agree with this review lol.

[NastyLeftHook0]

this is painful to watch, i dont want to see the dead space franchise go down like that.....you have an identity! survival horror! use it.

[Nicaragua]

Uh oh - looks like EA's cheque didnt clear

[Zefros]

i don't get it, why 7.8.... why not just give it 8/10?

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

Because if you look at the way IGN rate games you will find that a 7.8 would make it fall in the "good" category. If it was rated as an 8 it would be classed as a "great" game. It seems IGN thought this title was more worthy to be in the higher end of the good ratings than the lower end of the great ratings.

[TheFirstClassic]

To be more specific? Why not?

[tigertron]

This isn't a good indication so far. Although I don't follow reviews (especially IGN's), I must say I was disappointed by the demo. Still, I'll be buying this, but only because I want to know what happens.

[TemplarDante]

IGN... we agree here...
but we're still not friends. you still suck..

[TheComedian]

A 7.8 from IGN?
That is like 5.5 in true value score.
Dead Space 3 is pretty much confirmed for a failure.

[Breadcrab]

No, it's a 7.8/10 in 'true value' score.

[TheComedian]

Wait are serious?
We ARE talking about IGN,right?
You know the same site that gave Resi 6 a 7.9?
The same site that systematically gives new CoDs above 8?
Let that sink in for a sec.

[Breadcrab]

Interesting; you seem to take issue with other people liking certain games.

I hated RE6, but I can respect IGN's 7.9, since they gave good reasons as to why they liked it. Many vocal fans have repeatedly stated that they also thought RE6 was a good game. Who am I to state their opinion is wrong? They genuinely liked it, as did the IGN critic. You can't change that.

Maybe once you stop viewing subjective reviews through an unnecessary objective filter, you too will be amazed that when people like a game you hate, they're not WRONG. They just have a differing opinion than you.

[TheComedian]

Likewise when you stop viewing yadayadayada what you said then you will see that people who dislike things that you like are not wrong. They just have a different opinion than yours.

[andrewf91]

Seem's pretty mixed with IGN. The editor is saying it's loads of fun yet it feels that there's a lot of back tracking, arrend running and a forced story for you to play through although the co-op add on improves it just a bit.

Kind of weird, but I'll have to play it myself.

[007Bond]

The game is actually really great IGN didn't get paid by EA this time so they're butt hurt. Give the game a chance, stop bitching about horror.

[Max-Zorin]

Horror is dead. I can't remember the last time I played a good horror game or watched a good horror movie.

[shivvy24]

last of us mate :D

[Max-Zorin]

It seem like everyone is desperate for sales instead of being themselves.

[KittyEmperor]

I don't get what some of these reviewers are saying. I'm playing through it now and it feels like a Dead Space game. To those people saying that it's more action than horror. While that is true at the same time the only real scary one was the first Dead Space on your first playthrough after you beat it once there were basically no more shock moments and Dead Space has always been a very actiony series. I mean its not like you can run away from the necromorphs when you're locked in the same room as them and can only get out after you've killed all of them. Dead Space 2 wasn't even scary on its first playthrough. It just had some tense moments just like Dead Space 3 has.

[Platinum_k]

... Now I'm GLAD I didn't buy the official Dead Space 3 WATCH!

http://gear.ea.com/titles/d...

I'de still give the game a try though =)

[kesvalk]

i finished the game yesterday, and i liked it very much...

i never saw dead space franchise as horror games, never really got scared while playing it, it feels more like a 3rd person shooter metroid.

the 11 DLCs are completely optional, by the end of the game on normal i had more resources i could use, and even the DLC weapons are just powered up versions of the weapons you make in game (like the evangelizer is a rifle with a shotgun attached to it) the game writing was not jarring, it's not a masterpiece, but it really don't detracts it from the game.

the only real gripe i have with the game is that there is content that is co-op only, and you need to play this content to unlock a suit and some parts (which you need to unlock another suit) so if you don't have friends playing the game, you will prolly never 100% it.

aside from that, it was a solid 9... it's difficult for a game to make me play 12 hour straight without even remembering to eat. i started playing it at 11am and when i saw it was already 1am of the other day.