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TheGameEffect | Dead Space 2 Review (From Isaac Clarke's Perspective)

TGE: What would Isaac Clarke have to say if someone told him that everything thing he had gone through in Dead Space 2 was just a video game, akin to Jim Carrey in The Truman Show? Here's what we think he'd have to say:

......What? You're telling me all that was a video game!? Of course it was. You people are fu****** un-believable. I thought the Unitologists were bad, but now I'm finding out that millions of people are making me run around in a damn nightmare that was concocted by some lunatic; all while being hacked apart limb from limb for the sake of someone else's entertainment. I thought video games were just used to teach kids math by making virtual penguins jump onto icebergs with the correct answers on them. Just, just give me a second. Maybe it's not such a bad thing. I wondered if anyone would ever be able to understand what I experienced and, well, I guess some of you do now. Things are actually starting to make a lot of sense...

I wondered why the PA system on the Spra...

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Entropic4829d ago

Hahaha... Interesting take on an awesome game. If they ever create a Dead Space movie we can look back and see how it compares to Isaac's perspective here.

Red_Phoenix4829d ago

Isn't there already a dead space movie? That animated one they have, I forget the name of the title.

Entropic4829d ago

Indeed there is... Dead Space: Downfall. For some reason I was thinking of a "real-life" version of the movie, even when reading the review I picture him as a person rather than a game character for some reason, haha.

Red_Phoenix4829d ago

@Entropic, there is a movie that you could compare dead space to, well at least I think you can. The movie Pandorum almost reminds of the original dead space. To be honest, I actually thought that it was made based off dead space before I knew anything about the movie.

ephellstrom4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

Downfall doesn't actually have Isaac in it (if I remember correctly). It shows the beginning of the outbreak on Aegis 7 like a prequel. I didn't like it that much and I hope that the Aftermath movie is a good bit better.

SnakeMustDie4829d ago

Downfall had Nicole in it. It didn't show how she commited suicide though.

UnRated4829d ago

The Truman Show is my favorite movie lol

ephellstrom4829d ago

Good morning, and in case I don't see ya: Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!

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EA Shoots Down Dead Space 2 Remake Rumors: 'No Validity to This Story'

EA has shut down rumors that EA Motive considered a Dead Space 2 remake before shelving it due to low sales of the previous game, saying there's "no validity" to the reports.

XiNatsuDragnel12d ago

Sure.... right.... at least remake dead space 3 w/o microtransactions bs.

XiNatsuDragnel11d ago

I sometimes I wished I didn't Ngl lol

Knightofelemia12d ago

Why not remake DS2 whether shot down or not it's still my favorite game next to DS1. As much as I hate EA I would buy or would have bought DS2 day one.

MeteorPanda12d ago

No validity XD "Guys guys, we cant possible make a good game or cater to the gamers wants, stop"

Yi-Long12d ago

I don't know if sales met their expectations or not. I just know that the high review scores received my attention so I was interested in buying it, but its price stayed high (50+ bucks) for so long that I simply never bothered picking it up.

Tacoboto11d ago

Doesn't pay full price
Doesn't pay *any* price
Ponders if sales met expectations regarding an allegedly canceled sequel.

Gee...

Yi-Long11d ago

Well, for starters, I'm sure there are plenty of games I never bought which did, somehow, still, meet their sales-expectations.

Concerning Dead Space; I never played and thus cared for the original. It's in multiple genres (shooter, sci-fi, horror) I don't particularly care about so it was barely on my radar pre-launch. I was never its target-audience.

When reviews hit, and it was scoring big, it gathered my interest, so while it wasn't in my field of interest, it mrans that I wanted to give it a fair shot and at least give it a try, as I do with many games across different genres; I tend to just cherry-pick the good stuff and see if it's for me or not.

But, I do wait for sales on those games I take a risk on.

Kornholic11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Lol, you are a huge part of the problem. If a very high-quality game is not even worth 50 bucks to you, then what is?

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13 Years Later, Dead Space 2 Is Still A Perfect Video Game

Nameer from eXputer: "Dead Space 2 is a sequel that delivers such a feast that by the time you're done, you're not only full but also satisfied."

Aaroncls732d ago

It was amazing. All 3 DS games game solid for me, but 2 was special.

hombreacabado31d ago

i can do without ds3 but the first two are solid.

mariopasta31d ago

Hope they remake this one too. Just like they did with number 1. The remake of Dead Space 1 was perfection

Terry_B31d ago

thanks to the digital pass for it it was not perfect..in fact its difficult to find a working copy since many years.

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein47d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga46d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo46d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken47d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN46d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199246d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.

Stuart575647d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies46d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde46d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.

No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.

CobraKai47d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken47d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
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Eonjay46d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.

SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5

Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"

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