Joining the Masses: Why Dead Space 3 is Not Appealing

After watching the gameplay demo for Dead Space 3, Rexly has noticed a few things that might be a letdown for fans of the sci-fi horror series.

[FlashXIII]

More appealing than Resident Evil 6 tbh.. at least they didn't sell out their franchise to try and appeal to a broader audience.

[Blacktric]

"...at least they didn't sell out their franchise to try and appeal to a broader audience."

Multiplayer in Dead Space 2 and forced co-op in Dead Space 3 begs to differ. I still hate Capcom more than Visceral for what they have done to Resident Evil 6 though.

[DeadSpaced]

Honestly, I understand the feeling. I was underwhelmed when I saw it. Until I realized something.

I think they're taking a big step. I personally won't be using the Co-Op feature but for whoever does, more power to you.

At the end of Dead Space and Dead Space 2, I felt tired of scripted scare sequences with necromorphs jumping around a corner. But they may be using a different way to scare us. Maybe if we feel that even our partner hates us for some reason, we could still feel alone. And at some point, they'll likely get separated. I think they'll switch out jump scares for desolation and depression.

Also remember, both characters have been exposed to the marker. They could both be insane.

I'm underwhelmed but I won't be writing this game off until I see it in it's entirety.

[Deeloc]

dead space 3 to me is like gears of war.i have to pass on this one.THE LAST OF US is f***ing SICK

[wagnus]

Yeah, it did look very much like Gears. And I'm not a fan of the direction these games are taking, Dead Space and Resident Evil. There is a market for survival horror, and yet these games are leaning more toward action fps.

[3dawg]

i thought about lost planet. icy planet plus giant bug(s).

[jc48573]

I much prefer Dead Space over Gears of Wars any day. It's just a preference thing, but it has a lot to do with the way they design the characters.

[Lord_Sloth]

I'm lookin forward to it. I loved DS2 and I have faith in Visceral. Plus, now I can shoot up Necromorphs with my brother. XXXD

[MrMister]

I know it's co-op, but has couch co-op (aka split screen) been confirmed (not just online co-op)?

[Lord_Sloth]

I honestly don't know. My brother has his own PS3 and collection of games so I don't really look for it.

[ThanatosDMC]

I hope there's no split screen.

[tallkidoPL]

Because there will be 5 dlcs for it?

[Vandamme21]

RE6 looks so epic..this game on the other hand look exactly the same as the past 2 games..I'm probably gonna be passing on this game.

[Nodoze]

Um Dead Space has jumped the shark. What we were shown was a Lost Planet clone. No thanks Visceral.

[HarvesterOSarow]

Very disappointing for a long time fan of survival horror. Visceral did the first two games right, but the third looks completely off key. I'll still keep my eye on it because I want to see how the story wraps up, but it might not be a purchase for me unless it really starts to impress.

[starchild]

It looked great to me. I enjoyed the first two Dead Space games a lot and I have no doubt that I will enjoy this one as well.