Dead Space Remake Was Developed Only In 2.5 Years

EA Motive held an AMA on Reddit, answering enticing queries about Dead Space Remake, including ditched features and the development period.

[Knushwood Butt]

Cerny clearly knew about it during the PS5 reveals.

[mkis007]

ya Cerny name dropped it during the audio segment out of all the possible games that had released recently or were already revealed.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yes indeed.

[blackblades]

Makes sense with already having assets, story etc already there. Wonder how long does it take for a remaster like tales of symphonia take after having a remaster on ps3 after having a better version on ps2 from game cube. Anyway wonder if AI or anything in the future would help cut the time down. 2.5 years still kinda long.

[Concertoine]

Pretty impressive for a 100 man studio. I hope the game does well

[Npugz7]

That’s actually a long time for a remake! The foundation of the game is already done!

[Knightofelemia]

Just need DS2 now

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I think that minimizes the work they did to bring the initial designs to reality, not just do a 1:1 copy of the original + RT.

Plenty of games spend that time + 3 years doing initial concept work, and their product is still wonky after half a decade.

This is an easier first step for a new AAA studio, but a AAA effort nonetheless.

[hotnickles]

To be fair, the heavy lifting was done already.

[ufo8mycat]

Not surprising as most of the work was already done.
Same story, Same level design, Same monsters. Just improved graphics, quality of life improvements. Jus like a remaster, oh no wait, this is a "remake"