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The Callisto Protocol DLC Isn't The Redemption I Was Hoping For

DS: “Instead of elevating the experience, this final chapter caused me to question my previous favorable stance on the game as a whole.”

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MIDGETonSTILTS17722d ago (Edited 722d ago )

I was a huge fan of Dead Space, but this game never lived up to those standards for me.

The graphics were stellar, but the mechanics amounted to a trial and error cycle from checkpoint to checkpoint.

I watched the dev diaries, and expected a polished experience from moment to moment.

Instead, I felt like several checkpoints were never reviewed by a director.

I hope they get a chance to try again, because they definitely crafted a few gems throughout.

seanpitt23722d ago

Yeah it was lackluster and very repetitive you could tell it was there first major game as a new company even though they did have some legendary Devs working on it.. the graphics and atmosphere was 10/10 though the thing with dead space it had the gameplay and story to back it up

MIDGETonSTILTS17721d ago (Edited 721d ago )

I’m reading an interview with Glen Schofield, and they seem pretty proud of their latest DLC.

I’ll have to revisit the game.

Alotta games get better from patches, and it is a shame when that work goes unnoticed.

neomahi722d ago

I'm actually really looking forward to playing this, just don't have the money for it right now.... I've been waiting on a sizable price drop, but I'm gonna get there. NOT playing the Dead Space remake though, if I wanna play those, I'll play them as they were intended on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3

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The Epic Games Store Has Two Freebies and One is a AAA Title

The Epic Games Store continues their giving ways and have a AAA title to add to your library, plus a fun 5v5 MOBA game as well

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TheNamelessOne308d ago

Eh. Finally played Callisto Protocol via Gamepass. It was fine, but didn't feel like playing more than a couple hours in. I'll still grab it for free though. Have yet to purchase anything from the EPIC store, but still have over 20 games in my library.

Jingsing308d ago

Maybe it would be smarter to just play the free stuff on Epic rather than pay for a Microsoft rental service that gets removed from your library.

darthv72308d ago

Well thanks for that one Epic. Happy to add CP to the library.

blackblades308d ago

I have a lot in my library just need a handheld pc.

N4GTG307d ago

I have over 450 games in my Epic library and haven't purchased anything from Epic. Ever.

phatak308d ago (Edited 308d ago )

honestly even tho I still prefer steam, over the last 4 years I always collected the weekly epic games, and now suddenly when you look at your library one day you realize you picked up around 400 free games a good portion of which are AAA, big win, and with gog, amazon prime, crazy powerful gpu's like 4090, windows 11 being way better than the dark days of windows 8 there has never been a better time to be a pc gamer, this is simply the best time for pc gaming fhat I can remember.

blackblades308d ago

Basically epic for the free games, steam for the deals and both for the free of charge online play amongst other things.

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EasilyTheBest307d ago

What is everyone's guess on the Next Xbox I'd like to know.
I really think it'll be a PC Console that's open to all Game Stores. I think there will be more than one version aswell including a high end expensive one.
It looks like it's the only way out for Microsoft but an interesting one too..

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The Callisto Protocol director says lots of content was cut and the game was forced to ship early

From ex Dead Space devs, The Callisto Protocol is a hidden horror game gem, and now director Glen Schofield opens up on production problems.

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ROCKY28322d ago

Game had so many problems - bad frame-rate was #1 problem

BeRich233322d ago

I played it a year later after release on series x and there wasn't any problems, although that is a problem lol

ROCKY28322d ago

cool - I will redownload and give the game another chance :)
thx

Inverno322d ago

All too common for games to have ridiculously long dev cycles and have so much cut. Also too common for newer IPs to have their dev cycle cut short and be forced out before they're anywhere near a complete state. We're playing incomplete games either way cept some get good scores others are thrown to the wolves. 70 dollar standard be doin fine work this gen.

DivineHand125322d ago

I blame this issue on poor project management and directors.

Inverno322d ago

There's that, but these companies know they can hook people with early previews. Show proof of concept with a nice cinematic CG trailer and then show some gameplay with pretty graphics and then push out an incomplete product. Your modern consumer is overprotective about products they know nothing about, they will buy things without much thought.

anast321d ago

It's 100% a management issue from the top-down.

Green-Smurf322d ago

So much can be added but it was decent. Needs a sequel

mastershredder322d ago (Edited 322d ago )

Game was a already-done-before regurgitated mess. More content was not going to save it. Stepped off on the wrong foot altogether. Even free, it goes unplayed.

DivineHand125322d ago

There are points in the game that felt like it was drawn out so if content was cut then it was probably for the better.

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The Callisto Protocol 2 Plans Discussed by Director; Mentions Cut Enemies, How They Wanted More Time

The Callsto Protocol 2 plans shared by Glen Schofield, as he also confirms they had to cut enemies and bosses in the first game.

XiNatsuDragnel324d ago

Callisto protocol 2 should use those cut features

excaliburps323d ago

We're never seeing a sequel unless Krafton greenlights it which I highly doubt.

-Foxtrot324d ago

Why? The DLC pretty much wrapped everything up and was awful.

Especially what they did to Jacob over making a sequel which could have gave him better character development.

Toecutter00323d ago (Edited 323d ago )

Callisto Protocol is an extremely underrated game (after the updates). Krafton, however, made a mistake by looking to overmonetize a single player game by cutting out content and selling it as dlc. Paying for extra death animations was scummy. And you can't get away with that crap with a new IP. Save it the sequel or, better yet, don't do it at all. Survival horror is a crowded market.

thesoftware730323d ago

I agree, I played and enjoyed the game very much.

Paying for death animations was a ridiculous proposition from the start, and was destined to fail.

Azfargh323d ago

I still play from time to time, kept installed on my pc and even some mods (dlss mod and some INI config optimizations) improved even more the experience. It is still an fun experience and the graphics and animations helps me want to go back even more... Yeah, paying for death animations: what they were thinking?

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RiseNShine323d ago

amazing horror game and unbelievable graphics, really happy that a sequel is being discussed.