Will Dead Space 2 be this generation's Resident Evil 4?

Rely on Horror writes: "We’ve been seeing a lot from Dead Space 2 lately, what with the game inching closer to its January 25th release date. We know that Isaac’s necromorph-infested adventure on Saturn’s moon-based Sprawl will be one that’s action-packed, even more so than the original. We also know that multiplayer has been added into the mix while not degrading the single player experience. And lastly, we also know that the scares and shocks are being brought back from the first game. And it’s for these very reasons that Dead Space 2 may end up being hailed as this generation’s Resident Evil 4."

[Mr Tretton]

How about just calling it Dead Space?

[chaosatom]

It doesn't even make sense since RE3 and RE4 were very different and there was nothing like RE4 at that time in terms of gameplay or graphics.

Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 1 aren't hugely different. If Dead Space 1 wasn't RE4, then I don't see why Dead Space 2 will be.

Although I do wish they would implement character control of Dead Space in RE series. :)

[Spydiggity]

the multiplayer is a crappier version of left for dead versus though.

i'd say, strictly talking about combat style, alan wake is this generation's RE4. not nearly as good as RE4, but if RE5 had the combat feel of alan wake it would have felt a lot more current gen.

[ABizzel1]

I wouldn't say Alan Wake was this gen's RE4, but I get what you're saying.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

If they mean the RE4 that get the first step in the wrong direction by mixing Biohazard main franchise with Gun Survivor Dead Aim, getting rid of zombies and umbrella, overusing daylight settings, replacing viruses for macroscopic mind control parasites, introducing even stupidier zombie AI that will charge at you one by one and making what should have been a great Horror game into a action filled Shooter... I really hope not.

[ReservoirDog316]

Yeah re4 symbolized an evolution in 3rd person shooters. It wasn't good cause it was just cause it was a good survival horror game.

[MysticStrummer]

Damn I hope it isn't this generation's RE4. I borrowed RE4 from a friend and lost interest before I was halfway done with the game. The RE series peaked with RE2, took a step back with RE3, and fell off my gaming radar with RE4. I wanted to give RE5 a chance, but the demo was so bad I only played one of the two parts before deleting it and crossing the game off my to-get list.

[guzman]

Nice try kiddo.

[VenomProject]

He's got a point, RE5 was doggy doo.

[cooperdnizzle]

I thought RE4 was alright i could play through the hole thing. i did beat RE5 but it was crap. Code Veronica is the best RE game closely flowed by RE2 and the remake of RE. Zero was pretty good too. But yea the game series did go way down hill starting with four. It was pretty horrible too!

[Kon]

How i can answer this...

[Bear_Grylls]

with a god I hope not lol... RE2 was and still is the best RE adventure to date. Capcom have lost their way some much over the years that I doubt that they could make a game of the same caliber now.

EDIT: Dead space 1/2 is and will be good but survival horror it ain't.

EDIT @ showtimefolks.

I am still going to play it, I just never get the same horror feeling I got from the older RE games and Silent Hill games, they actually made you scared of opening the next door. I get none of that from anything other than Stalker on PC this gen and thats an FPS game.

[showtimefolks]

its is as close to action/horror you will get this gen

RE series has lost its way
silent hill has lost it a while ago
alan wake was kind of good

DS 2 for the win atleast that's the way i feel

RE4 in HD maybe because thats what RE5 was

[cooperdnizzle]

Hey Showtimfolks Silent hill has not lost it's way. Those games are still really well done. And yea Alan wake was just horrible. It was boring dull and repetitive. I don't think ya would no a bad game if it bit you in the butt.

[Deathstroke]

No. Resident Evil 4 has a 180 turn. They took it out of Dead Space 2. In Dead Space 3 they'll take out the ability to move & shoot at the same time.

[Quagmire]

I thought it already was.

[showtimefolks]

maybe capcom should just release a RE4 in HD

DS 1 was awsome and 2 will be more amazing

[Omar91]

i cant see that happening from the demo i played

[JonnyBigBoss]

It looks really good. I hope it will be.

[TheMutator]

Resident Evil 4 is so overrated , that game start to destroy the series

[MASTER_RAIDEN]

Why does everyone think the game that's most different in a series is the game that killed it? Resident evil 4 is an absolute masterpeice. It took resident evil from a silly zombie game to a cold, horrifying, beautiful thriller. Dead space will never be half the game re4 is.

Ps, re5 SUCKS.

[muttonface]

To be the RE4 of the current gen you need to do what RE4 did for third person shooters and thst is to completely revitalize gameplay mechanics and make them much more effective then whatever game is out now. Gears of War kind of did this by merging gameplay mechanics of RE4 and Kill..err something but the issue was that the singleplayer was of Gears is meh.

[guzman]

LMFAO! No, just no.

[Ahasverus]

I think It'll be the Resi2 of this gen, a great improved sequel.

[TardcoreGamer]

HA!!! we shall see.. doubt it though since Deadspace is still using the RE4 formula.(over the shoulder action/horror) It hasn't done a lot new that Iv'e seen thus far. I hope it proves me wrong though.

[TheMutator]

walk and shoot lol

[SKUD]

I hope the series doesn't get beat to death. It most likely will though. feelsbadman.

[Megaton]

I hope not. RE4 marked the beginning of the end for the series, ditching traditional horror for some kind of TPS abomination with wonky controls and zero scares.

The original Dead Space is better than the whole Resident Evil series post-PS1 combined.

[KotC]

Dead Space is just better like shooting and reloading while moving. Plus Dead Space is freaky Resident Evil is not.

[PWNER]

Well I played RE4 on Gamecube with 2 discs and I'll play it on the 360 with 2 discs xP. Seriously though, it will be a great game no matter what.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I think you all are drinking weak sauce if you're scarred by the Dead Space series... nothing about it has startled me. It's still a solid series, just predictable at what it does. In the demo I was just thinking the whole time about the stasis tubes and was like "stuff IS going to pop out of those" and it diluted the fact of it finally happening for me. Scare tactics are predictable... but who am I to say what is and isn't scarry for people?. Although Im ALWAYS the dude laughing all the way through haunted houses every year...

The true survival horror game that is the only 1 to truely scare me in my days of gaming since the NES... is the original Fatal Frame. I didn't even beat the 3rd chapter... still own it but haven't played it since. That game literally made the hairs on my arms stand up... truely scarry!

But all these so called "survival horror" games now days, just aren't that... Not enough running for your life suspense, given way too much generous ammo and health... etc.. Scares are predictable and the amount of items you can carry make you way too smart/powerful of a protaganist!

Dead Space is PG-13 teeny bopper horror compared to what it truely could be!

PS = Whats with the PG-13 softy teeny bopper horror films of the past decade? where have the good days gone?

[jeeves86]

You should play Amnesia: The Dark Descent. If you have an issue with overpowered protagonists with predictable scares, then this game will be a nice change.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

While cleaning my room all day, I discovered Clock Tower... thank god my PS3 is the 60 gig BC one... gonna fire it up tomorrow... I remember that game getting intense!

[jeeves86]

Nice article, but I'm thinking that if this is like the original Dead Space (with more features added) then this will be like...RE5?

There are aspects of the game that don't scare us anymore because we've seen them all before. What made RE4 great was that it was something that we had never seen before. If Dead Space 2 delivers some kind of monumental movement forward in games, I can see it being as huge as RE4. But I think it's too early to tell right now.

[LMS]

the penumbra series is kinda freaky too, made by the amnesia devs!!

http://www.penumbragame.com...

[violent80sarcade82]

i'll always enjoy resident evil games specially 1,2 & 5 were my favs even though i wish they stuck to zombies instead of infected weirdos in the last one..but deadspace 1 was a god damn trip! fuckin scary u must play this game by yourself in the dark on full hard for the best expierence.