![]() It won’t ruin your experience, but allowing your memory to remain foggy will help keep its scares intact.ĭead Space is out now for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. If you’re considering playing 2008’s Dead Space before diving into the remake, I caution you to reconsider. It seems to be following a similar remake style to Dead Space, and I’m excited to go in not knowing my way through that game backwards and forwards, preserving all of its horror glory. I’m glad to be able to put this into practice before Resident Evil 4launches next month. The original Dead Space doesn’t feel all that dated, which is partially why the improvements of the remake don’t hit as hard when the games are played side by side.Īs disappointed with myself as I am for dampening how effective the remake could’ve been, I’m at least left with a valuable takeaway. For those other examples, playing the original in close proximity could be beneficial in showing you how it has or hasn’t improved. In this case, Dead Space (2023) isn’t made for people who just played the original.Ī common accolade this and many other highly regarded remakes get is that it is “as good as you remember the original being.” That is to say, it lives up to the exaggerated way nostalgia can trick you into believing older games look, control, and hold up to today’s standards when they most likely don’t. My mistake here was treating the new Dead Space like more of a sequel, reboot, or reimagining than a mostly faithful remake. I had preconceived ideas and expectations going in, and even though the remake met them all, it still kept me from enjoying it for what it was I could only see it in relation to the original. My replay plan backfired as I found myself competing with biases while trying to maintain a clear judgment. On the other hand, I knew I had robbed myself of fully enjoying all aspects of the game by experiencing a nearly identical product right before it. All of the small changes to the original, from visuals to tonal shifts, were outstanding. On one hand, I knew Dead Space (2023) was exceptional. Having full control of the situation early on takes away from that opening tension.īy the time I reached the credits, I felt torn. Isaac isn’t meant to be in control that way, at least not initially. In the early hours, when I was supposed to be fumbling my aim to target vulnerable limbs, I instead was able to predict every enemy’s move and expertly sever their weak points. I began the remake intimately familiar with all of Isaac Clarke’s strengths and weaknesses. By replaying the first, I not only refreshed my memory on where every scare happens, but also became too comfortable with its systems from the jump. What I regret most is that I robbed myself of what the new version of Dead Space sets out to do: create newfound fear and tension. “Wait, is this the part where you see the guy bashing his head against the wall? Yup, there it is!” or “Oh, here comes that moment! Unless they take it out … they wouldn’t do that, right?” Or worse, I was waiting for moments that I didn’t recognize. ![]() As I stalked (or rather was stalked) through the halls of the USG Ishimura, I constantly found myself looking for moments I recognized. Within the first few hours of playing the remake, I began to realize my mistake. We were all well aware that this was going to be on the more faithful side of the remake spectrum, as opposed to something like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, with the core experience staying largely untouched. ![]() There are a few annoyances and moments where it shows its age in terms of design and technical limitations, but they are quite few and far between. The 2008 version of Dead Space is still a rock-solid game. The Dead Space Remake will launch on Januon Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.And boy, do I regret it. ![]() We’ll update when it arrives on the PlayStation Store. Over on Xbox, the game’s Xbox Store page gives an approximation of 32GB of space you’ll need free on your hard drive if you want to play the game on Xbox Series X|S.Īt the time of writing, a filesize for the PlayStation 5 version hasn’t been confirmed on the PlayStation Store page or by EA/Motive – though we’d be surprised if it was much bigger than the Xbox version. The requirements also recommend you have have the game installed on a SATA, to make everything nice and quick. It’s the same story on the PC, as you’ll be able to preload the game through Steam, the EA App and the Epic Game Store from Januat 8am PT ( 4am UK time.) Dead Space Remake preload size – Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PCīut how much (Dead) space will you need to make room for Issac’s return? Well, according to the game’s Steam listing, on PC you’ll require 50GB of available space on your HDD. PlayStation 5 preloading will commence on Januat 8am PT ( 4am UK time). Those on PlayStation 5 will have to wait a little longer. ![]()
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