It's hard to objectively review this as the original game is among my all-time favorite games. When I played that game and what it meant as a budding horror fan is irreplaceable. Navigating the Ishimura was one of the most terrifying and exhilarating experiences I've had. Motive's remake adds a lot of gamechanging QoL features as well as an interesting re-interpretation of Visceral's level design and story, as well as creature design. I enjoy the small things like adding the Zero-G movement and Kinesis offensive abilities from Dead Space 2. Some things I like less, such as the less brutal stomp and overall less aggressive ways in which characters are dispatched. There's also a more defined loneliness and isolation in the original game which comes with Isaac's silence. I didn't mind him speaking and showing emotion in this reinterpretation but it is a different experience. This all of course leads to the elephant in the room...

The sabotage of Visceral is among the worst of EA's crimes. A passionate studio making cutting edge, adult-oriented games before being thrown to the wolves with Dead Space 3 and finally put down with Battlefield: Hardline. The success of this remake entirely hinges upon the work Visceral did with what I believe to be a timeless game. Outside that game being unavailable on new platforms, specifically Playstation consoles, I must say it's still the definitive and nastier game.