Dead Space (2023) improves the original in every way possible. If you want the definitive version to experience the first game, this is the way. On a technical level it's really great and even more immersive than the original. Atmosphere and sound design have been greatly improved thanks to the modern technical possibilities. The story also works so much better and you can feel empathy for the characters now. All of it thanks the simple change which is that Isaac speaks now when other characters talk to him. So Isaac is finally a character now and is not just a paper stencil. The fact that in this Remake, Isaac's voice lines change based on whether you're low health or not is the kind of detail I absolutely love in video games. I recently played the original Dead Space first time so I remeber it really well and they did such a great job at being faithful to the original but also added new stuff which improved the game. Like for example the peeling system, it adds so much pressure which made the combat system more intense.
The only problems that I had are that there are a few bugs, like Isaac beeing invisible and that you couldn't interact with anything during that time. Or that when you die while you are at a save station you end up in a loop where the Game loads just for you to die during the loading screen. I had to reload and replay a really annoying segment that I just went through for both bugs. The other thing which bugged me is that I think the balancing regarding ammunition is really bad. The first quarter of the game is good but after that the game always gave me items that I didn't need. So for most of the time my weapons were empty so I had to smash my way through the enemies using the upgraded melee attack for the plasma cutter which felt more like The Callisto Protocol and less like the right way to use the plasma cutter. But overall a really great and faithful Remake, it is such a good time to be a fan of survival horror games.
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The only problems that I had are that there are a few bugs, like Isaac beeing invisible and that you couldn't interact with anything during that time. Or that when you die while you are at a save station you end up in a loop where the Game loads just for you to die during the loading screen. I had to reload and replay a really annoying segment that I just went through for both bugs. The other thing which bugged me is that I think the balancing regarding ammunition is really bad. The first quarter of the game is good but after that the game always gave me items that I didn't need. So for most of the time my weapons were empty so I had to smash my way through the enemies using the upgraded melee attack for the plasma cutter which felt more like The Callisto Protocol and less like the right way to use the plasma cutter. But overall a really great and faithful Remake, it is such a good time to be a fan of survival horror games.
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Yea Red Dead Redemption 2 did that as well, love little details like that.
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