Dead Space is one of those few horror games that actually manages to scare me. The game's got a nice dark setting, plenty of blood and gore, though it fits in this case and is both horrifying and tasteful without being just thrown in for the fun of it. Honestly, it's one of the first games that made me pay attention to all the random corpses laying about. The idea of using engineering tools instead of the usual military weapons is fun and creative, though; the flamethrower, as usual, sucks. (Honestly, what's with that?)
The story line is interesting, if not a bit dull and stupid. You feel more like an errand boy through the game than a survivor, which is irritating but the sequel does a nice job of fixing that up.
Overall, as a survival horror game, it's pretty scary. If you're looking for innovation and something totally different, look somewhere else, but if you're looking for something that will make you jump time and time again, then look no further.
Overall, pretty awesome.
Dead Space is one of those few horror games that actually manages to scare me. The game's got a nice dark setting, plenty of blood and gore, though it fits in this case and is both horrifying and tasteful without being just thrown in for the fun of it. Honestly, it's one of the first games that made me pay attention to all the random corpses laying about. The idea of using engineering tools instead of the usual military weapons is fun and creative, though; the flamethrower, as usual, sucks. (Honestly, what's with that?)
The story line is interesting, if not a bit dull and stupid. You feel more like an errand boy through the game than a survivor, which is irritating but the sequel does a nice job of fixing that up.
Overall, as a survival horror game, it's pretty scary. If you're looking for innovation and something totally different, look somewhere else, but if you're looking for something that will make you jump time and time again, then look no further.
4 out of 5 stars.