Aboard the Kellion, Isaac Clarke is lured to the USG Ishimura as part of a search and rescue mission, motivated largely by the fact he’s had radio silence from his wife Nicole, who has been serving aboard the vessel, after her last cryptic video log. While that’s undoubtedly exciting for people who adored the original Dead Space, I also expect there’s an audience of gamers who’ll be exposed to the series through this remake.ĭead Space’s narrative is a simple one at first glance.

Isaac Clarke is no longer the stoic, silent protagonist, encounters are more dynamic, and the game’s setting, the USG Ishimura-an iconic, sci-fi planet breaking starship that rivals Nostromo-is a seamless dreadnought without a loading screen in sight. Instead, Motive has taken a modern classic and rebuilt it from the ground floor to meet the expectations of ‘today’s gamer’. They could have easily turned in a prettier, 1:1 experience that served to copy and paste a game that didn’t really do a whole lot wrong to begin with. THE CHEAPEST PRICE: $74.99 AT AMAZON WITH FREE SHIPPING

It upended the genre’s “aim for the head” trope, delivered a master class in tone and atmosphere and proved the exception to the rule that in space people could absolutely hear you scream.ĮA Motive’s remake of Dead Space is absolutely divine. Brands like Silent Hill and Resident Evil have a cachet that has endured decades and they’re undoubtedly mammoths of the survival horror genre, but there’s no denying that Dead Space was an instant classic when it first launched two generations ago.

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