Set in space (obviously) this bears an uncanny resemblance to the movie “event horizon” & “alien/aliens” ..not that that’s a bad thing & in this case it sure isn’t. dead space puts the player in control of isaac clarke an engineer sent to repair a mining ship known as the USG Ishimura which has recently come into contact with a strange alien artefact. Upon boarding the ship clarke & his crew are confronted with unimaginable horror as the ship is slowly turned into one giant bloodbath. Infested with aliens & mutilated crew the Ishimura has turned into a what can only be describe as hell, a hell the player must survive through in order to discover what happened & how to fix it before its too late.
Its no secret that the game borrows a lot from the movie event horizon & even some of the alien movies so visually that’s really what you get. The ship itself is full of atmosphere & seems to be ever changing - a rare enough feature in most modern games. The lighting effects really impressed me here & the first time the ship went into lock-down when the lights started flashing & I could only make out things moving in the shadows I was instantly hooked..not to mention a little scared! But then that’s the way the game is supposed to play, from the start to the finish you know you are playing a survival horror game. The level design is top-notch & includes, claustrophobic hallways, industrial type hanger bays, areas so heavily infested that the walls themselves are alive, medical labs, armouries, control rooms but one of my favourite little features is the areas where zero-gravity has kicked in. these areas as you might imagine are completely free of the effects of gravity so things in the rooms float freely through the air, but so do you & whatever enemies you may encounter, solving puzzles in zero-gravity can be tricky but equally entertaining & definitely rewarding.
The alien enemies are called necromorphs &a simple headshot will definitely not take them down instead you have to literally take them apart piece by piece. If you are squeamish then I really wouldn’t advise playing this game but if you aren’t then you will enjoy blasting your way through the game taking out all kinds of aliens & a number of bosses. A long the way you will encounter key characters & logs that will help you get to the truth. To deal with the alien threat the game gives you the option to buy all kinds of weapons at shop points throughout the levels, credit can be collected & found in many different places & on the bodies of the crew/aliens but you can also earn credit by selling items you don’t want..I really liked this feature because instead of roaming around looking for ammo I needed I could simple sell the ammo/items I didn’t need & purchase the things I did need
Your character is equipped with a spacesuit or “rig” which can be upgraded through the game by collecting power units & unlocking upgrades but it also gives you control to slow down objects in real time which can be very useful when faced with a swarm of enemies or trying to get past a broken door. Another ability unique to the game is the use of telekinesis which allows the player to pick up & move objects without actually being near them, you can even use the limbs of defeated enemies & fling them as weapons. As for the weapons themselves there really is everything you would expect & a little bit more - pulse rifles, force guns, flame throwers, plasma cutters, even an industrial saw which can shoot blades out to dismember the aliens, & as an added bonus every weapon can be upgraded using the same power nods as the your suit, my favourite was the plasma cutter but on my second play through I upgraded the pulse rifle & stuck to using that.
So my final thoughts about the game. The visuals are stunning & it has some of the best lighting I have ever seen, its full of atmosphere & the ship itself is truly unique, the enemies are constantly changing/evolving to the fit the level, the music & acting is a cut above the rest & the plot/story will grab you & not let go, the weapons/abilities are impressive & fun to use & upgrade. All in all it’s a solid game with a lot of features & intrigue that will have you playing for hours - I’d say I got about 3days play out of the whole game. If you are a fan of games like resident evil/silent hill or movies like event horizon/alien then you will really enjoy this game, I sure did.
Set in space (obviously) this bears an uncanny resemblance to the movie “event horizon” & “alien/aliens” ..not that that’s a bad thing & in this case it sure isn’t. dead space puts the player in control of isaac clarke an engineer sent to repair a mining ship known as the USG Ishimura which has recently come into contact with a strange alien artefact. Upon boarding the ship clarke & his crew are confronted with unimaginable horror as the ship is slowly turned into one giant bloodbath. Infested with aliens & mutilated crew the Ishimura has turned into a what can only be describe as hell, a hell the player must survive through in order to discover what happened & how to fix it before its too late.
Its no secret that the game borrows a lot from the movie event horizon & even some of the alien movies so visually that’s really what you get. The ship itself is full of atmosphere & seems to be ever changing - a rare enough feature in most modern games. The lighting effects really impressed me here & the first time the ship went into lock-down when the lights started flashing & I could only make out things moving in the shadows I was instantly hooked..not to mention a little scared! But then that’s the way the game is supposed to play, from the start to the finish you know you are playing a survival horror game. The level design is top-notch & includes, claustrophobic hallways, industrial type hanger bays, areas so heavily infested that the walls themselves are alive, medical labs, armouries, control rooms but one of my favourite little features is the areas where zero-gravity has kicked in. these areas as you might imagine are completely free of the effects of gravity so things in the rooms float freely through the air, but so do you & whatever enemies you may encounter, solving puzzles in zero-gravity can be tricky but equally entertaining & definitely rewarding.
The alien enemies are called necromorphs &a simple headshot will definitely not take them down instead you have to literally take them apart piece by piece. If you are squeamish then I really wouldn’t advise playing this game but if you aren’t then you will enjoy blasting your way through the game taking out all kinds of aliens & a number of bosses. A long the way you will encounter key characters & logs that will help you get to the truth. To deal with the alien threat the game gives you the option to buy all kinds of weapons at shop points throughout the levels, credit can be collected & found in many different places & on the bodies of the crew/aliens but you can also earn credit by selling items you don’t want..I really liked this feature because instead of roaming around looking for ammo I needed I could simple sell the ammo/items I didn’t need & purchase the things I did need
Your character is equipped with a spacesuit or “rig” which can be upgraded through the game by collecting power units & unlocking upgrades but it also gives you control to slow down objects in real time which can be very useful when faced with a swarm of enemies or trying to get past a broken door. Another ability unique to the game is the use of telekinesis which allows the player to pick up & move objects without actually being near them, you can even use the limbs of defeated enemies & fling them as weapons. As for the weapons themselves there really is everything you would expect & a little bit more - pulse rifles, force guns, flame throwers, plasma cutters, even an industrial saw which can shoot blades out to dismember the aliens, & as an added bonus every weapon can be upgraded using the same power nods as the your suit, my favourite was the plasma cutter but on my second play through I upgraded the pulse rifle & stuck to using that. 
So my final thoughts about the game. The visuals are stunning & it has some of the best lighting I have ever seen, its full of atmosphere & the ship itself is truly unique, the enemies are constantly changing/evolving to the fit the level, the music & acting is a cut above the rest & the plot/story will grab you & not let go, the weapons/abilities are impressive & fun to use & upgrade. All in all it’s a solid game with a lot of features & intrigue that will have you playing for hours - I’d say I got about 3days play out of the whole game. If you are a fan of games like resident evil/silent hill or movies like event horizon/alien then you will really enjoy this game, I sure did. 
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