Dead Space (2008 Video Game)
7/10
Same thing, different franchise
19 October 2022
I'm not the most interested person in the whole story or universe but it's a pretty good game to play. I mean, it's, what I personally like to call these types of games, yet another highly modified Quake 2, where some big bad alien race seeks to simply kill and consume everything in the universe. Numerous other games have done this. The aforementioned Quake 2(and 4), and then also franchises like Mass Effect, Resistance and the list goes on. Gaming's favorite sci-fi tale and this is yet another version of it.

However, the whole situation in the game is still interesting to follow. The sense of desperation, and the atmosphere it creates, is well done. The gameplay is mostly great too. It feels challenging enough to be fun, but it doesn't become trial and error most of the time. And most importantly, you make steady progress. While never feeling like the game is too easy. And you could play this game for hours without getting tired if it.

The game isn't perfect, though. Later on, the game can become pretty stressful. You may forget to enjoy the game. In fact, the last chapters drain out most of the enjoyment and absolutely stress me out. I kept wondering why I wasn't enjoying the game as much as I did earlier. Early in the game, I was excited to meet enemies and blow them apart. And, like I said, I never felt like it was too easy. But late in the game, I always felt negative and stressed out when I heard the music and sounds of enemies approaching. The whole experience gets turned on its head. There are a few stupid moments too, like the game locking you into small places with lots of enemies and no breathing room. It's a shame that you can't change the difficulty anytime in the game, like in Dead Space 2. It's good for when you want to say "**** it" and just relieve some stress. One-shotting and ragdolling enemies on easy difficulty in Dead Space 2 is rather funny and satisfying. Helps you stay balanced and remain feeling positive about the game. I swear the last parts of the game are even worse in Dead Space 2. I haven't been able to finish 2 without lowering the difficulty. I always pick hard difficulty for these games. And in this game, you better pick hard because you can't increase the difficulty for new game plus, which is lame.

One more little thing is the elevator glitches that happen sometimes. You simply die a few moments after an elevator starts moving. Or you can clip through the floor and then die.
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