Dead Space (2008)

[B33troot]

Playing this right now and I'm not sure if I like it.

I had high hopes for this game ever since I first heard of it.

I picked it up because I love sci-fi horror. I imagined it would be like Doom 3 (one of my all time favorites) but in 3rd person view. But I was disappointed a bit.

It has some positives like story, atmosphere, voice acting, UI design etc. I also like that it's inspired by the movie "Event Horizon".

However, IMO the gameplay is disappointing.

I don't know if it's an issue with my system,but the controls feel sluggish and non-responsive.

I know there's a well known mouse lag issue which can be fixed by turning off V-sync. It works but it slows down the camera movement significantly. Maybe I need to increase my system's mouse sensitivity? I'll give that a try later.

But the basic controls like moving around and turning do feel sluggish.

In fact, everything just feels slow. There's a noticeable delay when you open the inventory screen, unlock a door, bring up the shop menu, perform a melee attack etc.

Combat doesn't feel satisfying at all. You need to right click to aim your gun and even then moving your aim around feels clunky.

The weapons are cool but the ammo is rather scarce. So missing a shot (because of the aiming issues) costs you dearly.

Shooting a monster in the head won't kill it instantly. You need to shoot off their limbs to kill it. WTF? Dumb idea.

The outdoor space sections are annoying as hell because you're constantly running out of oxygen and the movement is sluggish.

I'm currently in chapter 5 and I'll play this game for another few days. I'm just looking at it like an interactive movie in that I want to see where the story goes. But if it gets crazy difficult I might stop playing.

 

[Xul]

Game is not for you

 

[LeonTheSilent]

The game is like this. Isaac is slow because of his armor and the monsters must be shoot in the limbs to be defeated is a game cool mechanic, because they are not the average zombie.
But maybe the game is jut not for you.

 

[poorenglishcel]

Yeah it's very actiony boom-bang game. Game throws enemies after enemies at you. And tbh the combat is nice. I am a retard and used only the default gun you get(plasma cutter) because the game allows you to do that. It gives more ammo for the gun you have. This inhibited me from experimenting with all the cools weapons you have. But perhaps it's my fault for combating in the most boring way possible. The kinesis mechanic is a cool idea but it kinda hard to hit enemies with it. If i am not wrong the second and third installments improved kinesis. Also the game isn't scary at all tbhngl except for few sequences here and there. I haven't played 2nd and 3rd games so i can't comment about them but people consider 2nd as the best one. I wanted to play the remake but i couldn't find it available on any pirate sites so i just downloaded the original one.

 

[B33troot]

Update: I managed to beat the game. I somehow defeated the final boss on just my second try (I'll admit I read a guide, but whatever).

I have somewhat changed my opinions about the game for the better.

I still think the controls are difficult, but I got used to it after a while, when I was 60% into the game.

I'd rate everything else very highly: atmosphere, story, environment design, weapons, sound, voice acting etc., which is why I kept playing until the very end.

I think I would have enjoyed this game a 100 times more if it were a FPS. But for what it is, it's still a solid game.

I'll now be buying Dead Space 2, which is now available at an 80% discount.

 

[_Antediluvian]

You should’ve downloaded a mouse fix and capped the framerate to 60 through your GPU settings. Then you could’ve enjoyed Dead Space without the console-peasant framerate.