The return of Dead Space as a fully recreated game for next-gen consoles seems like a godsend. The game draws the admiration of critics, just like its ancestor before it.
[Mis à jour le 27 janvier 2023 à 18h15] Acclaimed by the press twice in its existence, fifteen years apart, it is a rare fact for a video game. Dead Space was released for the second time today as a larger-than-life remake. While bringing all the technical precision of a new generation game, this new release takes up the excellent scenario and atmosphere of the famous survival-horror to perfection. In short, Dead Space seems to be the ideal way to spend a full-bodied evening, for the two million players who played its old version, as well as for neophytes.
With no less than 89 / 100 on Metacritic, Dead Space (2023) stands out as a classic of the genre. A quality remake that fully incorporates the sound and graphic charter of the original title, without upsetting the precepts that made it successful almost fifteen years ago. This is at least the global opinion of the press which praises him without moderation. Motive seems to have succeeded in balancing technical innovation and modernization of gameplay with respect for the original mechanics and atmosphere of the game. This remake does not entirely transform an already very modern game for its time, in the way of a Resident Evil 2, but the sublime, giving it a new face benefiting greatly from the effects of ray-tracing and the modernity of our gaming platforms.
Destructoid grants him without flinching 8.5 / 10 : “Dead Space as a concept is still present, and the renovation done by EA Motive helps to emphasize its best attractions while separating itself from its old flaws. Fans of sci-fi survival horror should find what they’re looking for in this game: the return of a classic with gorgeous graphics and a few new twists, and still the same good old kicking fest.“
The Gamer offer him four out of five stars : “Dead Space is a triumphant remake that draws its strength from its familiarity instead of letting its archaic origins become a vice. This is the definitive edition of Isaac Clarke’s first chapter, one that is not intended to reinvent his personality, but rather to dress him up in more nuanced and familiar traits that will no doubt lay the groundwork for future games. . Improved performance, greater incentive to explore, and the epitome of combat and dread combine to transform a horror classic into a modern nugget. Too bad the game is a little easy.“
French side, JVC full of praise with a very good 17/20 : “In 2023, the sci-fi horror benchmark has a new well-known face, that of Isaac Clarke. With technical and narrative additions that boost her organism, Motive’s mutant creation is more irresistible than ever. This remake of the Dead Space mythos not only changes the wallpaper of the Ishimura, it gives it a new engine capable of propelling it – again – to the stars.”
For IGNthe note is still very high at 8 / 10but we deplore a slight lack of innovation in this new title: “Motive studio delivers the best possible version of Dead Space. The USG Ishimura is terrifying, the Frostbite Engine’s play of light and shadow is absolutely stunning and will give you nightmares for weeks. Beyond the technique on the other hand, the improvements to the game are limited, and the experience remains essentially the same as fifteen years ago. This is not necessarily a defect.“
Flickering lights, vibrating violin strings and creaky hallways, no doubt Dead Space is back. EA Motive brought us the first gameplay trailer for the remake of Dead Space on Tuesday, giving us the first “modern” images of the 2008 title. Based on the Frostbite Engine, this new game aims to fully restore the masterpiece of Visceral Games, with new lines of dialogue and above all new graphics. A good opportunity for fans and laymen to experience the horrors of the ISG-Ishimura planet breaker again or for the first time.
To answer this question fairly quickly, no, this new release will in no way be likened to Dead Space 4. ‘Isaac Clarke and John Carver after the events of Dead Space 3. For that, we’ll have to wait a little longer.
If you don’t know the story of Dead Space, we will try to present it to you without spoiling you too much. The action takes place in 2508. The Earth can no longer meet the needs of its inhabitants, Humanity sets out in search of resources in the vastness of space, aboard immense mining vessels, the surface breakers. One of them, ISG Ishimura, suddenly stops responding to communications. A small team of engineers is then sent on board to try to restore contact, and among them, Isaac Clarke, the character you play.
A little throwback to the past, we are in 2008, and a promising game is starting to make a little noise. This is Dead Space, created by Glenn Schofield and the teams at Visceral Games, an ultra-violent futuristic thriller that transports you to the 26th century in the freezing and silent vacuum of space. Except Dead Space is one of a kind, albeit picking up on some horrifying elements from the awesome Alien by Ridley Scott. The game plunges the player into an unpredictable hell by confiscating his usual feeling of impunity, of deus ex machina in power, and offering him in exchange a permanent danger carried by a sinister sound and visual atmosphere and, one can say it, agressive. An influence and scope quite similar to the Silent Hill games, while trading psychological violence for uncompromising gore. Which will make the first two Dead Space legendary games, propelling the license to the pantheon of the best horror games of all time. Well this franchise is back! Recovered by EA Motive studios, Dead Space first of the name is fully restored in a future remake. A modern interpretation of the 2008 game that we recently discovered in a first gameplay trailer.
Non Dead Space will not be released on PS4 or Xbox One. The remake reserves for next-gen consoles as well as the PC, wanting to take full advantage of the technical capabilities of the new consoles. Indeed, this remake of Dead Space remains quite ambitious visually and sonically, an ambition that places it above the power of PS4 and Xbox One. The good news is that the game will undoubtedly look extremely beautiful, taking full advantage of the Frostbite graphics engine.