First Look

Look: New Dead Space remake features revealed in 4 clips

Our first look at gameplay is extremely promising.

by Tomas Franzese
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A Dead Space remake was announced in July during EA Play 2021.

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On August 31, a livestream showed off some early gameplay from the remake. These 4 features were the highlights of the presentation.

1. It’s all one continuous shot

During the livestream, the developers affirmed that all of Dead Space will be one continuous shot.

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The only other AAA game to pull this off is 2018’s God of War, so EA Motive is definitely setting a high bar for itself.

2. Dismemberment is back and better than ever

When Issac Clarke fights Necromorphs, he will be able to shoot their limbs off and slowly dismember them.

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Like Doom Eternal, Dead Space features a detailed gore system where skin, whole limbs, and more will be torn off Necormorphs as players attack them.

3. Players have more control in Zero-G sections

EA Motive reworked these sections, so players have more control over Issac’s movement.

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This change allowed EA Motive to paths and challenges to the Zero-G sections.

4. Gunner Wright is voicing Issac Clarke

Protagonist Issac Clarke will have more dialogue in the remake and be portrayed by Gunner Wright, who voiced Issac in Dead Space 2 and 3.

While Issac will speak more, he won’t over-narrate. He’ll only speak when spoken to or when it’d be odd for Issac to stay silent.

Comparison

The remake looks much better than the original, and those 4 features will make it even better.

Dead Space is currently in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.

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