Following up on a recent story on Dead Space Extraction, here's a few more bits picked up on the Wii game from the April 2009 issue of Game Informer (the one with BioShock 2's Big Sister on the cover). Steve Papoutsis, the Executive Producer on Dead Space Extraction, has called the game a "Guided First Person Experience". What sets it apart from the standard on-rails shooter game? Here's a rundown of the unique features you'll find in Dead Space Extraction:
- There are branching paths to select from. It's not just a one way route. Some alternate paths won't be so obvious.
- The game isn't always moving along like on-rails shooters do. Some slower paced moments help build-up scares.
- There are puzzle elements in the game that use the unique Wii Remote motion controls.
- The Wii Remote's speaker plays audio logs you find.
- Twisting the Wii Remote activates your weapon's alternate firing mode.
- Shake the Wii Remote to activate a green glow stick.
- You can adjust the amount of head bobbing motion.
- Unlike the original Dead Space, you'll be able to shoot during zero gravity movement.
There's also more details on how HUD-less interface will work and some new weapons.
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I played all three. Didn't find them fun, just had nothing to play. I don't think I beat third game though. Combat was super clunky, graphics and art design were ugly imo, story in first game wasn't too bad, rest were meh.
Over hyped series imo, also it doesn't help horror games don't scare me, so I guess that's a big reason for me too.
Play Alien Isolation on Hard or Nightmare.
Start on the movie DLC so that you don’t have to play a bunch of campaign in order to find out if you’ll be scared.
I heard that was a good one. Honestly vr games scare me with jump scares because of how the threat feels real.
There isn’t an official VR mode, unfortunately.
The audio should pull you right in if you use headphones.
Just finished playing the first, enjoyed the fact Isaac was a silent alien crushing psycho doom-guy type. Just started the second yesterday and I'm annoyed he's a talker now and sounds like a regular guy who hasn't been through hell, but I suppose he couldn't remain silent.
Dead Space 2 is my favorite followed by 1 then 3. All are good to me though. Just beat all 3 on series X and they hold up.
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The decision to close the studio and shift the focus of the Star Wars game is not a statement about the future for single-player games, EA says.
"'This was just a single-player game [and it] needed to be a live service.'"
What kind of a stupid mindset is that? It didn't need to be a damn live service. Single player games can work and you have the damn Star Wars name attached to it so it will sell well regardless of it having MP or not.
How can you say this.
"We are seeing an evolution in the marketplace, and it became clear to us that to deliver an experience that players wanted to come back and enjoy for a long time, that we needed to pivot the design."
And then say this in the very next paragraph.
"It wasn't about, 'This was just a single-player game [and it] needed to be a live service."
I would say "do they really think people are this stupid?" But since people keep buying EA games after all the crap they have done over the years and decades that made gaming worse... I guess, yes, yes they are.
seems like i was right about the pathing. not sure if theres backtracking though.
there are certain things to look out for.. "- Twisting the Wii Remote activates your weapon's alternate firing mode. " and "- Unlike the original Dead Space, you'll be able to shoot during zero gravity movement."
wait a minute.. the hud is on the reticle?? means there is no option to hide it?? no calibration??
" You can adjust the amount of head bobbing motion. "
...we'll leave it at maximum.
It's still on rails, which isn't bad at all. Killer 7 was the same way.
"Shake the Wii Remote to activate a green glow stick."
Rave mode confirmed?
sounds like its coming along fine with me.