Weaksauce.

If I wanted Modern Warfare 2/Uncharted 2 action, I'll play those games. i guess if I want survival horror, I'll play the first Dead Space.

Let me guess.... they are putting more Action in it so it'll be more appealing to the masses? I thought the first Dead Space had more than enough Gun-Play/Action, the last thing I want to see is more Action and less Survival Horror.

The incredible amount of tension in the first is what I loved about Dead Space and it seems like most (if not all) of that will be gone if they turn DS2 into more of a Third Person Shooter... my level of anticipation for DS2 has dropped tremendously, but I'll probably still end up getting it day one to see how the story plays out.

For me, this is actually good news. I liked Dead Space, but due to bad nerves I could never finish it. Loved the gameplay though. If they would just tone down the scary parts a little bit I'm sure I would enjoy it more.

We should see a trailer first before judging.

Oh bugger.
This WAS a "first week" buy for me, but now it's slipped to "may give it a miss". Obviously I'll wait for reviews and other such opinion before deciding outright (I mean, the first one was SO GOOD that I don't see how they can kill it completely) but I can't say I'm a happy chappy right now.

And some people here wondered why others were bothered by the inflated success of MW2... Now you know.

It's our own fault for making Modern warfare 2 the best selling game this generation. Now everything will be like it, even our survival horror games. This is just sad. I bet Gran Turismo 5 will have a airport level with russian hitmen.

It could be good, it's a shame they're dumbing down the horror, but it could still be an amazing game, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, but the reviews will tell all.

Dude this is weak. EA you're NOT LISTENING TO THE FANSSSSSSS. COME ON CUT IT OUT MAKE IT SCARY UGHHHHHH.If I see the trailer of gameplay and its constant action, i'm not gunna get it. I can already see this getting 7/10's

You stay scary dammit! You stay scary right now!

extremely limited ammo, I cannot stand running out and there being no way to get more. I know..that is part of the genre and you need to place your shots wisely but, to be honest Dead Space was really fun except for that..(and the meteor shooting game, blah)

Fine by me. I like Isaac, i like the enemies, the story; I'm pretty sure even with MW2 Dead Space 2 will retain its horror factor. I mean, you are fighting such horrific things to begin with..

oh and I loved the first one but I had to force myself through it, because it was so scary. The only thing that kept me going was the sheer badassery of Isaac the every day engineer, stomping babies and fighting for Nicole. Didn't much enjoy the horrror as some diehard survival horror fans might of.

idk how to explain my situation. I like the Dead space setting, but don't like the horror aspect of it. I am all for this new actiony take on it, and on the plus side the game is gonna look amazing (just like at Deadspace 1) and have some probably awesome multiplayer.

Look people this game can still be scary if it has plenty of action.

Think about it. You are armed to the teeth with awesome weapons to fight with, there are plenty of necromorphs coming against you in a very dark atmosphere with creepy sounds everywhere.

I would be scared if I saw a horde of necromorphs in a spooky atmosphere coming against me, even if I was armed to the teeth.

less terror ,less sell, i take Metro 2033,e and keeping play Dead Space 1

Battlefield
Medal of Honor
and now Dead Space are all trying to emulate Modern Warfare in some way. Sounds a bit desperate on EA's part if u ask me.

I'm sorry but they are ruining this franchise already. It's going in a completely different and terrible direction, just like RE5. Too much action, not enough terror and suspense.

Everyone is making a huge mistake by trying to reach MW2 status. Stop following others and make your own path. Dead Space was such a huge hit because not only was it an amazing game, but it was what everyone wanted out of RE5.

I'm shaking my head as I type. Someone above said it perfectly, EA just stop telling us what your doing. We're all losing interest. EA aped GoW and pulled off 7's. Now a copy and paste RE5 and MW2? You guys had it right the first time. *head still shaking* :(

Rest in Peace Deadspace, shame that at least Resident Evil had it right for a few games whereas it seems EA is quick to load every barrel with a bullet and still feel lucky.

Not too sure thats a good thing.

I hope they redesigned the gameplay a bit.
First game was cool, but the whole enter room, kill monsters, flip switch, enter room, kill monsters, flip switch thing, got a bit tedious after a while.

It felt like was doing the same thing over and over again.

And there goes Dead Space 2. Poor bastard never had a chance.

well that sucks

Rent

let Dead Space be Dead Space.

i'm generally not one to go the "kneejerk reaction" route, but Dead Space was a successful new IP. it took what made games like Resident Evil good, and polished it, and wrapped it in a unique, almost Event Horizon style survival horror game.

now they wanna MW2 it? does that mean they're going to tack on some unnecessary MP and give us a 5 hour single player campaign?

i'm still playing through the first Dead Space (i know, i'm late to the party), and it's still the best survival horror game of this generation by far (although that other "DS", Demon's Souls, is almost a survival horror also, but in a different way, as in "this next fight/trap/boss could be my last, and i'm scared sh*tless" kind of way. lol)

...and quite frankly it's a bit of an outrage.

While you're at it, why don't you sacrifice hundreds of thousands of development dollars trying to incorporate multi-player into yet another game that doesn't need it.

Or better yet, take away any sense of danger or suspense and try to feed it to us as another bastardization of one of the most original horror games in years. Ultimate Fail to the 3rd power.

associating your game with MW2 a good thing in this industry?

Look at BF:BC2...they are trying their best to distance themselves from it...and thats really tough =P (by my impressions they definately did a good job though =))

Ugh, why? Lame. I wanted less action and more psychological fear stuff. First one was great but too many "shock" situations. That's not fear, it's just shocking.

WTF dead space is supposed to be a horror game!!!

Dead Space 2 just became a rental or a borrow from a friend. EA, I'm on my hands and knees begging you not to mess up Mirror's Edge 2!

First RE5 and now Dead Space =( what is happening in the world!?

I'm happy as long as the game maintains the tense atmosphere and quality story of the first one- Dead Space was the first game in a long while I felt genuinely scared while playing, I would turn each corner with my plasma cutter at the ready. But there's nothing wrong with freshening the game up a little, you don't want it to be simply the first game again in a new environment (or maybe you do...?).

It's just funny when a game develops an identity crisis. EA, you know what made MW2 great?? The action not the horror. You know what made Deadpspace great? The horror not the action. What next? Madden not having enough puzzle? Tetris not having enough RPG? What the hell man! You're deadspace! not Dead Warfare!

the messiah of the horror action genre. What's up with EA and Viceral? I guess they still had a fast-paced combat mindset from Dante's Inferno...

i really wanted a dead space sequel now i wish they never bothered

NOOOOOOOOOO

now they wanna ruin dead space

DEAD SPACE was a flop, EA are forcing the mainstream aspect to see if it sells.

Why go against what made the original so successful? I'm not liking the sound of this but I'll wait until gameplay videos emerge.

if its not broken dont fix it

The only other survival horror I rated was Siren on the PS3, that was brilliant and the sense of dread was scary as hell. That and Dead Space made me think this could be the beginning of a new era of survial horrors (I didn't touch Res5 with a barge pole after playing that horrendous demo.....zombies in sunlit Africa.....really?!)

Damn you EA for spoiling my fun.

On another note: What the hell is so special about the Modern Warfare/Call of Duty series? I bought the first one, finished the short-ass sp campaign, played a little multi-player and traded it in. What monumental changes does MW2 have to warrant all the praise (and sales) it's getting??

Woo hoo, it's yet another fps....but with perks!

Gimme a break....

The survival horror genre is dying...thanks to overabundance of FPS.

I thought Isaac was no master chief? Now they want him to be a over powered space marine like Master chief. EA is destroying a really good horror franchise. I hope the next interview with the game developers answer the question about it still maintaining the horror elements it had in the first one.

Congrats! You are no longer getting my money. It quickly went from day 1 purchase to a renter. Worse news of the day.

but i cant see them being stupid enough to crash into another abandoned spacecraft with aliens,

If its anything like Modern Warfare, Ill shelve it within a week. But if Ive learned anything from the terrible Modern Warfare 2, I wont even buy Dead Space 2.

Modern Warfare 2 + Uncharted = Dead Space 2?

Well that really is a recipe for horror. Man, what are these guys thinking. Stop tampering with an already well established formula.

EA I was starting to like you...::shakes head:: Booooooooooooo!!!

This is why EA is struggling. They just don't get it. Dead Space was a good game. Dead Space 2 sounds like it won't even be a Dead Space game.

Confirmed for sh!t.

Thank you CoD4/MW2 and RE4/RE5, you've ruined Survival Horror.

They pretty much just confirmed Alan Wake to be my gloomy horror game of 2010.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau