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How Dead Space 2 redefines popular narrative-based game design

Dead Space 2 conveys in-game information in surprising and interesting ways. And within pop-culture it may be the most important narrative-based game yet created.

anasurimbor5571d ago

Call me an ass, but I really didn't like Dead Space 2's narrative, and found it to be a pretty big distraction. This is mainly due to my love for the first game, and it being devoid of protagonist dialogue and forced "Isaac is going crazy over his girlfriend ahhh" scenes.

wallis5571d ago

I agree actually. The first one had a familiarly simply scenario with a strong and clear direction throughout the entire game culminating in a foreseeable but still enjoyable conclusion. Despite this however there was still plenty of depth in the background universe that was there to be enjoyed should you choose to do a little homework.

The second one however seemed to suffer from modern warfare 2 syndrome. i.e. they just strung together a bunch of pretty cool set pieces and made the narrative afterwards. Everything is just setpiece after setpiece and I never really know why I'm doing anything, or where the necromorphs came from.

Sure flying through space with jets on my feet is kick ass, but seriously who the f*ck is Teidman, why the hell am i going towards the marker? And why is Isaac Clarke the single most boring human being to ever exist in the history of man? Didn't he just endure the worst experience anyone could ever endure, so why is he acting like if Peter Parker had a lobotomy?

ShinFuYux5571d ago

This game really didn't put much effort in telling the story in a comprehensible form. Pretty much, you have go out your way to read the comics, watch the animated movies and play these side games to actually inform yourself of what happen between Dead Space and Dead Space 2.

The game itself also lacked that intriguing story, it felt like it was more like it a "latched on story" that took advantage of the mysterious "marker" and "uniontology" mystery, rather than expanding it. If anything, if I just quickly thought out what exactly I did in Dead Space 2; I just simply followed random people's orders, talked to random people (who apparently knew me and hates me in the game), the only way to actually know the main story was through these notes that you randomly found in the game. But most of those notes, you had to go out of your way to find them in the game, rather than being there easily accessible.

I love this game but I wouldn't call this game a master piece.

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EA Shoots Down Dead Space 2 Remake Rumors: 'No Validity to This Story'

EA has shut down rumors that EA Motive considered a Dead Space 2 remake before shelving it due to low sales of the previous game, saying there's "no validity" to the reports.

XiNatsuDragnel775d ago

Sure.... right.... at least remake dead space 3 w/o microtransactions bs.

XiNatsuDragnel774d ago

I sometimes I wished I didn't Ngl lol

Knightofelemia775d ago

Why not remake DS2 whether shot down or not it's still my favorite game next to DS1. As much as I hate EA I would buy or would have bought DS2 day one.

MeteorPanda775d ago

No validity XD "Guys guys, we cant possible make a good game or cater to the gamers wants, stop"

Yi-Long775d ago

I don't know if sales met their expectations or not. I just know that the high review scores received my attention so I was interested in buying it, but its price stayed high (50+ bucks) for so long that I simply never bothered picking it up.

Tacoboto775d ago

Doesn't pay full price
Doesn't pay *any* price
Ponders if sales met expectations regarding an allegedly canceled sequel.

Gee...

Yi-Long774d ago

Well, for starters, I'm sure there are plenty of games I never bought which did, somehow, still, meet their sales-expectations.

Concerning Dead Space; I never played and thus cared for the original. It's in multiple genres (shooter, sci-fi, horror) I don't particularly care about so it was barely on my radar pre-launch. I was never its target-audience.

When reviews hit, and it was scoring big, it gathered my interest, so while it wasn't in my field of interest, it mrans that I wanted to give it a fair shot and at least give it a try, as I do with many games across different genres; I tend to just cherry-pick the good stuff and see if it's for me or not.

But, I do wait for sales on those games I take a risk on.

Kornholic774d ago (Edited 774d ago )

Lol, you are a huge part of the problem. If a very high-quality game is not even worth 50 bucks to you, then what is?

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13 Years Later, Dead Space 2 Is Still A Perfect Video Game

Nameer from eXputer: "Dead Space 2 is a sequel that delivers such a feast that by the time you're done, you're not only full but also satisfied."

Aaroncls7795d ago

It was amazing. All 3 DS games game solid for me, but 2 was special.

hombreacabado795d ago

i can do without ds3 but the first two are solid.

mariopasta795d ago

Hope they remake this one too. Just like they did with number 1. The remake of Dead Space 1 was perfection

Terry_B795d ago

thanks to the digital pass for it it was not perfect..in fact its difficult to find a working copy since many years.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX898d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled897d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa897d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno897d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac897d ago (Edited 897d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast897d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial897d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!