Dead Space....finally!
The Necromorphs....
Dead Space is a third-person horror game that,well,it borrows a few things from Alien and its friggen scary. It plays alot like Resident Evil too. One of the features that make the game worthwhile is the Necromorph.
These aren't your normal run of the mill aliens,they are fast,deadly,ruthless and really,really scary. To top it all off,they are also tricky little bastards. You can't just kill them with a simple headshot. The game uses a sort of technique called: Strategic Dismemberment,basically it means that you should shoot their limbs off to kill them. It works well.
The story is quite good,but the good parts are only at the beginning and end of the game,you just fix the ship throughout the rest of the game. The puzzles in the game are also well done,they aren't too hard and also not too simple.(Thanks to the zero G levels)
To keep the game from getting plain,you also get stasis and a kenisis module. Kinesis lets you pick things up and fling them at things. Stasis slows down moving objects for limited amount of time. I never used the modules during fights,only for puzzles. But they are quite nice though.
Throughout the game you can buy weapons and items at shops and also upgrade your weapons. The weapons also pack a punch (except one) and there are enough of them.
The graphics are really good,there are times where you just stand in awe looking at the landscape and other times where you shiver because of all the mutilated bodies in the room. The sound also rocks. The weapons or tools that Isaac uses sound quite powerful and the voice acting is good. The screaming of the monsters and the sounds their feet make while their in the vents makes you feel uneasy.
The game is really scary,with alot of in your face moments and other unscripted moments,the Necromorph are the scariest bunch of aliens I have ever fought in my life.
you always get this feeling that their watching you,following you(you hear them in the vents) and are planning to attack you anytime now,just behind that door...and they never did,like I said,tricky little bastards. All this uneasiness is so cool thanks to the awesome atmosphere.
The game is also very gory,the walls are full of blood spatter while there are mutilated bodies around the whole place,the enemies also spray blood over walls if you shoot their limbs off and well,zombie babies =just wrong.(but in a cool way)
The game also plays fine on the pc,no nasty bugs or anything,I just find a delay in the mouse movement with the vsync on. the problem is removed when the vsync is turned off. The camera might be a problem for few,but with a gamepad,you can never go wrong.
One more thing: I don't know,but I found a few plot holes here and there,the ending also leaves more questions than answers unfortunately and I bet EA is going to milk this game a tad too much. Looking forward to the sequel.....
Final word: Dead Space is a scary game,but a good scary game,with great gameplay,awesome enemies,amazing sound and graphics and,well,its just so damn good that you want to play it over again (and you can play it over with your old upgraded character) and its quite gory though,definately not for people who get scared easily or for people who want to throw up at the sight of bloody bodies and bloodier walls.
Rent it: If your squeamish,yes
Buy it: If your longing for a good,gory,scary game,well,why are you still reading this? go buy the game,you won't be disappointed!