EA Motive studio showed gameplay for its remake of Dead Space. And the return of Isaac Clarke promises to be monstrous.
Difficult task in which Electronic Arts embarked: bring to life Isaac Clarke, the hero of the trilogy Dead Spaceone of the most silent characters in video games (at least for his first adventure), following the pitfalls, not to say the abominable shipwrecks, of Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 3.
After the industrial disaster DS3even though cosmic horror fans were chomping at the thought of returning to fear in the dark and damp hallways of a sinking space station, it was hard to imagine how EA might have raised the bar for a hypothetical Dead Space 4. Dead Space 2 and 3 had done too much harm to the lore Dead Spaceand had too distorted the suffocating and anguishing remark of DS1 to be able to continue on this new 100% action line. The only viable solution therefore seemed to be that of a reboot or remake.
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The official announcement of a remake of Dead Space first of the name in July 2021 had made people happy, and that’s an understatement. EA entrusted the project to the studio EA Motive (Star Wars Battlefront 2, Star Wars : Squadrons), with the aim of being as faithful as possible to the original material, while bringing it into an undeniable modernity. After the first images that showed the artistic ambitions of EA Motive (to make a game as splendid as it is horrible, and to design it as a long sequence shot), the developers took the floor for a livestream, and revealed the extent of the task of this project.
In addition to graphical improvements, a enormous work is carried out on the sound environment of the title, and on the adaptive responses of the player avatar to changes in its environment. The first gameplay video below demonstrates both the remake’s fidelity to DS1and how the USG Ishimura seems more terrifying than ever with its creepy artistic direction and its chiaroscuro lighting effects.
One of the great novelties of this remake will be the system called ALIVE: Adrenalin (adrenaline), Limbic System Response (response of the limbic system), Intelligent Dialog (intelligent dialogue), Vitals (vital signs), Exertions (efforts). This system designates the fact that Isaac Clarke will have responses and behaviors adapted to stimuli in their environment in real time.
The rhythm of the hero’s breathing, his heart rate, his lines of dialogue, all of this will evolve according to the given situations, for greater credibility, and an ever stronger immersion. The stated purpose of the developers is clear: make the experience Dead Space even more terrifyingreinforcing the identification process between the player and the avatar.
The big unknowns regarding Dead Space Remake remained its release date, and on what media the game was going to be available. The Electronic Arts teams mentioned a window of availability in the first quarter of 2023. The title will only be marketed on the next-gen Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 consoles, as well as on PC, in order to avoid any graphic downgrade that might affect the quality of the final product.
