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Pre-E3 2009: Dead Space extracts itself from third person photo

You know what? Bravo EA. Someone start a slow clap, because this just looks awesome. I haven't been this excited for an on rails shooter since... actually, I've never been truly excited for an on rails shooter. Maybe interested in House of the Dead: Overkill, and rightfully so, but never truly excited. EA has done it though, and the new E3 trailer really shows us were in for something that at least looks great.

The trailer shows off the early stages of the game we assume as most of the people are still alive and the carnage doesn't really start till the end.I don't know about you, but the game looks generally scary to me. It could really go one of two ways though. Either the lack of ability to move the camera will make the scares all the better because it will be more cinematic or the lack of control of the character will deny the tension needed to make scares in games. Either way this is actually a pretty cool experiment in the genre of horror gaming. 


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Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 11:11
Chronic Logic
Since your character can't move their feet since this is a rail shooter, I doubt that it will be scary. However, if you can move your camera to shoot around you, then it might add a little scariness since you have to keep looking around you in order no to get fucked buy a necromorph. Hopefully it won't be as passive as a normal rail shooter, otherwise it's just going to be another House of the Dead type game.
flamindeku-stick's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 11:35
flamindeku-stick
This looks actually a lot better than I would've expected from a rail-shooter. I'm actually more interested in this than the original Dead space, though I'll probably get that someday.
LMAO's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 11:48
LMAO
Looks pretty solid, and with way more action that other Wii rail shooters like HoD Overkill, also kudos for Mogwai song :)
Milis's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 11:48
Milis
Just for clarification, it's "path driven", not a "rail-shooter". And it doesn't appear to be completely passive in this preview video]preview video.
Askherserenity's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 12:11
Askherserenity
Yeah, I don't really think its on rails. It's more like Killer 7 if you think about it...
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 13:35
pedrovay2003
Wow, color me impressed. I love Dead Space, and this looks like it'll be just as good in its own regard.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 13:41
Jack8274
@Askherserenity

And where did you get that info? Killer7 is good but that's not on rails persay. This on the other hand is.
perri's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 13:52
perri
Wait. It's path based like Killer 7!? I may have to buy this game...man... that's pretty nifty.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 15:42
peachboy
if it's done properly I think the on rails or path driven thing can be fantastic and quite visceral. and no that wasnt supposed to be some cute pun regarding the developer.
but i mean, sin and punishment got me on the edge of my seat and it only had jiggidy jaggedy polygons, where as this is looking fairly polished (by wii standards at any rate).

exciting times.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 16:59
mistic
sadly for nintendo, light-gun-games are what the wiimote is most capable at :-)
absolutzero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 18:17
absolutzero
I thoroughly enjoyed Dead Space and I sure as hell am going to pick this title up when it becomes available :)

@mistic - Point-and-click? Really? I guess it's easy to overlook the whole motion-activated depth the wiimote brings to many Wii games.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/30/2009 19:34
psycho terror2
"Either way this is actually a pretty cool experiment in the genre of horror gaming."

no, that would be "resident evil survivor" you're thinking of. 9 years and 4 resi gun games later and i'd say this is more of a rip off than an experiment. i think the survivor series (especially the wii games) will igve some pretty clear insight into how this game will play.

man... for a games journalist you seem pretty easily impressed.
Tenumberoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2009 06:55
Tenumberoneguy
This looks pretty good. How about a Left 4 Dead Space Next? lol
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