If there's one thing I love. It's smashin' some aliens. To be clear that's not some comment about immigration or my red neck coming out. I literally mean creatures not of this earth. Dead Space alright! This franchise captured my imagination from day one.
Not your typical hero, Isac Clark is trapped on a ship... in SPAAAAAACE! Being an engineer he's not the brawniest of guys, but he is rather clever... and has a very powerful stomp! The first game pretty much mastered the sci-fi horror game. It was fluid, fun and scary as all reason. Lighting is scarse as are resources, while enemies are plentiful and terrifying. The necromorphs are undead... thingeys that spawn from the dead crew and people you meet along the way. They're fangs, spikes and all business. This game introduced to me the concept that shooting the undead in the head, has become useless... yes that's right, in space you have to cut off some legs... arms and then maybe a head if you've got some time. As with most games loot comes from the dead... but they require... a bit of a shove... with your foot... to their face. They drop their moist innards and you're on your way. The game is the game but what really sells this is the environment and the sounds. It's a work of art.
A little while later Dead Space 2. In this game they introduced a new concept to the series a plot. There's a bit more to this game than 1. You're looking for your girlfriend... and SPACE ZOMBIES! More of the same which isn't terrible but isn't that much of a show stopper. This time you're ready for the bad guys popping out of the lockers and all you have to defend yourself is your trusty plasma cutter (well along with all the other weapons, but the plasma cutter is man's weapon). The most brutal part remains the lack of resources. You have to aim, and aim well... oh and RUN! You're not a coward if you leave a room with baddies unkilled... because eventually they throw at you the nemesis. An unkillable, terrible monster that seems to really dislike you what seems like personal reasons. Maybe you insulted his mother. I hate this guy... I say that a lot when I play these games... I HATE THIS GUY. Or THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! Good times. Our friend Isac slowly goes a bit crazy, the end of the world is oh the horizon, and there's a bad guy who wants to see it happen.
Queue part 3, this game opens up. Gone are the corridors that make you want to vomit with fear, enter a few open spaces and another friend to join in your adventures. The game wasn't the same as the first two so naturally everyone said it was crap. However, I really enjoyed the change of pace and the new crafting system for items. Once the game got rolling a bit I crafted "Lil' Meg". The gun that destroys everything at a reasonable price with some fun explosions if you get into a pinch... unfortunately the explosions also affect you... until later that is. The game clips along at a good pace. The environments are beautiful and much more diverse there's an aspect of a cold desolate ice planet that really puts the chill into your bones. Over all it's a great series that I hope keeps going.
