It’s even great how Motive never makes players feel safe as they’re open to attacks even when standing at the upgrade bench or store. The echoey feel of walking around the desolate space craft makes players cautious about turning every corner and enemies are always lurking in the shadows where players won’t expect them. The distinctive sound design and unsettling environment of the original is upgraded with higher-quality background noise and lighting effects that make for a nerve-shredding setting.

In terms of the game’s atmosphere, Motive goes to great lengths to add some good polish and grime to the world of Dead Space. Instead, they’ve totally modernized the original’s story and experience. Motive didn’t just put a fresh coat of paint on their remake and call it a day.

With how Dead Space has been totally left behind as a franchise ever since Dead Space 3 left fans mixed, it’s incredibly refreshing to see the original’s tense and frightening world reimagined and revamped. Now, with EA Motive, the studio behind Star Wars: Squadrons, taking the reins of the franchise, Dead Space returns in grand fashion after over a decade of being dormant. From its unique brand of cosmic horror that was legitimately scary as hell to the great gameplay and lore it established, Dead Space totally won the horror fan base over and kicked off a legacy not seen since Resident Evil. When EA and the now disbanded Visceral Games (then called EA Redwood Shores) unleashed Dead Space onto the world, they delivered a modern masterpiece of the survival horror genre.

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