Dead Space (2023)
January 27, 2023
The sci-fi survival-horror classic Dead Space™ returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper, more immersive experience. This remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity, suspenseful atmospheric audio, and improvements to the gameplay while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision. Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on …
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"Motive Studio has done the unthinkable with Dead Space. It has turned this iconic, incredibly memorable survival horror game from fifteen years ago into an even more immersive and engaging experience."
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"If you&s;re new to the series, it&s;s an absolute must to experience this wholly unique game, and thankfully there&s;s more than enough excuse for older fans to step foot once more onto the USG Ishimura."
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"Dead Space is a visually stunning remake that is both faithful to the original, and modernises what it needs to. The remake naturally looks significantly better than the original, but it&s;s the addition of voice acting for Isaac and the …"
Read original review"Dead Space is a fantastic remake, taking what was great about the original and adding plenty of smart and impressive features."
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"The Dead Space remake improves on the 2008 original in every category with significantly upgraded graphics, gameplay, and more."
Read original review"It doesn&s;t matter if you knew the game or not. The remake of Dead Space is a must-try experience. Of the best in the horror genre."
Read original review"It’s a great example of when you start with a clean slate, improve all of the graphics and game systems, and then wind up with a much better product than the original. This remake of a classic goes to show …"
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"While a fine piece of craft and a sumptuous reworking of the setting, EA Motive&s;s Dead Space remake sheds a little of the 2008 game&s;s enchantment."
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"Dead Space Remake is damn good fun, with interesting ideas and appreciation of the greater franchise that most remakes lack. This isn’t some studio trying to massively reinvent an IP, but working to fit the best pieces together so it …"
Read original review"Dead Space as a concept still holds up, and the reworking EA Motive has provided highlights its best features while shoring up old pitfalls. Sci-fi survival horror fans should get what they want out of this: the return of a …"
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"Dead Space remains one of the best survival horror games ever, and the 15 years that have passed are hardly felt at all in terms of structure, gameplay, combat-system and setting. If all remakes were like this…"
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"Dead Space (2023) feels a little redundant considering the original still holds up, but a well-executed remake still results in a standout action-horror experience."
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"Dead Space is a triumphant remake that draws strength from familiarity instead of allowing its archaic origins to become a vice. This is now the definitive version of Isaac Clarke’s first chapter, one that doesn’t aim to reinvent his character, …"
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"Everything good about Dead Space 2023’s basic gameplay, combat, and narrative is a result of what Dead Space 2008 built. Most of what this remake adds is either less appealing artistic alterations or side content that generally amounts to unnecessary …"
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"Some changes in the remake work better than others, but the important thing is that, like the original, it’s survival horror at its best and a worthy successor to the beloved series."
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"Motive Studio&s;s Dead Space is a horror remake done right."
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"Dead Space is a shot-for-shot recreation of the original that manages to recapture the 2008 game as you want to remember it — meaning it’s actually better than ever."
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"Dead Space Remake preserves and improves the sensations of the 2008 installment and brings back to the front one of the best survival-horror of the last 20 years. A remake that besides being a nice facelift introduces some playable mechanics …"
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"Ultimately, Dead Space is a game that a lot of horror developers can learn from when it comes to creating suspense and a feeling of dread in its players. And as far as remakes go, Dead Space has me thoroughly …"
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"Remakes are a much harder thing to pull off than remasters. The original game exists and changing things can be a scary proposition to fans. Motive Studio has done an outstanding job of tweaking what worked and fixing what didn’t. …"
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"For those who already love the franchise and are simply hoping for a spruced-up version of the original game, then the Dead Space remake is an easy recommendation, so long as you’re okay with paying the price (or waiting for …"
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"Rather than reinvent the wheel, Motive made Dead Space look nicer, play better, and preserved the core of the experience. Its new flourishes add to that enjoyment instead of subtracting."
Read original review"In space no one can hear you scream, but that is okay because Dead Space will have you so immersed that you&s;ll forget to. Experience your favorite sci-fi game like never before with improved visuals, audio, and features that make …"
Read original review"Dead Space is back with a faithful remake that adds more depth to the original."
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"The Dead Space remake provided an immersive experience from start to finish and paved the way for a brighter return to the series in the future."
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"EA Motive have done incredible work with the Dead Space remake to bring a horror classic up to date, injecting true horror back into the genre alongside considered changes and expansions to the original story. It&s;s hands down one of …"
Read original review"The Dead Space remake may not feel entirely necessary, but it improves upon the original with some smart new additions to almost every aspect of its design."
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"This remake of 2008&s;s urgent sci-fi horror from Visceral Games resists big changes in favour of some laser-focused improvements"
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"Dead Space remake brings the beloved survival horror franchise into the modern day, and then some. It’s a stunning reimaging of a classic that retains what made its progenitor so special while also improving various aspects that haven’t aged well. …"
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"Motive Studios delivers a remake that isn&s;t just a faithful adaption of Dead Space for the modern age, but a love letter to the entire franchise. New narrative tweaks, the addition of a talking protagonist, and open exploration across the …"
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"The Dead Space remake sets a new standard for the future of the survival horror series, even if it isn&s;t the sequel I&s;ve been pining for."
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"Not only is the 2023 Dead Space remake good, it takes everything that made the 2008 game good and makes it better, even outright swapping out certain weak points of the original to make a top-to-bottom must play for anyone …"
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"Does EA Motive&s;s return to the mutant-infected Ishimura spaceship retain the original&s;s terror and suffocating sense of place?"
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"Dead Space is a superb remake and undoubtedly the definitive way to experience one of the best survival horror shooters that Capcom never made."
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