I didn't see a thread on it.

http://deadspace.ea.com/
This game is ridiculous. It's like Resident Evil 4 in space. The monster design is badass too, and it's pretty fun to chop em up.

They took the story pretty seriously, even made a series of comics of the events prior to the game.

10/15/2008 9:46:27 PM

Tried to cop it at tru today but it wasn't in

I got saints row, nba 2k and Pure, but might exchange pure for dead space or fable

10/15/2008 9:50:53 PM

I'll just tell you don't get your hopes up for anything close to a RE4. I have it, and while its not disappointing, it's not living up to the hype right now. I mean its good, but that's about it. Don't do like I did and buy it. I hope to finish this game within a week to I can sell it on eBay for much as I can.

10/15/2008 10:11:11 PM

Quote :

"Tried to cop it at tru today but it wasn't in"

Yeah, I went around 1PM, and the one in Cary only had the cases. I was like WTF!?!

10/15/2008 10:20:43 PM

I got it at best buy, and yeah RE4 is still #1, but so far it's been pretty cool.

I'm only about an hour in though.

10/15/2008 10:33:53 PM

I'm about 1.5 hours in. Don't get me wrong, its good, nd it could even get better, but so far its is not scary at all. It tries really hard tho.

10/15/2008 10:37:48 PM

Was reading about this on Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/review-dead-spa.html

Might be worth dling.

10/15/2008 10:40:59 PM

not much can "be RE4" if you know what i mean. was best game of htat year and probably one of the best in that 5 year block. this looks fun as shit, but id only get it as a gift or rental cuz they dont have any replay to me

10/15/2008 11:02:14 PM

Dead Space is fun as hell. I'm not too far in it, but I have enjoyed it so far.

10/17/2008 10:35:18 PM

Why is it every TWW review of a game makes me not want to buy it anymore

10/17/2008 11:54:20 PM

It turned out better than I thought, I am halfway through the game, although its not worth 60 dollars. There s really no incentive to do more than one playthrough, like unlockables that actually add value to the game or multiple endings for examples. It is a well thought out game, the story makes sense, and as a space engineer you really feel like your objectives make a lot of sense given the circumstances. Def play this game, but rent it if you don't have to play it today. The graphics are some of the best to date, voice acting is solid, shooting ins solid, and story is good. I give it 7.5/10 just becasue I can't find a reason to play this game more than once, but the game within itself is at least 8.5/10. On a side note, this game could probably make a good online multiplayer that could at least hold you attention for a month or perhaps even several weeks, the movements are very fluid, solid shooting, weapon changes and menus can be assessed on the fly, no HUD, and it just has a good technical feel.

[Edited on October 18, 2008 at 12:17 AM. Reason : ']

10/18/2008 12:10:12 AM

Just got it and starting today. I'm actually cool w/ the lack of replay value with the ridiculous slate of games coming out in the next month. Gotta fly through this one to get around to LBP, Motorstorm, Resistance, Rock Band, & Bioshock. They really should have spread this shit out.

10/18/2008 9:20:49 AM

i started last night, i like it, kinda reminds me of doom 3 somewhat mixed with gow and re4

10/18/2008 10:42:03 AM

lol fuck my bad hahaha

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10/18/2008 1:45:06 PM

play it on hard, it's pretty fucking scary when you're always running out of ammo.

10/19/2008 2:07:02 PM

I just finished it. You get 50000 store credit and 10 power nodes (10 nodes is A LOT) upon completion, and I would assume that you get to keep all of you weapons just as they are since there is an achievement for having all upgraded weapons and its impossible to do that in 1 playthrough. Since there is some incentive to play it again, I might give it another go.

10/19/2008 8:59:55 PM

im on chapter 3, i like the ripper though, pretty fun to just saw the creatures...but ill probably stick to upgrading the default weapon

line gun = meh
havent tried the assault rifle or flamethrower but i hear they aren't much better

10/19/2008 9:15:12 PM

Near the end of Chapter 2. Game is good but I am hoping their are a wider variety of monster designs throughout the rest of the game. So far, I've only seen 2.

10/19/2008 9:28:21 PM

Don't worry

I highly doubt that I'll be doing another playthrough, since you can start out your upgraded weapons, the 50000 store credit and 10 nodes only when you resume 'cleared game' on the same difficulty. If I don't start another playthrough tonite I probably won't and will sale for $40.

If you dl the Elite suit from from Xbox live for free, and use these cheats then Impossible should be easy

Quote :

" Cheats On Pause menu: Cheat Effect X,Y,Y,X,Y Refill your Stasis and Kinesis energy X,X,Y,Y,Y Refill you Oxygen Y, X(3), Y. +2 Nodes X(3), Y, X. +1,000 credits X(3), Y(2). +2,000 credits X(3), Y, X, Y. +5,000 credits X, Y(3), X(2), Y. +10,000 credits"

And you still get achievements if you us them.

[Edited on October 19, 2008 at 9:51 PM. Reason : /]

10/19/2008 9:31:34 PM

^I got stuck at a point where I had 0 ammo, and had to fight that first lanky fragmenting dude on the bridge.

I had to cheat to buy some ammo, just to get past it.
Apparently each cheat only works once?

10/19/2008 11:21:18 PM

Yep, once per playthrough. I would actually calls this 'Help' and not 'Cheats'. I did not use it however on my first playthrough, but if I played it on Impossible I would.

10/20/2008 11:20:25 AM

This game reminds me of the movie Event Horizon.

10/20/2008 6:20:06 PM

I have this game for sale for $40, so hollar!

10/20/2008 6:26:59 PM

wow, a game with button cheats...I didn't know they made those anymore

10/20/2008 7:08:46 PM

Quote :

"This game reminds me of the movie Event Horizon."

I just watched the trailer on Ctrl-Alt-Del and I was thinking, man this looks like RE4 with the plot from Event Horizon.

I loved RE4 (still on my list as the best game of all time) and Event Horizon is probably my favorite thriller movie - yet for some reason adding the two together and calling it a video game makes me kind of resentful. Now if it was called "Event Horizon - the video game," I'd be all over that shit.

Meh worth a rental I suppose.

10/20/2008 11:32:26 PM

Seedless, if nobody bites on your $40 offer and you are willing to ship it, let me know. I'll buy it from you but I don't live in Raleigh.

10/20/2008 11:35:39 PM

on chapter 5, still awesome

10/21/2008 9:19:28 AM

Anyone else notice the protagonist looks like one of the robots from Captain Power?

10/21/2008 9:27:31 AM

just beat it

the military suit makes you look like a stormtrooper

10/23/2008 1:55:56 AM

This game is fun so far and looks amazing on my computer. I am too jumpy at the moment to play some more until I have had a nap.

10/24/2008 12:06:05 PM

about to finish it, halfway thru ch 12

10/24/2008 12:40:52 PM

Just started it. Anyone playing it on the computer? Is it easier to use the mouse or the 360 controller?

10/25/2008 11:56:54 PM

I am about to finish chapter 6 and I have been using the mouse/keyboard the whole way. I have thought about plugging in my game controller though.

10/26/2008 9:41:29 AM

^really? I've read that it's almost unplayable because of the sluggish mouse movement. Something they need to fix in a patch. I'm about to plug in my 360 controller because i can't stand it.

10/26/2008 12:33:10 PM

I'm playing it on PC and the mouse is terrible on my system. I plugged in the 360 controller and everything is great.

10/26/2008 12:54:52 PM

^Yeah. Controller works fine. Mouse seems to be sluggish no matter the settings.

10/26/2008 1:26:18 PM

Interesting. I don't try and turn while aiming or anything and you can quickly pivot without aiming if something is behind you.

10/26/2008 1:30:00 PM

^it's just general movement. It's very sluggish. All the reviews say the mouse control is horrible and makes it unplayable. I've just been using the 360 controller instead.

10/26/2008 3:14:45 PM

I love love love love love the moving around in zero gravity thing and how it changes your frame of reference.

10/26/2008 4:17:50 PM

Quote :

"it's just general movement. It's very sluggish. All the reviews say the mouse control is horrible and makes it unplayable. I've just been using the 360 controller instead."

The mouse is really weird in the menu screen, but once you are in the game the mouse movement is fine for me. If anything it was to fast, not to sluggish. I adjusted the mouse sensitivity and it plays fine now.

10/26/2008 4:30:39 PM

^sluggish and fast are different things. Fast/slow is more how fast the sensitivity is. Sluggish means there's a delay between when you move the mouse and when the actual character's view changes.

I fixed the problem. Turning off v-sync fixed the delay. Turn on v-sync and you'll see what i mean. It's impossible to play it.

10/26/2008 4:47:06 PM

Interesting. I was confused as well by what 'sluggish' meant. Turning off v-sync was the first thing I did even before I set foot on that ship.

10/26/2008 4:53:17 PM

Yeah it was weird. V-sync had the frames maxed at 30 instead of 60 and there was an annoying delay. Works fine now though. Can't decide whether to play through on the controller or mouse. Aiming just sucks so much using a controller, although i guess that adds to the scare factor.

10/26/2008 5:02:28 PM

How do you check your frame rate?

10/26/2008 5:10:01 PM

I use a program called Fraps. You can download it for free. It just puts your fps in a corner so you can monitor it and change settings accordingly. It's weird though because v-sync usually syncs the fps to 60 which is usually the refresh rate of the monitor, not 30 to prevent tearing.

10/26/2008 5:12:54 PM

Oh yeah fraps. I have never used it but I have certainly heard of it. I just wasn't sure if there was an in game command like most games have.

10/26/2008 5:18:45 PM

Review: VERY GOOD GAME! Not a single moment where I was bored... Granted all of the missions were "go fetch me this item" or "go click on this panel", and didn't require as much thinking as a game like Resident Evil 2; It was really really good at making me scared. I was playing it in the dark, and couldn't hear my girlfriend come home at one point so she came up behind me and got me good.

Spoiler:

That shit right at the very end, before the credits rolled... man... that shit got me good, yo.

also, there was that stuff in the beginning, where they'd turn the lights out when i went into a hallway, then just turn them back on 5 seconds later. really psyched me out.



[Edited on November 2, 2008 at 9:57 AM. Reason : spoiler]

11/2/2008 9:54:30 AM

The demo for this is on XBox Live. I grabbed it and was a little confused about how to reload, but I got it by trial and error . Demo alone is pretty scary.

I might pick this up.

11/30/2008 4:46:50 PM

definitely can't get past that first room in the demo.

only tried like 3 or 4 times. I kept running out of ammo from having to do an area attack from getting overrun right after you kill the first 3 guys and the engine kicks over.

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12/1/2008 1:42:17 PM

beat it...

disappointing that its like 20 seconds long, then again it was only 300mb

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12/1/2008 6:39:32 PM