It’s a fascinating story with plenty of twists and turns, and looking back onto the story after playing Dead Space 3, everything seems to piece together neatly and got me more involved. There’s also a much deeper dive into the lore of the Dead Space universe.

Throughout the game you will also meet a wider cast of more interesting characters, as well as Nicole who will haunt Isaac through Marker induced hallucinations. However, in Dead Space 2 it’s much easier to connect to Isaac thanks to his newly found voice and interesting character development. This was partly due to the fact that there was no voice acting from Isaac making, for some really awkward moments where characters tried talking to him. It was hard to connect to Isaac’s struggle even though he had personal motivation. One of the major criticisms about the first Dead Space has been the story. When Isaac awakes, he is thrust straight into a new Necromorph invasion, forced once more to fight through the nightmare he thought he escaped. The effects that the Red Marker have had on Isaac have allowed them to create a new Red Marker. Found adrift in space, Isaac has been moved to the Sprawl space station located on the shattered remains of Titan where he has been sectioned off by EarthGov. He managed to stop the Necromorph infestation by destroying the Red Marker on Aegis-7. Spoiler ahead for the Dead Space franchiseĭead Space 2 picks up several years after the events that took place on the USG Ishimura, with engineer Isaac Clarke being the sole survivor of the incident.

Dead Space 2 manages to slow down for some genuinely creepy moments.

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