The rumours have come true: Dead Space really is returning. The Reveal raises many questions. We answer as many as we can.
We write this about every other announcement it feels like, but: the leaks were correct. Dead Space is indeed returning – and as a remake. During the EA Play Livestream 2021, the remake of the 2008 classic was officially announced. There was only a tiny teaser to be seen, but of course we got more info from EA.
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What kind of game will Dead Space be?
You’d hardly guess it: Dead Space will be a remake of Dead Space, which was released in 2008. The remake is supposed to inherit the strengths of the original and take it into a new era. Unlike a remaster, the new Dead Space was developed completely from scratch instead of just turning up the texture resolution and adding fancy lighting. In terms of content, however, the remake follows its roots:
– As engineer Isaac Clarke, you land on the supposedly abandoned space station USG Ishimura.
– Murderous necromorphs lurk in the corridors.
– Isaac uses every tool alternatively as a weapon – the plasma cutter returns.
– If you want to play smart, shoot necromorphs primarily on the limbs, never on the head first.
– Isaac is looking for his girlfriend Nicole, who is supposedly hidden somewhere on the ship.
So the initial situation sounds identical to the original. To what extent the plot follows different paths here and possibly also leads to deviating endings, we cannot yet assess.
In terms of gameplay, however, everything seems to remain the same: Dead Space will be survival horror, in which you have to be clever with ammunition and survive in an absolutely deadly environment.
What to see in the teaser trailer?
As I said, the teaser for the new Dead Space is only a few seconds long, but at least it shows the most important key points of the remake: Isaac Clarke, the corridors of Ishimura, the Necromorphs:
Who is developing the game?
Visceral Games, the original team behind the original Dead Space, was shut down by EA in 2017. Dead Space creator Glen Schofield is currently working on The Callisto Protocol, which in many ways also feels like a modern reimagining of the old Dead Space horror and is due for release in 2022.
The new Dead Space, on the other hand, is being developed by EA Motive, who in recent years have designed the campaign for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and Star Wars: Squadrons, among others.
For which platforms will the Dead Space remake be released?
Dead Space will be a pure next or current-gen game. It will therefore no longer be released for PS4 and Xbox One, but exclusively for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X
