Not long after docking (well crashing) onto the Ishimura, the crew discovers that monsters called Necromorphs have overrun the ship and it falls to Isaac to unravel what happened to Nicole, where the Necromorphs came from and if they can escape the hell they accidentally fell into. It is especially personal for Isaac as his girlfriend Nicole is on the Ishimura and he hasn’t heard from her since her last sent message to him. The king is back and it’s better than ever.Ī Miracle Is As Terrifying As A Nightmareĭead Space tells the story of systems engineer Isaac Clarke who is part of an investigating crew sent on the Kellion to check on the USG Ishimura, a planet cracker that has gone dark over the planet Aegis VII. Thankfully, I can absolutely confirm that Dead Space (2023) is an absolutely wonderful, bloody, horrific return of one of the greatest sci-fi horror experiences that everyone should play.

Thanks to Electronic Arts, we were granted the opportunity to dive in early for Dead Space (2023) but I was worried that this would be a simple cash-grab remake and might be a letdown in the same way The Callisto Protocol was. EA also announced that Dead Space was getting a full remake coming just a month later from Motive Studio so both games were going head-to-head. The sci-fi horror genre just seemed like a non-starter but lucky for us gamers (and perhaps a bit of irony) Striking Distance Studios released what many considered a spiritual successor, The Calisto Protocol which came out in December 2022.

There was hope for years that the series would be revisited with a sequel perhaps but after the original studio, Visceral Games was shuttered and co-creator Glen Schofield moved on to Striking Distance Studios, that hope seemed misplaced. Many would argue that the first game in 2008 was a revelation, the sequel a huge step up but the third game in the series failed to live up towards cementing the trilogy as one of the greatest of all time and it was killed off with the now infamous “failing to meet sales expectations” from Electronic Arts.

One of my most anticipated games coming out in 2023 is the remake of the beloved classic (and one of my personal favourite sci-fi horror games ever) Dead Space which last made an appearance back in 2013 with Dead Space 3. Developed By: Motive Studio Published By: Electronic Arts Platforms: PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series / PC Reviewed On: PlayStation 5 Review Code Provided By: Electronic Arts

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