Dead Space Remake was created by the developer’s Motive Studio and published by Electronic Arts and it is released on January 27, 2023. Today the team over at Digital Foundry has wasted no time doing a technical review of the new revamped space, horror, adventure game for your viewing pleasure.
“Set in the 26th century, the story follows engineer Isaac Clarke, a crewman on a repair vessel, the USS Kellion, assigned to the USG Ishimura, a massive planetary mining ship that has gone silent above the planet Aegis VII. His crew includes computer specialist Kendra Daniels, chief security officer Zach Hammond, and co-pilots and security personnel Cpls. Hailey Johnston and Aiden Chen. While investigating a distress call sent by the ship’s medical officer and Isaac’s girlfriend, Nicole Brennan, the vessel’s crew is attacked by creatures made from mutated human corpses known as Necromorphs. Isaac is forced to fend for himself as he tries to save his surviving crewmates and learn the truth behind the loss of Ishimura. “
Dead Space Remake
In the first of two pieces of Dead Space remake coverage from Digital Foundry, John Linneman compares the 2023 release on PS5 against 2008 original on PS3. There’s ton to praise in what feels like a best-in-class remake, with Frostbite engine innovations and overhauled game design, yet the launch version of the game is not without its flaws.