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Dead Space 2
In Dead Space™ 2, you join Isaac Clarke, the Systems Engineer from Dead Space, as he wakes up three years after the horrific events on the USG Ishimura. The Ishimura was a Planetcracker-class starship besieged by grotesque reanimations of its dead crew, known as “Necromorphs.”
After unearthing a strange artifact known as the Marker, Isaac finds himself on the Sprawl, a giant space station in orbit around Saturn. Unable to remember how he got here and plagued with demented visions of his dead girlfriend Nicole, he must survive another nightmarish outbreak of Necromorphs as he fights his way towards an answer he hopes will end all the chaos.
Steam User 76
RIP Visceral Games.
You will be missed.
Steam User 34
*Ignore my hours, I owned this game on the 360*
In short, this game itself is a great, instant classic that is thoroughly enjoyable throughout and easily the strongest of the trilogy. However, there are some minor issues with this PC release.
Gameplay-wise, this is a great title. Every mechanic from the original is present, but it feels like each of them has been polished and reworked to create a more smooth experience for the player. The controls have been reworked to be much closer to a standard shooter. The stomping, punching, reloading, stasis and kinesis animations that were somewhat janky in the original feel much better now.
On top of this rework, many new weapons and gameplay elements have been added to give the player a more varied and interesting arsenal to work with. There are great new additions like shooting a window to flush all of the enemies around you into the vacuum of space like a badass, a new hacking minigame which is simple but can put pressure on you when necromorphs are near, and completely reworked zero gravity manuevering.
With all this, Dead Space 2 captures the rewarding, unique gameplay of the original while expanding upon it with even more variety and bad-assery than the original offered. It really stands out as the pinnacle of the Dead Space trilogy.
However, as great as the game itself is, the PC port of this title has some issues. Firstly, the puzzling DLC released by EA which unlocks all weapons and suits from the start of the game has been integrated into this port. This severely inhibits the grind and resource management aspect of the game and shatters immersion. Thankfully, you may still ignore these items in the shop and scavenge for the schematics throughout the game if you want to play the right way, but the DLC's inclusion is still an annoyance.
Additionally, this game was clearly not intended for PCs. Using a mouse and keyboard feels janky and not well-tuned like it did on the original 360 release. I'd strongly recommend getting a 360 controller adapter and using a controller to get a proper, smooth gameplay experience.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoyed the original or the third-person shooter / survival horror genres in general. You will not be disappointed.
Steam User 48
Very BRUTAL game in every aspect, it's not for everyone.
I have to admit, I haven't use the headphones when i started to play. On half playthrough i decided to take them. I'm coward i know...
6.5/10, but 10/10 compared to the other games that type.
Steam User 22
I remember telling my college professor I wanted to study xenoarchaeology. He laughed right in my face. There’s nothing to study, he said. It’s all dead space. - Dr. Earl Serrano
Once again, you find yourself playing Isaac Clarke, the rugged and well-meaning engineer(rawr) who is unlucky in the relationship department(which will make more sense in Dead Space 3).
Apparently, since saving the world, EarthGov has decided to slap you in a handy-dandy 'I love myself' jacket and keep you well fed with memory erasing happy pills. Reality remains fragmented as you find yourself blasting a path through countless necromorphs in order to follow the pretty little breadcrumbs that lead you to victory. Or the marker. Why not both!?
You will make friends... and enemies. Who do you trust? That's up to you. Just make sure you keep a nice warm gun at your side and everything will be just fine. Saddle up, cowboys. Humanity needs saving. Again. <3
Steam User 34
Dead Space 3 on Steam is a must!
Steam User 30
Dead Space 2 is a third-person survival horror video game, and an amazing sequel to the original Dead Space.
Literally, this game's interface is non existent, which allows for user to see the entire game play without any useless stats. (Ammo, Armor, Health, etc)
The ultimate gaming experience is playing this game alone or with friends in the dark. Jump scares and simple horror mechanics is *not* this game. Were talking incredible story driven content which, graphically, is beautiful. in a nightmare, kind of way. This isn't a sweet walk in the park, unless that park was in hell.
I recommend this game, 100%. no shit.
Steam User 28
One of the greatest survival horror masterpieces ever made. This game improves on nearly everything in the first and stands as one of the best sequels ever made.
It's a shame Visceral no longer exists and we will unlikely ever get a proper sequel in this fantastic franchise. This is a video game that needs to be remembered.