"The improvements on offer here are substantial, but no remake could succeed to this extent without a rock-solid foundation. Newcomers and hardcore Dead Space fans will get the most out of the experience, but this is now the quintessential way to play one of the survival horror genre's best." - Richard Wakeling Inverse - 10/10 The new side quests might leave a lot to be desired, but every other addition contributes to a remake that stays true to its progenitor while also improving upon it in a number of ways. The generational leap isn't as grand and so much about it feels inherently familiar to the 2008 original, such is the way EA Motive has weaved its changes into the Dead Space mold. I wish we got to know Gabe better."It's impossible to expect the Dead Space remake to be as transformative as something like the Resident Evil 2 remake was. Weller has few moments if any where he isn't a stoic, battle-hardened champion, and players never really get much of a chance to connect with him on a deeper level outside of "Man, this guy is a goddamn soldier." It's a shame, too, because I think Extraction showed him to be a pretty nuanced character. Granted, it's only two chapters, and yes, Weller isn't an Engineer, but when I think of Dead Space I think about all the awesome elements it blends together, not just the fighting. Nor does Severed break up the pacing with any sort of puzzles. The occasional moment of com chatter with Lexine or a friend comes into play, but, with the exception of a couple of intense moments towards the end, Severed just doesn't do a great job with narrative - something that's crucial to the Dead Space franchise. And this is where Severed departs from the normal Dead Space pacing moment to moment, Weller's tale is a constant battle. Of course, he has to reach her first, and to do so he has to blast every baddie he sees and traipse through a bunch of environments that players will recognize from Isaac's journey. In Severed, Weller's married Lexine Murdoch, the female heroine from Extraction (who is now pregnant), and is trying to get her to safety amidst the Necromorph outbreak that kicks off Dead Space 2. Severed tells the story of Gabe Weller, a security officer on the Sprawl and one of the main characters from Dead Space: Extraction.
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