While the Dead Space remake remains mostly faithful to the 2008 original, EA Motive's remake introduces a number of key changes, one of the best of which relates to weapons. Returning protagonist Isaac Clarke (played by Gunner Wright) to the original Dead Space's USG Ishimura, Dead Space retells the original's story with updated graphics, redone voice acting, and a few revamped mechanics.
Although many of the original's most important features are preserved in Dead Space, the remake also makes a number of important changes to some aspects of the 2008 game that are more outdated. Isaac Clarke, for example, receives full voice acting in the Dead Space remake, contrasting with the original game's silent protagonist and matching up better to the fully-voiced Isaac of Dead Space 2 and 3. Aside from changes to visuals and story, however, Dead Space also makes a few mechanical changes that serve the game very well - in particular, a change to the game's weapons, many of which are iconic in their own right.
Dead Remake Reworks How Players Get Weapons
Dead Space's best new feature is how weapons are obtained - being found in levels as opposed to having to be bought in shops. While the Dead Space remake remains mostly faithful to the original, weapons are now found and picked up directly within levels. This differs from the original game's method of having to find weapon schematics to make them available for purchase from stores. Alongside other changes, such as unique upgrades and reworked mechanics for select tools, Dead Space's unique weapons lend themselves more easily to being used in the remake.
Dead Space's Weapons Are More Usable In The Remake
With the remake's weapons now not requiring a buy-in, Dead Space creates more incentive and less risk for players to try the game's various tools, while also making it more rewarding to explore the various environments of the Ishimura. Along with reworks to some of the original's less popular weapons, like the Flamethrower, the change means that the Dead Space remake's upgrades trend more toward varied gameplay, allowing players to pick and choose their favorites with less of a barrier, and no potential for wasting credits on a weapon that someone might not want to use after trying it.
With significantly upgraded visuals, audio, and several smart mechanical changes, the 2023 Dead Space remake has shaped up to be almost a complete improvement to the original game. Boasting more refined mechanics while remaining faithful to the story and atmosphere of the 2008 game, the Dead Space remake creates an experience that both newcomers and old fans alike won't want to miss.
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