Thankfully it manages to stay as the former, especially once you get the opportunity to go off exploring on your own.įeeling a little cramped? Go for a space walk It’s here that the bulk of the action takes place, with explosive set-pieces skirting the line between exciting adventure and on-rails monotony.

You’ll also spend a significant amount of time on terra firma – you might expect the opposite given its name, but a good two thirds of Dead Space 3 takes place on the planet Tau Volantis, a frozen wasteland which was abandoned 200 years ago after a Necromorph outbreak. It’s a welcome break from the horror that awaits you inside. Cutting out all game audio as you enter the vacuum of space, the views are incredible as you navigate in any direction using the thrusters built into your suit. You’re only occasionally given a breather in the form of free-floating spacewalk segments, which make for beautiful transitions between the dark and interior locations. What starts as a rescue mission quickly dissolves into a manic escape attempt, with plenty of the series’ signature scares, brutal violence and claustrophobic orbiting death-traps to explore.ĭead Space has always been dark, but the third game turns it up a notch

Of course, he’s been here before in the unexpectedly-good Dead Space and also excellent Dead Space 2. That’s a tough job for a lowly space engineer with just a plasma cutter and a jet-propelled space suit, but at least this time there are friends along for the ride too.

As the protagonist of Dead Space 3, he’s the only person able to prevent a cult uprising back on Earth and stop the alien Markers – the source of all his extra-terrestrial problems – from turning humanity into monsters. If the thought of being alone in the black depths of space gives you the chills, spare a thought for Isaac Clarke – he’s up there with a horde of alien Necromorphs that want to use his intestines as confetti.

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