Well, the announcement of a new one Dead space it was not just a visceral hallucination shared among those of us who have long desired such a revival. Electronic Arts showed some extremely early footage of the upcoming action-horror game during a live broadcast EA Motive’s Twitch channel today.
Hosted by senior producer Philippe Ducharme and creative director Roman Campos-Orihuela, the show showed a lot — we’re talking a lot“Watch the next remake first.” So if you were expecting a revelation from the game, you won’t get it. If you wish another movie trailer, you didn’t get it either. Over the course of forty minutes, the duo learned how the studio is approaching a total remake of a beloved game.
Dead space, which is scheduled to be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / S and PC, currently has no release date. It’s rare and extremely fun to see a developer display images of a triple A game so far from the version. Typically, these backstage showcases are only presented during GDC talks or whatever. Here is an archived version of the stream, courtesy of GameSpot:
In case you missed it, the next one Dead space it is not a traditional reboot. It’s a total remake, as it’s clear that the developers are noticing it. EA Motive even accessed the game’s original files, including the development assets of the Ishimura “planet cracker” ship, where much of the first game takes place.
“Something that’s important to us … it’s not something,” Campos-Orihuela said. “It’s really about improving a lot of different elements to create that original but still new experience.”
“We want to make sure we stay true to the original,” Ducharme added.
Something that will help you: Gunner Wright, who gave voice to the protagonist Isaac Clarke in the original, will repeat the character in the remake. EA Motive also demonstrated the “cut members” feature, which has long been a hallmark of the series. Most of the Dead space he sees you fighting necromorphs, space zombies with giant scythes for weapons. Clarke’s weapon could fire with a vertical or horizontal beam. You had to change the angle on the fly to, well, cut off the limbs of the necromorphs before they could attack you.
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From today, again, a lot early: look, the next Dead space it looks a lot like the first one Dead space, except with images worthy of next-generation consoles.
Dead space it was a series of horror games in third-person action that scared the bones, made their teeth tremble. At the beginning of the first game, released in 2008, Clarke’s girlfriend, Nicole Brennan, has been doing silent radio for a long time, so she starts looking for her. It turns out that his ship was flooded by the aforementioned space zombies with giants for weapons. Wow.
“Like Isaac, [in the story] you’re looking for Nicole, but in the game, not so much, “Campos-Orihuela said during today’s broadcast.” That’s something we want to improve. “
In accordance with EA’s mandate in recent years, will be integrated into DICE’s powerful Frostbite engine. This, in addition to a disconnected release from previous hardware, allows for technical magic to go beyond what the original could provide.
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“The super-fast SSDs of modern systems allow us to load and unload very quickly,” creative director Roman Campos-Oriola told EA blog post. “Our intention is to offer a completely uninterrupted experience. It will be an uninterrupted sequence plan, from the initial screen to the final credit, without interruptions. “
One last thing: in case you were worried, as revealed in today’s stream, the new Dead space it will have no microtransactions.
EA formally closed the original developer Visceral Games in 2017, which according to they were working on a Star Wars game at that time, effectively crushing the future of Dead space. But the mega-publisher has taken advantage of nostalgia in recent years with Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and the recently dusted Skate series, which has a new game in operation after spending more than a decade on ice. It is natural that this Dead space, a successful franchise by all means, would return from the dead. You may have to wait a little longer.