Dead Space Followup

So Dead Space 2 has come and gone, mostly. Truth be told I really did enjoy the experience. It was definitely a lot different than the first game in some ways, but also still some of the same things that I enjoyed about the first experience that kept me going and helped me to plow through the game in about a week of solid playing.

One of the main things I really enjoyed about it was how streamlined it was. Where the first one you do lots of back tracking and going here, then back to there, then back to somewhere else and then finally onto the next location, Dead Space 2 did a pretty good job of keeping the game moving forward. While this did make the game seem more like an action game than a slower paced survival horror game, it also helps to give you more variety in the environments, and the fact that there was more chapters and it took a bit longer than the first, means there really was more to see this time around.

The game was also super gory and graphic, though truth be told I think the first game was a bit more scary and was able to convey tone and atmosphere a little bit better than the new one was. Again, it's not a bad thing, just a little bit different and something to get used to. There was really only one section in the game that was super creepy, and the developers definitely did a good job with it, but otherwise I think I may prefer the first ones creepiness just a little bit more. Dead Space 2 though all in all was a great experience, and after I plow through my next batch of games I'll for sure go back and try the harder modes that's for sure.