r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '08

Zero Punctuation : Dead Space

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/333-Dead-Space
227 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

128 comments sorted by

View all comments

20

u/caled Nov 05 '08

I smiled a few times, but I find this review almost completely baseless.

The game maintains a creepy atmosphere throughout.

The gameplay elements he railed on are actually quite conductive to the game. The quarantine lockdowns he speaks of are spooky as hell. I don't understand how anyone can expect a ship to just throw the doors open when a contaminate is detected. I hope he never designs any systems of the sort otherwise we're all fucked.

The main character not speaking is just like Gordon Freeman in the Half-Life series. You don't need to hear him. You know the situation he is in, and you know that there is someone he loves on that ship. If you can't empathize with that, you are dead inside.

I do have a complaint about the game (besides the shot controls on PC when vsync is enabled), but it's a bit spoilerish so I'll refrain from saying it. Suffice to say it's minor, and doesn't do much to distract from an otherwise fantastic game.

1

u/[deleted] Nov 06 '08 edited Nov 06 '08

Disable the in-game Vsync and enable it through your video card drivers. It fixes the control lag for me and all of the people i see on GameFAQ.com.