While Motive Studio's upcoming Dead Space remake looks incredible, the series still has to deliver Dead Space 4. The sci-fi survival horror franchise sees hero Isaac Clarke battle monstrous undead aliens called Necromorphs through a variety of terrifying high-tech locations. While the series took a major misstep with the cooperative and microtransaction-ridden Dead Space 3, the first two installments are considered some of the finest survival horror games in the industry. While some fans may expect a Dead Space 2 remake following the first game's overhaul, the franchise's next installment actually needs to be Dead Space 4.
Motive's remake of Dead Space will give the 2008 classic a brand-new coat of paint, with Isaac Clarke and the Ishimura's undead crew being totally rebuilt for new-generation consoles and PC. While the game's original structure and story will be preserved, the remake will use redesigned characters and environments to make it feel like a brand-new experience. Isaac will also be fully voiced like he was in Dead Space 2 and 3, which will lead to changes in dialogue and story. The Dead Space remake will also redesign the title's zero-gravity sections, with players now flying freely around these environments rather than clumsily leaping between surfaces. Most of these Dead Space remake gameplay features are taken from its two successors, helping the trilogy feel more coherent.
While a Dead Space 2 remake would be a natural follow-up to the first game's overhaul, most of the remake's new features are already present in the 2011 sequel. Instead, Motive Studio should take the reins of the franchise and begin work on Dead Space 4. The franchise's infamous third entry and its DLC left the story on a massive cliffhanger, with Isaac and his partner John Carver returning to Earth only to find it under siege by Necromorphs. This dramatic loose end has never been tied up, and Motive seems well-equipped to lead the frightening futuristic franchise ahead while returning to its survival horror roots.
Dead Space 2 & 3 Don't Need Modern Remakes
By following the original plans for Visceral Games' canceled Dead Space 4, Motive could lead the series into a new renaissance. The series' fourth game would have allegedly been a return to the franchise's horror roots, rather than continuing down Dead Space 3's more action-focused path. The Necromorphs would be more dangerous than ever, and the player's arsenal would be rebalanced to make the undead aliens a threat once again. There are plenty of ways Motive could follow up Dead Space 3's ending cliffhanger, with a sequel possibly following Isaac on a futuristic post-apocalyptic Earth or introducing a brand-new protagonist on their own survival horror journey.
Dead Space 2 already has many of the new features coming in Motive's Dead Space remake, so moving on to remake the series' second entry would be a waste of time. Instead, the developer appears worthy of forging the franchise an actual future by creating Dead Space 4. By preserving Dead Space remake graphics and addressing Dead Space 3's infamous ending, Motive Studio's Dead Space 4 could bring about a complete resurrection of the sci-fi survival horror series.
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Dead Space 2023
- Franchise:
- Dead Space
- Platform:
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Microsoft Windows
- Released:
- 2023-01-27
- Developer:
- EA Motive
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Genre:
- Survival Horror
- ESRB:
- M
- Sequel:
- Dead Space 2
- Summary:
- EA Motive, developers of Star Wars Battlefront II's campaign, handles the next chapter of Dead Space's sci-fi horror with the remake of the original title, Dead Space. Set in the 26th century, engineer Isaac Clarke joins a team sent to investigate the recent radio silence that has fallen on the "planet cracker" vessel, the USG Ishimura. Isaac's stake is personal, as the final distress signal came from Isaac's girlfriend, Nicole Brennan. Unfortunately, their arrival is hardly welcoming, as the team is immediately besieged by mutated, undead versions of Ishimura's crew members. Isaac must learn to adapt and dispatch his foes in seemingly less conventional ways to save Nicole, any survivors of the ship, and himself. Like the original, the only way to kill the zombified crew is to cut off their limbs using weaponized engineering tools Isaac procures.
- How Long To Beat:
- 12 Hours
