He's stuck in a straightjacket, so even if he had a weapon, he doesn't have the hands to use it. Freed from his room, he runs through the hospital, and by extension, the space base housing him, trying to escape the shrieking monsters now pouring out of the walls and every other which way. It is, truly, one of the worst things I have ever seen.Ĭircumstances continue to go downhill for Isaac.

And just then, this poor sap's face tears wide apart, exposing tissue, bone, and muscle as he pulls you forward and screams directly at you. It's unclear what on God's green Earth that little fella is doing in there, but safe assumptions lead you to believe it's not great for our new host here. Something small burrows its way into the man's head, quickly rendering him incapacitated. It's at just this moment that one of the most viscerally disgusting scenes ever put into a video game takes place. You don't know these people, but if the sounds of destruction outside your room are any indication, there's no real choice but to trust them. A woman calls you, explaining he's there to help you.

However, a man is there, helping set him free. Protagonist Issac Clarke awakes to find himself strapped in a mental hospital – ostensibly because of what he's seen and experienced in the first game. And admittedly, in the game's opening sections, this is incredibly effective. More specifically, the game never knows when to shut the hell up.įor most of its playtime, Dead Space 2 is never interested in scaring the player it wants to terrorize them.

The problem with Dead Space 2 is its horror. Dismembering Necromorphs, juggling the various weapons and powers, and tense fights with numerous enemies feel great. The problem with Dead Space 2 certainly isn't its gameplay. I dread what some of you would say down there after that first sentence. It's because of a backend technical issue, but I feel lucky that we currently have our comments turned off.

Not a bad game by any means, but one that tests my patience and exhausts me for hours on end.

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