Dead Space [Remake] vs Original | Direct Comparison

[@Nick930]

Quick Correction: -While the pulse rifle is automatically available in the store in the original game, you do have to find "schematics" hidden in the old levels to unlock more weapons like the flamethrower. Still - the remake has you find the actual weapons themselves, which I think is a much better way to introduce these weapons to players.

[@fluffywolfo3663]

Concur'd. It's... _very_ easy to watch some guides on the game and say "Ugh, flamethrower? No thank you!" or just think "I don't have the money for this, I need NODES" But this way, you are GOING to get that weapon and you are GOING to try it.

[@SgtGudda]

I remember having to grind just to get those weapons.

[@blukekbruh]

Well, the point of making that as "schematic first, buy second" in the original is to have a sense of resource management. It's a survival game, you must use items (credits, ammo, nodes) wisely so it would be on your advantage. The new one is less risky and too tame.

[@Johnspartan296]

@@blukekbruh Imagine playing on the easiest difficulty and saying the game is less risky and too tame xd.

[@wiiztec]

@@fluffywolfo3663 sounds awful

[@tigransafaryan6619]

I liked that you can clearly hear Isaac heavy breathing in the original game. It's immersive, makes you feel lonely in those corridors.

[@entwayne100]

Agreed, as well as his heavy footsteps, which give you the sense of the weight of the gear he was wearing

[@youtubehero1764]

Tbh i didn’t even notice that

[@ozguryilmarx]

​@@youtubehero1764 People can't notice these little details at first look, but they really improve the atmosphere.

[@christophergilmer8267]

it's audible in the remake. i can hear it in my headphones

[@Ryans1reason]

Yeah is this completely removed in the remake? Definitely added to the atmosphere and feeling alone horror vibes

[@lgndkillr]

Its crazy how good the original holds up in 4k

[@LeoGaming55]

It’s too bad it doesn’t have a framerate buff though

[@NoNonsenseSpider]

Meh not particularly, in my opinion

[@Nick930]

@@LeoGaming55 Yeah. Game is basically locked at 60fps. You can force it higher, but the physics get wonky at 120fps. Same is true for Dead Space 2 and 3 sadly. This remake is the first dead space that plays properly at high framerates

[@LeoGaming55]

@@Nick930 Lol you have it good. I forgot to specify that I play on the Xbox Series X, which doesn’t have a performance boost for the original dead space

[@adriantrusca1245]

@@Nick930 60 fps are plenty. Not all people have NASA computers like you do.

[@kieranduffy3434]

I absolutely love the added heartbeat to the remake. Having breathing and his heartbeat audible is just brilliant. Makes it so intense, especially with headphones.

[@YaBoiEye]

that was there in the original too, just harder to hear

[@kieranduffy3434]

@@YaBoiEye Ah okay that's awesome, I didn't remember that.

[@YaBoiEye]

@@kieranduffy3434 When i replayed it recently i noticed it, though in the remake, that expanded upon it. Now even running and stuff increases your heartrate, in the original, it increased based off of proximity to the nearest necromorph, and was easier to hear in vacuum environments. I could always tell if something was creeping up behind me by hearing my heartbeat

[@jonesygrets6029]

It’s nice to see things like that in a horror game I remember seeing that in alien when I was younger. At the end when Ripley was arming the self destruction sequence It really gave a tense tone

[@SoloGordo]

That heartbeat definitely comes in clutch especially when you are going back through previous sections… it’s kind of like that radar in the Aliens movie lol the game even has music that sounds like the Alien movie

[@kayparody]

What I really like which another KZbinr pointed out is that, while Isaac finally speaks and has his own dialogue in the game, he only actually speaks when around other people. So unlike most games, let’s say for example, Nathan Drake in Uncharted, he isn’t constantly spouting random dialogue to help the player at key moments. They don’t do that here and I think it was a great choice. I don’t want the character to randomly say something that will conveniently help me figure out the puzzle. The most you will hear from Isaac are his grunts and heavy breathing which is super refreshing and only immerses you more as a player.

[@qu1v3r]

They also brought back the cool stomp dialogue from 2 and 3. Really nice touch

[@kylevos8551]

Love this comment horizon forbidden west is horrible with this 😂

[@endless_limes]

Didn't they do just that in that new awful God of War game? 😂

[@Jigsaw407]

There were a couple of moments where Isaac flat out says the solution to a little puzzle. So they do that here after all, but not to the extend as other games.

[@LoiKush420]

@@endless_limes what are you talking about ? Kratos is almost never alone of course there's going to be dialogue

[@kevskikane]

I loved that the uniforms were included on the new necromorphs and the uniforms fit the area they're in.

[@fruitygranulizer540]

yup. constantly reminds u that they were all once regular people

[@ratking7383]

In OG they had uniform too i'll even argue the slashers were more variative in OG than in remake. Like as example those guys in mining section of ship

[@tristan4487]

​@@ratking7383Yeah, but wasn't there only, like, 3 variations of Slasher designs? The naked one, the male one, and the female medic jumpsuit one? Oh and the Armored Legs one? And of course the Enhanced Slasher.

[@johnmondes9392]

The fact that the enemies can be fully covered in darkness is just amazing can’t wait to play it

[@johnmondes9392]

@Vinny no I’m really excited since it bring new levels of jump scares kinda like the re2 remake did in the rpd section!

[@The-Ent1ty]

Especially if you crank the brightness to zero

[@lorenzopiscosi9566]

@Vinny we are not all haters like you 🤡

[@tmac326]

I recently went and redownloaded the original game from the Xbox Gamepass to play on my Series X and it was not suited for a 4K television at all and visually didn’t look like it aged very well.

[@johnmondes9392]

@@tmac326 I think that might be because it’s still using all the old Xbox 360 graphics settings and can’t be pushed any further then that. The new one on ps5 looks and feels amazing so far and I’m gonna assume the Xbox series x version is gonna look just as good

[@lord_rahleo]

Remake looks great no doubt. But the most shocking thing is how good the original looks still.

[@Substance2020]

Also the shocking thing is the complete lack of discount for anyone who has the original game already. €60 for some extra bells and whistles when all the hard work has been previously done is just bs. Think of all the new AAA games someone could get on Steam at discount for €60.

[@GoldenWolf115]

@@Substance2020 meh, I'll stick to the OG.

[@samjohnson1992]

@@Substance2020 they did more than just update the graphics you know

[@coreysghostglowmask8650]

15 years ago... imagine

[@GeorgeDroyd1998]

@@GoldenWolf115 “I’m saving so much money by not buying a updated game over ten years later teehee 🤭”

[@XeresKyle]

Only thing I wish they'd retain from the original is how Isaac walked. In the original Isaac is terrified, so he's walking around always paranoid, hunched over a little bit like he just wants to cower in a corner, but upright enough like he has to keep remindjng himself to be brave to find his beloved. In the remake he's walking pretty normal.

[@khogs]

a nice detail i noticed at the end of the game tho is that if you look really closely, he’s subtly shaking a lot of the time (look at the plasma cutter to see it best)

[@PatrickRatman]

@@khogs im at the engineering section and he's already got a bit of a shake to him when holding the plasma cutter lol you can even see his trigger finger twitching like he's just waiting for another necromorph to come around the corner.

[@itachileesan]

he does have that when hes holding his gun out and he shakes quite a bit.

[@thomasphil543]

I find it the opposite. In the Remake Isaac is very stiff, like he is ready for anything to jump out at him, unlike the original where he looks pretty relaxed.

[@QueMiraB0B0]

I agree 100%. In the remake his steps feel faster and lighter. In the original he stomps so hard and slow like you can feel the weight of the suit.

[@Someaggressivekindguy]

If you REALLY wanna see the power of the peeling system, try using the force gun on the necromorphs. It’s pretty dope how you can see their bones and stuff

[@7kingly241]

Yes!!

[@AnkerBanker123]

Force gun was one of my fav guns in the original. It’s even better now because of this feature alone lol so cool.

[@jbkeebs]

The flamethrower peels them, and so does the prototype stasis you get for doing one of the side quests

[@DeadPixel1105]

I love it. Especially if they survive, so you then have a skeletal necromorph coming at you. Looks even more nightmarish.

[@mrcupcake5309]

The remake is how I remember it looking like back in 2008. Cant believe how far we've come in 14-15 years.

[@danielyoungblood8525]

Not really. Alien isolation looks better. Lol

[@doomslayer_spyrofan3943]

@@danielyoungblood8525 hmm?

[@419chris419]

Bro I like the remastered look as much as the next guy but Dead space remake has very different lighting compared to the first game. I just enjoy it for what it is.

[@danielyoungblood8525]

@@419chris419 I was hoping they'd make it longer/bigger.

[@usec-voice-1]

@@danielyoungblood8525 best $60 I've spent in a few years

[@efp722]

absolutely wild how well the original holds up

[@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua]

Ignoring the graphics that still look great, for me it's the gameplay that really blows me away still. SO few games from the PS3/360 gen hold up at all in terms of gameplay, many being next to impossible to enjoy anymore due to the advances in fluidity of modern gameplay. Yet, somehow Dead Space still plays astoundingly well

[@Grandmastergav86]

A wholly unnecessary remake.

[@Dapulgogkush]

@@Grandmastergav86 I know your at least 30

[@Hammer56Time]

@@Grandmastergav86 I wouldn't say totally unnecessary however I do wish there was even a small discount for players who already own the original because while it looks great $80 + tax for minor tweaks and improvements on already good graphics for a game I've played like 4 times is a bit much. The most noticeable change is the improved lighting.

[@firuzmajid4780]

The developers (specially Glen Schofield) took inspiration from not The Thing and Event Horizon, but also japanese and european horror films, all for the sake of crafting the atmosphere. Then EA Motive took the atmosphere to a new level, but without sacrificing too much. If the remake succeeds, then we might finally get Dead Space 4 out of the freezer.

[@arch5701]

I'm just hoping Isaac's hallucinations and whispers he hears are still there. It added so much to the atmosphere.

[@andrewwitham8493]

The whispers are insane lol. I've already heard a few like, "self inflicted ocular injury" another mentions recombination. It's awesome and disturbing at the same time..also noticed A LOT more crazy writings and notes on surfaces.

[@arch5701]

@@andrewwitham8493 I think you mean the AI talking. But I remember him hearing ''Isaac...." and some unintelligible whispers as I was passing through dark corridors. It was indicating he's hallucinating about Nicole. It was almost on the same volume levels as his breathing.

[@5000Seabass]

@@arch5701 No, the game has lots of new psychological warfare going on in Isaac’s head.

[@kaaluha]

im playing the game right now and i heard a whisper say "issac help me" it was fucking spooky man

[@boltsnapbolt]

Played it with headphones on in the pitch black darkness last night. Those whispers made my skin crawl.

[@Brandonian]

One thing I like about the classic game is that the necromorphs would roar and sprint towards you with their claws flaring all over the place. In the remake, they don’t do that at all. They will run at ya, but they aren’t as menacing.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I’m currently on chapter 5 of the remake. Absolutely loving it so far, but my favorite thing about it is probably the fact that they actually got Gunner Wright back to play Isaac. I freaked out when I heard his voice in a trailer, just so cool. It still blows my mind we have new lines for Isaac from Gunner Wright after so many years.

[@RonsaRRR]

What about ugly female characters?

[@doomslayer1210]

I’ve played through the remake 5 times already and am currently attempting my 3rd impossible run. The first 2 the game broke on me but I think that’s my fault for being to good. None of the characters designs bug me. At all if they do to you then you need to get over yourself. They are modeled after their voice actors so it make sense why they look they way they do.

[@unhommequicourt]

@@doomslayer1210 isaac's wife looks like she would be his mom though

[@doomslayer1210]

@@unhommequicourt also why do people keep thinking they are married. Nicole is Isaacs girlfriend they aren’t married!

[@Road_to_Dawn]

@@doomslayer1210 I've now gone through a fresh game on Hard, done NG+ on medium with the alternate ending and maxed out upgrades, and I'm now on my third doing a plasma-only run. LOVE the game. I like all the character designs. Nicole looks fine to me, especially if we consider both Isaac and Nicole are in their 40s. I've always thought Kendra has always been attractive, and Cross looks adorable. Jacob Temple done well.

[@stevee.oneder891]

The remake is amazing but I love the audio from the original, it’s timeless

[@lasumexaranethon7230]

Something about the original makes it feel like the noises are surrounding you and echoing from all sides making it feel closer which is why I think I like it better than the remake which sounds a bit more distanced but I really do love the heartbeat effect that was added to the remake.

[@boringmonkey6958]

@Lasumex Aranethon The heartbeat is one of those things where I'm sort of indifferent to. Like it is neat and all but it can sometimes get a little annoying, that's probably just me though lol

[@damianolandi5003]

same

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Especially when it comes to some of the actors. I miss the OG Kyne...

[@SpudSpudoni]

Dead Space was the first game I played that had its score adapt to what was happening on screen, and was truly terrifying in its application. Jumpscares and fighting sequences were accented by intense scoring that would fade in naturally, and fade out as soon as the coast was clear. The layering in with atmospheric SFX, foley, screams, and gunfire was also very ahead of its time; something I feel that the remake is sorely missing. It was also PIVOTAL to understanding when the player was in danger or not. With the original game devs communicating how hard it was hard to portray an enemy coming from behind you with such a tight third person angle, sound design was an important communication tool for understanding danger. It also worked to deepen the games tension ("why do I hear tense music even though I don't see anything?") with little to nothing visual to cause it. The quarantine comparisons here are so stark. When the quarantine begins in the original, a strong asynchronous bass drum banging (which sounds like movement in vents) can be heard along with the also rhythmic whirling of the alarm, creating a mismatched pattern of sound that creates a more dynamic guttural reaction, heightening the anxiety and tension. Like an unescapable march or war drum, spelling out your demise. In the remake, that drum banging isn't in the scene, and just has the higher pitch rhythm of the alarm. It's a small difference in the big picture, but for a game that had such a lasting impact in its sound design, it's pretty disappointing to see that stripped away.

[@DarthRiley]

I love how true to the OG this is. It feels like it was made with so much love and attention to detail. As someone who loved these games, playing this remake felt so familiar yet so new and it is just very well done.

[@Sgto.Wolvington]

What about The woke stuff and desings changes???

[@FRANKTHEOWL]

@@Sgto.Wolvington woke stuff? And are design chaces supposed to be hated? My guy you heard the girl say she hada a gf and you freaked out, having minoritys in a game dosen't make it woke.

[@DarthRiley]

@@Sgto.Wolvington I haven’t run into any “woke stuff” that is of any comment, and the noticeable design changes are very much in the style of the original but just updated. Sounds like you gotta touch grass homie.

[@yazcona13]

@@Sgto.Wolvington didnt really give a damn. What one girl doesnt have big knockers anymore and another had a GF. Who cares

[@haihuynh8772]

@@Sgto.Wolvington Oh my gods they made a bathroom usable by anyone what a nightmare.

[@stabbycrabby]

I still cant believe my favourite series is back, after a decade. The remake is soooo good. Strongly recommend

[@cheeseburger7788]

lmao i’m in the same boat, i’ve been replaying DS1 and DS2 for the past 10 years now and i still can’t believe there’s a new game now

[@razoblicavanje4231]

Sadly, the sequels are abandoned.

[@NeThsDomain]

@@razoblicavanje4231 The first remake has barely been out for a day and you are already declaring the sequels abandoned?! I hope that EA will remake DS2 but DS3 can rot in hell.

[@cheeseburger7788]

@@razoblicavanje4231 dude if Dead Space 1, a game from a studio that got completely killed in a series that’s been dead for a literal decade can get a remake - then Dead Space 2 remake is much more likely considering the series has traction now

[@Tony-xl3mv]

@@NeThsDomain I mean, I understand where his coming from. EA remastered Burnout paradise; (a series that has been dead for some time now) and it sold fairly well and I gave hope to all the fans of the franchise to see another game or a remaster and we haven't heard anything since then

[@jaggedj2510]

The original Dead Space still looks beautiful.

[@camf33]

Still the best!

[@Nitsua_Atayha]

8:46 the original lighting for that particular scene looks so much better because in the original it flashes the necromorph then it keeps moving to show the silhouette. The remake just keeps light on it. There’s something about the original that kicks in a primal sense of fight or flight.

[@YoulookIncredible]

you can tell all throughout the game(if you've played it) that they rarely use flashing or flickering lights... It really takes away from the experience... I'm only here because I remembered those flickering lights in the original. 17:31 for another example on how much more memorable the original scene is because of that detail...

[@YoulookIncredible]

the soul is in the details brother... at least I can still play the original

[@EZOnTheEyes]

Finally, a remake that _DOESN'T_ ruin the game, but improves on it!

[@Michael20]

Didn't they ruin the character models and made one if the women gay for no reason

[@imreaper1798]

RE2?

[@talpatv512]

Mafia 1?

[@dallinferguson994]

I can't think of many remakes that ruin the game...

[@Nick930]

@@talpatv512 Plenty of people have issues with Mafia Definition Edition. I loved it, but diehard fans don't like the changes to the story or the bonus open world mode.

[@reedified6514]

Exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Nick u have the best comparisons and documentaries on the platform

[@jooyoonchung3593]

Not gonna lie, the OG version still holds up quite well.

[@keepitclean540]

Great comparison! I LOVED my playthrough of the remake. I don't believe you touched on it, but motive studios also implemented a new AI fear system that has thousands of random events, jump scares, and enemy spawns that could happen during a playthrough. I noticed getting more of these when I slowed down my playing style. It really helped my stay on my toes and keep immersed

[@Ohnajib]

Imo the sound for old version is better , his breath and footsteps making us really feel the terror of being alone in the environment , waiting for enemies. But the lighting work on the new remake makes the corridors as creepy as it always has

[@TheGreatVoicemancer]

Theres actually a whole thing called the ALIVE system, isaacs heartbeat will slowly speed up when running or jumpscared

[@malignantmelanomar]

the remake does the exact same thing lol. you probably didn’t play with headphones so it’s harder to hear.

[@francoperez3343]

I feel like the sound in the original was louder, more inmersive and forced (in a good way) to be scary. In the remake i feel it quieter, more realistic maybe but not so inmersive like in the original. Maybe its just the nostalgia. Everything else looks amazing.

[@pg3973]

I didn’t play the original and it sounds better than the remake. Weird that they decided on this route. I guess to be more “realistic” but that doesn’t always mean better

[@thebigenchilada678]

Sound design in regards to the atmosphere as well as voice acting were leagues better in the OG. However the remake made major improvements to the sound of Isaac’s tools (save for the ripper, of did it better) The contact beam’s charge up sounds and looks as beefy as the damage it does.

[@greatdelusion7654]

This speaks to a wider problem in both the game and movie industry that no one knows how to sound mix any more.

[@xproflipscarab]

@@greatdelusion7654 Spot on, Crazy how badly some games sound now... I can't stand Hogwarts Legacy with headphones on the Mixing is just awful

[@Agustin_Leal]

Character's new faces for absolutely no reason don't look good at all. Why even make Nicole old?

[@Assassinboy8084fun]

Can’t wait to play it. Only thing that bothers me is not hearing Isaac breathe in idle spaces and his walking animations are a little stiff. But still gonna play the hell out of this

[@Smack47]

He still does breath, it's just quieter and gets louder during tense situations. Also the new walking animations are stiff but i think they fit better for Issac who's walking around in a giant heavy work suit

[@Faded.Visuals]

You can hear his breathing quite well actually, played the game with some decent headphones and you can hear both his breathing and his heart beating too, especially after running for a few seconds or after finishing an intense fight

[@halentipene5596]

The remake is great so far, my only complaint is the footsteps are abit quiet and the stomp isn’t as aggressive / loud as the original.

[@Assassinboy8084fun]

All these replies are making me more excited to play

[@5000Seabass]

Breathing is there, don’t worry.

[@TheGoodGuy1337]

Something not a lot of people have been noting too is some of the subtle changes to keep it in line with Dead Space 2, and not just zero-g. For instance, in the original, if you killed an enemy it immediately dropped an item. In the remake, you have to either shoot or stomp the corpse to get them to drop an item... the same as it was in Dead Space 2 and 3. There is so many subtle improvements that make it definitively better, even if some aspects of the original were better than the remake.

[@Dr.Bennet]

both are beautiful games. I prefer the original's sound design, which I think is a result of the creators understanding their visual limitations, and so gave it more emphasis, with everything else looking like an improvement in the remake. I cannot wait to play it.

[@arkaleon1551]

The intensity of sound effects in the classical one is priceless

[@xyzain_1827]

I am glad that EA realised that single player games aren't dead.

[@419chris419]

It never was.

[@iamboringvideos6832]

unless they want to milk the corpse of course

[@garymcconnachie]

@@iamboringvideos6832 they ended up milking it to death the first time so why not do it again with new fans or ones with short term memories

[@petermokran381]

they are greedy and werent able to make any new games that catch on like this did 15 years ago.

[@billjones642]

lol

[@rodniewickham7875]

If you've been sleeping on this game, this is your chance to experience it in a new and awesome way. Its truly an amazing game.

[@acarroll6842]

I like that every time you go back into Hydroponics the looped message will play... because it's looped.

[@unchartedrocks1]

This has always been my go to channel for graphics comparison. No other channel has topped it yet. No needless jokes, no meandering, just a long well detailed vid on visual & sound.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

Finding the weapons instead of offering them with new chapters feels very much like Doom. I like this change a lot. The biggest thing I noticed about this game versus the OG is how much darker the Ishimura looks in pretty much every section. It's a good design choice but there are actually certain scenes from the original that look better to me. But just a few. Overall the new one looks way creepier. I'm imagining a DS2 remake and them recreating that one really pretty skybox from that game, the one outside a window. I can't remember which chapter it was from as it's been a decade plus since I've played it but I think some of you know what I'm talking about.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

The Government Sector?

[@SR_Pleiades]

I’m thinking of the window from the room just before the elevator that takes you to Daina.

[@maxwellschmid588]

I like finding weapons because it makes people actually check out and use other weapons instead of just fully upgrading the plasma cutter XD that thing was OP. There's a reason One Gun was an achievement you could unlock. It's very easy to do

[@Kratos_Messi7050]

Yeah i never liked finding parts for just 1 weapon

[@wiiztec]

Don't you mean spacebox?

[@VK4502B]

An actual remake (not just some graphic upscaling) that also improves on what Dead Space was. Amazing!

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I was such a massive fan of Dead Space, and even though I can see why people love and respect 2, the original is the best for me. I will buy this game eventually but I will probably wait till it is discounted. These improvements look interesting, switching things up without taking away what was great. The comparisons you do are both interesting and useful, I also love your Documentaries.

[@TheMostOrdinaryMan]

You'll be happy to know there's a few new areas and corridors to explore in the remake.

[@efraingonzalez3106]

Yea probably a couple bucks in 2 years but do u

[@aciid5081]

@@TheMostOrdinaryMan not only that, but you have complete freedom to explore previously trekked areas allowing you to experience Ishimura immersively

[@4lmighty_L0af]

@@TheMostOrdinaryMan yeah and also the shitty asteroid shooting scene is completely changed and actually fun now

[@alexrivera633]

If you really love dead space I recommend buying it full price it’s great and definitely worth it

[@alexandermacintosh2920]

Didnt the old issac show more hurt and heavy breathing when low in health rather then the remake, i swear he looked like he was actually trying to keep moving rather then the remake looking like he was always ready to fight even when health was low

[@greedsmack]

What I think the remake captures perfectly is the way that we remember Dead Space. It's pretty easy to think back on a game that came out so long ago and remember it looking much better than it actually does. The remake really just makes the game look and feel like how I remember the original feeling at the time. It made me fall in love with the franchise all over again and I can't wait to to play it through again.

[@Agustin_Leal]

I don't know man. I remember characters having different faces and Nicole being like 30 years younger.

[@soldfuture_]

For real. I immediately wondered why Isaac's girlfriend was so old. Surprised his crewmate didn't ask if that was his mom.

[@FoieGras4u]

I prefer the sounds from the original, the OG plasma cutter and pulse rifle sound beefier

[@funaccount7665]

agreed the remake plasma cutter doesn't have any punch to it.

[@Faded.Visuals]

I have to disagree with you on that. Grab some decent pair of over the ear headphones and twerk the sound settings they sound beefier and more powerful like the original...or you're simply getting older thus your hearing is getting weaker

[@alexbibby9641]

i was just thinking that. The originals had such a deep resonating thud sound when you fired them, they sounded like you were launching big hunks of super heated energy at an enemy and it was just powerful. the plasma cutter kinda sounds a little too pew pew instead of the original boom boom

[@endless_limes]

@@Faded.Visuals it should sound better by default tho

[@7kingly241]

Nostalgia burnes

[@monsieurDAG]

I actually prefer the old sound design. Hearing Isaac's breathing constantly helped isolate him from the environment imo, and enhanced the feeling of being alone.

[@jaden7454]

some people just aren’t happy with anything

[@godzillazfriction]

@@jaden7454 how is that not being happy with anything.... i could go on and explain everything about the comparisons but holy shit stop with that mindset... people can still enjoy the remake while preferring to the original for the things it does while the remake doesn't like the animations and so fourth... stfu with that mindset

[@zalturionberxes501]

@@jaden7454 he didnt say it was bad. just that he liked the sounddesign before more. get lost with ur cringe ass comment

[@peruanoguapo8946]

How nice is the freedom of speech, for example your comment is shit but you can express it freely.

[@SexyDragoness]

I actually agree on the case of the breathing. To me it helped really relate you to the tension of the scene and his place in it.

[@SASSpicy]

audio from the original is definitely the only part I think they did worse with the remake, Isaac's breathing, the overall depth of the sound in the environments, overall, the sound just had so much more going on with it.

[@mcnuggetapple]

To be fair you can still hear all of this in the remake they just made it way quieter so you can only really hear it with headphones

[@trickjacko8482]

Something that I noticed is that necromorphs don’t run towards you in the remake. In the classic game some necromorphs would run towards you as soon as they spot you and that’s freaking scary and stressful

[@217adaptiveperspective]

They still run while flailing in this, but it's rare and is usually a set up for a lunge attack

[@doomslayer1210]

Really? They chase me around a lot.

[@ShymNoiz]

They run in the remake.

[@trickjacko8482]

@@ShymNoiz Probably they fixed it already, they didn't run a week ago

[@Unbox_and_ASMR]

@@trickjacko8482 no they always ran

[@yinlo5876]

Really surprised me how good the original still holds up. Art style really is more important than fancy graphics

[@jamesdesautel3731]

now we get both!

[@fruitygranulizer540]

tbh the new one maintains the art style really well imo. but ur right, its crazy how good it looked for a game in 2008

[@levimachado]

It's like resident evil 4

[@Lightkeeper83]

I waited for this, thank you! Definitely the best comparions on KZbin! Keep 'em coming and keep up the amazing work you're doing, Nick!

[@Pingaheimer]

this game actually didn't really need a remake as much as other titles do tbh.

[@solodolo8337]

Great review! Though, you forgot to mention the intensity director, which changes spawns of enemies and effects based on what's happening in the game.

[@BlankeeStarcraft]

Necromorphs sounded way more threatening in the original, especially the Brute and Exploder. In the remake they all sound quieter. The combat music is still great thankfully.

[@terrycaldwellORST]

I actually vastly prefer Hammond's voice acting in the original, and the sound design as a whole. It feels so muted, and tame by comparison so far. Great VA by Hammond's new actor, but the original just carried the vocal performance of the game for some reason.

[@IgnusFast]

I'm amazed at how smooth controlling Issac feels, compared to the original. It's often easier to do more than one thing at once, like strafe walking while aiming, stuff like that.

[@Jigsaw407]

Absolutely. The clunky controls were one of the few blemishes of the original, while the controls in the remake are absolutely perfect! Perfect sensitivity and precision and the seamless walking speeds are perfect too.

[@nathanperquin9910]

@@Jigsaw407 wouldn't you say that actually detracts from the realism though, in a sense the clunkiness was part of isaac not being cut out for the job he was in at that time

[@Jigsaw407]

@@nathanperquin9910 Not really. Isaac's speed is still limited enough. The gamepad controls just weren't that enjoyable in the original game, while they are just right in the remake.

[@nathanperquin9910]

@@Jigsaw407 i never had issues with the original dead space controls personally, People complained about it. but the people i did see complain are people who would put their mouse away to play it with a controller, and anyone who plays a game with precision shooting with a controller is a discarded opinion

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@nathanperquin9910 now you see. if a game is meant to be playable on a controller, it is the game dev's job to make the controls smooth on that platform. just casting away the opinions of peopel who prefer controllers isn't the right solution. if anything, if ur forcing ur customers to use mouse and keyboard, that is a sign that ur controls aren't good enough. sure mouse and keyboard might be easier, but ur form of controller shouldn't matter much in a single player game like this. there are plenty of single player games with shooting that can be smoothly played on a controller. this isnt valorant or COD. its not meant to be competitive. its supposed to be a single player game where how well u can aim is only so important. the smoothness of the gameplay is more important

[@michaelmorrigan614]

They put so much into the detail of the remake that I heard even the sounds he makes during the iconic stomp change throughout the game to show Issacs slow descent into madness

[@monique6490]

What I noticed with the sound design is, Isaac had to breathe louder constantly because he has no voice. That was the developer's way to build up a connection to the player.

[@ostracizedttv9926]

I love how you can hear Isaacs rapid heartbeat when he is scared shitless. Its so immersive

[@finnish_hunter]

It is very inconsistant, it doesn't get as fast as it's supposed to for a ordinary guy to be in that situation and it doesn't come up everytime.

[@jagglejiggle7108]

@@finnish_hunter There's a point where they can't really make everything 100% realistic due to possible annoyances. Carrying all that gear and running, shooting and dodging, you'd probably sound asthmatic af but hearing your character heavily breath all the time isn't exactly pleasing in the ears, especially if you're trying to listen to audio files, sounds, anything. Edit: also just thought, being in a closed off helmet, having your breathing constantly smacking against metal and amplifying it even more so, god damn that'd be fucked. I'm playing an atmospheric horror game, not Tarkov.

[@finnish_hunter]

@@jagglejiggle7108 The breathing brings atmosphere, Isaac is scared shitless and no wonder, it fits to Dead Space and the other noises and sounds are hearable even when Isaac is breathing. I don't think it bothered anyone at all but I guess people are different.

[@IAmGameAddicted]

it was also in the original

[@ostracizedttv9926]

@@IAmGameAddicted yes maybe but not as it is in this game where you approach a scary room and Isaac heartbeat will start going fast

[@ItsaSkillishu]

One thing I like better about the sound design in the original is the breathing from Issac. It just sounds more like a human breathing in a metal helmet vs the remake sounding simply like a machine hissing.

[@davidm4677]

Nah remake sounds good like it should

[@fruitygranulizer540]

i agree but i feel like the remake sounds more realistic for what is supposed to be some sort of futuruistic suit that covers ur entire body like that.

[@ItsaSkillishu]

@@fruitygranulizer540 I get that but I just feel like for a horror game it’s a bit more fitting to hear his breathing, it adds to the unnerving atmosphere

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@ItsaSkillishu true

[@jonathancraig9587]

@@ItsaSkillishuexcept normally you wouldn’t hear someone breath through a high tech helmet, i don’t understand how breathing makes a game scary.

[@BlitzedNostradamus]

I remember the ambience of the original spooked the bejeezus out of me as a kid. The new ambience actually made me look over my shoulder as I went through the medical wing. The sound in this game is nuts.

[@davidm4677]

Yeah sound is awesome specially with the headphones you need to play it in PS5 with 3D audio and trigger feature

[@YTWanderer]

Of course the new character model looks better and is way more detailed, but I think they should have stuck to the more simple style of the original. While the OG looks like an everyday dude who got thrown into this situation, remake dude looks like the regular badass mf video game protagonist.

[@godzillazfriction]

they actually have the classic look of the original DS level 3 suit but its DLC/Deluxe Edition

[@godzillazfriction]

I'd say the original face of isaac on a surface level looks more detailed like his slight stubble, age visibility and having slight grey hair at the side which the remake isaac obviously looks graphically better... it's just that gunner wrights model ingame looks bland in comparison to the original

[@YTWanderer]

@@godzillazfriction Thanks for the info ! That`s better than nothing but shouldn`t it be the other way around ? And why not let players choose which look they prefer from the get-go ? Always sucks if companies hide these "features" behind paywalls.

[@SR_illustrations]

@@godzillazfriction actually no that specific skin is free with any version, I don’t have deluxe edition and own this skin, I think it’s supposed to be a bit of a “thanks for playing” kind of ski

[@godzillazfriction]

@@SR_illustrations ok good to know

[@darynyeats9613]

Using the force gun at close range and instantly shedding an enemy’s skin is something else.

[@chancepayne3013]

The gravity well looks sick also!!!

[@biraininhe1]

I like the way there is no longer plasma cutter ammo drop in middle chapters, it forces player to use other guns and ripper and contact beam guns are so good.

[@tofu_it981]

The fact that the original still stand his ground shows us how great it was...

[@braintonique]

Characters were much more immersive and realistic reaction wise in the original. The remake ones don't seem genuinely freaked out post necromorph encounter.

[@blmao5150]

Tf? This is so untrue lmao

[@braintonique]

@@blmao5150 Compare the first tram scenes between the two ! :) By the way I'm replaying the original :)

[@nalcarya]

Was waiting for this from you before making a purchase decision! Thanks so much for the work you do! ♥

[@trunks10k]

ngl certain scenes the original feels more immersive and thus better imo

[@biomechanikaxx4722]

After playing both, I say the old one still looks very good has it's original charm, and aged well.

[@prophetseven728]

Good to hear. I do not have a Playstation 5. I have a PS4 which I heard you can not play the Remake on it. But I can get the original now for cheap! I never played it. Sounds like from what you posted. I would not miss much with the Remake.

[@crookedroots4000]

So glad I got to live through both generations of these games

[@razoblicavanje4231]

Good video, my friend. Thanks. Audio in Classic is better for me. Also, I like the lighter variants of gaming, like in Classic. It is too dark in Remake. However, the Remake looks way better.

[@greatdelusion7654]

I know what you mean, I prefer the overall look of the original, even though I always turn down the gamma to make the corridors darker. Audio in classic is far superior.

[@cybergames3436]

A comparison between the legacy suit and its OG comparison might be good, Also noticed they brought back the cut gas mask slashers from the games pre release versions.

[@SebasstianReyes-tw9jz]

The breathing was the one thing that stuck with me in the original. It sounded scared and empty. Such a great game.

[@evolvingwilds1820]

The only thing you missed that I think is really cool is the secret ending you get by collecting all the marker fragments, it teases at a dead space 2 remake as well, since dead space 1 was made with no sequels in mind so they gave us a cliffhanger. But with the new ending it shows how Issac went insane and is saying he needs to make something special for Nicole “hinting that it’s a marker”

[@pyguy7]

Sign me up for the 2008 classic. Is it just me or in these side by side comparison shots does the original still "POP" more visually. It just feels more vibrant and the lighting feels nicer and stylized. See the way the light in 16:10 actually BLINDS you for a little bit, obscuring your vision and making it even more tense in an already tense scene? That's how you build tension.

[@pyguy7]

While the new game graphically has much more fidelity of course, there's something about the original's ART DIRECTION and style I still prefer. It's so distinct. The new game (and many newer games) try to go for more and more realistic when I think too much realism can get in the way of unique art design and tone. Everything's more vibrant and contrasts well in the original, especially in its lightning. I know the remake has apparently improved lightning but I keep seeing these comparison shots together and thinking 'man the original just "POPS" more. To me the original still retains the king of atmosphere.

[@Not_Ciel]

I love how well they handled this remake. It looks so damn good and they revamped everything. I actually like the majority of changes they did (letting Isaac talk, remaking rando teammates into actual people) because it makes the game feel more natural. I cant wait to play this game again and get scared again. Hopefully it'll reboot the series.

[@jaybee7892]

The only thing I find disappointing is how much Isaac seemed less terrified and more like his personality in dead space 2. Like the way he walks, shouts and stomps. In ds2 he's traumatized but more confident, and furious, he takes it personally. It doesn't feel quite as right in the first game because he's an everyman caught off guard in this nightmare and I remember feeling so scared because he seemed so scared and the cathartic and scared screams of his stomps matched that. I think him being a silent protagonist also made it easier to wonder what he was thinking, and it kept the game from making cheesy quips like resident evil 4 or other contemporaries. His voice acting is great and a lot of the time it works but sometimes he seems just kinda frustrated when before he was, well, speechless

[@xMadMurdockx]

I love how in the remake the camera never leaves Isaac and that theres no cut scenes it really adds to the horror atmosphere

[@talaris-uk]

One thing I noticed in this video that breaks immersion in the remake; during the scene with chapters talking to one another about rerouting power, they are facing one another and appear more animated in classic. In the remake they’re all still and facing away from one another, which seems off to me.

[@ChatGPTsInfoSource]

Maybe I'm just nostalgic, but to me the original looks more "readable" and recognizable. The remake is also a bit too dark overall.

[@MVegetto1]

so they forgot the the little black worm tentacles that writhe from the dismembered limbs that was one of my favorite tiny details from the original

[@mrdetester]

i can't be the only one who finds older games from 2005-2016 era scarier than more modern games, graphics wise the less realistic and dark tones are more eerie than newer horrors. (my opinion)

[@th3TwistedLight]

I know this is 4K , but still, I look at original footage and go "Yeah, this still holds up"

[@willvisions]

New coat of paint is good n all but there is something "sweet" about great classic graphics in 4K. Plus the sound in original is way more atmospheric.

[@aviewer774]

Not to mention they botched all the sounds desgins for the necromorphs. Those twiggy ones with the exploding arms don't scream when they spawn anymore and I keep getting sneaked up on, it's pretty frustrating

[@mathewdavies6472]

The original still looks fantastic in its own right, just fiddle with brightness settings etc and play with headphones

[@BigOSnackary]

Haven’t watched the whole video yet. But playing some of the remake I noticed it seems Issac doesn’t have any different walk animations depending on his health.

[@Fasteur29]

man, i never stop watching your videos, keep going !

[@idum01]

Sound is so much better in the original.

[@sorackamet5558]

The remake looks great, but some of the animations of the original feels to have more impact, espeacially with the necromorths. The foot stomp also feels weaker. Dunno, maybe it's just me?

[@turtlebeef]

ive been playing the original probably 3 times a year since its release, its one of my favorite games of all time. and to be brutally honest, i still prefer it over the remake. it may be in part of nostalgia, but i feel the sound design, the cast and voice acting in particular, to be far superior over the newer one. I like the new lore and all, but i still feel the OG flowed so well from chapter to chapter and Peter Mensah's voice acting for Hammond was some of the best ive ever seen in a video game. All in all, i personally don't think this masterpiece needed a remake, BUT i am glad to see it getting recognized for its greatness 15 years latter.

[@Sangth123]

The Pulse Rifle's rotary alt fire saved me once when I was surrounded and no one will ever understand how amazing it was. Shame they removed it.

[@dmitryodruzov1781]

Alternate bombs now great too

[@miloellis191]

The one feature I really miss is the sound of Isaacs panicked breathing. Really adds to the atmosphere

[@DrPheal]

Absolutely holds up to this day Whether it's the 08 or the remake this series is a classic! Hopefully RE4 doesn't disappoint

[@SuspiciousGirafe]

imho, the OG had much better color grading (light orange + teal VS oversaturated orange + green) and better sound design. I also don't like what they did to the characters, and find the remake way too dark. Feels like every environment is the same black hole.

[@bitbat9]

nah the OG's color grading is very much of the era and looks super ugly. It has the late 2000's Unreal Engine 3 look

[@thunderbird2712]

@@bitbat9 You don't get it, that's all

[@joelvaldez8688]

I personally think the new one's graphics look amazing, but the old one had scarier looking monsters and Nicole was more attractive. That's just me thought.

[@flaming0sniper0]

Nicole looks like Skylar White in the remake

[@joelvaldez8688]

@@flaming0sniper0 yeah, huh? I say they should use Kristen Bell. Throw her in there. She even has video game experience.

[@deanmoreno2382]

I liked the pace he had walking around in the original and how he looked around you felt scared with him not knowing where the morphs are coming next.

[@strayS2K]

This was a fantastic comparison, loved this original and always though graphics were so on point. Thank you!!

[@michaelboyle1286]

Might just be me, but the original Dead space graphics had its charm, sorta similar to that of the new Nintendo games opposed to the Nintendo 64 graphics, Im one to prefer classic graphics, but the new games such as the Remake of Dead space is absolutely jaw dropping impressive.

[@SuperAvocadoo]

I must be weird because I actually prefer the graphics of the original. The remake looks too clean which make the atmosphere less scary.

[@grimsonforce7504]

It's too generic it goes for the typical scary tropes, darkness and fog. OG's visuals didn't rely on one aspect of story telling but all of them. It's the same with movies, all the pretty special effects in the world don't mean anything if it can't tell a good story without speaking.

[@sea_gulltv]

The one thing I miss from the original is the I.D badge on the beginning suit. Yeah I know they have the RIG system to do basically do, but it was an early way to see what Isaac looked before the end of the game.

[@fruitygranulizer540]

u can still see isaac in the intro of the game though

[@thetaoist8]

My biggest critique in the remake is the way they wrote the characters. Everyone is so flat and passive. They seem almost calm despite seeing horrors beyond their human comprehension, and not to mention, they're stiff and hardly move.

[@daigneauray7087]

In answer to this and the comment two spaces above, I would point out that of the three core characters, one is a trained soldier, and the other two are professionals who do show fear but also recognize that panicking and losing their discipline will do them in much more quickly, then if they just get a handle on the situation and work together. Also, I feel that once they discover that the Necromorphs can be killed, then they become less afraid of them.

[@WAstEDxLaMA]

Your videos are so well-made and they are very informative and entertaining! Thank you and keep up the good work

[@DaboooogA]

I recently played the 2008 Dead Space in 4K and it really holds up - one of the last games which comes to mind in need of a remake!

[@supergamergrill7734]

Wow! Thanks for the input but… Did you even see the video or played the remake? It has new guns, it has new dialogue, new areas, new mechanics, better graphics and much more. This isn’t just a graphical update and your comment shows you did no research on this game and are just crapping on it for the sake of it

[@VualDaZart]

@@supergamergrill7734 wow! that was an extreme reaction to literally nothing

[@aceofhearts573]

3:57 what happened? Why did they make her 50 years old in the remake...

[@Revisedcone]

Issac is canonically in his early/mid 40s. Nicole looked like she was just turning 30 in the original.

[@andrewreynolds912]

I already saw someone streaming and playing the remake rn it's so freaken gorgeous and God dude the necromorphs are faster, they jump at terrifying distances, and their in some ways harder to kill and bit more difficult than the first game it's amazing and terrifying!!!!

[@RARF29]

The hunter is fast AF

[@maniestranger4329]

@@RARF29 he absolutely destroyed me in the cryogenic battle

[@andrewreynolds912]

@@maniestranger4329 dam

[@andrewreynolds912]

@@RARF29 yea it's terrifying man also I wanna get the game but it's 60$ on epic games