Dead Space: The Classic Original Revisited on Xbox 360 + Q6600/8800 GT PC!

A new Dead Space is in development? But do you know what - the original is still a brilliant game and holds up very well indeed today. John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Audi Sorlie revisit the game, playing it on Xbox 360 and a period appropriate gaming PC with an Intel Q6600 quad-core processor paired with the clasic Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT.
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[@azsunscards1912]

Me and my dad played the shit out of these games. So good. My dad was hooked more than me. I would hear the game across the house at 2 in the morning. RIP pops, miss you

[@Vodoriga]

:(

[@invalidusername201]

I'm sorry😞

[@michaeljohn2826]

no longer being able to hear someone enjoying their games in another room cuts deep somehow.. Sorry.

[@JustCallMePCra]

Glad you have a great memory of him thru gaming

[@chrisgrayson1344]

He will be watching over you playing the remake

[@naschylobo]

The reason Dead Space is still so striking is because its artistic integrity is so high. The visuals and audio have expert cohesion and design. It's what allows it to look so timeless.

[@alanlee67]

Naschyloo yup. One of the last games of the Golden age of gaming when games were made by visionaries like Schofield, miyamoto, Sakaguchi, kojima...instead of by boardrooms.

[@naschylobo]

@CYB3R2K30 From a technical perspective, maybe. I liked Dead Space better in an overall sense. All aspects of design and concept were so consistent and well directed. Everything was considered - the curated lighting, the rusty industrial ship design and accompanying atmosphere, the heavy and deliberate pacing and movement. It's kind of the whole Alien vs Aliens movie thing. There's no real wrong answer.

[@Door_Into_Summer]

@@alanlee67 Arkane still has an awesome sense of anesthetics in their games!

[@beegyoshi6525]

Also games of that era, with lots of shadows genuinely hold up. Like FEAR

[@TechniqueSan]

Yes, art direction >>>> graphics all day everyday. In fact, making games as close as possible to realism is nothing but a detriment.

[@Dick_Valparaiso]

I was crashing at a buddy's house when DS was still fairly new. We worked different hours. So, when he was gone I'd play (and vice versa). He also had his elderly mother living w/him. But, she digged horror. So, she enjoyed watching us play and really getting into the jump scares. We'd pass the controller around even inviting her to play (which she always declined :). I can still hear her saying "don't go in there!", "shoot it's legs off!", and "It's gonna cut off your head!"😆

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

There are few cooler things than older folks who get into (or even just appreciate) gaming :).

[@Dick_Valparaiso]

@@ManlyOBeeferton Absolutely. A few years ago I was casually talking about gaming at the grocery store. An older gentleman asked if I have vr. I told him it looks cool but I don't have the money with good vr being expensive. Then, to my surprise, he said "ain't that the truth!". He went on to tell me about his Oculus setup and his PC w/2 1080's in sli. The guy was probably late 60's or older. The guy is retired and games like crazy. He's really into Star Citizen too.

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

@@Dick_Valparaiso Ha cool. The guy's probably been gaming since before either of us were born :). In a few decades that'll be the norm. I just hope by then we'll have perfected brain-computer interfaces so my (probably) arthritic hands won't have to use K&M or controllers :).

[@easter3000]

Sounds amazing!

[@miecraftandmoregames]

The fact this game released on 2008 is insane, This game looks so good.

[@VideoGameKillCounts]

Crisp looking game as it isn’t saturated with thousands of post processing techniques. Those were simpler times!

[@lordrichard6616]

For sure one of the best graphic games which holds up today for one made over a decade ago

[@theanimerapper6351]

@@VideoGameKillCounts alot of games back then also had terrible color palettes. I definitely prefer the way games look now vs back then lol

[@waynestevens4297]

@@theanimerapper6351 but we made the most of it and appreciated it for what it was at the time.. Some games just didn't need super duper swanky visuals.. The atmosphere alone kept you hooked in.

[@deabreu.tattoo]

Good art direction holds up, who'd thunk?

[@suverene2759]

Still one of my favorite games ever. Closest thing to an Event Horizon game we'll likely ever get. I love it.

[@edooo345]

Event Horizon! And I was wondering what to watch this evening...

[@suverene2759]

@@edooo345 lol, I freaking love that movie.

[@Veektohr]

This game was better than Event Horizon imo.

[@gizmonomono]

I haven't seen that movie in ages. Thanks for reminding me

[@ReconFacks]

While Event Horizon was a poorly executed film, Dead Space was the contrary.

[@graemetimmins]

It's not really touched on by anyone, but this game had some of the best mission designs of any game of the time. Real problems, with probable solutions; nothing the game asked me to do felt forced or unimportant. Everything mattered at the right time and priority, lots to take away from the story and mission design perspective here.

[@DickChapyGaming]

There are very few games that nail that feeling, and funny enough I think most are set in space stations and ships that are falling apart. Prey 2017 is another example of that exact feeling.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

Exactly!

[@meowchin]

I just finished Uncharted 4 recently and the amount of unnecessary placeholder objectives that made completely no sense in the context of the story was ridiculous. Your comment made me really want to play Dead Space.

[@xxflaxxdread]

Damn man I never thought of that but you're so right.

[@Minnevan]

You really feel like you’re slowly repairing this dilapidated ship,

[@salemsaleh9577]

Crazy that Dead Space was almost completely a continuous shot with no loading screens on DVD transfer speeds and 512mb of memory.

[@salemsaleh9577]

@CYB3R2K30 The 1st had tram transition between levels, which was "masked loading" but yeah a bit obvious that it IS loading. But in DS2, the loading was brilliantly masked and the whole game was seamless. No menus or maps that stop the action, it's all in-game, only the pause menu pauses the game.

[@NeonSKennedy]

@@salemsaleh9577 the doors were actually loading screens thats why some of them took a while to open

[@VideoGameKillCounts]

@@NeonSKennedy same in the third game, hardly notice on new PCs but Xbox took a while for a door to open in the later snow planet missions. However, transitioning from orbit to the planet in one apparently seamless experience was incredible at the time.

[@Zynet_Eseled]

@@NeonSKennedy I think it's a clever way of making the loading though

[@salemsaleh9577]

@@knoxctry1569 Yep. DS attempted that but DS2 was the one to deliver it. Absolutely seamless, all in-game experience. Nothing pauses the game except the pause menu.

[@SkatingOnTheRocks]

Richard might not be there in person, but in the here and now, he's in our heart.

[@RichHomieBodhi]

Props to Visceral for making a solid ps3 port at a time when they were a few and far between.

[@reddonut1518]

Not just that, it had visual parody with the X360 version! Same for the sequel! Absolutely unheard of for the time. Game looks and runs great no matter where you play

[@koerel]

Is it even a port though? I recall this coming out around the time when developers started to develop games with PS3 as their main target and then port them over to 360 instead, because that usually just worked out better.

[@RichMcLaughlin]

The “bespoke” counter was fantastic

[@ThePhantomnaut]

I want a “in the here and now” counter.

[@batmangovno]

🅱️es🅱️oke

[@kdkseven]

Architected. One of the dumbest made-up marketing-speak words i've ever heard.

[@thiagovidal6137]

Every time they say it I have to google again because I can never remember what it means... and half of the time they used it wrong anyway.

[@DeathClonic]

No, it was cringe and I hate it.

[@jrsomethingnumbers9704]

John: Especially on PS3, which was just... Awf- Often rather... John knew he couldn't diss the PS Triple in fear of awakening Chad Warden's wrath.

[@drlight6677]

The PS3 hardware architecture was such trash. The devs of Dead Space said that porting the game to the PS3 was "challenging", their polite way of saying that programming for the Cell and split RAM was a nightmare because of how idiotically designed the PS3 was.

[@MrBeesknees95]

@@drlight6677 it's so frustrating going back to play PS3 games because they still *look* amazing (TLOU e.g.) but they run so so badly. 9 times out of 10 it's sub 30fps

[@jrsomethingnumbers9704]

@@MrBeesknees95 Yeah not long ago I went back to play some PS Triple, and, I'm sorry Chad Warden, I just couldn't do it. Framerates were that bad xD I expect the same to happen with a lot of PS4 games, particularly Bloodborne (Though due to frame pacing, it can't even do 30fps correctly). At least it makes a decent media player lol

[@mbsfaridi]

But it had 7.1 surround sound which benefited this game alot.

[@sunray2818]

@@mbsfaridi And better depth of color, actually from the 2nd game on Dead Space on PS3 is right on par with 360 version even on performance side.

[@ProexProduction]

This game had some of the best visuals back then and still holds up decently to this day.

[@dr.chungusphd108]

The sound design is also absolutely fantastically terrifying.

[@CastIronEric]

I never actually played this game.. oops. Worth it in your opinion?

[@EBCHILL2]

Looks great on Xbox one X too, don't have a Series X.

[@talharehman3664]

@@CastIronEric My favorite game of the xbox 360 gen

[@oskulock]

@@CastIronEric It's like Resident Evil 4 but with a more consistent art direction and better atmosphere. Less gun variety though.

[@rickylovesyou]

It *IS* survival horror, let's not get too cute with the naming of nonsencial sub genres there lads. Certainly took the genre into the next generation and clearly inspired the RE2 remake easily, very interesting as RE was the IP that inspired Dead Space. An intriguing loop of inspiration. For those who want to know more about the development of this excellent survival horror title straight from the horse's mouth so to speak watch the Ars Technica interview with the creator Glen Schofield and Neo Gamer the making of Dead Space. Cheers.

[@Cinetyk]

Indeed, the Ars Technica "War Stories" interview of Glen Schofield is super interesting and speaks volumes to what good design can mean to a videogame, no matter how old it may be. Yet since Dead Space was on that cusp of what tech improvements could bring, it melds together tech capabilities with game design, artistic direction and atmosphere, it's truly memorable to be as a game set in space with horror elements - a realization of what movies like Alien, Aliens, Event Horizon represent into the video game form. IMHO truly a milestone in videogames.

[@positivevibesrfc]

Absolutely survival horror no question

[@AbrahamZX1]

Yeah, not sure why they don't think it's survival horror

[@quaternio]

I’m really genuinely curious what distinction they draw that doesn’t qualify this as survival horror.

[@dustyshackleford6772]

@@AbrahamZX1 They probably played it on easy, one shotting enemies and getting 10 ammo per kill.

[@thebookkeeper3508]

Loved that you focused on the sound design and audio tech, guys. Yes, more of this as part of Digital Foundry!

[@moosemaimer]

My most vivid memories of this game are the sounds... especially the ones from behind when you have a good surround setup. Make you jump out of your goddamn skin.

[@positivevibesrfc]

Yeah that was cool, it would be good to get a bit more of that covered on DF

[@aligoudarzi3724]

It's crazy to think that DS2 had no loading screen and no cut in cutscenes (like what we got so many years after it with God of War and MGS V) - and that genius UI. Timeless masterpiece this trilogy

[@kirishima638]

The original game was a masterpiece. That section we're you being chased by that invincible monster - will never forget it.

[@matandcat2506]

"You can't kill it Isaac! RUN!!!"

[@InfernalMonsoon]

That guy is legit terrifying on higher difficulties

[@moasto02]

Everytime I see another video with that 8800gt getting flexed I get back that boss feeling I had when I got mine back in the day. It also reminds me that these dudes are kind of in the same pc gaming freshman class as me. This was the end-all be-all back in '07.

[@usul573]

Yeah I had the 8800 GTX myself back in the day, and it kicked so much ass in COD 4, Bioshock 1, Dead Space 1, and FEAR 2. Absolutely blown away, hard to even find the right word for it. Even though both cards are 2006 technology more or less people were upset in 2017 that they were no longer supported on new games, or Overwatch in May 2016.

[@kdkseven]

'Architected' and 'bespoke'- John's war on the words 'designed' and 'custom' wages on!

[@megapro125]

Wasn't it Rich who started the whole "bespoke" thing? And Alex understandably just mimics his native speaker colleagues' choice of words.

[@paradigm2841]

I just love Isaac's retrofuturistic character design. Goes a long way to make you feel both vulnerable yet a little bad ass. The material textures are also very impressive for the time (4:45 especially the pants for some reason)

[@InfernalMonsoon]

The engineer rigs always gave me vibes of those old deep diving suits.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

You can play all 3 on Gamepass too if you are interested thanks to EA Play.

[@Zipper535]

I've missed the whole series back in the days and decided to catch up with my new Xbox Series X. And, oh boy, does this game deliver! It's better than the most modern AAA games.

[@workoutfanatic7873]

still 30fps, via eaplay

[@no_misaki]

@@workoutfanatic7873 Oh no the horror

[@workoutfanatic7873]

@@no_misaki playing 30fps content on a series x is indeed horrifying.

[@dustyshackleford6772]

Yeah because this was the tail-end of the golden era of gaming, 1998-2010. There were so many great games being released back then, it's insane when you compare it to now.

[@no_misaki]

@@workoutfanatic7873 I mean... it isn't exactly ideal given the horsepower a series x is packing, but horrifying? Bit of a stretch

[@BrianH1988]

The 'bespoke' counter made me giggle. The in-jokes are what make me want to go back and watch every vid I missed. :D Like passion-driven content on KZbin, you guys make an awesome case for why so many of these techs could stand to make a comeback.

[@peshkybee7721]

Man, I hope the team at EA remaking this watch this video. DF points out so many neat little details that immerse you in the world

[@Z-Mikes00]

now that its out, im glad i can report its really good

[@pondopondo1497]

Still holds up. Classic.

[@positivevibesrfc]

The lighting and the way it was used was and still is so clever.

[@ceasarrivera23]

I remember Dead Space and RE5 were only months apart of release. When RE 5 came out I was a little disappointed it leaned more towards action than horror like RE4. But after I played Dead Space I felt I had A way better horror experience and liked it more. Anyone else felt the same way?

[@moosemaimer]

RE: punch a boulder DS: monster rips your head off and replaces it with a new head

[@gabrielgantz5795]

hahaha yes same happened to me, in one hand I had RE5 and in the other Dead Space, played a bit RE5 and I feel a little disappointed, then played Dead Space and I fell in love 😍

[@InfernalMonsoon]

Honestly even if I still enjoy RE5, it's easily the worst in the series for me. At least RE6 embraced that sheer stupidity and the gameplay was loads of fun but it makes me SO glad they went back to that slow, atmospheric and dread-filled style for the RE series. 7 and 2 Remake are amazing, currently playing through 3 Remake right now and will likely get 8 on sale. Fingers crossed the Dead Space Remake will be great as well.

[@danielgomez7236]

For me DS was great game and still looks awesome, while RE5 was mostly unplayable for me (why it's so damn hard to find any ammo?) so I cleared RE5 with infinite ammo cheat. RE5 was very hard to play, gameplay, story and presentation were not good enough but at least graphics were good. The only RE games I like are the original RE3 and RE2 Remake.

[@rodneyabrett]

Totally. Ironically, I was super hyped for the RE5 release, but then this game kind of took me by surprise. After finishing both, Dead Space was the clear winner. I also remember the fantastic marketing pre-Halloween release. The animated comic books with the Ben Templesmith art(30 Days of Night) were such a good idea because the end of that comic covers all the events of the Ishimura leading up to the beginning of the game. Extraction would eventually create an entire game around it, but I just thought that was such a good idea to get you hyped for the game's release.

[@bulletm0nkey]

Been replaying Dead Space recently on Xbox Series X and PC, still looks and plays great.

[@kdkseven]

Can't wait to get a Series X so i can get back to some of my favorite 360 games. Dead Space is at the top of the list, along with the Orange Box.

[@1324Potato]

"i was expecting system shock out of dead space" For why?

[@beetheimmortal]

It was originally meant to be SysShock 3, and was advertised as such at first.

[@alejandropradalozano6525]

Yeah thats fucking stupid

[@positivevibesrfc]

@@beetheimmortal ok but it wasn't and they did something miles better

[@positivevibesrfc]

System shock is not in the same league as dead space

[@beetheimmortal]

@@positivevibesrfc I have to disagree on the 'something miles better' part. It's not better, it's just different entirely. And yes, we all know that it wasn't, it was you who asked in the first place, I just told you his reason.

[@Datcyd3]

I'm been playing on the Xbox series x and the game just holds up today with no problem. I hope the remake doesn't ruin this.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

This game was so ahead of its time.. An absolute classic

[@totalprocall6894]

Dead Space for me is the most underrated and undervalued game of all time. Its a masterpiece....breathtaking intro even now.

[@drlight6677]

It's not underrated or undervalued, Dead Space 1 is often considered one of the best games of the PS3/360 gen and what Resident Evil should have become instead of the Call of Duty-ish RE5 which a lot of people hated.

[@MrVoland44]

honestly, this game doesnt need remake. it still hold up, visually and gameplay-wise instead they should make new game, we definetly need another game like ds1

[@sofatayragaming9296]

This game was scarry as hell playing with headphones, Richard was wrong comparing it to other horror games, the only game that holds up to it is silent hill 2

[@squidgybuffalo]

Dead Space 1 is a masterpiece, absolutely love it!

[@anabang1251]

Still my favorite game of all time. Might as well start speedrunning it on PS3 since I pretty much know everything at this point.

[@PursuedByAMemory]

Back when EA really was making "Electronic Arts".

[@phrozac]

After a bit of wrangling, last year I replayed through DS, DS2, and DS3 on my 1080 Ti at 3440x1440/100fps max settings along with a custom ReShade preset...these games still look great, especially DS2 and the first half of DS3. Absolutely cannot wait for the remake!

[@Phelaidar]

Really, this game does not need a remake. Maybe a good remaster pack like Mass Effect and then a true single-player focused sequel

[@Minnevan]

Yeah it still holds up… but I’d still play the crap out of a remake

[@mymusicpaws]

Dead Space is one of my favorite games of all time and one that I have completed probably a dozen times. One of my gripes with DS2 and 3 was the pacing and gravitation towards more of an action based shooter where they increased Isaac's arsenal and opened up the environments to the point where it really detracted from the horror portion of the experience imo.

[@imhereforthemovies]

That’s the EA rot starting to spread

[@positivevibesrfc]

Dead space 2 is great. 3 though is howling and needs to be reimagined with nothing from the original 3 kept in terms of story or location should EA get that far into the remakes. That way we might just get to 4 and other new games.

[@raresmacovei8382]

Finished Dead Space again this week, in glorious 4K120, using DXVK (for VULKAN, vastly more stable than DirectX 9), with Mouse Fix and ReShade AO. An amazing experience

[@jrsomethingnumbers9704]

Don't the physics go bonkers past 60fps though lol

[@moosemaimer]

MouseFix? I'll have to look into that... there was a spate of PC games from that generation that didn't cope well with mouse input.

[@brandonisweird7000]

@@jrsomethingnumbers9704 yes it does. I was wondering why the bodies would spin and fly all over the place. Still happened though at a v-synced 60fps

[@raresmacovei8382]

@@jrsomethingnumbers9704 Nope, they were fine at 120 Hz.

[@6ch6ris6]

this game does not need a remake. played it on pc on highest setting like 2 years ago. amazing game

[@JulianCallan]

I hope MS can figure out how to do FPS boost on backwards compatible games and get this running at 60 on the Series machines!

[@Daigon95]

FPS boost uses a simple d3D injector to trick a game to run at 60fps or higher, but it still thinks its running at 30fps. It wuld b pretty finicky for most games from the 7th gen era of gaming. But wuld b cool if they figure a way to b able to do so.

[@nitinanku]

Doubt EA would allow it as a competitor to their remake

[@leonfrancis3418]

@@nitinanku This is the biggest hurdle. I think if the remake wasn't in development all three titles would be FPS boosted by now.

[@workoutfanatic7873]

@@leonfrancis3418 no, FPS boost only works on uncapped games like GTA4. There were very few uncapped games on the 360, and dead space is not one of them.

[@leonfrancis3418]

@@workoutfanatic7873 "FPS Boost works at the system level of Xbox Series consoles. Similar to a GPU control panel override on PC, *Microsoft is able to remove frame-rate caps* at the DirectX API layer while at the same time, the firm can enforce v-sync and engage other enhancements, such as enforced 16x anisotropic filtering. The end result is an increase to frame-rate that allows 30fps games to run at 60fps, or 60fps titles to hit 120fps. In rare cases, FPS Boost can see a game that used to run at 30fps on Xbox One hit 120fps on Series X - as we see with Avalanche's Mad Max and select Lego titles in the latest update."

[@TheSevenFaces3]

The fact that John didn’t find this scary genuinely frightens me haha

[@HugoStiglitz88]

I didn't either but dead space 2 got me. That scared the shit out of me a few times. I still love the original

[@LilPotomo]

This game isn't really scary because they telegraph all the scares (or they're just predictable) and all the scares are the same. It doesn't lessen the value for me because I never played the game for the horror elements, but it's definitely less horror and more action.

[@oconnorb23]

John comes off as a total snob in this video. He can't see past his system shock rose tinted spectacles.

[@sammyflinders]

@@oconnorb23 ikr....I literally just said to myself "that sounds more like a "you" issues and nothing to do with the game."

[@lc9245]

@@oconnorb23 the devs literally said they wanted to make System Shock 3 but changed their direction after RE4 came out so they mix System Shock settings with RE4 combat oriented gameplay.

[@trblemayker5157]

Dead Space is the best successor to Resident Evil 4. Even more than Village.

[@Hulksterx]

Agreed.

[@faktor1147]

Was all set to replay this in 4K on PC until the remaster news dropped. One of my all time favourites

[@phrozac]

I agree with John. I never found any of the Dead Space games to be scary and I play in the dark at night with headphones on. A big part of this is because Isaac is so powerful. Dude can melee necromorphs into pudding. Why should I be scared when I'm the baddest mofo on the station? I do think the atmosphere and tension can be superb though, and I just love it to death.

[@erc5445]

Love these games. I got nearly every trophy back in 2010, got the platinum in March of 2021

[@snowdjagha]

Not a scary game? Sure bro, I'll pretend I believe you.

[@Budder99]

Another great classic video! Hope you guys are well, I love your content and always learn slot!

[@ChristiaanSC]

Amazing game. What makes this video so nostalgic to me is the fact I played it on the exact same PC. 8800GT with Q6600 on my Samsung 23" 1080p monitor. I am still using the monitor right now as a secondary screen to watch this video and type this comment. I have since upgraded my beloved PC (still have the 8800GT stashed away), but keep fond memories of the PC and the many games I played till 2016. (Yes I used the Q6600 and 8800GT from 2007 till 2016) Love the content DF. Keep it up!

[@8aba_Yaga]

One of the greatest games of all time and i think it still holds up really well Also, i liked hearing Audi's perspective, he should be in more videos

[@omgawesomeomg]

Audi dropping the classic "in the here and now" right after the first "bespoke", I love it

[@brucewayne404]

"Isaac, make us whole again."

[@starwarp88]

would love if you did this with tomb raider legends on pc and 360, the differences between those ports were interesting

[@ciege5109]

26:15 Remaster: A new coat of paint but all the code is basically the same (Mass Effect LE and Halo 1 & 2 remasters) Remake: Using the old code as a reference and redoing it better. Trying to preserve the game as much as possible. (Resident Evil 1 remake) Reimaging: Taking the feel of what came before but putting a new spin on it (RE 2 & 3 remakes)

[@HugoStiglitz88]

I generally agree but it depends how you define a coat of paint Remaster is a term taken from the music industry and so is mastering for that matter. In the game world, if you change assets, engines, or drastically change the games visual makeup, you're going way beyond what a remaster is. Hence why saints row 3 remastered is a total lie. Its a remake

[@CaptToilet]

Pretty much this.

[@doomslayer1210]

Also the FF7 remake

[@Daigon95]

Correction on Halo 1 and 2 Anniversary Editions. Those were remakes but was cool tht u culd hotswap between the old and new engine. One example I can replace with tht is Shadow of the Colossus on PS3. Tht one is a remaster. (compared to the one on PS4 which is a remake)

[@Daigon95]

@@HugoStiglitz88 Saints Row 3 remastered still is using most of the same game code. Was never really remade from the ground up. They just added new lighting, graphical techniques, textures and rebuild some of the character models of the main cast. But the map was still the same (models of small objects and buildings being a good example), the audio was still the same (albiet not compressed anymore), etc. The fact tht a good portion of the mods for the original SR3 still works in the remaster is a definite sign tht it is one. Bc if it was a true remake, then none of the mods from the original wuld work on it since its a different code base. So the game engine was still pretty much the same.

[@artaz899]

The game is great and it run very well . It was damn cool and the first horror I played on PC . Excellent memory :)

[@ml2167]

I actually injured myself playing this game. First time playing it back in 2008 on PS3, I was so on the edge of my seat for the first three hours that I must have tensed up or something and injured my back. It was so bad I couldn't walk or move normally for a week. Just from sitting wrong/getting tense. That's how scary this game was for me at the time.

[@quatz1981]

One of the best games of the 7th gen for sure. Played for the first time on my PS3 back in 08 and was blown away. Recently played it on PC and really nice playing at 75fps. The game never gets old and is still my favourite of the 3 games.

[@burritooDriver5291]

HELL YEAH DF! Now this is top-tier content.

[@whelmy]

Playing this on my 19" Samsung CRT with Nvidia DSR at a much higher resolution scaled back to the monitors 1920 x 1440 looked amazing, not to mention how smooth the motion is on the CRT.

[@AbrahamZX1]

The sound in Dead Space is incredible.

[@pcmonkfish8349]

The first game that I played on my 32inch flat screen and connected to Xbox live. Still using the same flat screen! A new generation of gaming for me. Loved this trilogy - even the much maligned third.

[@danielgomez7236]

The third game is fun too, too bad it received too much hate so DS4 was cancelled

[@gametourny4ever627]

I Platinumed this game for PS3. Loved it. I thought PS3 did a serviceable job on this game.

[@Carlisho]

I got the plat for all three games, getting the DS2 plat is my biggest gaming achievement, that Hardcore difficulty is no joke.

[@Onlyicedmilk]

360 was a better version tho

[@gametourny4ever627]

@@OnlyicedmilkMay have been but I prefer the PS3 Controller personally so that is what directed me on the purchase.

[@paddipat]

I've platinumed it like 3 months ago haha. Was such a nostalgic trip, the game holds up so well, after getting used to the not so good PS3 controller (especially after playing with the DualSense for a few months) and at times choppy 30fps, it's such a blast. Looking forward to the remake, could be my gaming highlight of the next year if they achieve to be on time.

[@gametourny4ever627]

@@paddipat Yeah I enjoyed the game so much, I got everything upgraded on Impossible mode even after doing it on Normal. Probably completed the game 6 times. Yeah, I got started on an Original PlayStation so that controller has been my preference.

[@RADIOSUICIDIO]

I think this could be the pilot episode for a DF Retro spin off called: "DO WE REALLY NEED A REMAKE?"

[@juliet4093]

I don’t get this, why would you not want a remake, if you don’t like it just play the original, otherwise it could just be better

[@RADIOSUICIDIO]

​@@juliet4093 Just take your reply and apply it to your favorite movie from the past 15 years or so, and you'll see my point. Videogames are a media that tends to be forgotten very quickly due to it's rely on constantly evolving hardware. Yet they're a form of media, they're cultural expressions and they deserve to be experienced in it's originally intended form by current an future generations. So, if this remake gets to be a succes, then most people will forget the original and newcomers likely won't ever experience it. If it fails, well, knowing the way EA handle it's IPs, for sure they'll bury the franchise and 4 or 5 years from now you won't have a clean and direct way to play it. They said it in the video, the game holds up very well. You could just improve the lighting, the textures, update the physics and some animations, some tweak here and there and the game will be enjoyable at it's 100% in 4k 60fps on current hardware.

[@koerel]

​@@juliet4093 I guess because the resources poured into a remake could have been used to create something new instead.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

34:38 this is my experience with RE6. I love it, because I had a blast playing it co-op.

[@Fuuntag]

Pity you didn’t take a look at the leaked Original Xbox footage, very impressive for the system in re to forward thinking in re to rendering.

[@kristoferstoll587]

John I have to disagree with your assessment that this game wasn't "scary"... I thought this game was terrifying! Me and my wife played this game and LOVED IT! I didn't go in with a pre-conception of what I thought it would be though... You should never do that btw... Anyway, I think you're off the mark with Dead Space. It was an instant classic on my opinion.

[@michaelsteffensen6844]

I understand where John is coming from. I prefer the less in your face type of horror. It's all subjective, though.

[@brandonisweird7000]

After playing a bunch of horror games, you get desensitized after a while. There’s no real scary AAA horror games honestly at least not recently.

[@TehTezMan]

I was wondering how old he was when he played this. I was 13 at the time and I thought it was terrifying. I should also say I *never* played horror games.

[@grobestadtwurst2041]

@@TehTezMan I am 27 now, replayed the game recently and I am still scared of the game, especially when playing with headphones.

[@sfzero3721]

I'm pretty sure John played in the daytime, with ALL THE LIGHTS ON & over TV speakers... ya NOT SCARY 😆

[@Onlyicedmilk]

I lost respect when I heard Johns opinion on Dead Space. Dead Space 1 is a masterpiece.

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

Yeah, i strongly disagree with a lot of things John said here, like wtf bro, did we even played the same game?! lol

[@bloomerb4162]

I always play these types of games on harder difficulties. It makes it feel more like your truly just trying to survive.

[@Minnevan]

You really have to start managing your ammo on the higher difficulties. I’ve had to restart an entire play through because I got stuck at that hallway with the tentacle monster and no ammo to kill it

[@foulplay99]

I played the Dead Space games with nvidia 3D Vision and it remains on the most amazing looking 3D games I ever played. The map and inventory looked truly holographic in 3D, 3rd person action games were the best for showing off stereo 3D, and the mining lazer showed it off even better.

[@agentsmith6161]

That sounds awesome!

[@agentsmith6161]

Do you think you can provide a good guide on how to play games in 3d? Sorry for the noob question! But I never had the chance..I heard Max Payne 3 in 3d is awesome!

[@mTheoriexboxl]

I loved the imersive interface so much. I wish more studios would design a good ui like this one or RDR2(without minimap), Ghost of Tsushima, Metro etc

[@YumiSumire]

I hate having to look at the minimap in rdr2

[@mTheoriexboxl]

@@YumiSumire Well you can use a compass by holding down+triangle(Y). I played the whole game with only that in my 2nd playthrough. It feels like another game, you could give it a try it's playable

[@theanticitizen]

Funny, I was thinking about how much I’d like to see DF Retro cover this game lately lol

[@7thsaga662]

15:20 Yup. This is why I prefer RE1 Remake and RE4 on Wii and Gamecube. Once it was HD'ed, yeah it's in 60 but it looks too clean. So clean in fact, I can see what exactly they wanted to keep hidden in the first place.

[@philipford6183]

I enjoyed this. You should do more of this. Interesting and significant games under discussion. Thanks!

[@ITSTAKING]

Still no other game has even touched this amazing classic.

[@greatdelusion7654]

Alien Isolation came close for me, but overall, yes I agree with you.

[@b0nz1official]

@@greatdelusion7654 For me it was Prey.

[@greatdelusion7654]

@@b0nz1official I think it’s in my Steam library, but sadly I never got around to playing it.

[@b0nz1official]

@@greatdelusion7654 I highly recommend it.

[@odinsplaygrounds]

I've recently been playing it on PC, 4k 120 FPS. Still looks good to this day!

[@MINUANOGAMING]

Loved the Big Trouble in Little China reference. Stay awesome, guys.

[@acesretroonline]

Dead Space was what got me back into gaming. It ran great on all platforms, PS3/360 and surprisingly low end PC hardware. Even not too bad on a 6600 GT which is pretty rare.

[@minimvl]

the horror wasn't B E S P O K E enough for John apparently

[@brandonisweird7000]

I guess it just depends on the person. I was terrified to play this game back then but going back now isn’t too scary. For me one game that still freaks me out to play is Silent Hill 4 the room but hey that’s just me lol.

[@anthonyreynoza8535]

I’m very surprised they’re doing a remake. I can see a remaster but idk what remaking they can do because gameplay wise it’s up to date. I am excited though either way .

[@MRTOWELRACK]

I'm surprised by how good the lighting already was. That said, the limited lights and metal surfaces would be perfect for a ray tracing overhaul. Gameplaywise, they could expand the content and maybe add new modes. In terms of tweaks, I wouldn't mind if the camera was more contextually dynamic.

[@dalejeremiah08]

@@MRTOWELRACK adding an option for first person would be a welcome surprise

[@KenpoJuJitsu3]

Love these videos as I used to run a Q6700 with an 8800GT. Takes me back!

[@celticfrost86]

Great video, I love and miss Dead Space. We need this series

[@locolama]

Always liked how the first letter of each chapter spells out "NICOLE IS DEAD".

[@JDelwynn]

Dude, spoilers!

[@arbiter-]

It should have been "TURN OFF VSYNC"

[@locolama]

Dude, so what?!

[@Carlisho]

@@JDelwynn Aerith died in FF7 bro I know its tragic

[@Thief000]

I disagree. This proves to me that a completely re-imagined remake, with the potential to miss the mark (hope it doesn't), is completely unnecessary. I hope they keep it in the spirit of the first RE remake, but a proper port or remaster with extra bits would have been enough as it is a classic that still holds up. Would have loved a DS4 though, I'll consider that final DS3 DLC scene as another hallucination.

[@greatdelusion7654]

Couldn’t agree more. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

[@greatdelusion7654]

@matej nemec Well tbh I never even played DS3 because I didn’t want it to take away from the overall great experience I had from the first 2 games. But nothing will ever be like the original experience, mostly in part due to the setting of the Ishimura which is one of the greatest video games settings ever.

[@imhereforthemovies]

Look into The Callisto Protocol, that’s what the creator of DS (Glen Schofield) is working on now

[@chrisbrown113096]

@matej nemec I just played the 3rd game on my series x and that’s the last one that needs a remake wtf lmao , it may not be the best one but it’s visually good with good controls , that’s like the last one to be remade lmao

[@chrisbrown113096]

@matej nemec yeah I read exactly what your wrote lmao , my response still stands. And if that’s what you meant maybe mention the crafting system needs to be updated

[@mathesar]

The plasma I was using back in 2008 had preeetty close black levels to a CRT (Pioneer Kuro 5080) it was amazing being able to experience Dead Space on the plasma + Xbox 360 and later bought it again on PC, One of my all time favorites.

[@chrisbrown113096]

Just finished playing dead space 1-3 on my series X , I forget they are old games, all look amazing. Favorite game series

[@MitchKarajohn]

I will never accept that 7 that was given to this game in the Eurogamer review

[@CastIronEric]

Q6600 is a legend CPU. I remember buying a Dell pre-built because I had never built a computer before and this CPU is recommended as the best gaming CPU. So I bought that and then I bought a 9800GTX+

[@DEVILTAZ35]

That would have cost a small fortune back then lol.

[@djchakir]

09:13 One of the best elevator monster horror scene ever. JOHN LINNEMAN: This game is not scary at all

[@jmooshu]

I remember reading in article, and the writer suggested to play it with the music off and sound effects on high volume. So I did, and I fell in love.

[@TechLevelUpOfficial]

a legendary game, hands down it's one of the best

[@TheVentrexian]

Dead space isn't scary is a weird take lol I was terrified and I loved every second. Audio and atmosphere still hasn't been surpassed in horror games imo.

[@MrStrangermoon]

he should try to play impossible mod with limted ammo.

[@MEXUS.]

Really, it just depends on whether or not the you find the content in a game scary. I personally didn't find the game scary at all. Same thing with F.E.A.R, alot of people find sections of the game terrifying, while for me, at most, the game caught me with a cheap jumpscare. Again, it just depends on the person.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

People nowadays don’t really find jumpscares that scary anymore

[@TheVentrexian]

@@DarshanBhambhani the game quickly stops doing that. Did you watch the video? Every played this for yourself since you think it's all jump scares.

[@TheVentrexian]

@@MrStrangermoon honestly the games hardest difficulty can do just fine lol no ammo and only 3 saves.

[@benvanasdale6273]

I love the idea of a DF extended universe as alluded to by Audi and Alex in the video lol

[@RidgeRacer]

Yep, was wondering what to reinstall for next weekend. Thanks.

[@mumrah07]

Spiritual successor to System Shock? Umm no. Bioshock was the spiritual successor to System Shock and was released before this game.

[@Minnevan]

Agreed, but this certainly takes inspiration from it, I think it had a few of the same developers

[@jimmygillard]

Defo a top 10 game of all time for me. Just a masterpiece of design. Hyped for the remake.

[@chinaski6593]

I have played this Game (and DS2) since launch at least once every year. Such a Masterpiece.

[@existential_]

Played this on PC again a couple months ago.. still holds up. The atmosphere and pacing is the best.

[@PogueSquadron]

Love shooting enemies in this game and react to your shots. Loved it in Goldeneye and was so disappointed that other games didn't really have this feature. Too many games, including landmark games like Half-Life 2, just have bullet sponge enemies that don't really react to anything. Really takes you out of the game.

[@dzengiztafa510]

This was indeed one of the few games that actually show the impact of you hitting an enemy. Same with Medal of Honor Allied Assault at the time. NPC actually reacted to being shot.

[@Minnevan]

Killzone 2 had really good feedback for shooting enemies, they’d stumble backwards from your shots and be pushed all over the place, really made your guns feel powerful. Extremely satisfying

[@danielgomez7236]

Yeah still nothing comes close, incredible realism, physics and violence, hope the remake won't disappoint

[@ashifat5669]

Bought a ps3 last year and played this game on that. I must say playing a game on stable 30fps on this system feels like a luxury

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

40:39 I wonder how you guys ignored that funny rolling head on the floor. It made me laugh out loud

[@severn2j]

I have this installed on my X Series S via gamepass as I never finished it first time around and always wanted to go back to it.. This video is reassuring me that it has stood up to the ravages of time quite well.