The Rise and Fall of Dead Space

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Space. Cold, dark, and endless, the Earth’s final frontier has long served as the backdrop for all manner of horrifying fiction, from the heart-pounding terror of Alien, to the cerebral drama of System Shock. Where other classic horror settings require the addition of fantastical stalkers to put the lives of their characters at risk, space alone tears apart anything that dares confront it unprepared; uncaringly, unflinchingly, and in total silence.
When EA Redwood Shores debuted the survival horror game Dead Space in 2008, they succeeded in both capturing the inherent wickedness of its setting, and delivering an experience that played more sublimely than any other horror game before it. Rather than attempt to generate tension with sluggish tank controls and other arcane mechanics, Dead Space made Isaac Clarke’s hellish march through a zombie-infested flagship as intuitive to control as it was scary.
Players lapped it up, Redwood Shores became Visceral Games, and a small barrage of cross-media content followed, including an unexpectedly solid spin-off on the Wii, and an even greater sequel. Eventually, however, the demands that the franchise cater to a wider audience caught up with it, and Visceral Games released Dead Space 3 - a solid action title that exemplified its creators’ competency, but failed to fully capture the sense of horror that had made its predecessors so beloved. The series faded away, and its developers, despite their pedigree, would follow shortly after.
This is the rise and fall of Dead Space.
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[@GVMERS]

Hey everyone, due to a copyright issue with one of the songs in the original of this video uploaded on the (20th of November in 2018), we're forced to go back to the drawing board and re-edit it. We're happy to bring you back The Rise and Fall of Dead Space!

[@tru17tt]

Can you please do a rise and fall of mass effect?

[@doccatface6868]

big ups, i dig an outfit that respects their own content, and doesnt let it get tossed for free

[@asdfjklo234]

Much appreciated!

[@Drozey710]

I love your work guys.

[@theunbearables]

what was the name of the song?

[@jonbourgoin182]

The first Dead Space released in 2008 has aged incredibly well.

[@Shift_Salt]

Indeed

[@burtbiggum499]

It really has. The first two are still a lot of fun

[@adr.k8676]

It has aged like a fine wine

[@drumrocka]

Mostly....... The controls from the first one are a bit stiff. They definitely perfected that for the second one though. Otherwise - hell YES, I still play through once a year or so just for fun.

[@kself94]

@Rob Bates Theres no need for a remake. Game is great as it is.

[@alsoknownas875]

Moral of the story: EA ruins everything.

[@Orcawhale1]

Which they are perfectly allowed to do, given they were the ones who made it in the first place. You know just like your able to do with your own private property. What are you a communist?

[@Argacyan]

@@Orcawhale1 "Everyone I disagree with is a communist & communism is evil cause daddy beat me"

[@TheCrypto34]

@@Orcawhale1 except EA didn't make it, Visceral did and then EA shoved its fat, money grubbing fingers into it and wiggled them until they found the heart of Dead Space and ripped it out. Then shot Visceral for "failing" to make a good game. You know, standard EA policy. Buy a game company, let it get 1 good game off, milk that series until it dies, then kill the company and move on.

[@Orcawhale1]

@@Argacyan Except there's nothing to disagree with, it's facts.

[@Orcawhale1]

@@TheCrypto34 Yeah, they did. Visceral started out as EA Redwood Shores, and was later renamed Visceral Games, after the succes of Dead space. In order to differentiate it from the other EA studios of the time. it's literally stated within the first 10 mins of this video.. Fucking idiot..

[@arturs4024]

A game like the first Dead Space with 2020 graphics would be fucking terrifying

[@MrDutchb0y]

Yeah but it would also bring a 2020 business model. Cut content, dlc, micro transactions etc

[@Shift_Salt]

@@MrDutchb0y to be fair none of those ideas are new to game development, those sorts of things have been around for a long time. Plenty of ambitious projects had to cut things, there were games that had content that you had to add-on to the game, not necessarily paid dlc but a pretty similar role.

[@monsterislandstar4921]

@@MrDutchb0y Yep some part of the game would offend someone.

[@boundtobounce2983]

There's a game called Negative Atmostphere that's being worked on, it manages to capture Dead Spaces atmosphere pretty well. It's not ready to launch yet but you can follow the project on their discord, twitter or see some of the gameplay demos that came out.

[@Bahrtuk]

So....Negative Atmosphere then

[@stefaniverson2739]

It’s actually incredible how well the visuals held up over 12 years. I mean the entire game still holds up, but usually graphics feel outdated within 2-3 years.

[@Cytronik]

Honestly tho just install ReShade, activate HDR and Sharpening and be impressed by how good it still looks.

[@Mr.House38]

I will never forgive EA for killing one of my favourite series of all time. NEVER!

[@theactualTVB]

Screw EA

[@ReZel80657]

I said that about EA after C&C 4 and that was in 2010 and i never bought or played another game from EA since

[@999YCM]

And I as well too! Too!

[@Orcawhale1]

Game publishers arn't after your forgiveness, they are after your money. And you most certainly will buy a another EA game, as evidenced by all of the people who brought Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, despite the Battlefront 2 controversy. Most of todays gamers are nothing more than mindless consumers..

[@Orcawhale1]

@@ReZel80657 Which is very easy to say, when the company in question don't produce anything that your truly interested in.

[@jna1417]

Most of these Rise and Fall videos are like: Thing were going great but then...EA

[@BogzKenny]

true but true

[@dean7824]

"X wants Y to cater to a wider audience" Pretty much a death sentence for any creative team or studio, regardless of what industry they work in.

[@lambeflores6456]

I'll never understand EA. Is buying and closing developer studios because the games didn't meet their ridiculous expectations really less cost effective than just letting them make good games that fans will support on the long run?

[@GARCIIIAmonster]

You get it as a fan or videogamer yourself. But most decisions are made by business-people. Those guys who spend their time in front of a desk, paper, money, numbers - and not in front of a game . They know nothing about the product. If you read articles or interviews about publisher fails, or listen to podcasts about it or get the chance to write with them in forums or chats, you hear storys like from Microsoft where someone thought they own Donkey Kong now because they saw a poster of it in the Rare Studios when they bought them. Hiring someone just for the numbers or to make money is not always a bad thing. But when you are into the 5year circle machine, you get someone who wants to put as much as possible in the own pockets and gives no shit if you can play dead space, skate or whatever. And tbh, EA fucked up Dragon Age and people still get excited about it when just a teaser gets released showing literally nothing. 1 good game vs. 2 shitty ones and people still want to pre-order something new from that.

[@mrtamago3937]

@@GARCIIIAmonster plz shut your mouth kid

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

@@GARCIIIAmonster It's also more complicated than that with publicly traded companies though. The biggest problem is that shareholders can sue for what they consider bad decision-making. Doesn't matter if it actually is, if they believe it will cut short term profit down at all, they can sue the company for projected losses. I want to reiterate here, they can sue the company for losses THAT HAVEN'T ACTUALLY OCCURRED, but they believe will based on projections, simply because they see it as it being done specifically against the company's best interests. That means if you have a choice between making an excellent sequel game for slightly less projected profit, or making a mediocre game for much more profit because the IP is well known already, your company can be sued into the ground for choosing the former. This is the real heart of the issue, and something that occurs in every industry, entirely thanks to companies going public or merging with a company that already has.

[@SeniorCharry]

Dead Space 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time. I also love Dead Space 1, but that game took me two years to beat because I was too scared haha.

[@Nelson_Swamp]

You didn't find Part 2 too scary?

[@Shift_Salt]

@@Nelson_Swamp they were definitely plenty of changes in tone. The focus was put more on action, still had some good horror.

[@Shift_Salt]

See I'm fine with people feeling this way about DS 1 since it really should be something you take your time with, more so than 2. But when people are telling the developer it's a problem like it's a flaw I can't help but feel upset about that.

[@grubbybum3614]

@@Nelson_Swamp think of it like Alien and Aliens. Both are great, but the first film was horror, whereas the second was more action orientated.

[@Dashx64]

This is why dead space 3 suuucked. Its a damn good thing the first game took two years to beat, thats what great horror games are supposed to do. we simply dont get many great ones, after five nights at freddies at least people are more open to horror games without needing to say "make it less scary I couldnt beat it" man I hate focus groups so muuuch!

[@FernandoBalderama]

EA is much scarier than any necromorphs in Dead Space.

[@d-rabbitfor5398]

Amen

[@dr.vanilla9017]

EA: We are coming, and we are hungry.

[@SirBlackReeds]

So let's ignore Battlefront II's epic comeback or Jedi: Fallen Order?

[@rall172]

@@SirBlackReeds You mean Battlefront 2? The game that indeed made a nice comeback (I'm playing it by the way) and in the moment of it's success EA STOPED any further updates and has basically left in the dust?? Yeah.... let's IgNoRe that as well.

[@lonniegarth8384]

We haven't played the same Dead Space then, xD.

[@PugLifeJM]

Resident Evil 4 was fundamental in bringing Dead Space into existence, and now the success of the Resident Evil remakes prompted EA to do the same and bring the original Dead Space back again. A very interesting connection these two franchises have.

[@TheTrane59]

"No room for development negotiation" and EA was crying on how it didn't sell 5mln copies.... Screw EA!

[@Elico-du1oi]

If Visceral Games was owned by Sony, we'd definitely be on Dead Space 6 by now!!!

[@tuocbui]

@@Elico-du1oi yeah, and it would be a Playstation exclusive title

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@Elico-du1oi Can you actually prove that? Many of Sony's own IPs have come and gone. Weren't they also responsible for No Man's Sky being less than what it was supposed to be on launch?

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

@@Elico-du1oi No screw sony. I don't want to buy their shitty console to play those stupid exclusives. Dead Space is better off dead than an exclusive to a bad platform.

[@SirBlackReeds]

So let's ignore the fact that Dead Space 3 was expensive and a month after its launch Army of Two: Devil's Cartel flopped? Should we also ignore that Visceral and EA would have saved time and money by saving the co-op mode for an expansion?

[@merten0083]

A regular GVMERS subscriber: “Hey I’ve already watched this.” An intellectual GVMERS subscriber: “I was wondering when I was going to watch this for the eighth time.”

[@drewinsur7321]

AND watch on phone in bed because no ad block, press like again, and leave a random comment because our people deserve better. Fkin jootube man.

[@JoshuaSlaughters69]

Sameee

[@Devilish__]

@@drewinsur7321 gee

[@ihatecommunism9958]

I do the same thing with Raycevick Videos..lol

[@oroboros2432]

Both Dead Space 1 and 2 are masterpieces. The Alien and Aliens of gaming.

[@FireTiger941]

Yep, and just like Dead Space 3 and Alien 3, best to just avoid both lol

[@littlerave86]

Ehhh ... Alien: Isolation is the Alien of gaming. ;)

[@lonniegarth8384]

That's what I hear all the time... I've bought Dead Space 3 but I haven't played it yet. I wonder, is it really that bad...? I've played the demo and I thought it was a bit ugly compared to Dead Space 2 but it was fine. I mean Alien 3 was weak but I can enjoy it... I expect something a bit different. I hated Alien 4 though...Just unforgivable.

[@evillink1]

I actually enjoyed DS3, not as a horror game though. As a co-op action game with RPG elements, it was neat.

[@deathserpent9747]

@@FireTiger941 alien 3 wasnt that bad. Dead space 3 was just ass

[@VideosbySteve]

I just love how the first letter of each chapter spells out a message. So simple but so cool!!!

[@psychoxsento3415]

Amazing, but only if you pay attention

[@Firepuma00]

I remember that blew my fucking mind back in the day.

[@shagal2142]

Dead Space 2 has still some of the sickest,coolest, and most frigthening enemys that i have EVER seen in a video game. "The Stalkers" who sound like chicken sometimes, and they peek through corners men oh men seen an enemy doing this in a video game, wow just wow dont know why but it was so terrifying.

[@rowhaus5478]

I’ll never forget running into those fuckers in that candle-lit library. That was some twisted shit.

[@blazingsol2287]

I love it because of how it "play" with you, work with each other, and rush at you when you least expect it. Not many horror games do this if you think about it

[@MRx36000]

Those bastards peeking through the corners were indeed chilling. The idea that they were there, talking with each other and cordinating toclose on you... Fucking bone chilling! I was murmuring to myself "oh no..." whenever I saw/heard one of those fuckers peeking a corner

[@Tarmax94]

God I hate those, first time I saw them looking at me around the corners waiting for me, I was so f-ing scared.

[@floritube9810]

They were fast af and when they rushed you man it was scary

[@Shift_Salt]

For me Dead Space is a pretty tragic series, it was really trying to branch out with all the comics, side games and other media. Yet so many of those attempts to branch out failed to get much attention, it's a shame since while they might not have been as solid as the original game they really fleshed out the world with their narratives. Which is why I'm glad this is back up, the more places people can be exposed to the series the better! (Note: added much more detail to this comment to be more clear on what I'm talking about.)

[@Shift_Salt]

@Rowan Bartlett I'd like to clarify when I say accessable to anybody I don't mean change gameplay to fit what the general public wants. I mean making the series accessable in any form, comic fans might stumble upon the comic series and explore the games from there. Or maybe somebody who only had a Wii played extraction and became curious about the other games and what they were like. Changing something to fit a different mold rarely works out, and not for very long if it does. Which is why I find people who say they couldn't beat 1 because it was too scary and thus 2 being altered for that to be annoying.

[@XXLKnowitallXXX]

I was hooked the first time I saw the trailer. And I was never that much of a gamer. Power got to their head. Dead space 3 was tragically awful.

[@Peteruspl]

I don't think there was much hope for branching a universe off from this. I'm quite a committed fan of 1, 2 but never cared for any extra lore and I have no interest in "knowing more" unless it was another quality game in the series. So how many people would actually get in these narratives even in best of circumstances? But I wonder if it could stay afloat and finish the main story if Visceral had its say on exactly how to make 3, but a smaller budget tailored to expected audience.

[@Itsunobaby]

I think a fan game of four or an alt version of three with the idea of shadow Isaac would be a pretty good or another story in the dead space universe with a different protag

[@The_RadicalOne]

Why does EA kill everything?

[@ardoronro6677]

Because EA is the End All of everything good.

[@orpheus..]

Probably because they own everything. That's a perk of being an über-entity: you can do whatever the heck you want. Ask Disney. SMH

[@Orcawhale1]

They don't "kill" anything, what they actully do is closing down studios, that are unprofitable. You see, they are a business after all. And making games is extremely expensive, so if you have two flops in a row(Like Visceral Games) then your arn't getting a third chance. It's very simple economics.

[@TheCrypto34]

@@Orcawhale1 But the only reason Dead Space 2 and 3 "failed" is EA meddling with a game series to force it to appeal to everyone, and EA being unrealistic and saying 4 MILLION copies sold is a failure. Which then kills the series because it loses what made its first game great.

[@Shift_Salt]

@@Orcawhale1 No what they do is breed failure and let their developers suffer the consequences of their terrible business choices. Plenty of companies are heartless when it comes to managing their associates, but plenty of businesses are actually good enough not to waste developers and IPs due to troubled development. They are a lazy publisher who don't care about the quality of their work and ditch it after they fail to make use of it. And also completely disregard the people who have done so much for them like they're dirt. Stop giving this company a bunch of non-excuses for their shitty way of operating their business and acting like they're allowed to be lazy because "that's just how it is."

[@Ak1r0]

Maybe this reupload will bring the conversation about Dead Space on the forefront again. Dead Space was one of my favorites in the EA line up and I just wish it wasn't theirs ever.

[@orpheus..]

Yeah, because I'm sure someone at EA will be watching this tonight and bring it up on the next board meeting... >_>'

[@Shift_Salt]

@@orpheus.. dude, what is wrong with u.

[@SirBlackReeds]

It could have just as easily died with any other company.

[@Ak1r0]

@@SirBlackReeds Dead Space never died, it was killed by EA because it wasn't a Call of Duty esqe success and the mtx in it didn't stick, not because it wasn't a success. Even the third game sold decently with all the problems it had.

[@PancakeInu]

Dead Space could have been the next Resident Evil but EA turned it into a scifi military shooter with microtransactions.

[@Elico-du1oi]

If Call of Duty didn't get so popular, we'd be having so many unique games

[@SirBlackReeds]

What if gamers were already losing interest by the sequel? Hell, Extraction itself went largely unnoticed.

[@darthmisogyny3828]

@@SirBlackReeds I don't think gamers never lost interest Its the fact that EA was slowly turning into the EA we know now. COD played a large part in current EA because they wanted the success Activision was having with COD and slowly fucked their other IPs over along with them. Capcom and Halo suffered from COD as well. Releasing Deadspace extraction on the Wii was the dumbest shit they could've done

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@Elico-du1oi That's just a blanket excuse.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@darthmisogyny3828 Visceral themselves are far from blameless. It was their idea to try and rework a multiplayer from a cancelled game for Dead Space 2 instead of just focusing on the single-player campaign. They would have saved time and money. Again, they would have saved time and money if they saved the co-op from 3 for an expansion then EA probably wouldn't have been desperate to try and keep this franchise going anyway way possible.

[@Dashx64]

Dead Space 1 is a masterpiece of a horror-action game, a proud example of what a talented team can do with resident evil 4 inspired gameplay.

[@sir.roe-say]

resident evil was inspired by them too. Tbh if they just remake resident evil 6 with a lot of modifications. and the best graphics. No doubt I believe resident evil 6 would win at least plus 4 rewards

[@issacclarke4194]

@@sir.roe-say We are talking about dead space how did resident evil 6 come here.

[@Mr2it3881]

Dead Space is one of my favorites, sets the bar extremely high. That era of games had sooo many great gems. Now I feel that number is decreasing with shallow, unfinished, microstransaction, battyle royale, generic games, there is a few exceptions. Single player games cannot die, thats where my heart lies.

[@j.h.2967]

FUN FACT! A part of the soundtrack from '007: Agent Under Fire' was used in Dead Space 1, where you are jumping around outside the USG Ishimura. (Chapter 3)

[@psychoxsento3415]

Interesting

[@TheLoneWolf51395]

That's beacase Visceral Games used to make James Bond Games along with Agent Under Fire :).

[@j.h.2967]

@@TheLoneWolf51395 Exactly :) R.I.P. Visceral Games

[@Elico-du1oi]

@@TheLoneWolf51395 Don't forget The Godfather, MySims, and Dantes Inferno

[@j.h.2967]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d562h32pn896hs0 - Re-used in chapter 3 in Dead Space.

[@jrosejoker]

It's been 12 years since the first Dead Space I'm just glad someone still hasn't forgotten about this Amazing work of art

[@steelersxcountry1036]

I still play the first two games. I hope Negative Atmosphere is able to do this franchise justice.

[@lerigan]

I have a confession to make: I very much enjoyed Dead Space 3. Yes, the first one is a masterpiece, but the third one was still fun.

[@MagiSyst]

Deadspace 3 wasn't what I wanted from a deadspace game but it was still really fun I loved experimenting with the crafting system on new game plus

[@manny_freah5148]

The problem with DS 3 is that it was a only a ok game, compared to DS 1 and 2 which we're masterpieces. Let's put mass effect in perspective. ME 1 and 2 we're masterpieces and even though the 3rd was considered by many the weakest of the trilogy. It was still a very good good game. Moral of the story. What killed DS and the fear series is having 2 games being amazing and their 3rd game being very ordinary and moving away from the original idea

[@12valkyer]

I loved it as well. 2 is my fav though

[@heww3960]

The 3rd was good, but the ending ruin it. They had fake dead with both ellie and isaac. I seriosuly dislike fake deads, espically when they are not done properly. The problem with fake deads is that you feel cheated on a emotional moment.

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

@@manny_freah5148 The third game was massively overshadowed by Andromeda for being the worst of the series, but your point stands.

[@rook972]

I love this series an still play it. 1 was my favorite but I still enjoyed playing all of them including 3. None of them were perfect but all of them were fun.

[@pubs8837]

To be honest, 2 was probably the closest the series got to perfect. 1 was amazing and 2 just took what worked and made it even better. 3 is not a bad game, it's just that when you go from "Masterpiece" to "OK/Mediocre", the downgrade is really apparent.

[@MrSkwisgaarskwigelf6]

"Having become soured on single player games." That statement breaks my heart... I'm looking at you Rockstar!

[@sablebranwen2539]

This one is a damn tragedy. Dead Space 2, in particular, is still one of my favorite games to this day. Still an absolutely unparalleled combination of horror and action in a video game.

[@reddchan]

The trilogy holds up great, each game is a little different but Dead Space 3 is a great game most fans take wrong

[@sablebranwen2539]

@@reddchan Dead Space 3 is fine. While it certainly does suffer from an increase in action, it's not nearly as egregious as many others of its time. I think my main gripe with the game is probably Tau Volantis. I find it somewhat boring, and would've much rather kept exploring the derelict ships. Though it is nice that the series finally came full circle with its Thing inspiration.

[@me24469]

Dead Space and Resident Evil path seems intertwined... DS1 was born mainly due to RE4 then new 3rd person over-the-shoulder control, DS1 somewhat refined the control, RE then sort of went downhill with RE5/6 becoming more 'fast and furious' style. After DS2, they themselves also went the same path, going 'fast and furious' and crashed... RE then made a comeback with RE7 and RE2 remake with some similar ideas from DS. RE7 features a story of a protagonist went looking for a missing wife (same as Isaac Clarke and also James Sunderland) and RE2 remake had dismemberment of zombie limbs (?sounds familiar)... Hopefully Dead Space can once again follow the RE path and make a comeback..

[@T-Seph]

"Don't give me hope"

[@SuperPythoon]

One of the reasons why i boycot EA. Never forget what they did to my boi :(

[@SirBlackReeds]

Feeling real proud of yourself, huh?

[@SuperPythoon]

@@SirBlackReeds Proud? No. Idk why u try bait me. I just do what i feel is correct. Just dont support greedy corpo cancer shit like EA, Activision, Bethesda and 2K.

[@joecool3603]

I stop playing ea games at that point to

[@joecool3603]

Same here man

[@hundjsiegfried]

Same. I wont buy EA game anymore.

[@divius98]

I don't know how EA never learns. In almost every video I've seen on EA. Their goal with games is to "establish the most broad of an audience as possible" and it always always brings down their games.

[@GARCIIIAmonster]

Rise and Fall of most games: Rise - It's actually a good videogame with creative ideas and good mechanics Fall - Publisher

[@hairbrushmicrophone9130]

EA is like the pop industry today. Not making art, just trying to anticipate trends and what IT THINKS players want. And wonder why the audience tanks and dislikes the room temp games that have no vision and no artistic value.

[@slayton21]

What he says about the canceled 4th entry feels very bitter. I love the concept of flying around the galaxy in a spaceship, completing missions in a non-linear fashion, maybe upgrade the ship and manage the crew... and to think we'll never get to play it, urgh...

[@TheHockerman]

I’ll never forget getting this game for Christmas, turning off all the lights in my room, playing for ten minutes and then turning all the lights on and going to hug my mom out of sheer panic.

[@dazerrazer3018]

haha

[@neobutters]

[RE-WATCH] Watched the video again. Quality work. So sad about Dead Space.

[@abarairenji123]

Dead Space 3 had some amazing elements: Isacc crashing everywhere, the boss fights, the weapon refitting and modifications, some of the side quests, etc. Too bad it didn't focus on the horror part much.

[@Th3Raz96]

I agree, parts of it were really cool, like that whole thing with one player seeing stuff that the other can't in co-op, and the weapon mods were really fun. But it was bad as a Dead Space game

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

Damn I loved this one, this game was great! Filled with horror and dead silence. Shame how it came to a stone cold end.

[@FlipZKtube]

"...all but guarantees EA won't attempt to bring them, or their flagship series back, anytime soon..." oh how good it feels knowing this didn't turn out to be true. i mourn the death of visceral, but motive seems genuinely passionate and interested in the remake.

[@reftu1489]

It's funny when Dead Space 2 came out everyone bitched about how bad it was. Then after playing Dead Space 3 they act as if they enjoyed Dead Space 2. WHAT?

[@filthyshoggoth]

This is common. New Star Wars Trilogy has people pretending "I hate sand" is good dialogue now.

[@lonniegarth8384]

When Dead Space 2 came out, I remember people loving it. I remember re-watching reviews again and again, I was hyped! When Dead Space 1 came out, I remember people saying that the story was weak for example. I though it was fine for the genre so I didn't expect much for the sequel. But I enjoy many aspects of it. It was special and to this day, I really think it's beautiful on 360.

[@derp3305]

You got me excited thinking there was a chance this game would make a comback due to the re-upload.😭

[@Shift_Salt]

Nah, just Copyright bs as usual.

[@kriskater]

Wish granted my friend

[@thes.k.eletonhunter7951]

*Gently caresses Isaac Clarke model “I miss you so much, they never understand you like I do. One day they’ll see, one day you’ll show them...”

[@kagekun7689]

Man I want this franchise to make a return

[@brianmola711]

Good news, they’re reviving dead space!!!

[@corvusvocatio]

@@brianmola711 I mean its just a remaster, but still lmao

[@brianmola711]

@@corvusvocatio correction* it’s a remake, but I get what you mean

[@wotme5400]

@@corvusvocatio well its better than nothing.

[@Shadoestar]

Wish granted.

[@Yuu_Touko]

Welp, that statement at the end aged like milk, and i'm really glad it did. Super excited for the remake! If it does well, we may se a proper Dead Space 4.

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Someone needs to buy the rights and give it the remake treatment like Capcom did for Resident Evil. Maybe the makers of the Negative Atmosphere can do that if their homage to Dead Space proves successful.

[@LexieAssassin]

EA don't give a shit about gamers. EA only cares about 1 thing. Siphoning as much money out of your pocket as possible by any means necessary.

[@TevyaSmolka]

i loved dead space it was such a great series until EA came in and messed everything up badly but that's just my opinion

[@JPG-dt1yd]

In fact, you're right

[@TevyaSmolka]

El Tio James indeed which is sad because dead space was such a great series and it makes me so sad that both dead space and visceral games are dead and buried.

[@Shift_Salt]

@@TevyaSmolka let's hope somebody doesn't come here and start calling everyone communists now. lol

[@caav56]

>it was such a great series until EA came in and messed everything up badly Oh, to how many game series can those words be applied...

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@caav56 It wouldn't exactly be accurate every time.

[@misterdude6694]

One of my favourites in horror games. I have played this series since i was 18. Now twelve years later, i have problems playing the first game again, because the game get's scarier and scarier for each year i pass on my body. This game is straight FUCKED RIGHT UP! Now that's how you do it, making a game that gives you an heart attack of just thinking about it.

[@Reviolence]

I guess it has risen from the ashes after all.

[@triptah7536]

I've been waiting for a rise and fall of Duke Nukem ... PLEASE!

[@cfdeers]

The rise and fall of DN is kind of like this. 1. Pretty good 2D platformer on PC 2. Similarly good 2D platformer on PC 3. Giant FPS hit 4. years of development and spin-off games 5. _puking_ 6. Death

[@Shift_Salt]

@@cfdeers and then the defecation that follows death.

[@ericstaples7220]

The Duke has never fallen. He takes breaks and comes back more badass.

[@filthyshoggoth]

@@ericstaples7220 Except for the one time he took an eleven year break, and came back somehow lobotomized AND stuck in 1996.

[@ericstaples7220]

@@filthyshoggoth Blasphemer!

[@UponDemise666]

Another notch on EA's bedpost, proving that Visceral Games was just another dev that EA wined, dined, fucked, & dumped.

[@infernalskepandaen2127]

Recently played DS 1and 2 again, headphones on, what an experience... Unfortunate what happened to this series and developer, RIP Visceral, you will be remember for making one of the scariest series ever

[@gfcomiano]

Your channel doesn't get the praise it deserves. Love these videos.

[@Zachary133]

I hope I live long enough to see someone make a video called 'The Rise And Fall Of EA' I will enjoy that day, even tho I know it will most likely never come.

[@SirBlackReeds]

That amount of hatred isn't even worth it, not when there are much worse companies out there, such as Bank of America.

[@trayvonmonden1902]

Dead Space is one of my top 10 fav games💯. This was when I loved EA

[@Shift_Salt]

They published some good things in the past. But they've been on a slippery slope for a while. Hoping Fallen Order is an example for more of the type of games they let grow and not an exception to the trend.

[@trayvonmonden1902]

I'm The Map Yeah you have a point. I used to play all of the Old Maddens and Battlefields and need for speeds. That was when EA was alright. Now they are a bad example of how to publish a game

[@nelsonw9483]

The story ended up on a cliffhanger on same level as Half Half 2

[@jackpd34]

I played dead space 1 and 2 for the first time ever on PC in the last few weeks - and as someone who has always loved horror games, dead space 1 holds up to one of the best I’ve ever played. The sound design blew me away with how eerie and creepy it is at nearly every moment. Hearing that voice whisper to you at random times, never knowing when something would come out and run straight at me always kept me on my toes and never made me feel safe. Dead space 2 was also amazing - I started number 3 and am kinda bummed out about it to be honest, still kinda fun but no where near as good as the first 2.

[@XTNDEADPLAY]

I'll watch again!! get that ad money!!

[@StormSnake0618]

God, I miss Dead Space. Even though Dead Space 3 was far removed from what made the original great, I still loved the universe and characters Visceral were creating with it. I wish it had an actual conclusion.

[@mohammadhussien5223]

Glen is working on a new game called The Callisto Protocol.

[@st.paddymad7085]

Please do TitanFall next. With Dead Space getting a remake, maybe you have the power to save TitanFall too.

[@saxdude01]

With the work on the remake, I hope Dead Space can rise again

[@gonewthworld7055]

Thanks EA for running another game series

[@TheZanzibarMan]

The progression of the series from horror to action felt like a natural one to me, afterall we are in the shoes of Isaac, a man who has the most cumulative experience when it comes to dealing with necromorphs. Once you've been exposed to the same scares numerous times it just becomes routine.

[@charlesmartiniii1405]

I see a lot of people claiming this and I just can't help but disagree. Dead space 2 was still scary but had a lot more insane elements. The ideas presented in 3 could've been so much more chilling. Psychological horror with Isaacs mind once again being messed with paired with a twist that could've been done much better. C'mon the whole planet your standing on is a world lost to necros instead of being the beacon of hope you thought it was. It could have been terrifying if it wanted too.

[@prototypeaod9937]

Hearing all the possibilities for DS4 and the original concepts for DS3 are just aggravating. EA RUINED the franchise. Dead Space didn't deserve to go out the way it did and I'm so glad the first one is getting a remake.

[@tannerk2911]

I loved these games so much as a kid even now I play dead space 2 sometimes it’s my favorite game of all time

[@HolisticMotion]

“Ea wont attempt to bring them back any time soon” That aged like milk, thankfully.

[@buddybleeyes]

Yes! I love this series to chill in bed watching! :D I feel a binge coming on tonight! ;)

[@cyberwitcher4672]

The thing that gets me with dead space is how well it’s aged like their all replayable and the graphics while aged is super solid to the point where maxed out their almost on par with modern IPs

[@PimpMatt0]

It angers and saddens me to see EA ruin such a great franchise.

[@SirBlackReeds]

So we're pretending Visceral themselves is blameless then?

[@caneloex5897]

Hanskah yes

[@John_Smith5]

@@SirBlackReeds Absolutely

[@reddchan]

I remember first seeing the game informer cover then a showcase on G4 tv, RE4 was my favorite game at that time and it got my attention. I rented it at launch and fell in love that weekend. I read the comics, watched the anime and played ignition & extraction spin offs. Good times.

[@eadgbe13]

The first Dead Space is still my favorite game ever. I miss that tension and dread. No one has done it better. I loved Dead Space 2 and had better zero gravity mechanics and suits but was less tense. More action and puzzle. Less horror.

[@kbonh22]

Dead Space 2 is probably top 5 best sequels of all time.

[@Gkowi]

1:21 For a second there, I thought Obama got roped into fighting Necromorphs

[@saromsalt1375]

Waited so hard thumps up before even watching ! THx !

[@ityyax2931]

this channel gives me such Raycevick vibes, i love it!

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

I liked Dead Space 3. For me the less horror there is shows how much Isaac has grown. Instead of fearing them he is more like "Ah shit here we go again".

[@alphaflow8163]

Have such awesome memories, shitting my pants, playing this game with my friends. Graphics were top of the game, back then, and still look veeeeery respectable today.

[@LatinoJackson]

Why did Dead Space die out? Two letters, E and A.

[@SirBlackReeds]

What if the real culprit is Visceral?

[@verbalfonders]

I’m an enormous Dead Space fan. Even owned a wii and a Wii U and I never heard about the game for the Wii. Wow.

[@Continuum7]

Saw the original upload, and I'll say it again on this one: I pre-ordered Dead Space 1 before it came out in 2008. I had a feeling it would be a great survival horror game and it lived up to my expectations. Despite the hype Dead Space 2 got I didn't like it as much. It was less scary. By the 3rd game I was done. It was no long Survival Horror Dead Space, they lost their way on what made this series so great from those of us who bought the first game. If this series comes back it needs to be survival horror, not trying to cater to players who are too scared just so they can "sell more copies" as EA stated for Dead Space 3 once... it was meant to be scary and should bring back the terror. We no longer have Dead Space becasue EA killed what made it original in the first place and now Dead Space sells absolutely nothing and is a dead IP.

[@elcangri9554]

EA is like cancer for the gaming industry 🤦🏻‍♂️ We need a Dead Space 4 for the PS5

[@Dashx64]

still baffles me how far the series fell from the original Dead Space. even 2 lost its way too much, sacrificin horror for action, and 3 just doubled down. You dont make a horror series more accessible for cowards. it always leads to failure.

[@nicklander3301]

I always saw Dead Space 2 as the Aliens of the series so I didn't mind the action horror feel it had.

[@Dashx64]

Nicklander Foti Sure, I like 2 for that as well. Thing is the first game already has that aliens vibe, why not double down for the sequel instead of designing it for players who COULDNT even finish the original??? Thats just crazy!! You can easily see how they lost their way leading to 3. I still have a soft spot for DS3 but daaamn its got alotta issues.

[@SirBlackReeds]

It really isn't that simple. Heck, many have said that Resident Evil sacrificed horror for action, but the series would not have been sustainable if it didn't change.

[@Dashx64]

Hanskah resident evil 5 was ok but 6 was almost only action and its up there for the worst in the series. 7 brought back the survival horror with the mix of action that helped 4 be so good.

[@ScholarKnightKingsly]

Im whokleheartedly expecting everyone who said fuck EA in the comments to not buy into the remake.

[@galoguzman677]

And now its rised again, im so happy this is one of my top 5 franchise.

[@dylantortosa7678]

We live in a blessed timeliness where Dead Space returned to us. Remake or not its back

[@chuganoga1908]

Dead space 2s multiplayer was solid I loved playing it I just wished they would’ve kept it in three. I honestly enjoyed all the entries.

[@kazkk2321]

The minute money and studio decisions interfere in you would be sure that the game and storyline would suffer. They should have left the original idea of dead space three

[@narf1070]

The moment I ran into human characters and cover based shooting in dead space 3, I remember becoming instantly disappointed and bored.

[@taimur74]

Same here .. I hate EA

[@AscendantStoic]

Fantastic video in memory of one of the most atmospheric and engaging horror games in history of gaming ... and I might add that if any fan of Dead Space is hungry for more they should keep their eyes on The Callisto Protocol which involves some of the creators of Dead Space and shares some similarities with it.

[@yurriaanvanduyn]

EA should bring it to the Switch already! Easiest money made ever...

[@drumrocka]

Yurriaan Van Duyn bruh they should remaster - completely faithfully - the first 2 games for current gen! I know they won’t, it’s too late now, we have to hope for next gen.

[@davemurrells3780]

Waiting for the day, EA did recently say they have some Switch releases planned for some games but doubt it would be DS. It would be easy money too, they just need to port it and it would sell bucket loads........as long as they keep the pricing down. DS trilogy for £25 would be nice.

[@Turion10]

LOL Nintendo

[@brock1594]

Give money to EA huh. Good idea.

[@yurriaanvanduyn]

Lots of b*tthurt console peasants here. Luckily it's the PC Master Race having Switches on the side that's saving gaming as it is...

[@acheron9515]

Watching this again makes me so damn sad I wish we got dead space 4. I'll hold out hope that one day we'll get to see it or maybe even a reboot someday

[@user-MidwayDisc]

I’m surprised EA never continued Dead Space through Expanded Universe Material such as Books and Comics. I mean look at the Halo franchise it hasn’t had a new game in 4 years, but yet still puts out tons of Expanded Universe Material.

[@orpheus..]

Umm...you mean like all the COMICS AND MOVIES it already have?

[@tempest2789]

Dead Space has several comics and movies and mobile game...

[@807D14M0ND5]

@@tempest2789 Emphasis on "continued".

[@Shift_Salt]

While yes the series had them it didn't last long after the first couple entries. The argument here is that they should've at least supported the series in that form if not a game. There was definitely an audience for that material aswell.

[@filthyshoggoth]

Surprised? They oversaturated the market when DS2 launched. They released all of it in the one six month period, then they meddled in 3. They gave us more than we wanted, too fast, and then used that as an excuse to shut the franchise down and move Visceral to garbage in-house licensing, IE the failed Star Wars game they were allegedly making.

[@NPDStudio]

One thing that drove me insane for Dead Space 3 - WTF was Ellie wearing??? Space & deserted snow planets are not 'Hanging V-Top' appropriate 😂😂 Pretty shameful move not giving her a suit & making her the object of a forced love triangle. DS2 Ellie deserved better!

[@thiagovidal6137]

Dead Space remake came out today.

[@MulekeTrairao]

Now that the series is returning with a remake, you could make a video titled "The Resurgence of Dead Space". :D

[@augustvalek]

resident evil had like 15 years to be a titan in the genre, and EA tried to make Dead space something equally big in only a couple of years, they milked that cow so hard failure was inevitable, dead space was not bad, I liked it, but it was not burned into my brain the same way the first one, and 3... we do not talk about 3

[@nsaine4706]

TLDR: Micro-transactions

[@Shift_Salt]

Delicious Micro-Transactions