Finished Dead Space
#2310 posted by
BlackDog on 2008/11/02 09:15:28
It was pretty damn good. I was unimpressed with the storyline and some of the poorly conceived set pieces, but the meat of the game is a fine, atmospheric shooter set in some of the best tech-themed environments I've seen.
Combat is tense, careful, and somewhat idiosyncratic. Instead of sprinting around blasting stuff, you stand your ground and place planes on damage into the enemy as they charge you. It works well, and the rather gory results are very satisfying.
There are mouse control issues, silly bits and endless shameless wallowing in cliche, but I enjoyed the heck out of this game.