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Wretched_Hawk
Welcome to the Dead Space 3 thread!
Anyone else just as excited about this as me?
Apparently its supposed to come out before March 2013!
Heres what is speculated by IGN so far:
It will have drop-in, drop-out co-op.
Isaac Clarke will, if players choose, fight alongside a man with a gnarly scar on his face, an engineering RIG of his own, and glowing red eyes peering from his helmet.
During single-player, this character acts as Isaac’s guide.
It might be set on a desolate snow planet that sounds an awful lot like the rumored Tau Volantis, with events happening around an unidentified facility.
The cooperative mode mirrors the single-player campaign, but Isaac's story changes to accommodate it. At one point in Dead Space 3, Isaac and his counterpart stumble, wounded, bloody, and missing chunks of armor, out of burnt wreckage together.
In single-player, the same scene happens without the other character. While Isaac may have a psychological breakdown and experience hallucinations on his own, certain traumatic events don't occur with someone by his side.
Players will also work together (using telekinesis, for instance) to interact with pieces of the environment. In addition, you'll be able to share ammo with and heal your co-op partner, although there is no revive system -- once someone's down and dead, both players reload the last checkpoint.
Alternate-fire in Dead Space 3 functions much differently than before, possibly because the workbench, where players previously upgraded weapon power, reload speed, and capacity, has changed.
The Plasma Cutter, whose default horizontal shot changed to vertical, is an entirely different weapon now. Its alt-fire mode now has a similar knockback effect to the force gun.
The Pulse Rifle features the saw-blades as a secondary firing mode. It's possible this is the default loadout for the weapon, but it could also point to customization weapon combinations within the new workbench.
Isaac's armor in Dead Space 3 reflects the slender, angular design of his Dead Space 2 RIG, which is reflected in his co-op partner as well. Crouching is one of Isaac's most notable new abilities, and it functions as his means of cover as he hides behind small objects.
The left/right evasive roll is unquestionably the most significant change we know of in his new skill set. It appears Isaac is more nimble out in the cold.
Telekinesis functions in a more complex manner, as you'll be capable of rotating items rather than just holding them, which plays into Dead Space 3's puzzles.
Clarke is, of course, still struggling with his psyche, and experiences hallucinations of monsters.
Although Isaac encounters taller versions of Dead Space 2's childlike "Pack" enemies or a set of legs with tentacles in place of its torso, Necromorphs aren't the only enemy Isaac fights on the ice world.
For the first time in the franchise, he'll fight human beings. Heavily armored soldiers pack guns and grenades to use against you. Of course, these guys become Necromorphs as well.
As he makes his way through open, icy areas, steel walls sometimes form around Isaac, and enemies attack from various angles.
A spinning drill, like a lethal top, may also make its way onto the playing field, slicing players to pieces if they come in contact with the always-moving object.
One of the more spectacular encounters features Isaac shooting a spider-like creature in its orange-tinted weak spot, as well as shooting arms and protruding sacs.
This big thing will eat Isaac whole if he gets too close, so he's forced to run around the arena and attack from a distance. It may also make multiple appearances -- it disappears into a cavern once it's taken enough of a beating.
Skyscraper-sized enemies may also come into play. During one scene, Isaac observes a massive worm-like beast bursting from the ice beneath a cliff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space_3
http://www.ea.com/dead-space-3
Wretched_Hawk wrote:I still need to finish the first one, a load of other games came along and I never got back to it, keep meaning to but then something else comes along.
demand you finish the first game dude! tis one of the best games, and best horror games, ever! and DS2 is just as good (if more actiony and slighty less scary 
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not too sure about co-op either though. everythings always more scary on your own hehe, thats kinda why DS2s multiplayer wasnt needed. though maybe itll be less about working together and more about just experiencing the story at the same time, but seperately. or something. not sure about a cover system either, as that may mean even more action than DS2, which was kinda frowned upon when being compared to the first game.
Isaac was going rather loopy in the last game, and that brought on all sorts of crazy stuff xD. cant wait to see how far hes gone in the next one.
hopefully they stick to what makes the series great and play to its stengths, which is isolated horror, helplessness and fear. no need to make it 'Uncharted with sci-fi monsters' or anything like that really.
still love the ideas that DS3 seem to have, going to be interesting to see if it can do the same with bright, white, snowy type scares as its done with the darkness 
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Oh I will, and I agree, it was awesome. Same thing happened with Afrika, stopped playing that for over a year and have just gone back to it and I love that game as well. Not far off a platinum.
Gone are the days when I play just one game and no others until its finished.
Off the top of my head I have these games all currently being played:
Afrika
Final Fantasy
Batman
Lego Pirates
Virtua Tennis 4
Catherine
MGS3
Fall Out NV
Dirt 3
And a few others I forget 
Co-op would be good if it split you up a lot down different sections of the ship or whatever and then one of you gets chased by loads of monsters and to survive your partner needs to open the door from another side within a time limit so u can escape.
I never played the first one - got the second one but I haven't got the plat yet
Took me ages (and an amazing about of dying) to get to the end....Scared the crap out of me that game!
Im actually excited about the co-op side of things...if you cold play the whole game with 1 other person that would be awesome!
Maybe that's because most of the games I play are co-op or online as I don't really have a chance to play single games (to much demand from chaps wanting to play with me....mostly my bf lol)
I did like the online part of Dead Space 2 but there just wasn't enough people to play & there was a very weird glitch where I had to be the party leader & then my bf had to be the leader of the main game or I would ALWAYS be kicked
Really looking forward to the next one & i'll make sure to play it late at night, with the lights off & my headset turned up
I will never forget the whispering "Isaac" coming through my headset *shivers*
InfiniteStates wrote:
spacysam wrote:I never played the first one - got the second one but I haven't got the plat yet
Took me ages (and an amazing about of dying) to get to the end....Scared the crap out of me that game!
The first one was the more scary IMO. The second one was a lot more action oriented...
Hmm maybe I should get the first one & complete the set
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