Jun 24
Dead Space Footage: Headshots Less Effective These Days
EA Redwood, refusing to be content with the idea that a head shot can stop your attacker cold, has released new game play footage demonstrating death by total dismemberment. That’s right; only total dismemberment can keep these aliens at bay. Hit the jump to find out more information and impressions from the footage.
In a video interview, Dead Space executive producer Glen Schofield discusses the need for the player to totally dismember the enemy. If the player destroys the legs of an enemy, the enemy will continue to pursue the player by dragging itself with it’s own arms. The enemy can also continue to pursue the player without a head. I don’t completely understand how that’s actually possible, but, if some bugs can live without their heads for short periods of time, I suppose an alien could too.
I noticed several pros and cons during the video. The AI appears to be somewhat flaky at times. You’ll notice in the game play video (below) that the aliens are next to the player but don’t appear to be doing any damage. The aliens in the hallway also just stand in the hallway rather than charging at the player. There could be some other mechanics at work here that I’m unaware of, but both of these happenings seem odd.
The graphics look excellent, but I think I’m noticing slight differences in the blood splatter. There is not nearly as much blood splatter when an enemy is attacked, but the blood splatter direction seems to be more dependent on where the enemy is attacked on the body rather than being random. I’m perfectly okay with this trade-off.
I’m still very excited to play this game. The anti-gravity areas, telekinesis gun, and victims of total alien dismemberment that await us will be an excellent addition to this year’s Halloween celebrations. Any thoughts on these videos or anything I’ve mentioned above? Between the video and horrible monitor I’m using to write this article at work, I could very well be mistaken (or just completely wrong).
Dead Space will be available on October 27th (or around Halloween) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
[via GameTrailers]
EA3 Dismemberment Gameplay
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