Traded in some games today - got Dead Space and Fallout 3. I thought I'd try Dead Space first and get that out of the way. Up to chapter 2 so far.
I find it difficult to say, since its EA and all... but I like it! Not all of it, but its the best EA game I've played in a while.
Likes: Visuals, very atmospheric, sound, holographic displays, smooth framerate.
Dislikes: Not wholly 'original', cliched story and characters, pacing feels rushed, predictable scare tactics, restricting and unresponsive controls (on PC), the way Isaac cant stand up straight, simple fetch missions for most of the beginning.
Overall an enjoyable experience - like watching one of those sci-fi movies that are so bad they're still entertaining.
But I'd recommend the console version since that was what it was clearly designed for. Runs average on my 2 year old machine - settings are full apart from 768p res and no AA. Which looks like this -
Playing it more, there are some nice moments, changes in scenery etc which are worth playing through to see, and they've got a few atmospheric moments here and there. Also the control issues can be lightened somewhat by increasing the mouse sensitivity. It doesn't get rid of the mouse lag completely, but it helps a lot.
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