Dead Space (2008)

A Classic Sci-Fi Survival Horror Masterpiece that started the Original Dead Space trilogy & it's a 9 out of 10 in my book. I remember back then my younger sister would push me to buy the Original Dead Space 2008 game for my PlayStation 3 after she played the Demo for Dead Space 2. At first, I wasn't interested because I was honestly scared of playing it as a kid, but I'm so glad she pushed me to get the game because it ended up becoming one of my most favorite/important games that made a huge impact on my life & molded me as the gamer I am today. I wouldn't be writing this review for the game if it weren't for her, so I owe her a lot. Without going too much into spoilers for the OG game, we play as our favorite pushover silent protagonist CEC Engineer Isaac Clarke, an everyday space Joe trying to make a living who finds himself stranded on a massive deep-space mining ship known as the USG Ishimura that went dark & overrun by a hostile alien scourge called the Necromorphs, where he's forced to engage in a desperate fight for survival as he searches for his lost girlfriend, Dr. Nicole Brennan. Trapped alongside other fellow crew members of the USG Kellion, Chief Security Officer Zack Hammond & Computer Specialist Kendra Daniels, you uncover a dark, horrific truth of a strange alien artifact retrieved by the Ishimura crew earlier, known as the Marker. Gameplay is just as fun & thrilling as I remembered; instead of shooting mutated humanoid alien space monsters in the head like most zombie games, you cut the limbs off of Necromorphs to permanently put them down for good with nothing but engineering work tools as improvised weapons like the iconic Plasma Cutter, a standard-issue industrial mining tool used to carve through solid rock & metals in the most "Cut Off Their Limbs" bloodbath fashion. Isaac Clarke is an engineer after all, not a soldier. Plus, the Atmosphere in the Original 2008 version is much creepier than in the 2023 Remake due to Isaac Clarke being mostly a silent protagonist, adding more to the dread vibe that awaits you in the dark corners of the USG Ishimura ship as you hear Isaac's heart beating in fear & makes you feel like you're in his shoes. Graphically, for a game released back in 2008, it still holds up decently well for the most part, despite the Dead Space 2023 Remake. If you're looking for an Original Dead Space experience, the 2008 version is the way to go! I still play it to this day & the Remake back & forth; always got to appreciate the Original for what it was! NOTE: The Steam version of Dead Space (2008) does NOT include any of the DLCs, like the console versions on the PlayStation 3 & XBOX 360. So, you will be playing the PC version in a vanilla fashion. Ending my review here, Video game director/producer Glen Schofield & the original studio Visceral Games (formerly known as EA Redwood Shores) created one of the most iconic Sci-Fi Survival Horror franchises ever made with Dead Space. I'm proud to be serving aboard the USG Ishimura for years since then. BONUS: There's a message hidden in plain sight for both Dead Space (2008) & Dead Space 2023 Remake! Once you see it, you'll be surprised.

Still one of the best horror games out there, Play it every Halloween and still gives me the jumps. 10/10

Great horror game, great character, too bad it's still less relevant than resident evil.