Dead Space Is Awesome!!

saguy · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:06

I returned my unopened 360 game to the supermarket as the apparent lack of any AA and AF has put me off. I will order the PC version but I am in no hurry as I have just started Fable 2 which is looking to be an fantastic game so far. I will scout other forums to see if there are any reasonably priced high street versions out there. Direct to Drive are taking the pish as usual with their £31.

point decay · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:06

helmutcheese said:
2.1GB ?, I bought it today (wont install till completed last section of Hells Highway so be Saturday I hope).

Its on a DVD9 and over 7GB (will be bigger once installed).

2.1gb was how much i had dl'd so far from D2D

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:09

Baked said:
2.1gb was how much i had dl'd so far from D2D

Kainz · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:54

3.5/7.4GB done, that's 47%. Download speed has dropped to a pathetic 100kbps now with D2D.

point decay · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:05

Kainz said:
3.5/7.4GB done, that's 47%. Download speed has dropped to a pathetic 100kbps now with D2D.

dont think i could recomend d2d to anyone. would be poitless for you to restart the dl for a better speed as youve gone so far. Im at 4.5gb but my speed has dropped to 800kb, still better than the 40kb from earlier...

domthecondom · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:11

I have got a copy on my desk time to install me thinks

I just played Farcry 2, not bad but lets upe its better

kmufc77 · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:43

i have just this minute got back from shopping and bought both dead space and far cry 2, after reading this thread dead space seems to be a brilliant game and me thinks i will be installing this first.

MR.B · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:53

This is certainly looking better than the extremely average and dull FC2.

domthecondom · 24 Oct 2008 at 22:01

kmufc77 said:
i have just this minute got back from shopping and bought both dead space and far cry 2, after reading this thread dead space seems to be a brilliant game and me thinks i will be installing this first.

haha i did the exact same thing, but i installed farcry first

Installing dead space now

Doppleganger · 24 Oct 2008 at 22:33

Just installed it (after I had a little issue with the resolution defaulting so low - see OP) and my first impressions are very good. The production on this game is very high with excellent graphics, sound and music. The voice acting is pretty good and I actually really like the over-the-shoulder pov.

So far, well impressed!!

X-Morgan · 24 Oct 2008 at 23:38

I've just started Chapter 7 on easy, man, I love this game! At the start it wasn't amazing but it picked up. Not as scary as what people say it is. Not as scary as F.E.A.R. but still a good game never-the-less. Looking forward to completing it. Hopefully good replay value, 'cos on easy you shoot the aliens and they die, I've heard on hard you need to stomp on them heaps of times to finally get them.

In a nutshuell, great game (with a 360 controller!)

eekfek · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:09

X-Morgan said:
I've just started Chapter 7 on easy, man, I love this game! At the start it wasn't amazing but it picked up. Not as scary as what people say it is. Not as scary as F.E.A.R. but still a good game never-the-less. Looking forward to completing it. Hopefully good replay value, 'cos on easy you shoot the aliens and they die, I've heard on hard you need to stomp on them heaps of times to finally get them.

In a nutshuell, great game (with a 360 controller!)

easy shouldnt even be in the PC version, leave that for the console nubs mate ;p

X-Morgan · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:13

eekfek said:
easy shouldnt even be in the PC version, leave that for the console nubs mate ;p

Nah, I do that for all my games.
Best example of that is when I got Crysis Warhead, completed it on easy, and now I'm playing it on Delta, and it's like a completely new game! I'm going through each level 10x slower, and being more stealthy rather than "Maximum Strength!" and punch everything that moves (crabs included!) and being forced to pick up your ammo and only have Iron sights really connects me to the game.

We'll see what hard is like in Dead Space

titaniumx3 · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:14

Just installed the game, with absolutely no hiccups. I entered the CD key and that was it, the game just installed normally, I didn't notice any online authentication nonsense at all. Maybe there are some issues with the DRM when you re-install the game, but for now, I'm a very happy bunny.

The game itself, well what can I say? It's bloody awesome, very polished and cinematic with what seems like a very engrossing storyline. Graphics look gorgeous and run constantly at 60+fps, maxed out @ 1680x1050 on my HD4870. I have a 2.5ghz Athlon X2 processor too, so I'm guessing the game is mostly GPU limited (a good thing imho).

Only gripe I have so far is the mouse control, especially when aiming down a gun. Seems like it has some really crappy acceleration curve applied that totally cripples the precision available on a mouse. I'm guessing this is a side effect of it's console brethren, but hopefully a patch can be released to fix it.

domthecondom · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:25

OMG i was just about to post yeah this ain't scary until i got out the left and a monster was biting my neck hahahaha

I have jumped twice now

This game was worth the money already guys

deuse · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:39

I was going to get this or Fallout 3.
Now having seen that the guy is always to the left of the screen
and you cant do 1st-Person Perspective its not for me
thats to much like console gaming to me

So Fallout 3 has my money...

Have fun with the game guys..

mrk · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:42

Well I'm getting FO3 and This game is on its way digitally so only an hour or so left.

What a week for games!

point decay · 25 Oct 2008 at 00:51

Just played through the first 20 minutes, and the game is exactly what i thought it would be like, atmospheric, creepy and set in space. Very reminicent of some of my favorite movies. After wasting my cash on FC2, this has gone someway to restore my faith in gaming..

SmokeKingGun · 25 Oct 2008 at 02:12

Great game. Camera took a little getting used to and was wondering why they didnt just do it in first person. The 3d hologram menus are slick and the its nice to be able to still carry on playing the game while watching the cutscreens.

Got the PC version and tried playing on pad and using mouse. Both are playable but the pad feels good enough for aiming and it isnt really a "twitchy FPS" game that needs a mouse/kb.

Games full of nice touches, I like the way you can also spin the cutter round (aim, then right bumber)

Margaret · 25 Oct 2008 at 02:21

Streeteh said:
I'm torn, i've always preferred survival horrors on consoles due to:

Nice big 32" screen hooked up to surround sound (can't easily do this with my PC)
Controller is harder to aim with so everything feels a bit more... 'pressured'
Typically survival horrors come out on consoles first

Problem is, its cheaper on the PC and the release dates are identical. Hmm, which to buy

I'm torn too.

5.1 with the 360 version or my Senn 595's with Dolby Headphone...hmm.

I could just use the PC version and send it over to my TV but I cba getting my old wired 360 pad out and having it stretch across the room, I really have to buy that 360 wireless adapter thing for PC soon.