Dead Space 2

[LordSappington]

I picked up my Collector's Edition today.
First off, the toy Plasma Cutter it came with is badass. I'll post pics tomorrow; promise.
As far as the game goes, it's just fabulous. It's improved on a lot of aspects; when you buy a new suit, the old one is stored, so you can switch between suits you've bought without paying again.
The gameplay is just as fast and frantic as last time. Probably even more, with the new necromorphs to deal with. Very minor spoiler:

Spoilers!

The stalkers are the most terrifying enemy I've ever played against in a videogame. I almost crapped myself when there were five peeking around walls and cover in a hallway.

The little blue line you follow has been improved, since you can switch from objective, to the closest save point, store, or workbench.
So far, the only problem I have with it is it gets too dark too often. I like being plunged into terrifying darkness, but not for 75% of the game.
I haven't beaten it yet (making myself stick at a pace), but so far, I'd give it a 9.5; only took off points for too much dark.

[Zhukov]

I pre-ordered it, and should be able to collect it soon, but they stuffed up at the store and I missed out on getting the collector edition - which sucks, because I really wanted a plasma cutter.


I loved the first one, and I'm looking forward to this being better.

[OxBlood]

I got the PS3-Limited yesterday and thank god, it´s multilingual. Though the german dub of Dead Space 1 is among the best in the industry, I still prefer the original.

I love this game. It´s got a slightly different atmosphere but the premise itself is terrifying as hell because this time you´re in a heavily populated area. The residential corridors are especially creepy when you hear the brutal screaming of a Necromorph from behind the apartment doors, trying to get out so it can rip you apart.

The little improvements all make sense and I like them a lot:

-the map is gone
-improved locator
-reloading without having to aim
-stasis energy recharges over time (!!!)
-you keep the best suit-stats when switching between suits
-some weapons got an overhaul
-TK improved but no more upgrades for it
-you can respec your weapons and get your Nodes back later on
-TK-attacks are really useful this time


All in all there are a lot of subtle but great improvements. Just the fact that TK and Stasis are now viable additions to your aresenal is really great by itself already.

There´s some new enemies too as you all know but the one Sappington mentioned is indeed really creepy.

"Lalala walking through the dark...lalala walki-what? *squints* what the hell is that? *leans forward* is that a-GAH! FUCK! *starts shooting like crazy*"