ON THE 1ST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, VISCERAL GAVE TO ME…

Dead Space 2

Visceral Games, January 28th

A game not particularly for the faint hearted, or weak bladdered, Dead Space 2 was the immensely terrifying sequel to the gore-fest released just 3 years prior; or at least I thought it was. In all honestly, I haven’t played past the 6th chapter, as just 5 minutes progression at a time is quite enough for my imagination, before the Necromorphs begin to crawl through the screen and begin a Ring-esque mutilation on my fragile and quivering body.

But back to the game, minus the predictable ‘jumpy’ locations and excruciatingly dramatized encounters with ‘Whatshisname’ on the Torso-TV, the progressional narrative following the first game is well considered and genuinely believable.

Once gain, the gamer is stalking the man-beast that is, Isaac Clarke, someone who between the 2 games learnt how to speak in a gruff, generic tone whilst also developing the worst case of PTSD known to man, thanks to the everyday occurrence of watching your girlfriend get murdered a bloody good treat.

Nicole Brennan, said dead woman, makes a charming return to the sequel in the form of hallucinogenic mind-fuckery as well as some other ‘antagonists’ from the first game. These being the aggravating spawns of Satan we’ve come to know and love, Necromorphs, most recognisable by their trademark every-direction limbs and ability to live even without a head.

On the cover, Visceral’s representation of a murderous hellhole is graphically beautiful and advancement through each harrowing encounter is intriguing as the mystery unravels, unfortunately for me, perhaps there was just a little too much focus on the visual illustration of horror, instead of actually committing to it.

There’s only so many nurseries and bedrooms I could meander through, all drenched in the same metric tonne of blood and guts as the last, before my mind stopped being scared and actually began imagining how expensive the cleaning bill of the ship would turn out to be.

Oh, and there are mutilated children Necromorphs. It’s official, Visceral are sick bunch of bastards.

Visuals - 7/10

Narrative - 6/10

Scare Factor - 8/10
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