Dead Space Don'ts

It's a well-documented fact that, when it comes to horror games, I'm an unapologetic pansy. Save for Hostel-style torture porn, which just makes me squeamish, I'm generally a fan of horror movies, though they rarely get much of a jump out of me. There's something about actually being in control of the potentially doomed main character that just puts me on edge. I could only play Resident Evil 4 when it was light out, and preferably with another person around. Even then, it was only in short bursts, largely because the constant tension was so friggin' emotionally exhausting.

With all this in mind, I still went ahead and picked up Dead Space last week, simply because it looks so damn good, and I enjoy some good visceral dismemberment. I haven't had any available daylight hours to play it during, so it remains untouched. Thankfully, some kind soul has put together an 11-minute video running through every way you can be brutally, graphically murdered in EA's space-zombie game, allowing me to enjoy some of the game from a safer distance. Take note that it's chock-fulla spoilers, and also severely awesome.



Ironically, I remain quite excited about Left 4 Dead, though I suspect that the cooperative nature of that game will diffuse some of its girly-scream-inducing potential.