"No. Dead Space on normal is harder than RE4 on pro - the reason everyone likes it is because of the awesome atmoshpere, the extremely solid gameplay, the excellent sound design and the smooth controls. I don't really mind the inability to move and shoot in RE5 though - I find the poorly executed real-time inventory a much bigger problem."
The atmosphere was the most generic part about it. Its another game that takes place in a dark, broken down space ship. Of course you think the atmosphere is awesome, you've seen it several times before. Its almost comforting to be in that setting in games because so many of them use it. The gameplay is solid because they copy pasted it from RE 4 but added strafing which made the boss encounters easy too. As long as you kept strafing they couldn't hit you. The time slowing mechanic utterly ruined the encounters with the Regenerator; first you slow him down, shoot out one of his legs, then run away. I did like the strategic dismemberment but they don't let you figure out that that was the best way to use it. Even before the game came out, they were toting it as the game's main hook, mostly because that was the only original thing they did in the game. The reason the game is easy is because the guns and time slow mechanic are over-powered, and the most efficient way to kill enemies is literally written on the walls before you even get your gun. Its hard to fear something when you know all of it's weaknesses and have more than enough hardware to shut it down. I like the game but I was disappointed by it.
"Why does everyone make a big deal about this? It's not like your enemies shoot back (unlike gears of war, where you spend 10 minutes behind cover, then popping out and shooting the enemy once.)
Oh well. I expect Brad to review this game and give it 3 or 4 stars, all while comparing it to dead space at every opportunity and constantly lamenting how the controls are not exactly like dead space and then talking about how it is not as good as dead space. That is my prediction and you can quote me on it."
The reason everyone likes Dead Space is because the game is easy. You're never low on ammo or money and every enemy can be slowed to a crawl (literally) with 2 shots to the leg. And if they don't have legs you can use the time altering thing.
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