E3 2012: Dead Space 3 Interview

Sounds good!

can someone tell what the hell that dude is from the E3 Mysteries splash page is?

@Oldirtybearon said:

can someone tell what the hell that dude is from the E3 Mysteries splash page is?

Now that dude is an E3 Mystery. Just sayin.

Sweeet.

Probably as close as I'm going to get to that quest....

Yes

I hope they push it back, I want them to have the tme necessary to polish the game.

Brad Space 3.

I'm sorry...

Looks like they're moving away from strategic dismemberment and moving more towards traditional weapons. Like Brad, I hope they dont loose all the tension and atmosphere and end up making a Gears clone.

@Oldirtybearon: I've been thinking that was Brad wearing the pink safety gear. Hard to tell though.

Lovin the Brad.

@Oldirtybearon said:

can someone tell what the hell that dude is from the E3 Mysteries splash page is?

I had the answer, but then you used 'is' twice in a sentence incorrectly, so now you'll just have to keep wondering what that hell he is.

Is.

So rotating plasma cutter confirmed?

The 'if that's what you want...' comment seemed to throw @Brad for a bit of a loop

@Ewy said:

@Oldirtybearon: I've been thinking that was Brad wearing the pink safety gear. Hard to tell though.

Does kind of look like that, doesn't it?

It's creepy. I don't like staring at it but I can't stop.

that rep is the worst..

Great interview by Brad, and great answers by Dave Woldman, especially "If that's what you want, you can do it".

@Lord_Pent: Mole people.

Can't wait to play me some more Dead Space! One of the coolest scifi universes around, and it seems like they will be fleshing out that universe even more, which interests me greatly!

Dodging those questions, erryday.

I like that Brad tried to ask the weapon combo/ammo question twice, even if he didn't get much of an answer. My guess is that it's going to be some sort of mix and match system, with horizontal and vertical plasma cutters as separate options.

Dude being interviewed was refreshingly sharp.

I love how the dude completely avoided the ammo question.

He ignored Brad's question and and went into his BS co-op game mode script. Brad circled back around but only got some pretty weak answers out of the guy on the weapons and ammo. Thanks Brad for trying to squeeze some info out of the interview.

It's sounding like you can customize and combine weapons how you choose, which could be interesting.

I'm not thrilled about the direction of this installment. But I'll buy it anyway.

well i feel a lot better about this game now. didn't want an AI buddy following me around constantly.

Thank you Brad for not being afraid to ask the harder more substantial questions and not pussyfooting around controversial issues. Much apreciated. Too bad about some of the PR dodging.

Great interview overall and this is a prime example why I keep looking forward to Brad's interviews.

Hella excited.

Great interview Brad, made me a bit more clear on what this game is

@killacam said:

that rep is the worst..

Haha.. go on.

@evanbower said:

@killacam said:

that rep is the worst..

Haha.. go on.

Yeah, I was going to say the same :/

Good to know that Dead Space is still mostly Dead Space.

How many times did he say "the right thing"? Also don't think he got that Brad was referring to The Thing.

@Xeirus said:

@evanbower said:

@killacam said:

that rep is the worst..

Haha.. go on.

Yeah, I was going to say the same :/

he.. killed my parents? with universal ammo. i don't know, brad's giving the interview of his life here, and getting nothing in return! nothing but defensiveness against what dead space has or hasn't become.

This interview left me feeling a little bit better about the game. Please don't screw this up.

@Scrawnto said:

Dodging those questions, erryday.

I like that Brad tried to ask the weapon combo/ammo question twice, even if he didn't get much of an answer. My guess is that it's going to be some sort of mix and match system, with horizontal and vertical plasma cutters as separate options.

Agreed. I bet you'll be able to mix and match features from the different guns or just use the vanilla if you like it that way. You might want regular old plasma cutter, with regular and alt fire, or maybe switch out the vertical alt-fire for the force gun's regular shot, or the pulse rifle's alt-fire. You might make a combination weapon that can handle both close and long range, like a flamethrower mixed with a seeker. It seems like one of those annoying "oh we can't tell them about the guns yet, that has to wait for PAX!" marketing things. Just tell the people the information they need and you'll save yourself a bunch of drama.

I'm interested in how they scale the difficulty for co-op. Double the enemies on the screen, double their health? Maybe a bit of both? Spawn in elite mobs more often?

The ammo thing I'm happy for. I don't want to micromanage my inventory or have situations where I'm loaded up with shitty flame fuel but I don't have any Fucker Bullets for the Fucker Gun. Limit my ammo but don't give me situations where I can't pick up ammo for the gun I'm using because I'm full of contact energy.

With this iteration, the Dead Space franchise will finally live up to its name. ...Dead.

Really great interview, enjoyed this one a lot. I agree with what other people have already said- it seems that based on his answer to Brad's question about weapons is that players will be able to craft or customize their arsenal just as Isaac might do.

I think this producer said it best when he told Brad that having a co-op buddy chattering in your ear breaks the tension and feelings of horror in the game. Glad to see one of the makers of the game agrees with what I thought when they introduced co-op! I LOVE this series and it's unsettling to see them add elements that, to the best of my imagination, can't believe fans were pining for. I understand the desire to broaden the scope and mechanics of a series but I fear they're moving further away from what made Dead Space great in the first place.

Really worried about this title. Really really worried.

I think the implication is that there will be a crafting mechanic in Dead Space 3, which actually sounds like a good step forward. Why not strap the the Plasma Cutter to an Assault Rifle? You may sacrifice the ability to rotate the laser, but you don't have to switch weapons to change firing style.

The universal ammo idea is still kind of worrying. I enjoy how supply scarcity plays in to those games.

This game has EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE!

Thanks Brad for asking the hard questions. Still worried about this game but I appreciate that you tried to get some answers.

This guy seemed very defensive.

Wow. Aside from all of the other taciturn PR answers, he seemed pretty averse to even mentioning The Thing.

Not liking the direction this game is going.

>the infestation has gone global

>dead space takes place on multiple planets

When the guy said "if you want it, you can have it" in query to Brad's question about the Plama Cutter, I think what the guy was saying although somewhat subtle, is that you'll be able to take apart the weapons and customize them as you'd like, meaning you may have to sacrifice one thing for another, but still ending with your definitive choice; kind of like setting the gun up with different attachments. I understand everything they're doing with this game, and it's sounding very good; very excited for the game. Also, I have no idea why people are saying the rep is doing a bad job. Seems to me like he's doing it perfectly fine.

Man, I really wish that Isaac Clarke wasn't the main character for this game. I felt that his story was done with in DS2.

Well, I do agree with some of you that DS is heading into a more actien-oriented direction and leaning less so on the horror side. A bit in the vein of the later Resident Evil games. Which I find regrettable indeed. But other than that, Dave Woldman did a fine job in answering most of the questions. Sure, he executed some evasive maneuvers, since he can't give away too much. I totally understand. And Brad was well aware of that too.

After this interview it actually sounds like the changes they've made aren't as terrible as they first sounded. Jump in/out co-op sounds like it will only interfere in the game if you want it to, like in a second playthrough.

And the combined weapons make sense since Issac would create his own, better weapons after fighting for so long.

Also, he said the plasma cutter would rotate if you wanted it too, which sounds like you'll have to make a decision at some point, perhaps a trade-off instead of some other ability.

That guy stayed on his PR script amazingly well

As long as they get rid of the cheap regenerating limb guys, I will be happy

I appreciate how GIANT BOMB interviews developers at E3 without totally kissing everybody's ass. I cant stand coverage from other sites for that reason.