Dead Space ended!! And so do survival horror genre…
I just finished up Dead Space, a survival horror video game. It was a nice journey comprising many dismemberment of limbs, chopping off heads, stomping the groin area, and shooting some yellow jellies (Play the game to know about yellow jelly belly!!). The amount of blood and violence incorporated in the game could satisfy hearts of every gore lover. There was nothing like seeing the fountain of blood pouring out and hearing the cries of necromorphs when you strategically dismembered their limbs. The gameplay mechanics rocked. You never got frustrated with camera controls or stuck up in between objects while running. A great story with twists and turns of its own with awesome ending (although you feel it resembles Event Horizon), combined with over the top visuals, and scary sounds makes Dead Space the complete package.
The only complaint I have is that it was more of a shoot em up and blast your way through kind of game. It had nothing to do with the survival horror genre. You never got horrified as enemy spawn points were very much predictable, and as I never got short of ammo, there was no question of my survival. Hell, I was sympathizing and mourning for a fallen necromorph when I killed him by dismembering all of his four limbs and then stomping his groin several times.
Having played a last few survival horror games like resident evil 4, silent hill, etc. and now this one, I feel the survival horror genre has come to an end. Still, I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping to see the resurrection of survival horror genre with resident evil 5.