Dead Space 2 (2011)

Could someone please add a page for the Severed DLC for Dead Space 2? I know how to create pages for main games, but I have no idea how to make one for DLCs.

Btw, this DLC is decent enough to spend about 1.5 hours on, even though it mostly reuses locations from the main game and is quite short. Back then, consoles were prioritized more and sometimes had exclusive DLCs, so this one never released on PC. I believe some players may not have even heard about it. As of now, it’s still available on the Xbox Store for $7 (no discounts for a very long time), though not in all regions while the main game is $20 but was discounted to $3–5 in 2024. The Xbox version of Dead Space 2 and the Severed DLC are FPS-boosted, running at 60 FPS with occasional frame drops. I’m not sure about the PS3 version, but I couldn’t find the original Dead Space trilogy on PSN.

In the end, if you really like the franchise, you shouldn’t wait too long to try this DLC. For non-fans, however, it’s more or less skippable.

It’s been a while since I played these back in high school, and the time I was pretty obsessed. After playing the remake and absolutely loving it, I was curious how og would hold up. It’s… alright.

Graphically it’s still impressive, the atmosphere is there. But I really got so bored of it near the end, it gets very repetitive and slowly loses all interest,

Also, not having a map sucked. It makes it feel way more linear and like you’re just on rails. The enemies don’t feel very unique compared to the original and I just don’t think it does enough to stand out and be worth playing.

3/4 of the way through. It is for sure more difficult than the first game, and because of that more heart-pounding. It doesn't have the same impact, though. The first had some fantastically crafted horror moments, especially in the beginning. Dead Space 2 feels more edgy, sometimes coming off as a little try-hard. They were clearly trying to push things farther, but the formula for the first game can only go so far. Mechanically, this is the same game. Pushing it out of scope causes its flaws to appear more clearly. This isn't to say Dead Space 2 is entirely out of scope, but you can see it here and there. The enemies are deadlier, and in some areas they just throw waves of difficult enemies at you in a way that's not exactly scary but more action oriented. Then again, at some point the first game stopped being really scary, too. The style can only go so far, and 10ish hours is not sustainable for terror. At some point is becomes mundane. Combat arenas are obvious (even enemy type can be deduced by object placement), and your upgrades make you more deadly, but the enemies grow in power, too. The "gameyness" of it becomes more apparent as time drags on, and terror falls off.

Also, random note for anyone playing this...Stasis is way more important than in the first game. Upgrade Stasis. You'll be sorry if you don't.

Original Review from 2011

Dead Space 2 is an extremely polished, intense sequel to a game that was already those things. Dead Space 2's main weakness would have to be its lack of innovation from the original. It literally felt like a continuation of the first game. That's okay though, since Dead Space was an extremely enjoyable modern survival horror experience. While I might bemoan the death of the classic survival horror genre, the fact of the matter is that I have a lot of respect for the Dead Space series carrying the torch for survival horror in the modern age. Sure, it's not as scary as the old Silent Hills, Resident Evils or Fatal Frames, it's a bit too easy, and many areas look identical. However, It's a thrill ride that's full of great (and gory) moments.

When playing Dead Space 2, I often thought about the other great survival horror sequels that improved upon an excellent concept by refining the gameplay, improving the story and generally, making the entire experience superior to the original. I also just finished the Resident Evil 2 remake, and I kept thinking how much I appreciated that sequel more than the original, and the same can be said of Silent Hill 2. These sequels expanded what was originally presented and made what could be argued to be the best games in their franchises. Dead Space 2 isn't just a welcome improvement over the original game - also great in its own right - but it proves that the Dead Space franchise deserved to be placed alongside Resident Evil and Silent Hill in terms of great horror franchises.

Whereas Resident Evil 2 and Silent Hill 2 simply took the idea from the first game and introduced new characters, Dead Space 2 actually attempts to follow up the original's story with the same character, and does it quite well. It's hard to imagine at the end of the first game where this story could go, yet Visceral Games found a way to expand on this story in a captivating and often horrifying way. In playing Dead Space 2, I didn't find the monsters as terrifying as I did the reminders of Isaac's past and what he was struggling to let go.

Yet Dead Space 2 did still make me jump at times, as it's the rare game that knows how to actually scare. There were several times where I thought I had a strong position against what was clearly going to be an upcoming attack, only for a monster to crawl out of a ceiling or a vent and grab onto me, completely surprising me. Dead Space 2 doesn't just defy expectations in its scares though, I found the story to consistently surprise me. I won't give away the ending, but I love how the game makes you think its ending on this down note, holding on that moment for almost too long, before pulling the player right out of it. This morose ending would've been perfect and thematically fitting, but the one I ultimately got was even better.

While it hasn't been that long since I've played the first Dead Space, I tend to remember getting lost and doubling back on many places I had already been to. This often left me confused as to where I was supposed to go, but thankfully, Dead Space 2 is much easier to navigate, rarely asking you to return to old locations, and always pushing the player forward. The navigation system that allows you to find your objective or other helpful tools is a godsend, and very rarely was I ever in a position where I wasn't sure what to do.

At almost a decade old, it's remarkable how well Dead Space 2 has held up. Usually when I go back to play older games, I can see the limitations that were put in place at the time, but not here. This game still looks great and I never felt like I was confused because of how games had evolved since Dead Space 2 was released. If this came out today, it would still be a must play.

Сиквел вульгарис. Всё что бесило улучшили. Всё что работало - не сломали. Но всё равно хорошей игры не вышло (по-моему мнению, естественно). Игрожурам и первая часть почти шедевром была. На самом деле просто нормальная игра получилась.

История по-прежнему хуйня из под коня. Айзек три года провел в состоянии овоща на станции при орбите Титана, где чуваки вытащили из его мозга чертежи Обелиска и построили еще один. Начался пиздец и Айзек должен съебать со станции. Новаторство в том, что при разработке второй части наняли сценариста. И научили Айзека говорить. Характера Айзеку (как и другим персонажам) не дали, но даже штампованные типажи в стиле "день до пенсии" или "я просто хочу выбраться из этого дерьма", на фоне первой части - прогресс.

Также сценарист смог внятно подать местные метания по станции. В первой части подача была настолько рваной, что ролик "ранее в Dead Space" из меню второй, полноценно заменяет похождения по "Ишимуре". Десять часов за пять минут абсолютно без потери смысла и нюансов!

Декорации намного разнообразнее. Завезли интерактивные экшн-эпизоды, где все взрывается, будто в Колде. Убогие прыжки в невесомости поменяли на нормальные полёты.

Геймплей абсолютно такой же. За исключением одной детали: Айзек еще менее "тракторный" и вертится ещё бодрее. Вот с этого и начинаются проблемы, которые показывают, что Visceral Games не гении, которых загубила злая корпорация, а крепкие ремесленники.

Увеличение "ловкости" Айзека привело к увеличению количества врагов. Плюс их сделали быстрее. И получилось то, что получилось. В сиквеле половина стычек с врагами это отстрел дохулиарда слабых монстров на относительно больших пространствах, половина - ситуации, когда монстров спаунят Айзеку практически в ебало. Одних только сцен с монстрами в лифте 3 штуки! Очков прокачки больше, потому что больше оружия. Денег и патронов еще больше. Но игру на средней сложности по-прежнему можно пройти прокачав две пушки. Мини-игра по взлому - дурацкая и скучная. После посещения "Ишимуры" в десятой главе разработчики выдыхаются (на седьмом часу игры) и заваливают таким количеством мяса (и только мяса), что я заскучал так, будто снова играю в первый Dead Space. Глюки Айзека - унылые и бессмысленные. Но хоть и тянуться всю игру, подаются короткими эпизодами и не очень раздражают. А финальные главы (с тринадцатой по пятнадцатую ) - невозможное убожество. Заставлять игрока две главы бегать от бессмертного монстра это совсем уж импотенция.

В целом, Dead Space 2 - это то, какой должна была быть первая часть. Она и похожа на грамотный ремейк первой части: та же история про съёб из жопы, но нормально поданная и в более разнообразных декорациях. Типа как "Зловещие мертвецы". Только если Рейми во второй части из чистого хоррора сделал черную комедию, то у Visceral Games получилось из посредственной игры сделать просто нормальную.

It's been forever, and it took me forever but I finally got around to beating Dead Space 2.

The first game was amazing and I loved it. It was one of the first games I streamed back in the day, and a lot of people really enjoyed watching me play. I remember being told "why are you not charging us to watch you play?" and I was like "wtf lol who would pay for this?" But apparently it was a fun time. It was the first time I thought maybe I could earn a living as a let's player. But that ship has sailed, and being entertaining is exhaustive.

Anywho, the game. It's good fun, there are a lot of good weapons in there. My favorite being the pulse gun. Lots of ammo, great damage, large clip, very accurate, what more do you want? Mechanically, the game is sound, and there is a lot of good fun stuff to enjoy, with what is it? counts on fingers I want to say 8 different weapons? I enjoy a shooter based around more goal oriented objectives. Like the first game, you have to shoot off the limbs of any of the approaching zombies before you can kill it. You can eventually kill it just by shooting at its torso, but doing so would cost two or three times more ammo. Ammo is a big deal, you will want to grab as much as you can from all the corpses you leave in your wake, and be sure to upgrade your inventory slots to carry all that ammo.

By the end of the game you will have a large amount of resources, enough to upgrade a third gun. If I were to play it again I would probably use the javelin launcher primarily, it is lots of fun to shoot and upgrading its special ability allows you to detonate your javelins after you fire them.

Game holds up, even though it was made in 2011. I've finally gotten around to beating it after 7 years.

The story, well, the story is a mess. I'm sure its pretty cohesive but its like, not really a whole lot going down in the 8 hours you are running around. Things could have been better explained, who everyone is, what faction they are working for, what their priorities are. You don't really get that just from the interactions. After having played the whole thing it all makes a little bit more sense, but it's not like it was a big reveal or something. They really should have just let you know whats up from the get-go. All of this inferring isn't really good storytelling.

It's worth a playthrough if you enjoyed the first game, and it's pretty short. You could probably finish it in about 6 hours. It took me 7 because I left my computer on during a meal and also I explored every nook and cranny looking for ammo and loot and medpacks, which I never really needed.

So apparantly this game's DLC includes a bunch of upgraded versions of all weapons and suits, and they are made available to you at the first store in the game... for free... kind of takes the survival aspect out of the game

There's no way to disable the DLC so I'll just have to ignore about 30 items in the store for the rest of the game.. so stupid