For a Plasma Cutter purist like me, it's nice to be able to place a perimeter of traps and get a bit more use out of some of the other guns.

The weird bullet cyclone for Pulse Rifle has been swapped for a proximity grenade launcher, and the Line Gun can lay down tripwires. Along with the great guns, there are also new alt-fire and upgrade options for weapons. The Leviathan boss fights are infinitely more fun now Dead Space 2 and 3's free floating zero-G has been added.īrutalising Necromorphs is an iconic part of Dead Space's cycle of catharsis: you jump scare me, I reverse-engineer you from existence, and this is how we cope with fear. My favourite thing has been blasting them point blank with the Force Gun and watching as an all-but-fleshless skeleton stands up like a chicken carcass put through one of those industrial blow dryers.

There was a lot of talk about the new horrendous-sounding 'Necromorph peeling' system in advance of the remake, but besides being a strong visual indicator of weakened limbs and what to chop, blowing more bits off Necromorphs is definitely a good time. There are only so many limbs you can slice off, after all, even if the remake's weaponry does feel very good. The Ishimura isn't just a deathtrap for you (Image credit: Motive)

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