Project Origin vs Dead Space - Trial By Video
July 14th 2008 03:27
One of the hottest titles coming into E3 has been Dead Space, but the trailer has done little to promote the title. With fierce competition in the survival horror genre, particularly from Project Origin, these trailers may decide the success of the titles. From first impressions, Dead Space comes off a distant second.
After recruiting a professional Hollywood Director to put the clip together and impressive showings in sneak peeks to date, there has been an expectation that the official trailer would combine the best of the gameplay and story elements. Instead, we have a cliche ridden video showing less than next generation graphics and nothing of the story. For any fan of the horror genre, there is nothing that says hack-job like a fast zoom in on a screaming zombie like face, which is the exact opposite of the tense gameplay we have been expecting so far from Dead Space. The more we hear about Dead Space, the more is sounds like a fast paced FPS.
This is in stark contrast to the Project Origin trailer. It's impressive visuals and creepy scenes have set this one apart from the pack. Having it's origins in the well received F.E.A.R , it would seem the pedigree has served it well. It would seem the directions of the two titles is becoming clearer. Although the settings are different, the gameplay style they profess to incorporate is becoming further apart.
It would seem that these two are becoming as different as Craven and Hitchcock. Dead Space, with its focus on "dismemberment" will perhaps fill a niche for the splatter movie fans, while Project Origin looks to take up tight, suspensful gameplay.
If the official trailers are anything to go by, Dead Space will be just another shooter. fingers crossed that this is not the case but unfortunately the damage is already done.
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