Dead Space 2 review - another 9/10 score emerges

flash501 on 22 Jan '11 said:

Cannot effing wait till next Friday. This is almost certainly my most anticipated game of all time. Any idea when your own review will be up guys?

The Sandbag on 22 Jan '11 said:

Honestly cannot wait for this! I get home from college at 5 on Friday, but I know I will be STRAIGHT on this. Haven't been this hyped up for a game for a while (since possibly Halo Reach or even Modern Warfare 2), and I thought the first one was under-appreciated by a lot of people. Isaac, make me whole again!

aawells07 on 22 Jan '11 said:

ive played this guys and you wont be dissapointed by no means they have stepped it up in every possible way. ive been playing with a good set of headphones on and volume turned high and it has had me literally yelling at the parts that build tension by being quiet for a few mins and then all of a sudden scaring the pants off of ya lol only a few games have managed to do this to me a la Amnesia :The Dark Desent to name one. i really recommend using headphones if ya got them it really adds to it as the sound in this game is top notch.

flash501 on 22 Jan '11 said:

Good stuff aawells, glad to hear the brilliantly tense atmosphere from the first one has returned. I must say, this is the first game that is really tempting me to pick up a pair of headphones. I've heard nothing but good things from people who used them for the first one. Very, very tempting!

Imaduck on 22 Jan '11 said:

Can't wait for this!

khr0nik on 22 Jan '11 said:

I'm really nervous my order is going to f**k up. I've preordered the 360 collectors edition from HMV but its now been removed from the wesbite, and there are all these rumblings that the company is facing bankruptcy.

I've got it ordered on express delivery, so if it does come hopefully it'll be on Thurs/Fri, I just hope to god nothing goes wrong considering I've got a long weekend booked off...

damoxuk on 22 Jan '11 said:

If the sound is anything like the first game my 7.1 surround system is gonna make me shat myself*

*again.

razors edge on 22 Jan '11 said:

The missus is picking me up a copy for my b'day.

I love the missus.

Welsh Jester on 22 Jan '11 said:

Wonder if the multiplayer is any good? deal on steam if you buy the first game you get 75% off only costing a fiver for the 2nd one, cracking deal.. might get it if the MP is any good

KryptoKnight on 23 Jan '11 said:

I'll probably go for the Steam deal too since I never got round to finishing the first game
Seriously pumped for some more of the same though

damoxuk on 23 Jan '11 said:

The MP probably won't be a major thing - more akin to AC:brotherhood's MP - i.e Tacked on to give it more "value".

Hey hopefully i'm not correct but sounds to me the multiplayer will be fun but not fully formed.

flash501 on 23 Jan '11 said:

Yeah, I expect the MP to be fun for an hour or two but I can't imagine it'll have any real depth or substance to it.

freds1 on 23 Jan '11 said:

Seeing as I would've bought this on PC, common sense prevailed last night and into Google I typed "What DRM does Dead Space 2 use?" the most relevant result took me to a thread on Steam where some where mentioning it has THREE LAYERS of DRM. Don't know how true this is, but apparently it has:

1: Online Activation (I don't mind that so much, not so ok for those that don't have the net)

2: Limited activations, something like 5. (I've had games before with that thinking I've installed it on a different computer when all I did was get a new part, GFX card or something, using up an activation when reinstalling)

3: A new version of TAGES, which is a deal breaker for me new version or not as I've trouble with it in the past.

If it has all that then for f**ks sake EA, back to their old tricks again. I hate being dictated to how, when and if I can play a game, so many hoops to jump through. They wonder why piracy is rife, they will never learn. I'll wait and see what it has anyway before buying, but if true then...no, sorry, I'll give it a miss.

The_KFD_Case on 23 Jan '11 said:

Seeing as I would've bought this on PC, common sense prevailed last night and into Google I typed "What DRM does Dead Space 2 use?" the most relevant result took me to a thread on Steam where some where mentioning it has THREE LAYERS of DRM. Don't know how true this is, but apparently it has:

1: Online Activation (I don't mind that so much, not so ok for those that don't have the net)

2: Limited activations, something like 5. (I've had games before with that thinking I've installed it on a different computer when all I did was get a new part, GFX card or something, using up an activation when reinstalling)

3: A new version of TAGES, which is a deal breaker for me new version or not as I've trouble with it in the past.

If it has all that then for f**ks sake EA, back to their old tricks again. I hate being dictated to how, when and if I can play a game, so many hoops to jump through. They wonder why piracy is rife, they will never learn. I'll wait and see what it has anyway before buying, but if true then...no, sorry, I'll give it a miss.

I haven't checked the DRM for DS2 on the PC for myself, yet it does not surprise at all if EA is back to its old useless tricks again. It was only on some games (a la DA1 and ME2) where it eased off the DRM. It's the reason why I refused to buy DS1 for the PC upon release. By the time I bought a Xbox 360 the second hand versions of DS1 were cheap as chips, so I went that route. No money for you EA!

This second time around...Hm. Well, I had planned on purchasing DS2 first-hand, but not right away - not until there's a price drop. However, if I find a second-hand version for a good price before then I'll happily snap that up. I'm through caring what happens to publishers and developers who p**s up and down their legitimate customers' backsides. DS2 does look like it's shaping up to be a great game and I look forward to playing it.

P.S. These days it pays to ALWAYS research what sort of DRM, online registration, and limited activations a PC game ships with before purchasing it. Sad but true.

ginsin on 23 Jan '11 said:

Dead Space 2 is probably my most anticipated game of the year. Cannot wait!

Isaaclarke on 23 Jan '11 said:

I was confident this game was going to top the first one, nice work again.
I would say we will see another Dead Space may be in 2014, Anyone?

cdrepoman on 23 Jan '11 said:

I'm definitely going to pick this up the day it comes out. I usually wait for the price to go down but I'll make an exception for this.

Imaduck on 24 Jan '11 said:

I ordered from HMV too Khronik, sure it'll be fine

zombiesinmyhead on 24 Jan '11 said:

I'm spending Friday locked in my flat with this beast. Easily one of my most anticipated games this year.