Dead Space (series): Difference between revisions

The two main games in the series are:

** ''Dead Space 2: Severed'' - A DLC released in March, that follows Gabe Weller, one of the main characters of ''Dead Space: Extraction'', as he tries to get himself and his wife off of the Sprawl during the outbreak.

* ''[[Video Game/Dead Space 3|Dead Space 3]]'' was announced in E3 2012. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred due to EarthGov finding "the source", according to Ellie. He is a fugitive wanted by EarthGov and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable, having developed a sarcastic split personality known as "Shadow Isaac", and lost sight of Ellie in the crash on the new planet. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an EarthGov Sergeant named John Carver. The game is set to be released in February 2013.

In addition there have been couple of spinoff games covering events before and after the main games:

* ''Dead Space'' - (Also known as ''Dead Space: iOS'' and ''Dead Space: Mobile'') A [[Prequel]] to ''[[Dead Space 2]]'' released for [[IOS Games|iOS systems]], this game follow a Unitologist agent named Vandal who first sabotages Titan Station, then tries to escape when the Necromorphs start to appear. Because of the same name, tropes for it are kept on the regular ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' page.

* ''[[Dead Space Ignition]]'' - A downloadable game for [[Playstation Network]] and [[Xbox Live Arcade]] released in 2010. It is a [[Prequel]] to ''[[Dead Space 2]]''. A police officer named Sarah and and an engineer named Franco Delile are on the Sprawl when the Necromorphs attack. Sarah wants to escape, but Franco has his own agenda. The story is told in a motion comic format with [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] options, though the ending is always the same. The actual game is three [[Hacking Minigame]]s that represent Franco hacking various parts of the Sprawl.

* ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]'' - A Direct-to-Video [[Prequel]], taking place before ''Extraction'' and ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]''. The Red Marker is brought on the Ishimura, causing a stir; Unitologists want to worship it while scientists want to study it. Tensions start to mount and soon [[Strictly Formula|everyone starts going insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack everyone on board]]. The second half of the movie is about security officer Alissa Vincent and her [[Five-Man Band]] as they try to escape the Ishimura.

* ''[[Dead Space: Aftermath]]'' - A second Direct-to-Video movie, this time an [[Interquel]] between ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' and ''[[Dead Space 2]]''. The survivors of the USG O'Bannon are brought on board USM Abraxis and interrogated about what happened on their ship. Most of the movie is told in flashback, as the surviving crewmembers relate how their ship was assigned the mission of bringing back {{spoiler|a shard of the Red Marker Isaac Clarke blew up in the first game}}. Even before {{spoiler|the shard}} is moved to the O'Bannon [[Overly Long Gag|everyone starts going insane, and Necromorphs appear and kill everyone on the O'Bannon]], and the rest of the movie is how the survivors: Nickolas Kuttner, Alejandro Borges, Nolan Stross, and Isabella Cho, lasted long enough.

Although only three main games (one of them being a prequel with a vastly differing game style) and, two side games, and some other media have been released so far, ''Dead Space'' is quickly becoming a premier [[Survival Horror]] franchise, with widespread critical acclaim, strong sales, and many fans considering it the best since ''[[Resident Evil]]'' and ''[[Silent Hill]]''.

** There is evidence that ''humanity itself'' is circling the drain. Planetcracking came as a saving grace at a time when economic collapse and subsequent extinction due to resource starvation were ''very'' close at hand. Furthermore, that solution isn't sustainable, and humanity is still limping on its way to disaster. In many ways, the horrifically unethical experiments that EarthGov has ''repeatedly'' performed on {{spoiler|the Markers}} are [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|the only hope]] humanity has of long-term survival.

* [[Darkness Equals Death]]: Averted half the time. While Necromorphs do attack in the dark, and it is scary, they also attack in the light, which is also scary.

* [[Downer Ending]]: Most stories in this series end this way.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending|Earn Your Bittersweet Ending]]: When you are around a Necromorph outbreak, this is the best you can hope for.

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