Dead Space

I've never been one for the horror genre. I think it must have something to do with watching Friday the 13th when I was about 3 years old. I don't mind compelling stories or even suspenseful ones, but I really can't stand the ones that just try and shock you by throwing blood and gore at you over and over. When I heard about Dead Space before it was released, I was mildly excited to play it. Maybe this would be different. Maybe game developers would figure a way to use today's technology to actually tell a compelling horror story.

Well, the release date came and went. I didn't buy the game, mostly due to being enthralled in other games such as Call of Duty 4, Castle Crashers and Portal. Then one of my friends went out and rented it. I waited to see what he said about the game. Needless to say, this massive oversight by the game developers burst my hope bubble and removed any decent expectations I might have had for the game. In my opinion, if developers can't get the basic mechanics of a game right, why should I think they got anything else right?

The final nail in the coffin for my hopes for this game came when I saw what popular game reviewer Ben Croshaw had to say about the game. Instead of rewriting his review, I'll just let you watch it yourself. Warning - it does contain strong language.