

Dead Space came out at the height of EA’s golden era, a year after the first Mass Effect and a month before Mirror’s Edge, and it defined the sci-fi horror genre in a way that persists today. Turns out, great game design is timeless. The Dead Space remake is big, beautiful and better than the original, while maintaining the magic that made the first game an instant classic.

As a fan of the 2008 game, playing the new Dead Space is a cozy experience, even amid all the terror, death and gore. This precise moment, frozen between horrific brutality and a comforting embrace, captures the essence of the Dead Space remake. In the split second before a necromorph slides its arm blades into Isaac Clarke’s stomach, it looks like the massive monster is giving him a bloody, snarling, over-excited hug.
