Should I play Dead Space original or this remaster?

[sgtCooper]

Which gives a higher cost-performance? To me, this remaster is bit overpriced.

[meowlo]

IDK, I'm about halfway through the remake (I signed up for an EA PRO trial because I don't pay full price for unfinished games), and this remake is GOOD -- but not THAT good. I'd say a 9 out of 10. Then again, the original may be one of my favorite games of all time, HOWEVER, it's been years since I played it, so maybe that's just the nostalgia glasses telling me that the original was way better.

So uhh.. play both I guess?

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Get the original, it has a much better audio design. Once this game is cheap or you can get it with standard EA Pass, then get this one. But it requires quite a beefy computer. The original runs on anything that at least was built in the last decade.

[Obstinate]

Original is still a great game. I also think this remaster is great. I remember having some technical troubles getting the original to work on recent versions of windows.

[Kleerex]

Definitely play this remake instead of original. The 2008 Dead Space had issues with difficulty balancing and also technical issues on PC. Like, playing with unlocked framerate would cause a whole lot of glitches, and the original had negative mouse acceleration. I also was swimming in ammo in the original, whereas in remake I have to use other weapons besides Plasma Cutter.

[The_Destroyer091]

Well, in my personal opinion, for every game, i would always suggest to play the original (even if the game is old and gameplay feels so hard/clunky, but for DS 2008 this isn't the case) and feel the story, gameplay, graphics, etc, from that perspective introduced at the time.

Now after finishing the game, then you can try the remake and see for yourself the changes and perspectives of this new game and experience along the way what was modified in terms of story, gameplay, graphics, etc, to the original.

At the end, you will have a personal opinion between those two games you played and say what was the pros and cons of each one and from here, you can say, if the original beat the remake or if the remake beat the original, etc.

[bernz]

I started to play the original back in 2013. Got it free somehow. I'm gonna give it a try. Do I need to understand what 1 and 2 were about?

[Watergun]

Reinstall the original for some refreshing of memory. Then realize, keyboard and mouse doesn’t work well! Wonder how i play last time.

[Kleerex]

Publicado originalmente por bernz:

I started to play the original back in 2013. Got it free somehow. I'm gonna give it a try. Do I need to understand what 1 and 2 were about?

Be sure to watch Dead Space Downfall, it's an animated prequel to the first game. Be warned that it is extremely gory, just like the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBM2I3mEA2o&t=1041s

Or watch it after finishing the first game to keep that suspense of not knowing what's going on.

[nwad]

The original. Go to PC Gaming Wiki for control fixes.

[Thomas]

played original on my steam deck before christmas (again, played it originally on release) But I do enjoy the remake alot more. I hated the zero G sequences in the original. In the remake its fun. And i also enjoy the added holograms, and text.

[IDKFA]

imo, play this REMAKE. The original was great, when I played it 15 years ago. I'm not one of the nerds that remembers EVERY "jump scare" etc., in fact I barely remember 99% of the game except for some of the story stuff.

If you remember/know the game THAT well then play whatever.

If you're NEW, I strongly recommend this version. It runs pretty well and is a solid game. Definitely recommend DSR, and $60, this isn't remaster or an update like the Witcher3 "next gen", it's a stand alone FULL GAME.

[Mathis]

New player? Play remake. If not, stick with the original since the main plot is largely the same here. There's an alternate ending in NG+ though so if you're curious in experiencing it personally, I say buy the remake and play this game.

[Mightyrachel]

this version is unplayable for me. my pc specs are great it just crashed every min or so :'(

[kiteless 凧無し]

original
it has better bathrooms

[Shao]

Original is great, but Remake improves on anything the Original had. You won't be missing out on much other than seeing how far the game has come.