Dead Space 2 has aged.

[Tiny Trees]

I went to start up DS2 tonight. Have been wanting to play it after completing the remake.

I only got to the early stages, like got the plasma cutter, and arrived where you get the kinesis.

I put it in 4K using Nvidia DSR on my 1440p monitor. All settings maxed. Still barely pushed my GPU running at about 30%, on low clocks.

The field of view is terrible. The graphics are really quite dated now. ... Am not sure what to think, like is it just the starting area. where it looks kind of old graphically?

I know when I played DS2 first time, it blew my head off. It was shockingly good. It was also my first Dead Space game. I would defend it rigorously. ... One thing I recall strongly from my first play was the graphics. The art style, the contrast, and the overall feel of the game from the visuals. It was striking.

Now though. I played it three times in total. However it feels like I played it more, because of how absorbed you get in the game. After firing up DS2 today though, I found it hard to be interested because it felt so old. I don't know. I am a graphics tourist, but not a graphics snob, but damn it felt old. Maybe I just was not in the mood right now.

[Ghostvenger92]

4k and above should be the only way to play this game, but after playing DS remake the gameplay in DS2 and 3 is a headache since now im so use to the smooth fluid movement of the remake

[Smetrix]

It’s 12 years old now, and you’re comparing it to what is essentially a complete upgrade both visually and gameplay wise, so of course it’s going to show its age much more lol.

Go back to any game from that time and you’ll find it hard to enjoy them all.

[Senki]

It's just nostalgia. People only remember the good parts of games. That's why so many older games get so much unwarranted praise even nowadays.

Everyone that would boot up a game from their childhood or from more than a decade ago would start to see the flaws of their ''perfect old games''.

[Tiny Trees]

Good points.

I think I should play on and get into the game properly, because the location in the hospital is hardly exciting.

[Velber]

Originally posted by Tiny Trees:

Good points.

I think I should play on and get into the game properly, because the location in the hospital is hardly exciting.

Just wait till you get back on the ishimura in 2…fun stuff

[Tiny Trees]

Originally posted by Pseudomonarchiadaiymo:

Originally posted by Tiny Trees:

Good points.

I think I should play on and get into the game properly, because the location in the hospital is hardly exciting.

Just wait till you get back on the ishimura in 2…fun stuff

Yeah I was thinking that. I googled 'Dead Space levels' to work out how far ahead the USG Ishimura is.

However after playing on anyway, it did pick somewhat visually.

See when you start, you're wearing a straight-jacket with barely any bump-mapping. Then you get a low end rig which looks old and crusty. Then however first store you get to, you get the best suit you had last, with New Game Plus.

The new suit art-style would actually pass in today's graphics, albeit it looking a little dated. It's a great suit. Generally the graphics picked up a little anyway.

I think there is another play in it even for veterans of the game. For newcomers to the franchise, I think it would be a good experience.

It did look a little dated in the starting areas. Like when you go through an area with glass windows in the floor, which were the cells for the patients. There are holographic monitors on desks. That used to look pretty good, but now it looks painfully old, with such little overall detail, so few objects.

Agreed though, the ark corridors of the USG Ishimura, and those blue lights. They were special times.

[Tiny Trees]

Sorry about those typos and sentences not making sense in that last post. Later than I thought - 3:50am. ..... Mistakes corrected.

[maloce]

I love dead space 2, but that was my experience 2. Dead Space 2 is a game I constantly go back to, and I tried loading it up after beating this game, and it really made the game show it's age.

Still, for how old it is, it holds up very well.. until you play this game. XD

[teg]

That's what I'm thinking. It hold up pretty well.

[KnightimeX]

Newer more modern graphics tend to have that effect on art styles that focuses more on realism than fantasy.
Think SP2 is dated, try booting up DS1 (2008) after playing the remake.

[Nate]

I have a complicated relationship with DS2, but I just beat it on survivalist and I really enjoyed it. I think it holds up surprisingly well.

[Kaimerah]

Originally posted by Senki:

It's just nostalgia. People only remember the good parts of games. That's why so many older games get so much unwarranted praise even nowadays.

Everyone that would boot up a game from their childhood or from more than a decade ago would start to see the flaws of their ''perfect old games''.

i mean, i think its a mindset thing, i personally didnt grow up play dead space and played DS2 like a year or 2 ago, and honestly i thought it was a fun time. ive also played tons of old games that i never played when they initially dropped like half life 2, doom 3, ocarina of time and majoras mask, FEAR, i could keep going. if you go into these games expecting some crazy ♥♥♥♥... i mean youll still find it, but you just need to keep in mind that certain things will be or seem dated. i personally had more fun last year, playing through old games i never touched before than most of the modern stuff thats come out in the past few years

[Greaseball]

might i highly suggest modding to achieve your goals friend and maybe then some!!!
https://www.nexusmods.com/deadspace2

[Kaimerah]

some of your points are a bit weird, when it comes to graphics at least. I mean its a 12 yr old game, you kinda just gotta go in with the mindset that it wont look graphically as good as today. also playing a game that old on that high a res is crazy

[Tiny Trees]

I saw an article within the last couple of days, saying "Dead Space 2 is perfect - leave it alone".

It partly prompted me to take another look at DS2.