He is not a nameless drone built for killing, but rather a man who has landed in a situation that he wants to escape. These experiences have broken him and, in my opinion, make him feel relatable. He is a man that has lost countless friends and seen how hopeless reality can be.

His motivations and pain at all that was lost, feel real. Moving from the nearly silent protagonist of the first game to a character with depth was a necessary move for the series. The story works well in developing the lead protagonist, as Issac feels much more fleshed out this time around.

With the world set into chaos and his former girlfriend, Ellie lost in deep space, it is up to him and a team of soldiers to stop the extinction of mankind and save the woman he loves. The story of DS3 centers around the series protagonist, Issac Clark, who is living with the ramifications of the events from the first two games the weight of the people he has lost, along with the reality that he is powerless to stop the Markers, or the Necromorphs it creates. Pair that with a powerful arsenal and co-op, and all feelings of powerlessness are removed, leaving a well-built but ultimately flawed action shooter. The largest, most feature-packed in the series, Dead Space 3 sadly lacks much of what made the first game so strong. It is sad to see this trend continue with the latest title. Unfortunately, the series has been on a downward trajectory since that first landmark installment.

Dead Space was a game that managed to straddle that line between horror and action, allowing the player to experience feelings of dread yet still give enough tools to overcome the hell that has surrounded them. Once accomplished, however, it can yield fantastic results. Horror in videogames has been a hard thing to do well.

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