Summary
Dead Space 3’s story producer Chuck Beaver has recently revealed that he was unsatisfied with the game and would redo it almost from scratch if possible. The firstDead Spacegame is among thebest survival horror games of all time, but its third entry is often considered a letdown. Now, Beaver explained more about whyDead Space 3didn’t live up to expectations.
The originalDead Spacewas released in 2008. The title was praised by critics, and while it did not become an immediate financial success, it managed to sell over a million copies eventually. However, the third game was not all that successful. WhileDead Space 3has several qualities, such as deeper lore than previous entries, it’s still largely considered the worst game of the franchise by many fans.
Now, Chuck Beaver, who worked as the story producer for all the original threeDead Spacegames, as well as some spin-offs, revealed some information about what went wrong withDead Space 3during an interview with CaptainBribo. According to Beaver, the game’s problems stem from the fact that there were a limited number of people looking to play a single-player horror game at the time, and multiplayer was seen as more profitable by the publisher. To address this issue, the team wanted to bring more co-op elements and expand into other gameplay genres as well. Unfortunately, that didn’t work. The team did not find a way to gain a new audience and lost the old one at the same time, which made the franchise dormant until theDead Spaceremake was released in 2023. Because of this, Chuck Beaver affirmed that “I Would Just Start from Complete Scratch and I would make this […] about the end ofDead Space 2,” completely revamping the gameplay and storyline.
“I Would Just Start from Complete Scratch and I would make this […] about the end ofDead Space 2”
Beaver believes thatDead Space 3essentially lost its direction because of everything that was changed and added during development, which ended up creating even more problems. Not only did co-op not work as intended, but gun mechanics were changed, too, and so was the overall design. In the end, Beaver felt as if the team was not allowed to make an actual horror game, and ended up developing something much more likeUncharted, a linear adventure with puzzles and scripted set pieces.
In any case, it’s highly unlikely that gamers will see aDead Space 3remake anytime soon. Not only would a remake of the third game probably need to wait until the second one was remade, but the third title is not so fondly remembered by most fans. In this case, it seems more logical for EA tofocus on a possibleDead Space 4rather than remaking the whole trilogy.
Dead Space 3
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Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak. Comb the harsh environment for raw materials and scavenge parts to create the ultimate customized weapons and survival tools — you’ll need them if Isaac and Carver hope to make it off the planet alive. And Necromorphs are just one of many enemies they’ll face this time around. Overcome avalanches, treacherous ice climbs, violent wilderness, and an army of deadlier, more evolved enemies on your mission to save mankind from the impending apocalypse.
