Dead Space 3

[LoweGear]

No official announcements yet, but here's some known (yet unconfirmed) news on what's coming up for Dead Space 3:

Siliconera: Dead Space 3 takes place on a frozen planet, First details inside

Siliconera: Isaac Clarke, you've changed in Dead Space 3

Originally Posted by Siliconera

In the beginning, Dead Space 3 is set aboard a command center where Isaac talks to the Captain. He sends Isaac on a mission to rescue a woman on Tau Volantis and bring her back to Mars. Isaac accepts the mission because there is a warrant out for his arrest and his alternative is to deal with EarthGov. He reluctantly descends on to the iceball along with Ellie.

This next part could be considered a major spoiler, so read at your own risk! It’s about how Isaac Clarke has "changed."

Spoiler for Isaac:

Isaac has a split personality in Dead Space 3 and "Shadow Isaac" taunts Isaac every chance he gets. For example, Shadow Isaac calls Isaac an idiot after he falls into a tunnel late in the game. Isaac complains this rescue mission isn’t his mission and the shadow retorts and tells Isaac he turns his back on the wrong things. Isaac shouts to the shadow to shut up, who replies to Isaac by saying he’s making all of the noise. Dead Space 3 is going to have this kind of banter – a sarcastic shadow and Isaac crossing tongues. Players will be able to see the shadow as a separate on screen character.

Isaac (and his shadow) will come in contact with a "marker" on the frozen world in Dead Space 3 too…

So no more Nicole eh, which is logical. Though what's taunting him next isn't any better

[Asuras]

Oh wow. No fucking way I could've predicted this from the ending audio.

Seriously Isaac? Now your own mind is a troll?

[MeoTwister5]

One thing I loved about Dead Space 2 was that it was also a journey towards Isaac's eventual coming to terms with his guilt as he tries to survive through the madness of the marker.

It would seem that Dead Space 2 will now either be Schizophrenia or Dissociative Identity Disorder as a result of PTSD. Awesome.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

This is all great news. But now I can only hope for this:

"Please don't let this have co-op,Please don't let this have co-op,Please don't let this have co-op,Please don't let this have co-op. Other wise it'll turn into Resident evil 5 and Fear 3 all over again, just a half assed shadow of it's former self just to appease to the co-op enthusiasts."

Also I pray this Shadow Issac doesn't get annoying and doesn't happen as often as I fear. But then again the Nicole Ghost in Dead Space 2 wasn't all that bad so I'm probably worrying for nothing.

[Asuras]

I fear this Shadow Isaac may actually detract from some of the horror elements in the game (not that it was a particularly scary game anyways...). If they're going for some comedic shit with this second-self, I'm not sure people will get much scare out of it.

[O.F Death]

Oh, Isaac. How mental problems do you have to solve by killing Necromorphs until you're sane again?

[Hooves]

What can be worse then having your ex-girlfriend try to kill you multiple times and an army of Necromorphs? You guessed it, your own mind trolling you and bringing down your moral.. But now we are revealed that Isaac has mental problems and will have to find a way to get rid of this alternate Isaac, while at the same time try to best the "hive mind" which we will get more info about.

[ID555]

The setting sounds awesome, but I"m not looking forward to 'dark' Isaac. The Nicole visions in 2 were borderline annoying after they stopped being scary, and I only tolerated them because of their importance in the story.

Well, I suppose if it's just Isaac talking to himself and not periodic hallucinations, it could be entertaining.

[iceyfw]

this is great news! but this marker issac encounters better not be another reverse engineered one like in DS1 and DS2. i pray it is an original marker untouched by humans.

[GN0010 Nosferatu]

I'm not liking the split personality thing. Issac's been freed of the Marker's control, isn't he cured? Or is this gonna be the effects of another Marker?

[Rising Dragon]

Originally Posted by IcExAlcHeMy

this is great news! but this marker issac encounters better not be another reverse engineered one like in DS1 and DS2. i pray it is an original marker untouched by humans.

Unlikely, given that there's other man-made Markers scattered throughout the galaxy. I think it'll be unlikely that we come across a true Black Marker.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Originally Posted by GN0010 Nosferatu

I'm not liking the split personality thing. Issac's been freed of the Marker's control, isn't he cured? Or is this gonna be the effects of another Marker?

No. Once you're "touched" by the marker it stays with you permanently, it's just weaker minds succumb to it alot quicker while strong minds can fight against the markers attempts to break you down. Plus I'm fairly sure if he got exposed to another marker(Which he's obviously going to in the sequel) it would just mess him up even more.

[Kallen4life]

I hope they do dark Isaac properly

other then that - frozen planet sounds superb, even better then empty space .. my 2 thoughts were :
- The Thing 1982 film (my all-time fav horror film) .. body-horror, paranoia, fear, death and nothing but snow for hundreds of miles .. please let DS3 go down this path
- .. "Winter is coming" lol ^^

[GN0010 Nosferatu]

Originally Posted by DingoEnderZOE2

No. Once you're "touched" by the marker it stays with you permanently, it's just weaker minds succumb to it alot quicker while strong minds can fight against the markers attempts to break you down. Plus I'm fairly sure if he got exposed to another marker(Which he's obviously going to in the sequel) it would just mess him up even more.

Riiiight, I remember that part now. Poor Issac can't get a break.

[blakstealth]

Cannot wait for the announcement.

[Hooves]

Originally Posted by GN0010 Nosferatu

Riiiight, I remember that part now. Poor Issac can't get a break.

I'm just getting the feeling that Isaac is going to commit suicide in order to finally get rid of all this...

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Originally Posted by Hooves

I'm just getting the feeling that Isaac is going to commit suicide in order to finally get rid of all this...

Doubt he would do that before he finds out whatever happened to his missing father or reunite with his unitologist mother who favored that crazy religion over her own son since the father vanished.

Plus doing that would give the marker the pleasure of victory which is another motivation I feel he would use to NOT do that.

[Hooves]

It may not be the best option, but it's a possibility Isaac might take when "Dark Isaac" starts bringing down all hope.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Originally Posted by Hooves

It may not be the best option, but it's a possibility Isaac might take when "Dark Isaac" starts bringing down all hope.

As long as Isaac believes there's a way to win he'd try until his last breathe to keep pushing, just like he did in Dead Space 2 when he basically gave the marker the finger. But he did seem content with his life ending in Dead Space 2 so you may be right that suicide MAY be an option for him after the hell he constantly has to go through and after all of his personal issues are resolved.

[blakstealth]

I cannot wait for the "FUCK YOU, AND FUCK YOUR MARKER" moment.