Comparison to resident evil?

[randombackwash]

I like resident evil, but as a horror I think the dead space franchise is going to be better. This is why:

1. resident evil has a complex but not deep story. Sure, it involves many characters and cutscenes and events, but is that what a pure horror should go for. Dead space on the other hand keeps the player alone for the majority of time which makes the few interactions ( which are all in realtime, not cut scenes), even more special and desired. Each time you make contact with the captain you get hope that there is other life trying to survive and then once again the signal cuts and you're on your own.

2. The story of dead space is grotesquely deep. It covers issues of god, hope, religion, conflict and 'inevtibality of death' (as is evident from the many notes left by crew members and blood written messages on wall). Overall it is more realistic portrayal of humans' reaction to crisis than resident evil.

3. Dead space is more original,unfortunately too much 'rubbish' zombie media has been made subtracting from the originality of the idea.

4. The enemies in dead space are faster, deadlier and at no time is the player safe except when in the main game menu. I got attacked even when upgrading on the bench. Resident evil is a lot slower and more of a rpg-horror than a pure horror. You don't get scared by the slow moving clumsy zombies the same way you do by strange noises moving in vents.

In summary, I think this question can sum up which game you think is a better horror game is.

"Would you rather be in the world of resident evil, or would you rather be aboard the USG Isimura?"

I think given time, the dead space franchise will become one hell of a series.

[KickFlip360]

I agree. RE seems to be more about American horror, where as Dead Space is more Japanese horror. Dead Space is much better.

[relent0r]

The concept of dead space is better. But all the do this...wait do this first..oh wait theres a problem now go do this..oh and this..gets old pretty quick.

[relented2]

i think the Genre is totally differant because dead space is in the puture and so on but what really is differant is the weapons and your main character, ok
the story is similar but target audiences and so on can influence that

[KickFlip360]

Originally Posted by relent0r

The concept of dead space is better. But all the do this...wait do this first..oh wait theres a problem now go do this..oh and this..gets old pretty quick.

I have to agree. I found Dead Space kidna leniar and at times some of the problums were pointless, but overall, it's a great game and that one flaw is hadly a big deal anway. ^_^

[dreadnought22]

erm in comparison this is more horror where i thought resident evil 5 (which was very cool tbh) was very action packed

only have one bad thing to say no patch so badly need one

[homelessdave]

for pure scares for me, Dead Space is better. Resident Evil does scare and shock sometimes, but I found Dead Space had me constantly turning, always looking back and shooting boxes that just happened to tumble over, so much more tense and nerve shredding in my opinion

[Matieo10]

Is this thread for real? or did all the clueless horror-gen wannabes all cluster together for a big floppy clueless party if my hand was digital, I'd back hand slap the OP 'til some sense get's knocked into him permanently

[✿DEATHDLR-CupCake✿]

Dead Space was way more scary to me than what RE was >_<, I couldn't even finish Dead Space because it freaked me out to much l.mao. RE had scary moments yes but idk those things in Dead Space just creeped me out o_o

[KickFlip360]

Originally Posted by Matieo10

Is this thread for real? or did all the clueless horror-gen wannabes all cluster together for a big floppy clueless party if my hand was digital, I'd back hand slap the OP 'til some sense get's knocked into him permanently

Wow.. you STILL don't understand or accept that RE is not a horror game and Dead Space is? It's been like ages man, we all know that your a RE fanboy, but why do you even post on the Dead Space forums if you don't like it.

[Matieo10]

I love Dead Space I've been following it for quite some time, and I can say I have a pretty spot on opinion on all things Dead Space related, including theories.

I am an RE Fanboy, because I think it's the best damn experience I've ever had in my entire gaming life. That doesn't make my opinion not matter or not concrete, though, does it. In fact, I'd be in a position to know more than most here, and I'd be happy to put my knowledge and reason on the table to argue anything you or anyone else has to say to discredit Resident Evil as the revolutionary title in the survival-horror genre, along with being one of the most thought provoking and in-depth story lines to ever grace a gaming console in the past 20 years, not to mention one of the most challenging games on the market.

So, if you'd like this to goto Round 3 after me having knocked you the F out in the previous two rounds - then by all means, put up or shut up.

Dead Space at this point in time has not done a thing to prove it is either more challenging, more thought-provoking, or even more horrific as Resident Evil (along with other series including Silent Hill). The latter can be debatable as it's subject to personal opinion and what you consider 'scary' - alot of people think Fatal Frame is the most terrifying game on a console, others think Man Hunt, and many more Silent Hill. Dead Space has the potential of being a great series, but nowhere close to being as quality as Capcoms anchor.

P.S. - for those of you here too young to have played anything before Resident Evil 4, please leave now and be exempt from further embarrassment.

[KickFlip360]

Originally Posted by Matieo10

I love Dead Space I've been following it for quite some time, and I can say I have a pretty spot on opinion on all things Dead Space related, including theories.

I am an RE Fanboy, because I think it's the best damn experience I've ever had in my entire gaming life. That doesn't make my opinion not matter or not concrete, though, does it. In fact, I'd be in a position to know more than most here, and I'd be happy to put my knowledge and reason on the table to argue anything you or anyone else has to say to discredit Resident Evil as the revolutionary title in the survival-horror genre, along with being one of the most thought provoking and in-depth story lines to ever grace a gaming console in the past 20 years, not to mention one of the most challenging games on the market.

So, if you'd like this to goto Round 3 after me having knocked you the F out in the previous two rounds - then by all means, put up or shut up.

Dead Space at this point in time has not done a thing to prove it is either more challenging, more thought-provoking, or even more horrific as Resident Evil (along with other series including Silent Hill). The latter can be debatable as it's subject to personal opinion and what you consider 'scary' - alot of people think Fatal Frame is the most terrifying game on a console, others think Man Hunt, and many more Silent Hill. Dead Space has the potential of being a great series, but nowhere close to being as quality as Capcoms anchor.

P.S. - for those of you here too young to have played anything before Resident Evil 4, please leave now and be exempt from further embarrassment.

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lol. You never knocked me out. Maybe in your mind, but your mind is diffrent from the real world. And was your PS directed at me? I'll have you know I grew up during the Bit Wars and console battles between Sega and Nintendo. I know what I'm talking about when it comes to horror, and, as i have said before, RE is not horror.

[Matieo10]

You failed to conjur up a rebuttal the first time we talked about Dead Space, and a second time in the Gamers Retreat; where you, ironically, retreated after I showed the same example from the first time. First page, you clearly don't have facts to back up your claims, rather than a misinformed/misunderstood/misguided opinion.

Was it that 'scary'?

Resident Evil isn't horror? well tell that to the millions of gamers that consider it to be a survival horror game. Whether you think so or not, your opinion is not arguable here.

Originally Posted by on Resident Evil for PSX

It was one of the first games to be dubbed a "survival horror" game

Boom, roasted.

Whooptie-doo if you grew up with the 8 & 16 bit age, alot of people did and they still don't know jack about alot of games. Resident Evil didn't come out on Sega or the SNES, unless you were young enough to play an earlier iteration called Sweet Home on the Famicom.

[soz_666]

i have played dead space and resident evil 5 and deads space by miles, it has me on the edge walking around in the dark, that resident evil 5 can ever have.

[KickFlip360]

Originally Posted by Matieo10

You failed to conjur up a rebuttal the first time we talked about Dead Space, and a second time in the Gamers Retreat; where you, ironically, retreated after I showed the same example from the first time. First page, you clearly don't have facts to back up your claims, rather than a misinformed/misunderstood/misguided opinion.

Was it that 'scary'?

Resident Evil isn't horror? well tell that to the millions of gamers that consider it to be a survival horror game. Whether you think so or not, your opinion is not arguable here.



Boom, roasted.

Whooptie-doo if you grew up with the 8 & 16 bit age, alot of people did and they still don't know jack about alot of games. Resident Evil didn't come out on Sega or the SNES, unless you were young enough to play an earlier iteration called Sweet Home on the Famicom.

Why do I even bother? You fail to understand my posts or points anmd you are stuck in side your own world and far to arrogant to be proven wrong. I will not repeat myself. There are prime exsamples in that link as to my reasons. I could not care less what you think of me, but when you pretend to own me when you don't is just pathetic.
I really don't respect you at this time becaue a true gamer would understand when he is beat.

[Matieo10]

You bother because you can't admit I'm right, and that you're sadly wrong, thus causing your ego to react in such manner.

I've not failed to understand anything, where as you've simply not comprehended what someone who has spent over a decade playing the genre has had to say.

What examples would that be, your opinion held up to concrete reason I've given you? buddy, prime examples aren't what you think is right, where as what I've stated isn't just my opinion alone, it's an entire conglomerate of what people have had to say for years and years.

Well in that case, I think you're an idiot. You don't know what you're talking about, and decided to see if your bluff could stand up against me, which in the end has made you look like a desperate fool fighting a side of the case where you simply have no rebuttal...but since you don't care.

I've not pretended. What you've witnessed IS a case of where I am right, and you are wrong, putting opinions aside, because what we've eventually delt with has gone straight down to near fact, which you cannot debate otherwise.

Not alot of people respect me for how I go about putting my point across, yet in the end those are always the ones that can't muster up a comeback - you're just another in the line of fire, and it's hurt your pride. Don't whine about, and surely don't come back a week after to post something that was dead and gone nearly a year ago.

A 'true gamer'. You really must be on your last breathe to conjur that load of rubbish up

[KickFlip360]

Originally Posted by Matieo10

You bother because you can't admit I'm right, and that you're sadly wrong, thus causing your ego to react in such manner.

I've not failed to understand anything, where as you've simply not comprehended what someone who has spent over a decade playing the genre has had to say.

What examples would that be, your opinion held up to concrete reason I've given you? buddy, prime examples aren't what you think is right, where as what I've stated isn't just my opinion alone, it's an entire conglomerate of what people have had to say for years and years.

Well in that case, I think you're an idiot. You don't know what you're talking about, and decided to see if your bluff could stand up against me, which in the end has made you look like a desperate fool fighting a side of the case where you simply have no rebuttal...but since you don't care.

I've not pretended. What you've witnessed IS a case of where I am right, and you are wrong, putting opinions aside, because what we've eventually delt with has gone straight down to near fact, which you cannot debate otherwise.

Not alot of people respect me for how I go about putting my point across, yet in the end those are always the ones that can't muster up a comeback - you're just another in the line of fire, and it's hurt your pride. Don't whine about, and surely don't come back a week after to post something that was dead and gone nearly a year ago.

A 'true gamer'. You really must be on your last breathe to conjur that load of rubbish up

OK, look. I have had enough. I am not going to repeat what I have already said. If you would like to pretend that your a right, so be it, but part of being a good gamer is to know when you are beat, but beasue you don't, I am not going to father any arguement with you because it would be close to flaming and I'm teird of saying the same things over and over again as it is getting boaring.

[Matieo10]

I know, right. If you just came out and faced the reality of it all, this could be all over with, but nooooooo you're just too dumb for your own good unable to reason with logic and the majority say.

I think you should leave before you further embarrass yourself and actual horror survival fans you claim to associate yourself to