![]() ![]() He didn’t have rippling biceps or flamethrowers or close-quarter-combat skills to incapacitate an enemy at ten paces, either all he had was his quiet determination to locate Nicole and his trusty plasma cutter, plucked directly out of his work toolbox. ![]() Whereas gaming had traditionally taught us to always go for the headshot, Clarke learned – the hard way, naturally – that sometimes it was better to strategically dismember his undead foes and slow them down before taking them out completely. I’ve spoken before of my respect for the mute protagonist, and Clarke is up there with the best of ’em he took all the Ishimura had to throw at him and more, stoic and steadfast, never wavering in his efforts to locate his missing girlfriend. I always preferred the original to its two bombastic successors. READ MORE: The best RPGs you can play in 2021.I can’t say I enjoyed every moment of it – protagonist Isaac Clarke and I bonded fiercely over our shared disgust of the Necromorphs that stomped the corridors of that abandoned spaceship, although I screamed out loud more than he ever did – but my god, what a ride it was. Dead Spacewas horror, yes, but it was a slicker, more sophisticated offering than we’d been used to, a new adventure that perfectly fused a grim sci-fi story with stunning set design and gorgeous aural soundscapes. My memories of mooching around the USG Ishimura are nothing but good ones terrifying, but good.
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