Some would contest whether or not Dead Space was ever a scary franchise, but most will agree that Dead Space 3 focuses more on being an action title. In a recent NowGamer interview, Dead Space 1 writer Antony Johnston explained why he thinks the added action emphasis occurred.
While admitting that the newer Dead Space games weren’t really for him thanks to the action focus, he said that the emphasis was “a necessary evil in order to broaden the fan base.”
“I know the developers always wanted to go bigger, in terms of scope. And I’ve mentioned before that the universe we created was huge, with lots of elements, which simply didn’t make it into the first game.
“So to get that story told, to round out the universe, it was inevitable the settings and environments would open out a bit, become a bit more epic in scale.”
Without the more epic scale Johnston claims that Dead Space would likely become “pretty dull.”
What do you think, does Johnston have a point? It seems to me that regardless of what Dead Space “really is” (or was), there is a group of people that wish Dead Space 3 was more of a horror game. People who are upset to be cast aside for the sake of a wider audience, even.
Dead Space 3’s Action Focus A ‘Necessary Evil’ – Dead Space 1 Writer [NowGamer]
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