The main reason Dead Space 3 isn't as scary as its forebears is that Isaac is tooled up to the nines. The original Dead Space did enough to keep the tension up, but it's difficult to call it pure horror when your protagonist wanders around in an armoured onesie wielding a plasma weapon.

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Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Release Date: February 5, 2013 Genre(s): Third Person Shooter Publisher(s): Electronic Arts Developer: Visceral Games Dead Space 3 would have been a [...]

If the original Dead Space was comparable to Ridley Scott's classic film Alien , then Dead Space 3 must be the series's inadvertent homage to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein . The plot doesn't involve building a hulking monster out of various body parts, but the experience feels as though it was cobbled...

Dismembering Necromorphs still offers some visceral thrills

Being forced to fight wave after wave of cannon fodder enemies in the game's multiple kill rooms

Dead Space 3 is not a horror title, but an action one. The story is definitely not the strongest either thanks to a large use of clichés and a pretty weak script. There's still plenty to love though and the potential for a Dead Space 4 after the events of the game is huge.

So, anyone who's been following along for any period of time may remember this, but back when Dead Space 2: Severed came out, my observation at the time was thus: Dead Space 2 was a very good game, but Dead Space 2: Severed was not a very good piece of DLC for the game.

Familiarity doesn't have to breed contempt, but it still makes for barren soil where horror is concerned. In fact, it's a cruel irony that the genre most damaged by repetition is the one that spawns the most sequels.