This obelisk-like object causes people to hallucinate and - as revealed later - has the power to reanimate the living corpses that 'Dead Space' calls Necromorphs. But it’s the prospect of every visit to the USG Ishimura delivering a different but still harrowing experience that’s left me craving this remake.In the novel, Altman uncovers the first Marker humankind has encountered. Yes, you’ll be able to complete it without loading screens. Yes, it’s going to be prettier than the original.

So, if Motive can capitalize on the promise of the Intensity Director, Dead Space could be both terrifying and hugely replayable. And every so often I go back to it because I know I’ll have a different but still deeply unsettling experience. At times, I ended up praying for an encounter, just so I’d have some breathing room after, though I quickly learned the director would occasionally mix things up in that regard. It employed various director-managed effects to create an atmosphere of dread. Song of Horror, an initially episodic game released in 2019, adopted a similar approach and proved its value. While Dead Space is probably the highest-profile single-player game to use an AI director, it’s not the only one.

Even if there’s no actual threat, something as otherwise innocuous as a clank can, in your head, morph into some looming nightmare. And thanks to your inattention, your assumption you were in the clear, that’s when they divorce your head from your neck. Perhaps, just as you’re checking your ammo, that’ll be the moment when the Intensity Director will unleash a pair of undead horrors on you.

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