Dead Space Remake Will 'Honor the Legacy' of the Original Game
Developer Motive Studios has promised to «honor the legacy» of the original Dead Space as it continues moving forward toward the release of its remake. It's a precarious position for any game developer to find itself in. Not only is Dead Space seen as one of the best modern horror games ever made, but it's less than 15 years old. It can still be purchased and played with ease on PC and consoles. Honoring Dead Space's legacy is all but expected, but also just one part of making the remake a success.
The idea that Motive wants to embrace, according toDead Space's creative director Roman Campos-Oriola, is the contradictory mesh of Dead Space feeling both familiar and new. The experience, says Campos-Oriola, should be one of rediscovering Dead Space «as if for the first time.» However, it should also feel «familiar and recognizable.» It's what could be an impossible task, but it's something that Motive has decided to work its hardest to make true.
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«First, we honor the legacy,» of Dead Space, is the promise that Campos-Oriola makes to the fans of the original game. Motive will do this by looking at the original game with the «utmost respect,» a view necessary to maintain authenticity. The foundations of the Dead Space remake will, as a result, be the same as that of the original Dead Space. Campos-Oriola believes that Dead Space is «iconic» for many fans, even going so far as to call those fans a cult following.
From that foundation, Motive will focus on making «several enhancements» to the Dead Space experience that will make it enticing both to new and old players. Some of these enhancements are obvious and make perfect sense, like giving the Dead Space remake a complete overhaul in
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