The Dead Space Remake Shouldn't Forget Isaac Clarke Is an Engineer

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Now that the Dead Space remake has been postponed to 2023, developer Motive Studios can spend more time fine-tuning the game for players. There have already been tangible improvements to the graphics and audio, so it is with high hopes that other important aspects such as gameplay will follow suit. But one thing the Dead Space remake has to get right is its portrayal of main protagonist Isaac Clarke.

Unlike many games in the 2000s that starred soldier protagonists, the original Dead Space cast everyman Isaac Clarke in the lead role. An engineer by profession, Isaac is sent as part of a repair crew to fix the USG Ishimura. The planet cracking spaceship was tasked to mine the planet Aegis VII until communications onboard the ship went dark, save for a distress signal. It is here where the majority of Dead Space takes place, as Isaac and his companions fight the Necromorphs — reanimated corpses of the Ishimura crew — and attempt to repair the ship so they can escape.

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Rather than gunning his way through hordes of Necromorphs, Isaac Clarke uses his wits and engineering knowledge to survive. He isn't a battle-hardened veteran, so he doesn't have immediate access to military hardware. Instead, Isaac starts with his handy plasma cutter to chop off the Necromorphs' limbs. This is a recurring theme throughout Dead Space, where players find blueprints for multiple engineering tools which are repurposed for combat.

Strategic dismemberment is at the core of Dead Space gameplay. Since Necromorphs can't be killed with headshots, Isaac must cut off their limbs in order to stop their advance. This adds an almost puzzle-like element to combat where instead of mindlessly aiming for a single weak point,