First off before review, if you get any softlocks like I did once at the start of chapter 5 and are in impossible mode with no backup saves. Go here. Follow the directions and back up your regular saves if you have any first, just to another folder or something, then use these backups for impossible mode. https://www.nexusmods.com/deadspace2023/mods/6?tab=description You can grab a backup this great guy uploaded there. Saved me from losing 7 hours of gameplay, gamestate was mostly the same.

Big fan of the Dead Space Franchise, got this remake as a gift and love it so far.

I don't know if it was because I had game saves in older Dead Space games or if it was because my buddy got it for me early and that unlocked it, but I had impossible mode open from the start and went straight for that.

This remake is not just a graphic refresh, it is a new game that follows the main overall story of the original game with some changes.

Some soft locks are very annoying, so if not on impossible I would keep backups at least a chapter behind. For impossible, back up all of your saves to another folder, then set up one of those impossible save backups. Get your impossible run done and then restore your other playthroughs if you have any. They put in backtracking and some sidequests for some extra gear and items. But areas you've been through can always have new enemy encounters.

The weapons have mostly been updated, as far as I can tell everything, save one gun, has the same primary fire. But alt fire on most guns has been changed.

The story beats aren't the same but they rhyme if that makes sense. You don't follow the same path and setup to get to certain parts of the game.

WIl update the review to be more final and less messy once I've finished the game.

First off before review, if you get any softlocks like I did once at the start of chapter 5 and are in impossible mode with no backup saves. Go here. Follow the directions and back up your regular saves if you have any first, just to another folder or something, then use these backups for impossible mode. https://www.nexusmods.com/deadspace2023/mods/6?tab=description You can grab a backup this great guy uploaded there. Saved me from losing 7 hours of gameplay, gamestate was mostly the same. Big fan of the Dead Space Franchise, got this remake as a gift and love it so far. I don't know if it was because I had game saves in older Dead Space games or if it was because my buddy got it for me early and that unlocked it, but I had impossible mode open from the start and went straight for that. This remake is not just a graphic refresh, it is a new game that follows the main overall story of the original game with some changes. Some soft locks are very annoying, so if not on impossible I would keep backups at least a chapter behind. For impossible, back up all of your saves to another folder, then set up one of those impossible save backups. Get your impossible run done and then restore your other playthroughs if you have any. They put in backtracking and some sidequests for some extra gear and items. But areas you've been through can always have new enemy encounters. The weapons have mostly been updated, as far as I can tell everything, save one gun, has the same primary fire. But alt fire on most guns has been changed. The story beats aren't the same but they rhyme if that makes sense. You don't follow the same path and setup to get to certain parts of the game. WIl update the review to be more final and less messy once I've finished the game.