It's time to cross your fingers. Friv5Online Games Studio intends to scare us hard. Indeed, they promise not even mountains, but an endless cosmos of gold. I mean, fear, but not the essence.
Speaking of the survival horror genre, we usually mean the Silent Hill series, Resident Evil and other similar io games, the events of which are developing in our time or very close to our time. However, now, thanks to Dead Space , rust, zombies (more precisely, not really zombies or not at all, but see below) and darkness will settle in space.
You, of course, have already heard that tickets outside the Earth will soon be sold in kilograms to anyone who wishes for mere pennies. DS actionhappens 500 years after our death with you, this will surprise no one. People are slowly settling in the universe, and the solar system - which is our Moscow Ring Road - is in constant motion. But they faced a problem: the resources from the Earth were sucked clean, what to do? They came up with a way out quickly - they created specialized ships designed to completely destroy planets uninhabitable with the elimination of everything useful. They were simply called planetcrackers.
And one of them (Ishimura), having torn off a piece of its surface from another planet, discovered something inexplicable. And soon disappeared from the radar. To find out what happened there, a reconnaissance ship is sent on which the protagonist Isaac Clarke, an engineer, works. Having descended with everyone on Ishimura, he soon remains alone. This is where the io game begins.
One of the most interesting features of the DS will be its advanced destruction system. Firstly, it will have to be done quite often, despite the fact that the io game belongs to survival horror. The gameplay will be faster than in the same SH and RE... Secondly, you will have to fight only with the crew members of the lost ship. True, now they are no longer people at all - malicious aliens turned out to be parasites and simply grew inside their human masters, at the same time exposing them to all kinds of mutations. Now they are only monsters. Thirdly, they are not afraid of headshots. In any case, not everyone. Often, a decapitated carcass will remain combat-ready to the last. Cut off her legs and she will crawl towards you, and if you start with her hands, she will run up and kick painfully. A great damage system will be built into the io game, which we will be allowed to enjoy to the fullest: some comrades will have to be shredded into small pieces to completely calm them down.
But how and with what to shred? Remember that Isaac is an Engineer, not a Space Marine from Doom 3.? And Ishimura is actually a miner ship, not a military base. Therefore, you will have to shoot rarely and always accurately, as a shortage of ammunition is expected. Get ready to wave some kind of plasma pickaxe, because you will need to clinch quite often, and besides, the monsters do not mind at all. They really like to jump from somewhere above or behind, from the darkness. And always on the head.
But our main hero is not so defenseless. Every engineer of the future always has something like a plasma sapper blade, a wrench, adjustable and gas wrench and a small brush for cleaning bottles, combined into a single tool. They can do a good job of hitting an alien brat over the head. In addition, according to some reports, with the help of this contraption, we will be allowed to do the main (in comparison with bringing down terrible aliens) for Isaac - design, i.e. to repair something somewhere, to do it from scratch.
Two other interesting devices are the Telekinesis Gun and the Stasis Gun. The first is the already familiar gravity gun, and the second is something new. This weapon spits out clots of energy, hitting which, the monsters will begin to move very slowly. The energy is quickly dissipated, but during this time you can: finish off the slowed down enemy; to repulse the attacker from behind; run far, far away.
The costume in which Isaac walks is also not easy. Although it looks a lot like the armor from the infamous Hellgate: London, but much more powerful in terms of capabilities. Thanks to him, the developers were able to abandon the interface - health is displayed on the back, the number of cartridges is on the wrist, and all kinds of additional information on holographic shields that appear everywhere in space, if you have something to say about a particular subject. The suit is also equipped with magnetic boots, allowing Isaac to roam the floor, walls and ceiling with equal comfort. Developers are generally very happy with the way the laws of gravity are respected in DS . Absolutely everything can hover in space, including our engineer with monsters. You can jump up and stand on the ceiling without any problems. And the mutant chasing you, after thinking a little, will do exactly the same.
Despite the fact that a lot of the promised is more suitable for some dumb-headed arcade shooter, Dead Space is, first of all, a horror movie. Everything in it is created only for the sake of the atmosphere, in order for us to believe - in front of us are not just dolls, but real CREEPY monsters.
For example, such a seemingly trifle as sound in open space (yes, there will be such an opportunity, but thanks to the miracle boots, it loses a certain share of its attractiveness). He is not there, he will not be in the io game either. The only thing we will hear is the beat of our own heart and breath. But as soon as we return to the sealed premises, a whole wave of all kinds of noises will rush into our ears.
How wonderful it all is. But in the release we will definitely be waiting for something else. It's time to cross your fingers.
PS Although the last parting word is not necessary in this case. There is no way Desura Online Games will let bad play make it to the store shelves. Moreover, with the released series of animated graphic novels (read comics) telling the full backstory of DS, the animated film planned for the simultaneous release of the io game and the already announced (!) Sequel. The first pancake just can't be in a coma.
