![]() ![]() At the same time, you have advertisements for similar low-brow projects evoking grindhouse films, such as “Hot Duo” in a clear nod to “Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!” They even reused the original name for the game, Rancid Moon, as a zombie poster homage. It’s so contradictory over what is and isn't suitable for an M-rated horror game that I can’t help but scratch my head.įor instance, a lot of the film posters and advertisements in the original Dead Space are retro-inspired, drawing aesthetics from ‘sploitation films of the 70s and 80s. While not accurate in all cases, I’m not gonna lie, Dead Space Remake could have benefited from clutching its pearls a bit less about certain aspects of its narrative, especially when Motive chose to be more aggressive regarding other facets of the world. It's so oddly sanitised that it runs counter to several of the game’s messages.Īs Garth Marenghi, fictional writer of drivel and a hilarious BBC parody of Stephen King once said with remarkable clarity - “only cowards use subtext”. ![]() Sure, there are the cute self-aware messages after using the store, but they're hardly a biting commentary on their own. ![]() No, what’s irked me about Dead Space Remake is how reluctant it is to acknowledge several aspects of the late-stage capitalist dystopia you're trapped in aboard the USG Ishimura, and how everything in it has been utterly commoditized. I’m a mature adult who can handle the idea of realistic things you’d expect in the future, let alone in the present. I know the title will draw a few “no, really, I’m SOOOO surprised” snarky comments on Twitter, but let's get it out of the way: I’m not complaining about a lack of cleavage or there being unisex bathrooms. ![]()
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