I'm not really sure if there's a revive mechanic, because every time we died, our bodies exploded into a limbless corpse. On the co-op side of things it looks like all items and pick ups are instanced to each player, so there's no health or ammo stealing - though you can give ammo to a partner.

What stood out for me was just how detailed the new weapon looked and how slick the reload animation was on it. I managed to build a sort of electric shotgun about midway through the demo. The weapons are definitely the new centerpiece of the game, with many pieces to pick up that can then be used to customize the weapon or build new weapons. While the demo level didn't really showcase any dark environments, the end movie that teased the full game showed off plenty.Ĭombat felt familiar to me, you'll still be targeting limbs of necromorphs and lopping those off as quick as possible. Everything feels more colorful, but the game still has muted color palette. Both Andrew and I commented on the awesome animation that occurs when Isaac or John's helmet engages. Graphically the environments look gorgeous and the character models look really slick. The snow also served another purpose, it allowed enemies to jump out at you from below - and that yielded one of the few times I 'jumped' in the demo. While visiblity is low because of a blizzard, at times the snow cleared up to reveal a vast alien landscape. The opposite seems true for the demo level, which starts out with Isaac and John in a crashed ship. The original games were about small, dark, and tight corridors that occassionally opened into giant rooms or into space itself. What was immediately apparent to me was just how beautiful the game is. While I'm a Dead Space veteran having played both the original games, Andrew has only brief familiarity with the series. Last night Andrew and I tackled it head on, myself jumping into the boots of Isaac Clarke and Andrew playing as John Carver.

The 'exclusive' Dead Space 3 demo was released yesterday on Xbox Live, that is if you managed to get a code for it.

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