Dead Space 3 | The Concept of Horror

<p>Visceral Games&&num;8217&semi; <em>Dead Space<&sol;em> franchise is one that has terrified its players since 2008&period; With lots of sudden graphical surprises&comma; intense scenarios&comma; and daunting music&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s clear that these games were built with that very purpose in mind&period; In a recent blog post by Patrick Lipo &lpar;a developer on the <em>Dead Space 3<&sol;em> team&rpar;&comma; the concept of this &&num;8220&semi;terrorize the player&&num;8221&semi; game design is examined from the studio&&num;8217&semi;s point of view&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lipo explains&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Horror comes in more flavors than dark&comma; dripping corridors&period;  The true horror of space comes from the underlying fact that humans are trapped in tiny bubbles&comma; separated from cold&comma; airless death by a thin shell of metal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The wind and cold&comma; the cracking ice&comma; and the blinding snow hiding terrors just out of sight&&num;8230&semi; that&&num;8217&semi;s what Tau Volantis provides&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><a style&equals;"font-style&colon; normal&semi; line-height&colon; 21px&semi; text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;dead-space-3-horror&sol;deadspace-horror2&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-21662"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21662" style&equals;"border-color&colon; &num;bbbbbb&semi; margin-top&colon; 0&period;4em&semi; background-color&colon; &num;eeeeee&semi;" title&equals;"Dead Space Terror" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;07&sol;06142059&sol;DeadSpace-Horror2-300x168&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Dead Space Terror" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><&sol;a>That concept is what drives players further into the darkness&comma; through the wreckage of forgotten ships&comma; fighting for their lives against creatures that dodge between the shadows&period; The fear of what might be around the next corner is one of the most compelling aspects of the<em> Dead Space<&sol;em> gameplay&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fortunately for those who prefer having a partner to watch their back in these darkened hallways&comma; <em>Dead Space 3<&sol;em> features co-op campaign mode for the first time in the series&&num;8217&semi; history&period; There are situations that you and your companion will end up in that require coordination and teamwork in order to get through alive&period; Either way you decide to play the game&comma; there are tons of explorable areas for you &lpar;as a solo-survivalist&comma; or as a team&rpar; to discover&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;