The Callisto Protocol had all the signs being a smash hit, but missed the mark entirely. Jokes aside, it sucks that a new IP from such a highly regarded game designer fails like this, to the point of layoffs. Sometimes you want the force gun, sometimes you want the machine gun.

You can certainly use the plasma cutter throughout the entire game, but there will be situations where other weapons will perform better. This basic weapon provides a big punch against aliens and allows for plenty of upgrades if you have the Power Nodes for it. The weapons in dead space are 'contextual'. That shit would probably be twice the success or twice the failure. The Plasma Cutter is the first weapon you obtain in Dead Space. It's even more ironic given how Schofield was a huge fan of Mikami and RE4, and cited them both as big inspirations for Dead Space. During the start of the game, just go for the Plasma Cutter upgrades and then start making inroads on the suit at around Chapter 3. He decides to leave Visceral and Sledgehammer only to resurface with a newly formed studio in Striking Distance (much like Mikami with Tango Game works), drops a AAA spiritual successor to his previous game (like Mikami with TEW), marketing it as the game from the creator of Dead Space (like Mikami) and then fails (also like Mikami). Read on to find out where you can get the weapon upgrades for your favorite weapons and extend their node circuits Dead Space Remake Weapon Guides. Dude comes out of the gate with a bonafide smash hit in Dead Space, who goes on to be a successful franchise. This list and interactive map presents all weapon upgrades and their locations in the Dead Space Remake (2023). It was marketed heavily as THE game from the 'Father of survival horror', Shinji Mikami, and even though it sold well for a new IP it didn't reach Resident Evil by a long shot.Īnd the same goes for Glen Schofield. This basic weapon provides a big punch against aliens and allows for plenty of upgrades if you have the Power. Reminds me of the Evil Within not being the huge success Bethesda wanted it to be. The Plasma Cutter is the first weapon you obtain in Dead Space.

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