EA Motive have announced a fresh Dead Space remake preview scheduled for 11th March at 10am PT / 6pm GMT. It’s more of a ‘listen’ than a ‘look’ as the focus will be “an early look at the audio development.”
You will be able to watch the stream on YouTube or Twitch. “This livestream may contain content not suitable for all audiences,” note Motive.
Dead Space came in at number four of our Most Wanted Games of 2022 although we may be a little premature as all indications are the game is still in the early stages of development. “There’s no lot more I can share about that. It’s a little ways out yet, but the studio has taken it on,” commented Andrew Wilson, CEO & Director of EA back in August last year.
Senior Producer Philippe Ducharme, Creative Director Roman Campos-Oriola and Art Director Mike Yazijian have discussed how they are tackling such a beloved franchise. “It’s being fully rebuilt in Frostbite,” said Roman , “with all new assets, new character models, new environments — even though we’re basing those on the original designs. There are new parts, new props, new collision models, and so on. We’re rebuilding everything from scratch, but we’re keeping the same story and the same structure.”
“We are playing with volumetric effects,” adds Philippe, “so instead of just having sprites, you’re really able to feel the depth of a room, the thickness of the air. We’re playing with shadows, with dynamic lighting, so not only does it create the mood and the atmosphere, but it also has an effect on gameplay, because the player has the ability to control the lighting in certain areas of the ship.”
“Audio also plays an important role reinforcing that sense of immersion. This is one area of the original game that still resonates with players. We are working on enhancing the experience and providing believable audio that focus on objects positioning and 3D sounds propagation.”
Gunner Wright has been announced as the voice of Isaac Clarke. Fans will know that in the original Dead Space Isaac did not speak but Gunner took on the role of for the two sequels.
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