Dead Space 4 Was Going To Be Open World
When Dead Space released, it was something quite new and unusual. In terms of horror survival games, it took things to a whole new level. This was particularly welcome given the unusual tangent Capcom was taking the Resident Evil series in at the time. With the first two games doing well in terms of reception and sales, it hit a major snag with the third. Put simply, it didn’t sell very well.
The reason for this is a little unclear. Maybe people were just a little tired of the same formula being repeated? Either way, EA decided to squash any further development on the game. It seems, however, that Dead Space 4 may have been planned to be something different after all.
Open World Adventure Where Nasty Things Try To Kill You!
In a report via PCGamesN, the former creative director of the series, Ben Wanat, has said that they were planning to make the next game open-world. As above, this would definitely have been a bold new direction to take the franchise, however, sadly it just wasn’t meant to be.
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Ben Wanat said: “The flotilla section in Dead Space 3 hinted at what non-linear gameplay could be. And I would have loved to go a lot deeper into that. Our original prototypes for the Dead Space 3 flotilla had some pretty wild setups that I wish we had been able to use.”
Will We Ever See A Dead Space 4?
The short answer is that I doubt it. Being under the iron-fist of EA, they have regularly proven that unless money is guaranteed to be on the horizon, they tend to avoid making games. Somewhat sad really that EA refuse to take risks any more. In fairness as well, as I said earlier, I think Dead Space had run its course and perhaps its just as well that we’re left with the 3 great games.
What do you think? Were you a fan of the series? In addition, would you like to have seen an open-world version? – Let us know in the comments!
This game is amazing, and great with a headset, very real feel. I thought I was playing a movie and even had dreams about this game, i wish they would make more games like this
Absolutely amazing games and the fact of playing new game + gave it a good twist to anything I’ve played before, I still get them out now and start a new game which I don’t do with a lot of games I have, I think it’s crazy not to make another, what a waste of talented people, please reconsider thanks Rob
I would love for EA to let this franchise go to another publisher, but as we all know EA is a bunch of greedy businessmen who will eat their own hands if a franchise they once owned ends up making money on someone else’s hands.
This game was to me very atmospheric with its sounds and the impending doom that could ensue listening to the creatures crawling in the air ducting system. I place this as one of my top favourite games of its genre and would still love to see another game be it open world or other made, come on EA take a chance.