Some of the best horror stories leave you chewing on a single scene for years, and the questions raised open the door to countless possibilities. It’s for that reason that Dead Space 2: Severed stands as perhaps the perfect open conclusion to the series. The journey is what makes it worth reaching an end, and I can think of few journeys as rich in detail or as rewarding as Dead Space. It doesn’t have to be like that, though.Įndings are rarely the selling point of a story. These days, finales often either have to sacrifice something to make it to the finish line or just never receive a proper conclusion at all. In a world of Avengers: Endgame and The Rise of Skywalker, larger-than-life endings often struggle to deliver on what everyone wants. It’s such a marvelous effort that it’s lucky Dead Space 3’s narrative mishandlings didn’t disrupt it further. You were truly rewarded for digging deeper but could enjoy the experience at the surface level as well. This was unheard of at that time for most franchises. Now, Gabe has to race against the Unitologists, lest they steal away Lexine and her baby. Isaac and another, separate outbreak survivor, Nolan Stross, were abducted by Unitologists for research during the events of Dead Space: Aftermath. Dead Space main protagonist Isaac Clarke’s father was absconded away for his brilliant mind years ago. They’ve been slowly collecting oddities among humanity. The Unitologists, a paramilitary cult, have a keen interest in Lexine’s pregnancy. Oh, and Lexine’s pregnant, just for good measure. Trapped on opposite ends of the station, they need every ounce of luck to make it through.

He frantically calls his wife Lexine, warning her that it’s happening “again.” First introduced in Dead Space: Extraction during the Aegis VII outbreak, the pair is more than familiar with the living death of the necromorphs. Gabe Weller, a member of the Sprawl’s security forces, just witnessed his squad be torn to ribbons. Severed starts right alongside the main campaign, mere minutes after the alien necromorph outbreak on the mining colony the Sprawl.

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