AGDQ 2023 - Dead Space 3

"Twinkle, twinkle little Moon..."

Idk if I'm capable of being normal about Isaac and carver. It's enemies to friends ( to lovers?) It's shared trauma, it's the teamwork, it's having each others backs, it's taking watch while the other sleeps because they've been on tau volantis for at least a week. It's reviving the other with their last med kit even though they're both in the red. It's the forced proximity of hugging for warmth in the cold. It's sharing ammo .it's carver screaming Isaacs name in a panic when before he only called him Clarke . It's impossible love surrounded by death and second chances and all set against the backdrop of the fucking apocalypse. They killed a fucking moon together what's more romantic than that????

All this to say I will never forgive EA for axing Visceral and doing my boys a dirty.

I think there's something really interesting about the slasher necromorph design

The presence of a second set of arms isn't consistent across ALL slashers, but it is fairly common. What's really interesting is that sometimes the extra limbs are the original arms, made vestigial by the new bladed limbs. Other times, the original arms sprout the blades and a second set of arms emerges from the torso. This suggests that this is an intentional choice by the marker/guiding intelligence that controls the necromorphs and not just happenstance.

But something it does evoke is the 6 limbed Tau Volantis aliens introduced in Dead Space 3.

The hunched posture, the set of long fore-limbs and a shorter middle pair emerging from the torso, the resemblance is definitely there. It's worth remembering that these aren't necromorphs, this is the natural state of the Tau Volantis aliens.

So, is it possible that the slasher is the marker's imitation of this alien form? Human bodies twisted into the silhouette deemed more useful?

Could this be true of other, more alien necromorph body plans?

Could the leaper and infector be the marker's memories of other species that fell prey to its influence?

Twisted Wonderland Characters' Birthday Stones, Stars, And Flower Meanings

It's back by the demand

Heartslabyul

Riddle Rosehearts: 8/24

Stone: Lava- "Lovers" Flowers: Diatom- "Elegance/Fashion", Cypress vine- "Delicate love", Montbretia- "Lovely memories" Star: Lambda Hydrae- "Logics based on tradition"

Trey Clover: 10/25 Stone: Red spinel- "curiosity" Flowers: Maple- "refraining and precious memories", Sieboldii- "special someone", Celestial Chrysanthemums- "cooperation" Star: Phi Centauri- "Mostest yet honest"

Cater Diamond: 2/4 Stone: Bi-color amethyst: "Awakening" Flowers: Camellia- "perfect, whole love", Red primrose- "unflawed/natural beauty", Quince- "precocious" Star: Nu Aquarii- "Ideas and self-reliance"

Ace Trappola: 9/23 Stone: Ametrine- "light and dark" Flowers: Spider lilies- "Lonely/passion/giving up", Dahlia- "beauty/betrayal", Purslane- "a hidden love" Star: Pi Virginis - “A conscious mysterious charm”

Deuce Spade: 6/3 Stone: Pink diamond- "A soft beauty and elegance" Flowers: Hydrangea- "High pride/high endurance", Honeysuckle- "Flexible love", Garden phlox- "Agreement" Star: Mu Eridani- “a talented independence”

Savannaclaw

Leona Kingscholar: 7/27 Stone: Melee diamond- "A start from a supporting character" Flowers: Pelargonium- "Well raised", Thunberg lily- "Falseness", Geranium- "Unchanging trust" Star: Beta Volantis- "Brave and independence oriented"

Ruggie Bucchi: 4/18 Stone: Dolomite- "Courage to the whole body" Flowers: Lily daffodil- "Exotic", Statice-"Unchanging heart", Love-in-a-Mist -"Love in a dream" Star: Tau Ceti- "Coexistence of strength and kindness"

Jack Howel: 10/11 Stone: Rhodolite Garnet- "Active love" Flowers: Coleus- "Unfulfilled love", Lythrum Ancesps- "Good family custom", Peacock Plant- "Love at first sight" Star: Xi 2 Centauri- "Bright with a charming way of talking"

Octavinelle

Azul Ashengrotto: 2/24 Stone: White Pearl - "Modesty, sincerity" Flowers: Amaryllis- "Vanity", Crocus- "Believe me", Coptis- "Transformation" Star: Pi Aquarii- "Intuition and sensibility"

Jade/Floyd Leech: 11/5 Stone: Nephrite Cat's Eye - "The charm of the eyes"/ "The charm of maturity" Flowers: Pentas- "Your hope will come true", Dancing Lady Orchid- "Dance with me", Moss Rose/Sun Rose/Mexican Rose (however you may call it)- "Innocence" Star: Alpha Lupi- "Richness without profit and loss"

Scarabia

Kalim Al-Asim:2/25 Stone: Malachite- "Dangerous love Flowers: Bindweed- "Bonds, Friendship's sake", Montbretia- "Cheerful", Drumstick Flower- "Knocking on the door to the heart Star: Kappa Cassiopeiae- "Kindness that dislikes loneliness"

Jamil Viper: 9/12 Stone: Peridot- "The bond of fate" Flowers: Diascia- "Forgive me", Indigo- "It all depends on you", Clematis- "Stratigest/Creativity"/"Bondage Star: Delta Crateris- "Strong companionship"

Pomefiore

Vil Schoenheit: 4/9 Stone: Cerasite (Cherry Blossom Stone)- "Mental beauty/Purity" Flowers: Cherry blossom- "Mental beauty", Acacia- "Grace/secret love", Wallflower- "Long-lasting love" Star: Theta Cassiopeiae- "Effort to get through on their own"

Rook Hunt: 12/2 Stone: Black Coral- "A calm wit" Flowers: Cineraria- "Always comfortable", Heliconia- "A weird person", Carnation- "Increasing feelings Star: Tau Scorpii- "Not restrained by common sense"

Epel Felmier: 5/6 Stone: Lemon Quartz: "Bear fruit/harvest" Flowers: Chinese redbud: "Modest/simplicity", Butterfly flower: "Rebellious", Gardenia: "Carrying happiness" Star: Tau Persei- "A sense of responsibility that does not despair"

Ignihyde

Idia Shroud: 12/18 Stone: Fire-Opal -"One who is falling in love" Flowers: Pomegranate- "Beauty of maturity", Leopard plant- "Humility, Restraint", Kumaszasa: "Lonely" Star: Beta Ophiuchi (Cebalrai)- "authoritarianism with strong courtesy”

Ortho Shroud: 8/14 Stone: Inca Rose Stone: "Welcoming new love and romance" Flowers: Globe Amaranth- "Immortal", Cheeses flower: "Gentle heart", Oleander: "Danger" Star: Ursae Majoris (Chalawan)- "Lonley and honest"

Diasomnia

Malleus Draconia: 1/18 Stone: Roselite- "The bliss of reaching goals" Flowers: Hepatica- "Trust", Primula- "I can't live without you" Star: Gamma Sagittae- "A self-reflective maturing person"

Lilia Vanrouge: 1/1 Stone: Jade- "Long life and prosperity" Flowers: Pine- "Immortality, and longevity", Snowdrops- "Hope", Adonis Ramosa- "Permanent happiness" Star: Vega- "an optimistic person with a peaceful heart"

Silver: 5/15 Stone: Red Jadeite- "Judgement" Flowers: Houttuynia Cordata- "Wild", Campanula- "Moderation/Sincerity", Western Azalea- "Dignity" Star: Xi Tauri-"The charm of being lonely and unreliable"

Sebek Zigvolt: 3/17 Stone: Emerald- "Mental stability" Flowers: Lupine- "You are my peace", Ixia (African corn lilies)- "Unity" Star: Tau Cassiopeiae- "A focus that doesn't fail twice"

I know ppl are going to say, this looks familiar...

Yeah, you are right, idk if anyone's reposted this tbh but ppl liked this when I posted this

It helped me see characters better ngl

Another theory on why Isaac can kill Necromorphs easily: the behavior of a necromorph is defined by who the person was or their position prior to infection so they remember their former lives which defines their combat prowess. The Ishimura necromorphs were once miners, medics, engineers, etc so they have no combat experience resulting in them using strength by numbers and using the most basic of tactics like playing dead or ambush tactics while the necromorphs from the Valor are more skilled since they were once soldiers. The biggest evidence is the Tau Volantis necromorphs who use teamwork and even use weaponry alongside the Twitchers on the Sprawl.

I made some concepts for @natahposting’s tau exodus update concept (which you should read or this won’t make sense)! It was fun to do, so I’ll probably try to come up with at least a few more later on. I’ve included a stick figure Excalibur in most of the images for scale

Tau Ceti F, lacking much of the organic fauna that some of the other planets in the tau system do, make do with specialized sentients to fill certain environmental roles on the terraformed world. One such sentient is the bolyst, a large, neutral sentient, serving the role of large herbivore. The bolyst bears a large, circular saw as well as the ability to emit bursts of energy from its forelimbs which break down organic matter, both of which it utilizes to keep larger, hardier plants under control, as well as allowing the smaller organic creatures of tau ceti f to take in some of their nutrients. Bolysts, lacking predators, are neither skittish or aggressive near tenno, but if attacked they will lest out a loud wail to alert their herd and charge at the offender with their circular saw. It is beast to take caution in archon controlled zones, as there they will act aggressive to tenno and their allies by default.

The tau walker is a large, defensive sentient meant to act as a mobile turret. They were created by allied sentient forces to hold back archon control in certain areas, but many have fallen to such forces nonetheless and must be either recaptured or destroyed. In archon controlled zones these sentients will act as mini bosses similar to thumpers, with the addition of being able to turn them to your side by using certain devices to scramble archon frequencies. In zones not controlled by archons they will patrol the map attacking enemies. Their primary defense is the front mounted turret, however they can also stomp to release a large shockwave. They are normally very slow movers, but will utilize their back mounted engine to rush forward when spotting an enemy.

Prosecysts are archon aligned sentient generals. They have high health and attack using their larger set of limbs, which fire beams of sentient energy. Their 4 arms are used to preform “rites”, prayers to whichever archon they serve that will buff nearby allies. Prosecysts serving Amar will buff damage, while ones serving boreal and nira will buff health and speed respectively. Tenno that destroy prosecysts will receive similar buffs to their team.

Hest is a friendly sentient, neutral to both the lyndwyrm and the committee. Tenno can find them and their storefront near the entrance to either faction (switching which one they’re at every weekly reset) with a daily rotating stock of cosmetics, blueprints, and decorations that can be traded for tau ceti f’s natural resources, similar to Npcs like Nanak or ticker. They can also be found in the open world hosting communications to either faction and allowing Tenno to pick up bounties from either the lyndwyrm or the committee.

Volantis is a sentient energy pistol of hest’s own make. Primary fire produces a shotgun blast of small, vertical discs of irradiated plasma, while alternate fire shoots one large horizontal disc of plasma that cuts through enemies. Deals purely radiation damage. High status and high damage at the cost of low crit. Primary fire has high multishot, whistle secondary fire has high punch through. The weapon has a regenerating battery in lieu of a magazine. The weapon can be permanently acquired from hest’s storefront and does not rotate like some of the other stock.

dead space 3 genuinely could have been a good game if carver was the main protagonist and ellie was his co-op partner, with isaac as their begrudging mentor/guide assisting them throughout. isaac is such an ill fit for the protag role that game both for the story and mechanically. why is he all of a sudden acting like a soldier. why is there zero resistance from him for killing humans. why is he the protagonist of that game when he doesn’t fucking DO anything for himself. his story was all tied up at the end of dead space 2. carver’s the one with the reason to be on tau volantis, he’s the one who wants danik’s fucking head, to get revenge on him and the unitologists for murdering his family. the way the liberation comic and what he reveals to isaac in game sets him up to be the one to kill danik and he just ............. Doesn’t. it’s so underwhelming

more house dimitrescu imagines, fresh from the oven with shredded cheese. turn them into fanfics if you want

1. Among Us: Why would a world class detective be invited to Mother Miranda’s New Year’s Spooktacular? Because in her palace, people that stand out are appreciated. After uncovering an imposter among a group of astronauts prior to their mission to Tau Volantis, Mother Miranda just HAD to take a peak inside your head. But not before mingling with her dubbed Four Lords; her adopted children who grew the family fortune while establishing their own names in different industries. You had the pleasure of bumping into the towering and GORGEOUS form of Alcina Dimitrescu, vineyard baroness. After the initial apologies, Lady Dimitrescu insisted you make up for your blunder by accompanying her throughout the evening. HOW COULD YOU SAY NO? She introduced you to Miranda herself, her prominent investors Duke and the Winters, and then her siblings. Her brother Heisenburg got up in her face which made you step in to defend the Lady then tell him off before sending him to the bathroom to wash your drink from his pants. At first you had Alcina’s intrigue, now you have her attention. The Lady opens up more then reveals pictures of her daughters that she keeps in a locket, leading to proud mother gushing. She then urges to hear some of your cases; her favorite being when you caught that eye-gouging serial killer in Kamurocho. You thought you were going to share an intimate moment in the courtyard only to be called to the dining hall by Alcina’s daughter who were all gushing over how their mama still has game. As you sat to eat, you notice the table for House Dimitrescu is missing its matriarch. Before you could ponder where Alcina was, her siblings Donna and Monreu scream “MOTHER HAS BEEN MURDERED!” Your instincts kick in as you implore the two to take you to the body then yelling out to security to lockdown the dining hall. As you rush with them you pass by a panting and disheveled Alcina; your eyes meeting to relay that something has gone wrong. You arrive at the crime scene and find Miranda crushed under a vanity. “That’s… that’s Alcina’s vanity!” yells Donna. Oh shit. Alcina is the prime suspect, but there’s more than meets the eye to this case. You’re gonna have to find out who killed Miranda to save Alcina.

2. Role reversal: You were Alcina’s head servant turned personal assistant turned lover. Or as her daughters playfully dubbed you: Big Momma’s Bottom Bitch. Before becoming Alcina’s equal, you were everything from her personal chef to her cleaner. Then you filled the roles from driver to masseuse. Now you are her first, her last, her everything :) As wholesome as you were with the Lady, you can bet your ass that she loved to be unwholesome with you >:) Days of enjoying each other’s company turned into nights of enjoying each other in ways that makes it hard for Alcina to look her daughters in the eye. Alcina is a very accomodating woman as she is deviously dominant in the bedroom. On some days you’ll switch it up and bring the amazon to her knees while every other day is death by snu snu. On your anniversary you decided to go a bit further will your own dominant side. Alcina is used to you groveling at her feet or demanding her to worship you like a chiuahua. Tonight after a filling meal and some time to unwind in front of the fireplace, you ask your wife to allow you some time to prepare a nice surprise for her in your bedroom. Alcina sends you off with a giggle and happy claps. While your wife bounces in anticipation you set the stage! “Alcina! My love? Come here!” Alcina decides to do that swaying walk you love so you can have your own little show as she makes her entrance. Alcina enters to the lovely surprise of you in a perfectly tailored suit with tucked shirt and a nice leather belt. “WHY AREN’T YOU IN UNIFORM?” Alcina is puzzled as you gesture her to the walk-in closet which contained a… maid outfit!? Alcina knew you wanted to be dominant, but she didn’t realize she was gonna be put through the ringer! She loved it. Your wife… your maid walks in with a feather duster and a maid costume that generously shows off her stockings and skin! You grin then command Alcina: “Come here.”

3. They’re in the goddamn walls: Lucky you gets to spend your summer vacations from classes at the luxurious apartment of your distant relative Aunt Ada at the Arconia in Manhattan. On the days your Aunt was off, she took you all over NYC: to Flushing for hotpot and taiyaki with ice cream, or to Washington Square Park to watch crackheads, or to the corner to shoot dice. Work days when Aunt Ada left you money for whatever food you want were still fun since you had such a big fancy building to explore. You got to know the tenants like the dollmaker Donna, veteran Chris Redfield, and video game reviewer Wesker. Your favorite tenants were the Dimitrescus: single mom CEO Alcina and her three fun loving daughters Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela. Most days you would play with them or just hang out at either of your places. It got to the point where Alcina took you to the side to say “You’re no longer a guest. You’re family.” You just had to hug her which led to one big group hug. Days were spent laughing with the Dimitrescu girls, while nights were spent texting with Daniella. Sure you texted her sisters, but with Daniella you text and talk long into the night. You send each other memes and even greeting with hearts. Everyone on the floor knew you were sweet on each other. It even got to the point where the Dimitrescus and your Aunt would collaborate to get you two alone so that one of you could confess. So far there have been 17 attempts. One evening, Daniella asks that you meet her while her family was out doing errands. You arrive to see she has found a secret entrance in her bedroom that leads behind the walls! You two decide to explore, finding relics of the past and even eavesdropping on your neighbors. This becomes your secret getaway with Daniella; this was special because it belonged to only the two of you. Daniella decided on some nighttime fun and decides to wake you up in the middle of the night. IN YOUR ROOM! Turns out there’s another secret door to the corridor in your room, which means you two can see each other whenever you want! You and Daniella decide to creep around at night to see if you two can catch anyone lacking. You two halt near Jill Valentine’s room because of some laughter. You two peek through vents to see that Jill has company and is getting pretty intimate with a handsome shaggy man. The two of you watch then out of shame pull away only to stare at each other for what seems like eternity. Daniella breaks the silence: “Kiss me. Now.” It’s everything you two could ever want. After yet another eternity you walk her back to her apartment without realising your footsteps alerted Redfield. “They’re in the walls… THEY’RE IN THE GODDAMN WALLS!” You two book it back to her apartment, close the secret enteance, then jump under her covers. You two lay as your breathing returns to normal only to drift off to sleep because of how safe you two make each other feel. The morning after was really awkward since you woke up to find Alcina and Aunt Ada waiting in the doorway while Bela and Cassandra are celebrating.

4. Runaway bride: You love your job as the bartenderista of that one place in Raccoon City where everybody knows your name. Serving up drinks and good food to forlorn students and workers alike kept you on your feet and made everyday interesting. Especially ones where you had to double as bouncer and toss out troublemakers. One of your regulars, Norm swears that your punches are enough to drop a tiger. On a quiet evening, your usual routine of cleaning the tables is interrupted by a bride in a luxurious gown looking like she just ran a marathon. “Hey can I hide here for a bit? I’ll pay you $500000.” What dafuq? Anyone else would have taken the money, but you offered this stranger her own booth and even a meal. “You look like you need to get away from something.” Introducing herself as Bela Dimitrescu, eldest daughter of real estate tycoon Alcina Dimitrecu, the bride settles down and calms down once she tastes your karaage. Through the delightful sounds of eating, Bela tells you that she left her fiance at the alter with nothing but her gown because the marriage is a sham. Then why dafuq did she say yes? Because she was only doing what she thought best for her family, specifically her mother. Bela was to marry the heir to the Umbrella Corporation; their marriage would also merge the company with that of her mother, establishing their position at the top of the financial food chain of Raccoon City. So she put up a facade, pretending to be enamored with her fiance or at least the idea of merging two powerful families. You stand up and declare “Stay as long as you need.” Your apartment is just above the restaurant and you’ve got a spare bedroom. Also you know that Bela certainly needs time to plan how to tell her family that the wedding can not happen. You give Bela a change of clothes then settle in for the night, planning to close shop tomorrow so you both can plan her next move. There’s plenty of banter and jokes until you two hear on the radio that Bela has been declared missing and possibly kidnapped by her mother and the police. You turn on the tv to see a press conference of Bela’s family pleading for her return. Only after the report do you notice Bela was clutching your hand, you being her sole comfort during her darkest hour.

5. Curious Curator: Cassandra Dimitrescu owns a private gallery of treasures and oddities that could put tourist traps suc as the Winchester Mansion and the Mystery Shack out of business. “Come one, come all to Cassandra’s Cache to see fossils of unimaginable creatures and peruse paintings that stimulate parts of your mind that you never knew existed. No tour is complete until a guest fires one of the weapons!” Cassandra’s favorite is her genuine live cannon :) However, it is not the myriad of artifacts and unconventional armory that draws visitors, it is the promise of Cassandra’s personal vault. Cassandra takes a vibe check of every guest, weighing if they are worthy of peeping into her vault and in extension: her soul. Cassandra’s vault has been rumored to be everything from being a library full of texts from lost civilizations to being her personal pirate hoard to being the finest doomsday bunker. Only one person has peeked her interest and has a chance to be the first allowed into her vault: you, the quirky yet sometimes witty handyperson of the neighboring town who always drops by to see if the isolated Cassandra needs anything. Yeah she needs you to breach her vault, hot stuff.

6. Oh my Goddess: Alcina, Goddess of women and wine undertakes the task of rebuilding Greece after a certain demigod kills Zeus then leaves for Midgard. Unlike her predecessors, Alcina shares her power with her children Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela. If she and her daughter were butting heads, then how would the Goddess of Wine grow the vineyards that will feed and quench her newfound home (Mama needs her wine!). Alcina’s daughter rarely fought, often ceased by Big Mama’s tough love, but somehow they always find time to fight about who among the daughters reigned supreme. Alcina reached her limit when a fight caused the Goddess to spill her private reserves into a volcano which resulted in the birth of dragons. “BELA! CASSANDRA! DANIELA! COME HERE! NOW! Mother has a present :)” Confused that they were not going to be sent to do more labors like cleaning out the augean stables again, the sisters decided to not look a gift horse in the mouth. “My darlings, my lovelies :) I have a nice golden apple for the best girl!” GASP “But mother… there’s only one.” Alcina gives a smirk >:) “I know, my loves.” The Mother Goddess then throws the apple off Mount Olympus, telling her daughters that the mortal who finds the apple will decide who among them deserves it the most. The girls then scramble to reach the mortal world only to find a misthios with a broken spear and an eagle companion. You have no idea why an Apple of Eden is just lying on the side of the road, but your Creed demands that you ensure it does not fall into the wrong hands. Suddenly three goddesses appear before you, each introducing themselves: “I am Bela! Goddess of Knowledge! That apple belongs to the only woman who will know how to use it properly!” states the blonde. “You will know me as Cassandra! Goddess of Indulgence! That apple is mine!” shrieks the dark haired woman. The redhead jumps forward, “I’m Daniella, I came down to do two things: to eat that apple and eat some ass!”

Dead Space Remake’s ‘Indecipherable’ Text Log Deciphered

If you've been exploring the Dead Space Remake's new game plus mode, you may have noticed that when you launch NG+, numerous extra text logs appear in your inventory. Even though one of these logs declares itself to be "Indecipherable," players have deciphered the text to reveal a tantalising easter egg for lovers of one of the best horror game series. These additional text logs appear once you begin new game plus, giving you some extra hints towards the future of the series and add some spooky extra lore tidbits to delve into. Several of them seemingly feature conversations between characters that set up events in later games, but the ‘Indecipherable’ text log, written in an alphabet of strange symbols, is perhaps the most intriguing due to its mysterious nature. We’ll take a moment here to note that this article contains Dead Space spoilers below – both for the Dead Space Remake’s new game plus mode and for the series more generally. We won’t go into deep specifics, but if you’re planning to check out the other games for the first time after this remake you may want to hold off. Dead Space Remake ‘Indecipherable’ text log translationWhile the text log claims to be indecipherable, eagle-eyed Dead Space fans will probably quickly spot that the symbols it’s written in are actually Marker symbols – an alphabet that has featured in all the games, which often show up to individual affected by the alien relics while affected by hallucinations. That makes translating the text fairly straightforward, though it’s simple enough that you could probably give it a good go from scratch if you fancy yourself an expert code-cracker. If you don’t fancy putting in the work, helpful Dead Space Reddit user GingyYoutube has done it for you, sharing the translation (which we’ve verified) to the game’s subreddit. It reads as follows: They walk in whiteUntouched by redThey order the livingThey shepherd the dead A finger’s touch –We’re frozen stillThey are the answerThey are the will Beyond the starsThe brethren waitOracles, deliver usFrom humanity’s fate As to the poem’s meaning, its vague nature leaves things open to interpretation. “Ordering the living” and “Shepherding the dead” could likely refer generally to the Markers and Necromorphs, which influence the actions of living creatures and then infest and overtake their bodies after death. The second stanza likely refers to Tau Volantis, the planet where an ancient race seemingly froze themselves after discovering the Markers in an attempt to prevent the spread of infection and stop the Brethren Moon from becoming whole – yet said moon awaits, as implied in the third stanza, “beyond the stars” where it lies in wait to be rediscovered. Whatever the exact meaning, it’s certainly a fun aside, both as a translation exercise and as a cryptic message, and very interesting to ponder. Hopefully there are more such secrets to be discovered within Dead Space Remake as players continue to make their way through the game and dig into its deeper, darker corners. In the meantime, we’ve got everything you could want to know about Dead Space weapon upgrades and Dead Space suit upgrades, along with where to find the elusive Dead Space Remake Peng treasure. If you’re still deciding whether to check out the new release, our Dead Space Remake review is the perfect place to see how well it’s turned out. Read the full article

AU where Nicole keeps surviving the most outrageous situations, like the stuff in the syringe was faulty and it only put her in brief cardiac arrest only to wake up and the cycle continues with Nicole like “Please let me die this time” in Tau Volantis by Dead Space 3.

OMFG this is diabolical and I absolutely love this idea LMFAOOOO! Let my man Isaac rest he's been through enough 😭🤣

Sometimes I wonder if I’ve just… Gotten all the memories…

There’s still a bit I’m miss though- The further the memories go into Tau Volantis or the Eggshells the less and less I have…

Plus my brain has been twitching about a Solar Flare event recently…

I know it’s not possible since it’s plasma and gas- not solid- But what if the sun itself could be one of us…

I think about that a lot.

Ok so Norton. He was a bit of an asshole what with essential kidnapping Isaac and all. Yes he did save his life from the unitologists but I still like Isaacs odds in a straight fight with them. They are not smart people.

Also there's a good chance they wouldn't have found Isaac if Norton hadn't brought the cavelry to come get him. Isaac would have been evicted from his appartment and then been even harder to find. Anyways what I wanted to talk about was Norton's potential. It's pretty obvious to us Norton was suffering from marker sickness, why the other characters didn't notice is probably just bad writing or a cut on ea's part. Still, It felt like weird that this captain of earth Gov would crack so soon under pressure and the thing he would fixate on was Ellie and Isaac being the 'problem' he needed to fix. I think there was wasted potential in having a romance between him and Ellie and then making him a secondary antagonist. What they should have done was make Norton Ellie's friend, confidant or something and make him a genuinely good guy. Then have him infected and slowly turn into a necromorph finally culminating in him asking Isaac to kill him before he turns. You can still put bits of marker madness in there but I'd like to see Norton fight back against it, struggling to still be good even though he's a dead man walking. It's a much better character arch for him.

Second thought is he could be captured, presumed dead like Ellie was, and tortured for information by secret unitologists on his team who then pass the info onto danik allowing him to reach tau volantis, rather than Norton outright calling and telling danik how to find them. Isaac and carver eventually find him but it's too late, he's too far gone. Norton's last words could ba apologies to Isaac for bringing him into this mess (because no one has ever apologized to Isaac for what he's been through and I think even one sorry would go a long way for him) and a plead for Isaac to look after Ellie, not because she's nortons girlfriend, but because she's his best friend and he loves her like family. Isaac is surrounded by assholes and even 'good' characters are morally grey at best. it would be nice to see one unambiguously good character in the story only for us to lose them to horrific circumstances and as much as I dislike Norton I still think he got the short end of the character development and story stick.

Okay, so, it's wild that we're still doing remakes of major console releases, right?

Like, Resident Evil Remake came out in 2002 and is... Basically a totally new game. Sure, the bones of the original are there, but consoles came a long LONG way in the 8 years since the original released and the difference is night and day.

Meanwhile, having just beaten Dead Space (2023)... It's basically just Dead Space (2008) with a new coat of paint. Yes, the zero g sections are vastly improved, YES, Isaac has a voice this time around, but... Those were both true of Dead Space 2. In 15 years, all we really changed were the textures and the loading times.

I guess this is my way of saying PLEASE don't spend another 3-5 years remaking Dead Space 2. Do a remaster! Bundle it with Dead Space 3! Less work, a shorter turn-around time and, honestly, the same end result.

It would give new and old players a chance to revisit The Sprawl and Tau Volantis on current gen hardware, without emulators or dredging up their old devices, BEFORE the hype from the remake dies completely.

C'mon EA

We need Dead Space 4

C'mon

Do one nice thing EA, plz

Dead Space 3 (2013)

Tau Volantis scenery

Seriously, for a nearly five year old console game, this a great looking game. Textures are a little lo-res, but the snow, skyboxes, particle effects, and lighting look great. ‘least in this asshole’s opinion.