The 4th version of EA’s Dead Space series is a game that didn’t make it. Although the series is gone, it is definitely not forgotten. After its third installment in 2013, the franchise was completely shuttered. However, the creative director of Dead Space, Ben Wanat, chose Eurogamer as the perfect place to open up about how the 4th game would have looked like.
Among the subjects, Wanat brushed upon the linear style of play, the changes to zero gravity combat and, of course, the main character. Explaining what sounded like an open world with different areas of exploration, Wanat said that “the notion was you were trying to survive day to day against infested ships, searching for a glimmer of life, scavenging supplies to keep your own little ship going, trying to find survivors”.
Dead Space 3 had a flotilla section which acted as a hint as to how non-linear gameplay could have been like and, apparently, Wanat would have liked to dive deeper into it. Supposedly, you would have started in a section of space, perhaps while following a trail of ship carcasses to an orbital station which you would have thought that it could bring your ship back to being Shock-capable.
The last game would have placed humanity on its dying breath before the Necromorphe apocalypse. A dominant setting of the game would have been represented by a collection of ships which could have been explored.
Then, after the first three games had Isaac Clarke stomping around as the lead character, the fourth installment would have provided a shift into the franchise which would have been an excellent reason to pick up the game. We are talking about the introduction of Ellie Langford into the starring role.
Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post. In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.
