The resulting dank metallic backdrop creates a sense of realism, despite its fantastical and far-off future setting. It's easy to see how this manifests in the ship's gothic architecture, along with Isaac's suit, as the game's infamously oppressive atmosphere is conjured by darkened compressed corridors, which bridge various sectors together. Though the series is set in the 2500's, the developers were conscious of avoiding falling into the trap of looking too sleek and clean. Sci-fi horror is a genre mash-up that has produced some of the biggest critical and cult success stories in cinema history and during development one of the earliest inspirations was Event Horizon, the cult sci-fi favorite that was way ahead of its time. While any movie adaptation could opt for a different approach, much of the terror of Dead Space comes from an escalating sense of dread after being shown what lurks in the shadows within the opening chapter. Silent protagonist Isaac Clarke and the rest of his emergency maintenance team arrive to offer assistance and quickly discover the horrors that have transpired on the ship. RELATED: Dead Space-Inspired The Callisto Protocol Gets Red Band Trailerĭead Space takes place aboard the USG Ishimura, a stricken ship known as a 'planet-breaker' which has ceased communications while broadcasting a distress signal. Regardless of this, the original game features all the raw ingredients required for a modern horror masterpiece. Despite EA lining up Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey to produce a live-action movie, the series has only spawned a couple of animated movies and graphic novels. The acclaimed survival horror series has been lying dormant since 2013 after Dead Space 3, waiting to be woken from its slumber after EA shuttered studio Visceral Games. One franchise that is crying out to be adapted is Dead Space. Some will argue that filmmakers are too risk-averse when adapting games, others will suggest they stray too far from the source material. Nevertheless, with the recent announcement that Ghost of Tsushima is being adapted into a movie, the process shows no signs of slowing down. When it comes to adapting video games for the big screen, Hollywood's record leaves substantial room for improvement among both critics and audiences.
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