EA explains why Dead Space Extraction is on-rails

Omg_Armageddon - 315 days 11 hours ago

I really don't know what to think.

I love house of the dead overkill (F-BOMB!!) but I guess we should wait and see how it turns out.

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jtucker78 - 315 days 10 hours ago

That's disappointing.

Might still get it though. The story wasn't amazingly original, but I still want to know what happens.

Dead Space FTW!

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PS360WII - 315 days 10 hours ago

Yeah I have hope this Dead Space will be as awesome as the first game :) heck even the animated comics were sweet! Still need to watch the movie....

Anyway while light gun game wasn't what I thought it would have been it is kind of neat how an IP can span across so many genres. Comic, movie, 3rd person, on-rails, maybe more.

I'll be snaggin it. I know some thought RE:UC was wrong but I thought it was great and yes House of the Dead Overkill is just awesomesauce lol

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Foxgod - 315 days 9 hours ago

so they cared to explain it, just for me.
I still dont like it EA, go back to the drawing tables, NIOW!!!

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Astromage - 315 days 9 hours ago

I love Dead Space, but i'm not sure about this... oh and,

'2. A horrific experience set in VISUALLY STUNNING ENVIRONMENTS'

...on the Wii? I doubt they'll be able to pull 'visually stunning environments' off on the wii.

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Thoreau - 315 days 9 hours ago

i don't like that. make the game an actual game, not an interactive movie.

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Arius Dion - 315 days 9 hours ago

Feeling this decision.

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commando34 - 315 days 9 hours ago

Ya I'm also kinda iffy on the whole "On-Rail" thing and hopefully it won't ruin the series. The only horror game for me this year is Resident Evil 5 :)

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bigjclassic - 315 days 8 hours ago

if they can replicate SEGA and Capcom's success with rail shooters
then Dead Space franchise will be fine

*just saw the trailer and it looks great imho*
http://wii.ign.com/dor/obje...

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Nugan - 315 days 8 hours ago

I have to admit I'm of two minds about this.

On one hand, as I said in the announcement thread, I'm very glad that this is an original game and not a simple port. And if Extraction really does manage to reinvent the rails shooter genre in significant ways--particularly ways that create more gameplay variety and significant extend game length--then I'm definitely going to buy it without reservation.

However, this does seem like a rather cynical, cautious move on the part of EA. Umbrella Chronicles has already proven that light gun games based on existing franchises can work on the Wii, and SEGA's numerous arcade ports also have established the commercial viability of the genre on the system. Add that to the extensive hype surrounding HotD: Overkill and Extraction looks more like a "me too" gesture than a daring new "Wii hardcore" strategy. The fact that both light gun games and Wii games can be produced cheaply and quickly makes me think that EA might be trying to recoup some of last year's losses in the short term, rather than plotting a long-term Wii-centric policy.

But I could be wrong, and, if nothing else, this is certainly much better than ignoring the Wii entirely.

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BrotherNick - 315 days 8 hours ago

I think it makes it so more people can actually play the game. Making a game friendly to everyone is what the wii is about. It's not just for us only...get it out of your heads that the hardcore is special lol.

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CobraKai - 315 days 7 hours ago

I didn't think the wii would be able to handle Dead Space as is. (gameplay wise) At least it should be a good addition to the actual game

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stuntman_mike - 315 days 7 hours ago

the graphics look good and consistant with dead space on other platforms. im a big fan of light gun games this should be a welcome edition maybe setting us up for the sequel on PS3/360.

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mastiffchild - 315 days 6 hours ago

I was disappointed with the decision at first but, y'know, I'm gonna wait and see what they come up with first. EA, though I scarcely believe I'm saying it, have lately really let their devs push the innovation and maybe this will be as big a departure for a rails light gun shooter/horror game as Mirrors edge was for FPS games.

Sure, I'd have loved a game more along the lines of Resi4 but after the criticisms(the only real one for the SP of the original game)about this on PS360 maybe they want to rake the series somewhere different and if they can get enopugh variety into the genre then this could be an important game for EA and the Wii. If the in-game stuff is gonna look like the trailer(and it seemed to be game engine to me)then it doesn't look like they're skimping so perhaps this isn't a financial decision but a creative one and if they can manage to pull it off we won't be complaining.

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sidar - 315 days 5 hours ago

No just no, as much as Wii needs more traditional game they tend to hit the arcade style.

I don't like this at all, they should have made it RE:4 style.

It could turn out to be a good game in the end, even then i would go against everything i usually say, but i won't support this. Even if i'm missing out but EA could have done something great with it and they made an On-rail game. To hell with them >=(.

(yeah im pissed, and no im not a Wii only owner i'm just pissed as a gamer that they keep making abuse of the system).

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gaznutta - 315 days 5 hours ago

simple make use of pre-rendered backgrounds even animated and fmv to deceive gamer into thinking game is being rendered in real time. I am a huge Wii fan and yes i would have preferred a better style of gameplay, but i'm sure Ea is aware of this.

Why spend hours getting lost in dark corridors and not being able to soak up the atmosphere when you can be led. All i ask is that we get to deviate from this style and explore a little in 3rd with the Wiimote actions for point and click. Surefire winner!

Possible multiple endings? as you choose diff routes.

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Arius Dion - 315 days 5 hours ago

I agree 100%. On-rails games are covered, TPS on the Wii are not and after RE4, that is a shame.

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Mikhal5569 - 315 days 4 hours ago

Hey all. I started a little petition over at EA's Dead Space forum to voice my displeasure. I encourage all of you to do the same. The post I added with my petiton is below.

"I am creating this thread in hopes that someone at EA will get the hint that Wii owners do NOT want a 'on rails shooter' version of Dead Space. Just like we did not want a 'On Rails' version of Resident Evil, a Fighting version of Castlevania, or an adventure version of Soul Calibur.

A game like Dead Space would be very acceptable as either a FPS or a third person shooter. I speak for myself when I say that I would rather wait another two years for an actual game then to play another quick cash in. I know that I am not the only person who feels this way and others who agree with me can make your voices heard by signing this petition."

1. Michael M.

Give them hell for me.
http://forums.ea.com/mboard...

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TheFreak - 315 days 3 hours ago

aaah this is disapointing. EA wanting to make a quick buck. The wii is getting screwed again.

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Product - 315 days 1 hour ago

I dont understand the back lash to this.........you people want a tps but in all honesty this game will have better graphics then anything they could have done in tps.Although i dont like the idea as much as if it was tps a lightgun game isnt that bad.........

Thing that really is stumping me is when they keep saying"First person shooter" instead of rail shooter.They say they will expand the genre.....i really want to know more about this game before i judge just yet.Light gun games havent changed since their creation......i wonder what they could possibly do to expand the genre.

Maybe it will be kinda like a rail shooter but you have the ability to move,not free roam but maybe instead of the game taking you on this trip you have some sort of control over where and what happens.

I dont know but graphics and mood wise they hit it imo.

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HDgamer - 315 days 1 hour ago

This sounds more fun than what I actually thought. I'm assuming this will take place before Isaac arrives and in between the movie.

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nintendojunkie24 - 314 days 18 hours ago

....very disappointing......!!

..........but I'll still give it a shot

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wiizy - 315 days 8 hours ago

good... take your time and bring out a great wii game ea

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