Dead Space 2 Multiplayer Beta: EA Missed the Boat Again

EA's Dead Space Mutiplayer Beta was a good thing, it showed gamers what's going to be wrong with the game and gave them a reasons to cancel their pre-orders. If anything this beta feels like Medal of Honor. EA could have used this opportunity to highlight what's going to be great about the game but instead for several reasons EA has once again fallen short.

[Blaster_Master]

I think the guy who wrote this article just wouldn't know a good game if it slapped him in the face and called him mama. Seriously, the Dead Space 2 beta is friggin awesome, better than I had hoped for. The only thing thats missing is differentiation between human characters, there really should be 4 different main characters, and more weapons. But I guess that the weapons are so bad ass there really isn't a need for more? Also, we need more maps and game modes! But this is a beta, what do you want a friggin AAA game for free?

[JimmyJames70]

You say it's friggin awesome and then list three things that it's missing. Doesn't sound so awesome to me.

Then again, I'll be playing it for the SP campaign. I loved the first Dead Space.

[SSKILLZ]

You can thank the Ps3 users and visceral for making the online awesome Jan 25 2011 ok, and 3 things that are missing are way more than just 3 and its a good thing, i think the selected testers did a awesome job in suggesting what could be better for the online experience and i was in the close beta.

[despair]

@JimmyJames70

The MP beta was a good showing on what the game would be like online, from what Blaster_Master said its not 3 problems that the final game would have but 3 problems with the beta, it was only 300mb in size so only 1 map with very limited weapons and only a single game mode. Its not what will be in the final game alone and from the Beta I must say its a great addition.

[BLuKhaos]

"You say it's friggin awesome and then list three things that it's missing. Doesn't sound so awesome to me."

It's a fucking beta, of course it's going to have things missing, it's not the full game Einstein.

Anyways I agree with Blaster master, the beta was awesome. I wasn't going to buy this game on day one but now I'm going to pre-order it after playing the beta.

[Spydiggity]

that a guy who named himself after one of the best games of the first nintendo generation could think such a god awful POS game could be any good. go on steam, buy l4d2 for 7 dollars, and play VS. then you'll have the vastly superior version of the clone that is dead space 2 multiplayer.

we call it "left 4 dead space 2" *rolls eyes*

[Blaster_Master]

Left 4 Dead was garbage. I wouldn't buy that game for a penny. Dead Space 2 beta online is the shiznit, and I have very high standards for games, I think most games this gen suck. This game is very balanced btw, both sides have different strengths and weaknesses. You wont like this game if your team sucks forsure. BTW, i doubt any of you even tried the beta to be talkin smack. You just running your mouth cause your bored.

[despair]

@Blaster_Master

L4D1 and 2 is a a lot of fun when you have 4 live players and DS2 Beta is also a lot of fun(yes I have the beta) why the hate and anger, "most games this gen suck" sorry for you then cause I got a whole lot of great games this gen.

[Spydiggity]

but you had to prove you're a jerk. so here it is. L4D is hardly crap, it's actually great great fun. you're in denial if you think that sh*tty game, dead space 2 is anything but a very crappy version of vs. it doesn't play well, it's boring, there's no real balance to it. and the game isn't designed to be played multiplayer which is why everyone hates being the humans. it's like forcing something that is supposed to be slow paced to be fast. it's PURE GARBAGE. and yeah, i'm in the beta...or rather i should say i was...cuz after about 2 hours of playing i was so bored i wanted to dig my eyes out with a fork just to give my something to do.

i'm not at all surprised that such a lousy game is regarded as quality because the majority of ppl that play games are mainstream morons that think all the worst games that do nothing unique are the best games. IE. COD, Uncharted, etc...

i think your comment and the disagrees i got for something so obvious has made me realize something rather important here. n4g is not news 4 gamers...it's news (though it's even rarely that - mostly rumors and opinions) for mainstream teeny-boppers and that's exactly what most of you are...sad.

[Sillyace92]

I like how he states he's going to cancel his preorder after realizing the beta sucks.

Because the whole reason he thought of buying the game, I'm assuming, was for the online and not the campaign.Unlike the rest of us.

And now that he thinks the beta is a completer representation of the final product therefor he's not going to buy it. Shows the intelligence of the writer.

[wsoutlaw87]

beta kicks ass. with the other maps guns and game mode in the final release I'm going to be playing it often. I play the beta all the time

[Klipz-Wish]

I don't think that EA is trying to sell this game with multiplayer if anything i see it only as an addition.

[CobraKai]

If anyone has played the first game, they will realize that it isn't a game where multiplayer is necessary. I feel it's there to appease those mp only gamers.

[dead_eye]

Your right the MP is there to appeal to MP only players. As long as the single player is on the same level as the first one then it's not a problem that they added MP

[averyzoe]

Seems like all the new games coming out are just the same old ideas redone.

[Dr-Zoidberg]

Why would you cancel because of the crap tacked on MP, by that reasoning I bet he skipped the stellar SP on the first one because of the lack of MP. DS is all about the terrific single player.

[Shackdaddy836]

Ya, that doesnt make any sense at all seeing that the whole reason you would buy this game is cus of the SP

[Neckbear]

If you think so, for the love of god, please go play Penumbra or Amnesia.

Either way, liked the first one, will buy this one for the Single Player, and will try the Multiplayer a little.

@Shackdaddy836

Why, yes, that is common. Mainly because you see yourself more immersed on a game rather than a movie since you have to control your character's actions, among other stuff. Well, that's the logical explanation anyways.

[Shackdaddy836]

Ya, Ive played all of those games and Im scared shitless while playing them all.

IDK why, Im never scared for horror movies(I actually think they are really boring) but I just get so incredibly scared while playing horror games...

[Dr-Zoidberg]

Terrific: extraordinarily great or intense.

[MrCrimson]

His lone complaint was balance...which is exactly the point of the beta.

[Sagetech]

This guy clearly dislikes or doesnt understand Dead Space that he made those Resident Evil setup complaints about it but in all honesty the engineers are overpowered beyond belief the Necromorphs have won once in the 12 games I've played so far in the beta (me playing both sides). With a few balance changes this will be awesome but GEEZ the guy in the article made it sound like the doom of the Dead Space franchise. AND AS BETA TESTERS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO POINT STUFF LIKE THIS OUT, THATS OUR JOB!!!

[ChronoJoe]

Wow okay.

So he thinks the beta is intended to be a demonstration of gameplay... rather than opportunity to improve what's there, and he goes into it with pre-existing bias stating he despises not being able to hipfire, and shoot whilst running... staple mechanics of the series and genre, not just the multiplayer beta.

He's also one of the ignorant that thought the problem RE5 had was that it wasn't run and gun, action orientated enough. Yeah, okay. On top of that he projects that as an opinion shared by the majority.

Poor, ignorant, stupid journalism.

[karl]

i may not be putting hundred of hours into the MP of the game

but im sure i will play through the SP of the game several times

[Bathyj]

Good job, I hope it is crap. Serves you right.

Maybe it will teach people not to whine like b*tches for multiplayer for every game when it doesnt need it.

Not every game with a gun (or welder) has to have deathmatch tacked onto it.

[TheBand1t]

Except in this case the guy is a complete fucking moron and the MP is actually very fun*

*provided you have friends who use mics and coordinate very well

[Neckbear]

It's a common practice these days for people to yell "REENTALLLL HURRR" or "NO MULTIPLAYA NO BUY LOL", EA's just listening to the majority to make their game satisfy them and thus, sell.

For a better refference, look at almost every Vanquish article on here comments.

Better yet, go talk about Vanquish (Among other games that do NOT have Multiplayer [and are not exclusives to dismiss fanboys]) and see what happens.

[Blaster_Master]

That just proves that your not a true gamer. Wishing that a game sucked to serve some people right? Blow. BTW, sorry to let you down, but the multiplayer is bad ass.

[Bathyj]

I dont really hope the game sucks obviously, I just wish everything didnt have to be crammed into the same pigeonhole.

Deadspace didnt need MP. Bioshock didnt need MP.
Lots of classic games are SP only.

And face it, most MP amounts to pretty much the same thing anyway and there are enough of them.
EA can spend their time and money on MP, diverting resources from the campain and you'll all try it, drop it and be back playing CoD:BO with in 2 weeks.

PS
I'm not trying to deny anyone their MP fix. Obviously its not my cup of tea but so what, you guys can deathmatch all you like. I'm just saying theres plenty of game out or coming that cater to that crowd and this doesnt need to be one of them.

[Dr-Zoidberg]

My sentiments exactly!

[Rhezin]

and why people? Why ask for multiplayer in a game that is known for SINGLE PLAYER. I really hope the multiplayer doesn't take away from the work on single player. Can't stand people that b!tch and moan about having no multiplayer in a game. F!ck you go play your call of duty.

[Killzoned]

Agree with what you said man.. Am getting Dead Space 2 just for its single player, i want to know what happened after, Don't give a buck about its MP but at the same time its a bonus but people are critical to this bonus. A Bonus is a Bonus !

[Bathyj]

Thats what people arent getting. Theres only so much time, money and talent to go around.

If you have 100,000 bricks to build a house, you can set out a pretty decent house. Then you get told those bricks have to be split up to be used on your guesthouse as well, suddenly the main house shrinks and you have less workers bulding it.

PS
I'm not trying to deny anyone their MP fix. Obviously its not my cup of tea but so what, you guys can deathmatch all you like. I'm just saying theres plenty of game out or coming that cater to that crowd and this doesnt need to be one of them.

[Highatus]

Yes the morphs can be a bit underpowered, if everyone is playing as the same type of morph, I played a few excellent games a few nights ago and my team of morphs won everytime due to people picking the different types, I had 26 kills as a morph and was laughing my ass off the whole time. There is a minor balance issue hence the beta, this article fails, and if the author is in the beta he should voice his concerns on the EA Beta forum instead of taking it as a liberty to bash a game that is still in development let alone a game that is based mainly on sp content.

[Jawmuncher]

Played the beta it's crap, I'll be buying for SP and calling it a day.
To bad EA will give the game MP trophies, if anything mp should have been nothing more than coop missions or a merc mode like in RE

[A LIVING LEGEND]

DS was/is fine as is.
Sometimes the sp is good enough to stand alone.It happens.

[paracardium]

This game is going to be awsome regardless if it Mp or not...so far the mp is a blast. The 1 map gets old but still have fun.

[SSKILLZ]

this article fails hard *face-palm*

[A LIVING LEGEND]

like LP2 multiplayer.......

[ironcreed]

Anyone and everyone who loved the first Dead Space will be buying Dead Space 2 for the single player anyway. The multiplayer here will just be a nice little bonus that offers a change of pace for those who want a little extra and happen to dig what it offers.

Hell, Dead Space did not have multiplayer at all and now we are hearing that there is no reason to buy the sequel because the added multiplayer feature is not amazing, lol? Don't know about the rest of you, but the multiplayer was never the reason I was excited for this game to begin with. The fact of the matter is that the campaign looks amazing and even better than the first one. Pre-order still firmly intact here.

[KYU2130]

this game is more about the single player.. as for the writer its sad to see that the only thing he believes makes a game worthy is multiplayer. you cant judge this game on its multiplayer, it was never really meant to be a multiplayer experience. it is meant to be an awesome single-player experience.

so what the beta for multiplayer sucked, i know it did i tried it. but im still getting the game because its all about the single-player story for me.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Anyone else read the comments on the site? Well i did and it pretty much shows that the writter just got some bad luck and was looking for something that the game was simply never ever trying to be. His error, not the games.

[Dr Face Doctor]

It's fucking awful. The controls are bad, the two sides are imbalanced, the map design is entirely made of long corridors, and spawn camping is really, really easy for the necromorphs.

It's like Left 4 Dead + the new AvP, in fact it takes all of the qualities from those games and somehow makes them all terrible. The fact that you can choose what type of necromorph you are (everyone chooses Spitter =/) tips the balance in all sorts of crazy ways, and "tackling" humans is almost useless because they can tap 'X' really fast to kill you and knock you off.

It's a pretty shoddy production if you ask me. No matter what you do or what team you're on, you never feel like you're making any notable contribution to the match as a whole.

But it's not about multi-player, it's about single-player, and I'll be getting Dead Space 2 just for that (provided it's at least as long as the first game). Multiplayer is a cheap cash-in at best.

[PantherDST]

EA's Dead Space Mutiplayer Beta was a good thing, it showed gamers what's going to be wrong with the game and gave them a reasons to cancel their pre-orders.

Sorry to disapoint you but I'm still planning on getting the game for the single player.