Why Did Twice As Many People Play Dead Space As Bought It?

JsonHenry - 124 days 19 hours ago

I loved the game as well. But I would never have bought it. I don't see a reason to buy a single player game that once beaten has little to no replay value.

Typically the only single player games I buy are RPGs. Something that takes a lot of time to beat. $60 for a 10 hour game is just not in my budget.. that and I have gamefly.

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StanLee - 124 days 19 hours ago

It came out at a horrid time. In October when the game was released, I bought Fable 2 and Fifa 2009, the following month I bought Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty World at War and Gears of War 2. I eventually bought the game but I bought it from Gamefly after renting it which counts as a used game.

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Jaces - 124 days 18 hours ago

Guess the horror genre is'nt for everyone :D

Me personally, I bought it day one. This game was well worth the $60 and with a 5.1 surround sound to add to the creepiness I was in Horror heaven.

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zlatko - 124 days 18 hours ago

Co-op would've broken up the amazing atmosphere this game built.

I know for Dead Space 2 they are already looking at multiplayer aspects to increase sales, but I hope for their sake they stick to a nazi zombies like game type. You and some buddies taking on waves of necromorphs---in ZERO G!

Otherwise just try to make the single player as long as possible without repetition. If it becomes a 20 hour long story MINIMUM, throw in some trophies/achivements to really increase replay, and maybe be able to go through the game again as a different character with a different take on the story, then you'd have a winner for more sales.

I hope they stay far away from any kind of TDM multiplayer, because it will not work for this type of game---not for me anyway.

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Hellsvacancy - 124 days 18 hours ago

I knew it was gonna b a sick game and i was right i even remember sum mofo on N4g replyin 2 1 of my comments ages ago sayin summin like "how could u buy Dead Space b4 Fallout 3 - your an idiot" - look at me now sucka (who-ever u are)

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gamesR4fun - 124 days 18 hours ago

finished it twice in a week great game holds its own with any next gen title 2 short for a 60+ purchase imo but a steal for 20-30

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phosphor112 - 124 days 18 hours ago

atleast 5 people so far. So no wonder twice as many people played it.

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meepmoopmeep - 124 days 18 hours ago

i still need to buy it.

the demo was pretty good.

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marinelife9 - 124 days 17 hours ago

Rent it, Beat it, Take it back. The game is worth it.

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Poopface the 2nd - 124 days 17 hours ago

I just rented it tho. I was able to finish it on the hardest dificulty so I never went and bought it. I will probrbly buy dead space 2 cause now I know ill enjoy it.

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jerethdagryphon - 124 days 17 hours ago

@1.3

in all honesty games like this are not horror so much as goror. the shock value comes from the jump and the gore rather then an inate sense of dread,
yes its dark and creepy and that is a horror aspect but the monsters jumping out at you beyond the first one leads to the gorror theme rapidly

lovecraft is horror, due to the psycolagical effect the scenario is having and while dead space does have some strong lovecraftian themes running through it its olstered by the fact its a shooter and the gore over rules the true psycological horror..

good game though

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UnwanteDreamz - 124 days 17 hours ago

While I agree with most of what you say, I think it is an unfair comparison for what I think are obvious reasons.

How many games can you name that have had "true psycological horror"?

I think can name 2 or 3 in the entire history of gaming.

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jleack - 124 days 16 hours ago

I'm a fan of horror games, specifically Silent Hill, but didn't enjoy Dead Space much. I'm not sure why, but I'm willing to admit that it's a terrific game but just didn't entertain me much.

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TheExecutive - 124 days 16 hours ago

Why? Because its a new IP? Because it is single-player only?

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DaTruth - 124 days 16 hours ago

There was no chance of me buying, renting, probably wouldn't have even borrowed it. The demo seemed really bad to me! Maybe because I suffer from mild claustrophobia, I don't like games that suffer from it. It's the same reason I didn't buy Bioshock.

Not saying the game is bad, just didn't appeal to me!

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AntoineDcoolette - 124 days 14 hours ago

Because I loaned the game to two friends who finished and didn't buy it. So that's 3 times as many people who played it compared to buying it!

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ThanatosDMC - 124 days 14 hours ago

Something's wrong with the game. I havent finished it, but i was on my last chapter or so. But my friend started a new game and it reseted all my Trophies. Is that normal???

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DARK WITNESS - 124 days 7 hours ago

I bought the game day one at full price.

Its the only game i bought that i don't look back at and think " dam i should have waited till it went down in price."

even as a single player game with no multiplayer or co-op, i think its totally worth every penny i paid for it.

its one of the few games that will stay in my little collection of greatest games along with the GTA box set, the Halo series, MGS4, dead rising, oblivion.

i think i have said it a million times now, but i never get tired of saying it, Dead Space was my game of the year last year and its been a favorite new IP this gen.

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Syronicus - 124 days 7 hours ago

WIll play it through again soon. That is why I bought it day one. It's one of my all time favorite titles ever.

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Caso - 124 days 4 hours ago

The game is really really good. I can also go as far as saying its on par with RE4 if not much better. The controls the game had where truly and absolutely flawless (something crapcom should have used for RE5).

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Kassanova07 - 124 days 3 hours ago

This was by far one of the best games of 2008. It's a shame it didn't sell more. I'll keep my copy thank you very much.

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Hellsvacancy - 124 days 2 hours ago

I HONESTLY didnt rate Resident Evil 5 at all - thats y i rented it - 1 positive did cum outta Res5 and that was that last week me and my missis bought a kitten 4 my 1 and half year old daughter and I named it Wesker (after the badass lookin mofo Albert Wesker lol) my missis didnt like it but sodd her :-)

Dead Space is in league of its own i also REALLY liked the build up 2 the game the 6 part movin comic series was COOL the animated movie wasnt as good but still worth watchin

My ONLY negative with the game was that i dont own a HD Tv yet (gotta 52inch flat/wide-screen) so i couldnt read alot of the writin when (for example) u found the ship logs and things like that the written was to small and a little fuzzy round the edges - not much of problem

Oh and ive had bit of a smoke so PLEASE 4give my grammar and spellin :D

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hay - 124 days 19 hours ago

Yeah, like renting and game exchange don't exist.

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I_am_rushin - 124 days 19 hours ago

No piracy on PS3/PSN.

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crck - 124 days 18 hours ago

I doubt piracy had much of an impact. It just suffered the same fate as Uncharted and the God of War games. A really good single player only game. But a game that only lasts 10 to 15 hours. So most people rent it or borrow it from a friend. Uncharted sold about 2.5 million copies and each God of War sold about 3 million copies. But just about everyone I know has played God of War but only about 1/3 of them bought it new. They just borrowed it from a friend after they were done or rented it. Devs have to put in local co-op or multiplayer if they want to get the really big sales. That's what makes people want to purchase the game or keep it around for when a buddy comes over.

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FamilyGuy - 124 days 18 hours ago

Im sure a good percentage was due to piracy but there are plently of other factors as well
Renting
borrowing a friends
buying used
multiple online accounts
multiple same consoles in one home that can share a game.

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Mindboggle - 124 days 18 hours ago

PS3 blu rays arent being pirated but PSN games are being shared, and pretty much everyone is doing it...

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kazan - 124 days 17 hours ago

Piracy is the main reason for this, Xbox/Pc games can all be played for 0$. actually, PC games are even more easier where you can download the game for free and play it on your PC.

That is one of the main reasons developers are focusing more on online-multipliers games or including the online with the original game. It is the only way for them to make sure that people will purchase the original copy.

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I_am_rushin - 124 days 17 hours ago

Why did people disagree with me?

@Mindboggle

Perhaps, but that is not illegal. And is a moot point for Dead Space.

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UnwanteDreamz - 124 days 17 hours ago

offtopic: Another thing to consider with the sharing of PSN games is the peson who purchases the game can only share with 5 people.

Oh and FYI for game sharers. If 5 other people have your account and share games with you be sure they are real friends. If anything happens to your system you will need one of their loggins to use your original PSN name on the new PS3.

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Caso - 124 days 4 hours ago

you love talking out of your ass dontya?

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butterfinger - 124 days 19 hours ago

$39.99 used at GameStop. However, I'd recommend renting it since you can easily beat it in just a couple sessions.

http://www.gamestop.com/Cat...

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Rifle-Man - 124 days 19 hours ago

Really? I'd buy it for $40. I was just at my local EB Games and they have a bunch of used copies of Uncharted priced at $59.99!

Renting it sounds like a good idea – thanks for the tip!

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butterfinger - 124 days 19 hours ago

no problem. I forgot that you live in Canada, though, so that would explain why Uncharted is $59.99 for you I guess. I did see some for cheaper than GameStop at Blockbuster before, though.

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Parapraxis - 124 days 19 hours ago

Just got Uncharted off ebay.ca for 35$ (shipping incl.)
On it's way from Quebec today =)

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MRMagoo123 - 124 days 18 hours ago

uncharted is platinum isnt it its about AUS$30 at my local jb hifi and eb second hand at about $10 up to $20 if your unlucky so about US$8 to about US$16

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DaTruth - 124 days 16 hours ago

Sorry, but the new consensus is that if a game doesn't sell five million in the first three hours, it's a flop. Or maybe that only applies to PS3 exclusives?
/sarc

But you never hear 360 fanboys calling this game a flop!

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DARK WITNESS - 124 days 7 hours ago

it also depends on the expectations for the game.

for example, i would not have expected dead space to sell as many units as say for example Gears of war 2 on its first day,

I would have expected killzone 2 to sell a lot more or at least close to gears 2 on its first day. It must have been one of the most hyped games this gen ( best console graphics this gen and all that crap )..

its just like if halo or GTA didn't sell over a million ( or i would prob say 2 milllion in its first day ) i would consider that to be a flop cos they are very big AAA games.

i would not have expected the same from Dead space, but in terms of how good the game is i would say it deserved much higher sales then that.

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Shbzshar - 124 days 16 hours ago

yah totally ... too bad they dont let you use the military suit and previous upgrades to move onto the impossible difficulty with them ... would really help in achievemetns/ trophies... but yes you turn into a star wars clone army soldier type action hero with the military suit on

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DARK WITNESS - 124 days 7 hours ago

The down load Astronaut suite is the best looking.. in fact its prob my best looking space suite ever !

I usually don't promote download content cos they are all over priced ripoff's but i will say it the suit cos you can use it in the hardest difficulty. it has the same level of strength as the military suite.. but looks way cooler.

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Poopface the 2nd - 123 days 22 hours ago

I beat it on the hardest without a problem, you just need to be careful.

One thing I always did was smash up teh dead bodies when one of those bat creatures is around, it makes it easy.

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hfaze - 124 days 19 hours ago

I'm with you on that one. Anytime a GOOD new IP comes out, I will buy it new. I like to support developers/teams that put out solid work, and not just a re-hash of previous efforts (like EA actually putting out a good new IP versus what they do with their sports games... $60 for a roster update... :-P)

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DaTruth - 124 days 16 hours ago

Now they have no excuse! Roster updates should be $5 DLC.

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lukeb4dunk - 124 days 9 hours ago

There aren't many games this gen that I've had as much fun playing as I did with Dead Space.

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jeseth - 124 days 3 hours ago

Dead Space was excellent. The production and presentation of it all made you feel like you were there. I can't wait for 2. Hopefully they don't butcher the story because as it is now, Dead Space is one of the best games this gen. Very few multiplats can say that. Mostly exclusives are the best be it from 360 or PS3.

Dead Space was awesome.

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Soda Popinsky - 124 days 11 hours ago

Mirror's Edge was a turd wrapped in shiny graphics. Not surprised you liked it though, since you own a PS3 and spend most of your time looking at games instead of playing them.

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ELite_Ghost - 124 days 1 hour ago

just beat dead space. the last level looks like mass effect.

playing mirror's edge and it's soo sick. I love it. Great buy for 15$.

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UnwanteDreamz - 124 days 17 hours ago

I understand most gamers have to buy used because games are expensive I wish that people would support a good franchise though. Used game sales do absolutely nothing positive for the industry IMO.

I admit it's great for gamers to be able to sell old games, even if I never do

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lukeb4dunk - 124 days 9 hours ago

Like you, I wish more people would support devs who make great games like Dead Space. They deserve the cash. But then you look at some of the other crap out there, that sell two to three times as much and I can only shake my head.

I usually don't trade in or buy used games myself, unless the devs say or do something to piss me off.

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