Whew, Dead Space will let you pause after all
by Jason Dobson 
{ Mar 12th 2008 at 11:00AM }
The executive producer told Stephen Totilo of MTV's Multiplayer blog that since combat in Dead Space is "happening live and in real time," players won't be able to pause their game to heal, reload, or write home while being gnawed on by whatever nasties the devs have cooked up. Noted Schofield, "You better ammo up before you begin your fight. Because you can't really be safe." Honestly, inventory we can handle; it was the fear of having to visit a urologist after having to hold it for too long that truly kept us awake at night.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stef Geiger @ Mar 12th 2008 11:09AM
That's a pretty cool concept. Obviously not the kind of thing you'd want to implement in Call of Duty or something, but in survival horror games, making reloading etc a cumbersome process that players pretty much have to do when they're not in danger is smart.
upz @ Mar 12th 2008 11:14AM
Flash-based internet media players have become far too common. When I saw that picture, I immediately clicked the pause button to resume my video.
Phranctoast @ Mar 12th 2008 11:19AM
I feel like less of an ass, since I did it too.
Kye NFC: 7016 - 9552 - 1191 - 8991 @ Mar 12th 2008 11:28AM
me too *shame face*
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 12th 2008 12:58PM
Aye, that's how advertisers get us often as well.
Tim @ Mar 12th 2008 4:54PM
Im glad im not the only one
NoHitHair @ Mar 12th 2008 11:22AM
I'm getting really sick of the fact that developers are beginning to force their concept of "realistic gameplay" down our throats without even giving us an option otherwise. This reminds me of Burnout Paradise - Whenever Criterion's lead developer opens his ignorant maw about "real life open-endedness" and "learning the city, like in real life" as an excuse for not having a restart option, I want to kick him down a flight of stairs.
If developers feel like forcing specific "realistic" atmospheres on us - fine. But at least give us something in the option menu to disable it in case there exist players who don't enjoy that aspect.
ThePremierAssassin @ Mar 12th 2008 11:25AM
Agreeed...
In fact Criterion made their game so realistic that I didn't buy it...
I'm praying that Grid turns out tobe uberawesome...I desperately need a good racing game.
mr mobius @ Mar 12th 2008 11:30AM
I completely agree. Damn you Mario! Damn you!
LiK @ Mar 12th 2008 11:23AM
wow, so a pause function is news now? :)
mr mobius @ Mar 12th 2008 11:32AM
Almost as much as the Joystiq team going for a meal at GDC. Lets face it, gamers in general don't hold back on the food unless it gets in the way of a 12 hour Brawl marathon or something like that.
ZippyDSMlee @ Mar 12th 2008 2:06PM
I hate moronic devs...its called you start a new game with or toggle off and off when you start a game...my god....have options become so vile they can;t incorporate player choice into a fcking game.....
Snake @ Mar 12th 2008 2:20PM
Everyone knows that if you need to pause something, all you need is a KitKat. :D
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Mar 12th 2008 3:54PM
or drugs.
Kenny @ Mar 12th 2008 3:58PM
The same thing was done 10 years ago in the System Shock games. It really does make it scarier, knowing you can't simply deal with your inventory whenever you want.
This is hardly something anyone should get all pissy about.
hvnlysoldr @ Mar 29th 2008 1:35AM
So the title actually refers wrangling your inventory space is dead mans land.