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Game Informer cover reveals redesigned Isaac for Dead Space 2

by Justin McElroy on Dec 8th 2009 3:00PM

Game Informer's next issue is going to shed some eerie, bluish-greenish light on the just-announced Dead Space 2, but they're already showing off a new look for lead miner/Necromorph killer Isaac Clark. While we question the wisdom of worrying about fashion in the middle of Necromorph onslaught, we can't argue it's not a snappy look.

While we're thinking of it, is anybody else getting a total Guyver vibe from the new duds? No? Just us? Fair enough.

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Tags: dead-space-2, ea, Electronic-Arts, Microsoft, visceral-games, Xbox-360

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i dont see why that's a problem. I mean, there was no explanation needed for upgrading your suit in the game other than it was better, why is this any different?

pretty big difference, i'd say. you're just upgrading an existing item, which is pretty much par for video games nowadays. but with dead space 2 there's a potential story to be told just in the costume alone, and a good team of writers would capitalize on that.

maybe it's just me, i just expect/hope for good writing in video games. introducing a new suit for no reason other than a marketing ploy seems kinda lazy to me.

Yeah, I'd agree with David. If he's busting out a suit that looks like *that* at the beginning of the game, there better be some backstory about how he's gone all Samus Aran on the necromorphs collective multi-limbed asses. Alternatively, if the player starts incorporating some pieces of military-grade power suit armor into his engineer rig, and he looks like that at the end of the game, that'd be fine too.

I dunno. I preferred him just being an engineer using some wacky-ass futuristic welding equipment to fuck monsters up, but that's me. The anime-ish armor, I'm on the fence. We'll see how it plays out and gets explained.

If there is karate in this game as implied by the picture there will be fackin' murders.

DSG take that helmet off!

That looks awesome, but im more excited how his boots appear to be boosters as well

Sort of Iron Man like, eh?

i'm going crazy...i can see DSG in between the 3rd and 4th spines(from the top) of the alien's back

as long as you can tell the real pink elephants from the fake ones.

I see it too.

I have no idea what is supposed to be similar to scarface in that picture.

I think it looks pretty awesome... and KNOW it will in-game (as everything in Dead Space did). I can't wait. As for the suit itself, I wonder if its giving clues as to potential gameplay elements. Those jets on his legs might hint at the possibility of more zero-G gameplay that's possibly a lot more involved, fast paced, etc.

I'm sure they can create a Necromorph to fit that situation and make it intense.

what the hell is that thing coming out of his chest?!

the by-gone days of disco.

Helper!

I don't remember exactly but there was one exactly like it back in Dead Space 1. From the back it looked like it had a mini holographic projection screen on it so that could be it again.

Yeah, looks like that's the projection unit for the head's-up display of inventory items and video messages.

that makes sense. i thought it was a self-destruct button

i thought the same thing, as if the suit had a collar. optical illusions aren't fun anymore.

i honestly prefer the original than this Guyver mash-up. i mean Issac is supposed to be like a miner, or a worker drone guy. this is starting to make it seem like he's a freaking space samurai or something.

I I agree completely. The original look made sense, and felt industrial, this looks like stylized armor, and yeah, like guyver, strong anime vibe. Not liking it at all.

I hate the new look too, BUT-

Who's to say he's still a miner? After all of that, you've gotta expect some sort of change.

They definitely need to fix this before release, though.
I welcome change, but that looks fucking retarded.

That suit sucks, it looks cool yeah. But it doesn't suit the serious nature of the game. Since when did a space man go to space in order to just look cool.
This to me has ruined the realism, I will still but though.

Gaming-boner is firing on all(7) cylinders. I've always loved Isaak's suit designs and this one really takes up a notch or two. It doesn't really look much like the engineer suits from before, maybe it's something different but whatever - I love it!

I should have known better than to read the comments without having beaten Dead Space.

more like you should have known to automatically ignore any words that follow after the name 'enrique"

no dsg??? on a ds related note??? are joystiq crew in rehabilitation from dsg???? kudos joystiq

It looks like he's dancing or something. Doing the hokey pokey with a necromorph.

is it just me or does it look like the character has boobs that combined with the swimsuit esc platting is it even a man

no it was just my tv

Guyver hmmmm! the suit sure does look like it was meant for asskicking in zreo g. And after the first game Issac would surely be better prepaired for combat making a lighter faster suit. Cant wait to see how Dead space 2 measure up to the first game.

Its Isaac. Got the issue in muh hand.

Dead Space was my favorite game of the year when it came out. But when I saw they have a different Executive Producer for DS2 (Steve Papoutsis; Glen Schofield did the original), I started to become a bit skeptical. I thought they did an amazing job with Dead Space and I hope they can do the same with the followup.

Anybody think that Isaac is like a future Gordon Freeman but in engineer form? ... except he has a girlfriend. He's kinda like Gordon Freeman because he never talks and he's has to solve problems on the go while attacking what used to be regular human beings. Thoughts on that?

Great, now I cant see anything in the picture but leisure suit armor. Thanks a lot.

Anyone else feel his "open" hand is missing something? Looks like a critical item for gameplay and/or story will later have its Layer in Photoshop flipped on.

welcome back Issac! we've missed you! you know whats funny is he didnt have much character develpment, but i still really liked him as a character...i dont know why

new look::.. SPACE COWBOY?

GUYVEEEEEEEEEER!!!

it looks like he's fused with his suit.

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