While there is always the option of replaying the game that started it all, the Dead Space remake is, without a doubt, the best and recommended way to step into the boots of Clarke. The setup is straightforward enough to get anyone remotely interested in the genre to sit up and take notice, but it is everything else that truly makes this remake such a stellar return to the series. Alone and trapped with only his engineering tools and skills at his disposal, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not just against the monsters on board, but also against his rapidly crumbling sanity. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered, and Isaac’s girlfriend, Nicole, is missing. Sadly for him, a living nightmare awaits. There are segments of the game when an autosave happens, but don't rely on these, or else you'll risk incurring a significant setback.Dead Space stars Isaac Clarke, an everyman engineer on a routine mission to fix a gigantic mining starship. Dead Space, however, predates that feature, which means it's important to save your progress often. Modern games autosave a player's progress frequently. If it's that low, make sure to keep your distance.

The problem is that certain Necromorphs have a grab attack that can immediately kill Isaac if his health is in the red. Since Dead Space is a survival horror game, healing items are hard to come by. Isaac's health is viewable on his back and goes from green to yellow to red as it's depleted. Once a Slasher's arm has been severed from its body, that giant claw can be thrown at the enemy to deal damage.

Even the Necromorphs themselves can act as a weapon. Isaac can also yank poles from the ship with Kinesis and then hurl them at a Necromorph. The two obvious ones are the bright red canisters that explode on impact, and the glowing blue-ish containers, which can cause a Stasis effect to enemies caught in the blaster. Thanks to Kinesis, many objects found around the Ishimura can be used as weapons.

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