Rely on Horror's interview with Dead Space 2 producer Steve Papoutsis. Why Dead Space 2 will be just as cruel and gruesome as the first and many other interesting tidbits from the Dead Space universe revealed.

Rely on Horror: It’s been brought up that Dead Space was going to ‘up-the-action’ if you will. Now some say this is because the original game was just too scary, or hard. We acknowledge that Dead Space was, and still is, pretty scary—but that’s what keeps websites like ROH in business and is a big part of the game’s appeal. What made you want to have a bigger focus on action? Is there anything that you can say to the players out there who might be worried that the series might be losing its roots?

Steve Papoutsis: Thanks for asking this question. Dead Space 2 is going to be just as scary, gruesome, and tense as the original game. The action comments are often misunderstood. What we are trying to do is augment the tense sections with moments where Isaac feels more capable or like he has the upper hand for a change. Remember Isaac has dealt with the Necromorphs before, he has learned some things, and so we want to give the player a chance to experience the upper hand. That does not mean it changes the rest of the game. These situations will still be scary and tense the only real difference is that they will also be a bit faster paced than the rest of the combat you might experience in the game. We want to create peaks and valleys in the game, one moment you’re backed into a corner down to you last shot forced to use Melee, Stasis, or Kinesis to get enough distance to finish off your foe and the next you get the drop on the Necromorphs and can really kick the shit out of them.

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