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Dead Space is being tested on Standard Televisions

Tyranitar24 | June 04, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
Stephen Totilo found his Dead Space notes and one important thing he wrote down was about the TV's Dead Space devs are using to test their game out on. A Dead Space developer told him that he is testing Dead Space out on various TVs, one of them being a 4:3 standard set. Very good for anyone who has a standard TV, you won't see any small text or other screwy things.
In my notes about the game was another important detail, a crucial one for people with standard definition TVs like mine. Near some scribblings about the game’s interesting in-game map that Isaac can project to float in the air next to him — and some lines about the in-game (and sometimes on-character) text that indicates his health and ammo — is a jotting about the TVs they’re using.

I had been worried that I was destined to experience another “Battle For Middle Earth” squint. Some EA games have really vexed me with their tiny text, worse even than Capcom’s “Dead Rising.”

Not to worry, a “Dead Space” developer told me. He’s got the game running on multiple TVs at his workspace, including a standard 4:3 set. Thanks for not forgetting the little guy, “Dead Space” developer.

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    tallteen86 | June 05, 2008
    Nice to see that they haven't forgotten that a LOT of people still have SD screens.

    I never had a big problem with reading small text on my old SD screen, when it came to PS3 games, but then again, I didn't (and still don't) have many PS3 (or 360) games...
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    Seeker X | June 05, 2008
    I've had problems with small texts on my TV. Mainly Condemned 2 and The Darkness (which is why I couldn't read the comics) and those are off the top of my head.
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    tekmosis | June 06, 2008
    wow, this is totally awesome. I wish all devs would take this into consideration as not everyone has a HDTV. My TV only does 480i so things like text in GTAIV is very very painful and just ruins the gaming experience. Good on you Stephen Totilo!

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