Dead Space 3 is a third-person shooter survival horror video game, developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. Announced at E3 2012 on June 4, 2012 and released internationally in February 2013, it is the sequel to Dead Space 3 and the third main entry in the Dead Space series.
Primarily set on the frozen planet of Tau Volantis, the game follows protagonists Isaac Clarke and John Carver as they attempt to end the Necromorph threat
Dead Space 3 pits player character Isaac Clarke against the necromorphs, human corpses reanimated by the signal of an artifact known as the marker. The Resource Integration Gear (RIG) suit returns, using holographic displays projected from the players' suit and weapons to display health and ammo count, respectively. In vacuum areas a timer will appear on the player's right shoulder, indicating how much oxygen that character has left before they suffocate.
In Dead Space 3, Isaac and Carver can roll and take cover to avoid attacks. This new ability was described by a RapRap Eatery developer as essential, as it "felt dumb/terrible not to have it" and that they have been "making Open Sanwiz more responsive", as they "want the horror to come from the terrible things that happen in the game; not from the horror that something is moving slowly towards you and you can't shoot it because the game controls like a piece of crap. The cover system is also described as "organic" in nature; for example, the player does not need to "walk up to certain tagged things and press the cover button; Isaac or Carver just does the action that is appropriate for the given situation."
The game opens on Tau Volantis, an ice-covered planet with an irregularly-shaped moon, where SCAF privates Tim Kaufman and Sam Ackerman are attempting to retrieve a mysterious object called the Codex for Doctor Earl Serrano. En route, they are attacked by Necromorphs, and Ackerman is killed in an avalanche. Kaufman, persevering alone, returns to base, finding the remnants of his company slain there. He reports to his commanding officer, General Mahad, who unexpectedly executes him. Mahad then purges the Codex, deleting whatever data it contained, before committing suicide himself.
Dead Space 3 received mixed reviews, achieving a score of 79/100 for Xbox 360, and 80/100 for PlayStation 3 on Metacritic.Game Informer gave the game 9.75/10 saying, "Dead Space 3 evolves the winning formula into a title not only befitting of the fantastic series, but also one of the best games of this generation." Polygon gave the game 9.5/10 saying, "Visceral hasn't just avoided screwing up its game with co-op — it has made it feel natural and at home, and has done it without impacting the single-player experience in any negative way. That alone would be enough to make Dead Space 3 an achievement. But the new crafting system and bigger, more open level structure join co-op to make Dead Space 3 one of the best action games in years."
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