Players have discovered a rendition of viral sea shanty 'The Wellerman' hidden inside EA Motive's recent Dead Space remake.
The classic sea shanty went viral on TikTok at the begining of 2023 thanks to musician Nathan Evans and inspired plenty of tributes, from NFTs to a heavy metal and rock version via Trivium's Matt Heafy.
Now, a reimagined version has been found within the new Dead Space remake.
While exploring the USG Ishimura, players can discover a room having a circle of candles and a Television screen showing The Red Marker (via Eurogamer). After conducting a specific set of melee attacks, the order discovered via adventures elsewhere within the ship, an audio recording from the sea shanty is uncovered.
“There once was a ship from the CEC, the Ishimura USG. She cracked a moon with gravity, go me bully boys go,” starts the song. “Soon may the Kellion arrived at save our souls and take us home. Eventually when the fixin' is done, we'll take our leave and go.”
Check out the full rendition below:
Thanks to a different easter egg featuring an “indecipherable” unlockable New Game+ log, Dead Space fans believe future remakes are on the way, while composer Trevor Gureckis thinks a brand new Dead Space 4 makes the most sense.
Glen Schofield, the creator of the original Dead Space, recently praised EA Motive's “faithful” remake and thanked all those who done the 2008 form of the game. “It has withstood the test of time,” he wrote.
In a four-star review, NME said: “EA Motive's remake of Dead Space does the majority of what you'd hope for, massively improving the game's visual quality and improving certain mechanics like zero-g, while retaining the frantic combat and lightning-paced story of the original. Your mileage may vary around the changes towards the story, however it feels typically such as the Dead Space you remember.”
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