Dead Space fans believe that an “indecipherable” unlockable New Game+ log suggests that future remakes take presctiption the way.
EA Motive's Dead Space remake launched a week ago, updating the 2008 game and adding an alternative ending.
It also features a New Game+ mode, which unlocks after completing the game for the first time. The New Game+ mode gives players access to a far more challenging version of Dead Space, with increased advanced enemies and a number of special collectables. It also adds a number of logs, which provide further backstory to the Dead Space storyline.
However one of these simple “indecipherable” logs suggests future remakes could be released.
Made up of a unique series of Dead Space hieroglyphs, the log has already been translated by fans who believe the opening paragraph [“They walk in white, untouched by red. They order the living, they shepherd the dead”] refers to the Oracles, a mysterious cult found in the Dead Space 2 downloadable content, Severed.
Reddit users go on to suggest that the second paragraph [“A finger’s touch – we’re frozen still. They are the answer, those are the will”] nods to Dead Space 3's frozen planet Tau Volantis.
Another New Game+ log refers to Sprawl, an area station from Dead Space 2.
Dead Space 2 was originally released in 2011, with a third game coming in 2013.
While nothing has been confirmed, the Dead Space remake has been met with largely reviews that are positive. Inside a four-star review, NME wrote: “EA Motive's remake of Dead Space does most of what you'd expect, massively increasing the game's visual quality and improving certain mechanics like zero-g, while retaining the frantic combat and lightning-paced story from the original. Your mileage can vary on the changes towards the story, however it feels typically such as the Dead Space you remember.”
To celebrate the release, Epic Games confirmed a Dead Space crossover in Fortnite, with Isaac Clark now available as a playable character.
In other news, Second Dinner Studios has confirmed that Marvel Snap is set to obtain its long-awaited multiplayer battle mode later today (January 31).
