Dead Space 3 Two Ways to Play Trailer December 13, 2012

Dead Space 3 is going to bring more than just a single player campaign that looks to conclude the entire Dead Space story, it’s also bringing an entirely new cooperative feature which has never been seen before in a Dead Space game, and probably hasn’t been seen before in any other game.

Previously, games which featured a single-player campaign which could be played cooperatively would justify this in the game’s story in one of two ways.  One, that the second player would take control of a previously AI controlled sidekick already explained in the game story.  This sidekick (or sidekicks) will follow you through the game’s story, allowing friends to drop in or drop out of controlling them at their leisure.  The other option is the more common one where a game will create an identical second protagonist which looks by all appearances to be a clone of the main character and no mention will be made that our game hero now has a clone fighting with them.

That’s just not happening with Dead Space 3.  By yourself you play as Issac Clarke, the same hero which survived the Necromorph attacks on the USG Ishumura and the Sprawl.  You’ll be alone, and your only friends will be your wits and whatever weapons you can craft this time around.  If you’re playing with a friend however, Issac won’t be alone.  A new character, John Carver, will join Issac as they will work together to survive.  The game’s storyline, while it will follow the same general path, will be altered to reflect the addition of a second player in the game.

So how does this dynamic story change with the addition of a new player?  Take a look.

This is phenomenal and other game developers who plan to bring cooperative play.  So really, if you really want to get the entire story in Dead Space 3, you’re probably going to want to play it alone, and then with a friend.

Dead Space 3 is coming February 5th, 2013 to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.