

Downfall expects you to elicit emotion when the outbreak hits the fan but it doesn't take the time to flesh out it's main cast. The Necromorph outbreak was rushed and the characters are unlikeable and any chance of character development is crushed by how rushed the film is. The animation, character designs and voice acting are all bad.

It's not great, I rate it three stars only because it's Dead Space and I'm still salty that the franchise was killed off in an undignified way. It gets the job done, not a classic by any means but good enough and I'm not sure if it gains anything by opting for Blu Ray over DVD - I give it a B+.ĭisclaimer: Dead Space is one of my favourite video game franchises of all time so my review will reflect that. I've seen a few criticisims of the animation quality on other reviews, its certainly not Pixar quality but its adequate for the task and I think that you can say the same about the film as a whole. I reckon it might be down to the animators for the film mis-interperating the descriptions of the mining tools that your game character uses. There is also an inconsistency with the weaponry used in the film compared to the game - I don't this this is simply an equipment difference between the two ships. I would warn anyone thinking about getting this if you haven't played the game, there is a major plot spolier that is casually revealed during the film that you don't find out until about 75% of the way through the game. In saying this though, you can work out the details for yourself if you apply a little bit of brain power and listen/watch out for the clues in the game provided by the audio and video logs. I bought this to fill in the back story of events that happen before the game begins and it does just that.
