10 Hated Video Game Sequels You Should Play
6. Dead Space 3
Dead Space 3 is not what most fans wanted. It's not what I wanted, especially after the second game perfected its blend of action-horror, giving players the Aliens to the first title's Alien.
Similar to Resident Evil 6, this third game was made in the pursuit of truly breaking into the mainstream action genre, downplaying many of the overt horror elements from past titles and adding in a co-op mode. It was also an experimental release for EA, being one of the publisher's first forays into the realm of microtransactions.
It's definitely a flawed title, and misguided in its overall creative direction, but there's one thing to remember: this is still made by Visceral Games.
As such, Dead Space 3 is put together with a polish and sheen still leagues ahead of what some developers are capable of today. The chunky combat encounters remain tightly staged and executed, the larger environments hide more secrets than ever, zero-gravity segments are expanded, and there are still a few scares for good measure. If treated as a straight action game rather than survival horror, there's a solid 7/10 experience in there.
Just don't be put off by the opening that has you fighting humans instead of monsters - that was unforgivable.