![]() ![]() There’s an emphasis on melee combat and a push to have the player conserve ammo. ![]() Credit: Striking Distance Studios.īut, now that that elephant has been crushed with vigorous stomping, I’m here to deliver the good news: The Callisto Protocol is a grindhouse gorefest that feels distinct from Dead Space and plays totally different. There’s a glowing health bar on the back of main character Jacob Lee’s head, that over the shoulder camera will feel immediately recognisable, and even the fact that you stomp on enemies to make sure they’re dead and get their loot is a mechanic lifted straight out of Dead Space 2. But, now EA is bringing a Dead Space remake out in January – we’ve played it – so it feels a little bit like that year when White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen came out, except instead of White House Down’s vest-wearing Channing Tatum we’ve got Callisto Protocol’s Josh Duhamel.Ĭallisto Protocol wears its inspiration pretty openly, too. This wouldn’t be an issue, normally, – we haven’t had a Dead Space game in years, and that westernised splatter-punk style of horror has been sadly absent.
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