Guys, there is another option to implement this. Maybe these three saves are not really saves at all, but checkpoints, as somebody stated above. Say like the whole game is divided into four chapters, when you finish one - you automatically save. I think this i would like. More "horror" to the game.
Dead Space 2 "Hardcore Mode" is Hardcore
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I'll wait till I'm playing it to really judge but this worries me not because of the "difficulty" but the hassle of planning my playing time around limited saves. Depending on the length of the game this difficulty will be more a matter of scheduling than skill.
How about no?
I like a challenge, but this sounds silly. If you were allowed one save every hour, I could be on board.
I like a challenge, but this sounds silly. If you were allowed one save every hour, I could be on board.
Limiting the number of saves is silly. What they should have done is disallowed New Game + (so you can't take over all your equipment from previous games and have to start over) and, most importantly, have each save station demand a price to be used.
Not just credits (the game's currency), either. A save station might demand your medipacks, or a bunch of your ammo. It might ask you for upgrade nodes, or even your one of your precious, precious weapons. If you can't afford the price or decline to pay it, the station locks up and you get to wait 'till you stumble across a new one.
That would really make saving a tactical decision. Hell, activating a save point might become more tense than encountering enemies. Imagine waiting those few seconds as it boots up, your health blinking dangerously red, the knowledge that it has been an hour since your last save sitting heavily on your mind, before it tells you what it demands for its services. It could have you on the edge of your seat, praying to a god you don't believe in.
Not just credits (the game's currency), either. A save station might demand your medipacks, or a bunch of your ammo. It might ask you for upgrade nodes, or even your one of your precious, precious weapons. If you can't afford the price or decline to pay it, the station locks up and you get to wait 'till you stumble across a new one.
That would really make saving a tactical decision. Hell, activating a save point might become more tense than encountering enemies. Imagine waiting those few seconds as it boots up, your health blinking dangerously red, the knowledge that it has been an hour since your last save sitting heavily on your mind, before it tells you what it demands for its services. It could have you on the edge of your seat, praying to a god you don't believe in.
So what do we think the special unlock is going to be? An avatar award? Some crazy OP gun that gets boring after 20 shots?
Screw that, Dead Space is stressful enough for me on Normal, I don't need to punish myself further 
And this is why Dead Space will never be a true horror game.
It lacks the real survival element, less saves does not achieve that. Less ammo, harder enemies/enemies who are invinvcible but can easily rip you to shreds, thats a better answer. Basically copy how the old resident evils/silent hill games did it.
You really did fear what was round the corner in those games. Dead Space was scary for a whole 5 minutes and then you got a weapon and it turned into a game you could play with your eyes closed.
It lacks the real survival element, less saves does not achieve that. Less ammo, harder enemies/enemies who are invinvcible but can easily rip you to shreds, thats a better answer. Basically copy how the old resident evils/silent hill games did it.
You really did fear what was round the corner in those games. Dead Space was scary for a whole 5 minutes and then you got a weapon and it turned into a game you could play with your eyes closed.