From the Necromorph-infested USG Ishimura with its mechanically humming dark corridors and unspeakable horrors (undoubtedly playing homage to Ridley Scott’s Alien), to the frozen tundras of the planet Tau Volantis with its perpetual blizzards and uninhabitable conditions (blatantly paying homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing), each game in the main series has been a visual titan and now we know why – the artwork upon which it is all based is truly stunning. The artwork is glorious and regardless of your stance on the games themselves, it’s undeniable that the Dead Space universe is a horrifically beautiful place to be. Rather than separating each section of the book by individual game, chapters flow naturally backwards and forwards through the series timeline, with sections covering the design of main character Isaac Clarke, the USG Ishimura, machinery and tools (weapons!), The Marker, the Necromorphs, The Sprawl, ‘Dead Moon Rising’ and the graphic novels.
The Art of Dead Space includes artwork from the games Dead Space, Dead Space: Extraction, Dead Space: Ignition, Dead Space 2and Dead Space 3, along with concept art from the graphic novels Dead Space: Salvage and Dead Space: Liberation.Īward-winning journalist and features editor at Eurogamer Martin Robinson has done a fantastic job of putting The Art of Dead Space together. Part of the effectiveness of each game’s visuals is that the environments and overall design all feel organic and continually evoke the real world around us today. The critically acclaimed Dead Space video games are renowned for their dark sci-fi depictions of deep space horror. Published by Titan Books to coincide with the release of Dead Space 3, it features over 300 images including original concept art and sketches, many never seen before, with commentary from some of the talented artists who contributed their work. The Art of Dead Space by Martin Robinson is a full-colour hardback art book celebrating the Dead Space video game universe.
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