"But although we had a character model and fully-developed back story for the second player, we couldn't decide on the right name for him for over a year," recalls Calhoun.
John Carver's name wasn't always John Carverĭead Space 3 was designed from the ground up to support drop-in, drop-out cooperative play. But to dig a little deeper we caught up with producer John Calhoun, to share five little-known facts about the making of the upcoming game. Largely due to the franchise's popularity, fans already know quite a bit about Dead Space 3 - including its ambitious co-op (cooperative) play. Through intense third-person combat, puzzle-solving, collecting and exploration, the duo must survive long enough to uncover the source of the deadly Necromorph outbreak. 5 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC, the "Mature"-rated game drops protagonists Isaac Clarke and John Carver on the frozen planet of Tau Volantis.
Love action games? Scary movies? The two are fused in Dead Space 3, the latest chapter in Visceral Games' sci-fi thriller series.ĭue out on Feb.