For those who are interested in getting Dead Space 3, you may want to consider the following three things:
1. It will include microtransactions.
[url]http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/01/22/news-dead-space-3-includes-microtransactions[/url]
2. It isn't optimized for PC.
[url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/29/dead-space-3-not-superior-on-pc[/url]
3. DLC has already been announced, despite the fact that the game hasn't even hit stores yet.
[url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/29/dead-space-3-dev-hints-at-disturbing-dlc[/url]
To sum it up, I wouldn't recommend buying this game (if you actually care about what I recommend). No game with a $60 price tag should include microtransactions, and no developer should make plans for their games DLC before the game even comes out. Not to mention the fact that PC gamers are getting completely ripped off because the developer is to lazy to make a good PC port. In the interest of fairness? Really?
Hopefully the VicseralGames/EA realize their mistake and decide to fix the PC port, put the DLC planned into the original game, and drop the microtransactions. Of course, this probably won't happen.
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all of this is secondary to the fact that DS3 has jumped genres in an unnecessary and misguided attempt to garner a larger fanbase by removing everything the series has to distinguish it from generic covered-based action shooters.