The Dead Space franchise has a bit of a complicated legacy. When the first Dead Space was released all the way back in 2008, it received critical acclaim pretty much across the board, with many reviewers deeming it to be the next major evolution for the survival horror genre. This goodwill continued through the release of Dead Space 2 in 2011, which garnered even more critical praise and was widely viewed as an improvement upon its predecessor in almost every way. But then Dead Space 3 happened, and the franchise was put to cryosleep.