Dead Space is a beloved survival-horror franchise, but it is not without its problems throughout all three original installments. Many fans prefer Dead Space 2 to the original because of improved gameplay, for example, while almost all fans would be in the consensus that Dead Space 3 hardly seems like it belongs in the franchise at all. That said, its setting and atmosphere were unique at the time, and its limb-severing combat is still as satisfying as it was when introduced.