Even the most ardent puritan would struggle to argue that the original version of Dead Space is superior to this utterly sterling remake. Dead Space (2023) improves on the 2008 original in every conceivable way. Though hardly a major overhaul, it tinkers with the original in many small, often subtle ways. Giving Isaac a (literal) voice and more agency, secondary weapon actions, a slightly reworked story that covers up a major plotline, so on and so forth; it all adds up to a notably improved experience. I honestly kinda shrugged when EA announced this was how they were bringing back the Dead Space franchise, but having played this, I'm now praying EA Motive are put to work on a Dead Space 2 remake next.