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Rumor: Dead Space 2 Unveiled In Next OPM
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Secks4Food
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Honestly, no matter if the Nicole necromorph was real or not, that was a very weird ending. There's no real reason for him to hallucinate her presence, but at the same time, it seemed like he was pretty far into his trip when she appeared; it's not like there would be a lot of space for hiding in such a tiny craft.
â Narayan
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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Darkpen said:
U K Narayan said:
Pretty much. Also, if you look at Nicole... she looks semi-human. There's a slight glow around her as well if I recall correctly. Nothing like the Necromorphs. No blades, no screwed up exo-skeleton, nothing. And as far as we could see, they had to be converted, they were no human-esque zombies walking around. Plus, I think Isaac would've noticed a big-ass Necromorph in the backseat of his little pod. At least, I am of the opinion it is a hallucination. He doesn't die, but he he doesn't get out scot-free, so to speak.
badcrumble
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We still don't really know what the mind control exerted by the Marker does or what its purpose is, but the ending with hallucination-Nicole, even though its main purpose is to fulfill the genre trope of a 'final scare,' indicates that whatever the Marker's purpose is, it isn't finished with Isaac.
Looking up on the Dead Space wiki regarding Nicole:
http://deadspace.wikia.com/wiki/Nicole_Brennan#Events_of_Dead_Space
I'm gonna say it wasn't a hallucination.
What do you guys think? Also theres a cool pic of
her, from the ending, without the FX.
â Narayan
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That it is.Darkpen said:
fatigues_gasolini
Member
Im gonna pick it up again. I have the urge to try for the Platinum. Good thing I never delete my save gams.
Im gonna go with hallucination. To me, Nicole was a coping mechanism for Isaac when the marker was affecting him. It helped keep him sane. When it was over, and the realization she was dead, his psyche treated her as one of the necromorphs.
The Blue Jihad
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Darkpen said:
Pretty much. I still maintain that
Nicole Is Dead
Nicole Is Dead...ish
It's the simplest, most logical explanation for everything that happens in the game. It explains:
1.
The gameplay segments involving locked/unlocked doors...she's actually there, helping Isaac.
Her appearance throughout the game...she looks normal because that's how Isaac sees her.
Her appearance at the end of the game...she looks horrid because that's how she's actually looked throughout the game, and only now does Isaac see it, since he's no longer hallucinating due to the HiveMind and/or Marker.
It's the only explanation that doesn't run into glaring issues. If
Nicole is actually dead-dead then she can't actually be there, which means physical doors can't be locked/unlocked. That also means any Necromorphs trying to attack her have to be imaginary as well, yet they aren't, because they drop ammo for Isaac. If Nicole is actually dead, then she can't be on the shuttle with Isaac at the end, but Isaac can't be hallucinating, because the game establishes for 10 hours that the hallucinations are caused by the HiveMind and Marker...and at that point, the HiveMind and Marker aren't in control anymore. etc etc etc
ILOVEASIANS
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Plywood said:
Holy crap. I never really thought about the
door being locked when he first tries to get on the shuttle, so some one else must have been in there
That kind of changes my opinion on the whole
hallucination or not debate. Used to think she was just a hallucination, now I don't know...
â Narayan
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Maybe she was just an emanation from the marker that could interact with the physical world?
She's a hallucination ghost, man. Obviously.
I also knew my boy Isaac was going to make it through. Killed like 1,000 alien zombies, he's not going to be clowned by one looking like his girlfriend.
Just copped Dead Space PC in the Steam sale and finally took the plunge on a wired X360 pad. I'm about to replay GOTY 2008 the way it was MEANT to be played.
True HD.
Full AA/AF
60FPS.
Headphones.
:drool Dead Space :drool
I also knew my boy Isaac was going to make it through. Killed like 1,000 alien zombies, he's not going to be clowned by one looking like his girlfriend.
Just copped Dead Space PC in the Steam sale and finally took the plunge on a wired X360 pad. I'm about to replay GOTY 2008 the way it was MEANT to be played.
True HD.
Full AA/AF
60FPS.
Headphones.
:drool Dead Space :drool
gamergirly
Member
DigiMish said:
How exactly are you supposed to take things "easy" with mutant dogs biting on your ass? RE5 kept you on your toes
Relaxed Muscle
Member
gamergirly said:
When people heards RE and automatically thinks about RE4 or 5 makes me sad
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
How long is Dead Space?
I wanna play it, but if it's anything more than 6 hours or so I'll have to think about it.
I wanna play it, but if it's anything more than 6 hours or so I'll have to think about it.
The Blue Jihad
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U K Narayan said:
In that case, why would the Marker need Isaac at all? It could just generate a whole bunch of hallucinations in the crew of the Ishimura and have those hallucinations fix everything.
The Blue Jihad said:
Hmm. Have to disagree.
She's a hallucination. The closed doors are very easily explained:
a) the doors weren't really closed
b) he opened them himself
c) there were never any doors to begin with
and he just imaged Nicole opening the doors for him. Because his mind is affected you can't really trust anything the game shows you.
It also explains how she can conveniently show up every time.
Just because the hivemind is gone at the end doesn't mean Isaac is suddenly sane again. Not to mention other characters were also having hallucinations. Having a actual Zombie-Nicole walking around would just be dumb.
a) the doors weren't really closed
b) he opened them himself
c) there were never any doors to begin with
and he just imaged Nicole opening the doors for him. Because his mind is affected you can't really trust anything the game shows you.
It also explains how she can conveniently show up every time.
Just because the hivemind is gone at the end doesn't mean Isaac is suddenly sane again. Not to mention other characters were also having hallucinations. Having a actual Zombie-Nicole walking around would just be dumb.
â Narayan
Member
Maybe Isaac is a hallucination! OH SHI-!The Blue Jihad said:
timetokill
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The true ending is that, at the end of the game, we get a third-person view of Isaac slumped in a chair in the original ship, because he died during the opening's crash landing.
