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A recent preview of the Dead Space remake gave us our first glimpse of Isaac Clarke’s new face, and his surprisingly youthful and fatherly look is a hit with fans of the series.
From the very beginning of the announcement of the Dead Space remake, it was clear that Isaac Clarke would have a bigger role this time around. One of the first big changes announced in the remake was that Isaac would now speak.
However, the fact that Isaac Clarke has become more talkative isn’t the only thing that has changed in his appearance. As shown in a recent video from IGN First explaining the changes to the game’s story, Isaac has also been given a completely different face this time around. The video shows Isaac during the opening segments of the Dead Space remake, but it wasn’t the character’s new garrulousness that caught everyone’s attention.
Dead Space fans have been quick to react to the changes and don’t seem to be happy with them. One of the most popular tweets about the change says Isaac Clarke now looks like a “shepherd of youth” and one Twitter user wonders how the developers managed to “whitewash the white boy”.
In addition to young pastors and middle-aged fathers, Isaac’s new face has also been compared to LA Noire’s Adam Sandler and Cole Phelps. However, the only accurate comparison is The Office’s Andy Bernard. Let’s hope all this anger management work doesn’t stop him from killing necromorphs.
On the Dead Space Redditor subreddit, Pebble_Bandit even made a face change that makes Isaac look a little closer to how he did in the original game, while still looking much younger and fresher. The reaction to this version of the face, which has been made more similar to how it looked in-game.
However, some Dead Space fans don’t seem to be too concerned about the changes. Some point out that Isaac has always seemed like a “typical white guy” and that this facial version of him is at least a little closer to his voice actor, Gunnar Wright. Others point out how frustrating it will be to see this sweet version of Isaac have his day completely ruined.
Ironically, it’s not the first time this year that a remake of a beloved horror game has been ridiculed for the way its protagonist’s face has changed. Earlier this year, Konami announced it was collaborating with the Bloober Team to create a remake of Silent Hill 2, and a much more expressive James Sunderland was shown in the trailer.
Silent Hill fans weren’t impressed by the change, scoffing at how normal he is now and how the remake turned him into “a guy who would kill his wife.”
