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Dead Space 3
Developer(s):	Visceral Games
Publisher(s):	Electronic Arts
Release date(s):	February 5, 2013 (United States) February 8, 2013 (Europe)
Genre(s):	Third-person shooter
Mode(s):	Single-player Drop In-Drop Out Online Co-Op[1][2]
Rating(s):	M (Mature 17+) [Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language]
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Dead Space 3 is an action-thriller third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC and  is the sequel to Dead Space 2. It was development by Visceral Games and was published by Electronic Arts on February 5, 2013 in the United States and February 8, 2013 in Europe.^[3] Primarily set on the frozen planet of Tau Volantis, the game follows protagonists Isaac Clarke and John Carver as they attempt to end the Necromorph threat.

Contents  [show]  1 Plot 1.1 Backstory and Setting 1.2 Characters 1.3 Plot Summary 1.4 Chapters 2 Features 2.1 Characters 2.2 Necromorphs 2.3 Others 2.4 Suits 2.5 Weapons 2.5.1 Pre-Built 2.5.2 Blueprints 2.5.3 Parts 3 Development 3.1 Design 4 Gameplay 4.1 Achievements/Trophies 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 6.1 Cover art 6.2 Screenshots 6.3 Concept art 6.4 Miscellanea 7 Videos 7.1 Video Reviews 8 Further reading 9 Sources

Plot

Backstory and Setting

Dead Space 3 is set in 2514. After the events of Dead Space, EarthGov captured Isaac Clarke and harvested his mind for Marker blueprints in order to revive the Marker program, in which Markers are used to provide resources and power for the human race. The Marker placed on Titan Station, the same station Isaac was being held on, resulted in another outbreak of Necromorphs. Isaac then escaped with Ellie Langford after he destroyed the Marker, resulting in Titan Station's demise.
Isaac Clarke and Ellie Langford continued to hide from EarthGov and resided on the New Horizons Lunar Colony, a city found on Earth's moon. In that time, Ellie's eye was replaced and the two developed a romantic relationship. However, due to the events Isaac had to witness and Ellie's ambition to stop the Markers, the two broke it off. Ellie left to figure out ways to stop the Markers while Isaac stayed in hiding and regretted breaking it off with Ellie.
Three years after the Titan Station incident, a radical Unitologist group known as the "Inner Circle" has begun a reign of violent riots and have been destroying the Marker Test Labs on all major colonies to spread the Necromorph infection. Recently, the group attacked the Marker Test Lab on the planet Uxor. During the planet infestation, Sgt. John Carver lost his family to Jacob Danik. However, he was met by Captain Robert Norton and Ellie Langford. After escaping the planet, the group was followed by the Inner Circle. After Ellie traced the Marker signals to a distant planet, Ellie headed for the planet with Austin Buckell and Jennifer Santos. Before leaving, Ellie asked Norton to find Isaac back at the New Horizons Lunar Colony. Norton and Carver then left to find Clarke with the Inner Circle following them.

Characters

• Isaac Clarke - The main character and protagonist of the game. Isaac has been a survivor to both the Aegis VII and the Titan Station Incident. After destroying the Site 12 Marker, Isaac escaped with resident Ellie Langford. Within the three years after the incident, they developed a romantic relationship but separated due to Isaac's refusal against combating the Markers. Ellie left to pursue a solution to the Marker crisis while Isaac remained on the New Horizons Lunar Colony, only to be called back by Cpt. Norton and Sgt. Carver who retrieve him to rescue Ellie. Isaac then is brought to Tau Volantis to rescue Ellie and discover the true meaning behind the Markers.
• Ellie Langford - Ellie was one of the survivors of the Titan Station incident and rescued Isaac before the station was destroyed. Her eye was replaced after its removal by Nolan Stross, but she still had her ambition to stop the Markers that have now spread to every major colony. Ellie leaves due to Isaac's refusal, leaving her on her own to stop the Markers. While on the planet Uxor, she develops a relationship with Captain Robert Norton. The two along with Sgt. John Carver witness the Necromorph infestation on the planet. Ellie eventually traces the source of the Marker's signal and power to Tau Volantis, which she believes is the Marker home world, and sends Norton to recruit Isaac for the mission. During the events of the game, Ellie attempts to stop the tension between Norton and Isaac involving their relationship with her and while trying to stop the Markers.
• John Carver - Sergeant John Carver is the secondary main character and protagonist to Isaac Clarke. Carve was recruited by Captain Norton when his home planet Uxor was infested by Necromorphs after Jacob Danik released the Marker. Carver lost his wife and son in the incident and joins Ellie's Marker team along with Norton to stop the Markers once and for all. When Ellie traces the Marker signal back to Tau Volantis, he and Norton are sent to recruit Isaac for the mission. During the events of the game, he is responsible for protecting the group, namely Isaac. While reaching closer to the Markers, Carver begins to have hallucinations of his son and wife that are both are part of his guilt and the Markers. Like Isaac, he must overcome them and realize that it was not his fault and whatever he is seeing is not there.
• Jacob Danik - Danik is the primary antagonist of the game. He is the leader of the Inner Circle, a radical group of the Church of Unitology. He along with the Inner Circle believe that EarthGov has committed heresy by replicating the Markers and using them for their own ends. His form of protest is rioting and releasing the Marker signals to commence a Necromorph outbreak among the colonies in which the Markers are placed. Danik and his men follow Norton's group back from the planet Uxor and to the New Horizons Lunar Colony. Danik discovers that Norton's after Isaac Clarke. The Inner Circle now few Clarke as a heretic for 'killing' the Aegis VII and Titan Station Markers and now want him dead. Danik will follow Isaac and the group throughout the games events and send his armed men out to kill him. His primary actions, aside from killing Clarke, is to liberate the Markers and commence Convergence.
• Robert Norton - Captain Robert Norton is the captain of EarthGov's USM Eudora. Norton was present on the planet Uxor when the infestation occurred. There, he recruited Carver and developed a strong, romantic relationship for Ellie. He agrees to join her team in an attempt to stop the Markers. When tracing the signal of the Markers back to Tau Volantis, Ellie left for the planet. Before going dark and sending an S.O.S., Ellie requires Isaac on the mission because of his abilities involving the Markers and to translate a script her team found. Norton recruits Isaac and brings him to Tau Volantis. His ambitions during the events in the game are personal and do not involve the Markers. Also, he develops a disliking for Isaac because of his own jealousy that Isaac and Ellie had past, leading Norton to believe that all of Isaac's actions are for Ellie.
• Jennifer Santos - Jennifer Santos is an engineer like Isaac but focuses more on the logistics of the Marker signals. Santos assisted Ellie in tracking the Marker signal to Tau Volantis and joined Ellie's Marker Ops team. Santos traveled with Ellie and accompanied friend, Austin Buckell, from Keyhole Station to Tau Volantis before losing contact with Norton. Santos' role on Tau Volantis is helping decode cryptic messages, triangulating Marker signals, and finding a solution to end the Marker epidemic.
• Austin Buckell - Austin Buckell is a military veteran and part of Ellie's Marker Ops team, having extensive knowledge on the Markers and the Sovereign Colonies. He along with friend, Jennifer Santos, were at Keyhole Station during the Uxor infestation when they met Ellie and joined her Marker Ops team. Austin along with Ellie and Santos traveled to Tau Volantis where the eventually lost contact. Buckell's role is to provide information regarding the functions of the Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces and the Markers.