5 Essential Dead Space Elements That Appear In The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol comes from the minds that spawned the Dead Space franchise, and it has more than a little in common with Isaac Clarke’s horrifying adventures. That isn’t to say it doesn’t have plenty of original ideas, but there are several mechanical, narrative, and visual nods that fans of EA’s premier horror franchise will recognize. Here are the biggest overlaps between the two. 

This Movie Stars an Everyman

Jacob Lee, like Isaac Clarke, isn’t a soldier or trained fighter. He’s a cargo ship pilot who crash-lands on Callisto, which leads to his arrest and imprisonment. We don’t know why his arrival put him on the wrong side of the law, only that he “didn’t get a warm reception on Callisto,” according to Striking Distance. Although he can use a gun well enough, don’t expect Jacob to mow through the biophage with tactical precision. You’ll often survive by the skin of your teeth, which fits Jacob’s portrayal as the unluckiest regular joe in the galaxy. 

The UI remains entirely in the Universe

Dead Space’s signature diegetic UI carries over with all HUD elements represented on Jacob’s person. That includes the health bar on his prison neck collar, weapons displaying ammo count via holograms, and Jacob visibly carrying up to two guns on his person. Calisto can also display pick-ups like ammunition and crafting material that are not on the menu.

The Foot Stomp Returns

As seen in Calisto’s Summer Game Fest trailer Jacob can crush enemies and objects with a weighty and impactful stomp. Expect to put Jacob’s boot to good use as you ground the biophage into gooey bits. After all, dropping a creature with bullets doesn’t always mean it’s down for the count. 

You Can Still Dismember Creatures

To immobilize them or disarm them, it is crucial to relieve the biophage from their limbs. You dismember enemies using firearms or by hacking limbs off with melee weapons. However, like Dead Space, losing an arm or leg won’t instantly nullify them. Their behavior may change and their ability to attack others will increase. Watch our video interview to find out more about The Callisto Protocol’s combat strategy. 

Kinesis (Kind O) Returns

Jacob uses a gun called the GRP, an acronym for “Gun with Reputation” yet-to-be-announced Meaning: A physics gun that prison guards use to control large numbers of prisoners from far away. It fires an anti-gravity field capable of yanking objects and lifeforms towards you or pushing them away similar to Dead Space’s kinesis ability. You can aim enemies towards landing points freely since they are kept in place by the field. Jacob raises his foe in order to throw it into an industrial fan. It produced a shower blood. 

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