If one partner dies, the game ends and both partners go back to the previous checkpoint. It's an odd narrative presentation that starts to feel awkward at various points. However, many of the game's NPC's will solely address Isaac, many times completely disregarding Carver's existence. Isaac and John will frequently exchange dialogue throughout the co-op campaign. John Carver, a character that originally debuted in a YouTube short last year. While playing online co-op, the host plays as Isaac Clarke, while the client plays as Sgt. It should be noted that Dead Space 3's narrative unfolds the same, regardless of whether it's played solo or with a partner. However, Dead Space 3's co-op campaign isn't completely bereft of tension and features many adrenaline-pumping moments that help set it apart from its well-designed, single-player counterpart. As I played through co-op with Shacknews' Jeff Mattas, I did, in fact, notice that some of the campaign's more intense moments do feel compromised with a partner. This is a horror franchise that's been built on facing grisly creations in claustrophobic, tight spaces-not typically an experience that's meant to be shared.

I felt skeptical when I first learned that Dead Space 3 would feature a co-op campaign.

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