The Callisto Protocol

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 291 Ratings

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  1. marcinek74
    Dec 3, 2022
    1
    I cant believe that PC version is so bad. Graphics very good but it is not enough. Very poor mechanics. Very unstable gameplay on PC.
    AAAA game? It is a f-ing joke.
  2. Mortanius
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Giving it 0 because:
    a) Denuvo
    b) shady season pass
    c) crunching
    d) unplayable dog-excrement port on PC
    e) review embargo lifted during the release day

    Such awful practices has become a norm nowadays which is really sad.
  3. pheonixx74
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    Jeu mal optimisé, un sous dead Space déçu par le créateur de ce jeu. Vraiment dommage.
  4. LeandroB
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    Well, for now i got to give it a zero since for me it's unplayable with all those frames crashes...
    I even tried to set it to 1080p minimum and locking into 30fps, but still, even with a better PC than the recommended specs i couldn't deal with those framedrops.
  5. Alex42Q
    Dec 9, 2022
    3
    this game is very boring and bad . very bad . i am disappoinment .With ray tracing, the game will definitely not pass, and without it, the question becomes, what did I pay money for?
  6. sabaothkelly
    Jan 1, 2023
    1
    At its current state on PC, it's an unoptimized MESS. Its update on PC by its devs hardly made any improvements. With a high-end PC, playing it at its lowest settings does not solve anything, since it is an obvious optimization problem, and not because of a lack of resources on the PC.

    Performance and optimization aside.... its melee focus gameplay is ATROCIOUS, TEDIOUS and FULL OF JANK!
  7. Gor80hd
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    I would really like to write a good review, but my 3070 is against it. Honestly, I never thought that running the game on one of the newest video cards, I would not be able to play normally, without lags. With ray tracing, the game will definitely not pass, and without it, the question becomes, what did I pay money for? At the same time, it is impossible to change the graphics settings inI would really like to write a good review, but my 3070 is against it. Honestly, I never thought that running the game on one of the newest video cards, I would not be able to play normally, without lags. With ray tracing, the game will definitely not pass, and without it, the question becomes, what did I pay money for? At the same time, it is impossible to change the graphics settings in the game, go out, change and come in again.… Expand
  8. Pmstz
    Jan 25, 2023
    4
    Very nice atmosphere/vibes. But that's it.

    "Fake" Dead Space
    TERRIBLE optimization.
    Game prize max.
    Solo game 10/12 hours...=> Season pass !

    => NEXT.
  9. lilkillpappy
    Dec 28, 2022
    4
    Biggest disappointment of the year. I was so hyped and then the game disappointed in so many ways

    Pros: beautiful graphics, good sound design, great gore Cons: Very linear game and world design that takes away any agency or any exploration that you might be accustomed to from Dead Space and most other modern games. This game feels more like a movie than a game. The worst thing of    Biggest disappointment of the year. I was so hyped and then the game disappointed in so many ways

    Pros:
    beautiful graphics, good sound design, great gore

    Cons:
    Very linear game and world design that takes away any agency or any exploration that you might be accustomed to from Dead Space and most other modern games. This game feels more like a movie than a game. The worst thing of all though, the big nail in the coffin is the fact that it isn't even slightly scary at any point.    … Expand
  10. sonicmrsumo
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    A total mess, even after 2 patches. Still stutters and still unplayable as most of the stuttering comes at the same time as enemy encounters.
  11. gorkemozgul
    Dec 13, 2022
    2
    Huge performance issues on PC. There is no visible improvement since Dead Space. It should be considered as action game since it has little horror elements. Terrible game design choices.
  12. aybe_
    Dec 11, 2022
    4
    unfun and uninspiring with a few good elements that still are not enough to carry the game.
  13. Kloido
    Dec 13, 2022
    3
    Triste que un juego salga de esta forma que no se pueda ni jugar. Me da igual que solucionen los errores en el futuro, esto es un robo, es como si me diesen un coche sin limpiaparabrisas y que se le rompen las luces cada dos por tres pero me aseguran que en unos años lo arreglarán. Es una vergüenza que literalmente se ha copiado de Dead Space que salió hace 16 años y está peor. UnaTriste que un juego salga de esta forma que no se pueda ni jugar. Me da igual que solucionen los errores en el futuro, esto es un robo, es como si me diesen un coche sin limpiaparabrisas y que se le rompen las luces cada dos por tres pero me aseguran que en unos años lo arreglarán. Es una vergüenza que literalmente se ha copiado de Dead Space que salió hace 16 años y está peor. Una mecánica de combate para gente que no le llegan las neuronas para hacer divisiones de más de una cifra en el divisor, es lo mismo todo el rato, y ya ni hablemos de que hay 5 enemigos o 6 en todo el maldito juego. La IA es subnormal y eso no se puede permitir en 2022 en un juego triple A como este. Lo único bueno que está traducido al español y que se ve espectacular. No lo recomiendo a la gente que no le gusta que se rían en su cara.… Expand
  14. ROTCEH
    Dec 10, 2022
    3
    As a long time dead space enjoyer and horror game enthusiasts I can personally that the game isn’t worth a 60 dollar price tag,30 maybe 25 dollars at most.The beginning and middle of the game was good but I absolutely hated the ending.The devs had good story building for the atmosphere and potential of a great game but quickly ruined it with how quickly I beat the game and how it ended onAs a long time dead space enjoyer and horror game enthusiasts I can personally that the game isn’t worth a 60 dollar price tag,30 maybe 25 dollars at most.The beginning and middle of the game was good but I absolutely hated the ending.The devs had good story building for the atmosphere and potential of a great game but quickly ruined it with how quickly I beat the game and how it ended on some what of a cliffhanger, this game has so much promise but ended a bit to abruptly so much more could have been done with this game and it had so much potential but now I have to wait for a part two in hopes that I could enjoy a good continuation of a pretty decent horror story… Expand
  15. MrJesse
    Jan 1, 2023
    1
    With Callisto Protocol, buyers remorse sets in right around the 5 minute mark. From the unoriginal and uninspiring storyline, to the broken combat system. Callisto Protocol gives the player only one thing to appreciate, the visuals. But, even this wears thin after your first hour dredging through the game. Striking Distance Studios fails to understand even the most basic elements of aWith Callisto Protocol, buyers remorse sets in right around the 5 minute mark. From the unoriginal and uninspiring storyline, to the broken combat system. Callisto Protocol gives the player only one thing to appreciate, the visuals. But, even this wears thin after your first hour dredging through the game. Striking Distance Studios fails to understand even the most basic elements of a shooter. The best way to describe Callisto Protocol is like the creators had never played a video game and watched a couple minutes of someone else playing Dead Space. Not a single element that makes a good horror game is present in Callisto Protocol. All you get is a melting pot of bad clichés, poor character, enemy and design elements, lackluster gun play, poor pacing, and the feeling you've been ripped off.… Expand
  16. Ozef
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    The game was trash.
    1) Cut story content to sell as dlc and season pass in an 8 hour game that costs 70$
    2) Denuvo
    3) Optimization/shuttering issues
    4) Unlikable characters
    5) Absolutely garbage enemy variety (Same 4 enemies all game)
    6) Review embargo lifted in the day of release to scam customers cause they knew the game wasn't ready for launch
  17. McLamb
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    The story is predictable, boring and incoclusive (so that we can have a paid story DLC). Charachters have no depth and their relationships are hardly credible for how they develop.
    Adding to all of this the control scheme is terrible and it's impossible to avoid attacks when there are multiple enemies (which happens all the time after a while). The game is not hard, but it's very    The story is predictable, boring and incoclusive (so that we can have a paid story DLC). Charachters have no depth and their relationships are hardly credible for how they develop.
    Adding to all of this the control scheme is terrible and it's impossible to avoid attacks when there are multiple enemies (which happens all the time after a while). The game is not hard, but it's very frustrating because it doesn't feel fair at all (and I finished all of the Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, The Surge, Jedi Fallen Knight etc.).
    Even so the game would be at least enjoyable for someone who likes action videogames ('cause this game is not very scary) if it wasn't for the poor performances.
    Technically the game is quite better now than when it launched, but still it randomly crashes, stutters and has a lot of slowdowns. The thing it does best is it turns your Nvidia RTX into a Radeon GPU, so that when you turn ray tracing on it just becomes unplayable, going form 80fps to 30fps and constantly dropping frames, even on a 3080 12gb, 32 bg of ddr5 RAM and a 12600k. It is just ridiculous.
    Evidently Stinking Distance does not gather the true talents behind Dead Space.    … Expand
  18. rufuxz
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Hard to believe this is a AAA game, lot of people working in it and nobody thought the combat was repetitive and boring, 30 fps, a big deception and a fkn joke to the videogames
  19. RomperStomper
    Jan 14, 2023
    1
    Denuvo? LMAO No thanks. Is it 1997 again?

    If I decied to play it it will most definetly be pirated without that ****

    Installing Denuvo on a machine of mine will never happen.
  20. ONEEX
    Jan 20, 2023
    1
    Моя оценка игре:
    а) Денуво
    б) сезонный абонемент в) плохая оптимизация г) неиграбельный порт для собачьих экскрементов на ПК Такая ужасная практика в наши дни стала нормой, что действительно печально - бета продукты продаются как полноценый резил.    Моя оценка игре:
    а) Денуво
    б) сезонный абонемент
    в) плохая оптимизация
    г) неиграбельный порт для собачьих экскрементов на ПК

    Такая ужасная практика в наши дни стала нормой, что действительно печально - бета продукты продаются как полноценый резил.
  21. Garsupial
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    After being able to test the work done on the Dead Space remake, I have to say that this game now seems even worse to me as a PC port. Callisto Protocol director appears to glorify crunch culture, that its a shame. Terrible optimization launch and final game content divided into dlc's. On top of that, they wanted to sell it as a super production. I cannot recommend this and even less forAfter being able to test the work done on the Dead Space remake, I have to say that this game now seems even worse to me as a PC port. Callisto Protocol director appears to glorify crunch culture, that its a shame. Terrible optimization launch and final game content divided into dlc's. On top of that, they wanted to sell it as a super production. I cannot recommend this and even less for the price it has.… Expand
  22. gonace
    Dec 3, 2022
    3
    The game is so badly optimized it ruined the gameplay on PC, it was so unbearable that I just refunded the game and maybe I'd buy it again when the game is not the mess it is today. And I have to agree that it seems to be the way Unreal Engine loads and compiles shaders "on demand.

    And to gameplay it's kind of bad, the mini-boss you fight 4 times during the game can be beaten by easily    The game is so badly optimized it ruined the gameplay on PC, it was so unbearable that I just refunded the game and maybe I'd buy it again when the game is not the mess it is today. And I have to agree that it seems to be the way Unreal Engine loads and compiles shaders "on demand.

    And to gameplay it's kind of bad, the mini-boss you fight 4 times during the game can be beaten by easily dodging and reloading, the boss can't hit you if you just dodge.

    There are also only 4 different base enemies that have been mixed up a bit, but how lazy is that...    … Expand
  23. NewUserWhoDis
    Dec 5, 2022
    3
    The game is a turd lacking proper optimizations and full of bugs:

    -Trying to evade damage sucks because it bugs a lot. - Can't sometimes run. Yes, pressing the run button sometimes does... ZERO. - Can't even upgrade gear properly because I CAN'T EVEN READ WHAT UPDATES DO!! Yes, the font, something really basic, bugs!! This "Dead Space" wannabe not only looks dated in mechanics    The game is a turd lacking proper optimizations and full of bugs:

    -Trying to evade damage sucks because it bugs a lot.
    - Can't sometimes run. Yes, pressing the run button sometimes does... ZERO.
    - Can't even upgrade gear properly because I CAN'T EVEN READ WHAT UPDATES DO!! Yes, the font, something really basic, bugs!!

    This "Dead Space" wannabe not only looks dated in mechanics (nothing was updated nor a single new idea/concept was added, feels like Dead Space 1.2) but also has a ton of issues.

    Feels like an indie group got a massive investment from an angel and they decided to pay some AAA company that is really good in the industry to do all the graphics while they took care of the coding. In the end they were new and we got this as a result.

    Know what is the worse in all of this? This turd has a battle pass! A freaking game like this will have MTX that nobody asked for. Freaking disgusting.

    Graphics - 4/5 (nothing special but not bad either)
    Audio - 2/5 (nothing special and even feels boring at times; it even feels empty at times)
    Gameplay - 1/5 (dated, nothing new was added that makes it stand in the middle of the other Dead Space games)

    If you bought it, refund it while you've time. Maybe one day it will be good. But at the moment it's a turd in HD full of nut pieces.    … Expand
  24. ScienceAdvisor
    Dec 4, 2022
    1
    Even if this was not plagued with Denuvo, the fact that it is a half-finished port from consoles that barely works on PC would be enough to give it a poor rating. However, the gameplay is barely that. It is a rail shooter, with pre-determined combat that is so scripted you could use a bot to play those sections. The rest is just jump scares between quick time events. This is justEven if this was not plagued with Denuvo, the fact that it is a half-finished port from consoles that barely works on PC would be enough to give it a poor rating. However, the gameplay is barely that. It is a rail shooter, with pre-determined combat that is so scripted you could use a bot to play those sections. The rest is just jump scares between quick time events. This is just another "game" that wanted to be a "cinematic experience" aka movie, but pretends it is a real game. A massive disappointment that reinforces the basic rule to never pre-order, and if you do to cancel as soon as you learn there is a review embargo before release. They are ALWAYS a cover-up.… Expand
  25. Castrolias
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    Such a bummer! Had high hopes for this game which proves to be another disappointment. the only thing the game has going for it are looks. It looks beautiful, runs like ass, plays like ass and the story is ass.
  26. Lnowakowski
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Unplayable PC version due to poor optimalisation…Another buyers are testers product
  27. Litomaikel
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    Mala optimización, juego pasillero como pocos, historia mal contada, dudoso sistema de combate.
    Decepcionante en muchos aspectos.
    No es un AAA ni de broma. Si acaso un AA en plan A Plague Tale, pero con muchos más fallos.

    Personalmente yo ya he pedido el reembolso.
  28. Garik_Briks
    Dec 4, 2022
    1
    Как можно играть в этот душный и лагучий кусок дерьма? Для тех кому игра зашла, ты либо терпила, либо говноед)
  29. afroman123456
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its the stutter protocol i am very dissapointed by this game so far blunt enemey aı weak story and the boss fight please dont get me started ita awful
    waiting to play dead space remake
    please do not buy this game save your money on something better    … Expand
  30. benjamin666
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    this game is very boring and bad . very bad . i am disappoinment . it is aweful game . very bad
  31. yozuezito
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es una de las decepciones más grandes vista por mí. Primero empecemos con su optimización, lo que es la cúspide de lo desastroso. Yo ni siquiera con el parche que liberaron he podido jugarlo a más de 30 fps teniendo una jodida 3070. Este juego provoca que el mal humor se libere no por su dificultad (que no la tiene) sino por su esperpéntica optimización. Vayamos a lo segundo, la jugabilidad; tan repetitiva como un juego hecho a la mitad. Su historia es un hueco de personajes rotos y sosos. El personaje principal no converge ninguna vez con el usuario, no hay impacto en ninguna escena, parece hasta gracioso ver como reacciona a lo terrorífico que sucede en su alrededor. No hablemos de los personajes secundarios, un desastre tras otro, mueren sin ningún fundamente, son vacíos como el personaje principal, y no suplantan ese vacío constante en la historia. La historia que gira entorno el personaje es más de lo mismo, aburrida, sin sentido y su corta duración lo hace aun más peor. Lo único rescatable sería sus escenarios y su ambientación que peca demasiado en querer reflejar el Dead space. No recomiendo consumir este producto, a menos que lo hayan rebajado o en una oferta. Suerte a todos y espero que mi mal pasar sea de ayuda para quien busque alguna conjetura de lo que es este juego.… Expand
  32. JackKrauser
    Dec 10, 2022
    4
    It's an empty game that's just a graphic show. Boring and monotonous. That's all that can be said. In addition, the PC version was released without being explicitly tested. I refunded. Goodbye Callisto.
  33. The_D4RknesS
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    the game is cool it seems quite dead space but it is not playable, I stayed about 40 minutes at my friend's house who bought this game and they are horrible! in moments of jumpscare you Don't be scared as the game's performance drops drastically!
  34. Mattt013
    Dec 4, 2022
    3
    Prometían ser el juego de terror del año, le dieron demasiado hype, y es inconcebible que un juego AAA salga con esos problemas de optimización.
    Más allá de esos problemas, lejos está de ser un juego de terror. No da miedo para nada.
  35. LennyLennards
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think its the worst game ive ever played! Stopped by the last endboss, dont think they fix it in the future ! Dont buy it… Expand
  36. Sikgibioyun
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Making the game revolving around the melee combat is the worst decision they ever made, also game stutters on high end systems. Optimization sucks just like the combat system.

    Avoid and only buy it under heavy discount. After all it seeems EA was right to close down the Visceral Games. As for the bonus, bosses sucks... doing same cheap moves over and over again to beat them is    Making the game revolving around the melee combat is the worst decision they ever made, also game stutters on high end systems. Optimization sucks just like the combat system.

    Avoid and only buy it under heavy discount.

    After all it seeems EA was right to close down the Visceral Games.

    As for the bonus, bosses sucks... doing same cheap moves over and over again to beat them is both boring and annoying... just like the game...    … Expand
  37. Andrudis
    Dec 3, 2022
    1
    AVOID BUYING PC version!!!
    Buy and play any console version if you can - they both are great 8/10, but PC version is a blatant scam!
    Constant stutters from 120 FPS down to 2-5 FPS every dozen of seconds without any bottleneck (~60% CPU load and ~80% GPU load). Even during cut scenes. What makes it even worse, is that it appears devs perfectly knew about unplayable state of PC version    AVOID BUYING PC version!!!
    Buy and play any console version if you can - they both are great 8/10, but PC version is a blatant scam!
    Constant stutters from 120 FPS down to 2-5 FPS every dozen of seconds without any bottleneck (~60% CPU load and ~80% GPU load). Even during cut scenes.

    What makes it even worse, is that it appears devs perfectly knew about unplayable state of PC version all the time, but instead delaying release or at least issuing warning they just put review embargo till release date and knowingly released completely broken product - unplayable for most and with noticeably spoiled gameplay experience for those lucky few who do not get game breaking stutters every few seconds...
    Wait for a fix and discount at least 50% before considering buying this pile on unplayable...    … Expand
  38. kellcooz
    Jan 5, 2023
    1
    What an over hyped game infested with QTEs, a crappy save system, crappy combat system, lousy story & characters, new game plus in DLC package, and messy PC port. Only get it once it's been patched many times over along, complete with every DLC, and just $10-20. Game is overly undeserving of it's $70 price tag.
  39. benkhouya
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    Unplayable, the performance of this game is mediocre on PC.
    Thanks to Denuvo!
  40. 4life-
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Gorgeous graphics +1
    Great acting performances +1
    Sound is great +1
    Amazing atmosphere +1
    Cool plot +1
    Ray Tracing pr0n +1
    DENUVO -6
    ------------------------------------
    = 0

    Im sorry. Its just the way it is. Remove that pest,and watch the embrace..
  41. Ezio_Morte
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    Completely broken, like the majority of new releases needs to be fixed in order to be playable. I was so excited for this game...
  42. T4KED0WN
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    The game suffers from massive shader compilation issue even after the supposed update.
    The checkpoint and save systems are far from great. They spend no time getting me to care about Jacob (the protagonist) in the first chapter which would greatly elevate my engagement in the story. It does pick up shortly after you get to "SHU". Art team did an amazing job.
    The "9/2 Patch Update" that    The game suffers from massive shader compilation issue even after the supposed update.
    The checkpoint and save systems are far from great. They spend no time getting me to care about Jacob (the protagonist) in the first chapter which would greatly elevate my engagement in the story. It does pick up shortly after you get to "SHU". Art team did an amazing job.

    The "9/2 Patch Update" that was supposed to adress the shader compilation stutter has only fixed a very small portion of the shader compilation issues. The game pauses for 0,5s when a brand new thing is first introduced. It doesnt happen on subsequent playthroughs which means its shaders compiling. It seems like the patch has only fixed the some of the shader compilation stutter, mostly just cutscene ones, but close to none of the gameplay ones.

    They sneaked in denuvo after the game was already available for pre-order. The system requirements are incorrect because Its unplayable on my rtx 3080 and 12600k which meets them according to their chart even with fsr (PS5 which is way weaker can run it with close to no stutter, there is no excuse for pc version to stutter on a more powerful hardware). The only way to play this game is to let someone else suffer and do a 100% walkthrough on your pc in order to compile all the shaders and then playing it yourself.

    What a shame because i seriously like the rest of the game, even the combat which is fairly simple.

    I will change the review score to positive, but only if they fix the stuttering issues.    … Expand
  43. X2014rhh
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    **** game, same one boss Same three mobs
    Trash ui Trash combat system
    6 hours long lol
  44. Leonidas91
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    This game should be called stuttering protocol and the only real horror is the performance on pc. The pc optimization is terrible, the audio is out of sync and broken and to make matters worse they also put in that Denuvo cancer. Asked for a refund and never again will I try to pick up a game with Denuvo.
  45. WanderinMelmoth
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Callisto Protocol looks great. And that is the only good thing to be said about the game.
    On PC it runs terribly. What good are marvelous graphics when it plays like a slide show?
    The combat is terrible and made for one on one combat only - as soon as you are swarmed you cannot win. Yet another eagerly awaited game that completely fails (Cyberpunk vibes all over again). Do yourself a    Callisto Protocol looks great. And that is the only good thing to be said about the game.
    On PC it runs terribly. What good are marvelous graphics when it plays like a slide show?
    The combat is terrible and made for one on one combat only - as soon as you are swarmed you cannot win.
    Yet another eagerly awaited game that completely fails (Cyberpunk vibes all over again).
    Do yourself a favor and waait (do NOT pre-order!) for Dead Space Remake. It'll probably be much better than this.    … Expand
  46. Zodiac1699
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Думаю особо можно не распинаться и не рассказывать, как сильно люди ждали эту игру, в особенности фанаты, да и просто игроки, которым в своё время понравилась трилогия Dead Space. В особенности от человека который делал 1ю и 2ю часть космоса, от человека, который всё время после того как ушёл из ЕА распинался о том, какие ЕА плохие, как ЕА душили Visceral Games, что ЕА относилась к Скифилду как к дерьму (это его слова, сказанные в каком то там интервью) и т.д…
    Притом что ЕА, далеко не самая любимая студия у игроков, с весьма убогой репутацией. Не стоит говорить, что протокол быстро получил статус народной игры. Все думали вот, наконец-то, народный разработчик, нашёл бабки на игру, вернул часть старой гвардии, которая делала трилогию космоса, вот это будет ААА игра для народа, в духе Dead Space, но во всём лучше своего идейного оригинала.
    Получилось ли? Ну, если у вас мозг как у рыбки и от игры вы ждёте только проёбаного на неё времени, то да, безусловно, это успех.
    Для тех же, кто хочет получить от игры нечто больше, чем проёбаное на неё время, вы не по адресу!
    О том, почему так получилось, вы сможете узнать ниже и так:

    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198093266339/recommended/1544020/    … Expand
  47. adbbyury
    Dec 16, 2022
    1
    The Callisto Protocol has faced criticism claiming it is a "Dead Space clone". Well, after playing it, I wish it was. Truth is, this is some of the worst combat I've ever seen in a modern game. Not to mention, the game feels uninspired, isn't scary in the least, and is full of Uncharted-esque moments that are incredibly dated. The game sucks.
  48. odenmc
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    I can't believe it, I have a 4080 (I think it's the best graphics card on the market right now) and IT DOES NOT RUN THE GAME CORRECTLY.

    I HAVE TO FIDDLE AROUND IN GRAPHICS OPTIONS TO GET IT TO WORK. This is embarrassing
  49. esfumato
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    They forgot to develop gameplay mechanics. It is all about quick time events, jump scares, and a scripted combat that consist in memorizing the enemy patterns so you fight evry one of them exactly the same. Dodge Dodge attack attack and repeat again and again.

    The game is short 6 hours of gameplay.
  50. Whiteout
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, nice graphics.
    Aaand, that's pretty much it,

    Boring and **** combat, no interesting power ups or weapons, repetitive enemies.
    **** combat has already been said?
    Cause I gave up on the last boss.
    Clunky mechanics, player cannot properly run, dodge or aim with the camera going nuts, and while the bullet sponge runs like crazy there are are even minions.
    Yes because nowadays you cannot have a boss or a fight in gereral without minions!
    Especially crawling ones that came out of nowhere in a dark room and mess even more with yor camera.

    Absolute garbage, save your money for Dead Space instead of this turd.
    I want mine back!!    … Expand
  51. roughbeak
    Dec 3, 2022
    2
    At its current state on PC, it's an unoptimized mess. Switching from DX12 to DX11 hardly made any improvement based on the hopeful suggestions floating around; with a high-end machine, low settings is even a pure struggle. Be sure to wait until additional patches confirm to smoothen performance if you honestly value your time.

    Performance woes aside, melee gameplay is nearly atrocious    At its current state on PC, it's an unoptimized mess. Switching from DX12 to DX11 hardly made any improvement based on the hopeful suggestions floating around; with a high-end machine, low settings is even a pure struggle. Be sure to wait until additional patches confirm to smoothen performance if you honestly value your time.

    Performance woes aside, melee gameplay is nearly atrocious as it is tedious and janky. Dodging is complete **** overall, but once you get glitched into a corner, it becomes confusingly worse. The real development oversight is a lack of proper countering system when enemies are politely waiting in line behind you--your sluggish character is forced into an "escape tap" sequence everytime.

    Was really looking forward to this title-- it has gorgeous visuals and overall nice story, but 2/10 is extremely generous considering poor design choices.    … Expand
  52. Evelilyt
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Glitches!!! Terrible performance! Only 6 hours of gameplay... Lots of cliche. Didn't know it's possible to wreck more than a cyberpunk on start. Didn't expect such trash from dead space creators. Refunded
  53. shin777
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Cant play the game on steam deck outside home cause game uses denuvo, plus the slutter it is causing.... Refunded sadly :(
  54. Damr0ck85
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    Buy no fix later

    Refunded and never buying anything from this studio again.
  55. MinionX
    Dec 31, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A total of 15O ppl from PLAYSTATl0N MALAYSIA & PLAYSTATl0N VlSUAL ARTS worked on the development of THE CALLlST0 PR0T0C0L, which is actually very telling of why this game only runs properly on a PLAYSTATl0N 5.

    So, here are my personal takes, after being gaslighted by this—
    PUNCH-0UT SlMULAT0R Space Zombies Edition:
    Usually the combat in this game is like THE LAST 0F US 2, but worse, because of the camera & its heavy controls.
    Blocking during melee is pointless in it, since u always take damage when doing so, even with all defense upgrades purchased, while dodging causes u to take no damage at all & is extremely easy to exploit ragardles of the level of difficulty, which means buying defense upgrades is simply a waste of credits; like in TL0U 2 u can't dodge grab attacks, but u can't block them either, so blocking is still pointless in comparison with the dodging. However, it's kinda hilarious that the guy always moves like a snail, due to how slow he's & the fact that even he lacks an sprint animation, but then, when dodging— suddenly he's like a boxer with SUPER agile reflexes, armed with an electified cricket bat!

    This game has a bug which 1 shot enemies when u use the GRAVlTY GL0VE & u drop them over objects in the level, such as tables, blocks of concrete, cars, boxes & so on. This obviously makes the GRAVlTY GL0VE fvcking over-powered & very easy to exploit, regardless the difficulty in which u're playing it! The only exception is that u can't use it directly on its B0SSES, but this obviously also means that u can use it indirectly against its B0SSES anyway.

    During its combat tutorial section, the main protagonist with his bare hands 'll gonna grabb a metallic tool, which was recently nailed into a fuse box. Now, ¿how the hell he'll not gonna be electrocuted to death— while doing so—? is beyond me.

    Basically from the beginning its devs already establish a rule of this world/universe redarging an item that l'll simply call MEDl-GEL, which revives the main protagonist of a condition which is literally called CLlNlCALLY DEAD, after they insert a device into his nape; ¿0k? Well then— ¿¿why later, along the way from a certain point A to point B, u can't use a spare MEDl-GEL (if still u've a spare one in ur inventory) to save the life of another survivor who is about to die, when this one even has the same device on his nape?? This is the 1st title that the devs released after becoming independent from EA, but even so they're already presenting us with W0RLD BREAKlNG RULES narratively speaking, regarding this lP; & they obviously 've plans to make a sequel to this title; so get ready for a very sh¡tty ride with it!

    Regarding its W0RLD BUlLDlNG, well, u have a prison in it in which there's every 2 out of 3 of its respective parts— some— walls with deadly spikes or giant meat grinders. So, yup, ¡is nonsensical AF regarding W0RLD BUlLDlNG!

    Also, BLACK WESKER strikes again in it with his “C0MPLETE GL0BAL SATURATI0N!” So, yup, the main villain of this game is cartoonishly evil.

    EXCELLENT ST0RY TELLING! lt'll really hook u up!! ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    lt has a grand total of 2 B0SSES:
    (B0SS 1) ls a C0NJ0lNED TYRANT, which is more B0RlNG than RE 2's TYRANT, & the same even relies on enemy waves.
    (B0SS 2) ls WlLLlAM BlRKlN "G3", & surprise, surprise; ¡HE ALS0 RELlES 0N ENEMY WAVES! & it ain't just of the normal enemy type, nope, no sir; ¡but the literally explosive enemy type!!    … Expand
  56. Vasot
    Dec 4, 2022
    3
    Welcome to THE STUTTERING PROTOCOL with Denuvo DRM what a sad surprise. Besides the failed technical aspect of the game with bad optimization and stuttering and shady DRM there are also more concerning problems. The story feels bare-bones and pretty much every cut scene available was already in the trailers. Combat gets boring, and melee combat is clunky plus the game isn't scary asWelcome to THE STUTTERING PROTOCOL with Denuvo DRM what a sad surprise. Besides the failed technical aspect of the game with bad optimization and stuttering and shady DRM there are also more concerning problems. The story feels bare-bones and pretty much every cut scene available was already in the trailers. Combat gets boring, and melee combat is clunky plus the game isn't scary as advertised. Disappointed and REFUNDED.… Expand
  57. tdebug
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    It is a cheap and lazy port from consoles. No nvidia dlss support (because consoles use amd). HDR doesn't work. Terrible shutters more or less fixed only after 2nd day patch. I am wondering if developers even ran it on a PC before releasing? Manual saves present but do not work and is completely useless. However, they do charge full price for it of course. They like money but don't like toIt is a cheap and lazy port from consoles. No nvidia dlss support (because consoles use amd). HDR doesn't work. Terrible shutters more or less fixed only after 2nd day patch. I am wondering if developers even ran it on a PC before releasing? Manual saves present but do not work and is completely useless. However, they do charge full price for it of course. They like money but don't like to do work, how original.
    Also, it is a steam game, but good luck trying to run it on a steam deck. It is not optimized at all and anyway always requires internet connection because they are so afraid someone will pirate their precious pile of severely underdeveloped product.

    Even if all technical issues are fixed, it is unfortunately also not the most fun game to play. The game promotes mele combat by limiting ammo even on the lowest difficulty. But the problem is that combat is repetitive and clumsy mechanics. In the first 5-6 you won't see any unique enemies, but just the same human like monsters. Later there are some small varieties but nothing much. Generator level is so hopelessly boring and repetitive where you are constantly overwhelmed with just EXACTLY the same monsters over and over and OVER again and then AGAIN that I seriously wanted to abandon the game.    … Expand
  58. endless_hallway
    Dec 3, 2022
    6
    This is one of those games which try to be super cinematic at the expense of free exploration.
    The game is constantly on rails, funneling you from one linear corridor to the next, with the obligatory scripted event and jumpscare in between.
    Dead Space did the same thing. But in Dead Space you had at least those spacewalks with your magnetic boots, environmental puzzles and zero gravity    This is one of those games which try to be super cinematic at the expense of free exploration.
    The game is constantly on rails, funneling you from one linear corridor to the next, with the obligatory scripted event and jumpscare in between.

    Dead Space did the same thing. But in Dead Space you had at least those spacewalks with your magnetic boots, environmental puzzles and zero gravity sections where you could float around freely, plus strategic dismemberment of body parts on the enemy, to give the gameplay a little bit of variety. All of those things are mostly absent in The Callisto Protocol.

    There is really not much variety in the level design. They try to break it up with different locations, environmental hazards and various light settings which are all very well done and feel very atmospheric, but at the end of the day all they do is funnel you through a sequence of linear corridors. And most of the time the camera is so zoomed in on your character that you do not see much of the environment anyway.

    Combat:

    The combat feels very deliberate and very slow, to the point that it almost feels like a quicktime event. Animations feel so long and drawn out that you really wonder "Am I playing this right now or is this a cutscene".

    And as said, the strategic dismemberment of body parts you had in Dead Space, is not nearly as important anymore.This time around, it's mostly about close quarter combat with melee weapons and the ability to dodge attacks. Long range weapons are not important anymore.It's barely worth using them, outside of hindering the creatures from mutating.

    Combat really doesn't feel very responsive.
    The animations look great, but they do not necessarily play great.

    On top of that, the game has this weird artificial rule that you can't dodge multiple times in the same direction. If you do, you get hit, no matter how perfect your timing is. Which feels totally unnecessary. You dont need timing anyways, its enough to keep holding the analog stick into the correct direction and your character dodges automaticaly. They even explain that to you in the tutorial. It's a very acquired taste, to say the least.

    Performance (13900K, rtx 4090, 32 GB ram) :

    This game has severe shader compilation stuttering and very inefficient cpu utilization on pc.
    The stuttering is actually worse than in the pc version of Elden Ring at release. While the framerate is constantly fluctuating between 50 and 80 fps on ultra settings at 4K with raytracing turned on and between 100-140 fps on ultra settings at 4K with raytracing turned off. The cpu utilization often doesnt even reach 40 %.

    Loading new areas into the game seems to be also very badly optimized, because after almost every room or hallway there is a hidden loading screen with your character slowly crawling or squeezing himself through a tight space, or opening a door in a deliberately slow way. At the time the credits roll your character has probably squeezed through several hundred interactive loading screens.

    Conclusion:

    I personally would have wished for a little bit less fixation on cinematics and scripted events and a little bit more free exploration. Maybe a little bit of non-linearity with certain areas being more open, like in the Dark Souls games or in Bloodborne. With a healthy mix of small corridors and larger rooms, more open areas and backtracking between the areas. It would have been also nice to have more than only 1 boss fight and 1 miniboss in those locations.

    The graphics and presentation are 9/10.

    The story is a 0/10, its just a handful of very minimalistic plot devices to move you through the levels and all of the characters you encounter have zero personality and relative emotionless voice acting.

    The gameplay is 5/10 if I take the constant stuttering and frame drops into account and the melee combat which feels kind of repetitive after a while, without the emphasis on strategic body part dismemberment out of their previous games.

    Overall this is a style over substance game, with the graphic and lighting being so exceptionally well done that you almost forget about how undercooked the actual gameplay is. At least for a few minutes until you fight the next group of enemies or crawl through the next interactive loading screen.

    Pros:
    + graphic
    + lighting
    + sound design
    + death animations

    Cons:
    - combat
    - level design
    - enemy variety
    - bossfight(s)
    - performance
    - story    … Expand
  59. SergeiZ
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    At the moment it is very inconvenient to play. There is simply no optimization.
    But if you still manage to overcome yourself and try to play, then you will find an absolutely illogical beginning of the game (the ship crashes on a prison planet, and the main character is immediately transferred from a crew member to a prisoner. Why? Where is the logic of this plot twist?) In addition, a    At the moment it is very inconvenient to play. There is simply no optimization.
    But if you still manage to overcome yourself and try to play, then you will find an absolutely illogical beginning of the game (the ship crashes on a prison planet, and the main character is immediately transferred from a crew member to a prisoner. Why? Where is the logic of this plot twist?) In addition, a very weak moment of the game is the combat system. The fights are just boring.
    I just don't understand people who like the game. I gave the game one point only for the quality of the picture. Yes, the game constantly freezes for a couple of seconds, but the picture produces a very beautiful one.    … Expand
  60. helladarionx
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    Não está dublado em português, então nao serve para bosta nehhuma. em pleno 2023 e saindo jogo com audio em inglês. NOJENTO
  61. Matuation03
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    Deposité mi confianza en este juego reservándolo por 60 euros y tres días después de salir es injugable, tengo componentes en mi pc de sobra para jugarlo a 60 fps estables y los fps caen todo el rato.
  62. Kabelera123
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Its one of the best games ever made. The graphics are incredible , the details amazing. 10/10
  63. Zero_89
    Jan 5, 2023
    4
    This game has some very serious performance issues on PC, but after the last patch it isn't as bad as people say, combat is on the repetitive side, but it's passable (except for when there's more than one enemy, then it falls apart), story veers from pretty bad to average, the atmosphere, texture work and visual presentation are amazing but that immediately falls apart when you realizeThis game has some very serious performance issues on PC, but after the last patch it isn't as bad as people say, combat is on the repetitive side, but it's passable (except for when there's more than one enemy, then it falls apart), story veers from pretty bad to average, the atmosphere, texture work and visual presentation are amazing but that immediately falls apart when you realize that the game really isn't all that scary, probably give it a chance if you're a sucker for visuals when it inevitably goes on sale in a couple of months or buy it when it's finally patched up with all the additional content in a year or two for a fraction of the price.… Expand
  64. 619489524
    Dec 9, 2022
    5
    the game is only 8-9 hours long
    developers claim this is a horror game，but not horror。
    plot is not good.
    combat and level design is bad, really bad.
    developers want to compare dead Spaces, but only the graphics improved. all else failed.
  65. woody1701
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Good game, great gameplay. Graphics is amazing. No issues with stability and performance.
  66. Chapa9dj
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    It's not a bad game at all. The atmosphere, the graphics and the characters are all excellent.
    My only problem with it is the lack of optimization, which i'm going to clarify that they are working hard to fix all the problems. Two patches have been released and they addressed a lot of the problems regarding stutter and frame drops. Sure, there are still issues here and there, but i    It's not a bad game at all. The atmosphere, the graphics and the characters are all excellent.
    My only problem with it is the lack of optimization, which i'm going to clarify that they are working hard to fix all the problems. Two patches have been released and they addressed a lot of the problems regarding stutter and frame drops. Sure, there are still issues here and there, but i appreciate that they're working as fast as they can to polish the game, perhaps it should have been delayed, who knows.

    My only complain is the combat gameplay, It's a frustrating mess and it's not well implemented.
    Everything else about this game is exceptional, it has the original Dead Space soul all over it and i love it.

    With that being said, i hope things improve for this game. It deserve a second chance.    … Expand
  67. ARGuy
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    I've been waiting for another dead-space game/dead-space-like game for a long time. For what it was it was alright. I enjoyed some parts of it and I didn't enjoy some other parts. The game visually is incredible to look at however the level design itself is linear with some extra halls. Gameplay-wise it's pretty much just dead space 1 with some additions to it that don't innovate itsI've been waiting for another dead-space game/dead-space-like game for a long time. For what it was it was alright. I enjoyed some parts of it and I didn't enjoy some other parts. The game visually is incredible to look at however the level design itself is linear with some extra halls. Gameplay-wise it's pretty much just dead space 1 with some additions to it that don't innovate its original gameplay at all but is fun once you get the general mechanics down. While I did somewhat enjoy it I'm still disappointed in it for how much potential it had to be a fantastic game.

    So I'll go through the pros and cons of the game real quick as a tl:dr for anyone:

    Pros:
    - Nice melee combat

    - Great visuals and environment design

    - Awesome character design

    Cons:
    - Lack in enemy variety and unique mechanics

    -Very linear pathway and story

    - Barebones lore that I did not care for

    - If your pc cannot run the minimum then there will be performance issues    … Expand
  68. sexypen
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Плюсы- графика,звук,атмосфера,анимации.Минусы- линейные локации, простенький сюжет. season pass вы серьезно? новые анимации в более дорогой версии ну это конечно бред.Игра очень короткая 10-12 геймплея. Создано для выкачки бабла. Да, должен быть шедевр, но разрабы не смогли.Плюсы- графика,звук,атмосфера,анимации.Минусы- линейные локации, простенький сюжет. season pass вы серьезно? новые анимации в более дорогой версии ну это конечно бред.Игра очень короткая 10-12 геймплея. Создано для выкачки бабла. Да, должен быть шедевр, но разрабы не смогли.
  69. Martinrazie
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    First true next gen game. Graphics, sounds and scary story is awensome! Game of The year
  70. lite_lite
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    концовка норм, хз че её так засрали прям капитально я не понял, сюжет в целом оказался не настолько уж плохим, ласт босс тоже хоть и дженерик, но... а шо там еще можно было ожидать)

    в целом, мне понравилось, но мало, хочу добавки, и чтоб косяки баланса пофиксили, ну и поменьше повторяющихся элементов 15-летней давности было игра свои 7.5-8 баллов очень даже заслуживает, несмотря на    концовка норм, хз че её так засрали прям капитально я не понял, сюжет в целом оказался не настолько уж плохим, ласт босс тоже хоть и дженерик, но... а шо там еще можно было ожидать)

    в целом, мне понравилось, но мало, хочу добавки, и чтоб косяки баланса пофиксили, ну и поменьше повторяющихся элементов 15-летней давности было

    игра свои 7.5-8 баллов очень даже заслуживает, несмотря на большое количество косяков

    не шедевр, но очень неплохо для дебюта олдскульных дедов, надеюсь в сиквеле (если он будет) или длц исправятся

    любителям космосов, хорроров, чужих и прочих дед спейсов обязательно к ознакомлению    … Expand
  71. Chowjust
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    ̶G̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶t̶t̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶a̶z̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶3̶0̶8̶0̶ ̶T̶i̶ ̶/̶ ̶R̶y̶z̶e̶n̶ ̶9̶.̶ ̶J̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶c̶e̶.̶

    As of patch 1.06, I can now run on max settings with pretty much zero stutter. I still get some stutters during action heavy scenes but it's nowhere as noticeable or annoying as before. You kinda got to give them props for putting out a    ̶G̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶t̶t̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶a̶z̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶3̶0̶8̶0̶ ̶T̶i̶ ̶/̶ ̶R̶y̶z̶e̶n̶ ̶9̶.̶ ̶J̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶c̶e̶.̶

    As of patch 1.06, I can now run on max settings with pretty much zero stutter. I still get some stutters during action heavy scenes but it's nowhere as noticeable or annoying as before. You kinda got to give them props for putting out a patch this quick but also, why not just wait one day lol.

    In terms of the game - it looks amazing and the atmosphere perfect. As some who is big on action horror games like Dead Space and Resident Evil, I can easily recommend this. The game settings gives me real Event Horizon/Pandorum vibes so if you have issues and enjoy those movies like me then you'll like this.

    It's not exactly Dead Space, but that's what we have the Dead Space remake for. The gameplay trailers showed exactly what this game is like and I pretty happy with what I got.    … Expand
  72. ultrasakont
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    after playing the whole game, i think this game is trying to waste my time half the time
    preventing me from sprinting in certain sections
    and not to mention half this game is just jacob passing through tight corridors or crouching under rubble or some tunnels, this is really cheap way to hide loading and pad the game runtime i though the next gen is defined by no loading screens, and    after playing the whole game, i think this game is trying to waste my time half the time
    preventing me from sprinting in certain sections
    and not to mention half this game is just jacob passing through tight corridors or crouching under rubble or some tunnels, this is really cheap way to hide loading and pad the game runtime
    i though the next gen is defined by no loading screens, and that tight corridors are a thing of the past    … Expand
  73. Comical_Comrade
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    Beautifully, terrifying gameplay and design. Phenomenal story. Horrifying addicting.
  74. Nexusjuan
    Dec 8, 2022
    9
    Great Game! Very funny, well achieved scares and graphics at the height of this generation, highly recommended.

    With the updates the game is going very well
  75. Marinne
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Vão arrumar oq fazer e pelo amor de deus, parem de dar review bomb no jogo se nem jogaram ele. O desempenho no PC veio ruim? veio sim. Eu q tenho um PC mediano se abaixar as sombras jogo de boas, vcs nerdolas ai q tem PC bom devem jogar mto bem. O jogo ta bom sim, tratem de jogar o jogo antes de falar merda da internet
  76. JackMcloed
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    This game is a masterfully crafted gaming experience. I guess everyone just likes mindless wandering time waster micro transaction games now.

    This game is a spiritual successor to something that already exists and STILL 2x as creative and innovative as 90% of games. Makes me sick how bandwagon people are being. Probably because they didn't figure out the mechanics and need a game to    This game is a masterfully crafted gaming experience. I guess everyone just likes mindless wandering time waster micro transaction games now.

    This game is a spiritual successor to something that already exists and STILL 2x as creative and innovative as 90% of games.

    Makes me sick how bandwagon people are being. Probably because they didn't figure out the mechanics and need a game to hold their hand and reassure them that they're a champ.
    This game makes you feel a certain kind of way and it's incredible at it.
    Don't sleep on this one just because journalists ran a coordinated smear campaign. They did so they could shill for the big 3 and further degenerate gaming into nothing but factory filth. Guess they have to make sure real games don't get made anymore.

    The biggest complaint I keep hearing is that you lock on to the enemy that's attacking you, so it doesn't work for multiple enemies or... something. I gotta tell you that this game gives you all the tools you need. If a second character gets too close, you will still dodge it because it instantly locks to the enemy attacking. What you need to do is use the telekinesis glove to throw extra enemies out of the way if you get overwhelmed. SIMPLE AS THAT. Just pay attention to the environment and use everything you can to dominate enemies, that's what hazards and explosion tanks are there for. Just use them. Figuring out how to not get overwhelmed and managing enemies is THE WHOLE POINT, while being as ruthless and efficient as possible. This game is basically perfect at everything it attempts. I can't believe all this bad press it's getting from people who PLAY VIDEO GAMES FOR A LIVING, so you would think they wouldn't suck.

    Another thing is "it's just linear OMG I can't endlessly explore idiot areas aimlessly wahhh" Go play Ubisoft you morons. Get some micro trans checklists you're such a glutton for. Because that's exactly what you'll get when you only give excellent scores to cookie cutter games. You get what you deserve you fools. This game is a series of expertly crafted and paced GAUNTLETS, it always is throwing a new challenge at you each and every time and highlights the actual depth and game design prowess on clear display.

    Oh and too many vents... Well would you prefer broke asses with old systems and hardware couldn't play it? You need that to hide loading screens, besides this is how the previous games were and part of the DNA. They paced it out extremely well and I'd argue you wouldn't get near the same "Dead Space feeling" without them. It's all about vibe. What's funny is that this is a cross platform game and STILL has the best graphics I've ever seen in a game. Try and tell me it doesn't look like a literal movie from start to finish!

    I guess quality experiences aren't everyone's bag.    … Expand
  77. starker96
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    Muy buen juego. Yo que he jugado dead space 1, 2 y 3 no he podido dejar de ver ciertas similitudes de todas estas en The Callisto Protocol. La jugabilidad es similar a la de Dead Space, sólo que cambia un tanto en cuanto a ataques refiere. Los enemigos son más fuertes y resistentes, la mayoría de combates se darán siempre de cuerpo a cuerpo y estos tendrás que usar las flechas izq. yMuy buen juego. Yo que he jugado dead space 1, 2 y 3 no he podido dejar de ver ciertas similitudes de todas estas en The Callisto Protocol. La jugabilidad es similar a la de Dead Space, sólo que cambia un tanto en cuanto a ataques refiere. Los enemigos son más fuertes y resistentes, la mayoría de combates se darán siempre de cuerpo a cuerpo y estos tendrás que usar las flechas izq. y derecha para esquivar los ataques, el inventario lo tienes reducido a un máximo de 6 y ampliable a 12 sólo después de haber salido de la cárcel. Hay momentos de "scream" cada cierto tiempo. Es más reducido el uso del arma antigravedad que ahora son guantes. La música sabe como ponerte en tensión y en guardia. Algo que apreciar es el constante cambio de ambientes, lo coherente de la historia y las cinemáticas.
    Algunas deficiencias que he tenido en rendimiento considero que es porque lo he jugado con un Ryzen 5 1600, sumado a esto, muy por seguro que también se ha afectado el rendimiento por el uso de Denuvo Anticheat. No obstante, es un gran juego.
    Algo que me hubiera gustado que pusieses es mayor disponibilidad de interacción del personaje con el entorno. Quizás, incluso, algo retador hubiera sido esconder objetos o coleccionables (los "collares de los muertos" en alguna zona innacesible que solo se pueda alcanzar con tus guantes de gravedad, para que así el jugador se vea en cierta forma forzado a buscar por toda la habitación en busca de estas cosas para que así también la aprecie.
    La cámara la sentí muy pegada al personaje, pero no ha sido una molestia en los encuentros contra los monstruos.
    Algo también, un tanto irrealista me pareció que al salir de una habitación y volver a entrar vieras como respawneaban ciertos materiales infectados (como unos huevos) cuando ya los habías destruido.
    También debo acotar que existe cierta falta en cuanto a variedad de enemigos refiere, pero con los que hay sí que causa un gran susto en el corazón, sobretodo cuando te quedas sin munición.
    Pese a todo esto, y por la trama, por la jugabilidad, por todos esos momentos de sorpresa, por lo que es hasta el momento le doy un 10, sé que no es perfecto pero cumple con ser un gran juego. Que los pequeños fallos no apañen el gran valor de este diamante de juego.

    Edit 1. Después del parche de hoy 4.12.2022 el juego se ha vuelto muy estable usando un ryzen 5 1600 y una gtx 1660s en steam. Todo va muy fluido en gráficos bajos y medios (aún no lo he probado en alto).    … Expand
  78. Nexus6Gamer
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    Wrote the first review by mistake for the PS5 but meant it for the PC. This game was AWESOME!!! It is was truly 2008 Dead Space resurrected in 2022. Can't wait for Glen and crew to make the sequel.
  79. merohong
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Great visual, sound and impact.
    The immersion was good and it was a long-awaited style of game.
    The quick update response was also good.
  80. masterwishx
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Remind me The Evil Within but in space.
    Great game, great story. A very well done atmosphere. Beautiful graphics, visual effects and music. Effective fights. A minimum of friezes on the ssd that the developers have already fixed. I see no reason to underestimate this product the fact that AAA games of this quality are very rarely released lately.
  81. GameOverTampa
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    Story complete. Story A+ Performance B+ (stuttering as most people are complaining about. Didn't have to reduce settings just had to change to AMD FSR 2 performance, made the text blah but the overall game play quality was high). Universe and lore (which I feel people don't comment on enough) A+. Perfect length horror game for a casual adult gamer with enough challenge to make you want toStory complete. Story A+ Performance B+ (stuttering as most people are complaining about. Didn't have to reduce settings just had to change to AMD FSR 2 performance, made the text blah but the overall game play quality was high). Universe and lore (which I feel people don't comment on enough) A+. Perfect length horror game for a casual adult gamer with enough challenge to make you want to chuck a controller at least once. Biggest complaint is that there isn't a quick turn mechanic so I was often surrounded by enemies that I could not tell were there.… Expand
  82. GusDreyer
    Dec 3, 2022
    9
    I don't understand people reviewing a game based on whether or not there was crunch time during its development, or on its price being to high. REVIEW THE GAME, GODDAMMIT!
    The Callisto protocol is an amazing game, I recognized Schofield signature everywhere I look, the game is tense, it keeps building tension to a boiling point and then nothing happens! Then all of a sudden, when you    I don't understand people reviewing a game based on whether or not there was crunch time during its development, or on its price being to high. REVIEW THE GAME, GODDAMMIT!
    The Callisto protocol is an amazing game, I recognized Schofield signature everywhere I look, the game is tense, it keeps building tension to a boiling point and then nothing happens! Then all of a sudden, when you least expect... BOOM! The graphics and sound design are top notch! I do recommend playing it with a quality headset for full immersion.
    It's impossible not to compare it to Dead Space, it's true, the mechanics are very very similar, but this one rely more on melee than on guns and resource management, this can be a let down for a lot of players that like gun combat.
    Other than that, amazing game! loved it!    … Expand
  83. lumos
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10
    НЕ понимаю людей которые дальше гнобят игру и ставят негативные отзыв, когда проблемы технического характера решились в первый день. За атмосферу, графику и сюжет, могу поставить высшую оценку. Dead spase 3 который мы заслужили.    … Expand
  84. anykey_
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    The best example of horror in space and some kind of rethinking of the Dead Space formula. Very atmospheric, very cool graphics, finally games on Unreal Engine 4 do not look like brown and toy **** No story line. But, in principle, all games of this type work this way. So my rating is 8 out of 10. Poor optimization, incomprehensible combat, poor variability. Overall, a great action-horrorThe best example of horror in space and some kind of rethinking of the Dead Space formula. Very atmospheric, very cool graphics, finally games on Unreal Engine 4 do not look like brown and toy **** No story line. But, in principle, all games of this type work this way. So my rating is 8 out of 10. Poor optimization, incomprehensible combat, poor variability. Overall, a great action-horror action movie.… Expand
  85. AFONSOMATIAS
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    ESSE JOGO É MUITO BONITO, GRAFICA ABSURDOS COM CERTEZA ESSA É A NOVA GERAÇÃO. JOGO MUUITO BOM. NOTA 10!!!
  86. PCsincero
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Ficou muito ruim no lançamento, mas agora teve um patch que corrigiu as travadas, caso voce ainda nao consiga jogar direito, use o dx11, foi um bom workaround até chegar o update. Pra quem tem PC batata, esquece o dx12.
  87. Cleesan
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    Its not a horror game, more of an action thriller; with that said now that the stuttering is mostly fixed it is fun game.

    Pros: • Cool story • Beautiful graphics Cons: • Music - If you explore a lot sometimes the music bugs out and gets stuck being super dramatic for long periods of time, which can ruin some scenes. • Storage - There are locations where you have no spot to sell    Its not a horror game, more of an action thriller; with that said now that the stuttering is mostly fixed it is fun game.

    Pros:

    • Cool story
    • Beautiful graphics
    Cons:

    • Music - If you explore a lot sometimes the music bugs out and gets stuck being super dramatic for long periods of time, which can ruin some scenes.
    • Storage - There are locations where you have no spot to sell your items if you’re a collector you’ll find yourself leaving stuff behind because your inventory is too full.
    • Combat – Melee combat can get very boring, very repetitive but at the same time effective enough to the point you can almost beat the game without ever using ammo.
    • Replayability – Not currently much reason to replay it, no new game plus, and its easy to collect everything on the first playthrough.

    All in all, I had a great time and am looking forward to the DLC to continue/expand the story.

    System Specs:
    CPU: i9-12900HX
    GPU: 3080 Ti Laptop
    RAM: 64GB DDR5 @4800MHz
    SSDs: 2 Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe M.2s    … Expand
  88. PJthePlayer
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Seems like a lot of people with potato PCs are hating on this game. It did have a stuttering issue at launch which was resolved in less than 24 hours with a patch. The game itself is fantastic and a solid spiritual successor to Dead Space. I have a high-end gaming PC and experienced no issues whatsoever from start to finish twice (second playthrough to finish it on Maximum SecuritySeems like a lot of people with potato PCs are hating on this game. It did have a stuttering issue at launch which was resolved in less than 24 hours with a patch. The game itself is fantastic and a solid spiritual successor to Dead Space. I have a high-end gaming PC and experienced no issues whatsoever from start to finish twice (second playthrough to finish it on Maximum Security difficulty). This is a 2022 AAA release with some of the best graphics ever in a video game and your computer needs to be up to par. Don't expect it to run well on a budget machine.… Expand
  89. Burretploof
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
    A solid 7. It's not mindblowing but it's definitely a solid game. I liked the melee combat, though there was some potential for more/better weapons as well as some more enemy variety.
    Parts of the story were rather predictable and not exactly fresh, but it was an enjoyable ride nonetheless. Could use a sequel following up after that ending.
  90. pnot4u
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Не смотря на проблемы при запуске, игра очень глубокая и атмосферная. А какие тут лицевые анимации, это чистый кайф. Надеюсь допилят до ума, как и с киберпанком, за техническими проблемами лежит крутая игра
  91. VG_Alex
    Dec 4, 2022
    6
    imitation of dead space,nice graphic and ordinary gameplay design,Most importantly,This game are awful in PC platform,It can't hold on 60fps with RT on in 4090,That was too ridiculous a game so call '4A game' just like that.

    Review of "The Callisto Protocol"

    Graphic/Art: 9

    Music/Sounds: 8

    Narrative/Performance: 7

    Gameplay: 7.5

    Score:6.7 (-1.2)
  92. grihajedy
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    7,2/10
    Начнём с того, что это не Dead Space - это теперь "сувайвал-хоррор" типо Резидент Эвила, мы не очень поворотливы, мы медленно достаём и перезаряжаем оружие, патроны часто кончаются, ну проще говоря, мы не брутально ходим и кромсаем всё и вся, теперь мы, хотя и тоже очень брутально - с острожностью зачищаем врагов по одному, экономя боезапас и даже иногда прибегая к стелсу. И за это    7,2/10
    Начнём с того, что это не Dead Space - это теперь "сувайвал-хоррор" типо Резидент Эвила, мы не очень поворотливы, мы медленно достаём и перезаряжаем оружие, патроны часто кончаются, ну проще говоря, мы не брутально ходим и кромсаем всё и вся, теперь мы, хотя и тоже очень брутально - с острожностью зачищаем врагов по одному, экономя боезапас и даже иногда прибегая к стелсу. И за это я игру не могу не похвалилить, это выглядит как эволюция идей Дид Спейса в другой плоскости, это лучше чем тупой рескин старой игры, да и работает это не так уж и долго, не превращается в "душниловку", где-то к середине игры у вас уже появляется достаточное количество патрон и про острожность уже немного забывается, скримеры начинают повторяться, обязательных стелс-секций уже не наблюдается. Но поэтому это одновременно и минус, так как идей не хватает на полноценную игру.
    Смотрите, тут есть неплохая уникальная система боёвки, вы должны удерживать кнопку влево или вправо, стоя перед противником, чтобы ваш персонаж автоматически увернулся от врага, при этом вы можете дубасить его дубинкой/стрелять/кинуть самого врага или предмет телекинезом, и эти вещи можно комбинировать. Но ближний бой слишком однокнопочный и есть существенная недоработка, если зомбак подошёл очень близко к вам, то камера лочится на противнике, и, если вы не зачистили арену от других, то вас смогут бить с других сторон, а вы не сможете убежать, пока не разберётесь с основным залоченным противником. Ну и под конец игры появляются боссы, которые уж слишком просты в плане геймдизайна, просто ходишь от них вокруг какой-нибудь преграды, стреляешь, когда босс падает - бьёшь, стреляешь, когда падает - бьёшь, и почти тоже самое с финальным, неплохо, но примитивно, и, в конце может выбесить, так как напоминаю - персонаж не очень поворотливый, а босс завалит с 1 удара.
    В остальном же геймплей работает и достаточно приятно играется на протяжении всех 10-15 часов игры, хоть и не претендует на какие-то "высоты", вы можете проползти некоторых противников, вы можете выкинуть телекинезом противника за борт или кинуть его на шипы, заряд перчатки, конечно же, не бесконечный, теперь он тратится даже на обычное притягивание или удержание врага, при окончании энергии вам придётся зачищать арену пистолетом или ближним боем, но если вы не успеете достаточно быстро убить врага, он может мутировать, и увеличить своё хп на 300%, даже один успевший "мутировать" противник станет для вас хорошей проблемой. Монстры..

    Полный обзор тут: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198045304461/recommended/1544020/    … Expand
  93. skmoyer
    Jan 1, 2023
    10
    The game ia great. If you like single player action thriller/horror games (like resident evil or dead space) youll like this game. More melee than other similar games. Environment is great and story is okay enough to keep you playing.
  94. Plkyz
    Dec 19, 2022
    8
    I went into this game blind aside from some reviews complaining of performance so I tested the in game benchmark and kept all setting high except turned shadows to medium for a 35 fps saving for what looked like no noticeable improvement. I played on a rx 6750 xt at 1080p with no RT as I prefer the better performance usually getting 90-110fps with 70fps low. I started my playthrough on theI went into this game blind aside from some reviews complaining of performance so I tested the in game benchmark and kept all setting high except turned shadows to medium for a 35 fps saving for what looked like no noticeable improvement. I played on a rx 6750 xt at 1080p with no RT as I prefer the better performance usually getting 90-110fps with 70fps low. I started my playthrough on the 12/15 update and had a great experience with no stutters! It took me 9h30m to finish the game on medium security as I took my time doing all the side areas. I was impressed at every turn between the insane graphics to the unnerving sound design. I don't really play any horror games but had no issue getting through the game. I enjoyed the story and because I'm a loot goblin I heard every side recording which helped my understanding while also getting every weapon. I feel I wasn't using one weapon to death as I had plenty of ammo the whole journey and at the end a total of 7 weapons upgraded thoroughly to cycle through. My only complaint would be the variety and number of bosses and non human looking (two arms, two legs) enemies and maybe some more meaningful scares.… Expand
  95. Midnitdragoon
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    I had a blast with the game and enjoyed the story. If you like Sci fi horror games like system shock 1 2 and dead space, you will find enjoyment in the calisto protocol.

    I played the game from beginning to end on my laptop with no issues as well.
  96. O3liveon
    Dec 10, 2022
    9
    The Callisto Protocol is an incredibly detailed and gruesome world, often times called the spiritual successor of the masterpiece that is Dead Space. However, although created by the creator of Dead Space, this is an entirely different venture and one that is worth experiencing. There are quite a few similarities between the two but instead of going through those. The Callisto ProtocolThe Callisto Protocol is an incredibly detailed and gruesome world, often times called the spiritual successor of the masterpiece that is Dead Space. However, although created by the creator of Dead Space, this is an entirely different venture and one that is worth experiencing. There are quite a few similarities between the two but instead of going through those. The Callisto Protocol stands on it's own two feet in it's rightful place as a great Action Horror. It was originally placed under the survival horror genre but I think, as of late, we've all gotten a little too loose with that term. This game is not a survival horror. Yes, you must try to survive the utterly brutal and bloody combat and it is a horror and horrific experience, with inventory management. But you aren't scavenging for ammo, nor do you ever feel like you can't take on what's coming around the corner. Instead, you're given a fantastic dodge mechanic or a block mechanic (although has chip damage) and plenty of ammo and health pickups along the way. You also have a 'telekinesis' ability that allows you to grab enemies and freeze them in place while gripping them towards you; setting you up for a melee combo to end with a shotgun blast or allowing you to hurtle them towards the many conveniently placed traps, where there are far too many. So with all the tools, abilities and plentiful pickups at your disposal, you never truly feel like you might not be able to handle your next encounter, even on the maximum security difficulty, which is the one I played on, and the only difficulty I believe you should play this game on. It's too easy to ever make you feel scared and so I can't imagine what a cake walk it must be on the lower difficulties. Although, I'd bet, it's still a heck of a lot of fun! But with that said, instead of categorizing it as a survival horror, I think we should be calling it an action horror and allowing for players to understand that it's a bit different, despite sharing many of the same elements of a survival horror.
    I played on a 3080 Ryzen 9 with ultra graphics set and it was as unbelievably gorgeous to look at, as it was gruesome and disgusting. Puss filled balloons made from the rotting corpses of your fellow peers, paint the floors and walls. Hideous monstrosities fill the corridors hoping not to eat you but to pass along the very virus that made them the way they are. It's your job to figure out what happened and hopefully make it out alive. The story for the first 3/4ths the game is very mild. An infection is loose and making it's way from person to person morphing them into abominations and like the growth of plant life, it's rapidly taking over everything that is known as Black Iron Prison. It isn't really until the final few chapters where the story really picks up and takes off, it's incredibly interesting the whole way through. But I really enjoyed where they went with it. It isn't anything we haven't heard before, but it's similar to, well, almost a resident evil in Space. I loved it, I don't think it's as good as Dead Space, but for what they did; I found myself being enthralled with it all, I had to see where the story took me. It's very clearly designed to be a new series and I just simply can not wait for the next stage in the story that they are telling. They are currently working on patches, but the first few days there were noticeable frame hiccups and drops, especially when it was during a time that would cause you to get hit. It didn't happen often for me and was never bad enough where it ruined the experience but it was noticeable and unfortunately did take you out of the immersion. They've made a couple patches and it's already gotten significantly better and I know they'll continue to work on more. But besides that small negative detail, I found myself falling in love with this game! Everything from the combat, to the acting! To the music and graphics, it was all so top notch and so well done. There's a lot of hate for this game right now and I can understand some of the criticisms. But the hate? I'll be honest, I don't see it and I don't get it. This isn't as good as Dead Space, but space is massive and there's plenty of room for other stories like this to be told and experienced. I truly think you're missing out if you don't see this one to the finish! I love it and I am eagerly awaiting any future content!    … Expand
  97. JasonR98
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Not as bad as people are making out, the performance issues are really poor however although they are working fast to sort them which I appreciate. Thought it was a pretty good spiritual successor to dead space. Had a good time with it, the melee system is a nice change although could use some adjustments in future projects however its a nice change from the over-reliance of guns in gamesNot as bad as people are making out, the performance issues are really poor however although they are working fast to sort them which I appreciate. Thought it was a pretty good spiritual successor to dead space. Had a good time with it, the melee system is a nice change although could use some adjustments in future projects however its a nice change from the over-reliance of guns in games which take a back seater in this one for the most part apart from a couple enemies and the final boss. Josh Duhamel done a fantastic job in the lead role of Jacob Lee, the graphics are breath-taking and the gore is spectacular.… Expand
  98. SaeedDBazi
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    Developers And Publisher, For Me, Your Product is A Masterpiece After Resident Evil 2 Remake in 2018.
    I'm Almost Hardcore Gamer, And On Maximum Security Difficulty, Game is Very Enjoyable For Me.
    Forget hate reviews And Ready For Go on Stronger, Even. Thanks For Make it and Thanks For Krafton For Publish It
  99. burann10
    Dec 9, 2022
    7
    Очень атмосферная и захватывающая игра, купил спустя неделю после релиза и не встретил проблем с производительностью, имею не самый мощный конфиг i5-10400F+1660s+16gb 2666
  100. Emarnic
    Dec 24, 2022
    8
    Лучший космисческий хоррор года! Это хардкорная, до жути мурашек топовый проект. Очень понравилось анимаци, графика и кастсцены. Невероятно сложно убивать монстров. Начальные локации были очень страшные! остальные так себе. Конец не очень понравилось, думал будет счастливее. Но хвалить могу за графику, на такие детали я смторел часами за всю игру, это полная эйфория глаз. Минусы: играЛучший космисческий хоррор года! Это хардкорная, до жути мурашек топовый проект. Очень понравилось анимаци, графика и кастсцены. Невероятно сложно убивать монстров. Начальные локации были очень страшные! остальные так себе. Конец не очень понравилось, думал будет счастливее. Но хвалить могу за графику, на такие детали я смторел часами за всю игру, это полная эйфория глаз. Минусы: игра жрет видяху просто изумительно! Ну и процесс игры немного короткая. Большая похвала разрабов, это хороший прорыв на графику и анимации, сдалели на ура. Сюжет очень интересный кроме конца. Спасибо за игру… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Siliconera
    Jan 4, 2023
    40
    The Callisto Protocol feels like a retread of the PS3 era of survival horror, but perhaps in the worst way possible. It’s clear that this title was made with Dead Space in mind, as it shared the same creator, but it’s also a look at how the genre has evolved since Dead Space was relevant. And while The Callisto Protocol’s narrative is lackluster, the gameplay could have been something great and ultimately redeeming about it. Instead, it feels trapped in the past and a worse iteration of what inspired it.
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  2. Softpedia
    Jan 3, 2023
    65
    I desperately wanted The Callisto Protocol to be a success so that we can have another Dead Space-like franchise to look forward to, but as it stands, I can’t recommend this game, especially until its issues are fixed in a future patch. I do hope that if there’s a sequel, developers will come up with something fresh to make us forget about the first game.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Dec 31, 2022
    69
    A mildly boring escape from Alcatraz in deep space. It’s neither great or abysmal — an epitome of mediocrity.
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