Quill Wander

Why NG+ Playthroughs Are the True Test of a Survival Horror Game

The First Run Is Just the Tutorial I remember my first playthrough of Dead Space like it was yesterday. I crept through every corridor, checked every corner, and hoarded every plasma charge like a miser. That careful, cautious approach is what survival horror demands of you the first time. But after the credits roll and you select New Game Plus, something shifts. You know where the necromorphs spawn. You remember which vents hide loot. The tension transforms from fear of th