If they do a remake of Dead Space 2, I wonder how they can include this ending. Or make it canon. Either way, is terrifying to see our hero fall under the Markers, and the Brethren Moons, control.
Once you place all 12 marker fragments Isaac will have different dialogue for certain sections, for example instead of saying “this is all I have left!” At the start of the final boss he’ll say “No! It showed me what I have to do you can’t stop me!”, super cool detail. What a great remake.
There’s actually bonus New Game Plus dialogue scattered throughout the game, it’s hard to recognise every little bit that’s different from the first play through, off the top of my head outside of Chapter 12 there’s a findable audio log (as a console) after defending Nicole in chapter 7, you have to go out into the Zero G area and across to where she first appeared, the log is recorded audio of the conversation with Nicole beforehand but it’s actually Elizabeth Cross responding to what Isaac says, really cool things to find but again it’s hard to notice every little thing.
Love the symbolism. The helmet represents his sanity, which is completely removed from isaac while Nicole represents the pure insanity the marker induces which is right next to him.
The explanation for why he helped build the market is DS2 was already explained. He was used while being heavily drugged etc. I like this secret ending but it’s not a good ending to build DS2R off of.
Yea. I was kinda disappointed by remakes normal ending, less "surprising". But after seeing this secret ending, I understand why it have different direction.
Look at the "prime husband" material Issac is showing off here: - Takes an overtime job to see his love and apologize for a previous argument. - Collects her missing statue collection all over the ship and makes it whole again. - Is about to take her on a long-overdue vacation, and is even drafting up plans for a special present for her. What a lovely couple.
It's a shame that the whole crew had to suffer astounding amounts of suffering, while becoming alien space-zombies and condemning the entire universe to a deadly alien plague. But hey, nobody's perfect.
For anyone who hasn't played dead space 2, the thing he's going to build is a marker. As Isaac built a marker on the sprawl. With memory suppressants, Tiedeman made sure he couldn't remember doing it.
Some what correct, he gets picked up by Earth Gov at some point after this and is brought to Titan Station in DS2 where he and a few other subjects were infected with the Markers signal. They eventually use a device to "unlock" the blueprints for the Marker out of Issac and use them to build a Marker.
@@humzaiqbal3668 issac wasn't infected with it from them. The blueprints were imprinted onto his mind from the marker in the first game. That's why they take him in and use him
@@thermicterror2951 I see by my wording my original meaning made that portion incorrect. But yea Issac was exposed to it during the events of the first game
This ending makes a lot more sense in the context of Dead Space 2. He’s supposed to have been insane in the time between 1 and 2 so this is actually perfect
@@Cs-cp6vo Probably on purpose. I doubt they brought the series back just for one remake, and if this game does well financially then a remake of 2 is pretty much all but guaranteed. If they do that they probably won't have to specify which ending is canon, since both can lead into DS2.
Great to see Isaac so happy, its important to have your own projects. Its even better if you can share them with your loved ones. Its obvious that Ishimura gave him an his wife a new lease on life. I hope Nicole never leaves Isaac and they will be together for ever.
@@kevintierney5711sometimes they are and sometimes they aren’t. For example after you are deep into your journey through the ishimura, and after you make contact with the marker, your objective on the screen will change into marker symbols. And I believe that some of the English writing on the walls of the ship also turn into marker writing but don’t quote me on that one. I think personally that he wrote the symbols on the ship and it makes for a much better canon because really he did lose his fucking mind between the events of ds1 & 2
This also means that EarthGov inadvertently saved him because when Dead Space 2 opens, Isaac has no memory of the last 3 years which meant his memory is of everything until the shuttle escape where he completely lost his mind. I hope that the final boss of 2 which is a mental battle has Isaac fighting an insane version of himself...
Brother that might be amazing. Instead of ghost of Nicole, this time his mad side along with Nicole will haunt him. That'll for so well as the final boss of DS2R. If Isaac looses second time, he will march Brethren Moons to Earth.
Brother that might be amazing. Instead of ghost of Nicole, this time his mad side along with Nicole will haunt him. That'll for so well as the final boss of DS2R. If Isaac looses second time, he will march Brethren Moons to Earth.
@@aynfedo27 it would even make a bit more sense with the game over of that battle being him killing himself as he gives in to the insane side of himself
I want to see a glimpse of 'them' in that battle though, with the quote 'we are hungry' in that last fight too, it would be insanely good, connecting to DS3.
Secret ending makes way more sense in the context of the sequels. It explains why Isaac initially reacts positively to his hallucinations of Nicole and acknowledges the ultimates aim of the markers is to reach humanity.
It doesn’t. Issac doesn’t react positively to the markers or his hallucinations. The problem with this ending is it takes away from Issac’s guilt. The whole scene with him forcing Ellie to abandon the station in DS2 would be ruined. I hope this is a non-canon secret ending.
@@odst123451 How does it take away his guilt? Not even remotely. Earth gov experiments on him and drugged him , so he forgets or at least cannot remember everything clearly. Then you can still implement the guilt thing. Therefore, probably canon ending. Both endigns are probably canon
@@Revan-eb1wb How do you implement his guilt? His guilt stems from the first game. His guilt tormented him, he didn’t embrace the insanity. This probably isn’t the canon ending.
Since you can only get this in the new game plus I figure the original ending is sort of like a time loop. Basically isaac escaped Nicole jump scares him And he ends up relapsing he's still on board the ship but She's forcing him to relive the memories over and over again in new game plus. By collecting those marker pieces, This has heard gaining more more influence into isaac's mind. So basically by 100% in the game. You end up realizing with ascending that you helped her successfully brainwash isaac. Oops 😬 😂 Because if you beat the game again without getting those marker pieces , then you get the same ending. Essentially her or specifically the marker , forcing isaac back into the simulation until he's in the right mindset it needs him to be. What i'm saying is new game plus isaac is pretty much A drooling mess In the pilot seat As he's being indoctrinated. You know how brainwashing techniques work essentially the one trying to bring wash. You attempts to trick your mind into believing that the right thing is anything. You don't get shocked for, like the mouse with the cheese! Once he collected the marker pieces And adding into the extra apart where it's believed Isaac Knew nicole was dead Before even reaching the ishimora and was trying to believe she wasn't It was all too easy for the marker to convince him that he's a well good boy. If you're Getting what I mean by that. I want to get all of them. The brain washing is successful , which is why his lines change in the hivemind final fight! It's the thoery i'm keeping with because I actually like that theory if it's true. And make sense while keeping true to the laws and remember when the rescue team found him. Was in the state you just see Him In this ending.
Came here to comment that. I guess it's fine to have this ending being the 100% completion of the game after NG+ but as soon as I finished my first run I came to this video. This end is perfect. In the original, maybe the team hasn't yet decide how to tackle DS2 so we can only infer what happened. But by adding this ending. Every loose tie is knotted. This remake should've sold at least as much as REmake4 did. This is a remake no one asked for and did everything right. I can't wait for 2 and most importantly: 3. DS1 and 2 remakes can be kept largely the same. But the 3 one really does need to be rewritten and redone. One of the greatest series ever. It was inspired by Resi but in so many ways is so much more.
When you unlock the secret ending, some of the dialogue in the final mission changes. When the final fight starts, Issac yells, “It showed me what to do. You can’t stop me!” Love the way he says it. Makes me think of Dead Space 2.
What is even more disturbing about this is, that Nichole's RIG is offline. Practically another obvious "she aint real" moment but it goes unnoticed. Truely Motive mastered the essence of the marker influence
How does it go unnoticed? Marker has always been able to do. Stross with his wife and kid in DS2, John’s wife in DS3, etc. We already know Nicole is dead lmao.
And there are moments where the soldier is missing his leg, dies and his RIG stays on or the miner missing his leg and arm having full health on the RIG. Some small details are surely not that good sadly.
Back when the original game came out they had no idea whether or not they were making a sequel so it ended with a pretty effective jumpscare at the time. However, this time around they seem to be confident and know what they're doing. This ending plays directly into the events of Dead Space 2! Isaac drifts through space talking to himself in the ship (due to dementia), EarthGov will pick him up and do everything that they do to him as explained during the events of Dead Space 2, Isaac will build the marker for "Nicole" (EarthGov) and the events of Dead Space 2 should happen pretty much the same! I hope they get Idris Elba to play Hans Tiedemann! Don't ask... I just think he'd really fit the role. Edit: Hey guys! So as it turns out, this is a secret ending that is only accessible if you collect all of the marker fragments. Either way this ending still plays very well into the beginning of Dead Space 2! I feel that they wanted this to be the new ending of Dead Space 1, but didn't know how fans would react to it so therefore making it a "secret ending". Which is nice because we get the best of both worlds! Very thoughtful of EA in my opinion.
I have to disagree about the "fits into DS2" part this ending is great, but Issac is clearly mad and the marker had controlled him, if this connects to DS2, Issac will be Stross - level crazy and try to poke everyone's eye out and I don't think he can overcome this and keep on fighting the marker or even Nicole(because noone ever did)
This time around they're "confident and know what they're doing"? Well no shit, they already know that there's a sequel so they can change up the ending to better fit with the sequel.
I find this ending even more disturbing than the jumpscare original. But a little excited that it could be a message that a remake of Dead Space 2 could be in the works.
The horrifying moment when you realise that the Marker didn't just take hold of Isaac's mind and trick him into doing what it wanted - it also did that to YOU.
Okay as an enthusiast of the lore that is some freaky shit at the ending. Might give a little more chills than the standard one. Interested in how they can build up upon it because there is so much you can build up on this ending alone. Changes the the context of the whole thing for the next game.
Isn't this ending perfectly in line with what happens in Dead Space 2? IIRC Issac goes through a period of psychosis and helps construct the new one just like this ending implies. Or did I miss something?
To me as a DS lore enthusiast myself this ending gives me chills colder than the vacuum of space. I know markers can bend the will of sentient beings and even Isaac can succumb to it's influence. Imagine them, world eating Brethren Moons, and Isaac Clarke himself as their Messiah, their Harbinger, their Champion. This is the scariest shit I've ever seen.
@@aynfedo27 I was saying in another videos this could be setting up the dead space 2 remake with Isaac as the antagonist and the plot threads from extraction being re introduced and incorporated into the story instead of just being dropped in 3.
Isaac, drifting through space, drawing marker blueprints on the inside of his ship, chatting with an intrusive alien mind he thinks is his wife. Great stuff, perfect ending.
Seeing him how happy he is due to the Marker's influence, is terrifying. It shows that it is making him insane. The way he smiles and talking to himself, sort of like Jack Nicholson's performance in Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, The Shining and his portrayal of the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman. I hope Sonita Henry returns as Ellie Langford in the Dead Space 2 remake, if they announce to work on the sequel. They need a background on her story, big time like a single-player expansion DLC. And maybe in the DS2 remake, an extended director's cut of the game. But I prefer this ending instead of the original 2008 one. That's my take
Just finished my first run on hard difficulty. Took me 20 hours according to my save. Im exhausted. Had to jump on here to see that alternative ending. I hope they will remake dead space 2. It's my favourite out the trilogy.
It doesn't tho, cuz his insanity in DS2 was more about his PTSD then the marker. They needed to brainwash him to get the info on the marker out of him, why would they need to do it if he wanted to build the marker anyway?
Just got through beating this game and man that was a great team that created this remake. The sound design team deserve a raise. There's something about when devs go the extra mile beyond just graphics. They nailed sound effects, 3D audio, atmosphere, visual fidelity, PS5 controller just everything. Can't wait for the next one.
If they changed it to where she started strangling Issac from behind to psych him out making him think she was friendly as a nod to the original’s jump scare, that would have been cool
No? The point of this ending is to show that he's the Marker's chosen Messiah, which leads to him building it in 2. Why would it be hostile to him here? It's giving him what he wants.
This ending gives me hope not only for a full franchise reboot, but also that the new developers are going to resurrect the original storyline for Dead Space 3 that was cut. For those who don’t know, (OLD SPOILERS BEWARE) DS3’s original storyline was radically different from what the game ended up being. The story was originally intended to be a continuation of Isaac’s dementia and psychological journey (meaning his dementia isn’t “cured” in DS2), with him becoming a full blown unreliable narrator and puppet of the Brethren Moons’s control.
I don't really know what's worse, honestly. The idea of regressing her character and basically erasing all the development from Dead Space 1 and 2 just to repeat the same arc feels very wasteful.
@@wetodd_actual id say just scrap the OG 3 all together and make a completely new game kinda like a reboot but with 1 and 2 still happening just a diff outcome when it comes to 3
@@thefacts4440 Dead Space 3 is good and I stand by that! The only thing really "bad" about it in my opinion is the MTAs. Such as having the option to buy recourses if it goes and gets tough, having to buy the "true" ending of the game and a fair bit of the story only being accessible in CO-OP... I'd like for them to remake Dead Space 3, but without the checklist that they needed to fulfil back in the day and instead a full adaptation of their original idea!
It’s more of an alternate version of the ending that will lead up to DS 2, both makes sense and the original will still exist because Isaac has gone insane now
Wait this is an alternate ending meaning the regular one still exists? Because the jumpscare has to be the best ever to me, be sad if that was completely scrapped.
I like this ending more. It's grim and disturbing, just like game itself. Isaac loses his mind anyway... so the fact that he sees his dead love works much better with alternative ending.
This makes since because of the marker Issac going nuts talking to Nicole and wanting to build the marker in ds2 but doesn't remember doing it. I really hope they do dead space 2 and 3 remake please who else is with me.
This fits into DS2 perfectly if they remade DS2 they could add in a flash back or prequel event like dead space 3 did and show issac building the marker in DS2 remake
I like to think that both endings are cannon, with the original ending being that his guilt and trauma which he kept at the back of mind, as he focused on surviving eventualy overwhelmed him once he escaped. And the secret ending is what follows after all of that, with him living in a warped perception of reality as the marker took over him during his moment of vulneability.
Remember... Chapter 1: N Chapter 2: I Chapter 3: C Chapter 4: O Chapter 5: L Chapter 6: E Chapter 7: I Chapter 8: S Chapter 9: D Chapter 10: E Chapter 11: A Chapter 12: D
It’s been a LONG time since a game ending had me set down my controller, sit back, mouth hanging open and just kinda mutter, “holy SH!T.” WELL DONE, Motive!!!
1:59 I love the foreshadowing for dead space 2 remake when he Isaac said:”soon I promise I’m going to build something first.It’s a surprise sweetie,and I think you’re going to like it”we all know he’s going to make the marker despite not remembering cause of the marker’s effects
Y'all wanna know something really fucking cool about this ending? Since you need to collect all the Marker fragments Isaac is WAY too overexposed to it mind rape effect to the point that his highly resistance mind got completely overwhelmed by the Marker's power , it's realistic as fuck.
This ending plays directly into the events of Dead Space 2! Isaac will drift through space talking to himself in the ship (due to dementia), EarthGov will pick him up and do all the things that is said that they do to him during the beginning of Dead Space 2! Everything that they do to him is explained during the events of Dead Space 2, Isaac will build the marker for "Nicole" (EarthGov) and the events of Dead Space 2 should happen pretty much the same! Hope that helps! 🙂
@@Zodiac3107 Dude EarthGov just used code from Isaac and Nolan heads that's how marker in Dead Space 2 was built not by Isaac but by codes from his and Nolan heads that Moons implanted in their heads.
I like to think that both endings are real - the first one happens just after the escape from Aegis VII. Then we have a game plus playthrough - it happens inside Isaac's deranged mind. He is stuck on that escape shuttle and he relives the Ishimura nightmare over and over again while drawing Marker symbols and talking to "Nicole". At some point of this madness the secret ending happens and then later on, Isaac falls into coma, gets captured by Earth Gov and DS2 happens.
It cant happen tho. Why would EarthGov need to brainwash him so thoroughly in DS2 if he was willing to build the marker himself? If he had all the knowledge. This ending seems more like just a nod to DS2 instead of an actual ''new canon ending''.
That awesome looking suit he wears. I can't shake that feeling, that I am seeing RoboCop. Superb Remake. Wish there could be more games like this. And even more with brand new IP.
The thing about this ending is that it doesn't really break any cannon leading into Dead Space 2. Heck it could just as easily been an end credits scene.
[SPOILERS] Don't know if anyone notice but when Issac says: "Soon, I promise. Gotta build a little something first". Right after that line above his right shoulder (the players view) you immediately see a marker carved in that far seat. That "little something" is a reference to the MASSIVE Marker shown in Dead Space 2 as in that scene he comments "Oh my god, I built that?" Great for shadowing.
In the context of the story, this makes sense because Issac was under the markers influence enough to build the marker that was in the second game - his brain gave the blueprints to that second game's marker, so them putting in this secret ending, i wont be surprised if this is the canon ending, if there'll ever be a sequel remake
To be honest this is how I pictured Isaac was when they found him and brought him to the Sprawl in Dead Space 2. In which they legitimately helped him get over/past the marker's influence, if only to gain the information to make one themselves
I really want to know how they are going to handle Ellie in the second game and if we will see a glimpse of 'them' in the last battle of that game, because it would connect really well with the 3rd game. Second game is arguably the best of the saga, I hope they do it well.
I just beat NG+ with all 12 fragments but had no idea you go to Mathias' shrine in his quarters to interact with table. What the hell. Now I got to do this again. Lucky for you Dead Space your my favorite franchise ever so you get a pass with this one.
Both endings make sanse, this secret ending just sets an eerie tone to it. But in the first game Isaac too loses his mind. So both of them are perfect for it. I really hope they fix dead space 3.
just spent the whole day doing a NG+ run for this ending, even making sure that I had the 12 fragments before loading up the marker, only to forget about going to the ritual circle just before the hive mind ripperoni
This looks like it fits well enough in the canon that you could boot up DS2 right away. Playing through this reminds me how incredible DS1 was back in the day. I'm surprised how to remake manages to capture that feeling despite being built from the ground up. I'm certain they had the original source files kept well. Great to see this franchise is still alive. Even when the callisto protocol failed, it's still a part of the good new decade for AAA survival horror.
Heres the most horrific theory i could think of: maybe the alternative ending isn't actually an alternate ending, maybe after the end of the original ending, Issac was forced to relive the memories of his adventures on the Ishimura via New Game Plus, where he then collects the marker fragments, something that wasnt possible in the original run, and when all were found, Issac suddenly changes his dialouge at the end when facing the Hive Mind, whereas he originally mimics Cross' quote of saying this is all he has left, he suddenly says that the creature cannot stop him, that the marker shown him everything. And cut forth to the ending where instead of mourning Nicole, Issac is "happy" and with all the symbols of the marker scrawled on the shuttle and him talking to "Nicole" about building her something nice, which having played DS2, was the Black Marker that started the outbreak on Titan Station. It sells that the Marker has finally broken Issac and that his nightmare was only getting started
Does anyone else notice Nicole's health indicator is entirely dark in the final shot? Even Isaac's hallucination shows she is dead. Even in his madness, a part of his mind still acknowledges the truth.
My man Isaac's trippin' alien balls. This explains much better the beginning of Dead Space 2 where he was held in a mental institution, not for his benefit but to extract the secrets of the marker in his head.
Guess this ties in better with what happens in the sequel. Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Isaac builds another marker and, by the beginning of the second game, starts out in a mental healthcare facility on the Sprawl.
I like to think that both endings are actually canon. The first ending shows that Isaac wasnt really free from the maker's influence. Everything that happens in the new game plus a consequence of this, he's reliving all the events from the game in his mind while also explaining why he wants to collect the marker pieces in the game. The secret ending is basically an epilogue, one that shows the marker has taken over his mind and also foreshadowing the events of the second game
I hope they use this ending for Dead Space 2 that the Marker influenced Isaac to the point that he willingly build a Marker instead of him being used from the Government to build one.
I can’t stop thinking about issacs face when he’s talking to “Nicole” . His dumb smirk reminds me of the episode of Futurama with the slurm factory , the dumb smile fry makes when he’s drinking the slurm that he knew was bad and evil but still smiled when he tried it Anyone ?
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It might be just me, but I think Issac happily under the markers influence might take the crown for most unsettling thing in the franchise.
If they do a remake of Dead Space 2, I wonder how they can include this ending. Or make it canon. Either way, is terrifying to see our hero fall under the Markers, and the Brethren Moons, control.
Isaac Clarke had gone down bad just to get
some Nicole
Can someone explain this to me? Wasn't the original ending like being stuck with zombie Nicole or something?
@@untitled4841 This is an alternate ending included on the Remake. It is only unlocked if you collect all Marker fragments.
@@luisisaacdelarosabeltran1999 yeah, I just watched the whole lore explanation. This ending fits the sequel narrative.
Once you place all 12 marker fragments Isaac will have different dialogue for certain sections, for example instead of saying “this is all I have left!” At the start of the final boss he’ll say “No! It showed me what I have to do you can’t stop me!”, super cool detail. What a great remake.
ya i was caught off guard when he said that, i was like ok LETS GOOOOO
Marker Fragments?
It sort of implies that the hive mind is trying to stop Isaac
There’s actually bonus New Game Plus dialogue scattered throughout the game, it’s hard to recognise every little bit that’s different from the first play through, off the top of my head outside of Chapter 12 there’s a findable audio log (as a console) after defending Nicole in chapter 7, you have to go out into the Zero G area and across to where she first appeared, the log is recorded audio of the conversation with Nicole beforehand but it’s actually Elizabeth Cross responding to what Isaac says, really cool things to find but again it’s hard to notice every little thing.
@@TheCheekPunisher oh wow I didn’t find those, I’m working on my 3rd ng + right now I’ll have to keep a look out for that.
Love the symbolism. The helmet represents his sanity, which is completely removed from isaac while Nicole represents the pure insanity the marker induces which is right next to him.
It better explains why he makes the marker in dead space 2
The explanation for why he helped build the market is DS2 was already explained. He was used while being heavily drugged etc.
I like this secret ending but it’s not a good ending to build DS2R off of.
@@ShadowBladeWolf77 you're both right
@@ShadowBladeWolf77 They kept him heavily drugged.
@@ShadowBladeWolf77 Stross mentions Memory Suppressants
The jumpscare ending feels like 70s horror ending, whilst the gone insane ending feels like 80s horror
In both endings Issac goes insane. The difference is how his insanity treats him.
Yea. I was kinda disappointed by remakes normal ending, less "surprising". But after seeing this secret ending, I understand why it have different direction.
@@kingcamelot1395 They could easily take place after another
First the original one which makes him snap
Then the Secret one
Look at the "prime husband" material Issac is showing off here:
- Takes an overtime job to see his love and apologize for a previous argument.
- Collects her missing statue collection all over the ship and makes it whole again.
- Is about to take her on a long-overdue vacation, and is even drafting up plans for a special present for her.
What a lovely couple.
It's a shame that the whole crew had to suffer astounding amounts of suffering, while becoming alien space-zombies and condemning the entire universe to a deadly alien plague.
But hey, nobody's perfect.
@@lionheart4109 Not sure what you're talking about pal, He is involved with the community and made them whole.
That's even more worse ☹️
Time for a vacation to Titan station
That’s what’s kind of tragic to me: Isaac clearly loved Nicole, to the moon and back(pun intended.)
The way he smiles, nods, and looks wistfully into the distance as he thinks about “building a little something first” is bone chilling.
The original ending was better. The original game was better. Grittier, darker, and for the time, legendary and unique.
NAH @@williamyoung9401
For anyone who hasn't played dead space 2, the thing he's going to build is a marker. As Isaac built a marker on the sprawl. With memory suppressants, Tiedeman made sure he couldn't remember doing it.
Some what correct, he gets picked up by Earth Gov at some point after this and is brought to Titan Station in DS2 where he and a few other subjects were infected with the Markers signal. They eventually use a device to "unlock" the blueprints for the Marker out of Issac and use them to build a Marker.
@@humzaiqbal3668 issac wasn't infected with it from them. The blueprints were imprinted onto his mind from the marker in the first game. That's why they take him in and use him
@@thermicterror2951 I see by my wording my original meaning made that portion incorrect. But yea Issac was exposed to it during the events of the first game
@Garrus Vakarian you don't have to read
@@halocien what are you doing in the comments section of the dsr secret ending, then?
This ending makes a lot more sense in the context of Dead Space 2. He’s supposed to have been insane in the time between 1 and 2 so this is actually perfect
Honestly both endings could easily be canon
@@Cs-cp6vo Probably on purpose. I doubt they brought the series back just for one remake, and if this game does well financially then a remake of 2 is pretty much all but guaranteed. If they do that they probably won't have to specify which ending is canon, since both can lead into DS2.
And him saying that he has to build something is a reference to DS2. God I hope this is real sequel bait and not just a tease.
@@UltraxEmerald ds2 already exists anyway…
There is ingame log that already mentions Sprawl, so that's probably where we are headed next.
Great to see Isaac so happy, its important to have your own projects. Its even better if you can share them with your loved ones.
Its obvious that Ishimura gave him an his wife a new lease on life. I hope Nicole never leaves Isaac and they will be together for ever.
yeah.....
💀💀
Seems like he took up calligraphy as well.
I can't really tell what language he's doing though
"Happy wife, happy life" taken to the next level.
😂😂😂
I think the creepiest part about this ending is that Isaac has drawn marker symbols all over the ship's interior.
Oh man, I honestly thought all those symbols were in his head
@@kevintierney5711 I think they are. Just like Nicole.
@@kevintierney5711sometimes they are and sometimes they aren’t. For example after you are deep into your journey through the ishimura, and after you make contact with the marker, your objective on the screen will change into marker symbols. And I believe that some of the English writing on the walls of the ship also turn into marker writing but don’t quote me on that one. I think personally that he wrote the symbols on the ship and it makes for a much better canon because really he did lose his fucking mind between the events of ds1 & 2
Wow didn't even notice in my run
Yeah, he now looks like some of those uniologist that he hated so much
This also means that EarthGov inadvertently saved him because when Dead Space 2 opens, Isaac has no memory of the last 3 years which meant his memory is of everything until the shuttle escape where he completely lost his mind.
I hope that the final boss of 2 which is a mental battle has Isaac fighting an insane version of himself...
They filled Isaac full of drugs which is why he has no memory of the last 3 years.
Brother that might be amazing. Instead of ghost of Nicole, this time his mad side along with Nicole will haunt him. That'll for so well as the final boss of DS2R. If Isaac looses second time, he will march Brethren Moons to Earth.
Brother that might be amazing. Instead of ghost of Nicole, this time his mad side along with Nicole will haunt him. That'll for so well as the final boss of DS2R. If Isaac looses second time, he will march Brethren Moons to Earth.
@@aynfedo27 it would even make a bit more sense with the game over of that battle being him killing himself as he gives in to the insane side of himself
I want to see a glimpse of 'them' in that battle though, with the quote 'we are hungry' in that last fight too, it would be insanely good, connecting to DS3.
the marker made it out too , by printing the codes in his head
Who cares about that shit. This remake is nothing but garbage.
all according to plan
It also just survived the impact as a few dozen fragments.
Secret ending makes way more sense in the context of the sequels. It explains why Isaac initially reacts positively to his hallucinations of Nicole and acknowledges the ultimates aim of the markers is to reach humanity.
It doesn’t. Issac doesn’t react positively to the markers or his hallucinations.
The problem with this ending is it takes away from Issac’s guilt. The whole scene with him forcing Ellie to abandon the station in DS2 would be ruined.
I hope this is a non-canon secret ending.
@@odst123451 yeah it is most likely non canon
@@odst123451 How does it take away his guilt? Not even remotely. Earth gov experiments on him and drugged him , so he forgets or at least cannot remember everything clearly. Then you can still implement the guilt thing. Therefore, probably canon ending. Both endigns are probably canon
@@Revan-eb1wb How do you implement his guilt? His guilt stems from the first game. His guilt tormented him, he didn’t embrace the insanity.
This probably isn’t the canon ending.
@@odst123451 disagree
Look at Isaac eyes, his mouth is smiling but those eyes are stuck in a 1000 yards stare state
Jesus Christ it's like he's aware of what he's doing but he can't control his body that makes it even more terrifying
He has the same diluted eyes he has when he gets into the machine that stabs his eye
I actually like this more than the jumpscare, that way his hallucinations about Nicole and the marker in Dead Space 2 feel more connected.
Since you can only get this in the new game plus I figure the original ending is sort of like a time loop. Basically isaac escaped Nicole jump scares him And he ends up relapsing he's still on board the ship but She's forcing him to relive the memories over and over again in new game plus. By collecting those marker pieces, This has heard gaining more more influence into isaac's mind. So basically by 100% in the game. You end up realizing with ascending that you helped her successfully brainwash isaac. Oops 😬 😂
Because if you beat the game again without getting those marker pieces , then you get the same ending. Essentially her or specifically the marker , forcing isaac back into the simulation until he's in the right mindset it needs him to be. What i'm saying is new game plus isaac is pretty much A drooling mess In the pilot seat As he's being indoctrinated. You know how brainwashing techniques work essentially the one trying to bring wash. You attempts to trick your mind into believing that the right thing is anything. You don't get shocked for, like the mouse with the cheese! Once he collected the marker pieces And adding into the extra apart where it's believed Isaac Knew nicole was dead Before even reaching the ishimora and was trying to believe she wasn't It was all too easy for the marker to convince him that he's a well good boy. If you're Getting what I mean by that. I want to get all of them. The brain washing is successful , which is why his lines change in the hivemind final fight!
It's the thoery i'm keeping with because I actually like that theory if it's true. And make sense while keeping true to the laws and remember when the rescue team found him. Was in the state you just see Him In this ending.
Came here to comment that. I guess it's fine to have this ending being the 100% completion of the game after NG+ but as soon as I finished my first run I came to this video. This end is perfect. In the original, maybe the team hasn't yet decide how to tackle DS2 so we can only infer what happened. But by adding this ending. Every loose tie is knotted. This remake should've sold at least as much as REmake4 did. This is a remake no one asked for and did everything right. I can't wait for 2 and most importantly: 3. DS1 and 2 remakes can be kept largely the same. But the 3 one really does need to be rewritten and redone. One of the greatest series ever. It was inspired by Resi but in so many ways is so much more.
@@paulman34340 Wait I love this ending honestly, and it kinda does make sense
When you unlock the secret ending, some of the dialogue in the final mission changes.
When the final fight starts, Issac yells, “It showed me what to do. You can’t stop me!”
Love the way he says it. Makes me think of Dead Space 2.
"Fuck you, and fuck your marker!"
What is even more disturbing about this is, that Nichole's RIG is offline. Practically another obvious "she aint real" moment but it goes unnoticed. Truely Motive mastered the essence of the marker influence
How does it go unnoticed? Marker has always been able to do. Stross with his wife and kid in DS2, John’s wife in DS3, etc. We already know Nicole is dead lmao.
And there are moments where the soldier is missing his leg, dies and his RIG stays on or the miner missing his leg and arm having full health on the RIG. Some small details are surely not that good sadly.
Back when the original game came out they had no idea whether or not they were making a sequel so it ended with a pretty effective jumpscare at the time. However, this time around they seem to be confident and know what they're doing.
This ending plays directly into the events of Dead Space 2! Isaac drifts through space talking to himself in the ship (due to dementia), EarthGov will pick him up and do everything that they do to him as explained during the events of Dead Space 2, Isaac will build the marker for "Nicole" (EarthGov) and the events of Dead Space 2 should happen pretty much the same!
I hope they get Idris Elba to play Hans Tiedemann! Don't ask... I just think he'd really fit the role.
Edit: Hey guys! So as it turns out, this is a secret ending that is only accessible if you collect all of the marker fragments. Either way this ending still plays very well into the beginning of Dead Space 2! I feel that they wanted this to be the new ending of Dead Space 1, but didn't know how fans would react to it so therefore making it a "secret ending". Which is nice because we get the best of both worlds! Very thoughtful of EA in my opinion.
I have to disagree about the "fits into DS2" part
this ending is great, but Issac is clearly mad and the marker had controlled him, if this connects to DS2, Issac will be Stross - level crazy and try to poke everyone's eye out and I don't think he can overcome this and keep on fighting the marker or even Nicole(because noone ever did)
@@roboorc1234 Yeah he is crazy... There is a reason why you begin Dead Space 2 in a straitjacket...
Woooow😮
This time around they're "confident and know what they're doing"? Well no shit, they already know that there's a sequel so they can change up the ending to better fit with the sequel.
@@snakebebop Ahh... exactly my point? Okie dokie 👌
I find this ending even more disturbing than the jumpscare original.
But a little excited that it could be a message that a remake of Dead Space 2 could be in the works.
I miss the jump scare but I like the dead space 2 foreshadowing
Oh no you’ll still get the jump scare when you first play through this is the new game plus ending if you have all the marker fragments
The horrifying moment when you realise that the Marker didn't just take hold of Isaac's mind and trick him into doing what it wanted - it also did that to YOU.
@Garrus Vakarian I didn't
That’s the thing the more and more I played the more I wanted to kill that freaked me out
I was onto it as soon as "nicole" first showed up
@@jameskozy7254Yeah if she hadn't said the Unitologist catchphrase at the end of every conversation it might have been a real twist 🙃
fun but creepy detail is that even in the dreamed up Nichole you see her rig is completely black.
Okay as an enthusiast of the lore that is some freaky shit at the ending.
Might give a little more chills than the standard one. Interested in how they can build up upon it because there is so much you can build up on this ending alone. Changes the the context of the whole thing for the next game.
Isn't this ending perfectly in line with what happens in Dead Space 2? IIRC Issac goes through a period of psychosis and helps construct the new one just like this ending implies. Or did I miss something?
To me as a DS lore enthusiast myself this ending gives me chills colder than the vacuum of space. I know markers can bend the will of sentient beings and even Isaac can succumb to it's influence. Imagine them, world eating Brethren Moons, and Isaac Clarke himself as their Messiah, their Harbinger, their Champion. This is the scariest shit I've ever seen.
I just checked this is the new game plus ending if you have all of the marker fragments
@@aynfedo27 I was saying in another videos this could be setting up the dead space 2 remake with Isaac as the antagonist and the plot threads from extraction being re introduced and incorporated into the story instead of just being dropped in 3.
@@BRZRKBAT7322 good we might see Lexine Murdoch as main protagonist. She is an absolute carrier and I missed her a lot in the main events of DS1 DS2
Isaac, drifting through space, drawing marker blueprints on the inside of his ship, chatting with an intrusive alien mind he thinks is his wife. Great stuff, perfect ending.
Seeing him how happy he is due to the Marker's influence, is terrifying. It shows that it is making him insane. The way he smiles and talking to himself, sort of like Jack Nicholson's performance in Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, The Shining and his portrayal of the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman.
I hope Sonita Henry returns as Ellie Langford in the Dead Space 2 remake, if they announce to work on the sequel. They need a background on her story, big time like a single-player expansion DLC. And maybe in the DS2 remake, an extended director's cut of the game.
But I prefer this ending instead of the original 2008 one. That's my take
Just finished my first run on hard difficulty. Took me 20 hours according to my save. Im exhausted.
Had to jump on here to see that alternative ending.
I hope they will remake dead space 2. It's my favourite out the trilogy.
>tfw the most unsettling ending in the franchise involves Isaac being happy.
This ending is literally setting the stage for Dead Space 2 by the time Isaac was rescued he had literally gone insane
It doesn't tho, cuz his insanity in DS2 was more about his PTSD then the marker. They needed to brainwash him to get the info on the marker out of him, why would they need to do it if he wanted to build the marker anyway?
@@felipecouto1102PTSD played a part but Isaac was definitely insane in 2 and his spiral into depression in 3 was the aftershock of that
@@drifterax7731 He was insane, but 2 was precisely overcoming that.
3 making him abandon everything for the sake of repeating 2's story was lame
Ironically, how bright and happy like typical hollywood ending is way far more creepy and scary than the original jumpscare one
One of the darkest game endings I've seen. The look on Isaac's face is so unsettling.
Just got through beating this game and man that was a great team that created this remake. The sound design team deserve a raise. There's something about when devs go the extra mile beyond just graphics.
They nailed sound effects, 3D audio, atmosphere, visual fidelity, PS5 controller just everything. Can't wait for the next one.
The way I see it, the original ending is what issac remembers in DS2 but this ending is what actually happened (marker influence and all that)
I hope they make a remake of the sequel soon and the graphics looks amazing
It won't happen ofc.
@@TheREALHugo4 it probably will
@@perrypougins379 It probably won't so take your opinion and shove it where you think it goes and get lost.
@@TheREALHugo4 nah it's an awesome remake, but it if you want.
@@TheREALHugo4 This ending implies that it indeed is happening.
This fits perfectly with dead space 2
If they changed it to where she started strangling Issac from behind to psych him out making him think she was friendly as a nod to the original’s jump scare, that would have been cool
I think that is still in it. To get this one you have to b eat the game then go collect 12 marker fragments in new game plus.
No? The point of this ending is to show that he's the Marker's chosen Messiah, which leads to him building it in 2. Why would it be hostile to him here? It's giving him what he wants.
This ending gives me hope not only for a full franchise reboot, but also that the new developers are going to resurrect the original storyline for Dead Space 3 that was cut. For those who don’t know, (OLD SPOILERS BEWARE) DS3’s original storyline was radically different from what the game ended up being. The story was originally intended to be a continuation of Isaac’s dementia and psychological journey (meaning his dementia isn’t “cured” in DS2), with him becoming a full blown unreliable narrator and puppet of the Brethren Moons’s control.
I don't really know what's worse, honestly. The idea of regressing her character and basically erasing all the development from Dead Space 1 and 2 just to repeat the same arc feels very wasteful.
If the remake of Dead Space 1 is successful. Then they should plan on making the other two. Dead Space 2 and 3 remake.
Not 3. Co-op is shit piece
And make part 3 better than the original
@@wetodd_actual id say just scrap the OG 3 all together and make a completely new game kinda like a reboot but with 1 and 2 still happening just a diff outcome when it comes to 3
Dead Space 2 is perfect as is.. it doesn’t need a remake
@@thefacts4440 Dead Space 3 is good and I stand by that! The only thing really "bad" about it in my opinion is the MTAs. Such as having the option to buy recourses if it goes and gets tough, having to buy the "true" ending of the game and a fair bit of the story only being accessible in CO-OP... I'd like for them to remake Dead Space 3, but without the checklist that they needed to fulfil back in the day and instead a full adaptation of their original idea!
It’s more of an alternate version of the ending that will lead up to DS 2, both makes sense and the original will still exist because Isaac has gone insane now
Wait this is an alternate ending meaning the regular one still exists? Because the jumpscare has to be the best ever to me, be sad if that was completely scrapped.
Yes the regular ending still exists. This is just a secret ending you can unlock by playing NG+.
@@theblightedpaladin19 yeeessshhh!!!
@@racheghoul2511 correction: You have to do NG+ AND collect all Marker Fragments.
Surely it's not a good jumps are if you're expecting it?
@@francis6775 yea byt still itl just remind me of the very first time i played it and i actually jumped and i never jump.
This is even better than the original ending. Kudos to EA Motive for nailing this remake. Bravo!
I like this ending more. It's grim and disturbing, just like game itself.
Isaac loses his mind anyway... so the fact that he sees his dead love works much better with alternative ending.
This makes since because of the marker Issac going nuts talking to Nicole and wanting to build the marker in ds2 but doesn't remember doing it. I really hope they do dead space 2 and 3 remake please who else is with me.
The marker scribbles around the whole ship makes this ending all the more unsettling. Our boy isaac is gone
If John Carpenter really does make this into a movie, I think this really must be the ending for it.
This fits into DS2 perfectly if they remade DS2 they could add in a flash back or prequel event like dead space 3 did and show issac building the marker in DS2 remake
His smile and happy demeanor being so genuine is really damn unsettling and awesome at the same time.
I like to think that both endings are cannon, with the original ending being that his guilt and trauma which he kept at the back of mind, as he focused on surviving eventualy overwhelmed him once he escaped. And the secret ending is what follows after all of that, with him living in a warped perception of reality as the marker took over him during his moment of vulneability.
I like to believe that the secret ending is the aftermath of the first ending
The old ending was scary, but this new one is in another level!
Nicole: The Ishimura was a great ship
Isaac: Yeah we were lucky to see her in her prime
that was probably a dead giveaway that his sanity was gone
Remember...
Chapter 1: N
Chapter 2: I
Chapter 3: C
Chapter 4: O
Chapter 5: L
Chapter 6: E
Chapter 7: I
Chapter 8: S
Chapter 9: D
Chapter 10: E
Chapter 11: A
Chapter 12: D
Oh, I was not expecting that. 🤔
and that the reason why this remake is great
THAT is the way of how remake SUPPOSE to be made
am I the only one who've seen that Nicol's costume uniform has no one life indicators on her back ?
Also nicoles bloodied face on this ending is more clear before it went off-frame
It’s been a LONG time since a game ending had me set down my controller, sit back, mouth hanging open and just kinda mutter, “holy SH!T.” WELL DONE, Motive!!!
1:59 I love the foreshadowing for dead space 2 remake when he Isaac said:”soon I promise I’m going to build something first.It’s a surprise sweetie,and I think you’re going to like it”we all know he’s going to make the marker despite not remembering cause of the marker’s effects
Y'all wanna know something really fucking cool about this ending?
Since you need to collect all the Marker fragments Isaac is WAY too overexposed to it mind rape effect to the point that his highly resistance mind got completely overwhelmed by the Marker's power , it's realistic as fuck.
So this time Isaac became a unitologist?
This ending plays directly into the events of Dead Space 2!
Isaac will drift through space talking to himself in the ship (due to dementia), EarthGov will pick him up and do all the things that is said that they do to him during the beginning of Dead Space 2! Everything that they do to him is explained during the events of Dead Space 2, Isaac will build the marker for "Nicole" (EarthGov) and the events of Dead Space 2 should happen pretty much the same!
Hope that helps! 🙂
@@Zodiac3107 Dude EarthGov just used code from Isaac and Nolan heads that's how marker in Dead Space 2 was built not by Isaac but by codes from his and Nolan heads that Moons implanted in their heads.
@@Semyon03 Yes.
I like the jumpscare ending. But this is a good kiss for the old fans who know what will happened.
I like to think that both endings are real - the first one happens just after the escape from Aegis VII. Then we have a game plus playthrough - it happens inside Isaac's deranged mind. He is stuck on that escape shuttle and he relives the Ishimura nightmare over and over again while drawing Marker symbols and talking to "Nicole". At some point of this madness the secret ending happens and then later on, Isaac falls into coma, gets captured by Earth Gov and DS2 happens.
This is exactly what I thought as well. Great analysis tbh
It cant happen tho. Why would EarthGov need to brainwash him so thoroughly in DS2 if he was willing to build the marker himself? If he had all the knowledge.
This ending seems more like just a nod to DS2 instead of an actual ''new canon ending''.
That awesome looking suit he wears. I can't shake that feeling, that I am seeing RoboCop. Superb Remake. Wish there could be more games like this. And even more with brand new IP.
Yeah, It's a teaser for Dead Space 2. The marking on the walls.
The thing about this ending is that it doesn't really break any cannon leading into Dead Space 2. Heck it could just as easily been an end credits scene.
It actually further supports the lore.
Ah of course the second black marker.. if DS3 is ever remade tho.. that'll take heaps of work.
You know I’m really excited for the sequel if they decide to make it
Came here because of Selen who just beat this game on hard. Thank you for this ending!
Dead Space 2 remake is going to be epic!!!! I just wonder if DS3 will get a remake?
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Don't know if anyone notice but when Issac says: "Soon, I promise. Gotta build a little something first". Right after that line above his right shoulder (the players view) you immediately see a marker carved in that far seat. That "little something" is a reference to the MASSIVE Marker shown in Dead Space 2 as in that scene he comments "Oh my god, I built that?" Great for shadowing.
Makes more sense for how dead space 2 happens
In the context of the story, this makes sense because Issac was under the markers influence enough to build the marker that was in the second game - his brain gave the blueprints to that second game's marker, so them putting in this secret ending, i wont be surprised if this is the canon ending, if there'll ever be a sequel remake
To be honest this is how I pictured Isaac was when they found him and brought him to the Sprawl in Dead Space 2. In which they legitimately helped him get over/past the marker's influence, if only to gain the information to make one themselves
I really want to know how they are going to handle Ellie in the second game and if we will see a glimpse of 'them' in the last battle of that game, because it would connect really well with the 3rd game. Second game is arguably the best of the saga, I hope they do it well.
To be honest, it looks cool!
I wish Jonh Carpenter would make this a movie. Reminds me of Alien and The Thing
Whos here in 2024 mourning the DS2 remake bc a greedy corporation decided this profitable remake wasnt profitable *enough* 😢
For people confused, this is a reference to the events of Dead Space 2
I just beat NG+ with all 12 fragments but had no idea you go to Mathias' shrine in his quarters to interact with table. What the hell. Now I got to do this again. Lucky for you Dead Space your my favorite franchise ever so you get a pass with this one.
Uh... do you not use the save stations????
@@nercksrule all same file. Overwrite. Dont matter. Done it since this comment.
Both endings make sanse, this secret ending just sets an eerie tone to it. But in the first game Isaac too loses his mind. So both of them are perfect for it.
I really hope they fix dead space 3.
just spent the whole day doing a NG+ run for this ending, even making sure that I had the 12 fragments before loading up the marker, only to forget about going to the ritual circle just before the hive mind
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What a great ending.
Issac go the girl.
Yup, he totally isn't being influenced by a cosmic horror entity and won't be imprisoned and mentally tortured for 3 years.
@@AxisChurchDevotee nope not at all :)
Just gonna go home and build a nice surprise for his GF :3
This sets up 2 so well in that he built the marker they had in the city
The secret ending is a teaser for DS2 Remake
DEAD SPACE 2 REMAKE HERE WE COME
This looks like it fits well enough in the canon that you could boot up DS2 right away. Playing through this reminds me how incredible DS1 was back in the day. I'm surprised how to remake manages to capture that feeling despite being built from the ground up. I'm certain they had the original source files kept well. Great to see this franchise is still alive. Even when the callisto protocol failed, it's still a part of the good new decade for AAA survival horror.
Dead Space 2 Remake on the horizon.
That look he has at 2:10 is so fucking unhinged, I love it.
"hi ho hi ho off to build a marker i go"
Dear God, *please* let there be a Dead Space 2 remake, and may it please be awesome. Amen.
Heres the most horrific theory i could think of: maybe the alternative ending isn't actually an alternate ending, maybe after the end of the original ending, Issac was forced to relive the memories of his adventures on the Ishimura via New Game Plus, where he then collects the marker fragments, something that wasnt possible in the original run, and when all were found, Issac suddenly changes his dialouge at the end when facing the Hive Mind, whereas he originally mimics Cross' quote of saying this is all he has left, he suddenly says that the creature cannot stop him, that the marker shown him everything. And cut forth to the ending where instead of mourning Nicole, Issac is "happy" and with all the symbols of the marker scrawled on the shuttle and him talking to "Nicole" about building her something nice, which having played DS2, was the Black Marker that started the outbreak on Titan Station. It sells that the Marker has finally broken Issac and that his nightmare was only getting started
The Motive team might have taken a page out of Midsommar's ending
And they did it beautifully
They did such a great job with the remake
He's gonna build her The Marker
Does anyone else notice Nicole's health indicator is entirely dark in the final shot? Even Isaac's hallucination shows she is dead. Even in his madness, a part of his mind still acknowledges the truth.
ididnt watch the ending, so he found Nicole's mom?
What???? No ending jump scared???!!! That was perfect without jump scare.
Ist alternate ending dont ending ending normal the video speaking of isaac after medium craxy conected dead space 2
My man Isaac's trippin' alien balls. This explains much better the beginning of Dead Space 2 where he was held in a mental institution, not for his benefit but to extract the secrets of the marker in his head.
I consider this canon, a good little teaser for the events of Dead Space 2
Guess this ties in better with what happens in the sequel.
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Isaac builds another marker and, by the beginning of the second game, starts out in a mental healthcare facility on the Sprawl.
I like to think that both endings are actually canon.
The first ending shows that Isaac wasnt really free from the maker's influence.
Everything that happens in the new game plus a consequence of this, he's reliving all the events from the game in his mind while also explaining why he wants to collect the marker pieces in the game.
The secret ending is basically an epilogue, one that shows the marker has taken over his mind and also foreshadowing the events of the second game
It'd be neat if someone recorded this with the Infected Suit.
For as iconic as the original ending is, this one is much superior in every other aspect. Specially lorewise.
I hope they use this ending for Dead Space 2 that the Marker influenced Isaac to the point that he willingly build a Marker instead of him being used from the Government to build one.
I can’t stop thinking about issacs face when he’s talking to “Nicole” . His dumb smirk reminds me of the episode of Futurama with the slurm factory , the dumb smile fry makes when he’s drinking the slurm that he knew was bad and evil but still smiled when he tried it
Anyone ?