First impressions (PS5 version) after a couple of hours: yeah, it's definitely Dead Space meets Prison Break.
Performance mode looks good enough but fidelity mode clearly has better AO, and has RT (or pseudo-RT) reflections (EDIT: and shadows, it seems), but 30fps is a bit choppy imo. Still Performance mode (seemingly at 1440p) has great SSR implementation. Faces look amazing and voice performance from all characters are great so far (except when Jacob keeps saying "Nice!" when you find an item, it's annoying).
I've been switching between 60 and 30RT every so often, I don't know what to settle on yet. But probably 60fps. Game still looks great in that mode, quite frankly.
Combat is harsh. Monsters hit HARD, sometimes simultaneously, and often in groups of 2 to 4. I'm playing in Normal mode and getting my ass wrecked many times. The beginning, before you get a gun, can be tough, because enemies are hit sponges (and I have some trouble getting used to the dodge system with the left stick). They are also bullet sponges if you only use bullets (I only have the one gun, so later weapons might kick a bigger punch). However, if you take advantage of the "weakness" system where you melee until a weak spot appears for you to shoot, they're not all that resistant and it's just the right amount of tension imo.
Sound design is great, headphones recommended ! Music is okay. Very Dead Space-ish.
There are no manual saves whatsoever it seems, only autosaves (they tell you when the last autosave was when you press start, like in Naughty Dog games). It's fine, but sometimes the gaps between them are pretty long, especially when you need to fight 4 enemies again (before the having the gun) because you died a stupid death. It's not dreadful though.
There are some accessibility options too, such as dyslexia subtitles, high contrast, hold button with a single press, that kind of thing.
EDIT: Haptic feedback on PS5 is very good. Not as good as say Returnal or Astro, but very well implemented imo.
Minor gripes:
- You can't move while in the inventory or listening to audio logs (you could in Dead Space so...????)
- Inventory is full quickly (for now, haven't had any potential upgrade yet)
- I miss Dead Space's locator, but it's okay
I think that's it for now. If you have a specific question I'll try to answer it. I'm so into it, can't wait to jump back in.