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Dead Space 1 is better than 3 but not as good as 2. (I just finished 2 for the first time today.)

Dead Space 2 is very fast paced but it's still very much a horror game. Some decent scares and some unexpected stuff. Most people consider it to be an S tier horror game, along with Resident Evil 1 Remake and Silent Hill 2.

Dead Space suffers from padding and needless backtracking (because the game is basically just RE4 in space). Dead Space 2 feels like it finally came into its own.

It's a 10/10 game. Still has some of the best sound design ever.

To answer your question, the gameplay is exactly the same. Less ammo for sure. The Zero Gravity sections are way different. Issac has a voice but he's kinda bland. New weapons as well.

But the actual playing of the game is identical besides not having to return to a train car at the end of every chapter--the chapters are blended in naturally.

They're about the same length as well.