![]() Jensi is a fairly normal child who lives with foster parents and makes friends with a boy named Henry after the death of his mother. Catalyst, though, relegates these details to the background in favor of the story of two brothers, Jensi and Istvan Seto. As hinted at in the very end of its predecessor, members of Unitology have even infiltrated the highest ranks of EarthGov, mankind's ruling government body. In the years since Martyr, Unitology has become a fully-formed religion with the memory of Michael Altman at its head. Unitology has infiltrated the upper levels of EarthGov. ![]() More and more people, though, were sensing a call to Convergence, a call to lose their life so that they could find it, so that they could find a larger sense of unity and life in the one. ![]() Nothing is really changed over the course of the story, it's just about the lives of a handful of people at a certain point in the Dead Space timeline, and therein lies the problem. Catalyst takes a different approach by being an example of the latter. Martyr was an example of the former, telling the origins of Altman, Unitology, and humanity's first encounter with the Markers. By design, they are merely an extension of an existing universe, which means they must focus on minute background details, or remain self-contained so they don't hinder the creativity of the game designers or counter what's already been planned or stated. This novel is emblematic, though, of the problems with video game novels. Despite this, there is little to no connection between the novels, as this takes place 80 years later, after the founding of Unitology and the death of Michael Altman. The second novel in the Dead Space franchise, Dead Space: Catalyst is a sequel to Martyr written by the same author, B. Dead Space: Catalyst Death and carnage and those. ![]() Finally, we'll discuss whether it adds anything of substance to the narrative of the franchise. We'll take a look at the story behind the creation of the piece, if any, and review the quality of the work as a whole. "Required Reading" is an ongoing series where we look at some of the ancillary media related to our favorite games from books, to comics, to films. ![]()
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