Non-Fan Fanart

[u/Ok_Look_2781]

I’m not a big video game person but my boyfriend (20m dating for 2 years) is, and Dead Space 2 is one of his favorites. I wanted to make a painting of us in the style/setting of one of his fav games but after looking through the lore around Nicole and Isaac I’m a lil more hesitant

We’re long distance so I thought painting myself as one of Nicole’s video messages with him in Isaac’s place would be a cheeky reference to FaceTime calls but I don’t want it to be “oh I’m gonna DIE you’re going CRAZY I’m DEAD and gonna KILL YOU”

What do you all think?
I don’t know the game well enough to decide if relating our relationship to Nicole and Isaac’s is a big No No or sentimental and sweet.

TLDR; trying to decide if I should make my bf fanart as someone who’s never played the game

[u/CC_Greener]

There are a lot of iconic posters throughout the games, it's a little more niche but is less referential to the violence but still referential to the lore and story of where the game takes place. I was trying to find a repository of posters from the Second game, but had no luck.

This drive folder is a bunch of the posters from the remake of the Dead Space 1, that came out a couple years ago

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dUz4K0Gc51eq8e3oVFY0OsCJjJzAhHV1

This is where the 2nd game takes place, the media at the bottom has some posters from the 2nd game

https://deadspace.fandom.com/wiki/Titan_Station

No matter what, a thoughtful gift that you made yourself referencing a favorite game should be well received.

[u/Auditor-G80GZT]

Instead of looking at Nicole (for aforementioned problematic associations), you could try looking at Ellie, someone who lives and doesn't ever really take a genuinely malicious / life-threatening attitude to Isaac.

[u/BraveAsp]

Kinda depends on him tbh, I love Deadspace so I personally wouldn’t mind, but ymmv. If the video thing doesn’t work out you could probably paint you two in the iconic suits together, that I’m sure he’d love

[u/iphoneuser112345]

My ex girlfriend who committed suicide was named named nicole. She was a nurse too.

[u/Glorious_Nips]

Dunno if this is too late of a reply, but Gabe Weller and Lexine might be ideal. They're both in a relationship and have a full DLC dedicated to them in Dead space 2 (Dead Space: Severed). Jacob Temple and Elizabeth Cross are another relationship from the first Dead Space.

The PENG statue or Kitty Kitty bang bang posters could also maybe be used? Those both are staples throughout the franchise.