Alien Isolation is one of these games that you either hate, or love. I for one absolute love this game from start to finish. Some people think this game is a bit long. I disagree. I think it's just right.
This game does one thing very well. It captures the feel of the movie Alien in game form perfectly. The music, the old sci-fi tech, the characters, the ship and station designs, up to objects you find in the world that were taken straight from the movie. I would seriously recommend watching Alien before and after you play this game. It is so well done. It should be a class to be taught about how to adapt a movie while advancing the story further.
The feel of being on a space ship / station with low-tech sci-fi will accompany you through the whole game. You are not a soldier. You are a mechanic. And you do as a mechanic does. You use tools and ingenuity to get around and fend off the Alien, that is, at times mercilessly, stalking you and others.
Progress is blocked not through abilities, but missing tools. You can manipulate computers and settings to change environments in your favor. You can makeshift defensive devices to help you. It all feels very organic.
Trying to achieve your various goals while traversing the massive space station keeps you on edge, as you listen for sounds from nearby rooms or corridors, or air ducts.
The first time I played this game I was so scared that I would crouch everywhere, making the game take forever. You do not need to crouch at all times. Getting that first death out of your system can be quite the ritual. Escaping from the Alien, hiding under a desk or in a locker and just HOPING it didn't see you get in, is quite frankly terrifying at times. But, for most things you have to do, save stations are well placed, so even if you die, you never have to redo a lot.
If you enjoyed the movie Alien, and you like video games, and you don't mind an Alien game that is not just shooting and killing, played from the perspective of someone without much combat skill, trying to survive on a space station gone to hell, then this may be for you. I personally replay it once a year, and love it more every time.
This game does one thing very well. It captures the feel of the movie Alien in game form perfectly. The music, the old sci-fi tech, the characters, the ship and station designs, up to objects you find in the world that were taken straight from the movie. I would seriously recommend watching Alien before and after you play this game. It is so well done. It should be a class to be taught about how to adapt a movie while advancing the story further.
The feel of being on a space ship / station with low-tech sci-fi will accompany you through the whole game. You are not a soldier. You are a mechanic. And you do as a mechanic does. You use tools and ingenuity to get around and fend off the Alien, that is, at times mercilessly, stalking you and others.
Progress is blocked not through abilities, but missing tools. You can manipulate computers and settings to change environments in your favor. You can makeshift defensive devices to help you. It all feels very organic.
Trying to achieve your various goals while traversing the massive space station keeps you on edge, as you listen for sounds from nearby rooms or corridors, or air ducts.
The first time I played this game I was so scared that I would crouch everywhere, making the game take forever. You do not need to crouch at all times. Getting that first death out of your system can be quite the ritual. Escaping from the Alien, hiding under a desk or in a locker and just HOPING it didn't see you get in, is quite frankly terrifying at times. But, for most things you have to do, save stations are well placed, so even if you die, you never have to redo a lot.
If you enjoyed the movie Alien, and you like video games, and you don't mind an Alien game that is not just shooting and killing, played from the perspective of someone without much combat skill, trying to survive on a space station gone to hell, then this may be for you. I personally replay it once a year, and love it more every time.