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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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Which is strange because according to the PC benchmarks those versions should be running at 60fps or at the very least locked 30.
A small, furry creature with four legs.
For shame! And you call yourself fan of the Alien franchise? (Why else would you be in here)
It was the name of Ripleys goldfish
bonesmccoy
Banned
I think it's interesting that CA said Hard Mode was the recommended experience when even the most positive reviewers say that it's too difficult and unforgiving at times. I wonder if it's something they'll try to tweak in a later patch?
Had the player not died in that gif, people would be using it the same way.
"How could the Alien not see someone standing there 10 feet way? Busted AI."
Had the player not died in that gif, people would be using it the same way.
"How could the Alien not see someone standing there 10 feet way? Busted AI."
unknownhero
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the true villain of aliens
Later Alligator
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re-watched alien: directors cut today in preparation for tuesday 
Xbudz
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*sigh* another Day 1 patch. I thought TCA was pretty much finished the game earlier in the year and the last few months were ironing out bugs.
yup.
Spazznid
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On the spot yesterday, I was watching Aliens in my marathon, and I told my nephew, "You know, that cat, Jonesy is the real bad guy. He created humans and aliens and set them upon each other in an endless struggle for its own amusement, and now it watches from the sidelines as each of its creations duke it out for supremacy."
Werewolf Jones
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I still want this game, I really do. Even with the mixed opinions but it makes it more interesting for when I finally come to play it and make the decision myself of whether it's good or not. It's been visually great and what Alien fans have always wanted since the day it got announced but still.
Technosteve
Banned
is there a mode were ico comes and hold my hand through the scary stuff.
xBladeM6x
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wanderingprostheyltite
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Learned the most absurd piece of trivia tonight about the Alien film. Ridley Scott originally wanted the xeno to bite Ripley's head off at the end and make the final log in Ripley's voice. W...T...F. I think that's one situation where I approve of producers interfering with the production. So thank you producers for not letting my favorite horror movie turn into a laughing stock.
Wait, he wanted it to use her head to speak? If so, WOOOOOOOWWWWWWW. That would've been terrible.
It's this decision that ended up giving us the horrors of Alien³ & Resurrection.
;-)
wanderingprostheyltite
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I'm guessing mimicking her voice but your interpretation sounds equally horrendous.
Yeah, 1st disc is a data install disc & you play from the 2nd, similar to GTAV.
So I got to watch a good deal of the preview build yesterday. Other than the fact that we encountered a bug which forced us to quit because we couldn't progress and the ridiculously loud noise Amanda makes when she enters a closet the game looked amazing. The atmosphere and effects were great. Just like I imagined it after watching some YT walkthroughs.
But there's just one problem. I'm not sure I could play a game like this for 20 hrs. Seems like way too long and it might overstay it's welcome. Less than ten hours would seem like more appropriate at this point.
What's the current consensus at this point? Is the game too long?
But there's just one problem. I'm not sure I could play a game like this for 20 hrs. Seems like way too long and it might overstay it's welcome. Less than ten hours would seem like more appropriate at this point.
What's the current consensus at this point? Is the game too long?
Neff
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You're looking for a room with
a card in it that the doctor has visited as shown by the schedule board
I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Everything in the game -atmosphere, visuals, sound, music, control, environment design- ranges from good to amazing with the one exception of the Alien's erratic behaviour and overstayed welcome.
crazyrabbits
Banned
From what I've seen so far in online playthroughs, it definitely moves at a good clip most of the time. Haven't seen the talked-about "slow" third act, though.
Has anyone tried noise detection yet? Just hid in a closet while alien was inspecting the room, and tried making all kinds of loud noises to see if it works. Well this alien had to be a deaf subspecies because even when he walked right past the locker, he didn't suspect anything. This was on PS4 btw.
The head tracking works pretty good though!
The head tracking works pretty good though!
Go watch alien before you play this please.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Damn theres already people playing and openly talking about the game in here! I need to tread carefully.
Nemesis_
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I swear he's more likely to attack me in a locker if in peeking forward. It's so annoying because I want to see him but at the same time I can't.
I assume he doesn't actually *hear* the motion detector? I've not properly tested it. I know if you hit the wall with your wrench thing, people will notice it.
TheMoon
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TheMoon
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lol yea this. Dunno why anyone would NOT want to watch Alien before playing this even. Or why anyone would want to play this without having watched Alien.
Sutton Dagger
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I saw the game today at the EB Expo, it looks fantastic in terms of scares and setting. The one thing that worries me is the aliasing, it's possibly the worst I've seen in any game over the last couple of years. If you have a PC I suggest getting it on that and downsampling if possible.
Has anyone else commented about how bad the aliasing is?
Has anyone else commented about how bad the aliasing is?
Alcoholikaust
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Sigourney Weavers "Tyler Durden" in Alien.
Alcoholikaust
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silly question:but you sure you had the camera enabled for your microphone prior to playing? (just a thought)
Eighthours
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This is bloody excellent so far and I haven't even seen the Alien yet (am only playing it in the dark, would ruin it to play during the day). However, it's unforgivable that it was released with the cutscenes skipping as badly as they do. Seriously, they're awful - must be below 20fps and they stutter all over the place. How Sega didn't pick this up is ridiculous.
Ah, no I meant the PS Camera / Kinect noise detection thing
. The game has a feature that enables the Alien to actually detect you if the camera/kinect picks up loud sounds.Haha not a silly question at all, after 5 minutes of shouting at the alien, I suddenly realized that the PS Camera mic was muted. But after enabling it, it still didn't seem to do anything. Maybe the game needs to restart before it starts working or something.
It's too bad the illusion was broken though, because I'm playing it together with the bf and everytime the alien showed up we started whispering, afraid the camera mic would rat us out if we spoke too loud
.Alcoholikaust
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well it was worth a shot. I don't plan on yelling at my tv in order to make the game more difficult anyways.Ah, no I meant the PS Camera / Kinect noise detection thing
Haha not a silly question at all, after 5 minutes of shouting at the alien, I suddenly realized that the PS Camera mic was muted. But after enabling it, it still didn't seem to do anything. Maybe the game needs to restart before it starts working or something.
It's too bad the illusion was broken though, because I'm playing it together with the bf and everytime the alien showed up we started whispering, afraid the camera mic would rat us out if we spoke too loud
Nemesis_
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Ah, no I meant the PS Camera / Kinect noise detection thing
Haha not a silly question at all, after 5 minutes of shouting at the alien, I suddenly realized that the PS Camera mic was muted. But after enabling it, it still didn't seem to do anything. Maybe the game needs to restart before it starts working or something.
It's too bad the illusion was broken though, because I'm playing it together with the bf and everytime the alien showed up we started whispering, afraid the camera mic would rat us out if we spoke too loud
I'm sick at the moment so between the coughing and my excitable dog I'd be Fucked haha. I think the head tracking is nice, if not slightly gimmicky so I'm just sticking with a controller.
Neff
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I've tested it in a variety of situations. Sometimes he seems to hear it, sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes he finds you if you aren't making any noise at all. It's like the game is constantly altering variables for your sound level and the Alien's ability to detect it, which I assume the devs thought would make the game unpredictable and exciting, but it tends to have the opposite effect. You never really know how hidden you are.
The AI makes no sense at all
if that's unedited, I hope it's a fluke caused by some kind of game system malfunction or something rather than a regular occurence (I can put up with the occasional weird thing). Because that's some bullshit there.
-MD-
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He was walking near the alien and it heard him.
http://a.pomf.se/agbero.webm
Hardly bullshit, guy just sucks at the game.
It appears to teleport.
-MD-
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Listen to the webm with sound.
And the alien is running at lightspeed, right?
This was just impossible. The AI is cheating.
-MD-
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Alright.