The game is scary
I haven't been scared playing a game since Silent Hill 2, I don't even know how long ago that was but its a damn long time. I'm spooked playing this game. Really enjoying it so far, its packed full of tension and its very claustrophobic.
In ways it feels like an ode to the olden days of gaming. I'm talking about the save points. I like them, personally. Losing my position and having to re-do an area is something I'll take on the chin and be okay with. Progression takes time too, since you have to explore areas to find out how to proceed in the simplest of ways. Something that plays in well when the Alien is around.
I'm liking it for these reasons. I was on the fence initially but the game itself has won me over. If you thought you wouldn't mind the save stations and want the Alien experience, buy it, play it on hard. It feels old fashioned but I've had more generations of gaming having to use memory cards and manually save than I have had with auto save. Its nice to play a game with checkpoints again! Possibly weird, but its how I feel.. I didn't even have a memory card when I played through Resident Evil. *shrugs*
