A squad based Predator game, where you play Dutch, Dillon, Mac, and Anna. You have control over all of them and switch on the fly when danger approaches either of the characters, much like the old 8 Bit Computer Aliens game and Resident Evil 0
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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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A squad based Predator game, where you play Dutch, Dillon, Mac, and Anna. You have control over all of them and switch on the fly when danger approaches either of the characters, much like the old 8 Bit Computer Aliens game and Resident Evil 0
TheIdleMiner
Neo Member
I absolutely love this game. Fucking doors just opening makes my heart race.
SpecialAgentZ
Member
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Yep, you can be killed at terminals. Happened to me twice.
I am wondering this as well, but apparently (thanks aon) you can skip through the messages at the terminal quickly and then read them from the pause menu.
edit: I guess you can die, brutal game
edit: I guess you can die, brutal game
It's still not Dark Souls or NES Hard. There's numerous save points, you can even save when an Alien is kinda' near and even if you die right afterwards once you load that save the Alien will not be near you. It might spawn once a little later or the closer you get to the exit though.
I love hard games, love the 8 and 16 bit era's, love Dark Souls, Bioshock 1 on hard is the only way to play it, but Normal for Alien Isolation was enough for me.
Comfort Jones
Banned
He also seems to have different behavior based on the level itself. Some parts like halfway through he's constantly on the ground while others he sticks to the vents unless you run around. Pretty sure that's intentional.
rottingcore
Banned
I'm about 5-7 hours in, and i'm already a bit underwhelmed by the game. Don't get me wrong, the game is pretty good (especially in relevant terms to other alien games), but i feel that i don't actually fear the alien so much. Instead, i fear dying before the next save game and having to replay 30 minutes of gameplay - which has happened several times already. IMO, the game should have a check pointing system.
Each time i am expected to replay 30 minutes or more of gameplay just because the alien was hiding in a vent above me and not moving, i end up turning the game off out of frustration and coming back after several hours.
Amnesia did a much better job of making me afraid of the monsters, and not the gameplay mechanics.
Each time i am expected to replay 30 minutes or more of gameplay just because the alien was hiding in a vent above me and not moving, i end up turning the game off out of frustration and coming back after several hours.
Amnesia did a much better job of making me afraid of the monsters, and not the gameplay mechanics.
SpecialAgentZ
Member
Damn!!!
This game is unforgiving! T-t-thanks for t-the info.
x3n05
Didn't know you could read all the messages from the safety of the pause menu (never really looked into it if not for the map). Kinda breaks the immersion and the fear of getting killed, but there are times my nerves are almost shorting out and this will help... I think hehe
It definitely is. Man the parts when he's in the vents are so brutal, lol.
rottingcore
Banned
He can come out of the vents in most areas, though, if provoked. There was a section where a group of like 5-6 humans were in a room, so i just fired a single shot into the room and let them all fire back at me while i hid behind cover. The alien ended up coming out the vent, and killed all of the humans (because they were drawing his attention by shooting at me). I stayed hidden, and he eventually returned to the vents.
I had cleared an entire area of humans and was no longer required to hide from them in the dark.
Then you must be missing a lot of save points dude. The most I've had to replay is maybe 5 minutes of gameplay. When you're running around activating shit, you do know that you can save at the same save station, right? It just takes a few minutes.
stock 2500k, hd 6870, playing with fxaa, everything on high at 1600 x 900. Performance is absolutely flawless and the game still looks fantastic!
I finished it last night, and man this is the perfect alien game. It hat everything i hoped for. I have no clue how ign could give this a 5.9 wtf, for me this is goty material
rottingcore
Banned
He said low specs. 2500k, even at stock is still a decent CPU. The 6870 is maybe a little dated, but far from being "low spec".
I have that 2500k as well and an HD7950 boost and played with everything maxed out (even AA) at 1080p with 60fps locked.
Edit:
Check this thread for pc performances
ah well, i guess browsing all graphic card threads made me think pretty much everyone had a better rig than me
Comfort Jones
Banned
Yeah I loved doing stuff like that. In a way it gives you a fleeting sense of control.
call_kotaku
Member
maybe this xenomorph is blind, and has to use his other senses to compensate.
The AvP aliens can also run along walls at a million miles per hour and leap like half a mile, though.
MrCookiepants
Member
Just got the flamethrower. How much longer do I have?
I'm enjoying this game a lot, but ever since the alien was introduced, pacing just went out the window. You're being stalked 95% of the time, so I just find myself constantly on the move, never really getting a chance to take in the atmosphere. I think I've missed a few blueprints already.
I'm enjoying this game a lot, but ever since the alien was introduced, pacing just went out the window. You're being stalked 95% of the time, so I just find myself constantly on the move, never really getting a chance to take in the atmosphere. I think I've missed a few blueprints already.
The movies actually go out of their way to explain how the alien "sees" because it makes it seem scarier that way, like it can see in multiple ways. The only reference to alien vision is in Alien 3, when you see POV shots from the alien, but it's unexplained how the picture is obtained (plus it has a weird effect over it).
You have about 6-8 hours worth of content left. Enjoy.
I'm going to be finally.
(Dies)
I think that's just the game at work, frankly. It's not really a smell the roses kind of thing unless it wants it to be, which is rarely on the back half (which you are pretty much entering if memory serves). There are 18 missions, so go by that.
That said, don't stress missing blueprints. You can pick up the better versioned ones later if you manage it, and for the most part all they are imo are time savers. As far as I can tell, there's really no part of the game where you *need* items that are craftable. They just turn into situations that can take 5 minutes into situations that can take < 1 minute. If you really need stuff, the game supplies it, sans health kits which are only useful when you've decided stealth isn't your thing and you want to see some blood spray. Which is admirable, but ill-advised 99% of the time, unless you're playing on easy I would guess.
It can follow you in and if you make noise inside the vents it will creep in and get you.
call_kotaku
Member
but even facehuggers and chestbursters get batman vision in AvP, if I remember correctly.
The answer is that they're different games with different mechanics, I guess
You can keep the alien from going into full hunt mode in many parts by moving really slow and crouching all the time. That'll give you time to explore in peace.
thelurkinghorror
Member
30 minutes of gameplay lost!? Impossible, probably you skip some save point, or forgot to pay a visit at the save station mid job. Next time remember this
Shock_Wave
Member
I just beat the game and it's so far my GOTY.
About the ending:
So, is anyone trying the One Shot achievement? xD
About the ending:
that final cutscene suggests that there'll be a sequel right? We know she died a long time after the game so it would be awesome to explore more of her life.
So, is anyone trying the One Shot achievement? xD
Beat it in the early hours this morning. PC version. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The save system is less than helpful at certain points but I feel it adds to the tension.
I thought they nailed the alien encounter stuff, I won't go too much into it for fear of spoiling, but it never feels like it turns into a slog when cat and mousing the xeno.
I loved the whole hold left bumper, press down to open levers and the slow ass transit system. It really added to the game how everything was grounded and tactile.
Good stuff Creative Assembly, good stuff.
I thought they nailed the alien encounter stuff, I won't go too much into it for fear of spoiling, but it never feels like it turns into a slog when cat and mousing the xeno.
I loved the whole hold left bumper, press down to open levers and the slow ass transit system. It really added to the game how everything was grounded and tactile.
Good stuff Creative Assembly, good stuff.
That's exactly what it does. If you could save anywhere anytime the game would feel a lot less stressful and punitive. That's part of what makes this game so memorable, the player is free to backtrack a bit and find a save spot but he could very well run into the alien or ennemies in the process.
I was on the level where you have to activate the android to gain assess to the Store room to get the compressor to fix the lift. The part where you go under the floor via the service hatch and your directly under the 4 human scavengers the Alien attacked and killed all of them and then found and killed me, none of the human AI made any noise other than talking what so ever and neither did i.
On the next go i managed to get through the whole area and repair the lift without him appearing at all (so about 15 minutes of doing that section), very odd
MrCookiepants
Member
Yeah, I've played a few more hours and its behaviour is very predictable at this point. I know the sounds it makes to tell where it is and what it'll do. Usually it won't come out of the vents unless provoked. When that happens, you just scare it away with the flamethrower and move along.
The alien is no longer scary. The fact that it can seemingly be everywhere at once is really immersion breaking, too. It's an annoyance more than anything. If the game gave you a break from him once in a while, the encounters would feel eventful, rather than routine.
This is still a fun, beautiful game.
I think it kills the Human AI's
unknownhero
Member
you know what? I'm going to try and beat this on hard without the
I'm already dead aren't I?
flamethrower.
I'm already dead aren't I?
therealminime
Member
Just had my first frustrating moment with this game and it was after 9 hours of play. I was dealing with humans for the first time in a while and had just killed one and knew there was a second close by. As I was hiding, waiting, a civilian ran past me from behind. I was startled and panick swung my wrench and clobbered him to death with a single blow. The game immediately stopped and brought up the "load last save" and said don't kill civilians. Lost about 10+ minutes. Very annoying. Then two minutes after loading my game crashed.
Oh well. A single frustrating moment after 9 hours is bound to happen. Pro tip: don't kill civilians. They like to run around and hide later in the game.
Oh well. A single frustrating moment after 9 hours is bound to happen. Pro tip: don't kill civilians. They like to run around and hide later in the game.
Mugatu
Member
Yup, this happened to me just this morning - I assumed I was safe until it came way in and grabbed me.
Great game.
They absolutely nailed the atmosphere, sound effects and graphics in this game. the most intense moments is the beginning, when the alien hasent actually shown himself. i find myself just scared to move.
One somewhat big flaw in this game is why does the alien always seems to crop up in only the areas towards your objective. why not go lurk on other areas? seems to be just fixed to your objective path area and wont leave permenantly, unless you sneak past his scripted path in that area.
other then that, fantastic game
They absolutely nailed the atmosphere, sound effects and graphics in this game. the most intense moments is the beginning, when the alien hasent actually shown himself. i find myself just scared to move.
One somewhat big flaw in this game is why does the alien always seems to crop up in only the areas towards your objective. why not go lurk on other areas? seems to be just fixed to your objective path area and wont leave permenantly, unless you sneak past his scripted path in that area.
other then that, fantastic game
VisceralBowl
Member
Yeah
abracadaver
Member
where is digital foundry's console vs PC face off?
cool, thanks.
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