Shock_Wave
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I can't hate the ending cause it tells me a very important thing:
there will be a goddamn awesome sequel.
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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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Thanks, settled down and made it through. The tight halls made it interesting.
VisceralBowl
Member
Why not?
I heard the 2010 one was poo..
Just finished the 10th mission.
The lab capsule at the end was one of the most excruciatingly intense moments I had in this game so far. That setpiece design and lighting, the way the final confrontation came together, it all reminded me so much of the ending of the original film. Waiting for the airlock to pressurize and meanwhile keeping the Xeno at distance with the flamethrower gave me an adrenaline rush which I haven't experienced in a game for a long time. Hope there's more moments like that in the game.
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Deleted member 30609
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This was one of my favourite moments too. There are similarly impressive (yet different) moments to come.
RadioHeadAche
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It's decent. Multiplayer can be fun, and it's probably better with keyboard and mouse than a controller.
VisceralBowl
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I turned around, went right, proceeded to flank the enemy and killed them all with the wrench. You could also just run out of the room.
I didn't think it was difficult.
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Deleted member 30609
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head up the stairs *away from* the direction they're heading. If you sneak around the back of the upper level, through the office, you can make it out the door without them ever seeing you. They won't follow you into the next room.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
This post just killed any interest I had in the game. I was afraid of this type of "rubber-band" AI...honestly though I'm not sure how else you could pull it off. In theory once you get ahead of the alien and close a couple of doors you should be home free.
You have to sort of do this stretch without saving because if you save after they come back and they kill you, you get stuck in a room with them already patrolling. So after the initial encounter where she shoots and runs off, you can explore as long as you want as long as you don't walk up to where the tuner is. Once you pick up the tuner, head up the stairs opposite them and work your way around the room to the door in the back. You can also you the retire system to makes distractions although I didn't do this.
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It should be noted that some of the text in that account isn't actually true, especially re: the general game loop. There are times when the alien is particularly aggressive, but they're specific scenarios, not the norm.
TheChewyWaffles
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jacksepticeye
Member
How many chapters are in this game? I'm on Chapter
12
jacksepticeye
Member
Really? Jeez this game drags on at the end
When I posted it (copied it from an earlier post I made just after chapter 6), I wasn't aware that only happened in specific "high-tension" moments. I would, however, disagree that they make for enjoyable gameplay scenarios regardless. The alien absolutely snaps to you, no matter how sneaky you are. If you ghost a section and manage to move forward, the alien will catch up to you in no time.
Some people might love this but it breaks the immersion for me. Different strokes for different folks, and all that.
Zomba13
Member
Just want to throw my experiences out there. I'm on Chapter 15 right now I think. Playing on Normal.
I've not really had any cheap deaths apart from one where the Alien literally came out of the floor due to it glitching out (like he rose out of the ground like it was water). Every other death has been me either getting timing wrong going for a door or switch or not being able to run/hide from it after getting it's attention. People who complain about it dropping from vents and killing you are making the classic mistake made in every horror movie where something is in the vents. If it's dripping assume it's there and go around if you can or at least not directly under it. First time it happened to me I was all "wtf!?" but then realised what I thought was water dripping was actually slobber and of course it would come down and get me. Then I was extra careful of vents and fully avoided any drippings.
I've not really had any problem getting around with the Alien there nor with the save system. Sometimes you might have to double back to get to a save point or brave the unknown and see if you come across one but that is part of the Survival Horror experience. If you do mess up a save (as in save when the alien is in the room with you) then you can always roll back to the one before it (Load Previous save instead of Current). I've not needed to and saved a few times with hostiles "near".
With the Alien just take it slow and be aware of it. Watch your motion tracker, keep an ear out for the sound of hissing and vent knocking. Keep an eye out for lockers, desks and other things to hide in or behind in case he pops out a vent in a room you're in.
When dealing with hostile humans and the Alien is about try and get them to make enough noise to draw it out and get killed or even try throwing a noise maker into them. It can be enough to draw the Alien down and once it sees some nice humans it'll go to town on them and any that run away will most likely shoot at it a bit and draw it's ire and end up dead too. It will ignore androids though (they are synthetic and prove no threat to it so of course it'll leave them).
I've not really had any cheap deaths apart from one where the Alien literally came out of the floor due to it glitching out (like he rose out of the ground like it was water). Every other death has been me either getting timing wrong going for a door or switch or not being able to run/hide from it after getting it's attention. People who complain about it dropping from vents and killing you are making the classic mistake made in every horror movie where something is in the vents. If it's dripping assume it's there and go around if you can or at least not directly under it. First time it happened to me I was all "wtf!?" but then realised what I thought was water dripping was actually slobber and of course it would come down and get me. Then I was extra careful of vents and fully avoided any drippings.
I've not really had any problem getting around with the Alien there nor with the save system. Sometimes you might have to double back to get to a save point or brave the unknown and see if you come across one but that is part of the Survival Horror experience. If you do mess up a save (as in save when the alien is in the room with you) then you can always roll back to the one before it (Load Previous save instead of Current). I've not needed to and saved a few times with hostiles "near".
With the Alien just take it slow and be aware of it. Watch your motion tracker, keep an ear out for the sound of hissing and vent knocking. Keep an eye out for lockers, desks and other things to hide in or behind in case he pops out a vent in a room you're in.
When dealing with hostile humans and the Alien is about try and get them to make enough noise to draw it out and get killed or even try throwing a noise maker into them. It can be enough to draw the Alien down and once it sees some nice humans it'll go to town on them and any that run away will most likely shoot at it a bit and draw it's ire and end up dead too. It will ignore androids though (they are synthetic and prove no threat to it so of course it'll leave them).
Dead End Thrills have made it possible to timestop the game and has taken some amazing shots:
I can't believe that in-game.
I can't believe that in-game.
Sodding_Gamer
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Haven't been following this thread since the game launched. What's the general opinions? I'm hoping to grab it in a few weeks. Good points and bad? I'll be getting it for ps4
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You'll find varying opinions, but for my money it's one of the most interesting games I've played in a while. It's a stressful game, so if horror and dread and all that in media isn't your cup of tea, be wary.
Sodding_Gamer
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Deleted member 30609
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Wait until you see some of the later areas in the game. It's just... yeah.
The Cowboy
Member
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this game needs an award for its art (and sound) directed - its nothing short of stunning.
I mean good lord at the detail in the 3rd picture, its crazy how good the alien looks.
Chance Hale
Member
Just a shame there is so much aliasing even at 2880x1620, but they really did completely nail the atmosphere.
MillionStabs
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Ohhhh God I hate those androids so much. They sneak up on me with those glowing eyes and give me a heart attack
It's insane. It's literally magic. I can't believe it. it's looks that good.
Only negative thing I can think of are the clunky cutscenes and terrible lip sync (even on the PC version). I also thought it overstayed its welcome the last few missions imho.
Pros: It's Alien: The Movie - except you're in it. The attention to detail, the atmosphere, the fan service, the sound design is all fantastic. I think CA knocked it out of the park.
jacksepticeye
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Yeah it's literally faultless. It's incredibly consistent too both visually and audio wise
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It's insane to me that the last game the director, Alistair Hope, worked on was Viking Battle of Asguard, as art director. Before that, Total War.
There isn't a moby games page for this game yet, I wonder whether the rest of the team were CA/Total War vets or new hires.
There isn't a moby games page for this game yet, I wonder whether the rest of the team were CA/Total War vets or new hires.
Chance Hale
Member
The one annoying thing about the Alien that I've noticed is when he attacks you there's a ton of ghosting around his shell. Not sure if it's the AA they're using or what.
jacksepticeye
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Mobius and pet octopus
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I am loving this game.
I wish more survival horror games were made in first person. I'd kill for a first person Resident Evil inspired by this game. I know there were some first person REs made, but they're all crap and don't really execute nearly as well as even mediocre fps titles. But I could see RE working with this style of gameplay, especially the whole aim system and stealth aspects.
I wish more survival horror games were made in first person. I'd kill for a first person Resident Evil inspired by this game. I know there were some first person REs made, but they're all crap and don't really execute nearly as well as even mediocre fps titles. But I could see RE working with this style of gameplay, especially the whole aim system and stealth aspects.
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Deleted member 30609
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He hangs around forever the first time you meet him and I think that's it.
Truth.
Razorback
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You know when you look out a window you see a huge piece of debris flying in front of the sun? And 5 seconds later an exact copy of that debris passes in front of the sun again with the same animation. And then another, on an infinite loop.
If anyone from Creative Assembly is reading this, I want you to know that I noticed. That moment of looking out the window: ruined.
Immersion killed.
Still love your game, but shame on you.
If anyone from Creative Assembly is reading this, I want you to know that I noticed. That moment of looking out the window: ruined.
Immersion killed.
Still love your game, but shame on you.
Just a thought: what if the future of the Alien and Predator franchises are video games? When you get to something that looks so life-like and a pretty decent story, could this be the next step for these franchises?
God we need a good Predator game. Either a game where you play as a Predator (a good version of Concrete Jungle) or a game based on the first Predator where you are an ultimate badass and you have to survive the Predator hunting you down.
God we need a good Predator game. Either a game where you play as a Predator (a good version of Concrete Jungle) or a game based on the first Predator where you are an ultimate badass and you have to survive the Predator hunting you down.
The Cowboy
Member
Its orbiting (very quickly) the station
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Chiggs
Gold Member
There's no doubt that the
medical missions
Edit: Also, the first 1.5 hours of this game are brilliant. A complete slow burn.
Thanks for the tips guys, got passed that section, very simple in the end.
I am really enjoying this game, as already stated it looks phenomenal, the lighting in particular is constantly making my jaw drop. I anticipate getting very frustrated with the lack of a quick save at some point, but I'll deal with that when it happens.
Another question: is there a holster button? I wanna stop walking around with a med kit in my hand.
I am really enjoying this game, as already stated it looks phenomenal, the lighting in particular is constantly making my jaw drop. I anticipate getting very frustrated with the lack of a quick save at some point, but I'll deal with that when it happens.
Another question: is there a holster button? I wanna stop walking around with a med kit in my hand.