Shake Appeal
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Only once, in
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...and then I realized the banging was coming from inside the vent.
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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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...and then I realized the banging was coming from inside the vent.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
It must have seen you get in the vent. Otherwise, I have never seen it go into the floor vents.
Revolutionary
Member
Oh wow, I didn't know they could go into the floor vents either! I meant the vents w the circular openings.
I had him pass through me one time when I was entering a vent. He was coming out just as I was going in. Crazy glitch but it was so a bit scary.
Get killed from behind.Man, how do you get killed by the tail? I always die with him pouncing on my face.
Whats the best way to continue from here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bz16OFVIQAE2mox.jpg:large
Is there a hidden vent or something, that woulld help me?
Is there a hidden vent or something, that woulld help me?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Something that occurred to me after reading some more reactions to the game after I finished it, regarding the Alien AI:
People are like "how does the alien know where you are at all times and is always on the level you're on?"
And the ending of the game basically explains that by saying "It was never just an Alien. You just thought it was."
And the ending of the game basically explains that by saying "It was never just an Alien. You just thought it was."
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
To me it felt like
the Xeno was the same one through the game. Like it latched on to Ripley and never left her alone. It's why he learns how you play as you go through the game.
Later Alligator
Member
pulled a late night game session and finished this last night/this morning. my favourite game of next gen so far, by a long shot. if you like aliens at all do not hesitate to pick this up immediately
i'll list a few of my cons:
-aliasing on the ps4 version at least, is distracting. its the worst ive seen it on any next gen game. are they even using any AA here? or is it the design of the game that makes it stand out so much? otherwise this game is beautiful
-repetitive missions.. i enjoyed all of them due to the environment/intensity/sound design. but the game could have used with having some of the "turn the power on" objectives cut out. this goes back to it being a long game, IMO they could have shaved off 2 - 3 hours and it would have been for the better
-theres a few odd glitches, but nothing game breaking. floating weapons with no one holding them, repeating sound logs after dying, etc... nothing game breaking but i died on the same spot 5 - 6 times and had to hear the same 30 second audio log over and over again, which wasn't even from that part of the level oddly enough, it was something i listened to/found like 30 mins earlier in the level
this game is like bioshock and dead space 1 had a baby, with a badass xenomorph being the enemy instead of necromorphs
PS there is a shout out to jonesy in one of the nostromo logs later in the game
i'll list a few of my cons:
-aliasing on the ps4 version at least, is distracting. its the worst ive seen it on any next gen game. are they even using any AA here? or is it the design of the game that makes it stand out so much? otherwise this game is beautiful
-repetitive missions.. i enjoyed all of them due to the environment/intensity/sound design. but the game could have used with having some of the "turn the power on" objectives cut out. this goes back to it being a long game, IMO they could have shaved off 2 - 3 hours and it would have been for the better
-theres a few odd glitches, but nothing game breaking. floating weapons with no one holding them, repeating sound logs after dying, etc... nothing game breaking but i died on the same spot 5 - 6 times and had to hear the same 30 second audio log over and over again, which wasn't even from that part of the level oddly enough, it was something i listened to/found like 30 mins earlier in the level
this game is like bioshock and dead space 1 had a baby, with a badass xenomorph being the enemy instead of necromorphs
PS there is a shout out to jonesy in one of the nostromo logs later in the game
Turn and run like hell... that worked for me.Man, how do you get killed by the tail? I always die with him pouncing on my face.
One time I was creeping through the floor vents when ahead of me the hatch opens and two bony legs drop through... I started to back away but of course the second it folded itself fully down into the vent it was after me.
Biggest shock for me yet. I knew it would enter vents but had no idea it would open floor panel to join you in vents down below. I did accidently melee wall just before so it might only happen if you give yourself away.
Interfectum
Member
Put a New Thread on the save station and bish face on the alien hand.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Some head-scratching moments:
1.
2.
3.
1.
Remember when you have to summon that android to help you find that missing piece for the elevator? So, after playing around with that scene, I noticed that there was an exclamation mark on the map in that room. Naturally, I walk over to it and press it (emergency override button). This button serves no purpose whatsoever, except for-DRUMROLL-to sound an alarm which summons the Alien. WTF.
2.
When Kuhlman gets attacked in that sealed off room by the Alien, if you run back to the original room where you first met him, the original cut scene starts playing, but only Ripley's lines are delivered. Also, there is no unfolding violence like I hoped.
3.
Others have mentioned this, but it's lame the Alien ignores the androids.It breaks immersion for me. Especially when you have summoned the androids to help you.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Never run. Ever. EVER.
Lightning Count
Member
What's the policy on streaming? Because I intend to stream my gameplay tonight.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Christberg
Member
Finally picked up the game yesterday and ran into some gameplay halting bugs right away. Didn't make a great first impression on me, but will keep playing anyway.
Dunno if these are exactly spoilers but apparently the in game scripting engine breaks if the characters clip through another character or the level geometry. CA should really issue a patch for that.
Atmosphere is great though.
At the beginning the guy you talk to in the med bay, if you play with the CT scan machine and the bed touches his body when he walks around it fails to trigger him walking to the main deck and you can't advance the game.
The first time you use a melee attack, if you press R2 and you're close enough to the character that the jack clips through him they get locked in that chokehold stuggle, the audio keeps playing and you can't advance the game.
Dunno if these are exactly spoilers but apparently the in game scripting engine breaks if the characters clip through another character or the level geometry. CA should really issue a patch for that.
Atmosphere is great though.
Revolutionary
Member
If the alien isn't around (don't hear banging around in vents or stomping in the distance), you can run pretty safely. Otherwise, best to stick to walking.
Anyway, I found that good surround headphones helped me pinpoint the alien's distance better than the motion tracker did lol.
How'd you manage to upload such a long gif, though 15 seconds was the longest?
Chiggs
Gold Member
Yeah, I switched to my Corsair H2100s and stopped using the motion tracker entirely, except for the end of Mission 10. It served no purpose.
Revolutionary
Member
I still needed it for the android sections, though. I hated fighting those fuckers so I avoided them as much as I could.
You don't have to spoiler tag this. The Alien doesn't attack the Androids because they're not human, or living creatures for that matter. They don't have pheromones or any other aspect to clue the creature in that they're something more than a piece of the environment.
Lightning Count
Member
No to all three.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Better safe than sorry with the spoiler stuff.
I guess the Alien queen was just really pissed off at Bishop for helping Ripley, Newt and Hicks escape.
BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT! I was hiding in a locker, had to hold my breath. Successful hiding attempt. Alien leaves the room and goes around the corner. I lean forward to start breathing again THEN BOOM the Alien teleports straight to the locker. Literally teleported right into the animation where it grabs the door and rips it off. FUCKING BULLSHIT.
HAPPENED IN MEDICAL TO BOOT
Or he (in the case of the Queen, it) was just in the way of Ripley and Newt. The Queen ignored Bishop after that, though.Better safe than sorry with the spoiler stuff.
I guess the Alien queen was just really pissed off at Bishop for helping Ripley, Newt and Hicks escape.
Revolutionary
Member
Or James thought it would make for a really great shot and reveal for the Queen and didn't think of repercussions to lore.Better safe than sorry with the spoiler stuff.
I guess the Alien queen was just really pissed off at Bishop for helping Ripley, Newt and Hicks escape.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Yeah, it's annoying and cheap. Save often is the best advice I can give you; also desks and tables are better than lockers since you can move when its back is turned.
Lockers are death traps.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Or James thought it would make for a really great shot and reveal for the Queen and didn't think of repercussions to lore.
He was right!
Is the Alien way more sensitive to the motion tracker beeps or is it just me?
And I'm anal retentive about saving as much as possible.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Probably best you don't stream it then. People want to see your fear.
That's what I started to think, as the few times I got caught in the locker was when I had the Motion Tracker up beeping away.
paperspace
Member
Well of course.
If you know the Alien is nearby, there's no need to bring up the motion tracker, no need to peak either. Just wait it out if you want to play it safe.
You never run.
Lightning Count
Member
I will offer mic audio that can convey my fear to some degree.
I died at least 20 times on one point... but were finally able to continue^^
Where at? The Alien is really fucking aggressive here.
stufte
Member
I always chuck a noise-maker into a corner away from my objective.
LOL YES. IT LOVES THE VENTS.
Zomba13
Member
Yes. If it saw you go in or sees you when the hole is open it'll come int to play with you.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
Finally got through Chapter 6 this morning. Playing on hard, the Alien is one relentless asshole. Still, Im absolutely loving the game.
I don't believe so. The side vents do have areas that look like spawn points so maybe. Look up the next few times your in a side vent you'll see what I mean.
Does the Alien reset its position after every save? It may have saved you from having a load that places it right behind you every time.
Elitist1945
Member
Well so far I've moved about 5 feet and then went back to where I was hiding from the Alien. This might take a while.