Alien: Isolation...

neoglow said:
Omg, this medical level! When the Alien appears its flippin difficult. It's hard enough trying to hide and not get eaten let alone exploring for items. I swear the damn thing has a sixth sense. Cracking level though and gets the heart rate going, I've literally froze to the spot when the Alien comes round the corner and you're caught with your pants down.

Love the game.
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I think that level is the one which will stick in every ones mind. Truly terrifying change to the game when you reach it.
 
This game just does not do it for me an I'm an alien nutjob. Too linear, and I now know that I don't own a console for a reason. This game epitomises console ports. Yuck. Guess I'm one of those that can't be pleased all of the time. Uninstalled.
 
finally finished the game, took me a little over 17 hours according to steam.

I give it 8/10 (would have been more but that ending...)

Favourite level was definitely medical, I have never been more careful and cautious in a game ever, somehow managing to get the achievement for not getting killed by the alien!

Anybody actually managed to kill a working Joe with just the wrench? Every time I try and clobber them one from behind they end up killing me.

Good: Excellent atmosphere, the sound, visuals, lighting and feel of the game are great. The game ran really well, felt optimised and never crashed on me once (except for my 290 dying which was unrelated). The story was good and the whole game felt like it fitted into the alien franchise very well. This is definitely my game of the year by a mile.

bad: The game can feel frustrating at times, the staggering of save points seems sporadic, with some places having saves close together, and others feeling like you've gone for an age without saving. I also felt the fact that you end up backtracking or "find an alternative route" seemed to occur an awful lot. I also felt the crafting system could have been a little better.

Ugly: The ending, the whole final sequence should have been removed from the game, it felt rushed, either remove it or actually expand on it. Also lack of proper anti-aliasing.
 
Lt_Red said:
This game just does not do it for me an I'm an alien nutjob. Too linear, and I now know that I don't own a console for a reason. This game epitomises console ports. Yuck. Guess I'm one of those that can't be pleased all of the time. Uninstalled.
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Not sure how you can say this game is linear, there's lots of opportunity for exploration and avoiding the enemies. I agree the story is linear but most stories are lol.

The game runs smooth as silk without any crashes on my rig at max settings, I'm even downsampling and maintaining a very good fps so imo it's a great game engine that is well optimised for PC.

Not sure what kind of game you're looking for to capture the atmosphere of the original movie that this game has already achieved brilliantly.
 
Honestly, I've never seen so much **** talk about IGN until now. Who would have thought one man could have literally tarnished the name of an entire company. It's going to be a seriously long time until IGN are ever taken seriously again.
 
trentlad said:
Honestly, I've never seen so much **** talk about IGN until now. Who would have thought one man could have literally tarnished the name of an entire company. It's going to be a seriously long time until IGN are ever taken seriously again.
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Pro reviews LOL. Hipsters hyping a game, then trashing it because that's the cool thing to do. Hey, at least brings traffic through your website.

AngryJoe has a nice honest review on the game. ...But it's AngryJoe :p Not everyone's cuppa.
 
Finished it !! Best single player game I've played since Deus Ex !!

I played 80% of it at night, dark room, headphones on which really did amplify the amazing atmosphere. Graphically it looks stunning particularly the lighting and shadows then add in the superb sound effects and it was nearly perfect.

The Alien, the first time you realise it's there in the immediate area looking for you was unreal! genuine fear inducing girly screaming scare moments :p. The game had everything an Alien fan could want, it took me approx 25+ hours as I explored everywhere sometimes just to take in the scenery (otherwise known as a tour of every locker the game let me hide.. erm, visit).

Can't really remember buying a game that worked straight out of the box on day one, a rare thing these days. Gutted to be honest that I've finished it, score wise I'd personally give it 'near to perfect' and the closest thing to actually being in the original film.
 
Well its been a little while since I completed it now, but we're literally a month and a half from the end of the year and I dont see anything coming in the next several weeks which will take away from Alien: Isolation for me.

Its definitely my Game of the Year 2014.
 
Paul_cz said:
Been few weeks since I finished it and still missing it.
The credits song is so amazing too:
*removed linky*

I just want a sequel already dammit.
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that actually contains a BIG spoiler for those who haven't finished the game :( best to spoiler tag it.
 
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Just finished it! Played through 20 hours of frustrating amazingness that although I'm glad I've finished it, I really think I will miss it.. Truly stunning at times and as a fan of the films, about as close to being there as you can get. Games like this are why i love gaming in the first place. :) What do I play next thats going to live up to this? lol!
 
It's true isn't it. I was having trouble going back to other games now so took a break to forget. An absolute stellar game.

I went back today to complete the two DLC levels. They aren't too long so don't let that detract you from playing them, around 45 minutes for both.

It sounds silly but even though this might be the best game I've ever played, the very nature of the game stops me from wanting to play it again. I can't quite put into words exactly what I mean.
 
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I quite agree mate. I was drawn back to the game everytime, up until the point yesterday when i completed it, then it was like relief lol! At the moment I have no interest in playing the DLC but I reckon in a weeks time i'll be drawn in again. Couldn't play it through again though...
 
I take it it's because its so scary and intense? Its part of the reason I'm not sure whether to buy it or not (even though I know I ultimately will). I have the blu ray box set of Alien and I haven't watched it yet, despite buying it ages ago. And I think its maybe similar. I love the films but I know they are so intense that part of me doesn't want to watch them.

Anyway I'm sounding like a pussy now, so I'll get my coat....
 
snips86x said:
Is anyone struggling on the Gemini Breakers mission? I've been trying it over and over again, but still managed to get found by the alien.

It paces around the facility far too quickly and it limits your movements. Been at it for an hour and not even got to the first breaker yet :mad:
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Anyone?
 
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