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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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Maybe it would run away?
It's not like you could kill it. Otherwise there'd be no game :lol
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
One of the previews said its a bad idea, it bleeds acid and the gun will probably just make it really angry. Also, ammo is very limited; so I'm guessing its for the remaining people and maybe the 'aritifical humans'?
Turin Turambar
Member
Well, I think the previews and videos did a good work showing how is the game, a survival horror Amnesia style with stealth and an AI driven alien. Sounds good, but there isn't a lot to comment.
JigglesBunny
Banned
You can but Xbox One pre-loads have a "problem" where by changing your time-zone/region unlocks the game earlier if you change it to a time zone the game is unlocked in.
Basically, I'll get the game early.
Shock_Wave
Member
I would say: this game needs combat.
Can you imagine spend an entire game running from 1 Alien? It could become boring, and that's why the sequences with humans and androids, more focused on action, are very important to keep the game fresh.
Alcoholikaust
Member
is this out yet? time to play the waiting game
thehillissilent
Member
I have to admit I wanted the OT thread to be:
Alien Isolation [OT] Get away from her (my daughter) you b@#$%
For those who don't remember, it is a line from Aliens in reference to Ripley trying to protect Newt.
Alien Isolation [OT] Get away from her (my daughter) you b@#$%
For those who don't remember, it is a line from Aliens in reference to Ripley trying to protect Newt.
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
Held my attention in Amnesia.
Shinobi got a GIF of that in within the first 5 replies, so I think that's good enough.
TheJollyCorner
Member
I'll admit- I've stayed pretty much in the dark for this one, patiently waiting for impressions. After being burned by the past few bad Alien(s) games, I just didn't have the heart to get hyped for this.
I broke down earlier this week.
I watched the EGX Developer Session and as much as I really hope this game is good (I'm a hair-trigger away from ordering), it just seemed like an exercise in frustration from what I saw.
Not sure if the demo's difficulty was jacked up for some fun live reactions or if the people were playing it 'wrong', but it seemed pretty much everyone that played died within the first two minutes.
Creep around, hide for a second, alien appears out of nowhere, blast alien with flame thrower (or let it wander off), run, get killed when alien appears out of nowhere again behind you.
I understand that this creature is using air ducts/passageways and is quick, but it seemed like it was always in the vicinity of your character, even if you are hauling ass up multiple levels.
Hopefully there is a good bit of exploration (calm moments to soak in the phenomenal detail) and puzzle solving, because if it's just hide-and-seek with a xenomorph for a couple hours I don't think this game is for me. Not a fan of the Outlast-style horror games or running/hiding/INTENSE MUSIC OH FUCK horror games.
I broke down earlier this week.
I watched the EGX Developer Session and as much as I really hope this game is good (I'm a hair-trigger away from ordering), it just seemed like an exercise in frustration from what I saw.
Not sure if the demo's difficulty was jacked up for some fun live reactions or if the people were playing it 'wrong', but it seemed pretty much everyone that played died within the first two minutes.
Creep around, hide for a second, alien appears out of nowhere, blast alien with flame thrower (or let it wander off), run, get killed when alien appears out of nowhere again behind you.
I understand that this creature is using air ducts/passageways and is quick, but it seemed like it was always in the vicinity of your character, even if you are hauling ass up multiple levels.
Hopefully there is a good bit of exploration (calm moments to soak in the phenomenal detail) and puzzle solving, because if it's just hide-and-seek with a xenomorph for a couple hours I don't think this game is for me. Not a fan of the Outlast-style horror games or running/hiding/INTENSE MUSIC OH FUCK horror games.
so you're switching platforms just to get it a few hours sooner? Do we know if the XB1 and PS4 are identical?
JigglesBunny
Banned
Well, for a college student, I'm hoping to maximize playtime by getting it as early as possible.
Oh and yes, it was reported long ago that PS4 and Xbox One are both 1080p.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Square Triangle
Member
Cannot wait for this. Deciding if I want to drag myself out to the midnight launch(Launching with NBA 2K15 and DriveClub)
Developers said no noticeable differences between the two. Been sayin both will run in 1080p for the longest. Ready to preload on x1. Was contemplating ps4 for remote play.
the demo was kind of "survival mode". if i understood it correct.
Corleth the Fey
Member
That demo is a special challenge mode and not the main story mode. It's supposed to be a short sharp points based face to face race to the end versus the Alien.
Held my attention in Amnesia.
That's because Amnesia is only about 5 hours long. I'm guessing this game is at least double that.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
The challenge maps have a much more aggressive alien ai. They said that in one of those videos.
TheJollyCorner
Member
well... that settles it.
Pre-ordering.
MDSLKTR
Gold Member
Amazing animation wow
Exactly. Makes me wonder why the facial animations of the humans are so bad.
This is what I'm worried about too. I know it was a challenge mode but the alien seemed to be teleporting behind the player at times. It looked cheap and very luck-based. Then again, there was that guy who beat it on his first try. I just hope success doesn't come down to trial and error or exploiting the A.I.
Cave Johnson
Member
Aggressive? As in, the Alien is smarter or it just a difficulty slider that makes it even more sensitive to player movement regardless if it can sense the player or not? Because that is essentially a chainball design that does nothing but provide players less advantage with nothing to compensate any more different than "Expert" mode in shooters giving enemies godlike awareness and aim.
Delta Assault
Member
That one Brazilian website was selling steam codes for Shadow of Mordor for 29 bucks. I'm gonna check and see how good their prices are for this.
Spazznid
Member
pretty sure Aliens on that site is region locked.
Mordor was Region Free though.
PM me said website please.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Exactly, horror games without combat are just hide-and-seek simulators.
Shock_Wave
Member
No probs!!
Chance are she wont actual kill you. She's currently a drone so more than likely lobotomizes you and then drags you off to her nest for impregnation. She will eventually become a queen if no other Aliens are in the vicinity so natural instinct will be to reproduce her species.
Have played about an hour of the 360 version and havent seen the Alien yet but the atmosphere seems really good so far, think it will be a good game. Noticed that the frame rate seems to be choppy in the cut scenes but actually playing seems fine!, oh the whole its impressive for a last gen game and obviously doesn't look no where near as good as current gen...thats a given but think people who still havent made the jump will enjoy it never the less
Jack Scofield
Member
Isn't this based on the original Alien, where the concept of a queen didn't exist?
Well this is the thing, in Alien the directors cut (or whatever its called), when Ripley discovers Dallas, he asks her to kill him...why would he be asked to be killed?,surely he would say, 'Ripley get me the fuck out of here' not 'Kill me!'. Which suggests his been impregnated and the drone is in fact becoming a queen, this actual happen in nature i believe ants or bee can turn from a drone ant to a queen ant if no queen is in their current colony.....there a technical term for it but cant remember what its called....'rave' something
NotSmartEnough
Member
I'm going to get all geeky now:
The scene in the director's cut of Alien shows Brett and Dallas being converted into eggs. Brett is much further along and looks similar to the eggs from the derelict.
The assumption is that isolated sterile drones can somehow convert victims into eggs to reproduce; it would make sense for the eggs to be queens to enable new colonies to be spawned from a single lost drone.
There are no real explanations of what is going on in that deleted scene but I don't think a Queen was hinted at here, I think you are trying to connect the dots a little too much. In the scene you can see that Dallas and Brett has been cocooned and has started transforming into something that clearly looks like an egg, hence why Dallas wants to be killed. I know it doesn't make any biological sense, from an earthly perspective, but this is Alien we're talking about - it's not supposed to make sense.
Damn thats going to be a big egg.
Wonder if the Queen can decide weather to 'shit' out a queen egg or not, as the Alien inside Ripley in Alien3 was a queen so seems to suggest that the Queen can select what type of egg to produce
Graphics Horse
Member
Exactly, it implies the egg-shaped things in the chamber weren't necessarily laid by anything.
I had gotten so wrapped up in Destiny I had totally forgotten that this game was out so soon.
I desperately hope it's good. I've always, always preferred the Alien style of things over Aliens (though I like them both). This is the Alien franchise game I've been waiting for. If Isolation is scary, unpredictable and has a remotely good story I'll be very happy.
I desperately hope it's good. I've always, always preferred the Alien style of things over Aliens (though I like them both). This is the Alien franchise game I've been waiting for. If Isolation is scary, unpredictable and has a remotely good story I'll be very happy.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Preordered the Directors cut to watch in preparation
I gave you props, man. Look under the gif
Again, I think you are trying to connect the dots a little too much. You shouldn't watch 'Alien' and at the same time think how it ties in with 'Aliens', 'Alien3' or "Aliens: Resurrection' etc.
'Alien' was a standalone film that established a universe and lore. Cameron made his own interpretation with the sequel 'Aliens' but that doesn't necessarily mean that his interpretation applies to Scott's initial vision.
I gave you props, man. Look under the gif
Sorry, thats a typo, i ment no 'probs' lol
Hahah amazing