Alien: Isolation

[Azrael the cat]

I'm wondering if they'll finish the story in a DLC or a sequel.

Because I have a time machine, I can tell you this is the how the story ends:

Spoiler

On a related note, I don't give a flying facehugger's ass about Amanda's fage. I wanna know what happened to Jonesey. Can never forgive SEGA for not putting him in the Crew Expendable dlc.

Yeah but if they let you play as Jonesey the game would be over once you tear out the alien's throat 5 minutes in. Seriously rewatch the scene where Brett gets killed - Jonesey is already in the room and the alien's initial target. Alien moves towards Jonesey, Jonesey hisses, alien BACKS THE FUCK DOWN and goes for a far less dangerous target in Brett while Jonesey, obviously the baddest motherfucker in the room, doesn't even bother to run or hide but just watches, probably thinking about how he's always wanted to eat that guy.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Alien Isolation is 50% off.

This is almost as bad as when Thiaf starting going on discounts.

Speaking of which, will we see a 50% discount on Alien: Isolation during the Steam Thanksgiving Sale?

 

[asper]

Humble deal seems to have ended. 25% off on Steam now.

Are the DLCs worth the price?

 

[barker_s]

Depends on what you expect. All of them are basically challenge maps (go from point A to point B as fast as possible, complete secondary objectives for points). There's basically no story, unless you count some audio logs and data files here and there. Last Survivor and Crew Expendable might be worth it for the setting alone (Nostromo). Corporate Lockdown - only if you dig that kind of gameplay and are starved for more A:I.

 

[DragoFireheart]

 

[DraQ]

So, tl;dr, what's the KKK on this one?

Yay?

 

[DragoFireheart]

So, tl;dr, what's the KKK on this one?

Yay?

I say yay. It's not perfect, there's some cinematic QTE, but the stealth is fun and the Alien AI is one of the better game AIs i've seen in a long time. Just avoid the DLC, seems like junk or filler mostly.

If you like Survival Horror genre or are a fan of Alien franchise, this game is for you.

 

[Sodafish]

Yeah it's worth playing. Linear, to be sure, but great sound/art design and very tense gameplay at times.

 

[Astral Rag]

I agree with the posters above, AI is worth playing especially if you're a fan of the original movie. There is some popamole (hacking mini games, crafting, easy QTEs, button prompts,...) but it's bearable. The story is predictable and a bit drawn out but it's ok.

AI is very well made and it looks and sounds great, the attention to detail is impressive. It's also a surprisingly challenging and tasteful game. It runs very well unlike other recent "AAA" next-gen titles... It does lack proper reflections and tire textures leave a lot to be desired


The Xenomorph is fairly unpredictable and can insta-kill you so the game manages to remain tense right until the end, there is one level that will appear in future "the most scariest levels evar" lists.

Spoiler

Mission 14 aka the nest *shudders*

Humans and especially androids are also pretty challenging. Droids can take multiple shots in the face before they go down.

You can't save whenever you want which is something I normally hate but it does add to the general tension in this case, save stations are not exactly rare either.

So "Yay" if you can stomach some popamole and when it's on sale. No idea if the DLC is worth playing, I will check out Last Survivor because Ellen Ripley

I don't care about "Survivor Mode" DLC.

 

[Heresiarch]

So, tl;dr, what's the KKK on this one?

Yay?

I'm also wondering about the same thing. My personal horror-resistance-level is like:
- Immune to Amnesia series
- Immune to System Shock 2
- Immune to Resident Evil series
- Had some nightmares from Dark Corners of the Earth
- Creeped out by Shalebridge Cradle
- Felt very moved by Cyrostasis
- FUCKING AFRAID OF ALL SILENT HILL GAMES

And oh...I'm also never truly afraid of the first Alien movie.

So if I guess for myself, since I'm only scared of psychological horror, I would say I'll not enjoy a lot this game...will I?

 

[Outlander]

So if I guess for myself, since I'm only scared of psychological horror, I would say I'll not enjoy a lot this game...will I?

I don't know. It's not that is scary, but it's fucking tense. There are some scripted events where the Alien pops up but for the most part you are walking around not knowing if the thing is going to suddenly jump at you from a vent or around the corner. The sound design works very effectively so enhance that feeling, best sound design in a video game.

 

[Jick Magger]

So, tl;dr, what's the KKK on this one?

Yay?

Starts out slow, improves substantially and peaks in the middle. Then you start noticing that it keeps skipping perfectly good opportunities to just end while the gameplay is still good in exchange for continuing to stretch itself out because...long games are inherently better? Then the nagging problems that've popped up throughout the game: the fact that your objectives are blatantly and needlessly padded out in almost every way, the fact that avoiding the Alien is often just a crapshoot on whether or not the AI feels like letting you slip by that time or if it feels like immediately homing in on you and killing you instantly, and the fact that the story is fucking awful, becomes alot more grating.

 

[garren]

Ending sucks balls.

Perfect setup for some DLC milking though.

 

[Morgoth]

There will be no story DLC nigger.

Ending suggests a sequel though. I'm okay with that.

 

[Zarniwoop]

But I like story DLC niggers. Story DLC niggers are the best kind.

 

[DragoFireheart]

So if I guess for myself, since I'm only scared of psychological horror, I would say I'll not enjoy a lot this game...will I?

I don't know. It's not that is scary, but it's fucking tense. There are some scripted events where the Alien pops up but for the most part you are walking around not knowing if the thing is going to suddenly jump at you from a vent or around the corner. The sound design works very effectively so enhance that feeling, best sound design in a video game.

It's scary as in tension, yes.

Also note that this game isn't gory in the slightest.

 

[Paul_cz]

I loved this game. Best Alien game ever. Shame about some of those idiotic design decisions and story not being better, but still, great effort. Hard difficulty + headphones + bigassTV is good, but I really cant wait to try this out with Rift next year.

 

[asper]

50% off on Steam at the moment.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Getting a bit sick of those cum-blooded, raincoat-wearing mechanical motherfuckers. Since when does a raincoat make you immune to EMP blasts?

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Option #1: You can use a "purge" protocol in the server rooms to electrocute everyone in them.

Option #2: Molotov cocktails and pipebombs.

Option #3: "Nigga just walk away".

 

[Zarniwoop]

I meant the reactor core. There's about 10 of them there and a shitload of consoles to activate so you can't avoid them all. I ended up luring them away one by one and penetrating their smug faces with the bolt gun until my ammo was gone, then managed to slip by the last two. But still, you should be able to EMP them and bash their fookin heds in m8 with the wrench. Very satisfying.

 

[Sodafish]

I meant the reactor core. There's about 10 of them there and a shitload of consoles to activate so you can't avoid them all. I ended up luring them away one by one and penetrating their smug faces with the bolt gun until my ammo was gone, then managed to slip by the last two. But still, you should be able to EMP them and bash their fookin heds in m8 with the wrench. Very satisfying.

You should have the shotgun by then too. But pipe bombs are the best for groups of those fuckers.

 

[Zarniwoop]

You should have the shotgun by then too. But pipe bombs are the best for groups of those fuckers.

Yeah I used all the shotgun ammo going down

Spoiler

into the nest to overload the cores

Didn't think they'd respawn when I came back up.

Getting enough components for a pipebomb together takes ages though, haven't built many of them.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

By the time I reached the reactor the first time (Medium difficulty) I had plenty of shotgun/pistol/bolt gun ammo to clear them all out. I didn't even use molotovs/pipebombs. On the return trip I had gained a little more ammo (lots of places to search for stuff where you came from ;-) ) so I used that the best I could, and even used the flamethrower in a pinch.

Always aim for the head. Depending on your difficulty, you'll need 6 revolver shots, or 2 shotgun shells or a single bolt.

The worst part of the reactor is arriving there in the first place as it's a corridor with no way back and about 4 Working Joes wanting to "tut-tut" your ass. Once you're past that you can literally run rings around them and probably use decoys.

 

[kreepr]

For the normal toybots, 1 stun hit and you can melee them till they die.
The hooded ones can be killed with 1 charged bolt from close range. (these work on hard)