Should We Be Worried About Alien: Isolation?

Sean Halliday of Pixel Gate writes:

''The Alien franchise has gone through so many sticky periods that it’s a wonder it’s still profitable. From the production hell that was Alien 3, the comedy styling of Reconstruction, and the god-awful AvP flicks, you’d think that would be enough to kill the brand. The franchise hasn’t done all that great in video game form either. There hasn’t been a truly great game featuring the humble Xenomorph since Alien Vs Predator 2. There have been many attempts to capture the tone of the films, mostly of Aliens, but the majority have failed.''

[corvusmd]

I'm juiced about this game...

[AllAboutGaming]

If you want to shoot aliens this is not your game. If you want Outlast with Aliens then get in line behind me. This game is going to be amazing.

[randomass171]

Sounds like exactly what fans wanted in an Alien game.

[GamerEuphoria]

As long as it isn't too scripted!

[Manio31]

From what I've seen, and heard it's a step in the right direction and will be the game we Alien fans have wanted for so long.

[Niv]

Like outlast hiding in lockers and have rader instead of night vision.

[BillmadeAGate]

I played the floor demo an I can tell you it's creepy, thrilling an pays homage to they original series.. soo if your an alien fan you'll definitely wanna pic this up.

[TheSsus]

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Isolation looks great, looking forward to it.

[Summons75]

Nope, takes the brilliance of the first movie and the truly terrifying gameplay of Amnesia. Plus all the previews rave about how terrifying it is.

[Scumdog]

Hope it is fun, another cool IP along with Predator that nobody on the planet seems to be able to make great games or movies for, how is that even possible? Do the people that produce entertainment from these properties ever watch the older movies to see why we all love this shit in the first place? - RIP Oderus Urungus

[Morgue]

What's Dave Brokie have too do with Alien?

[Mr Tretton]

I don't think you should be more 'worried' about it than any other game. Any game can end up with some faults. I don't spend my time 'worrying' about these things.

The problem here that is quite annoying, is the assumption that this will be another Colonial Marines, despite the extremely important fact that IT ISN'T THE SAME DAMN STUDIO MAKING IT!!!

[SpinalRemains138]

Hope we finally get a good one.

Aliens is such a fantastic universe and to not have another butchered one would be so nice and just.

[Scumdog]

@Morgue My belief is that had a genius of all that is like Dave Brockie had a chance to make a game like that or any game he chose ( even with no prior experience in the trade ) it would run laps around it, take it to school - then go pick it up from school, rape it - kill it - eat it, but not necessarily in that order, cum it out & display a fantastic new form of science on it we filthy humans are not yet able to understand. RIP Oderus Urungus

[level 360]

Saw video footage of Alien: Isolation using Oculus Rift and certainly it's one of those games that should be experienced with VR-tech.

[air1]

Angry joe says no....

[GamerEuphoria]

We say no to Angry Joe

[air1]

Lol what? Why? The guy is funny entertaining and is usually spot on with reviews..

Don't say no yo angry joe....

[GamerEuphoria]

His content has worsened for me. Padded reviews, acting entitled etc . Doesn't mean you can't like him though bud! Just not for me

[air1]

Padded reviews? You mean entertaining reviews? The way he did titanfal was funny as shit but hey like you say to eaches own..

[Geekman]

Yes. You should DEFINITELY be worried about a video game you don't have to buy.

[Onenyte]

There's nothing to worrie about bout, just wait until release and enjoy

Again , another article with something else to be worried about....

[RevXM]

I'll wait for the review embargo to lift and see if the game is true to its promises and isnt a broken mess. Dont care about scores, just to get an overall impression reading reviews and just filter out the bullshit.

I can't help it, I am really exited. Seems like a GOTY contender to me.
I'm not to worried since these guys aren't gearbox and they appear to be real nice guys and ofc people are extremely wary so they will have to prove themselves if they want to make some monaaay.

We will see.

[sweetSWAGGER]

People seem to forget that weapons in a survival horror game does not automatically equate to an action game; it depends on HOW those weapons are handled.

You can still make the player feel vulnerable if you force them to value their resources and think before they use them. By that, I mean make the weapons come with a trade-off. Such as: limited ammunition, gunfire making too much noise and drawing the alien, or having to drag the dead bodies of androids to certain disposal areas so they don't come back as crazy androids (a little Resident Evil in there for ya).

The original Dead Space proves that guns in a horror game can still make for an excellent survival experience, so long as the developers have a care and don't rely on too many triple A/shooter conventions to appeal to as much as the mainstream as possible. The game did have a lot of scripted moments, but it did an excellent job of making you feel vulnerable and starved of resources. That, and you can't just empty an entire round into an enemy, you have to aim for their limbs... WHILE THEY'RE BARRELING AT YOU LIKE OLYMPIC SPRINTERS.

The fact that survival horror has been gone so long has only served to make people forget what survival horror even is. This article is right to worry about scripted events, but if the mere existence of weapons causes worry, I think the author needs to play more horror games.

Then again, he does bring up a valid concern that needs addressing, and the fact that it's a question means he's just going off of what history has shown us with Alien games. I can't fault the man for being cautious. However, if you watch the Developer videos and interviews you'll see that everything Creative Assembly says is SPOT ON with making a good survival horror experience.

But so help me, if they're just bull shotting to sell a product, then I'm going to start investing in a gaming PC.