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[Arachnid]

I know a lot of people say they love it, I've just always kind of expected that they say that because they only played the beginning, which is great, and then just say they liked the whole thing to fit in, but nobody ever actually finished it. I know, it's a dumb way of looking at things and probably isn't true. I just was so turned off by it. I started playing on Hard and worked my way down to Easy but still was barley able to get anywhere. I remember the first big stealth part with the xenomorph, spending hours trying it over and over again, only to finally pass and find myself in a hallway full of cyborgs I couldn't sneak past and I was like fuck this game, man. Sick of it.

The game is rough initially, but once you figure out the systems, it gets easier. This is going to sound weird, but the Xeno is easier to stealth past if you keep moving. Even if it's in the same area, just move from cover to cover. Also, don't use your sensor unless you really have no idea where it is. It can hear the beeping. On top of that, you've got tons of ways to draw its attention elsewhere like alarm systems and decoy grenades. The AI itself never gets predictable (unlike Mr. X; this is one of the best aspects of the game). I loved it for the full 22 hours it took me to beat, and I went back to get all the achievements. AI was a once in a generation type horror game. Maybe not even that.

 

[CamHostage]

I could see Disney making a new Amanda Ripley game, they seem to be interested in that character. (They previously resurrected Alien Isolation for that weird "Alien Isolation Digital Series" that was just AI cutscenes and game segments spliced as episodes.)

So a new game with that character, maybe made with Alien Isolation in mind, but probably not with Creative Assembly and most definitely made with awareness of what made the first game only a minor success, possibly even with big changes that make Amanda's second game its own thing rather than a straight sequel. Could go a number of ways, though, and the fact that Disney/Fox has the kind of interest in Alien Isolation to keep porting it and redoing it and seemingly interested in following it up is a credit to the fans and the original creative team.

 

[duck_sauce]

Disney? Video Games?

I smell clickbait bullshit.

 

[Lions Gate]

please for the love of god be true

 

[Sir Vilhelm]

I know a lot of people say they love it, I've just always kind of expected that they say that because they only played the beginning, which is great, and then just say they liked the whole thing to fit in, but nobody ever actually finished it. I know, it's a dumb way of looking at things and probably isn't true. I just was so turned off by it. I started playing on Hard and worked my way down to Easy but still was barley able to get anywhere. I remember the first big stealth part with the xenomorph, spending hours trying it over and over again, only to finally pass and find myself in a hallway full of cyborgs I couldn't sneak past and I was like fuck this game, man. Sick of it.

Nope, I loved it from beginning to end, I love Alien so this was just a joy for me. To each their own.

The game is rough initially, but once you figure out the systems, it gets easier. This is going to sound weird, but the Xeno is easier to stealth past if you keep moving. Even if it's in the same area, just move from cover to cover. Also, don't use your sensor unless you really have no idea where it is. It can hear the beeping. On top of that, you've got tons of ways to draw its attention elsewhere like alarm systems and decoy grenades. The AI itself never gets predictable (unlike Mr. X; this is one of the best aspects of the game). I loved it for the full 22 hours it took me to beat, and I went back to get all the achievements. AI was a once in a generation type horror game. Maybe not even that.

This was by design, the longer you hide in one location the harder it gets to stay hidden. You have to keep moving.

 

[Arachnid]

This was by design, the longer you hide in one location the harder it gets to stay hidden. You have to keep moving.

That explains why my first playthrough on normal was so hard. I think I died like 10 times in the medical bay because I was too scared to move LOL.

On my second playthrough (nightmare difficulty), I got past first try with almost no struggle. That's fantastic design to discourage just waiting out the Xeno.

 

[comshoplesce]

I hope it's true

 

[Rat Rage]

I feel pain everytime I'm reminded of Disney owning the Alien IP now.

Hopefully AI 2 turns out to be good.

 

[Duchess]

I loved what I played of it, but thought it outstayed its welcome. There was a logical endpoint for the game.

I remember the first time I saw the xenomorph. It came charging down a corridor at me and I literally (literally!) dropped my PS4 controller in fright.

One evening I played the game, I didn't see the thing for what must've been a good 45 minutes, while I was busy going about doing things. Then the motion sensor started to beep. I panicked and looked around madly for a place to hide, nipped into a locker, and very soon saw the thing walking around outside the room I was in. Seriously terrifying at times.

Spoiler

I thought the game should've ended when Ripley jumped into the space suit to get back to Sevastopol, after jettisoning the module and the alien towards the nearby planet.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I hope it takes place in a base or colony or something with lots of aliens, and maybe even a queen!

 

[The_Observer]

Alien Isolation was the best thing that happened with the franchise since the firet movie. It’s that good, made by fans of the original movie. Having a sequel from a different studio and by Disney? I don’t know...

 

[Excess]

Thoughts on being able to create a survival horror game like this with multiple xenos on Hadleys Hope, prior to the events of the film Aliens?

I'd like to see the Queen make an appearance in a game like this.

 

[brian0057]

I hope it takes place in a base or colony or something with lots of aliens, and maybe even a queen!

It's called Aliens: Colonial Marines.

 

[spawn]

I'll believe it when I see it

 

[Skyfox]

Could they just re-release the original please? Ps4 and xbox one version look like catshit on my 4k tv.

Ps5? Series X?

You like money ¥€$?

 

[VGEsoterica]

About time a sequel may be in development. Such a great game and def deserves a sequel

 

[horkrux]

The source lmao

James Cameron’s Aliens was the best follow-up, but he moved the franchise away from horror and into action movie territory.

That’s the main reason why I claim that Aliens is actually a poor Alien sequel, not because it’s a bad movie, but because it does not do the first film justice.

In many ways, I feel like Aliens ruined the Alien franchise because the films after that were desperately trying to blend horror and action, whereas the first film was never really an ‘action’ film.

ok dude XD

 

[nkarafo]

Disney will shit all over it.

 

[FromDuskTillGameOver]

One of my biggest personal "hidden gem" and my favourite movie franchise adaptation (before Riddick on OG Xbox). This genius mix of the powerless stealth gameplay, that scary unpredictable AI of the Alien and a nearly perfect representation of the alien universe makes this game almost a classic for me BUT, there are two major problems with this game for me:


It was way too long and had too much boring backtracking. It dragged many times and it felt like a shame in retrospective, because the game didn't need to be that long. Maybe cutting 3-5 hours out would improve the pacing a lot.

Spoiler: Ending

Second, the ending was moodwise on point with the first movie, BUT i really wanted a climax. Like sneaking thru a nest while avoiding a queen.

Hopefully disney wont fuck it up...

 

[Shubh_C63]

Idk
Make the game more tightly paced and bit shorter next time.

 

[Jaxcellent]

Pretty please include a VR option for PSVR2!

 

[IC3M@N FX]

I hope that this time there will be the possibility to kill aliens, but it should be very difficult, for example with a shotgun and pulse rifle, flamethrower but with a permanent shortage of ammunition that is still forced to hide or sneak past and with more aliens and other variants that hunt you down. A planetary base or mining asteroid station should then be the best location.

 

[Stuart360]

Love the orig game but i dont know how i feel about this without Creative Assembly doing it.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Alien Isolation even better than the last Alien movie..

 

[Kirazuki_01]

I really hope this is true. The first game was fantastic and fully deserves a sequel. The new game coming out looks good as well so maybe we are finally getting a good run of Alien games.

 

[darkangel-212559]

I know a lot of people say they love it, I've just always kind of expected that they say that because they only played the beginning, which is great, and then just say they liked the whole thing to fit in, but nobody ever actually finished it. I know, it's a dumb way of looking at things and probably isn't true. I just was so turned off by it. I started playing on Hard and worked my way down to Easy but still was barley able to get anywhere. I remember the first big stealth part with the xenomorph, spending hours trying it over and over again, only to finally pass and find myself in a hallway full of cyborgs I couldn't sneak past and I was like fuck this game, man. Sick of it.

It really isn't that hard. If your not being patient and trying to rush then obviously that's your fault. Not the games.

As long as you get the behaviour of The Alien down, take your time and plan ahead it's perfectly doable. Same for the androids.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[TVexperto]

so fake

 

[Rush2112]

nvm

 

[Drizzlehell]

At... Disney?

 

[Trab-Pu-Kcip]

The first one on psvr 2 please

 

[Drizzlehell]

The first one on psvr 2 please

Rather doubtful that anyone would invest in a port of it because it would require too much work to develop full motion controls and assets. Even the PC mod doesn't have them.

 

[yurinka]

Great news! Finally! The first one was awesome.

 

[Hudo]

Alien Isolation was one of my surprises of 2014. And it still holds up to this day. Heavily recommended! It even manged to "soften the blow" of Dragon Age Inquisition, which was my biggest disappointment of 2014 and basically killed Dragon Age for me for good.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I hope it takes place in a human colony on a planet, and a predator is there too, which could add to the suspense

 

[Spukc]

disney killed the fucking aliens 4k release
fuck that rat mickey

 

[Kokoloko85]

Disney owns Alien?

 

[Kilau]

play as a colonial marshal, "Chad McLaren,"

 

[Ulysses 31]

Disney owns Alien?

They bought Fox movies, didn't they?

 

[Arachnid]

HOLY FUCK

The first was true survival horror game we've had since OG Silent Hill. Between this, the SH news more recently, Resident Evil firing on all cyliders, Fatal Frame finally releasing its Japan entries, and Alone in the Dark coming back? I'm in a good place horror wise rn

EDIT: LMAO @ me forgetting this thread I posted tons in and getting to experience the surprised hype again

 

[PianistaMacabro]

Did anyone like Alien Isolation? I mean, really like it? It's got a great atmosphere at the start, sure. Once the alien starts creeping around and killing you though, did you really have fun with it? I didn't. Not because I was scared, I got over that after dying many times. Then there's the robot guys start attacking and take a million bullets to take out. It just wasn't fun at all.

Its for sure not a massa game. One of the best atmospheres in a game to date, not crazy shooting nonsense bullshit, slow pacing, real progressing and story.
For me, one of the best horror ever made. Top best games of last gen

 

[Kokoloko85]

They bought Fox movies, didn't they?

Ah I forgot. I thought they just bought the Marvel stuff from them but just remembered they made Prey. Which tbh was better than the other recent predator films lol

 

[LQX]

Edit- super late reply

 

[Kerotan]

Fantastic if true.

 

[metaru_geah_sorrido]

Idk, does it need a sequel? I do not have faith in Disney bringing what Creative Assembly brought to that game. A very rare bird...

 

[Nickolaidas]

Disney?! Ugh i don't wanna see a trans xenomorph with soy sauce instead of acid trying to cancel my ass instead of eating it...

Expect the characters shitting all over capitalism at every second they get. While the films were subtle about it, this one is going to bang your head with a sledgehammer and the writers will think they're being clever.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Didn't realize the original post was from 2021 lol. Here's hoping there's actually been progress made on AI2 in the past 2 years

 

[Adam_802]

Hope its real. The details in that leak sound great, especially the part about ignoring prometheus/covenant.

 

[damidu]

give it to creative assembly again, first game is fantastic

 

[Katatonic]

In preparation, they should release a 60fps unlock patch for the PS4/PS5 version [of the first game]. My old potato POS PC runs it maxed, locked 60 and I believe MS released their own patch for 60 fps on XBOX.