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Alien: Isolation Is Still An Unmatched Horror Experience

Three years since its release, the survival horror game set in the Alien universe still stands as remarkable and haunting.

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Marcello3153d ago

Well this is stupid, first Gamespot give the game a 6.0 score. Now there giving it a load of praise that it should have got in the first place in the review. Just re-review it, give it the score it deserves & admit you were wrong. Same goes for you IGN with your daft review score of 5.9.

freshslicepizza3153d ago

Someone got VR working on it too, another reason why the PC is such a vaulable platform for gaming.

naruga3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

its a very stressful experience ..i didnt like it...Surv Hor games need combat (and fight of the fear)in order to relieve player form stress otherwise the games are unappealing ........Alien Isol made perfect job to catch the atmosphere and feeling , though the unkillable adversary was a costant unnerving thing making it at the end not fun to play .....though is the best made in this category , leaving far behind other mediocrities like outlast and RE7

Concertoine3152d ago

@naruga

There is combat. You get guns in Isolation - several of them.

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2pacalypsenow3152d ago

@naruga

There is gun combat, the game was perfectly balanced.

starchild3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

@MrFisher21

moldybread said nothing wrong. You're the one that seems to be suffering from monthly symptoms.

Anyway, Alien Isolation truly is an amazing experience. Almost too intense at times for my weakened adrenals, but very unique and well crafted.

AmUnRa3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

Why are you bringing in VR ?
Is it that The xboxOne and the xboxonex do not have it now and the PS4 and the PS4 Pro have actualy a lot of VR games?
O i get it you stealhtrolling and thats why you talking about PC VR... Got it🙄

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bluefox7553152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

Review sites are not hive minds. Just because they all work at the same place doesn't mean they all share the same opinion, that would be silly. A different person wrote this article, the original reviewer isn't even with gamespot anymore.

ThePope3152d ago

The game is a solid 8.5. I think a lot of the complaints center around the length, but I feel that its long mostly because people (reviewers) were to scared to move lol.

CloudStrife9003152d ago

No, Silent Hill 2 and Fatal Frame / Project Zero 1 and 2 (for me) stand as unmatched horror games.

Concertoine3152d ago

Am i weird for liking FF3 the most? Those crawl space scenes haunt me.

bigmalky3152d ago

Depends. They all have different styles and are unmatched in their sub-categories.

Resident Evil 2 is unmatched in the series. Same with Silent Hill 2. Until Dawn in the choose your own adventure category. Alien Isolation in 1st person survival sci-fi... It's all dependant on which styles you like, and I love most well done horror games.

Skankinruby3152d ago

This game was great don't get me wrong, but the atmosphere throughout the whole game was more Sci fi than horror with a few jump scares here and there. Nowhere close to outlast.

ThePope3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

Now you are 100% entitled to your opinion. But I have to ask did you play it? The game does indeed have a few jump scares, but sets such a stressful atmosphere that at times I would find myself sitting in an area for way more time than I should have. Again, by just saying "a few jump scares" gives me the impression that you didnt play it (or perhaps didn't beat it) and I could be wrong.

Skankinruby3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

I did, I finished it twice actually got the 'Ripley Signing Off' trophy. I like the game a lot I just don't understand why people think it's so scary. For jump scares I found the evil within, outlast, and even until dawn to be way more effective

ThePope3152d ago

I dont think the game has very many jump scares, I think it sets up an extremely tense atmosphere from beginning to end.

bigmalky3152d ago

It's not set up for jump scares as a main trope though. It's primarily a tension builder, with edge of the seat atmosphere. Unlike, say, Resident Evil, where you have short periods of tension and a jump scare, followed by a period of calm, Alien isolation was built with no safety areas past the introduction to the Xeno, keeping you on edge and firmly in a state of psychological terror for hours on end... If you could play that long without taking a break, that is.

ThePope3151d ago

Exactly! Thats why the game is so damn long. You can only play for 5 minutes at a time lol

ApexWolf223152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

Yes, this game is longer than usual for it's genre, but if you fully play through it you would understand why(it's a BIG ship), if you could simply run past everything it would likely be 1/4 of the length. Another problem is the puzzles, could they be any more vague? you could be going in circles for hours trying to find a simple keycode or switch to progress. However, my main complaint was the ending, like wtf? I won't ruin it, but damn I wanted a sequel, but given the lore it follows I doubt it'll ever happen.

NotAfanBoyy3152d ago

One of the most unique and best games I ever played. Play-style does take a bit of getting used to. Worth it.

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The Best Alien Games (To Play After Watching Alien: Earth)

An opinion piece on the best Alien games. From arcade Alien vs Predator action to a terrifying Xenomorph stalker, these are the best Alien video games starring Ridley Scott’s chestbursting, acid-blooded nightmare.

FTLmaster287d ago

Got a soft spot for AvP (2010) but solid list nonetheless.

Abnor_Mal286d ago

My favorite Aliens game also, having the three campaigns to play was great. Scaling walls as an alien waiting to ambush anyone that came too close.

Only played a little of the horde mode but was still fun.

Nittdarko285d ago

Aliens Fireteam Elite was my GotY in 2021, single player was kinda bad but playing that game 3 player with friends was so good and really challenging on higher difficulties

Massive shout out to Aliens Vs predator 2 (2001), a dialup lag filled fun mess in multiplayer and 3 great campaigns

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True Alien Isolation VR is finally here with immersive motion controls and much more

Alien Isolation Grand Mother VR is an all new virtual reality experience for Creative Assembly’s best ever horror game.

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DivineHand125364d ago

I played through most of the PS4 version of the game but stopped because another game came out. I bought it last year for PC with the intention of using the VR mod but haven't gotten around to setting it up. I am glad I waited.

Neonridr363d ago

Great game, even better in VR. A little drawn out by the end, but I hope we see CA do something a little different with the sequel.

OtterX363d ago (Edited 363d ago )

Sweet. I also rebought this game on Steam for the purpose of VR. I'll have to give it another shot w full immersive controls. I had only tried it out briefly before.

It's funny this was never officially released at retail as a VR game, bc it feels so perfect for it!

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10 Years Ago, Alien: Isolation Came Close to Being The Perfect Organism

The Alien franchise has had a long history in video games, but few games have come quite as close to being perfect as Alien: Isolation.

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