Alien: Isolation

[Solidus]

Yeah, I'd like to think it's an entirely different creature all-together. And like you said, the Derelict spaceship in LV 426 was crashed thousands of years prior to the ship in Prometheus. Plus, the Derelict ship had Xeno eggs in stasis... so, with that said, there's no way that the Deacon could be the progenitor of the race when the Xenos came before it. It just wouldn't make sense...

I still think that the mural in the Engineer chamber was a Xenomorph. The Deacon seems like just a freak-of-nature accident that was caused by David.

 

[WesMordine]

I love it when something like this causes so much speculation. Like Mass Effect's "indoctrination theory". It's fun!

 

[WellCQCaboutthat]

finally encountered the alien, she came out of a vent and walked by me. i assume this is the 1st scripted showing of her and the only way to F it up is to actually follow her. i hid in a locker like a little ***** of course! for probably way too long too..........

 

[Brainiac]

finally encountered the alien, she came out of a vent and walked by me. i assume this is the 1st scripted showing of her and the only way to F it up is to actually follow her. i hid in a locker like a little ***** of course! for probably way too long too..........

yeah thats scripted..... but from now on, its random, its quick and its out to get you!!! Good Luck!

 

[krec9]

finally encountered the alien, she came out of a vent and walked by me. i assume this is the 1st scripted showing of her and the only way to F it up is to actually follow her. i hid in a locker like a little ***** of course! for probably way too long too..........

Wait till you hit the medical area that's where the fun begins.

 

[WesMordine]

Off-topic, in my line of work we take 911 calls from different cities, and today I had an unforgettable one. Sebastopol P.D.!

 

[ironwez20]

This is really awesome and I thought it'd be a boring puzzle game but I love this game. You don't have to run and gun for it to be a good game. This is honestly the best alien experience I had in a while.

 

[RIDDICK]

she came out of a vent

 

[Scareb]

Late game spoiler so be warned.

Spoiler

So when I shot the xeno into space and was only dealing with the working Joe's (and later super Joe's), I was a little disappointed that I was done with the xeno so early but I managed and had a good set up with killing the Joe's just using melee. Now I've just gotten past the hive where all those ****ers escaped and now I'm dealing with super Joes AND the xenos and any strategies I had are useless now and oh god why is the game so cruel! I've burned through half my flamer fuel trying scare the ******* off when he shows up along with Joe's.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Late game spoiler so be warned.

Spoiler

So when I shot the xeno into space and was only dealing with the working Joe's (and later super Joe's), I was a little disappointed that I was done with the xeno so early but I managed and had a good set up with killing the Joe's just using melee. Now I've just gotten past the hive where all those ****ers escaped and now I'm dealing with super Joes AND the xenos and any strategies I had are useless now and oh god why is the game so cruel! I've burned through half my flamer fuel trying scare the ******* off when he shows up along with Joe's.

That's what I mean, when I mentioned the pacing of the game gets messed up half way through.

 

[Brainiac]

That's what I mean, when I mentioned the pacing of the game gets messed up half way through.

oh I love that part.... just when you start to feel in control and a little safer.... its ripped from you and all of a sudden your hiding under a desk like a scared child again

 

[Snake Plissken]

oh I love that part.... just when you start to feel in control and a little safer.... its ripped from you and all of a sudden your hiding under a desk like a scared child again

That's great and all, but the Working Joe section of the game took the breathe out of it for too long for me. The 2/5 to 3/5 of the game is sheer perfection.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

I finished this this weekend and definitely my favorite game of 2014

I was underwhelmed by the ending though, which knocked it down a little bit for me only because it seems the least thought out part of the game

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah the ending didn't sit well with me either.

Spoiler

The Xenos breathe in space?

 

[Frank Jaeger]

Spoiler

i don't even know what really happened to be honest

Did the aliens kill everyone on the torrens, did Ripley eject herself and the 2 xeno's into space with her as well? I'm not clued up on xeno's biology so i don't know if they can breath in space or what.

I assumed they can't as that's how they got rid of it in the movies. Just seems like a cheap un-thought out ending to a game that spent a lot of time on the tiny details

Yeah the ending didn't sit well with me either.

Spoiler

The Xenos breathe in space?

 

[Snake Plissken]

Spoiler

i don't even know what really happened to be honest

Did the aliens kill everyone on the torrens, did Ripley eject herself and the 2 xeno's into space with her as well? I'm not clued up on xeno's biology so i don't know if they can breath in space or what.

I assumed they can't as that's how they got rid of it in the movies. Just seems like a cheap un-thought out ending to a game that spent a lot of time on the tiny details

Spoiler

I assume everyone on the Torrens got killed. The biology of the Xeno is never explained really and so much about it is pure speculation. Although I don't see a reason why they couldn't live in space, they might not even breathe... but... they do make sounds, so they are definitely taking air in over their vocal cords.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

Exactly - it just seems like they did all the work on the game story and then at the end were like, lets wrap this up quickly eh

Spoiler

I assume everyone on the Torrens got killed. The biology of the Xeno is never explained really and so much about it is pure speculation. Although I don't see a reason why they couldn't live in space, they might not even breathe... but... they do make sounds, so they are definitely taking air in over their vocal cords.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Hopefully we a get a worthy sequel. And naturally, they should probably go the Aliens route and give us some Marines.

I would dare say down the line, give us a true sequel to Aliens.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

It's a minor nitpick to be honest as well. It doesn't end badly and it's not like it ruined anything, just more of a 'wtf really?' type of thing

you know if a sequel is made it's with marines, although the cheap price of the game indicates maybe didn't sell as well as they hoped?

The only thing about going the marines route would be the game would no longer really be a stalk and stealth game, which is the biggest plus about Isolation

 

[Snake Plissken]

Really hard to say what they would do with a sequel. I love the stealth aspect... but I just wish we got a proper Marines game. I'll probably be happy with no matter what they choose.