Alien: Isolation

[RooksBailey]

Creative Assembly's next big IP:

Please be good....

[Jarhead0331]

I think this could be a great game for some people, but it is not the game I desperately want to see made.

[Gusington]

RPS got their hands on it, sounds creepy:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/07/alien-isolation-pc/

I wonder if that means there will be no TW releases this year, DLC, expansions or otherwise...

[RooksBailey]

I think this could be a great game for some people, but it is not the game I desperately want to see made.

I am going to remain cautiously pessimistic on this one seeing how a) most movie-to-game translations utterly fail, & b) CA's record with non-TW titles, and now even with TW titles, is spotty.  Having said that, if they were going to make an Alien-based game, I think this is the way to do it.  Ridley Scott always described the original Alien as a "haunted house movie in space", so this game-design approach would seem to be well suited for it.   As that RPS article mentions (thanks Gusington!), this game is designed around frights more than fighting, so that could be fun and interesting.

I am curious: what type of game do you want to see made?

[Gusington]

Sure thing.

I know your question wasn't directed towards me, but am I wrong to admit I actually enjoyed Colonial Marines? I bought it for 5.00 IIRC, played it for a couple of hours, and enjoyed it.

A haunted house in space type game (like System Shock, Dead Space and now this) also works for me. And I have always loved the Alien franchise.

[Jarhead0331]

I am curious: what type of game do you want to see made?

Marines dude, Marines! With guns...lots of guns!

[Steelgrave]

Loved the RPS article, especially how the reviewer compared the demo to Amnesia. Wouldn't it be awesome if they finally got this one right?

[Gusington]

Yes indeed. Weird that it is coming from CA though...trying to diversify their portfolio I guess.

[BanzaiCat]

I only noticed this game just now when it appeared in the store advertising on Steam.

It looks pretty good, if you're into the running-and-hiding genre of games like Outlast. It seems the Nostromo and one Alien is perfect fodder for this kind of experience, though. Considering the Marines vs Alien thing has been done over and over again, this might be a decent return to the series.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I think it looks pretty good.  Kinda cool that they got the actors from the original film to do voice work for the DLC.  Kinda lame that you have to pre-order the game to get that DLC.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/sega-pleases-enrages-alien-fans-with-isolations-pr/1100-4951/

[Jarhead0331]

I think it looks pretty good.  Kinda cool that they got the actors from the original film to do voice work for the DLC.  Kinda lame that you have to pre-order the game to get that DLC.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/sega-pleases-enrages-alien-fans-with-isolations-pr/1100-4951/

Kinda lame that it's DLC in the first place.

[MengJiao]

RPS got their hands on it, sounds creepy:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/07/alien-isolation-pc/

I wonder if that means there will be no TW releases this year, DLC, expansions or otherwise...

  The review (linked in the above) had me laughing very hard:

   http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/12/wot-i-think-aliens-colonial-marines-single-player/

[Toonces]

The trailer was pretty awesome, but I'm going to make the call now:  The game is going to suck.

How do I know?  Because they always, ALWAYS drop the ball on these types of games.  Always.

[Gusington]

If it doesn't suck will you buy me a copy?

[Greybriar]

GamersGate is offering a 50% off sale for Alien: Isolation ($25.00) and Alien: Isolation Season Pass ($15.00).

Although I haven't played a game of its type for years, the video above certainly makes me want to give the game a try.