Forum Overview :: Alien: Isolation

Alyern Isolatiom by Rafiki 08/14/2020, 10:59am PDT You play Allen Ripley who is sent off on a voyage to investigate Space Rapture with a crack team of Obvious Robot and Lawyer who you are immediately separated from so they can probably show up in a plot twist later. Like Underwater Rapture, Space Rapture is in complete disarray and everyone is an asshole. A KILLER, whose identity and species is cryptically hidden from you because this is a new IP that no one has ever heard of, is on the loose on the space station picking people off one-by-one. As a result, everyone has splintered off into murderously tiny groups to increase the chances of survival you're told, exactly the way humanity has survived adversity for millions of years. Upon arrival, you wander around in the dark and fill your pockets with random bits of scrap metal and bottles of glue that you will inevitably want to huff so you can trip balls and take your mind off of the fact that you're actually forced to crawl through vents because someone left a suitcase in the hallway. Step over it? Can't be done! Eventually you find a head-mounted flashlight that has a shorter battery life than an old iPhone, which we'll interpret as a biting commentary on capitalism of the future and not a really contrived survival horror mechanic. After at least an hour of game time, you're finally treated to a cutscene announcing that the game has begun and you'll have to start playing now. PROTIP TO NEW PLAYERS OF ANY MODERN SURVIVAL HORROR GAME: If monsters have not received a dramatic introduction OR you possess no means of survival (either through personal inventory or environment), go ahead and throw caution to the wind and run as fast as you possibly can through the environment, scouring every nook and cranny for treasure, with no consideration for stealth or survival. By design, there's no chance you're in any danger, no matter how spooky the sounds or how suddenly the ceiling falls down.

I am not having any fun with it. by pinback 10/08/2014, 6:13pm PDT     I thought its reason for being was a pants-shitting Oculus Rift experience. NT by Fullofkittens 10/08/2014, 6:39pm PDT     It looks exactly like Outlast by fabio 10/08/2014, 7:45pm PDT     Rather than buying the 50 dollar stealth game where you're a girl. by Worm 10/08/2014, 11:11pm PDT         Re: Rather than buying the 50 dollar stealth game where you're a girl. by TAFKAM 10/09/2014, 4:35am PDT             It's made by Cyanide studios by fabio 10/09/2014, 5:05am PDT             It's fun, and I'm really liking it. by Worm 10/09/2014, 5:40am PDT                 They made the competent Aarklash: Legacy by Lurker 15954 10/09/2014, 8:12am PDT                     Spiders is the bad one by Lurker 15954 10/09/2014, 8:16am PDT                     Watch your GPU temp with that one! NT by Mischief Maker 10/09/2014, 8:39am PDT                     Bullet points! by Lurker 204958 10/10/2014, 5:31am PDT                         What is this Goblin game? No idea what you're all talking about. NT by Mysterious Stranger 10/10/2014, 6:22am PDT                             I need a fucking answer now, dicks. NT by Mysterious Stranger 10/10/2014, 10:25am PDT                                 Styx NT by dick 10/10/2014, 11:20am PDT                                 Re: I need a fucking answer now, dicks. by TAFKAM 10/10/2014, 11:45am PDT                                     Oh. You all had mentioned it, in fact. I have been a fool. by Mysterious FOOL. 10/10/2014, 6:10pm PDT                         Some things I don't like by Lurker 204958 10/10/2014, 9:25pm PDT     You get to go back and do EVERY level in reverse by Lurker 15954 10/16/2014, 9:02am PDT         Yeah I took a break when I got to that part as well. by Worm 10/16/2014, 10:48am PDT             You're doing EVERY level over again. No exception. by Lurker 15954 10/25/2014, 3:09am PDT                 Now this is 10/10 to me because I love giving up! NT by Worm 10/25/2014, 6:35am PDT     Hmm. by Eurotrash 10/21/2014, 1:46pm PDT         I finished it, it's pretty good. by Eurotrash 11/05/2014, 12:13am PST     It's a piece of shit. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/20/2017, 11:05pm PDT         For this particular game, I think the fixed save stations are best because atmos by Eurotrash 05/21/2017, 3:39pm PDT             Agreed, BUT, it should save after I complete a mission. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/21/2017, 3:42pm PDT     Alyern Isolatiom by Rafiki 08/14/2020, 10:59am PDT         "Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth" is the only one I think that killed you. by The Happiness Engine 08/14/2020, 3:56pm PDT         Like coming out, it gets better by Rafiki 08/16/2020, 1:57pm PDT             Awesome! Can we articleize it? NT by Mr. 3000 08/16/2020, 8:42pm PDT