Alien: Isolation

EDIT: Based on my review, I should probably go work for IGN ;)... This review is coming from someone that enjoys horror games, with Outlast being one of my favorite games of all time: (I played the standard campaign on hard difficulty and it took about 14-15 hours of actual playtime to beat the game) What a massive disappointment and let down... After years of not playing this game, I really thought the hype was worth it considering how many good reviews this gets. I am not a fan of the Alien movies but love horror games and saw clips of this that made me want to play years ago. The game started off good and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and feeling of the game. It seemed intriguing and I was looking forward to how things would play out. However, once you get exposed to the enemies (Alien, Working Joes, random civilians) it becomes an absolute slog and I only finished the game out of spite. The "slog" accounts for about 75% of my playtime as the game looses its appeal fast once the exposure to the Alien ramps up. In my case I got tired because the Alien's intentionally ridiculous AI distracts from the narrative, which takes a story that is mid at best to complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I fully understand that the whole point of the game is for the AI to be completely unfair, but the Alien stops surprising you after the first few times it gets you and just becomes an annoyance. There were points where the alien straight up noclipped through walls to get me (1 was a full noclip/teleport into the room I was in while it was in a hallway on the other side of me, and another time it cut through the corner of a vent to get me. That one I don't really count as I would have died 1 second later anyway). I also saw a Working Joe teleport instantly in front of my character from the end of the hallway to just near an entrance of a room I was in, and then it TP'ed to the other door next to it before entering which was super weird. Additionally, the amount of filler missions and repetitive ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ you go through in this game is crazy. It should have gotten cut down by 4-6 hours (depending on how long it takes you to finish). It's a walking simulator with a few weak jump scares with an overly powerful enemy where honestly sometimes, passing by is pure luck. If the enemy mechanics were better this game would be slightly above mid, maybe 6.5/10 but honestly I give it a 4/10 and am definitely not getting Alien Isolation 2. I will give the game some props though because it's not all bad. It looks fantastic visually especially for its age, never crashed or had major graphical issues (only very minor ones on occasion) and if the enemies were better optimized for enjoyable gameplay, it would have been quite immersive. But as I said, it just loses it's appeal very quickly, and the story is mid as ♥♥♥♥ so I just beat it to check it off the list.

Mechanically sound, satisfying haptic sound design, game looks as great as it plays. Has more than just the alien, and gameplay consists of diverse tactical loops that keeps gameplay feel fresh and interesting.

Super gra, świetny klimat

Kedvet kaptam az Alien Isolation 2 trailer után és újra elővettem és végigjátszottam nightmare módban. Mai napig megállja a helyét! Mind grafikailag, mind játékmenetben. Sőt, szerintem azóta sem készült olyan játék, ami megközelítené az Isolation-t. 10/10

Finally I managed to finish this masterpiece. It is the best horror game I've ever played.

Я прошел ее дважды, подряд. Игра великолепна. Буквально первый фильм про чужого по атмосфере.

One of the best story-driven horror games I've ever played. I recommend playing it.