Alien: Isolation

[ng.aniki]

I don't understand kotaku's score/seems excessively harsh (to stand out the crowd)?

 

? Kotaku liked the game. They don't put a score though, they just say if they recommend or not to play, and they do recommend to play Alien.

Edited October 4, 2014 by ng.aniki

[FMPONE]

Well hmm. Mixed reviews. That makes me lean towards trying it...

[Taylor]

IGN and Polygon are great internet websites known for their fantastic reviews of video games.

[fierox]

Yeah it really seems a bit all or nothing in the reviews, love it or hate it. Well not hate.. its not ACM

I preordered it tho, just the environment and detail alone breathes Alien so much I have to try it!

[marks]

Someone was asking for a preview of the art book - here's a flip-through of the mini artbook that comes with collectors edition (all images are taken from the big art book):

 

[Taylor Swift]

i will buy this game tomorrow

[PogoP]

I watched a live stream of some guy playing the game and he got to the end last night... Don't read the following if you haven't played yet.

 

It just made me remember some of the annoyance I felt whilst working on that level... It's just such a big let down. You have this cool explosive sequence which is pretty intense and it all just culminates in a series of button presses with no sense of urgency. I dunno, maybe you guys will feel differently.

 

Also, I was listening to some of the music on the live stream, and some of the music is really odd and nothing like the original soundtrack.. Felt a little more generic to me.

[PogoP]

Out now on Steam. Go go go!!!

[-HP-]

My copy got shipped, will have to wait till tomorrow !

[PogoP]

Possible spoilers below. Nothing in particular with regards to story though.

 

Ok I've been playing a bit of this tonight. I never played it properly whilst at CA, you know how it is, you tend to just work on your own stuff and don't see it objectively... But I feel like I've had a long enough break from CA (left there about 5 months ago) to be able to be a little more objective about the game. Honestly, my opinion whilst at CA was fairly negative about the gameplay... However, after playing it tonight with the proper flow of the game, I'm actually pleasantly surprised.

 

It feels very dynamic to me, and I can tell that every playthrough is going to be different. I was playing on hard, and the Alien is completely unpredictable, and I gotta say, absolutely terrifying. Jesus Christ, the first time it runs at you, you will shit your pants. I played it in the dark, with headphones on, which is how this game was made to be played. It's also a really good PC port. FPS is great, feels really smooth on my comp and looks nice, the lighting guys did a really good job on it.

 

It feels a little rough around the edges in parts, especially with some of the environment art. Unchamfered boxes as detail you can get your eye right up to being on example, especially on the Engineering assets. I remember seeing a lot of that when I was there, I was hoping a bit more would have been ironed out by now. And also, some of the character lip syncing is a bit off too, they feel very lifeless, which is a shame because the character models themselves are really good. This is a tech thing rather than any animators' fault though! Some of the movement of NPCs is a bit weird at times too.

 

However, overall I'm really quite impressed! It feels like a solid experience so far.

Edited October 6, 2014 by PogoP

[fierox]

Yeah i'm playing aswell. They really got the atmosphere right, it breathes Alien. The rooms, hallways and especially the techno hardware with the old scifi look is awesome.

But also stuff like furniture and small bits, it all fits in (too bad you cant actually sit down in a chair tho). Actually noticed sort of a tablet device with a crt screen and mechanical buttons, cool!

I got the PC version aswell and i agree it runs smooth and has pretty good graphics. Had i known it was a port might have not got the PC version but its all fine sofar.

Sometimes feels a bit stiff going from one animation into the next. Also stuff like missing an invisible trigger line or a "perform action" point can be a little anoying, especially with an alien nearby but overall its great.

Playing at night, in the dark with headphones, damn its scary at times! They really got that right

So yeah i'm impressed aswell. Its not a shooting game tho, i can imagine its not for everyone.

[Taylor Swift]

i am playing it right now. one word. holy shit does it look good on direct x 11 ultra settings. i run without any problems everything..

 

it looks sick! also someone is called taylor in the game. was this inspired by taylor swift lol?

[Taylor Swift]

this is how natural selection 2 should have looked graphically. i also never seen such amazing fire sprite as this ! well.. and game reminds me of doom 3

[Taylor Swift]

what i think is from my experience is the game gets harder and harder.. some things are confusing like what kind of weapons or how to create medkits and stuff i didnt understand.

 

also

the level where u just run and hide from evil people with guns are HAAARDDD!!

 

also.. its confusing sometimes u dont know where to go...

 

also i hope this developers make PROMETHEUS LOL

Edited October 7, 2014 by Taylor Swift

[marks]

Our Lead Lighting artist actually worked on Prometheus you know. True story.