I know it's in the weekly Deals with Gold, but I've finally decided to drop on this. There's two days left and I think it's a bit of a bargain, if not the highlight.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.
Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.
All comments (28)
cas398
10 Sep 17#1
Waiting on the collection for a tenner
Rob2404
10 Sep 17#2
Great game
Seagal
10 Sep 17#3
I started this but absolutely bottled it. Amazing atmosphere.
cmpaterson to Seagal
10 Sep 17#5
Stick with it. Once you overcome the constant dread and get to grips with the game engine (use those decoys!) you start to get into it. The hospital is nails but after that it does get a little easier!
Dogpitt to cmpaterson
10 Sep 17#6
I've just started playing this in VR on the PC using the MotherVR mod. It works surprisingly well and if you think it's jumpy in 2D, it's a whole new level in VR!
jaydeeuk1 to Dogpitt
11 Sep 17#15
Forgot I bought this on PC. Have a vive at work. Is it fully playable with the mod? I thought this was supposed to have vr support built in?!
frakison to jaydeeuk1
11 Sep 17#21
You would WANT to??? Given the reviews on here, you might need some adult Pampers!! :thumbsup:
floppydesk to jaydeeuk1
11 Sep 17#22
Dont think mothervr mod supports rift yet.
Dogpitt to jaydeeuk1
11 Sep 17#26
Currently, it just has Rift support (albeit at alpha - still very much playable though). I believe the developer is working on or planning to work on Vice support too.
It was one of the main reasons I bought a Rift after already owning a PSVR. The recent Curry's PC World deal listed on here made it a very easy decision in the end!
tyke88 to cmpaterson
10 Sep 17#7
Lies all lies. You never get used to it hahahaha
SDLiam
10 Sep 17#4
A true masterpiece.
jasmith85
10 Sep 17#8
The only game I couldn't complete due to bricking it
math5871 to jasmith85
11 Sep 17#24
Hilarious! I'm such a coward - Iwant but I'm not man enough :poop:
haritori
11 Sep 17#9
I must be the only person who wasnt scared at all when playing this, I found the Xenomorph quite predictable.. also found the game to be too long.
D_Jay_M to haritori
11 Sep 17#14
i think your also the only person to complain about a game being long.
momouk78 to D_Jay_M
11 Sep 17#17
Then I assume that you haven't seen/read any reviews of that game because virtually every review says that the game drags on for too long.
D_Jay_M to momouk78
12 Sep 17#27
reviews dont really mean anything to me a lot of games i bought have bad reviews but that doesnt mean i think there bad. I dont sit and pick apart games like the reviewers do i prefer to just play them. If im forking out for a game i aint gunna complain if it takes me 3 months to finish it but different strokes for different folks.
momouk78 to D_Jay_M
12 Sep 17#28
I was merely saying that plenty of people are saying that it's a few hours too long. If you don't like reviews, you can check that on Steam too.
I agree that game length doesn't translate to quality. Short or long can be good, but if the game is structured in a way that it makes finishing it a chore, then that's not good (looking at you Mafia 3).
haritori to D_Jay_M
11 Sep 17#19
I find many games are too long nowadays, I'd much prefer a game like Journey or Child of Light which even with its secrets you can complete in a reasonable time and spend every moment enjoying than grinding.
I was attacking anyone with my comments though, each to their own isnt it.. if you prefer long games then thats great too.
littlebitsofgaming to haritori
11 Sep 17#18
Pretty much, yes.
It's a great idea for a small 3 hour indie game - but I'm with you. It just dragged on after a few hours and becomes stale pretty quickly. And yes, the alien got very predictable with its smart (not that smart) AI.
andrewmillar69
11 Sep 17#10
I put off playing this game for about 2 years.....really stupid decision. Great game. Can't rate it highly enough. Should've played it on the highest difficulty, but normal was enough for me and my heart couldn't take another play through. The Xenomorph is terrifying. The atmosphere is like the original Ridley Scott. There's no need for the DLC. Adds very little to it. £7.50 is a good price fornthe base game if you can't find a cheaper disc copy. Heat added.
Dekard97
11 Sep 17#11
For all its faults it's actually an incredibly good game. It's a bit long and bit repetitive, but creates so much tension. I haven't completed it yet, stopped playing for a while and now I'm too scared to go back. Ah well, I have plenty more games to work through
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Opening post
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.
Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.
All comments (28)
It was one of the main reasons I bought a Rift after already owning a PSVR. The recent Curry's PC World deal listed on here made it a very easy decision in the end!
I agree that game length doesn't translate to quality. Short or long can be good, but if the game is structured in a way that it makes finishing it a chore, then that's not good (looking at you Mafia 3).
I was attacking anyone with my comments though, each to their own isnt it.. if you prefer long games then thats great too.
It's a great idea for a small 3 hour indie game - but I'm with you. It just dragged on after a few hours and becomes stale pretty quickly.
And yes, the alien got very predictable with its smart (not that smart) AI.