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5 Minute Review - Alien Isolation (Patreon)

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2023-02-28 16:00:02
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The worst stealth/horror game I've ever played, and to this day I have not finished it. Life's too short for misery this extreme. 

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Alien Isolation

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LocalTechPriest

Big fan of your content/video-essays, and I do agree with you that the moment to moment tasks looking back do feel "fetchy" and dying as much as you do in this game does take away a bit of the fear factor, but I personally LOVED this game. I'm also a fan of the movies, and I think personally what this game nails is atmosphere and tension. Visually phenomenal (I love the set design for each area, lot of visual storytelling), but the sound design in particular is where it shines for me. Yeah they do "blow the surprise" of the Xenomorph early, but I think it was a bit unavoidable given how well known the Xeno is, and in-game I personally find they do a lot to keep the tension by having cues the alien is nearby, the different sounds it makes that you learn mean different things, the shambling in the walls, the dripping drool from the overhead vents. Also the AI of the alien is just genuinely impressive, for me the big gameplay loop was seeing how it evolves to catch you and trying to keep one step ahead. You die a lot, and older tactics become obsolete so you're forced to learn new tactics with tools you previously hadnt tried. For me that's the draw, you feel like you're learning how to escape this unbeatable threat through trial and error. Also I agree with the viewer that the end-game is really good because it ratchets up the atmosphere, you see the Sevastopol station fall apart and the last few minutes are to me some of the scariest in gaming. Like I said I'm a huge fan of your work and obviously everyone has different preferences and I have nothing but respect for your analysis. Just sharing that I had a very different experience and opinion of the game