What makes the Alien unique, not only to this game but to horror games in general, is its adaptive capabilities. You can stun it temporarily or distract it, but you won’t be defeating it any time soon. Nothing can kill it, not even the late-game flamethrower. First you have the iconic Xenomorph Alien which is fast, sneaky and VERY dangerous. There’s three types of threats in the Sevastopol station. It’s crucial to survival, as it can alert you when it’s time to run and when it’s time to hide. It shows in which direction and how far the being is, and trust me, you’ll be using the radar a lot. One very helpful tool you’ll obtain relatively early in the game is a radar, which shows the location of any being, human or alien alike. Parts like “Charge Pack” and “Bonding Agent” can be found lying around or inside boxes with loot. Once you find a blueprint, you’ll need to find the necessary components to build it. These tools are limited, and can’t be used right away. I was simply terrified.Īs mentioned earlier, you’ll obtain a few helpful gadgets to distract enemies, ease your traversal through the map, and defend yourself. To me, that’s where Alien: Isolation shined best, as I felt like I was Amanda Ripley. What made the first hours tough for me was the fact that I hadn’t fully understood how the Alien attacks or how to navigate and use the environment, so I tended to crouch slowly and stay still whenever I heard the smallest of noises. Though later on you’ll find blueprints to build new equipment, like ‘Smoke Bombs’ and ‘Noise Makers’, during the first segments the player is pretty much “naked”. The first few hours are rough, this is due to the fact that you don’t have much to work with at first. Your main quest is to get out of the Sevastopol alive, though the plot does add in some twists to the objectives and narrative (like locating some medical supplies for an injured colleague). The second you get a chance to make a run for it, you should take that opportunity.Īlien: Isolationrevolves around doing some missions in a “level” based layout (I say this in quotes because although levels are divided in a few objectives each, the transitions are seamless, aside from a load time in between). In both games, you’re limited with your resources, you’ll spend most of your time hiding from the predator looking for you, and make time your best ally. If you wanted to compare another game to Alien Isolation, the best comparison would be to Outlast. Not because they’re by any means “bad”, I’m just too much a scaredy cat to move on and prefer to stay hidden somewhere where the enemy can’t find me. During the course of the game, you’ll encounter some humans, some AI robots, and… an Alien predator hunting for anything that moves.Īlien: Isolation is a survival-horror game, which are two game genres I’m generally not fond of. The plot follows her as she goes into the unknowns of space with a crew to a (mostly) abandoned space station called the “Sevastopol” (the location where you’ll spend almost the entirety of the game in).Īfter a series of unfortunate events, Amanda ends up trapped on the Sevastopol alone or so she thought. Her mother left Earth fifteen years ago and never returned, and Amanda has made it her goal to set out to find where she went. You take control of Amanda Ripley, daughter of the iconic character from the movies, Ellen Ripley. The latest entry in the Alien franchise is 2017’s Alien Covenant.Īlien: Isolation is inspired by the ‘79 original, and it even includes special guest star voices from the original cast, including the legendary Sigourney Weaver, who reprises her role as Ellen Ripley.Īlien: Isolation on Nintendo Switch is a port of the 2014 version that released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Throughout the past forty years since the ‘79 original, there have been five additional movies, as well as a comic book series, novels, and video games. The original movie by Ridley Scott is considered a classic to horror films, as well as the Xenomorph Alien that once attacked Ellen Ripley and her crew. The ‘Alien’ series is a movie franchise, with its roots going all the way back to 1979. By Lucas Sierra Alien, Alien Isolation, Alien Isolation Switch Review, Alien: Isolation Review, Feral Interactive, Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Sega, SEGA Europe, videogames
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