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isolation Alien Isolation Review RoundupThe review embargo for Alien Isolation has officially lifted! So far, the reviews are mostly positive though the big sites like IGN and Gamespot have given mixed reviews. Alien Isolation currently has a metacritic score of 80, with 16 positive reviews and 5 mixed reviews. The positive points include the tense eerie atmosphere, and the music/sound. The complaints are aimed at the lengthy campaign that features a so-so story and the hard difficulty.

Positive
Joystiq (4/5)
Eurogamer (8/10)
PC Gamer (93/100)
The Guardian (5/5)
OXM (9/10)
Kotaku (YES)
The Verge (Positive)
Escapist Magazine (4.5/5)
Rock Paper Shogun (Positive)
Empire (5/5)
Destructoid (8.5/10)
DigitalSpy (4/5)
GameFront (92/100)
ShackNews (8/10)
GamesRadar (4.5/5)
TrustedReviews (9/10)
Metro (7/10)
TotalXbox (9/10)
VideoGamer (9/10)
BBC Click
The Sixth Axis (9/10)
GamesTM (9/10)
Giant Bomb (4/5)
Push Square (7/10)
Playstation Lifestyle (8/10)
PS3Trophies (90%)		 Mixed
IGN (5.9/10)
Gamespot (6/10)
Polygon (6.5/10)

Negative
arstechnica (Negative)

We’ll have our review up in a week or so as we weren’t given a review copy in time.


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  8. razeak
    Posted
    Reread the IGN 5.9 review. You can tell his primary issue is he can't burn through it like a Call of Duty game. He had a deadline and it was stressing him. Lameass review.

    Bad reviews hurt sales.
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  11. XenoZipper
    Posted
    And here's yet another review geared towards bad on the game from these guys I watch. While I still like the game immensely (I suck at it & have never beaten it yet. I'm horrible at stealth type games so I'll probably never beat it) they do happen to bring up some good points not just about Isolation but just about modern gaming in general that also bothers me as well. Anyway, here's the review for those that can sit through some bad mouthing about the game but constructive criticism at the same time..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOrphBFlDsg
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  12. NickisSmart
    Posted
    Quote from: Keg on Nov 24, 2014, 02:12:21 PM
    I can understand this game isnt for everyone but the IGN and Gamespot reviews got it bang wrong. You can recognise quality without having to like something yourself. I can appreciate a band is talented but I dont have to like the music. I can recognise a well made film and still dislike it. Theres a big difference between not enjoying something because its not "your cuppa" and disliking something because its simply not very good and both those big review sites forgot that.

    Yeah, indeed. I hated that review a lot:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIC7wgNO3U4

    Quote from: newbeing on Nov 25, 2014, 02:32:09 PM
    Alien: Isolation made TIME magazines top ten games of the year. https://time.com/3582118/top-10-video-games-2014/


    Quite a few game-of-the-year awards. it seems. Nobody deserves it more. : )
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  17. Mr. Clemens
    Posted
    Quote from: Keg on Nov 24, 2014, 02:12:21 PM
    I can understand this game isnt for everyone but the IGN and Gamespot reviews got it bang wrong. You can recognise quality without having to like something yourself. I can appreciate a band is talented but I dont have to like the music. I can recognise a well made film and still dislike it. Theres a big difference between not enjoying something because its not "your cuppa" and disliking something because its simply not very good and both those big review sites forgot that.

    Bang-on, mate.

    My takeaway from that re-review:

    "Like us... please like us!"
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  18. Keg
    Posted
    I can understand this game isnt for everyone but the IGN and Gamespot reviews got it bang wrong. You can recognise quality without having to like something yourself. I can appreciate a band is talented but I dont have to like the music. I can recognise a well made film and still dislike it. Theres a big difference between not enjoying something because its not "your cuppa" and disliking something because its simply not very good and both those big review sites forgot that.
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  23. ikarop
    Posted
    http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Alien-Isolation-Interview-How-Composers-Evolved-Legacy-68091.html

    http://www.examiner.com/article/joe-henson-alexis-smith-go-through-the-musical-motions-of-alien-isolation

    http://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3317493/flight-discuss-scoring-alien-isolation-scoring-video-games-interview/

    http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/alien_isolation/features/article/lamberts_death_not_ripleys_survival_was_the_biggest_challenge_in_alien_isolations_dlc.html
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  26. stroggificated
    Posted
    I'm a little baffled at the reviews of two big magazines in my country. While i was sure it would be a safe 80%, one of them even gave it only 69%.

    The Alien would be too unfair, bullets can't hurt it and so on. I don't know, maybe it's because i'm a fan, only played it on medium or they just suck at stealth games, but my frustration always stayed at minimum.
    Also there were complaints about androids noticing you, though they turned their backs on you. Never happened to me. Either their test version was flawed yet, or they didn't even notice that they have to sneak - and not to walk. 
    Oh well...  ???

    edit:
    Oh, the other one turned it from 73% to 80% now.
    The reviewer admitted that he took a wrong approach on the game, after listening to reader comments and his workmates.
    I kinda thought as much. Good for him that he noticed it's not CoD and it's suddenly more fun lol
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  27. Hudson
    Posted
    Quote from: Taxemic on Oct 15, 2014, 03:38:01 PM
    Quote from: Hudson on Oct 15, 2014, 03:30:14 PM
    Quote from: Taxemic on Oct 15, 2014, 03:25:14 PM
    Indeed. Lots to look forward to. I'm enjoying Survivor atm. Dying alot. But enjoying it.

    On the constant dying: The first time I put the game in I played Crew Expendable and died 2 or 3 times in 10 minutes or so. Then I realized there weren't any save points. I loved every second of it.

    The whole section in the vents when Lambert starts saying "It's coming towards you" I was so on edge. Really good fun.

    The gameplay during that part is actually really well thought out and tense. The vents are a little basic looking, but it works. When you hear that thing in there, and Lambert's voice. They did a good job on that part. Maybe not so much the beginning or the ending.
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  28. Taxemic
    Posted
    Quote from: Hudson on Oct 15, 2014, 03:30:14 PM
    Quote from: Taxemic on Oct 15, 2014, 03:25:14 PM
    Indeed. Lots to look forward to. I'm enjoying Survivor atm. Dying alot. But enjoying it.

    On the constant dying: The first time I put the game in I played Crew Expendable and died 2 or 3 times in 10 minutes or so. Then I realized there weren't any save points. I loved every second of it.

    The whole section in the vents when Lambert starts saying "It's coming towards you" I was so on edge. Really good fun.
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  31. Hudson
    Posted
    I have not had the chance to play it much honestly, being a student and working part time. All I've done so far is beat both of the DLCs and then played up to the point in the story where you first have to deal with the androids, the end of which I spent trying to sprint by them to get to a save point.

    It's a tense game and I enjoy the gameplay based off of what I've experienced so far, but I don't really feel like I'm in the meat of the story yet.
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  43. hfeldhaus
    Posted
    They give call of duty high scores everytime. Wouldn't take much notice of them, they're known as the joke site and the only reason they get recognition is because of how big they are
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  45. Hudson
    Posted
    Quote from: Darkness on Oct 09, 2014, 06:57:37 AM
    Yeah, disappointed with that IGN video. I thought the other editors would defend the game but they're all agreeing.

    Well it's clear they all had to appear and support the dude who reviewed the game. It doesn't appear that anyone is as passionate as him. The others are all pretty non-commital and have barely played the game, which makes the video even more asinine.
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  47. hiddensynapse
    Posted
    When is Metacritic going to add in some more reviews? It's still sitting at 22. Given the fact that I've found hardly any negative or mixed reviews, I'm guessing that it's average will raise if they tack on a few more publications.
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  48. Mr. Forest
    Posted
    It's like McCaffrey has be feel he is "right", so he only has discussions about the game with people who won't disagree with him.  The vast majority of the comments section on the IGN website, Facebook and YouTube pages are against him. People are not buying into his or IGN's BS, which I am glad to see.
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