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Perfect Organism: An Alien: Isolation Companion By Andy Kelly Announced!

Andy Kelly, a British gaming journalist who has worked for Edge, PC Gamer, Vice, The Guardian, Kotaku, has today announced his upcoming unofficial companion book to Alien: Isolation, Perfect Organism!

I’ve been obsessed with Ridley Scott’s horror masterpiece Alien for as long as I can remember—and I mean really obsessed. Most people watched the movie and moved on with their lives, but the dark, claustrophobic corridors of the USCSS Nostromo, and the shadowy extraterrestrial horror that haunted them, never left me. I’ve spent decades devouring books about its production, poring over behind the scenes photos, set blueprints, and interviews with the cast and crew, and digging out every new scrap of information I can find. I won’t stop until I know everything there is to know about this movie.

I’m not alone. There’s something about Alien that makes obsessives out of people—including The Creative Assembly, a British development studio who, in 2014, not only created the best horror game ever made, but the best Alien game ever made. Inspired by the distinctive retro-futuristic aesthetic and oppressive atmosphere of the 1979 original, Alien: Isolation is a game I always dreamed someone would make. It was created by a dedicated team of artists, writers, and engineers—and, crucially, Alien superfans—who were just as hopelessly enthralled by the source material as me.

But why write an entire book about it? I can’t think of many games I could write tens of thousands of words about, but that’s what makes Alien: Isolation so special. From the art direction, AI, audio, and music, to the level design, user interface, characters, and locations, this is a game of remarkable depth, complexity, and detail. After multiple playthroughs and countless hours spent researching it, I’ve amassed a huge amount of knowledge and insight about every aspect of the game—and I want to share that with you. I’m just as obsessed with it as I am with the film, and this will be evident on every page.

 Perfect Organism: An Alien: Isolation Companion By Andy Kelly Announced!

Perfect Organism: An Alien: Isolation Companion is currently being crowd-funded via Unbound. As of writing, after nearly 6 hours 152 people have successfully funded 18% of the novel. For £10 you can get the digital copy of the book, and for £20 you can get the printed hardback.

If you head on over to Perfect Organism’s Unbound campaign page, you can find out more about the book and the other reward levels.

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Comments: 4
  1. HuDaFuK
    I backed this so long ago I keep forgetting it's even a thing, and then every now and then I'll get a reminder like this and I get excited all over again.

    Gonna have to dig the game out for a replay, methinks!
  2. Corporal Hicks
    Now available for pre-order. Release 08.08

    https://unbound.com/books/perfect-organism

    https://unbound.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0728%2F3615%2F3620%2Ffiles%2Fperfect-organism_packshot_1500x1800px.jpg%3Fv%3D1705920771&w=1920&q=75

    QuoteAn unofficial guide to Alien: Isolation, the greatest, scariest horror game ever made.

    There aren't many computer games that can justify an entire book, but for superfans, Alien: Isolation is truly extraordinary and Perfect Organism reveals all there is to know about every aspect of this masterful game.

    Discover the rationale and authenticity of the set design and art direction, learn about the alien's unnerving abilities to second-guess the players and the importance of its unique height, find out more about the importance of the dynamic audio and the use of seventies archive soundbites, as well as the darkly beautiful music. And immerse yourself in the technical brilliance of the level design and the user interface, before reading about the deleted content, and the scenes and features that never made the final cut.

    Alien: Isolation is a game of remarkable depth, complexity, and detail, and together with a level-by-level mission guide, this book will answer all of your questions, as well as many you haven't yet thought to ask!
  3. Corporal Hicks
    QuoteThe manuscript of Perfect Organism has been reviewed by our editorial team and is going for a developmental edit.

    We've partnered Andy Kelly with our best development editor for this type of book, and are excited to see them work together to make sure the manuscript is in the best shape it can be. Keep an eye on your inbox – we'll periodically ping you updates on how the project's going as it moves through the publishing process. Oh, and don't forget you can keep track of the manuscript's progress in your account here.
  4. Corporal Hicks
    Just a brief update from the funding platform about the book.

    QuoteGreat news – the final manuscript for Perfect Organism has been handed in.

    Up next is the editorial bit, where one of our team will review the manuscript from cover to cover, and work with the author to start turning this project into a real life, hold-it-in-your-hands book.
  5. Corporal Hicks
    QuoteFinished!
    Last night I finally finished writing Perfect Organism.

    It took way longer than expected, and it's one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's been a real treat getting to write this many words about my favourite video game.

    Thanks to all the backers who made this project possible in the first place. The manuscript will shortly be sent to Unbound for proofing, and I'll keep you updated re: printing, shipping, etc.

    I should be sick to death of Alien: Isolation by now, but reading back through the book has me itching to play through it all over again.

    Cheers.

    https://unbound.com/books/perfect-organism/updates/finished
  6. Nightmare Asylum
    "[...] and chart Amanda Ripley's story in the aftermath of the events of Alien: Isolation." This bit here doesn't exactly excite me. I'd rather see more of the page count dedicated to interviews with the game's devs than what seems to just be a recap of various Dark Horse/Titan stuff that's already out there (and not of any particular personal interest to me).

    EDIT: Here's the author:

    https://twitter.com/ultrabrilliant/status/1518881458227666950
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