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Announcement: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/09/original-alien-cast-reunite-for-alien-isolation-dlc (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/09/original-alien-cast-reunite-for-alien-isolation-dlc)

http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/09/alien-isolation-has-best-pre-order-bonus-ever-sigourney-weaver-and-cast-in-special-movie-missions-4792286/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/09/alien-isolation-has-best-pre-order-bonus-ever-sigourney-weaver-and-cast-in-special-movie-missions-4792286/)

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/07/09/alien-isolation-pre-order-content-detailed-play-ellen-ripley/ (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/07/09/alien-isolation-pre-order-content-detailed-play-ellen-ripley/)

Ripley Edition Pre-order Details: The Last Survivor DLC is currently available via Gamestop (US) and via Game (UK).

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/alien-isolation-nostromo-edition/113765 (http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/alien-isolation-nostromo-edition/113765)

http://www.game.co.uk/en/alien-isolation-ripley-edition-only-at-game-303315 (http://www.game.co.uk/en/alien-isolation-ripley-edition-only-at-game-303315)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18023lL0ynQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18023lL0ynQ#ws)

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damn. do we get a different Alien for this or the same ...model...as in Isolation?

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Okay, this I did not expect. I'm pretty shocked they've got Sigourney back for this. Only downside is that it's DLC.

for those who dont like to read
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5StM0tyN18#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5StM0tyN18#ws)

Damn. I'm sold.

Looks amazing. Will this only be done as pre-order, or are we expecting a deluxe edition with it all included? Seems a big thing to not let everyone have a try.

Siiick, Like I didnt need anymore incentive to get this. Looks great, can't wait to walk explore the Nostromo in glorious detail.

I'm excited. :)

QuoteAdditionally, anyone who pre-orders from GameStop will also receive the retailer exclusive "Last Survivor" mission

http://www.gamezone.com/news/2014/07/09/pre-order-alien-isolation-and-relive-two-classic-scenes-from-the-original-film (http://www.gamezone.com/news/2014/07/09/pre-order-alien-isolation-and-relive-two-classic-scenes-from-the-original-film)

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Aww f**k yeah. This is awesome!

YESSSSSS AMAZE

Not going to lie. All manner of excited for this. I just hope other areas aren't sacked out of the 2nd mission. So sounds like you get the missions for pre-ordering the Standard Ddition but they came as standard with the Nostromo Edition regardless of when ordering?

Pity there's no easy way to shoehorn Kane into it too.  I bet Hurt would be up for it.  Still, five out of seven...not too shabby.  :)

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 09, 2014, 02:01:37 PM
Not going to lie. All manner of excited for this. I just hope other areas aren't sacked out of the 2nd mission. So sounds like you get the missions for pre-ordering the Standard Ddition but they came as standard with the Nostromo Edition regardless of when ordering?

That's how I read it, I think they're wording it so people go for pre-order, but it seems that way.

I wonder why Ian Holm didn't take part.

This sounds so close to my childhood dream of having an Alien game and being able to choose a different character role each time. This is fricking amazing. I preordered this like 15 years ago.

I'm having mixed feelings about this.
Initially I was very pleased. - Their voices WOO!!
Then I thought, 'oh no, they're going to change something about the story, like 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' did'.
But now I'm thinking optimistically. Hopefully, if it is just re-playing scenes, as opposed to adding bits where we didn't see exactly what happened in the movie, then I think this should go well.

This is making me look even more forward towards the game. :D

 :o

Quote from: CelticPred97 on Jul 09, 2014, 02:28:24 PM
I'm having mixed feelings about this.
Initially I was very pleased. - Their voices WOO!!

The problem with the original cast member dialogue in ACM was that no-one sounded the same anymore. Hudson was about the only character that sounded authentic and he wasn't even voiced by Bill Paxton!

The same will likely be the issue here.

f**kING SOLD.

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 09, 2014, 02:34:14 PM

Quote from: CelticPred97 on Jul 09, 2014, 02:28:24 PM
I'm having mixed feelings about this.
Initially I was very pleased. - Their voices WOO!!

The problem with the original cast member dialogue in ACM was that no-one sounded the same anymore. Hudson was about the only character that sounded authentic and he wasn't even voiced by Bill Paxton!

The same will likely be the issue here.

That's a pretty huge non-issue.

It will be if Ripley and Lambert sound like two old grannies and Dallas, Parker and Brett prattle on about their geriatric disorders.

I really think we ought to discuss the rheumatism situation. :laugh:

I hope it starts off at the chestbursting scene.  8)

Wow! This looks fantastic.  IGN says the DLC can play out differently depending on how you play and wont always play out exactly as the movie.  I actually think thats great because it adds such replayablility and fear each time.  And the Nostromo will be explorable!!!!

So... no collectors edition then?

I am truly speechless, in a great way. It's certainly something I never saw coming, and it's a surprise that is most welcome.

Amazing.

There's also the possibility that they're trying to make preordering more attractive because they're afraid that the game won't sell enough when we get the finished version and real reviews.
I'm also excited about it, but I'd rather get it all after release when I know whether it can live up to the hype.

Quote from: Darkness on Jul 09, 2014, 02:09:59 PM
I wonder why Ian Holm didn't take part.

Might be talking out my ass but didn't he also not participate in the Quad/Anthology?

Nah he didn't. He doesn't seem to want to talk about his experience on Alien for some reason.

Shut up and TAKE my money!!!! ::)

Well, he's agreed with them to use his likeness so they must have spoken to him.

This is fantastic news and great they stumped up the cash to get the actors involved. If they release an ORift version of this game I'll be as happy as a pig with two peeders.

Just an fyi regarding Ian Holm – having talked to one of his reps in the past, he's had some serious health problems in recent years which have held him back from participating in events and projects that are outside of acting, as opposed to being uninterested in taking part.

Yes. Yes! YES!!! :o 8)

Exciting news...although on GAME it is labelled as the RIPLEY EDITION! Either way can't wait - are they planning on releasing extras like a model etc.

The link for GAME:

http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HubArticleView?hubId=280792&articleId=280793&catalogId=10201&langId=44&storeId=10151&cm_re=home-_-banner-_-isolationripley (http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HubArticleView?hubId=280792&articleId=280793&catalogId=10201&langId=44&storeId=10151&cm_re=home-_-banner-_-isolationripley)

This is definitely an interesting development! The character models look pretty good, too.

Quote from: ADC on Jul 09, 2014, 04:58:01 PM
This is fantastic news and great they stumped up the cash to get the actors involved. If they release an ORift version of this game I'll be as happy as a pig with two peeders.

Just an fyi regarding Ian Holm – having talked to one of his reps in the past, he's had some serious health problems in recent years which have held him back from participating in events and projects that are outside of acting, as opposed to being uninterested in taking part.

I was going to say, even if he was interested, he's in his 80s now. Not everyone can be Christopher Lee.

My guess is that he's actually not interested though. I am surprised they got Tom Skerritt. He seems like someone who couldn't care less, but hey, I'm glad they got him.

EDIT:

Cast/characters notwithstanding, I'm SO looking forward to be able to explore the Nostromo. How awesome?

Gamestop pre-order link: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/alien-isolation-nostromo-edition/113765 (http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/alien-isolation-nostromo-edition/113765)

This makes me NOT want to pre-order, knowing that using my retailer of choice (Steam) means missing out on the second mission and having to get it later. I'll likely wait for a bundle sale 6 months to a year down the line now.

Admittedly, I was pretty cynical about pre-ordering full stop, thanks A:CM.

Good idea, I've wanted this since forever. Real disappointing that's it's preorder only and that it's been split in two to appease the game shop vultures.

Hey, what about collectors edition with box and other funny stuff, you know?
Something like that: http://www.google.pl/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&docid=fysqau1ZdMTN3M&tbnid=ioOnPQIqi1OlxM:&ved=0CAUQjBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.pcgamer.com%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F04%2FDeus-Ex-Collectors-Edition.jpg&ei=6oi9U4_mE8TY7AbW2YDICQ&psig=AFQjCNFK0cMNymoVMvRf1B6IWogY54vBuw&ust=1405016682441084 (http://www.google.pl/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&docid=fysqau1ZdMTN3M&tbnid=ioOnPQIqi1OlxM:&ved=0CAUQjBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.pcgamer.com%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F04%2FDeus-Ex-Collectors-Edition.jpg&ei=6oi9U4_mE8TY7AbW2YDICQ&psig=AFQjCNFK0cMNymoVMvRf1B6IWogY54vBuw&ust=1405016682441084)

Quote from: Nightlord on Jul 09, 2014, 06:14:09 PM
Good idea, I've wanted this since forever. Real disappointing that's it's preorder only and that it's been split in two to appease the game shop vultures.

I imagine that both modules will eventually be released for download later on. At least that was the case with all of ACM's retailer exclusive DLC.

WOW! With the amount of work put into this, I seriously doubt that the game or these DLC missions will be bad. I commend CA for their level of detail. It was a wonderful idea to bring Alien back. I had wondered for years why there was no contemporary game. They may just score big with this.

ok I don't use credit cards; Paypal is not used outside USA... well I'll just have to wait til October..  :'(

Quote from: Snark on Jul 09, 2014, 07:01:46 PM
WOW! With the amount of work put into this, I seriously doubt that the game or these DLC missions will be bad. I commend CA for their level of detail. It was a wonderful idea to bring Alien back. I had wondered for years why there was no contemporary game. They may just score big with this.

Playing devil's advocate for a second, those are pretty much the exact same words people were saying before ACM came out.

That said, I don't know what everyone's griping about. It doesn't cost any more to pre-order it than it'll cost you to just outright buy it when it's released. Plus, I noticed that for 360 and PS3 owners, the price is down to $50 vs. the $60 it used to cost to purchase new games.

hope i dont have to pre-order it to get the dlc. id be happy paying the game and then the dlc if its good

I don't see anything to indicate any of the original actors have done any voice-work. Signing a form to allow your likeness is just a signature and doesn't entail personal involvement. Any audio might be severely limited and be nothing more than using clips from the film.

Honestly, if they'd managed to get as lucrative a coup as that, I'd think they'd put it front and centre for the basic edition, personally.

Even so, I'm impressed with how well done those likenesses are, but wonder if they were purely for promotional art purposes or if we see any of them in the actual playing experience.

Quote from: hfeldhaus on Jul 09, 2014, 07:49:42 PM
hope i dont have to pre-order it to get the dlc. id be happy paying the game and then the dlc if its good

DLC will be available 8 days after the premiere of "Alien: Isolation".

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jul 09, 2014, 08:03:28 PM
I don't see anything to indicate any of the original actors have done any voice-work. Signing a form to allow your likeness is just a signature and doesn't entail personal involvement. Any audio might be severely limited and be nothing more than using clips from the film.

Honestly, if they'd managed to get as lucrative a coup as that, I'd think they'd put it front and centre for the basic edition, personally.

Even so, I'm impressed with how well done those likenesses are, but wonder if they were purely for promotional art purposes or if we see any of them in the actual playing experience.

In the article it says she recorded new dialogue. Also Weaver herself said it was strange reading her lines again 35 years later.

With the "Alien" cast returning, wondering if there will be audio diaries (collectables) from the cast that you fined that give you more insight about the crew, internal squabbles, foreshadowing events , Ellen talking about her daughter Amanda. (ex. Amanda founds one of the diaries , Ellen talking about a gift she would give to Amanda on her Birthday, the one Ellen missed.

When playing on the Nostromo will you use the original tracker or the new model ?

Will Jonsey make a appearance ?

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jul 09, 2014, 08:03:28 PM
I don't see anything to indicate any of the original actors have done any voice-work. Signing a form to allow your likeness is just a signature and doesn't entail personal involvement. Any audio might be severely limited and be nothing more than using clips from the film.

Honestly, if they'd managed to get as lucrative a coup as that, I'd think they'd put it front and centre for the basic edition, personally.

Even so, I'm impressed with how well done those likenesses are, but wonder if they were purely for promotional art purposes or if we see any of them in the actual playing experience.

Take 90 seconds to watch the trailer.

Shit, man, this sounds damned interesting. Hope it's released as separate DLC down the line, though; nothing pisses me off more than store-exclusive preorder bonuses.

I repeat that sentiment that I wish Hurt and Holm were involved, but alas, the Brits have been left out.

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Gamestop Canada makes no mention of the DLC on their preorder page. Is there a Canadian alternative, or must I order from the US?

There's always a retailer in your country that offers/will offer the DLC. It varies from country to country so it may not be Gamestop if you're outside the US (even if Gamestop is in your country). Just need to wait a bit longer until the exclusives are sorted out.

Told ya Brett would be in the game.

Quote from: Vakarian on Jul 09, 2014, 08:22:19 PM
In the article it says she recorded new dialogue. Also Weaver herself said it was strange reading her lines again 35 years later.

Didn't see that, yeah. No indications as to how extensive the recording sessions were, though. I'm doubting there was much to do, considering her mission starts with all the crew dead - nobody to speak to. The 'Expendable' content might possibly be different.

Quote from: Hudson on Jul 09, 2014, 09:05:39 PM
Take 90 seconds to watch the trailer.

I did.

QuoteI did.

Ok. It just seemed like you were doubting new recorded dialogue even though you can hear Yaphet Kotto's voice speaking new recorded dialogue.

Can you, though? It honestly doesn't sound anything like him.

Nah, that was definitely him. He's just old now.

Skerritt and Weaver sound almost identical still, though.

I hate seller-exclusive preorders!!!!!!!

GreenManGaming have/had a code of ALIENI-SOLATI-ON25PC to get 25% off the Nostromo edition.   They seem to have now taken it off their website, but worked for me a little while ago, so for those on the fence this might be what pushes you over :)  Once it's released they will send the relevant Steam key.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jul 10, 2014, 12:28:37 AM
Nah, that was definitely him. He's just old now.

Skerritt and Weaver sound almost identical still, though.

Yes, it's definitely him saying lines that are not heard in the film, and yes Weaver and Skerritt sound very similar to their 1979 incarnations.

Isnt this the same thing that happened with Colonial Marines?

I hope they do another game with ALien 3 and Res and get those casts back.

Not exactly. This is basically creating scenarios based around the film. I joked in another thread that a bandaged up Brett would make an appearance in AI, because that's what the A:CM analog would be. Having some character who we know is dead pop up for reasons unknown. This is actually a rather neat idea, as long as it takes great care not to step on the toes of the film.

I pre-ordered the game months ago on Sega but would my pre-order get upgraded to include this DLC?

I actually considered per-ordering the game, but after seeing this today i radically changed my mind. How can they have time to do this, the game inst even out yet and already sugarcoating the thing with more eye candy. Original cast returning, if that is the case why am i hearing voices that are taken straight from the Alien DVD, nothing new. Making a couple of new models based on old pictures or molds isn't a effort... From a strictly political point of view i see Colonial Marines again, the game will come out but will have no where near this graphics or storyline. I have no faith for this game anymore, history teaches well.

Quote from: Procurator on Jul 10, 2014, 08:46:31 AM
if that is the case why am i hearing voices that are taken straight from the Alien DVD, nothing new.

...What? Where?

Can't speak for the rest of what you say, as only time will tell, but that's definitely new recorded dialogue in the trailer.

Just because one thing came out wonky, doesn't mean everything will. Different company, different game. Wait and see.

On the one hand, this add-on really interests me, especially as they've flat-out said it's a bit of fun and not supposed to tie it into the films in any way, thereby removing themselves from the canon clusterf*ck that has undermined some of the recent releases in the franchise.

On the other hand, I don't wanna get this game until I've heard some decent post-launch reviews, so I doubt I'll be pre-ordering.

Ow, complainers everywhere :)

This game looks better than any game with aliens ever.
Definietly must have for me.
I'm waiting for boxed version of pre-order, if avalible.

I can understand the hesistance. We've all been burned by Colonial Marines. However, AI doesn't have the natural longevity than MP can give so knowing that it's possible to get additional standalone DLC like this (Gary!! I want that A3 please) is fantastic news. I'm still hopeful we'll get a co-op campaign or something as DLC later.

I ended up just breaking down and preordering from Gamestop. I feel dirty about it, but I also had 30 dollars in Gamestop gift cards that I was never going to use on anything else.
Also thinking about it, as much as it seems like dirty sales tactics them doing this preorder dlc makes sense from a business standpoint. Look at the release calender for October. Hell look at the releases for October 7th. It's jam packed with some big titles. They're just insuring that the game gets some attention for that week. I would prefer a good game sell well under its own merits, but it would also suck if a good game got overlooked in a very busy week.

Quote from: Procurator on Jul 10, 2014, 08:46:31 AM
Making a couple of new models based on old pictures or molds isn't a effort...

Wait what? Have you ever modeled a character in 3D before? Getting character models to look remotely like their real life counterparts is extremely challenging let alone making them look like their characters from 35 years ago. It's not like they had scans of the cast from 1979, at least as far as I know.
On top of that they had to model their clothing to match. Look at Brett's jacket and all of those laces and details. No effort?

Wow this is a huge fan service offering, we are actually going to take part in events in the film, EXPLORE THE FREAKING NOSTROMO. The only ever game I pre-ordered was Dark Souls... this will be the second. Can't wait to play this!

Quote from: Procurator on Jul 10, 2014, 08:46:31 AM
I actually considered per-ordering the game, but after seeing this today i radically changed my mind. How can they have time to do this, the game inst even out yet and already sugarcoating the thing with more eye candy. Original cast returning, if that is the case why am i hearing voices that are taken straight from the Alien DVD, nothing new. Making a couple of new models based on old pictures or molds isn't a effort... From a strictly political point of view i see Colonial Marines again, the game will come out but will have no where near this graphics or storyline. I have no faith for this game anymore, history teaches well.

ummm Sevastopol is the same station as Nostromo more or less i guess. so basicly they used some models from the base game, the same Alien, the same AI the same tools, gameplay and put together a Nostromo like place for two missions. They only worked on recording the voiceacting and making new 3d models for the characters. "easy" job why not pull it of for some more money?

One annoyance; you can only get both the DLCs by pre-ordering from GAME in the UK, which has their ps4 pre-order price £10 higher than gamestop, and no doubt with a bit of shopping around it would be possible to beat that too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm0kiJvuB4g#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm0kiJvuB4g#ws)

Quote from: szkoki on Jul 10, 2014, 01:04:55 PM

Quote from: Procurator on Jul 10, 2014, 08:46:31 AM
I actually considered per-ordering the game, but after seeing this today i radically changed my mind. How can they have time to do this, the game inst even out yet and already sugarcoating the thing with more eye candy. Original cast returning, if that is the case why am i hearing voices that are taken straight from the Alien DVD, nothing new. Making a couple of new models based on old pictures or molds isn't a effort... From a strictly political point of view i see Colonial Marines again, the game will come out but will have no where near this graphics or storyline. I have no faith for this game anymore, history teaches well.

ummm Sevastopol is the same station as Nostromo more or less i guess. so basicly they used some models from the base game, the same Alien, the same AI the same tools, gameplay and put together a Nostromo like place for two missions. They only worked on recording the voiceacting and making new 3d models for the characters. "easy" job why not pull it of for some more money?

If the Nostromo, Narcissus, etc match the Ron Cobb blueprints...yep, its a huge efford. And its the firt game ever

re-visiting Nostromo knowing what Ash is going to do (if anyone read the out of shadows novel which btw, is canon).....it feels different!

Quote from: Seegson on Jul 10, 2014, 01:56:01 PMIf the Nostromo, Narcissus, etc match the Ron Cobb blueprints...yep, its a huge efford. And its the firt game ever

What about the DLC for ACM? Was that not a faithful recreation? (Never played it myself.)

Apparently not. It was optimized for multiplayer so the layout wasn't the same as it was in the film. A case of better game-play mechanics taking precedence over accuracy.

I wouldn't say it was optimized. It was certainly pretty but it was way too small.

Apparently the German, Austrian and Swiss version of the game will get the additional content neither as DLC nor as preorder bonus, but as part of the normal release version called "Ripley Edition".
http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/alien-isolation/news/alien_isolation,48223,3057725.html (http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/alien-isolation/news/alien_isolation,48223,3057725.html)

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 09, 2014, 10:44:31 PM
Gamestop Canada makes no mention of the DLC on their preorder page. Is there a Canadian alternative, or must I order from the US?

"When I think aBOUT me, I quote myself..."  :P

Anyway, for the fellow Canucks out there, EBGames.ca (the Canadian version of Gamestop) now offers the full edition for preorder.  :)

QuoteIf the Nostromo, Narcissus, etc match the Ron Cobb blueprints...yep, its a huge efford

Ron Cobb didn't do the blue prints.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 10, 2014, 01:58:26 PM

Quote from: Seegson on Jul 10, 2014, 01:56:01 PMIf the Nostromo, Narcissus, etc match the Ron Cobb blueprints...yep, its a huge efford. And its the firt game ever

What about the DLC for ACM? Was that not a faithful recreation? (Never played it myself.)

No.  Not much related to A:CM was faithful.

Quote
ummm Sevastopol is the same station as Nostromo more or less i guess.

Less.

Quote from: Hudson on Jul 10, 2014, 12:13:09 AM
Ok. It just seemed like you were doubting new recorded dialogue even though you can hear Yaphet Kotto's voice speaking new recorded dialogue.

It didn't sound radically different to what was in the film, but it's been a while since viewing it.

I said this on the A:I forums, but I feel the need to say it again:

I'm a little surprised by many of the reactions, here.

I'm not trolling, I'm just... well, maybe it's because I'm an Alien fan first, and a video game player, like, 38th. Is no one else absolutely over the moon that Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto and Harry Dean Stanton have (at their ages) come back and reprised their roles from a thirty-five year old movie? Harry Dean alone is coming up on ninety, for god's sake.

And you get to walk around on the Nostromo, for cryin' out loud!

Of course A:CM was a joke, no one's disputing that. But a project that can attract these wonderful actors (who would much rather be kicking back with a cold one in their golden years, I suspect) is a project I can get behind 100%.

I'm gonna be on the set of Alien with the cast of Alien. Preorder? Shit, I'd pay for this by the minute.

The following was posted on the official Alien: Isolation Facebook page regarding eventual DLC availability:

"It's genuinely been great to see the reaction to The Crew Expendable and Last Survivor pre-order bonus content we announced yesterday and how excited you all are to re-experience those classic scenes from the original movie with our Alien. It's been absolutely amazing for us at the Studio.
However, some of you have been asking if the two pieces of content are only available through pre-order or if we'll be releasing them at a later date as well.
So, I can confirm today that we do plan to release both Crew Expendable and Last Survivor at a later date and we'll have more details for you guys on that shortly.

Best, Nee."

Excellent.

There's also an article over at Polygon putting forward a case why you should not preorder Alien: Isolation. It's a fairly interesting read and some valid points are made. And given that CA have confirmed the DLC will be available to everybody sometime post-launch, there's not so much incentive to pre-order it anyway - unless you're one of those people who absolutely have to have it on launch day.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no (http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no)

Glad to see Ripley getting some true Justice in a game. I'm actually happy they decided to do this and bring Sigourney Weaver back to voice the character. I can't wait! And I got the game pre-ordered a while back but I will get the limited edition as well.

There's never a *need* to pre-order something anyway.

Besides, i'm not surprised it'll be available later. That's another five to ten dollars they can get out of people after paying full price.

Quote from: OpenMaw on Jul 11, 2014, 02:30:39 AM
There's never a *need* to pre-order something anyway.

Besides, i'm not surprised it'll be available later. That's another five to ten dollars they can get out of people after paying full price.

It will be available. I know it from leaks.

Anyway, i will buy pre-order. Can't wait.

Quote from: Dill-On on Jul 11, 2014, 05:17:22 AM

It will be available. I know it from leaks.

I believe I just said that.

I don't get it. What's wrong with preordering? It doesn't cost extra and if you don't like the game you get a refund. Or are things different where you are?

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 11, 2014, 12:35:27 AMBut a project that can attract these wonderful actors (who would much rather be kicking back with a cold one in their golden years, I suspect) is a project I can get behind 100%.

ACM got Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston and Al Matthews to come back and voice their characters, the game still stank. The fact the cast is returning is no sign it'll be good.

For what it's worth, I'm becoming increasingly optimistic this will be a decent game. But still not enough to pre-order it.

Quote from: OpenMaw on Jul 11, 2014, 02:30:39 AMBesides, i'm not surprised it'll be available later. That's another five to ten dollars they can get out of people after paying full price.

DLC like this will inevitably be avaialble separately later. It's not like it's a couple of skins or something, it's two entirely new levels featuring the cast of Alien. Even before they'd confirmed it I was 100% confident it'd be available for purchase alter.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 11, 2014, 07:41:51 AM

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 11, 2014, 12:35:27 AMBut a project that can attract these wonderful actors (who would much rather be kicking back with a cold one in their golden years, I suspect) is a project I can get behind 100%.

ACM got Lance Henriksen,

yeah but he's a voice acting slut

Fair point.

Quote from: Sadogoat on Jul 11, 2014, 02:08:12 AM
There's also an article over at Polygon putting forward a case why you should not preorder Alien: Isolation. It's a fairly interesting read and some valid points are made. And given that CA have confirmed the DLC will be available to everybody sometime post-launch, there's not so much incentive to pre-order it anyway - unless you're one of those people who absolutely have to have it on launch day.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no (http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no)

Isn't that a bit too hyperbolic? He seems to be under the impression you can't cancel pre-orders with ease and bases his major disappointment from ACM. We tend to get reviews just before release. You have time to cancel your pre-orders (internet shopping, guys???) and your money isn't taken until it ships. I had chance to cancel ACM when the reviews came in but I took that risk and went through with it.

At the end of the day, I'm going to get the game regardless so I can form my opinion and share it. He makes it sound like only bad games and evil publishers are going to push for pre-order.

Think about "Alien: Isolation" as different product made by different studio.
Give it a chance. ;)

In my opinion the best game with ALIEN should be a survival horror.
I was waiting for that from years.

Alien is not a cannon fodder for pulse rifles for me. I like "ALIENS" movie
but I prefer the feeling of fear.

This is why "Alien: Isolation" is better than "A:CM" for me RIGHT NOW :P
Anyway, this is piece of truth in here: http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no (http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/10/5887425/aliens-isolation-ripley-preorder-exclusive-no)

Does anyone think playing out the air-duct sequence from Alien is going to be one of the most horrifying yet awesome things ever?Like I still get tense whenever I just watch the scene but to actually be able to play it out in that narrow space with the tracker beeping and you know that's it coming for you but you don't know where? So scary yet so irresistible at the same time

It seem like an interesting idea, though as someone who never pre-orders games anyway, I'll give it a miss.
I wonder if Creative Assembly are planning any other downloadable content for ALIEN: Isolation, maybe a level based in Fury 161?

By the way, I'm glad that players will be able to use the original motion sensor seen in the movie, but I don't like the fact that it has a visible screen on that tracks the movement of the Alien like the motion tracker.

Not to mention having Lambert howling away in your headset.  :D

The character likenesses is looking very good, just a pity about the lack of rank and insignia (pins) on their costumes. And a few other very esoteric tidbits.

What I am afraid of is the way they are describing it. Choose your way or something like that. I am 100% this means just that the game have 3 different routes to take. Its not like you are commanding the crew what to do, to actually make it "your" way or how will "you" survive.

I think my favorite shot is Ash standing alone in the Infirmary. I'm just wondering what he is plotting at that point. And the room looks really accurate; even has the dish on the floor covering the acid burn from when he tried to cut the facehugger off Kane.
The Nostromo crew in the Galley shot; I'm thinking this might be an early image they did. To me the background used looks like the same used on the stills of Amanda Ripley and the other Alien Isolation characters, in other words a placeholder, not the Nostromo galley we will hopefully and accurately see.
Also in this shot, Lambert has the Weyland-Yutani patch missing on the front of her shirt; in the other game photo of her, it is there.
Nice to see they are going the extra mile on this kind of stuff. Another reason why I think the crew shot may be an early image. Parker could use some stubble though, he's looking a little baby-faced compared to how he is in the movie!

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Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 11, 2014, 05:43:11 PM
The character likenesses is looking very good, just a pity about the lack of rank and insignia (pins) on their costumes. And a few other very esoteric tidbits.

There is a shot of Ash at the table with the rest of the crew without the rank pins on his collar, in the other shot of him they are there. :-)
I think the galley shot is an earlier image.

You might be right and they still have a month or two to polish it up.

Although it's really nitpicking here are a few other inconsistencies in the group shot:

-Dallas' jacket should have the larger "feathered" WY logo in gold (denoting his rank as Captain) on his jacket.

-Parker should have the larger "feathered" WY logo in blue on his jacket.

-Ripley doesn't have her name stenciled on her jacket and the smaller lined WY logo should be on her left breast along with an executive officer pin just above it.

-Not sure about that packet of cigarettes on the table - doesn't look like Balaji's.

-As you mentioned, Ash is missing his two science officer pins on his collar in the group shot

SM will no doubt be able to list a hundred more...  ;)

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My only beef is that Yaphett Koto doesn't have that young-ish swag / impetuous in his voice anymore. His voice is good but you can tell it's an older man now.

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Alien: Isolation will probably be my first Xbox One game once I get it at the beginning of October, but I'm not sure if I'd be able to pre-order it and I also know I'm going to trade this game in once I complete it (as X1 will take a massive toll on my savings and games for it over here are helluva expensive, plus I have a baby coming in 7 months) and thus I might miss this DLC stuff altogether which would be a shame...

Keep in mind that those insignias (or lets say most of them) will look like blurry mess on the consoles, so they prefer not to include them instead of splattering some color mess on the models.

Heh, I (sort of) called it a month ago...

Quote from: St_Eddie on Jun 09, 2014, 09:58:15 PMTruth be told, I was secretly hoping for a game mode set aboard the Nostromo, where you'd play as Ripley during the climax of the first film; having to set the auto-destruct sequence and then making your way to the shuttle before the time runs out (whilst avoiding the alien), only to have a final encounter in the shuttle.  Never mind though, that was a long shot.

... I'm over the moon that my dream 'Alien' game is actually becoming a reality.

Getting the original cast back together in their iconic roles (well, sans John Hurt and Ian Holm) is beyond anything I could have ever dared to dream.  Bliss.

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SM will no doubt be able to list a hundred more...

Not really.  Ripley's white button up shirt is missing and Dallas never wears a bomber jacket like that in the film, but it's not fair to judge a WIP.

Quote from: SM on Jul 12, 2014, 11:08:37 PMNot really.  Ripley's white button up shirt is missing and Dallas never wears a bomber jacket like that in the film, but it's not fair to judge a WIP.

Plus they've said it's not supposed to be rigorously faithful to the movies or a genuine take on what happened, it's just a bit of fun.

Quote from: SM on Jul 12, 2014, 11:08:37 PM

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SM will no doubt be able to list a hundred more...

Not really.  Ripley's white button up shirt is missing and Dallas never wears a bomber jacket like that in the film, but it's not fair to judge a WIP.

You're quite right, he's wearing a completely different jacket. Talk about me not seeing the forest for the trees!

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 13, 2014, 07:59:59 AM
Plus they've said it's not supposed to be rigorously faithful to the movies or a genuine take on what happened, it's just a bit of fun.

Or more likely just some PR to get those pre-orders rollin' in. At least they're not shouting AUTHENTICITY from the rooftops like GB did.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 13, 2014, 07:59:59 AM

Quote from: SM on Jul 12, 2014, 11:08:37 PMNot really.  Ripley's white button up shirt is missing and Dallas never wears a bomber jacket like that in the film, but it's not fair to judge a WIP.

Plus they've said it's not supposed to be rigorously faithful to the movies or a genuine take on what happened, it's just a bit of fun.

Bit of a cop out considerig the amount of trouble they've already gone to with the detail.

Quote from: SM on Jul 13, 2014, 10:17:05 PM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 13, 2014, 07:59:59 AM

Quote from: SM on Jul 12, 2014, 11:08:37 PMNot really.  Ripley's white button up shirt is missing and Dallas never wears a bomber jacket like that in the film, but it's not fair to judge a WIP.

Plus they've said it's not supposed to be rigorously faithful to the movies or a genuine take on what happened, it's just a bit of fun.

Bit of a cop out considerig the amount of trouble they've already gone to with the detail.

You say that, SM, but then you also mock people who are crying about the alien's legs. Now, I no longer care about the 'legs' issue (they said they tried the original legs, and it looked goofy), but considering the amount of respect you're awarded around here, maybe a personal manifesto about what is/is not important is in order?

Not trying to be a C U Next Tuesday, I just would like to hear your thoughts overall.  :)

I mock because CA explained a number of times that they explored the 'normal' legs, found tham lacking for what they wanted and made a decision to go with digitigrade legs.  And people still whine about it.

Are the legs ideal - maybe, maybe not.  But their explanation is perfectly valid.  The people who whine seem to forget that terrible test footage of Boliaji creeping down a mocked up corridor in a mocked up suit.  Or the fact that every director has explicitly avoided showing the suit full frame as much as possible.  Because it looks like a guy in a suit.  You can't hide that in a video game where the view is controlled by the player and not the director.

Thought has gone into the leg process - supported by how the films were made - and a decision arrived at.

It's not simply a matter of "Eh... Close enough" - if that is indeed the case with the Nostromo crew models.

I don't disagree with you, and I thank you for your response.

That said, it's interesting that others have referenced that very same footage of an underwear-clad Bolaji, with mockup alien head on, as evidence of how great the alien would look, in humanoid form.

I don't know if I agree with those guys, but I'm sure you see what I'm saying. Accuracy(TM) doesn't seem to be something that can be called for by degrees. Or at least, if Party A wants X to be accurate, then they possibly shouldn't condemn Party B wanting Y to be accurate.

(again, I'm SO over the legs issue. But I think the argument of 'accuracy' is not necessarily of the a la carte variety).

Oh, I just thought of something else along these lines: Those spacesuits, in the lockers on page one. They're not the same spacesuits as stood in the lockers, and they're facing the camera, whereas the spacesuits in the Nostromo lockers faced diagonally outward (facing their doors). Should that be changed? It would be an easy fix!

I'll no doubt be nitpicking all the mistakes with the locations when it comes out too.

Might cut them a bit of slack since CA genuinely seem much more interested in authenticity - while not actually creating a replica of a film (DLC aside) and not trumpeting from the rooftops their attention to detail (and subsequent failure) like GBX did.

QuoteThat said, it's interesting that others have referenced that very same footage of an underwear-clad Bolaji, with mockup alien head on, as evidence of how great the alien would look, in humanoid form.

I think the films bear out that this view is worthy of mockery.

Oh certainly, they'll be getting plenty of slack from me. Tiny details aside, this is the game I've been waiting for since 1979.

Thank you for the engaging discussion, SM!  :)

Not at all.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 13, 2014, 11:57:35 PM
This is the game I've been waiting for since 1979.

I waiting for game like this form years. and I lost hope for real horror game with Alien after AVP and A:CM.
Now dreams come true.

Legs are sexy in my opinion. Just like "Aliens: Labirynth", one of the best graphic novel with xenomorphs.

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