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Title: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: vikingr on Feb 27, 2015, 05:28:54 PM
It'll be released on 3rd March and you can pre-order it now via Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/282516/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/282516/)
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NickisSmart on Feb 27, 2015, 05:43:31 PM
That's fine. What the game needs now is a nice patch. : P
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Ulfer on Mar 02, 2015, 10:56:00 AM
It's a bit sad to know it'll be the last (except if...). I think I'm not the only one who would have liked another traditional DLC, with a story.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 02, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
Quote from: Ulfer on Mar 02, 2015, 10:56:00 AM
It's a bit sad to know it'll be the last (except if...). I think I'm not the only one who would have liked another traditional DLC, with a story.

Indeed. I love the game and I like the intention of the DLC - to be short experiences of the whole but I barely played any of the DLC myself.

I would have preferred something story driven.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: robbritton on Mar 02, 2015, 11:08:34 AM
Yeah. Overall I've found the DLC to be very weak on this game. Far inferior to the central campaign.

They just seem to lack any point, which takes away from the urgency. And the time limit things are all a bit... Mario Kart, maybe? I don't want to be on a scoreboard somewhere, I just want more of those glacial scares. Alien all over the show all the time diminishes the creature, somehow.

Ah well, still a wonderful campaign, so I'm not going to cry about it too much!
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NickisSmart on Mar 02, 2015, 03:19:13 PM
I love the DLC more than the campaign because it focuses on the gameplay which is awesome. The campaign was great, but I'll look at it as the story-driven part of the game and the DLC as the gameplay-driven part of the game. Love Safe Haven and Lost Contact, so I expect I'll like this, too.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NetworkATTH on Mar 02, 2015, 05:25:49 PM
What I want out of the DLC, if they add more, is just to expand explorable locations that don't affect the plot in the campaign. The first couple playthroughs, Isolation seems like a huge environment..but it really is not.  Adding just, I don't know, more rooms and hallways, from the endless supply of closed doors and shut elevators, would be nice. I don't think that would be all too difficult to imagine, but I haven't worked on the game and its engine so I can't say for certain how difficult modifying the existing map would be. Love Sevastopol, absolutely would love to explore more of it.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: vikingr on Mar 02, 2015, 05:34:23 PM
I'm not such a fan of those survivor thingys. I would've liked playing as Axel, Ransome, Dr. Lingard etc. but with story content like in Crew Expandable and Last Survivor.

Some nice logs to find, a few cutscenes and it would be awesome. Maybe about 1h gameplay for 10 bucks per DLC and you're good to go.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: The Cruentus on Mar 02, 2015, 05:42:28 PM
I would have preferred a proper prequel story rather than survivor modes as well.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NetworkATTH on Mar 02, 2015, 05:48:57 PM
I can enjoy the DLC because I like the lack of context, aside from a brief background, that leaves it up to imagination. I'm not such a fan of real strict "this is what happened", I suppose from my days of old rpgs I've grown to love using my imagination more, something you don't get a lot of. Sure this wasn't there point with it, but for me anyways, the dlc is enjoyable. I just want more of Sevastapol opened up, I would be pretty bummed if they didn't add new sections of campaign area that didn't affect the plot, there are so many closed off and half opened doors, that I would love, to be not closed off and half opened doors.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: The Cruentus on Mar 02, 2015, 06:00:01 PM
Quote from: NetworkATTH on Mar 02, 2015, 05:48:57 PM
I can enjoy the DLC because I like the lack of context, aside from a brief background, that leaves it up to imagination. I'm not such a fan of real strict "this is what happened", I suppose from my days of old rpgs I've grown to love using my imagination more, something you don't get a lot of. Sure this wasn't there point with it, but for me anyways, the dlc is enjoyable. I just want more of Sevastapol opened up, I would be pretty bummed if they didn't add new sections of campaign area that didn't affect the plot, there are so many closed off and half opened doors, that I would love, to be not closed off and half opened doors.

I get what you mean, the imagination is a powerful tool and I wouldn't ask for total reveal of what happened, but I would love to have seen Sevastopol before the events of Isolation, see it in all its about-to-be-decommissioned glory  :laugh:
I just like a story, even if it doesn't reveal much, survivor mode may be good but if I am paying for content, I would like to be able to re-immerse myself in the world and not simply go for the high score  ;D
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: stemot on Mar 02, 2015, 09:29:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx5KwlowfCs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx5KwlowfCs)
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 03, 2015, 09:38:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfsUQcbxjp4&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfsUQcbxjp4&feature=youtu.be)

Here's Creative Assembly's video.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Promethean Fire on Mar 03, 2015, 08:38:41 PM
Anybody with an Xbox 360 have issues downloading The Trigger via the season pass?  The usual DLC prompter is not appearing on start up so I can't download it.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2015, 10:28:26 PM
I might tackle it again today, the second level has been tricky. I'm not looking at any guides yet as I wanna try and figure it out for myself.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NickisSmart on Mar 06, 2015, 10:26:09 PM
Like your style. Doing the same thing. Dying a lot, but I remember playing Metroid as a kid and having no idea where to go. That's a very special feeling. : )
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Son Of Kane on Mar 07, 2015, 01:33:01 AM
Gonna miss this game, c'mon sequel!
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NetworkATTH on Mar 07, 2015, 02:44:27 AM
I don't think this is the very last dlc they release. If it is, and they don't get around to (in my mind, a good idea for dlc) adding sections of campaign that do not affect plot, I'm gonna be super bummed. They have all that back tracking going on, and I love it I know some people disliked that aspect, but I wish there were more corridors and hallways, and it was a bit bigger. Going back to certain areas kind of has the ill effect of reminding how small the maps really are.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Son Of Kane on Mar 07, 2015, 01:14:35 PM
To me DLC is always completely unnecessary if your game is good. Alien: Isolation is one of those cases.

(Mass Effect 3 isn't, the DLC's saved that game.)

Personally A:I is near perfect, and with a sequel there's so much they could add and improve upon like from Halo:CE to Halo 2, I can't wait.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NickisSmart on Mar 07, 2015, 02:11:37 PM
I see your point, but I really enjoyed the DLC a lot. It wasn't "necessary" but it was fun.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: razeak on Mar 07, 2015, 08:35:15 PM
I think it's fine at the price I paid for it. It was discounted.

I prefer the campaign experience, but for pure gameplay, the maps aren't anything to scoff at. It's just a different cup of tea. The scoreboard increased the tension for me because I was more prone to rushing.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: NetworkATTH on Mar 08, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
I just think, or I'd imagine, adding some elevators and entire new areas would be nice. I'm not sure that would happen, and I love the game as it is, I bought the season pass, and Crew Expendable, Last Survivor. It's one of my favorite games to come out in, quite a while. Which is why I'd love more of it! lol
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: Darkblade 25 on Mar 09, 2015, 04:13:35 PM
Nice can't wait to I get it.
Title: Re: The Trigger - Probably the last DLC for A:I
Post by: predxeno on Mar 18, 2015, 03:23:25 AM
Having just completed the DLC, I like that there actually are some story elements in this game that tie into the campaign.  This makes it the 2nd DLC pack to have story-driven material I believe, the 1st being Sinclair's DLC deleting a file on Linguard's computer.  It isn't much, but at least there's a connection.