Have listened to audiobook recently. Pretty enjoyed it. I really like the flashback parts 'cause they really made me believe that Amanda was the person able to survive the situation she was in on Sevastopol. Also I really liked how Ellen's missing was described as a real tragedy for her daughter - what was supposed to be the happiest day in her life turned into the worst one. I didn't get that sense from game itself and mention of Amanda in Aliens was too damn short. Seeing situation through Amandas's POV was cool too and sometimes it was surprisingly funny ( " f**k, f**k, f**k " if you know what i mean )
But on another hand, the actual in - game events weren't translated to a book format very well and felt very cut . Hospital, Project KG -348, hive sections ( the most memorable ones IMO ) were unforgivably short. Alien didn't seem more of a threat than goddamn Joe or just some malfunction which is a total shame especially knowing what Stompy is in Isolation. And I think it didn't really appeared much in the book. Also not a fan of killable xenos and Amanda being able to outrun them.
But again i enjoyed Amanda's backstory very much and honestly would prefer if whole book was just about Amanda dealing with her life after mom's missing. I guess it would be called Alien Isolation Origins 'cause it wouldn't have any Aliens in it
7,5 / 10