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Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Feb 28, 2022, 12:12:43 PM
Quote from: Russ840 on Feb 26, 2022, 06:57:00 AM
Maybe it is just a demanding game. 

For sure. I always say it's one of those games you sit down for 2 or 3 days and immerse yourself in, start to finish. Not bitting and bobbing Isolation. With Classic you can spend 20 minutes on one of the missions, and come back to the next one again later when you've got another 20 minutes. I don't think you can do that with Isolation and still appreciate/enjoy it.
Posted by Russ840
 - Feb 26, 2022, 06:57:00 AM
I adore the game and Platinum'ed it on PS4 when I good it way back when.

But something must be said for the fact that I have never been back to it. Not sure why.

I replay AvP 1999 at least year (which still scares me). I know they are very different.

I would rank Isolation up there as a favourite.

Maybe it is just a demanding game. 
Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Feb 24, 2022, 10:14:35 AM
I still need to attempt that one. I've replayed the game 3 or 4 times. f**king love this game.
Posted by Crazy Rich
 - Feb 24, 2022, 05:51:56 AM
I've played it lots, twice I beat it on hard and twice I beat it without ever dying because I did it first on Xbox One then did it again on PC.
Posted by Kradan
 - Feb 23, 2022, 07:01:58 PM
Posted by judge death
 - Feb 23, 2022, 06:27:25 PM
Is now on my fourth playthrough :D
Posted by razeak
 - Feb 23, 2022, 02:41:52 AM
Yeah, as much as I love it, I haven't done a second full playthrough. I screwed around with the VR mod and my heart literally couldn't take it haha
Posted by Kimarhi
 - Feb 07, 2022, 03:49:57 AM
That is a fair point.



But I don't buy outlast style games.

Alien Isolation wouldn't have been bought had it not had Alien in the title.


After beating it I have never completed it again because of the style of gameplay.  Now if I have a hankering to give it a shot I just watch highlights on youtube. 
Posted by razeak
 - Feb 03, 2022, 02:35:14 AM
It was a bit too long, and should have had the ability to clamber over obstacles, but I don't have any real complaints. The genre dictates certain approaches to strategy and tactics. It's not meant to be an action game, even if it uses action elements. I wouldn't complain that Doom makes me shoot too much. The length with the style of gameplay given is an issue though.

9/10
Posted by Voodoo Magic
 - Jan 26, 2022, 03:59:22 PM
Quote from: TC on Jan 26, 2022, 03:06:22 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Jan 11, 2022, 01:16:56 PM
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Thinking back, my favorite moment was from playing one of the expansion packs as Ripley (Crew Expendable I think) and Lambert is guiding me through the ducts and her panicking made me panic. At that moment I was like Ohhh yeaaaaah, that's the feeling I'm looking for! So good.

Me too.

Imagine Crew Expendable but with NPCs (Lambert, Dallas, Ash etc) that you could really interact with--converse, coordinate attacks, give instructions too, etc. As it is, the other characters are kept at arms length in fully scripted (and very brief) "walk ons". If CA had lopped off half the length of the main game and poured that savings in time and effort into Crew Expendable instead, that would have been my ideal game.

TC

Posted by TC
 - Jan 26, 2022, 03:06:22 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Jan 11, 2022, 01:16:56 PM
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Thinking back, my favorite moment was from playing one of the expansion packs as Ripley (Crew Expendable I think) and Lambert is guiding me through the ducts and her panicking made me panic. At that moment I was like Ohhh yeaaaaah, that's the feeling I'm looking for! So good.

Me too.

Imagine Crew Expendable but with NPCs (Lambert, Dallas, Ash etc) that you could really interact with--converse, coordinate attacks, give instructions too, etc. As it is, the other characters are kept at arms length in fully scripted (and very brief) "walk ons". If CA had lopped off half the length of the main game and poured that savings in time and effort into Crew Expendable instead, that would have been my ideal game.

TC
Posted by Kimarhi
 - Jan 16, 2022, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: Stitch on Jan 12, 2022, 01:05:08 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 12, 2022, 02:32:30 AM
My gripe with the game is that I just held the motion tracker out, crouched, and literally backed up the whole game away from the alien.  I was almost always outside of its periphery doing this, and could make adjustments to my strat on the fly by looking at what stompy was doing on the radar.  Of course you can't play the whole game this way, this strat doesn't work (easily) when there are more than one alien present, or in vents, and you have to drop it when in proximity the the alien, etc but I used it to clear and had a fairly easy time doing it.


It's just...................that is not very exciting or thrilling gameplay.
What difficulty did you play on? As far as I recall, the alien can hear the motion sensor pips.

Whatever the second hardest one was.  But I already mentioned that you have to drop the radar occasionally.  Usually you are far enough away that it doesn't  notice.  When it does it's nifty, "you are too far away from me so I'm going to climb the vents, and drop down in front of you," trick then you just shoulder it when its in the vents, get some distance and start again.  It's weird backing up an entire game, but it worked.  Or did when the game first came out maybe they modded it out after updates or something.  Its been awhile since I played it.

I think also some of it is my personality.  I'm way to combative in real life to be running around afraid all the time.  I fought all the time as a kid, and joined the Army for more than a few years, was in combat arms the entire time,  and just don't like games that force the character to play scared with no ways to kill back the killers.  I'm not saying if I was actually in the situation that Ripley is in that I'd behave any different before anybody argues, I'm just saying as a person playing the game..........it just annoys me to play that way because I think I would. 

I still maintain that the worldbuilding in the game is top notch.  It looks and feels like Alien.  I just hate that style of gameplay.  If it wouldn't have had Alien in the title there is zero chance I would have bought it knowing what style of game it is. 

That said, all the talk is making me want to try it again just for the worldbuilding.  But I almost guarantee this will happen.  I'll be impressed with the look and feel of the game, the lore being solid, but then actually back pedaling from the Alien the whole time will annoy the shit out of me and I'll stop halfway through.  Just like the other half dozen times I've tried to replay it. 
Posted by Thatguy2068
 - Jan 14, 2022, 01:35:42 AM
This
Posted by Voodoo Magic
 - Jan 12, 2022, 03:25:29 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Jan 12, 2022, 03:17:28 PM
Nah, you hated it, no need to be shy

Would rate the game a solid 8/10. And their love towards the IP gets a 10/10.

Now...

Posted by Kradan
 - Jan 12, 2022, 03:17:28 PM
Nah, you hated it, no need to be shy
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