Alien: Isolation The Novel Bursting January 2019!

[Hudson]

Mediocrity isn't good for marketing.

Well maybe you should start working for Fox. I think they've needed this insight for quite a while with regard to Alien and Predator.

[Samhain13]

Quite.

[Wweyland]

The book mentions an incident in Ellen Ripley's past where she helped save a shuttle from "Earther terrorists".
Wonder if that is a nod to the Alien: Covenant Origins prequel where an exactly similar event occurred. The timeline doesn't quite match (she would have been 11 years old), but maybe she was a cadet in training?

[HuDaFuK]

It's not. It's a nod to Ridley Scott's original notes for the character, which I believe mention just such an event.

[SM]

That ^.

2115 (October 16)

Ripley successfully negotiates an end to a hostage crisis on Weyland-Yutani shuttle craft Erebus saving 49 lives and resulting in the conviction of 8 terrorists.

From Alien DVD.

[Kimarhi]

She should've taken them all out. 

[Kradan]

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

[The Old One]

Yes, I very much concur.

[SM]

Also not a fan of killable xenos and Amanda being able to outrun them.

They get killed and outran in the films a lot.

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.

Not the best plan for to attract casuals.

[The Old One]

So? It's an adaptation of Isolation, not the films-
and the essence of the original (superior) story isn't present.

[Corporal Hicks]

I'm revisiting this to review it! Wonder how it holds up for my second read through.

[HuDaFuK]

My overriding memories of the book are loving that they tied Ripley's history into the Ridley notes and hating how badly it mishandled the actual Alien stuff.

[SiL]

So? It's an adaptation of Isolation, not the films-
and the essence of the original (superior) story isn't present.

The Alien's not actually indestructible in the story, though. It's a game mechanic.

[Kradan]

I'm revisiting this to review it! Wonder how it holds up for my second read through.

We need podcast Corporal. Bay 12, please .

Spoiler

And what about long-awaited Isolation walktrough ?

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[Hudson]

My overriding memories of the book are loving that they tied Ripley's history into the Ridley notes and hating how badly it mishandled the actual Alien stuff.

My lasting first impression will be the pervasive sense throughout that the author never once played the video game. And then this turned out to be the case.