This broken down hunk of junk just so happens to have a problem with the titular Xenomorphs, and it’s up to you to investigate what happened, discover the truth about your mother, and generally do everything you can to not die. In Alien: Isolation you take control of Ellen Ripley’s Daughter Amanda, wandering through the space station Sevastopol. Alien: Isolation is a constant back and forth of “OOOOOH THAT’S AWESOME!” and “oh man this is so frustrating.” Its horror elements are genuinely scary, but are few and far between and separated by long sections of game that just don’t build tension correctly.
Its stealth elements are interesting, but basic. Its action elements are fun but clunky and stiff. On the other hand, it still lags behind other games in all genres that is toys around with. It has elements of horror and stealth in it, which is actually what makes Alien: Isolation so much fun to play.
It finally understands that Alien isn’t just purely an action franchise. On one hand, it is leaps and bounds above basically every other video game that has used the Alien IP (with perhaps an exception for the original Alien vs.
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