OK, Alien: Isolation Looks Terrifying

Goddammit, you people. Alien(s) is turning into Sonic the Hedgehog.

I haven't seen anyone link to this in the thread so far. Eurogamer has a 5 minute vid preview. It does look impressive -

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-07-how-alien-isolation-restores-the-horror-of-the-1979-original

Terrifying? Looks okay.

As a disillusioned Alien fanboy, I have responded in the only way I know. By adapting a pivotal scene from James Cameron's 1986 screenplay to address the situation.

http://tobephair.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/my-reaction-to-aliens-isolation.html

Please be good.

People using Colonial Marines against this game are the worst.

Different studio. Different type of game entirely. Based on a different film.

Of course, it's easier to be surprised when you expect the worst. But lets not knock it until we know more about it. It's definitely Alien in spirit, and that's a very good thing indeed.

Also, give Creative Assembly a chance. People complain when a company sticks to one genre/series... and then people complain when they branch out. Make up your minds.

This is going to be terrible, isn't it? :/

(but... maaaaaaaybe not? One can hope, but I have my doubts).

This trailer, good trailer.

please be good please be good

I wish this was coming out for last gen consoles as well. They are only going to hold the game back.

Serious, bro?

hey guys i hope this is good

They are 2 completely different movies. While yes they do share some characters and story, the difference in presentation counts for a lot when comparing Alien and Aliens. They did not just make "another Alien" when they made Aliens, they completely changed the genre.

Amazing work, sirs.

So, only one Alien? Okay, okay.

@zengaijin: I don't know, Aliens Versus Predator 1 and 2 were pretty awesome and they were only Mac and PC

To borrow Jeff's words, yeah, it's gonna be a great movie game!

If you think this game is going to be good, you're part of the problem.

I'm curious to see how scary they can make the game when the big bad is so well known. The xenomorph is quite scary the first time you see it in Alien, but even casual sci-fi fans have the creature memorized by now.

This looks like a potentially good game, but I wish it wasn't licensed. I think the Alien franchise is played out. It's harder to be afraid of a mysterious beast if everyone already knows what it is. I would prefer a game inspired by, but not based on, Alien. But I suppose that a licensed game is guaranteed to sell more than a new title would, though it makes me far less likely to play it myself.

Please be good, please be good, please be good... And PLEASE don't let those fucknuts at Gearbox even THINK about it, let alone touch it. That alone (probably) makes this a better game than A:CM.

Liked the trailer, by the way.

When was the last good Aliens game?

@cloneslayer said:

I'm no Alien(s) aficionado, but isn't Aliens basically just the second movie (Alien 2) in the Alien franchise. The third is Alien³. They're being "clever' with their titling. You're making it sounds as if Alien and Aliens were completely unrelated titles. How much worse/better Aliens was compared to Alien is another argument entirely; but come on, it's the same franchise.

What if it's just a bunch of lies like Colonial Marines?

Gah, I hope this is good. I just want a game that makes the Aliens actually scary instead of just another enemy to mow down. Fits in with my opinion that Alien > Aliens.

@djjoejoe: Or, the company man lied in Aliens.

Please...please...I just...

...please

@abendlaender: Well it's not made by gearbox (not that they really even made A:CM as much as they pretended while stealing money), and it's following alien rather than aliens by playing like amnesia instead of a shooter and just having one xenomorph.

So on paper it's already a million times more the alien game I've always wanted.

@robopengy: "pretty sure that's the prometheus trailer music"

Yes it is, but it was originally used in the trailer for Alien.

Okay, I watched the announcement trailer on IGN, and holy cow, it was freaking unsettling and creepy.

I'm one of those few people who didn't play Aliens:Colonial Marines, because so many people on the internet hated it. But I'm a fan of survival horror games (I absolutely loved Dead Space), and I'm really pleased that this game is re-creating the atmosphere of Alien, one of the scariest films ever made.

So, I am going to hope that this will be good, and not terrible. It already has given me a good first impression.

I love that low-fi-ness, everything is push the button pull that lever. cool.

also I try to interpret all the "this game is going to be terrible" as "don't get hopes too high so when the game turns out awesome you'll enjoy more"

Well my request for an Alien game based on Amnesia has been granted. Now if it is at least close to as good as Amnesia we'll have our first great Alien game.

I've been hoping for a pure horror game for a while. This could be it :D.

would you protect lara croft from them???

Please be good....

Creative Assembly? Total War series Creative Assembly? Hmmm. Okay. Weird, but okay.

I was thinking the same thing.

I fucking DARE this game to be good.

+1 for the fact that there wasn't a single gun in the entire trailer. However, I'm far from forgiving the people running the Alien license for the debacle of CM. Not necessarily because it was a bad game but because they pulled the fleece over gamers eyes by misrepresenting what the game was. I hope they don't shit the bed again with this one.

It doesn't matter how much it sucks, Colonial Marines lowered the bar so much this has no possibility but to at least be an improvement. "A return to form for Aliens games!" the critics will say. "At least as good as Aliens vs Predator!"

And we'll take it. Because Colonial Marines showed us what happens when something isn't at least as good as AvP and it's not a pretty sight.

Aliens: Total War

@zengaijin: The DS one was great

@robopengy: That was the original music for the original ALIEN trailer. Terrifying then and now.

Let's hope it's a good game!!!

I already want to protect her from those aliens