I don't think enough people out there appreciate how much of a goddamned masterpiece this game is. From the sound design, to the aesthetics, to the level architecture, to the AI, to the tight script, to the near-flawless voice acting, especially from the player character. It's not only a love letter to Alien, it's a game that stands perfectly well on its own legs.

@gamewithgreg

4 жыл бұрын

I was surprised by some of the low scores it had when it was released.

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I'm playing "The Witcher 3" right now - on hardest difficulty. It's a brilliant game - one of the very best I have ever played. But it doesn't hold a candle to Alien Isolation. None of us realised what we were dealing with, The perfect game, It's extreme beauty is matched only by its central character's living and breathing desire to kill you. I can't lie to you about your chances. But you have my sympathies :)))

@peroperic9643

4 жыл бұрын

They used original production material to make a game. If that's not love idk what it is. And does better AI than this even exist in gaming?

@aledg25

4 жыл бұрын

I was utterly blown away by how much it looked and felt like the original movie. You can tell the makers were big fans. Underrated game for sure

@peroperic9643

4 жыл бұрын

@@aledg25 Yup, especially all the technology.

Just a reminder. IGN gave this game a 5.9, an "okay" rating.

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

That's just talk from idiots who can't play worth a damn.

@OverseerMoti

4 жыл бұрын

Reminder: IGN got roasted by Ace Combat director for not using simulation control scheme during the game review, calling them noobies. Safe to say, their reviews shouldn't be followed blindly.

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

@@OverseerMoti Screw them.

@Lexicon-ff6or

4 жыл бұрын

Here's an even worse reminder: They gave COD Ghosts a fucking 8/10. That was the day they lost all credibility in my eyes.

@Gogo32monkey

4 жыл бұрын

It deserved a lot better than 5.9. It's not a perfect game, it's got flaws, but it's still deserved a minimum of 7 or 8 out of 10. The AI of the alien is worth the price of admission, its unpredictability making you question your every move, absolutely brilliant design

‘Hiding is only a temporary solution’ Like hell it is! This locker is my home now!

@prism863

4 жыл бұрын

"Ooh look, postcards! " haha

@ksuma715

4 жыл бұрын

I feel that hiding in locker and such are useless. The aliens would find you whatever you do inside that locker. Hiding under desk etc has a much better success in my experience.

@BeagleBuddy-qf7uw

4 жыл бұрын

There's also a certain area in the hive that the Alien cannot reach. Facehuggers probably can. I haven't tested it. But you can shoot at the Alien and it won't charge at you.

@HragFarraGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Alien - "So you have chosen death?" :D

@ghramsey1681

4 жыл бұрын

The alien and droids will sniff you out in lockers, cabinets AND under tables. Droids will "kick you to death" under a table no matter there is no possible contact between their foot and you. That keeps you from just hiding there infinitely. There are no truely safe hiding places that cannot be searched or atttacked. Droids cannot get u inside vents though but the alien can. And if you have never experienced the alien traveling through butthole vents you are lucky; IT CAN travel inside them too.

#1 - It should have gotten a sequel, but sadly never will. #2 - It's the only truly GREAT alien videogame. #3 - That's all.

@bastrixer

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Sadly it looks like we Will Never get a second alien game like this. They made everything right with it. And I belive they could have made predator come into the serie, so we would not only have alien but also the predator hunting us. But well..... One can dream.

@remigusker6024

4 жыл бұрын

@@bastrixer As much as I love predator... No. They don't need to shoehorn the predator into every Alien series.

@chrismcnaught9786

4 жыл бұрын

Kind of got a canon sequel in Blackout (a mobile title)... it wasn't great: :(

@tlotpwist3417

4 жыл бұрын

Alien vs Predator 2 was awesome, and provided a good game to two franchises at once

@Livestreamatic

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it has a sequel but it is really short and it’s on mobile

Tragic there likely won’t be a sequel. Such an amazing game. Easily the best alien game out there.

@nekomarinyan1398

4 жыл бұрын

Funny enough. The alien kind of reminds me of venom thanks to your profile pic.

@ptmrwithzo

4 жыл бұрын

Love this game,like you said it's a shame we missed out on a continuation of this story😞

@Evayasi

4 жыл бұрын

There was a sequel, a fnaf rip off for mobile.

@nekomarinyan1398

4 жыл бұрын

@@Evayasi Ah u mean blackout

@th3lonef0x4

4 жыл бұрын

There is a sequel but it isn't a video game, it's a comic.

The Perfect Trilogy: Alien Alien Isolation Aliens

@rahlap2449

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. Everything else Alien is bad. Sadly

@fbritannia

4 жыл бұрын

@@rahlap2449 Not true, the 2 Alien vs Predator shooters from the late 90's are pretty good, the Alien Ds game is great, Alien vs Predator comic is really good (The one with Dave Gibbons) and th og script for Alien 3 is interesting.

@TheCoppoy

3 жыл бұрын

@@fbritannia og script of Alien3 is Pitch Black with Riddick

@jazzx251

3 жыл бұрын

@@fbritannia "Alien" and "Predator" should never be mentioned in the same sentence - it's worse than blasphemy!

@lorddiethorn

3 жыл бұрын

The second best not the best that would be the lord of the ring

I love how this game is still being talked about 6 years later. Is an incredible game everyone should know about if not play.

@planexshifter

3 жыл бұрын

It's just hard to play. I am already a tense person and this game is so stressful. I love it but can only play for short periods.

@ImperialGuardsman2

3 жыл бұрын

You know you made a damn good game when people are still talking about this game to this day. Wish all game developers were as thorough as these guys were.

@ImperialGuardsman2

3 жыл бұрын

@@planexshifter that's quite understandable. A friend of mine suffers from frequent anxiety. She always talks about how she wishes she could play this game more often but can't T___T

@shecomments2much189

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of replayability! More so than can be said for Evolve.

@polgamesvibetravis9003

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone can dislike it

It's because of this game that I finally stopped listening to IGN as a reviewer. It's because of their negative review, along with GameTrailers', that I didn't buy this till years later. I LOVE this game and it's one of my top ten of all time.

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

Gamespot and IGN were literally the only noteworthy sites to give the game bad reviews everyone else praised it. There is something fishy here. People should all ignore IGN and film reviewers for that matter and listen to gamer and audience scores much more.

@CJW0056

3 жыл бұрын

Makes more sense to have a problem with the reviewer, not IGN, it's a company.... not a person.

@polgamesvibetravis9003

3 жыл бұрын

@@chatteyj shut up moron anyone dislike it

@williamdunbar2449

3 жыл бұрын

@@polgamesvibetravis9003 ooh, edgy

I'm still holding my breath inside the locker.

@stylesmilky1009

3 жыл бұрын

You still in there?

@killcrap1

2 жыл бұрын

@@stylesmilky1009 oh no

@gregcy89

2 жыл бұрын

haha me too man

Alien Isolation is my favorite horror game. It's the only game that actually made me feel scared. It has a constant feel of dread, almost as if the very air you breathe is heavy from the moment you board Sevastapol station right til' the end of the game. It's very underratted thanks to IGN's butchering review!

@plack_benis382

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. My favorite as well, horror games usually dont scare me. But alien isolation terrified me from start to finish.

@tgb2007

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, IGN and GameSpot totally destroyed this game with their reviews

@schools6555

4 жыл бұрын

@@tgb2007 agreed IGN lost points with me after that review It almost seems to me that they didn't even play the game or finish it

@Digger-Nick

4 жыл бұрын

@@schools6555 Pretty much every IGN review. Their reviews are memed by everyone

@I_Am_Nerox

4 жыл бұрын

@Craig Adams GrAmMaR NaZi AlErT

You hear the queen screaming when you destroy the nest. Listen next time you play.

@hoonaticbloggs5402

4 жыл бұрын

AL140631 you actually hear her call out a few times in the game too. You definitely hear her scream when you are in the baggage handling area before you meet axel.

@lorddiethorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoonaticbloggs5402 got a video link I removed the game from ps4 and don’t want redownload it

Still the single best horror game of the past decade. No small feat.

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

No question - and we had Evil Within, Resident Evil, Outlast 2 and PT coming out at roughly the same time. The unpredictable alien is such a menace - and it doesn't care if the lights are off or not - which makes it even scarier.

@tris0913

4 жыл бұрын

@@jazzx251 outlast 2 and AI? naaa wouldnt say that

@juanbadilla2232

4 жыл бұрын

And of the current generation too.

@trevorstevens6962

4 жыл бұрын

outlast gives this a run for its money

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

@@trevorstevens6962 I played Outlast after completing Alien ... and I chose maximum difficulty. I found that the enemies all had a set pattern - and it was just a case of memorising the level layout and running as fast as you could.(because I had run out of batteries long ago) For a low-budget game - absolutely brilliant. But it's nowhere near Alien Isolation, where memorising the levels and running just doesn't work.

The alien's AI brain is split into two, one constantly knows where you are and gives hints to the other half about where you might be but never exactly where you are, thats why it appears in areas you are roaming round.

@nekomarinyan1398

4 жыл бұрын

But it uses ears to sense people. Just take Womble's demon screech and the alien is dead.

@bleedingxiko8456

4 жыл бұрын

thats not how programming works its one “ai” with multiple functions it calls on for the hints and location etc

@blahblahii9390

4 жыл бұрын

And the “learning” AI might be based upon Hello Neighbour, because he places more traps where you are most likely to go.

@twerklesss2476

4 жыл бұрын

Blah Blah II learning AI was there way before Hello Neighbour

@user-wn2ms9nc7r

4 жыл бұрын

@@blahblahii9390 hello neighbour came out 3 years after alien isolation

The most underrated game of the decade, for SURE. I can't believe how this undersold. Probably my second favorite game of all time, if not the first.

@tadejdanev5030

4 жыл бұрын

bought it on ps4, platinum, sold it after it came on ps+...bought again for pc.....it's best game.

@kailee1937

4 жыл бұрын

Answer is easy. Sega failed with marketing around the game, so it was a fail even before release. Not many people were buying it for a full price so it was in huge sales few months after release. Even I got it for 15 euros a few months after release. Sad it's not even developer's fault.

@NotGatt

4 жыл бұрын

@@kailee1937 Yeah, IGN didn't help either with the stupid 5.9/10 rating.

@dinoschachten

4 жыл бұрын

@@NotGatt IGN obviously don't do their job at all. Out of curiosity: What would be your top favourite game if this one takes second place?

@NotGatt

4 жыл бұрын

@@dinoschachten Probably Subnautica. Fell in love with that game too!

13:40 Fun fact: During the later stages of the game when you're trying to get to the core of the ship, you can actually hear the queen in the background.

@General_Eisenhower1945

4 жыл бұрын

Hol' up, foreal?

@Alexandria1

4 жыл бұрын

@@General_Eisenhower1945 If I remember correctly its when you destroy the nest. I've not played in forever so I could be wrong

@Marksey33

4 жыл бұрын

Yes this is true. But there is actually another location you can hear the queen before then. When you first enter the Gemini facility, as you walk along the first long corridor, you will sometimes hear a scream from the queen. It doesn’t always happen but when it does it’s terrifying!

@Alexandria1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Marksey33 No kidding, This game still shits me up.

@SireOblivion

4 жыл бұрын

@@Marksey33 Is there any video of the Queen screams? I've never heard it and I can't find anything about it.

“Without the game ever reaching a point to being unfair to players” *gets killed right in front of save station multiple times*

@user-kt3qs9ki8p

4 жыл бұрын

Tip: always check your surroundings and make sure that enemies are not nearby before commiting yourself to the saving procedure.

@Ebelon

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-kt3qs9ki8p "saving procedure." 💀

@makrostheblack4791

4 жыл бұрын

That's player error in decision making, not the game being unfair. Not saying 'Yo bad, yo should feel bad for being bad!' either... believe me, I KNOW the frustration. Have been stuck on the level in which you first go through the medic area and check the white board for a room number since the game came out! Hahahahahahaha! But every time I die, it's straight up been me making bad decisions on when / where to move about.

@KryyssTV

4 жыл бұрын

What they mean is that the xenomorph doesn't have some magical radar allowing them to know where you are and then pretend to hunt for you. In all fairness, I think they are being sincere as there have been times where I've not seen the creature for ages and others where it's been lingering around an area I needed to get to but just wouldn't leave until I drew its attention elsewhere. This is a stark contrast to a similar indie game called Monstrum where the monsters always respawned in your general part of the ship so they were never far away.

@eds1942

4 жыл бұрын

Running causes accidents

Not gonna lie, the first time a Xeno climbed into a vent after me, I flew out of my seat and honestly had to put everything down for a good ten minutes so my heart rate could return to normal.

@FranciumBoron

3 жыл бұрын

... AND YOU WERE NEVER THE SAME AGAIN ... :P

@MelStaub

3 жыл бұрын

@@FranciumBoron It honestly was one of the most unsettling and terrifying moments of my life, like I thought that Xeno was gonna come out of the screen or something. 🤣

@FranciumBoron

3 жыл бұрын

@@MelStaub Like Scary Movie. Samuels, this bitch is droolin' on mah floor!

@lorddiethorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@MelStaub i showed the hospital cutscenes to my mom’s friend and she freaked she didn’t know what I was showing her same thing with my dad lol they both jumped

I still remember the first time the first alien movie who knew a 1979 scifi film would spawn one of the best lincensed games ever

@heartless604

4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, the scene where they are having lunch after the guy recovers from face hugger was improvised, apart from that guy noone knew something would burst out of his chest, rewatch it n youll see the real horror in their faces when blood splatters everywhere!

@rojaws1183

4 жыл бұрын

The first Alien film certainly made a impression on our culture. I envy those who saw it back in 79.

@ghramsey1681

4 жыл бұрын

@@heartless604 They made *TWO* takes of the scene. The first take is the one where Veronica Cartwright gets the blood spray full in the face that enhances the horror. They all knew something was up b/c the cameras and crew were all covered in plastic.

It's not exactly an inverted knee. The part that you're referring to is actually its ankle. Just like a lot of animals, the Alien walks on its toes, with an extended ankle.

@dars5229

4 жыл бұрын

Aye, it's called digitigrade locomotion. Humans, on the other hand (or foot) use plantigrade. The moar you know.

@helikos1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I looked up the bone structure of an ostrich because of this. They have small thigh bones in comparison and long af shin and foot bones. It's interesting.

@adrienlange9956

4 жыл бұрын

@@dars5229 I only know these words because I'm a furry

@Unethical.Dodgson

4 жыл бұрын

And yet if you look at the anatomy of the alien you'll see that it appears to have two sets of ankle. I originally was going to say the same thing but it isn't that simple.

@DFloyd84

4 жыл бұрын

@@Unethical.Dodgson That might be the toe joint you're looking at.

I will always remember Ryan McCaffreys ‘Mediocre’ review of this - I don’t think he actually played it...

@spatchmo6938

4 жыл бұрын

Both Gamespot and IGN gave the game mediocre reviews. iirc Gamespot said that it was too scary or hard or something for them so they docked points for it. It makes me suspect that someone had an axe to grind or Sega didn't pay the reviewers enough money to get a decent score. Especially since both IGN and Gamespot have had multiple articles praising Alien Isolation since then

@ifanbates

4 жыл бұрын

Nate Alexander All very suspicious indeed...!

@user-kt3qs9ki8p

4 жыл бұрын

@@spatchmo6938 that whole bit about Gamespot is a goddamn made up lie. The reason why Isolation got stripped of score points is because for the reviewer it greatly overstayed its welcome/was too long, to the point where the game stopped being scary, instead repetitive, tedious and frustrating (due to challenging and punishing nature of Alien: Isolation too), not because it was "too scary" and definitely not because "they had personal gripes with Sega/they didn't paid them for the review" bullshit that is so popular. As much as I disagree with those reviews, and as much as I love Isolation myself, I also understand that it is a niche game with arguable imperfections, and that it is not going to be everyones cup of tea. While I still do think that Gamespot's and IGN's reviews of Isolation were tad unfair, mainly I believe that the reviewers approached the game and played through it with an incorrect mindset, where they might have wanted to beat it quickly, but Isolation just isn't about that, it strongly prohibits, discourages and punishes that, but in the end those are just speculations, and reviews still are opinions, and opinions differ, obviously, so do tastes. Also, when we say "Gamespot gave it *that* score", we have to remember, that actually it's "a *reviewer* from Gamespot gave it *that* score". Gaming outlets, especially huge ones, rarely consist of one stuff member, one reviewer it's usually a place of many people with their own opinions, some of which align with that of their co-workers, some don't, and we can see that with Isolation too, while in the actual IGN review it got ~6/10, there was posted an article shortly after, or at least in the same year, where it was praised, called as "the Bravest game of 2014".

@spatchmo6938

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-kt3qs9ki8p seriously thanks for the well thought out response. But regardless of their motivation, gamespot showed their true colors with the Kane and Lynch debacle, so I will always take all of their reviews and news coverage with a grain of salt.

@l.pricetag.5207

4 жыл бұрын

IGN have to be the worst game reviewers ever. I looked in the comments of some of their reviews and they were full of people agreeing with them but all of those people agreeing with them hadn’t even played the games they’re talking about and are just going off of what IGN said.

Jumped in with both feet and played this game on the hardest mode to completion. Probably the scariest and hardest licensed horror game I've ever played. A true modern classic.

You got some things wrong actually. The random loot thing; there's set locations you'll find loot in every play through, but whether something will spawn there is the random element, that and it might not always be the same thing - You might get a sensor unit one time, then some glue the next. And the alien DOES have sense in it's tail, if you so much as walk into it, the alien will turn around and grab you. Everything else was bang on. I still actively play this game so sadly gotta complain about those factors, but I learnt a few things like the amount of data they got to work with, the fact the Hacker tool wasn't based on a game boy! Also thanks, now I wanna replay it again...

@ghramsey1681

4 жыл бұрын

Truth. Also, per several speed runners' notes saving *resets* the loot spawns upon dying and reloading.

@feenux09

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the tail does have sense, I was under a table once, the alien was right there in front of me and when it finally decided to go away the tail moved towards me and touched me. I died instantly haha it was scary as heck

@mikofreeman1808

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao soooooooooooo then it’s random loot? What you described is literally randomized loot there brosef

@sidneysimons6475

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget how they incorrectly stated the alien's knees were inverted, when it actually has digitigrade legs, where the heel is higher up the leg, resembling a secondary backwards knee.

@wyvernrock3041

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikofreeman1808 No they said the location was randomised. Not the loot.

Alien isolation is one of the few games I’m proud of I’ve completed it on all difficulties including nightmare (which deserves its name) and got all trophies I love this game! ❤️❤️

@aceelysium7898

4 жыл бұрын

You have no sense of fear do you

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

My first time was on Hard - and NO MAP Most awesome gaming experience of my life, being lost and alone - while "HARD MODE" is looking for me ... It took me 100 deaths, but it was worth it.

@Cattydust

4 жыл бұрын

I beat it recently on hard, and i look forward to nightmare! hopefully not HAVING nightmares though.

@johntempleton3560

4 жыл бұрын

actually going for the (One Shot?) trophy for not dying gave the game a much greater element of suspense. there was the fear of being stalked and dying and also the fear of missing the trophy. i was def sweating in the nest in the no death run

@Tai21022

4 жыл бұрын

Dust nightmare mode deserves its name you need to keep hiding in different places otherwise the alien learns where you like to hide and he is much more through in searches he checks all areas and under all drakes so you need to manoeuvre around him. Good luck!

Me and my friend have agreed that they need to make a game on the same engine and system of Alien: Isolation but make it the first official Michael Myers game, with the hospital, myers house, haddonfield streets, and other places being playable levels

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that.

@dennoch6117

4 жыл бұрын

cool idea, also Jurassic park survival game on site B

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

good idea. But part of the genius of Alien: Isolation, and the reason it ran brilliantly on EVERY system - PS3, Windows 7, PS4, X-Box 1 etc. etc, right out of the box.... ... was because they invented a brand new purpose-built graphics engine. That's what they should do for "HALLOWEEN: Michael (part 1)" [see - I've given it a title :)] My computer is now well over 10 years old, still running Windows 7 ... back in 2014, I had an ageing graphics card which I was prepared to upgrade if necessary ... I didn't have to .. the game ran brilliant on day 1 of release! (It's the only game I ever pre-ordered) Brand new graphics engines FTW!

@sausagesausage

4 жыл бұрын

Personally, I would love the idea of a Terminator: Isolation set in the '80s and you're a kid trying to escape a Terminator come back to kill you because you're important to the resistance.

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

@@sausagesausage ... another good idea. I think "Westworld" done as a computer game - hopefully voiced by Rachel Evan Wood, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson etc. It starts with you riding the transit train to DELOS - very similar to the opening of Half-Life (but much better). As you're sitting on the train, you are subjected to propaganda videos about the 'experience' to follow: "At DELOS we believe in ULTIMATE customer satisfaction. Boy! - have we got a vacation for YOU!" Then, during the opening tutorial level, you would get to choose your cowboy outfit, and the very same lady from series 1, who guides you through the tutorial, says "Welcome to Westworld" when you are done, as you board the train. [this tutorial section could also have a target range for practising shooting and combat skills] The first mission is pathetically easy - TOTAL FREEDOM ... you can do whatever you want. Rape other robots, shoot everybody - anything your heart desires ... But, the surprise is that your decisions in this first level affect how you'll be treated by the robots near the end of the game, once they've gone rogue and want to take their revenge on the customers. Essentially, the way you play level 1 determines the difficulty level near the end of the game. Misbehave in level 1 too much and you'll have to contend with Dolores and Maeve hunting you down relentlessly near the end of the game (Maeve's special skill is that she can command any other robot in the vicinity to attack you, just by rolling her eyes! That includes things like vultures and rattlesnakes) The "Westworld" main menu is basically two options, while the opening of the TV show (piano playing robot) is on a loop in the background. The options, in bold letters, are: PLAY OPTIONS There is no selectable skill level in the options - level 1 determines how hard the game is going to get for you. Thanks for firing up my imagination sausage! :)

Alien to me is the greatest film ever made, and it definitely got a game on par to that level of excellence.

Hands down the only game I’ve had to pause, put down and have a cup of tea and a break from! Truly terrifying!

@RuddsReels

4 жыл бұрын

A game called Visage will probably have the same effect when it's released! (It's a full PT type game)

@makrostheblack4791

4 жыл бұрын

Same! If I am not managing to make actual progress, I generally can't play this game for more than 15 mins! That intense feeling of being hunted down, danger right around the corner! Absolutely masterful! Not even Resident Evil 7 had me quiet so far over onto the edge of my seat! Although it comes very close.

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

@@makrostheblack4791 In fairness, RE 7 allows you to kill the things, the Alien just gets scared off for a while. Both amazing games, no doubt.

Just started playing this game. It is genuinely terrifying.

@87Sakiel

4 жыл бұрын

my top 5 game of all time

@anarchyinba

4 жыл бұрын

You're in for a treat, friend!

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Now remember, if the Alien sees you... kiss your ass goodbye. Kkkkkkk

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be thankful for the quarantine after this! Just imagine that one of these creatures is on the loose, and you have to stay inside your house for the time being ...

@rahlap2449

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky guy! I wish I could reply that game without knowing everything. Its just so good

This is by far one of the best games ever made, truly a masterpiece....the only game which had my blood pumping nonstop. Everything about it is just amazing

Hah, I was just thinking of finally playing this, in isolation...

@dinoschachten

4 жыл бұрын

Bäääääd idea.

@FranciumBoron

3 жыл бұрын

Alien: Isolation: Isolation Edition. XD Don't forget to turn off the lights for added heart attacks!

A well deserved top 20 list for one of the finest video games ever made. Alien Isolation has cemented it’s place in gaming history as one of the best, and scariest, survival horror games of all time

OOHH the queen is still in the game. When you first enter hold up the motion sensor and you will see a large blep. Also you can her scream louder than the other xenos as you enter.

@Here-Is-My-Handle

2 жыл бұрын

Hehehe blep. My new fav word. Edit : Wait, “the other xenos”? There’s more than one??

@darkheart333hotmail3

2 жыл бұрын

@@Here-Is-My-Handle You only see one. But you can hear the others as you enter. The other aliens come out as you discharged the energy into the hive.

aliens: isolation... you play as young Newt, trying to survive during the xeno infestation of LV426

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

OMG, that crossed my mind many times in the past. What a great game it would be. I mean, how did she do it? No weapons, no training, just her resourcefulness and agility.

@projectmayhem6898

4 жыл бұрын

@@VBSuper Maybe you should put her in charge.

@VBSuper

4 жыл бұрын

@@projectmayhem6898 Affirmative

@prism863

4 жыл бұрын

There an audiobook about that time period for at least how the infestation starts. River of Pain I believe?

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

nice idea - I would play it

I still need to finish this game. It legit got too stressful for me about half way through lol. P.s. Imagine my horror when I realized I was not safe in the vents.

@ghramsey1681

4 жыл бұрын

look for a KZread channel of one PsychoHypnotic. He is a speed runner. Look for his Kitty Mod speed run. THAT is stressful. THe mod makes the alien and game environ *pink*. The droids can run and the alien can go into one vent and immediately come from another one without delay; essentially it CAN teleport via the vents. PsychoHypnotic holds a world record speed run of this modded mode of only 2hr43 minutes.

@Jacob-qd4pv

4 жыл бұрын

Once you get the flame thrower stress drastically fade

@tristenmagnoni7097

4 жыл бұрын

I finished it but I cannot return to it. I give up way too quickly as everytime I see the alien, I remember all that I had been through and just end up quitting. I'll return for a sequel but I refuse to replay it.

@Vanished_Mostly

4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE a good horror movie, but I just can't take the stress of a good horror game.

@ghramsey1681

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jacob-qd4pv DO NOT over use the flame thrower. It's a deterrant only. If you use it too much you not only use your fuel up but the alien AI gets less afraid of it and like a rabid animal will jump the fire and rush you through the flame.. You will notice it will back up a second when you hold the flamer up. If it does that only flame it while rushing forward toward it. Else u give it a sun burn but don't drive it off. Also use bursts one-two-three-four-five. By the fifth burst if should be running away. Rather than cranking down on the button.

Great to see Alien Isolation getting the appreciation it deserves, it remains my all time favourite game and I'm still appalled at *that* IGN review for all of the unjust negativity. A phenomenal game, with a beautifully realised world, incredible Xenomorph AI and gorgeous sound design, a worthy sequel to the 1979 movie in my humble opinion. Oh and it needs to be played on Nightmare, trust me!

This game is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. I finished the game 8 times in all difficulties and I enjoyed the ride every single time! SEGA please, take my money and give us a sequel

Alien: Isolation was so well done, I never finished it. Still the best game I've ever played, though. It's as if you're actually on Sevastopol station. Too much for my tiny little weak heart.

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

You should have another go - right now, it's light relief from the world-ending virus. I'm actually playing the game again just to chillax! Two bottles of cool beer, a nice lazy chair, and a relaxing game of "Alien: Isolation" ... bliss!

@reesetorwad8346

4 жыл бұрын

@Mai "...relaxing..." With respect, sir...not sure that word means what you think it means. lol

@CooperStation01

4 жыл бұрын

@@reesetorwad8346 lol i think it gets better though, after a few playthroughs. Games like Outlast and stuff are pretty relaxing to me now, given that i've finished them so many times now

@jazzx251

3 жыл бұрын

@Yousef Ghaneemah Hmmm ... I own Fallout 3, and New Vegas - both solid games from when Bethesda was actually a good company (they are the worst of the worst and lowest of the low right now)

@thhm

3 жыл бұрын

I, too, had the game for a long time but just could never finish it because it was just so damn scary. My mistake was playing it first in VR; there every hiss you hear and bang of the locker as you close it is like magnified 10x. The atmosphere is so terrifying!! So i played on my tv, and finally managed to finish it after 4 years.😅

I can't play this game. It isn't a game. It's an experience in dread, horror and life threatening stress levels. There isn't a movie or another game I can award these levels to, not even the original movie can capture all three.

@HragFarraGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Not even close my friend. I remember getting nightmares during my play-through of this game. Try playing it on Nightmare difficulty though.. it's an absolute nightmare lol. IMO, you should play and experience the game at least.

@Britishwolf89

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, i haven't completed the game since i finished it first time round on Hard. When i think about playing it, i start to remember the feelings it invokes exactly as you described. This was more like a test of fucking mental fortitude and endurance than a game rofl. The Hive section was literally my childhood nightmare, that part nearly broke me. I can't say that about any other horror game, this was truely a unique experience like no other for a 90's kid.

@scherdieny

4 жыл бұрын

I have installed this game multiple times on my console but never gathered enough courage to play it more than an hour. And I never even reached the alien part, but just thinking that sometime I'll get there makes me wanna stop playing.

@johntempleton3560

4 жыл бұрын

lmao so true. i was so scared shitless in the nest that i think i waited a half hour behind cover to pull theeee lever which was only 5 feet away

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

@@scherdieny lol so you never saw the alien, I know what you mean though. When I played through it I was so tentative and filled with dread, one time early on I mistook the silent silhouette movement of the drinking rocking bird thing on a table in the distance for the alien and freaked out, I was like 'surely they'll introduce the alien in a friendly safe cutscene first!' .....and yeah they did.

This game is just a masterpiece!!!! True love letter to the fans!!! Everything is perfect in it, the sound design, voice acting, AI, environment details, story, gameplay,etc., love this game so much man. I want sigourney weaver and ridley scott to do a playthrough commentary so bad.

One of the best license games out there. If we talk about the atmosphere of the film its #1

*"Android Ash" hehe nice ... just try to keep your head 👽*

My brother made me play a little bit of this game and it was so tense. But I absolutely love this game. I can watch playthroughs of it anytime.

A lot of games come and go around my way. Alien Isolation stays.

This game doesn’t get enough love. It still holds up as one of the best survival horror games ever IMO. Really wish we would have gotten a sequel. Still hoping we eventually will.

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like its gaining a cult following because people are actually starting to listen to gamers instead of review sites like IGN. Do games that become cult successes get sequels? No idea but I hope so.

@Here-Is-My-Handle

2 жыл бұрын

I’m hoping they’ll make a game for “A Quiet Place” a title that has gained way more popularity and is more recent with the times. But will design the monsters using the AI from Alien Isolation.

@cowan1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@Here-Is-My-Handle that would be cool, but I feel like it would have to be 100 times more difficult of a game because of how the monsters in that film work lol.

@Here-Is-My-Handle

2 жыл бұрын

@@cowan1234 That’s true, since the monsters are different. But I feel like it would be able to provide a nice twist: AI takes place in an isolated space station with an ultimate predator, whereas AQP could be a massive open world since it takes place on Earth and the monsters are also deadly but can only hear. There could also be multiple monsters. Both games would be similar due to stealth. Also, having the game’s setting take place on Earth would make it easier and more familiar to navigate vs an unknown space station. Hehe just my dreaming and brainstorming.

It's so cool WhatCulture uses footage from my favorite KZreadr,TheRadBrad.

Love that everyone is reviewing the new predator game and what culture is like hmm yup alien isolation

@nekomarinyan1398

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh, the aliens are much more scarier than predators. Which is precisely why they went for Alien Isolation. A masterpiece of its time.

@tychogoedhart286

4 жыл бұрын

@@nekomarinyan1398 yes, Aliens are suspension horror, Predators are gore horror. To categorize it, really. But they are are both horror monsters obviously, just two different types of horror monsters. The type of atmosphere of the movies related to either monster is very different, for example The Predators are fightable, presented as a more advanced but still very much killable enemy, if an extremely deadly one. The Alien, however, is presented as an unkillable, insurmountable threat that can only be escaped by blowing up the ship with a giant nuke while fleeing in an escape pod. Predayors can be fought, but if you see a xenomorph your only choice is to run, even forcing it out of an airlock isn't always enough, as proved in alien: isolation.

@nekomarinyan1398

4 жыл бұрын

@@tychogoedhart286 What's more, you can't kill it with everything. Melee the xenomorph and it's basically a double edged sword.

@lk_2696

4 жыл бұрын

@@tychogoedhart286 I've also always thought of predator as more of an action-thriller, but alien has always been terrifying

I remember my son getting this game, and one day he's having fun playing when from downstairs I yelled up "Dinner is Ready"... Those of you that have played this know what happened next. Oops. I had no idea that the game let the Alien react to the Microphone... Neither did my son until that moment.

@spartanvidargaming7002

3 жыл бұрын

You did what?You recklessly got your son killed in game?

@nevermindmyname9153

Жыл бұрын

@@spartanvidargaming7002 Nope, I served him up for dinner, lol

@LizHellsing

Жыл бұрын

@@nevermindmyname9153 You told the Alien dinner was ready 😂😂

@nevermindmyname9153

Жыл бұрын

@@LizHellsing This was the first time I had ever heard of a Microphone affecting a Single Player game 😝

@midnightblue1874

7 ай бұрын

​@@nevermindmyname9153You basically served your son to Alien...how could you do that?

Did you know that the ''Air Lock'' sequence in the Game was originally written into the original A L I E N movie ??? It's still in the Book and the Game did it just as I imagined it. Just cleaner.

Y'know a game is super tense when you feel your heartbeat in your eardrums, pounding away. Vision narrowing.

I was just playing Alien and rage quit because of the last jump scare. Thanks Ash hole!

Still one of the best looking games of this generation and I would pay all the money for a PS5 sequel, all the money!!

@JayJapanB

4 жыл бұрын

It was even released on last gen consoles.

@kencur9690

4 жыл бұрын

All the money? You mean all of the 3 dollars and 92 cents you own?

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

I would buy a PS5 if there was a isolation 2.

I totally agree with you. This game is a classic. I bought it in 2014 and still have it installed and still enjoy playing it, even after numerous play throughs at various difficulty levels. It is so beautifully done. I have the concept art and screen caps as part of my screen saver.

The correct term for the alien's stance is "digitigrade" (that means walking on the toes): it has the knees where they are supposed to be, and the so called "inverted knees" are in fact ankles/heels. Try walking on your toes, and look at your feet, you will see ;)

"clunky analog technology" -shows binary on a screen.

@dinoschachten

4 жыл бұрын

Yesssss! Rubbish. Just a couple more minutes of research, guys. Pandora also didn't open any box, she *brought* the box (even though that might just have been a clumsy sentence, jumping from Pandora to the ship, changing the subject sort of mid-sentence).

@stefanoolivotto2391

4 жыл бұрын

@@dinoschachten Well... Pandora DID open the box out of curiosity. That's the whole point of the myth. The box (which is actually a jar) was a gift from the gods to Epimetheus (Prometheus' brother) along with Pandora herself.

They did Ricardo dirty. They at least could've made his death heroic. Imagine: a cutscene where Amanda actually does meet up with him. They're discussing their next move, when they hear rustling nearby. A facehugger leaps at them, and Ricardo instinctively shoves Amanda out of the way -putting himself in the crosshairs and getting A Face full of Alien Wingwong. The outcome is the same, but it actually means something this way.

@juliopaunovich9963

4 жыл бұрын

Medusa Stone i loved how cold it was to just past walking there and seeing him like that. I remember i stood there for a like a minute, shocked by that awful image. Your only ally was fucking gone. what a masterpiece this game is.

@fantasyhorrorstudiots7640

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, It would be cool

My favourite game. Hands down. It’s unreal. Gripped from start to finish and the difficulty modes add to the amazingness of replaying it. 11/10

There is no way I can ever finish this game, and it’s my favorite game. Scarier than even Silent Hill 2.

Wow, I did not expect to still see content on Alien: Isolation

The Xenomorphs go as follows: Alien: Drone Alien Isolation: Scout Aliens: Soldiers

@xenonlord101

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the Alien in game was a drone, bringing back hosts.

@henryofskalitz4879

4 жыл бұрын

@@xenonlord101 seems more like a scout given how far away from the nest it was

@theoldbarny4195

4 жыл бұрын

Alien: drone Alien isolation: drone Aliens: warriours Alien 3:dog alien/scout Alien ressurection:drones, warriors and aqua aliens Alien covenant: neomporph and a drone

@november_7th

3 жыл бұрын

@@theoldbarny4195 in Covenant the second ones was a protonorphs, no? They a little bit different than a drone.

@theoldbarny4195

3 жыл бұрын

@@november_7th yea i didn't remember the name

This game was amazing and brings fear to a new level for me.Would of loved a sequel.

6 years and I'm still playing this. Thanks for the video, WhatCulture! Though I did know all of this, so nothing new.

it's H.R. Giger , NOT H.R. Geiger

@OverseerMoti

4 жыл бұрын

They nuked the otherwise good explanation...

@CooperStation01

4 жыл бұрын

@@OverseerMoti ha

Best game ever so far. I want a sequel to this. More!!!!

One of the 5 greatest games I have ever played. Unbelievable atmosphere. Turn off the lights, play alone with a good headset and you're in the movie. Unbelievably well done.

First horror game ive ever played and my introduction to the alien universe. One of the best experiences ive had with a first person survival game

This game is so scary! I just finished my first play through recently. I loved it but could only play in small doses.

@chatteyj

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see people are still buying this game, looks like it might become a cult hit yet.

@Here-Is-My-Handle

2 жыл бұрын

@@chatteyj it was on sale for the switch!

Damn, this makes me feel nostalgic. I found theRadBrad, yeeeeaaars ago, when he was uploading Dead Space 2. He was the first Let'sPlayer I subscribed to and he really got me into watching Let'sPlays. I lost interest into his channel, some time ago, when he really changed the style of his videos, though. Maybe I should check out what he's doing, nowadays.

@SquareWaveSymphonies

4 жыл бұрын

@Bugsycat2004 Oh man...it's been a few years, like I said, so don't nail me down to this, but if I remember correctly he started to do this 'PewDiePie-thing' where he introduced a lot of cuts to his video and the overall style of it just didn't feel like it used to. In hipster terms he became mainstream. XD

@jonfarah8529

4 жыл бұрын

Imo he goes through games far too quickly following a waypoint

My favorite game of the generation. Absolute masterpiece.

I know that we need an other game because if l remember correctly Isolation ending was an cliffhanger

@SchizmKing

4 жыл бұрын

Apart of me wants it to be where you're sent in as a search and rescue team ( again.) But in the role of a space marine. But I'm afraid if done wrong it end up being another mindless shooter.

@anarchyinba

4 жыл бұрын

@@SchizmKing I mean, if they could pull an "Aliens" off of that idea of yours it might be great.

@SchizmKing

4 жыл бұрын

@@anarchyinba I imagine them following Ellen Ripley's distress beacon to an alien planet. Otherwise thought to be uninhabitable. Of course you'll find out from your superior officer that not only is that the case, but there's an entire colony of scientist there who's sole purpose is to study the lost technology of the permetheons. They were the ones who found Ellen and sent the transmission. But suddenly went dark. Which is why the government even cares to send anyone in the first place...I imagine the gameplay to still be the same. Were running and hiding is still sometimes the best way to survive. But with the option of sometimes blasting aliens with big ass guns and frag grenades lol.

@anarchyinba

4 жыл бұрын

@@SchizmKing I'm totally diggin' that!

@benjaminshamel9383

4 жыл бұрын

We have an ending, though....'Aliens'....she lives to be 60-something and dies of cancer in Wisconsin...so, we KNOW she lives on....not really a cliffhanger....

One of my all-time favorite games, and I recommend it to all of my friends. Wish we could get a sequel.

This game is one of the best on its genre. An example of a damn good interactive experience

Great video and love seeing theradbrads gameplay being used!

It's amazing how they made like a whole new style, like some kind of alienpunk, with all those 70s tech in space. I would love if every alien film had it consistently

I played this game a few years ago on hard and had a great time. Always been too scared to give it a re try though

17:02 Ya..I learned that the hard way, When the scary damn Xeno did a 180 quick scope grab on me, Makin me pause the game cuz of a scare attack..

Great video for a great videogame. Really well researched with alot of things I didn't know!

The eyes in the back of its head instead of a hitbox for the tail was an interesting idea - many players thought they'd stepped on its tail anyway!

Me on Nightmare mode: “you guys are getting crafting components?”

When I first played this I spent the first half of the game in the vents and the second half too scared to go in the vents as the alien stared constantly being in them

@xenonlord101

4 жыл бұрын

I was constantly saying how surprised i was that the xenomorph didn't enter the player vents. I remember when i first entered the medical center and was crawling through them, i was super nervous about this, and i stuck my head around the exit of a vent to see him enter the vent door on the other side. I've never been more terrified than i was listening to him move full speed through the vent to kill me. Lesson learned.

@MrGidds91

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander Moss my worst one was one of the first times he got me in a vent, I was going through it could hear him stomping around somewhere, then he left, then I could hear him again, thought those sounds are different, turned around and got my flamethrower out and he was right in my face

@lorddiethorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGidds91 yeah if you use the vent to much or the locker it will Check those areas out more often

I just got around to this title several years after, but from what I have seen so far of the character development and story this experience is up there with the quality of the original movies, Alien and Aliens. The Crew Expendable and Last Survivor DLCs are incredible snippets as well, played those first. Surviving through the shuttle escape scene in the original movie is authentic, adrenaline-pumping, and can play out differently each time. I recall my first run through it played out like a movie sequence, alarms blaring, sprinting down the last hall to the ladder with the xeno on my tail, turning around a couple times to keep it at bay with the flamethrower. Epic stuff, well done everyone at Creative Assembly.

There is so much I loved about this game, and why I constantly hold it in my top games of all time, and my top three horror games with the likes of the first two headspace games, and eternal darkness. I loved how they recommend from the get go you play on hard, the constant music, and feel of pure dread. For bonus surprise fact, they originally were gonna make this a third person survival, but felt like the player wouldn't feel hunted, but more watching the character, so that's why they went first person, and if you wanted to look around the corner, it wasn't just move a camera angle, you literally had to move the character. This game took me legit six months to beat, cause I had to implement a 3 death limit, and I got to that limit really quick many times by the hands of the xenomorph. Calling this game a masterpiece is a massive understatement, and I hope that company felt really damnn proud of themselves and this awesome love letter they made to one of my favorite horror movies, and two of my favorite and inspirational artists, Giger and Mobieus.

Developers: "The xenomorph doesn't 'cheat'." Same developers: "We programmed the xenomorph to have eyes in the back of its head." So...it does cheat, we're just not calling it that? Seems to me that sneaking behind something while its back is turned is a legitimate strategy that didn't need to be removed with some AI tweaks.

@hivezphone

4 жыл бұрын

Some animals have close to 360 degrees field of view, so having eyes in the back isn't cheating by itself. Developers created your primary opponent in the game as quite dynamic and adaptive creature, don't take that from them. Of course it has its flaws, but people who create something new deserve praise for what they did right, not for what they failed to achieve.

Yaaay first to hear Ash's beautiful voice!

I love this game to pieces - finished it 5+ times and never stopped being terrified! The people creating this knew what they had in their hands and loved it, it just shows.

Excellent list and fantastic presentation from Ash. 10/10 will watch again.

i hope they make another one i love this game, really underated game

I literally just started replaying this game a few days ago wtf

You can hear the queen in a few points in the game, people say its just a normal alien but in the games audio files some shrieks are referred to as Queen_BackstageAmbience_XYZ

I started this game last week. Haven't beaten it yet but i'm loving it.

@TheKaurK

3 жыл бұрын

You know one of the crazy parts about this game for me was that I kept expecting it to end much sooner.. if that makes sense. The tension and stress were always so high, I couldn’t imagine what else they could do to make this worse. And yet somehow everything kept getting worse.. but masterfully so. Incredible game. Hope your experience of playing it was satisfying and that the stress was manageable!

Great game, I got the trophy for having died a hundred times! 😂

"With Seegson, there's someone behind you..."

Just recently started up this game again and yep, it deserves all the praise!

I only knew about half of these, so this video was really good! Thanks WhatCulture :)

The only thing scarier than this game is Wynona Ryder's performance in Alien: Resurrection.

@RagnarokMic

4 жыл бұрын

I see your Ryder in Resurrection and raise you a Keanu in Dracula, makes Ryder seem like Dame Judy Dench.

@makrostheblack4791

4 жыл бұрын

You guys both take that back!!!!!!! Clearly you guys have never watched a Uwe Boll film!!!!!!!!

@VGPS

4 жыл бұрын

@@makrostheblack4791 How can you watch it pasted the first 5 minutes? Postal was a trainwreck

@raggedyexynos9487

4 жыл бұрын

Is it so good that its scary???

I think I got through about 10% of this game before giving up for ever. Easiest difficulty and died about fifty times when I had to sneak past the alien in the med bay.

@sabastianleblanc22401

4 жыл бұрын

joe lincoln , yeah thats when I stopped 😂. He’s just too smart but I’ll probably pick it up one day since I have it on switch.

@danhodson7187

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a shame man, it’s fantastic all the way to the end!

@nella9115

4 жыл бұрын

@@danhodson7187 SPOILER ALERT Yeah when theres more than one alien 😂 awesome game

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

@@sabastianleblanc22401 It's quarantine time .. have another go! The Alien follows flares like a dog to a bone - then spends an age examining them. So throw a flare anyware you don't want to go - wait for it to take an interest - then calmy walk in the opposite direction.

@sabastianleblanc22401

4 жыл бұрын

Mai Nem , I’ve actually been playing it all day lol. Definitely need to use the flares more cause I hate it when he seems to float around the area I need to go 😂

Loved this game - had the best Kinect integration of any game ever and actually made it a useful peripheral. The number of times I would swear when the Alien appeared only for the Kinect microphone to pick it up and I'd be a goner. Having to learn to suppress my terror was often more difficult than anything the game threw at me. The leaning thing was also cool, but didn't have quite the impact of the microphone. It just added an extra dimension that genuinely made a difference without being a gimmick.

I still have a reaction whenever a pin oak leaf skitters across the ground at me. There's a family of wrens nesting in my potting shed right now, and every time I go out there I forget and I always think a Facehugger is coming at me. 😂

Irony: 8:51 "Clunky Analog Technology" Shows screen with ones and zeros

@charlesajones77

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that too.

Oh sweet jebus Ashe I love you but *Geeger* Ah when there's a typo in the script.

@dinoschachten

4 жыл бұрын

Someone speculated that they do these mispronunciations on purpose to get more comments. It stands as a valid theory, given that it happens a LOT and sometimes in ways that don't make any sense, not even if you've only ever read the name. Obviously it's a researcher's duty to go that extra... inch to look up pronunciation on Wikipedia or watch the first few seconds of the first interview that comes up when you google.

I've been a fan of the franchise since i was 6, i loved the atmosphere of this game, it reminded me of how immersed i was as a kid, i found myself wishing there was a cheat code to remove the alien just so i could walk around freely and take in the atmosphere.

@jazzx251

4 жыл бұрын

just play on Novice - lol I only saw the alien twice (but it killed me both times because I wasn't ready)

In the Nintendo version, the Alien uses the microphone on the controller. If you make noise, the beast can "hear" you. That's just evil. I love it!

@j.vinton4039

3 жыл бұрын

PS4 did the same thing. The PS camera would catch the ambient noise and use it against you. I had to unhook the camera cause the fucking thing kept registering my AC, and the Xeno would find me cause of it.