Alien: Isolation

[Negative Creep]

rhinochopig said:

I loved up until I killed my first bad guy as they spotted me. They dropped a gun but the game wouldn't let me pick it up as I wasn't at the right spot in the game. Game breaking mechanic for me that as it totally ruined the immersion. Shame.

Probably a blessing in disguise since using weapons is all but ringing the dinner bell for Mr Xeno

[Madness60]

I'm playing this on headphones but what must it be like with proper surround sound headphones and oculus rift!!

[Madness60]

This isn't going to get any more relaxing is it??

[snuffy]

Madness60 said:

This isn't going to get any more relaxing is it??

I'm playing it right now and as one of my work colleagues would say: it "proper" scary !!

[p1stonhead]

Madness60 said:

I'm playing this on headphones but what must it be like with proper surround sound headphones and oculus rift!!

Watch some of the YouTube play throughs on the oculus. Some of them are hilarious

[Madness60]

So I'm just calmly crouching down dodging the nasty orange eyes and I can hear the big fella in the vents so stop moving! Wait for a bit, vent noise stops....

..I know I'll check the tracker...nothing...hurrah off I go.....slowly, slowly, nearly to save point....

..whats that dripping from the ceiling vent, nothing on tracker, i'll just have a quick glance.....


AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Note to self its a movement tracker not a alien detector!!

[GT Kodiak]

Madness60 said:

So I'm just calmly crouching down dodging the nasty orange eyes and I can hear the big fella in the vents so stop moving! Wait for a bit, vent noise stops....

..I know I'll check the tracker...nothing...hurrah off I go.....slowly, slowly, nearly to save point....

..whats that dripping from the ceiling vent, nothing on tracker, i'll just have a quick glance.....


AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Note to self its a movement tracker not a alien detector!!

Ahhh yeah... Everyone gets caught by that... once...

[Martin_Hx]

I remember sneaking about trying to keep the alien in my sights so i knew its rough location. It wandered down a corridor but then spun around so i shat myself and toddled as fast as i could toddle to the nearest locker hoping to get safe.... just about to dart in and BAM... straight through the stomach

Had to go back about 15-20 mins of sweaty palms lol

[lovechild]

Repeatedly whispering "please don't kill me, please don't kill me, please don't kill me" as you creep closer to the santuary of a save point.

Really good game, finished it on normal last week.

[Madness60]

Lesson learnt from the vents! Next 'amusement' was in the hospital stage. Having finally worked out a decent way round I thought I was clear of the Big Unfriendly Giant (BUG) and glanced down a corridor...didnt see him so edged out, as soon as I moved I realised BUG was there watching me! No cover near by so tried to edge back to the other corridor as BUG stomped towards me!

Arrrggghhh another death...hang on he's walked past me, perhaps he's not detected me, perhaps I'm going to live, yes he's just passed me....i'm going to live....oh you bd!

BUG walked past me and just as I'd thought I was safe he turned back on me and killed me!! I was just being toyed with!!

[Madness60]

Mwah hah hah now I am manipulating the alien to do my bidding!! People in the way, no problem, noisemaker thrown in and sit back and hide. Listen to the amusing conversation about what they've just found as I hear the pounding feet of doom!! Swift death to all! Pause for big ugly to sod off and then on with the missions!!

[krunchkin]

Madness60 said:

Mwah hah hah now I am manipulating the alien to do my bidding!! People in the way, no problem, noisemaker thrown in and sit back and hide. Listen to the amusing conversation about what they've just found as I hear the pounding feet of doom!! Swift death to all! Pause for big ugly to sod off and then on with the missions!!

just a shame the bd doesn't like eating those fking androids

[Steven_RW]

Madness60 said:

Mwah hah hah now I am manipulating the alien to do my bidding!! People in the way, no problem, noisemaker thrown in and sit back and hide. Listen to the amusing conversation about what they've just found as I hear the pounding feet of doom!! Swift death to all! Pause for big ugly to sod off and then on with the missions!!

Yeah, I used to fear for those guys as they threatened me with a gun... MATE, I'm the LEAST of your worries... put the gun down and SHHHHHhhhhh.

That gun is basically the dinner bell for the hungry alien of doom.

Did they listen?!... not at all

[Madness60]

Hmmm game seems to be going through a bit of a lull, not enough big guy and too much generic stuff. For those in the know, just chatted with APOLLO and off to the reactor

[krunchkin]

Prepare to poo yourself then

[welshjon81]

Played this for a few hours yesterday and I'm just not feeling the magic.

I've just got to roughly the point of where you pick up the revolver. Does it get better?? Seems quite lame so far... Everyone keeps saying how good it is so I will stick at it but it seems more of a chore than fun...

[Martin_Hx]

I loved it, but its not a run and gunner if your expecting that... its a creep and hid under desk and listen to scary noise type play

[welshjon81]

Yeah I understand that and I do quite enjoy a strategy game but I am a few hours in and haven't come across any sort of challenge at all. Is it just a slow starter?

[FourWheelDrift]

welshjon81 said:

Yeah I understand that and I do quite enjoy a strategy game but I am a few hours in and haven't come across any sort of challenge at all. Is it just a slow starter?

Been a while since I played it, you've not encountered the Alien yet right?

[welshjon81]

FourWheelDrift said:

welshjon81 said:

Yeah I understand that and I do quite enjoy a strategy game but I am a few hours in and haven't come across any sort of challenge at all. Is it just a slow starter?

Been a while since I played it, you've not encountered the Alien yet right?

Briefly. I jumped aboard a "train/horizontal elevator?" and saw it as the doors closed and also it killed they guy who I got the head lamp/torch off. Apart from that I just seem to be wandering around opening doors to new areas and doing menial tasks...