Alien: Isolation

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  1. aaronb0209
    May 5, 2015
    5
    i bought this game just last week and expected more from it. i don't like it. i will not say it's a bad game but it's just not my type of game that's why i gave it a 5. i find it boring, sometimes it takes long to actually know where you are and what you must do and where you must go.
  2. gorilla1310
    Aug 11, 2015
    5
    This game it's a strange and a boring game for me.For the pubisher it's a survival horror and when you read it you think that it's a game like Resident Evil 4 or Death Space, but it' s a big delusion.In this game you have weapons but you can't shoot ;in fact the enemies (also the droids) are too strong and is very very difficult to kill an enemy.The Alien can't be killed ,so you can onlyThis game it's a strange and a boring game for me.For the pubisher it's a survival horror and when you read it you think that it's a game like Resident Evil 4 or Death Space, but it' s a big delusion.In this game you have weapons but you can't shoot ;in fact the enemies (also the droids) are too strong and is very very difficult to kill an enemy.The Alien can't be killed ,so you can only run run and run.This game isn't also a graphical adventure infact you don't collect evidences or solve a mistery no,you can only push buttons,open doors and run run run.The graphic is very beautiful and the textures are very very good but the game is very boring.… Expand
  3. Ishi123
    Oct 27, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't think I need to explain why people love this game. It's gripping. It's intense. It's downright terrifying. The alien is unpredictable and lethally good at murder. It's the first in a long line of supposed "scary" games that actually reaches the point of being actually scary. The game looks absolutely beautiful, and perfectly captures the feel of the original Alien movie. Sevastopol looks right at home in Ridley Scott's universe, with retro 80s sci-fi that looks ripped straight out of the movie. The sound design is top-notch, and the game absolutely MUST be played with headphones if possible. Not earbuds; pure over ear headphones. The sounds in this game are incredible, and you can hear every tiny detail in the environment, from pipes bursting with steam to your own cautious footsteps, to the footsteps that are definitely not your own creeping up behind you. Every tiny detail of this game is absolutely stunning, and great care has been taken to make it look genuinely like you're playing the movie.

    HOWEVER

    All of the praise I have for the game applies strictly to the first half of the game, because the second half is absolutely nauseating. The game should have ended hours before it actually did. The instant the alien leaves the scene, the game falls quickly from the dizzying heights of awesomeness down to the disgusting, putrid and torturous depravity that I genuinely had to fight with myself just to complete. Once the androids start becoming the main enemy of the game, it becomes an absolute slog, and I didn't enjoy a single bit of getting throttled constantly by 5 different androids that obviously I can't shoot because that would be too easy. Also I can't EMP them because that would also be too easy.

    The second half of the game is an absolute nightmare, and not in the way the first half is. It's boring, it's repetitive, and the game just refuses to just stop and end properly for a good 6 to 8 hours after it should have. 6 to 8 hours of horrible android tedium that, despite how much I adore the first half, definitely ruins the overall experience for me. I will never, EVER go through the second half of the game again. I actually get angry whenever I think about the second half again, because of how atrocious it was, and how difficult it was for me to just drag myself kicking and screaming through the entire thing.

    Thank Christ the alien comes back eventually to alleviate some of it, but in the end despite everything the game does beautifully right, I can't ignore how awful the experience of the second half was for me, and as much as I want to give the game a higher score, I just can't, because of what it did to me.

    So, if you're looking to play the game for the first time, here's some advice: play the first half, and when you pull an Ellen Ripley on the alien, just stop. The game is no longer worth playing. You will have a better sense of closure than anything the game could produce afterwards.    … Expand
  4. visiblelight7
    Jan 5, 2018
    5
    IT gets a perfect 5/10 of which it deserved every single mark! The presentation , the sound and the atmosphere was TOP NOTCH. This game is quality but it had a core flaw that ruined it. They absolutely had the right idea and the talent.

    Unfortunately, they completely ruined the game from being fun by turning it into a tedious fetch quest on a space ship. Basically, you spend the whole    IT gets a perfect 5/10 of which it deserved every single mark! The presentation , the sound and the atmosphere was TOP NOTCH. This game is quality but it had a core flaw that ruined it. They absolutely had the right idea and the talent.

    Unfortunately, they completely ruined the game from being fun by turning it into a tedious fetch quest on a space ship. Basically, you spend the whole game being told "get this generator. Push this lever, go to room C. Ok Go back and push the lever". I'm not kidding when I tell you that this is the gameplay. They throw in an alien in the middle while you do this repeatedly. It gets old really fast...

    The game was trash to be honest. Don't believe me? Go ahead, you'll get suckered in and enjoy the first 3 hours and after that....well... I told you so.    … Expand
  5. Senjiro
    Aug 17, 2023
    5
    The voice acting, mechanics, and AI are soooo rough. May be enjoyable for some people, but for me it felt like I am playing an out dated game
  6. Lionite
    Nov 5, 2014
    4
    Its not awful but it certainly isn't good. The atmosphere started out as very scary and i was anxious and excited to meet the alien. The graphics are ok, not as good as some next gen but better than ps3. But then i had to use stealth. I like stealth games. But when enemies start to see you and say you make a noise when you were well hidden and standing still is really frustrating. IIts not awful but it certainly isn't good. The atmosphere started out as very scary and i was anxious and excited to meet the alien. The graphics are ok, not as good as some next gen but better than ps3. But then i had to use stealth. I like stealth games. But when enemies start to see you and say you make a noise when you were well hidden and standing still is really frustrating. I appreciate the fact that your human ingame and not invincible but you die way too easily. The fact you have to load a past save and cant save anymore is so frustratingly dated that its a wonder it was even used. The game is too unforgiving for little mistakes you make (and dont make) that doing things that took yoh a long time over and over when you get caught by the Alien makes it not very fun at all. I do not reccommend this game.… Expand
  7. archonome
    Jan 11, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first 1/3 of the game was epic and you were led to believe that there was better coming... then you realise it's just a repetitive game with no substance that was dragged on for way too long.

    The game can really be resumed into: Run to boiler room to push lever. Oh wait lever is broke so go Get booster pack first....now go back to boiler room...open door... oh wait, you cant go through yet, theres no electricity...go push another lever.... ON AND ON AND ON AND ON..... NON stop!!!

    The game got extremely tedious and disapointing, I even finished it trying to see maybe if the story could deliver... but THERE WAS NO ENDING!!!
    Were you expecting a conclusion with some talking? A single scene? ANYTHING??? Nope.... NOTHING happens AT ALL.

    The gameplay is a serious repetition of going to a room and pushing levers.... I'm not joking!! This gameplay was CHAINED repetitively.. there was absolutely NO deviation from it... As soon as you got to a Lever... the mission asked you to go push another lever.

    Huge disapointment for me as the first 30 minutes, you think the game's gonna be so epic.... After the first 2-3 hours... just stop playing, I swear you've seen everything the game has to offer... there's not even a story to entice you... you will be disapointed as there was no story at all.    … Expand
  8. AhmedShehab95
    Oct 8, 2014
    4
    Run,Hide,Run,Get killed and do it all again.

    Alien Isolation is not what you are expecting it to be,The gameplay is stressful and unstable with a mix of repetitivity,The AI is unpredictable which may cause some problems during gameplay,Save points are very poor systemized when you need to travel from point A to Point B just to save!they should've added checkpoint autosaves. The    Run,Hide,Run,Get killed and do it all again.

    Alien Isolation is not what you are expecting it to be,The gameplay is stressful and unstable with a mix of repetitivity,The AI is
    unpredictable which may cause some problems during gameplay,Save points are very poor systemized when you need to travel from point A to Point
    B just to save!they should've added checkpoint autosaves.

    The single player campaign is good lengthed but it's poorly told with no excitment at all it's really slow you'll get bored of it after an hour or two and you'll be wanting just to leave the game
    ASAP.

    The envoirment here is running on closed space ship and there's not too much left for the player except for those closed places in that ship IT'S REALLY
    BORING ATOMSPEHERE.

    Final Verdict:
    It's another hyped game like Destiny,it may be slightly better than Colienil Marines and it's def. not worth your money and time,it could've been better but unfortuntely it's medicore
    soundtrack and graphics may help to rise the rating up a bit but still it's not worth wasting your time.    … Expand
  9. allanon04
    Feb 2, 2015
    4
    A new stealth game...! This time part of the Alien franchise. I could not wait to play :) The beginning was great - no ammo, I need to build everything, scattered and scarce resources - perfect! Then I saw the BAD "guy" - awesome. My hands were sweaty! So everything good up until this moment. Then I played at least 5 hours straights, and I died so many times and couldn't squat about it.A new stealth game...! This time part of the Alien franchise. I could not wait to play :) The beginning was great - no ammo, I need to build everything, scattered and scarce resources - perfect! Then I saw the BAD "guy" - awesome. My hands were sweaty! So everything good up until this moment. Then I played at least 5 hours straights, and I died so many times and couldn't squat about it. This actually destroyed the gaming experience completely! Bottom line - Alien Isolation is a poor implementation of a great concept!… Expand
  10. TheRealHoffy
    Oct 26, 2015
    4
    for me i just found it to a very slow paced and ultra boring farce of a game, shameful attempt at what could have been amazing...........get it right guys.
  11. CoreGamer1408
    Jan 30, 2023
    4
    A very contrived game that is kind of immersion breaking due to the Alien parts. The Alien doesn’t work in an Alien game. It moves all wrong on hind legs like a Tank and no wall crawling. It’s a one hit kill monster with god mode infinite health that cheat teleports all over the massive space station. When ever the Alien(s) appears it’s very contrived and immersion breaking.

    Don't get    A very contrived game that is kind of immersion breaking due to the Alien parts. The Alien doesn’t work in an Alien game. It moves all wrong on hind legs like a Tank and no wall crawling. It’s a one hit kill monster with god mode infinite health that cheat teleports all over the massive space station. When ever the Alien(s) appears it’s very contrived and immersion breaking.

    Don't get me wrong it is cool to see all the Alien the movie style of analogue tech in a computer game. The game is is ok when facing off against humans and kind of fun when facing off against androids. At least the player has a fighting chance against those foes they can be killed/destroyed.

    The clunky UI makes the player move like a geriatric. Yeah I get the limited save options at certain points was to create a certain amount of extra tension. As opposed to save anywhere at any time, but I found it just time wasting annoying and cheap when dying to the instant kill, god mode, cheat teleporting Alien.

    Every games seems to need the obligatory crafting element these days, but it makes sense in a survival game using makeshift gear. Just throwing the very limited survival resources at the invulnerable Alien in god mode was a pointless drain. I only found the flametrhower the best quick fix to shoo the gawd damn thing(s) away anyway.

    A missed opportunity for a really great game let down by really bad and cheap Alien game design.    … Expand
  12. dunnyone
    Feb 15, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I signed up on Metacritic just so I could educate my fellow gamers on this over-hyped nonsense. So please, stay far, far away from it. Let me begin with the positives:

    Graphics: Quite fantastic. Lighting effects are smashing, along with smoke, fire and water. The way everyone casts a realistic shadow and the design of the Alien, humans and robots are stellar. But sometimes, you'll see a bolt made up of four polygons or a weapon floating in the air. Regardless, it looks incredible.

    Sound: incredible, perhaps the best sound design in a modern game. The Alien thumps around, hissing and slithering just like in the films. And those with Dolby Surround will know exactly where it is based on the direction of the game audio. Soundtrack is sparse and drives the terror home like a rusted nail through your finger.

    Gameplay: horrendous. Alien: Isolation is a survival horror game like Outlast or Amnesia. So in other words, you're powerless for 99% of the game, barring those rare situations when you're loaded up with ammo, which is almost never, save for specific plot points. The game, as it begun, recommended that I played on hard, which was the highest difficulty and was "the only way to experience the game" it told me. Liars.

    What followed was 40 hours of frustration. Alien: Isolation is a game that could have been cut in half as it drags with endless fetch quests, punctuated by a teleporting Alien that knows exactly where you are, unless you hide for minutes at a time, which drastically slows down the gameplay and after 5-10 hours of hiding, the concept grows stale. You can't distract the Alien, it'll pinpoint your location and kill you. You can't outrun it, it'll find you and kill you. And you most certainly cannot kill it.

    "So what's the issue? I like it like that." Wrong - no one sane likes it like this. The Alien seems to teleport from one location to another, seemingly able to find you by glitching to your spot. It's pretty unfair. When you're trying to run away from the Alien and androids (who can be killed but are best avoided because they're bullet sponges) get in your way, you're dead again. There's no flow to Alien: Isolation because it's a constant cycle of backtracking. Push a button and oh, the powers off. Better return back to where you were five minutes ago to restore the power, while avoiding the Alien again. Fun? No. This happens constantly and near the end of the game, becomes an insanely frustrating chore as the manual save points are spaced so far apart. That's right. You can only save manually (which I actually enjoyed as it heightens the terror). But again, and after hours of this concept, it grows shockingly stale.

    Speaking of terror, there is none. Everyone knows the look and design of the Alien by now, so there's really little to shock. It's become such a pop culture icon that it's seen like a cartoon character. It's kill animations are canned so you'll see the same one again and again. The single jump scare I had was when my roommate screamed as a high-speed train whizzed by.

    Oh, and get used to crawling everywhere. Since the Alien has supersonic hearing, even walking will alert it to your presence. I bet that Alien: Isolation really only takes under 8 hours to finish if you'd be able to sprint.

    One thing redeems it and that's a "cameo" of sorts by Ripley's mom. It saves it from getting a 2/10.

    Being forced to crawl, having to follow mindless objectives that bear no fruit and not having any fun. If that's your idea of a great game then go ahead and grab Alien: Isolation. It boggles my mind how these reviewers managed to give this game such polished scores. The game is technically sound, I certainly can't fault it there but the gameplay is archaic and any serious gamer looking for a fun challenge won't find it here. Only endless, ENDLESS hours of frustration. F--k this game.    … Expand
  13. kev709
    Oct 30, 2014
    3
    You fight working Joes, that's most of the game. On the odd occasion the Alien is in the game a quick blast from the flamethrower sends it running once you receive several missions in. Im a huge fan of the Alien franchise and this left a bitter taste in my mouth. Since when did the Alien ever walk around hallways randomly on its hind legs? Since when were working Joes the main enemy youYou fight working Joes, that's most of the game. On the odd occasion the Alien is in the game a quick blast from the flamethrower sends it running once you receive several missions in. Im a huge fan of the Alien franchise and this left a bitter taste in my mouth. Since when did the Alien ever walk around hallways randomly on its hind legs? Since when were working Joes the main enemy you fight? The controls are awkward too, having to hold multiple buttons at a time to do even the most basic commands… Expand
  14. PrinceofNessus
    Feb 23, 2015
    2
    Boring and formulaic. If you aren't unnerved or freaked out by being suspenseful music and a BOO! mechanic you can skip this game. It's like being a gay guy in Texas, you're just in and out of closets till you can get the hell off that station. For me this isn't survival horror, it's hide and seek.
  15. looom
    Apr 24, 2016
    2
    Mediocre game - Sneaking, crouching, find that, bring that there - story is like " I don't care" AI of Alien is cheat, it always follows you whenever you go. Initially game is scary however at some point it become boring. crouching, move, turn off/on power.... I am glad that I bought it on promotion for about 12 euro... Save your money, don't buy it.
  16. McBains
    Mar 3, 2016
    2
    Before you decide to waste a weekend on this you must and I do not think that it is a spoler but will rather save you some time, you must know one thing and ONE THING ONLY:

    The ending...what a joke. Not even an attempt. Really after going through so much with your character and the game forcing you to sneak SOOOOOOOOO much... you get what is over in 2 seconds and while the credits    Before you decide to waste a weekend on this you must and I do not think that it is a spoler but will rather save you some time, you must know one thing and ONE THING ONLY:

    The ending...what a joke. Not even an attempt.

    Really after going through so much with your character and the game forcing you to sneak SOOOOOOOOO much...
    you get what is over in 2 seconds and while the credits role it leaves you with your mouth open thinking "dont those guys just **** on me?"

    If you are like me and are looking for a complete package, story wise and just demand a LITTLE closure(funny as it is one of the themes of the **** game),

    SKIP THIS GAME! It is not worth it. Trust me.

    All the best.    … Expand
  17. bhappenstance
    Sep 24, 2020
    2
    This type of game only works if there is a rhyme, reason, and logic for how the player survives or is killed. If those mechanics are in place, then "survival" is based on your learning -- patterns, stealth, strategies, resources, etc. In Alien Isolation, you just die. You don't know why you died, or how to avoid dying the next time. You just die. Over and over again. If you survive, thatThis type of game only works if there is a rhyme, reason, and logic for how the player survives or is killed. If those mechanics are in place, then "survival" is based on your learning -- patterns, stealth, strategies, resources, etc. In Alien Isolation, you just die. You don't know why you died, or how to avoid dying the next time. You just die. Over and over again. If you survive, that survival is more likely a result of luck, not skill, not reason, not logic.… Expand
  18. aeurenius
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    One of the most annoying games I've ever played. The Alien is like a **** heat seeking missile in end game.
    I thought about deleting the game from the hard drive many times before finishing it.
    Could be that I played it on hard, whatever.
  19. LGBTandDisabled
    Apr 19, 2022
    2
    This may seem harsh, but when the weakest part of an Alien game is the Alien, that is inexcusable. Seriously, you could remove the Alien from this game and it would be better. There is nothing random about the Alien. He is going to be close to you no matter what, the Alien doesn't obey the rules of the ship. He gets to move in vents that you can't access. It's really dumb. Even whenThis may seem harsh, but when the weakest part of an Alien game is the Alien, that is inexcusable. Seriously, you could remove the Alien from this game and it would be better. There is nothing random about the Alien. He is going to be close to you no matter what, the Alien doesn't obey the rules of the ship. He gets to move in vents that you can't access. It's really dumb. Even when you know the scripted moment they put you in a dead end so you have no choice but to set off the scripted event. Killed the immersion factor. It's a linear game trying really really hard to make the Alien seem life like but it's just a SOLID FAILURE. This game is still playable, just don't expect much from the Alien. This game should should be called Isolation: ignore the Alien. I was terrified when the Alien showed up, but not for long. Sorry, I can't get over the terrible AI.… Expand
  20. Folstar
    Oct 26, 2014
    0
    Are these other reviews jokes or getting paid? This game is a boring, walking around pushing buttons and turning levers then occasionally encountering a poorly rendered Alien that has severely impaired vision. Strip away the pretty graphics and this game is just pushing a series of buttons to outfox laughably bad AI. The alien isn't scary or immersive or anything good.
  21. MajorTom03
    Oct 18, 2014
    0
    None of the mystery or compelling characters that makes the Alien franchise decent is present. Frustrating and dull. Very dissapointed. The entire game is based around the last 40mins of the 1st film, which is the most boring imo. Where is the plot? The mystery and exploration of a new and dangerous situation is what makes Alien for me. Not just hiding from an alien and androids, I want toNone of the mystery or compelling characters that makes the Alien franchise decent is present. Frustrating and dull. Very dissapointed. The entire game is based around the last 40mins of the 1st film, which is the most boring imo. Where is the plot? The mystery and exploration of a new and dangerous situation is what makes Alien for me. Not just hiding from an alien and androids, I want to see space jockeys and C ships. Just meh.… Expand
  22. Movieman4
    Oct 13, 2014
    0
    This game is amazing and terrifying. This game can get too difficult at times, but its usually under control. This game is great for people who want a great lasting horror game with unscripted A.I. and force you to keep on your toe
  23. mande77
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    It's hard to say much negative about this game. Having to construct supplies took getting used to, but it's a very creative and cool choice. The story was great, the cut scenes being better than some of the actual ALIEN films. ISOLATION isn't perfect, but if I've ever played a perfect game, the amount is less than 5, so that's not really a slam. The ending is shocking and impactful andIt's hard to say much negative about this game. Having to construct supplies took getting used to, but it's a very creative and cool choice. The story was great, the cut scenes being better than some of the actual ALIEN films. ISOLATION isn't perfect, but if I've ever played a perfect game, the amount is less than 5, so that's not really a slam. The ending is shocking and impactful and awesome. The graphics are questionable at times, even in the remaster, but those are mostly great, too. Sometimes, the Alien is so difficult that it gets frustrating, but for the most part it's fine. The facehuggers are scarier than the Alien. They're frickin terrifying. ISOLATION definitely brings the horror, though, with one of the most all-around well-made games in existence. Screw the reviews, just hop in and pee your pants.… Expand
  24. Karimov-Niyaz
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    Last levels is a ****
    Sound design is a ****
    Animations is a ****
    Textures is a **** **** ****
    Well, I don't know why so high scores for this game, but I think this game like a Polish shooters mid-2000s.
    Level designer found a job after such a disgusting work?
  25. Wittyname
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    Glitches make this the most frustrating game I've ever played. Cutscenes will not load and you are forced to go back an hour due to limited saving. While in stealth you will simply stand or walk through a solid object and are again forced to start over. Disgusting.
  26. Eluxi
    Jun 14, 2021
    0
    Awful non of the slealth works even when crouching non of the hiding places like lockers work the enemies always know your there even when your prompted to hold your breath and the amount of times an alien has chased me even though im stood there making no noise and im 2 rooms away.
  27. Metroid997
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Ghost game its so annoing. save system destroy that's game. Od you wants się same.

    if you want to do the same over and over again, this is the game for you
  28. Alvarito200609
    Dec 21, 2022
    0
    The fact that the alien is there for 10 hours chasing you makes me think that this game is a bit repetitive. But for the rest, graphically it has aged very well since 2014. And the sound is incredibly good, as well as the setting that makes you feel horrified during the 15 hours of gameplay
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#44 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 50
  3. Negative: 1 out of 50
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 16, 2014
    80
    A beautiful game that captures the essence of Alien and even expands its fiction. There are some cracks under the polish, but it gets more right than it gets wrong. [Dec 2014, p.91]
  2. DarkStation
    Nov 8, 2014
    90
    Alien: Isolation represents a strong return to form for an ailing franchise.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    Unlike the creature at its centre, Isolation isn't structurally perfect, but it is brilliantly hostile in a way that's likely to shock many players. [Dec 2014, p.102]
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