Outsmart the perfect hunter by making perilous choices. “Try to stay alive while trapped aboard a crippled Weyland-Yutani space station carrying a deadly Xenomorph as it tirelessly hunts you and the crew. It does feature the character of Amanda Ripley but judging by the marketing blurb, it sounds more like a re-iteration of the first game.
Need I mention Diablo Immortal and the subsequent debacle that ensued? Furthermore, there is still a degree of confusion as to whether Alien Blackout is a canonical sequel to Alien Isolation.
Naturally, for core fans this was a disappointing revelation as the mobile game market is not held in particularly high regard by PC gamers. The publisher has previous released such titles as Marvel Puzzle Quest and Adventure Gnome. Furthermore, the game is not being made by Creative Assembly, but is being developed by D3 Go. However, this was short lived when it became clear that the new title was a mobile game. Therefore, there was a brief moment of joy for many fans as they read the recent headlines announcing Alien Blackout. Overall, Alien Isolation was one of the stand out titles of 2014 and therefore the possibility of a sequel has been keenly anticipated by fans. The studio has a strong reputation for producing quality Real Time Strategy games. Developers Creative Assembly deserved further plaudits for doing so well with a game that was substantially different from their established output. The retro-futuristic art direction, sound design, and the xenomorph’s artificial intelligence where all key factors to the games appeal and success. However, I certainly recognise that it was a unique and innovative title and deserved all the praise that it received at launch.
Hence when I got frustrated with its stealth mechanic and the deliberately slow pace of the gameplay I moved on, rather than persevere with it. This was mainly because I was very bad at it and was spoilt for choice with other titles at the time. Alien Isolation is one of many games that I started but never finished.