Alien Isolation 2024 Review | 10 Years Later

Alien Isolation 2024 Review - reviewed on PC
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Its hard to believe that 1 year after the release of Aliens Colonial Marines - a game that didn’t overly release to positive reviews, feedback, or … well we already know my thoughts on that game - but 1 year after Colonial Marines, we got without a doubt the best Alien game to ever release, as well as one of the best survival horror games too in my opinion with in Alien Isolation.
with Alien Romulus coming out soon, a movie that like Alien isolation is set between 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens - I thought why not go back and take a look at this masterfully made Alien game.
#alienisolation #alienromulus #memes

[@TaxemicFanatic]

It's THE best movie>game adaptation ever made and feels like a true sequel to Alien.

[@mikenewbold1699]

no it itsn't you cheesey toenail

[@Adam-082]

So Aliens is just a joke to you? smfh :(

[@rogeriopenna9014]

ONE of the best. Mad Max is still the best. And just like Alien Isolation, many people didn´t even hear about it.

[@-ak-634]

@@Adam-082 Think about it, Aliens makes a damn fine sequel to Isolation.

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

​@@rogeriopenna9014 I played it for about an hour, pretty generic open world stuff

[@Aikurisu]

It still amazes me that it was Creative Assembly behind this, a dev that never created anything like it before. One could even argue it remains their best creation to date.

[@DudiReviews]

saw rumors that they're doing a total war Star Wars game the other week - that'd be kinda rad. The Total War Warhammer games were pretty fun too.

[@volbound1700]

Another interesting aspect is that Creative Assembly Total War series is great in every aspect except the AI. Their AI has been downfall at times. It was most notorious in Empire: Total War where they made a game with a huge naval aspect in the 1700s but the AI was incapable of sending armies across the sea or doing Amphibious attacks. Heck, you can play England on it and take Paris in the first 3-4 turns and eliminate France.

[@robbylebotha]

Well sometimes you must give a product to someone who’s never done a similar product before, they have fresh eyes and don’t follow the usual rules, with luck they create something great and unique. Veterans rarely innovate, they are just comfortable doing things the same way.

[@Wynorrific]

​@robbylebotha it's definitely a high-risk, high reward situation. Either the inexperienced devs make a masterpiece or they don't get it and it fails. Very glad this was an example of a masterpiece

[@s.p.1434]

For those who are not familiar with it, the AI on the alien basically has two brains. There is one AI that is the creature itself, which is actively hunting you down and is limited to only what the Alien can perceive, while the other is a larger scale one, which basically just keeps track of things like where you and the alien are both located, and basically gives the alien "hints" to try to find you if it starts to get too far away from you. The latter's purpose is basically to heighten tension while also keeping the game fair enough that it's still playable.

[@KellicTiger]

I honestly think we got Romulus because of Alien Isolation. Of course I haven't seen the movie but the trailers have such an Isolation vibe.....someone HAD to have played it.

[@PradaLlama]

The director actually confirmed the Isolation was a big influence

[@blackdeth818]

Theres even an emergency phone in one of the scenes from isolation

[@firescream2598]

@@blackdeth818I heard they put the phone around in film as a little hint shit is going to go down a little nod to the game

[@NebLleb]

Honestly, Romulus owes a bit more to Alien: Resurrection than it does Isolation. But the game did influence the architecture of the Renaissance station the film takes place on.

[@segagogu]

Well, so much of an inspiration that the save phone boots make an appearance and they actually serve a purpose for the story, foreshadowing when shit's about to go down.

[@tiaanjerjerrod6529]

No, you are not going to load when the Alien is right behind you. After saving there are few seconds where Alien is locked to spawn

[@meziembamara4004]

Yeah. Same happens in *Syndrome* the videogame. But the enemies could be dodged.

[@Esiaa]

Or, in other words, alien resets. It may appear after you load back into the game, or it may not. I've experienced both.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Not for me

[@Cain353]

Correct. If you save and reload the Alien resets. Also he said the Alien can't get hurt by the revolver. This is also not true. The revolver can stun the Alien if you shoot it in the head. It's just that shooting it anywhere else will only do very little damage. You will see this though because the Alien will bleed acid and have gunshot wounds on its body. The shotgun can also stun the alien but with the shotgun you're not limited to headshots only.

[@dranyth]

Yeah as soon as he started on this tangent I was like, no, that's absolutely not how that works when you reload from a save. The alien resets.

[@sageofthetoadpath]

Man I'd kill for another isolation style game.

[@okarym]

There's an upcoming jurassic park survival horror game that looks like it will be similar to Isolation in gameplay !

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

@@okarymDon’t get my hopes up.

[@sageofthetoadpath]

Yeah, something similar to isolation/trespasser.

[@paulwoodford1984]

That moron at IGN giving the game a 5.9 out of 10 ruined any chances of that. crazy how one review can do that but it did

[@EroticOnion23]

Terminator Survivors HOPEFULLY will be like this, fingers crossed!!

[@Esiaa]

This game is one of my all-time favourites. Whenever I'm bored, I jump into it to play hide and seek with the alien. It's super fun, even on Nightmare.

[@DudiReviews]

Hope I did one of your favorite games justice my dude

[@BlackopolypsePodcastsandMedia]

This game is anything but fun, and I never flinch at horror games.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Playing on hard is the best and truest way to play. It's the most well balanced for survival horror. Nightmare is gimmicky and just doesn't give you any resources

[@eddiemachado5439]

@@BlackopolypsePodcastsandMediado you want a cookie?

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

​@@BlackopolypsePodcastsandMediayou sound like a mega dork

[@louismendoza-y9l]

This game puts you in that world, and everything in that world is trying to kill you. Truly a scary fun game.

[@janwaterkan]

I really hope Alien: Romulus follows the Isolation recipe: the teaser trailer shows a flare being thrown what really made me hopeful. Also: ten years, this game still looks absolutely stunning.

[@DudiReviews]

Fingers crossed it's a good movie mate

[@TheNITRO68]

I'll second that bud! ​@DudiReviews

[@koldfyre4505]

Defo, for a 10 year old game the enviroments are still awesome, the lighting and atmosphere, still very playable in the dark for max effect, Romulas being set between Alien and Aliens, but so far no mention of Amanda, feel it would be a waste of an oppertunity not to have her in it at some capacity.

[@paulmccluskey3466]

The Romulus director said Isolation inspired him so lets hope so

[@stefanogandino9192]

The director said it was inspired by isolation

[@adamdavis1737]

This game always feels like it came out a couple years ago to me. There is just such an amazing art design and atmosphere to it that it still looks phenomenal

[@DudiReviews]

@@adamdavis1737 the environment and atmosphere is brilliant - really sells the world and horror

[@anasshahid224]

Alien Isolation is an underrated gem, the atmosphere is absolutely top notch, Sevastopol Station has such a sense of place, feels like a real lived in location, so much history, lore and environmental storytelling, the graphics are stunning, the Alien with its adaptable AI, learning and changing its behavior from your encounters, the entire game captures the vibe of the first Alien movie perfectly. One of my all time favorite games.

[@DudiReviews]

Might be my favorite survival horror game. It's still frightening on a replay

[@anasshahid224]

@@DudiReviews absolutely bro! The atmosphere is top notch! Really frightening 💯

[@anasshahid224]

Alien Isolation is an underrated gem man! It captured the feel of the first movie perfectly, Sevastopol station felt like a lived in place, the atmosphere was top notch, one of my all time favorite games 👏👏👏👏👏

[@DudiReviews]

@@anasshahid224 exactly my dude. Might be one of my favorite if not my favorite horror game

[@anasshahid224]

@@DudiReviewsspot on bro! No game comes close in terms of atmosphere!

[@AdamT-88]

So i played this game back in 2014, and after completing it i swore never to play it again. Not because it was bad but because of how scary it was. However, i am currently replaying this game. I would also like to point out that i only just realised the motion tracker tells you where to go. Great vid.

[@DudiReviews]

@@AdamT-88 enjoy your second playthrough my dude! 🍻

[@Wynorrific]

It's still insane to me that there's people brave enough to play this in VR

[@DudiReviews]

@@Wynorrific yeah that's bonkers

[@EuroMIX2]

Perhaps doctors should prescribe that as a cure for constipation.

[@Tarukeys]

I did, twice, and believe me, it's not for the faint of heart. It's a terrifying but amazing experience.

[@maharghjoshi228]

🫥🫥

[@JoelEverettComposer]

That's a heart attack waiting to happen....

[@bentucker2301]

I can't believe how good it still looks. The lighting is so well done.

[@rlacombe]

If only we could get a 60fps update for PS5

[@ryaneh3542]

I just started playing today for the first time, and adjusting to the 30fps was hard.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Just got the game for £4 4k 120fps oled screen pc..... atmos for headphones ,nice headphone amp and a pair of ft3 headphones amazing

[@happyspaceinvader508]

If only there were other platforms that allow you to play the game at 60fps. Oh wait… there are.

[@rlacombe]

@@happyspaceinvader508 which I have. I prefer the convenience of a console however.

[@Beavernator]

​@@rlacombe I have it on Xbox Series X and it upgrades it to 60 fps 👍

[@FPSWordle]

Fireteam Elite and Dark Descent were both great. Loved them both.

[@tiaanjerjerrod6529]

Yeah, just sad no one is playing fireteam anymore cause there are just a few maps and game has become repetitive af

[@DudiReviews]

couldn't overly get around Dark Descent - there is a fireteam elite video on the channel

[@batzgameguru]

Dark descent surprised me and I got hooked

[@Rain-me8fd]

Fireteam got samey and had meh AI but the art direction was strong and shooting was satisfying. So far I'm loving Dark Descent, its surprisingly hooking (if a little buggy).

[@kordelas2514]

@@Rain-me8fd Fireteam's art direction was rather generic but in terms of in-game models it was more advanced than previous Aliens games.

[@q_p13]

😂😂😂 the bbq Homer clip had me in tears 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@DudiReviews]

ah wicked! glad you got a laugh mate!

[@adamgill537]

Same. I could not stop laughing

[@Natedaskate]

I replay this every 6 months or so. And using the MotherVR mod it’s just even more scary. And the unpredictable Alien mod just makes it even better. I feel safer in the game than in Canberra haha 🤣

[@DudiReviews]

ActuaLOL about being safer in an alien VR modded game than Canberra haha

[@iainfraser6878]

Went back to AI recently to finish the platinum. I bought this game on release day and it took me 10 years to go back to it 🤣 Great gameplay, great story, still holds up as a great game 10 years later and the platinum is still so rare... I think it's a 0.6% still. The one shot trophy was hard without the no death glitch. Then it took me ages to be killed 100 times while playing through on Nightmare difficulty 🤣

[@unrealdevon]

Very well made survival horror that makes you feel like you are inside the 1979 alien universe. The attention to detail and the love put into this title is not something we see very often. Gotta say we are kinda starved and need more titles like this one. If you use the AA mod on pc to clean up the image this game looks so damn good even today.

[@_SacredNemesis]

The whiplash scene works so perfectly with the ign review score lmao

[@DudiReviews]

@@_SacredNemesis cheers dude. Was pretty happy with that one

[@M4xPower]

Portable motion trackers were introduced in Alien. They're the things that Ash says cue on 'micro changes in air density'. It's the device that they're using to track Dallas when he goes into the air vent. It's quite large but has a screen with a display on the top.

[@chrismagnussen4304]

I had a copy waiting for me when it was released in October 2014 and I still play it to this day.

[@DudiReviews]

Right on my dude 🍻

[@karawelchharp]

This is a really great, thorough review! I have to say all the audio memes felt like jump scares! I don’t think you need so many.

[@DudiReviews]

@@karawelchharp cheers my dude. I probably went a bit too much with the memes in this video compared to others

[@neutchain7838]

I've seen one of the devs on a podcast years ago who said Fox handed over terrabytes of stuff to them. Tons of pics, behind the scenes diaries, logs, concept arts, the entire audio library containing every single sound effect from both movies never used footage, etc... They've done nothing for months but going over the stuff geeking out on all that juicy material and they've actually changed some stuff in order to be able to incorporate some of that into the game.

[@BillAC-]

The platinum for this game is crazy

[@DudiReviews]

Saw one of the achievements is finish the game without getting killed - damn

[@ЯношБан]

@@DudiReviews tbf - you can cheese it through save system, and it doesn't force you to play on the hardest difficulty

[@TaxemicFanatic]

I done it. It's not too crazy compared to some other games.

[@ЯношБан]

@@TaxemicFanatic same. Did it on Normal with reloading the save exploit back in the day. Now, doing it legit tho...that's a different story I imagine. Especially on smth like Nightmare. And that's smth I am eager to do heh.

[@TaxemicFanatic]

@@ЯношБан I did it on nightmare. Alien is my favourite movie of all time and I'm actually watching it right now 😅 finding all logs was also a challenge.

[@digitally_ascended_conscio6304]

You always know, a working Joe.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Playing Fireteam elite after Isolation, I shoot all Working Joe's that I find, my vengeance against them is unending XD

[@mikeparkinson766]

to sleep perchance to dreeeaabbbzt

[@KyleConnors413]

And btw, it’s INSANE on iPhone. They nailed it

[@Androsynth75]

Most other Alien games, even the good ones, feel like you’re playing a game. Isolation feels like you’re playing the role of the protagonist in what feels like an honest to god sequel to the original Alien set before the events of Aliens. It feels like a long miniseries or movie. It doesn’t feel like a game. The setting, the tension, the score and (especially) the incredible lighting and sound design feel like something done by a very talented movie studio. Nothing else like it

[@bradygrey5908]

nice thats immersive that setting with real life sounds and talking be heard

[@eagleitalia]

It's fantastic, and offered up one of the most memorable (read: terrifying) moments in my gaming history [a 4-way junction in the vents, with just the one minute blast-worth of flame thrower fuel left]. It is, though, when you think about it a 3D Pac-Man with just one the one, albeit particularly spiteful, ghost. No Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde here, just a bastard Big Chap. There's a question for you - is Pac-Man the first ever survival horror game?

[@DudiReviews]

Right on dude. Love that everyone has a different experience or memory with this game Ha ha never thought of it that way

[@Threesixtyci]

yup.... and they buried it. 'cause reasons. 8:25 well that's a lie or a very poor observation on your part. If you save and the Alien kills you while in the middle of the save, when you reload, the Alien will not respawn to instantly rekill you, it will be back in the ducts, somewhere. As for dying after the animation has finished... that's not a thing either. Game gives you time to alter the outcome. Also, the Alien AI doesn't repeat the same action when it loses line of sight. It's random. So, you can do the same exact thing, and the Alien's actions won't always be the same. Basically the game's save system is designed not to soft lock you. Now.. if ur playing the hardest difficulty... well that's on u. not the game.

[@aramisy.cajigas744]

When he said that his girlfriend of ten years ago is his wife now, I felt happy for him. Ten years of blessings. He has come a long way.

[@DudiReviews]

@@aramisy.cajigas744 thanks mate 🍻🍻

[@jediahpesu6673]

The memes were on point hahaha - great review!

[@DudiReviews]

@@jediahpesu6673 cheers my dude 🍻 appreciate the kind words

[@BaguetteGamingOfficial]

the only big flaw of this game is the reuse of map design near the end of it, and the ton of backtracking you gotta do . The anesidora part of the game is also pretty dull for me, because the ship's interior design just looks like an extension of sevastopol, like you can tell the devs either didnt care or didnt have the time so they reused assets from sevastopol to make the anesidora

[@TriNity-GER]

Just found out about your channel. Awesome quality you deliver. Im shocked you have so few subs. Count me in

[@DudiReviews]

ah shucks cheers mate! appreciate the kind words and the sub

[@mikeparkinson766]

I've played plenty of horror games in my time, but this is the only one that ever made me limit my playing time. 1-2 hoirs at a time, that was enough. Stress and anxiety levels through the roof

[@bradywilliams1437]

I just got through beating the game again. Great review of AI. It is in my top five best games I've ever played. I wanted an AI2 so bad. They did a phenomenal job with the Alien programming. I hoped future games feed off the gameplay of this. The first time I got to the Hive I turned the game off. I decided that I was gonna save that for another day.😅

[@zay_tiggygaming]

Just started this game after avoiding it for years cuz Alien honestly scares me but man. Im starting on nightmare and it's insane. Haven't seen the Alien yet, just the humans but the sense of dread is terrifying

[@DudiReviews]

@@zay_tiggygaming you're in for a great yet horrifying time

[@40kEvilEd209]

One of my top 5 games of all time! Great review!

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers mate appreciate it

[@robinwindsrygg9568]

It's a proper classic on it's own, regardless of it's Alien-heritage. One of few games I want to own on several platforms because it's fun on PC, PS4/5 and Switch.

[@Moose_97]

I absolutely love the DLC's that take place on the Nostromo XD

[@jishmoans]

I play it with no music enabled and it makes the experience 10000 times scarier

[@DudiReviews]

@@jishmoans oh damn!

[@heilong79]

Finished it again 2 days ago just before I watched Romulus and between that movie and this game....the game is the better movie.

[@DudiReviews]

couple of game references too which was cool

[@boris1387]

I used to have a C64 in the mid/late 80s. I had an Aliens game that I remember being pretty good at the time 👌

[@DudiReviews]

@@boris1387 heard the alien resurrection game was quite good too

[@boris1387]

@@DudiReviews never knew there was one

[@RSKT_art]

Hey dude, loved the video. Feels like watching gmanlives if he didn't just cover shooters! Love your editing and the points you made throughout the video 😊

[@DudiReviews]

Ah shucks cheers mate! If you want a couple of my other videos, you'll see gman pop up - likewise with me in some of his videos 🍻🍻

[@RSKT_art]

​@@DudiReviews haha, no way! That's awesome man. I'll keep watching! You guys are great!

[@DudiReviews]

@@RSKT_art cheers my dude 🍻

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

Loading it up for the first time several years after if first came out i was really struck by the menu, i sat and listened to the music and soaked in the image of this tiny speck of a space station next to a gas giant. Loved the whole game, except the weird ending bit.

[@DudiReviews]

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o the atmosphere and music work so well in this game

[@kodiakmkv]

This game is outstanding,the vibe of it(the castle)😂,the sounds,music and ambience if you want to know what it would beclike to be in a world with the xenomorph then this game does it,i had the Ripley and Nostromo editions and it was like being in the movie even the psychotic working joe androids put the frighteners on me it is actually a masterpiece of a game.

[@talasqueira2192]

Without watching the video yes can say this is the best and still holds up so much on graphics and sound omg

[@Jouni-V]

I am considering buying this. Maybe I could play it on my daughter's ps4. 😉 Romulus was awesome last saturday! Nostalgia also brought Alien trilogy to my mind from ps1. 🔥🖤🔥

[@DudiReviews]

@@Jouni-V had a look for a mate the other day and I think the game is included in PlayStation +

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

Correction on saving when the alien is around. You will load and the alien will not be right behind you (it happened to me once).

[@TealJosh]

*Most of the time. If there is a situation where the drop is guaranteed with high agro, you can get into a save death loop in a small room, such as m6 room where you pick up the keycard to enter medical operations area. Basically, under specific circumstances, the alien spawns back into vents, but is guaranteed to drop into the same room with you if possible.

[@GasWorksISO]

One of the best games ever made. Perhaps the best survival horror game period.

[@DudiReviews]

@@GasWorksISO right on my dude glad you're enjoying it

[@cloakedsoundzz2070]

Im excited to see how Aliens : Rogue incursion turns out

[@DudiReviews]

i'm keen to see it - but doubtful i'll review it on the channel. Don't need noise complaints from my neighbours

[@st.paddymad7085]

One of the best games I’ve ever played, still holds up after all these years. Such a shame we never got a proper sequel, though.

[@DudiReviews]

agree my dude - might be my favorite survival horror game (personally) haha - if not top 3

[@evolution_24]

I just played alien isolation before watching Alien Romulus. It was a pretty awesome experience, tho I wish I played it on PC rather than on the switch

[@JokerChany]

"honey i'm home!" "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@DudiReviews]

ha ha basically

[@trollingboy9729]

Let me be honest here because im a casual gamer and i will firstly admit that im not hardcore nor skilled. And we average gamers are MANY in population. This game sold poorly, and its not because of competition at the time Me and million other gamers had avoided this game because of its difficulty and slow gameplay. If the game had more difficulty variety to allow players to indulge in the story and atmosphere without being killed immediately, it wouldve sold better. And im not even asking for cod like alien game, but horror games like Silent hill were very accessible, it even let you tinker with the difficulty and ai settings and even for less cryptic puzzle solving. Far cry had sneak indicator mechanics, which in Alien Isolation you dont, like why not at least include a mechanic for an easy difficulty and just remove it for the higher difficulty. And most importantly, trial and error games are the worst type of difficulty, which is what this game also has even if the fans dont want to admit it. You definitely know that the game spawned that alien into the area when you were about to complete a task. Game developers have yet to understand that average gamers are not masochistic gamers which is why this Alien game is only kept alive by only the alien fanbase and streamers. And that people would rather watch a streamer play the Alien game(or hide n seek only game) than to actually own the game and play it. But hopefully, they’ll understand for a next Alien game.

[@robertb.3651]

Same here, finished it once but never again, just to difficult for me. But i revisit it a few times and play it till i get stucked because of that damn robots. Super scary horror game, that's why i always come back....

[@trollingboy9729]

@@robertb.3651 thats the parts i always get stuck on, the robots. Same thing, very annoying. I could not finish it

[@julianhuber9188]

I wonder if we will ever get an Alien game of that quality again…

[@DudiReviews]

@@julianhuber9188 all we can do is wait my dude

[@iansrven3023]

played it briefly, it was brilliant, not my type of game, but as an Alien and Aliens fan it's a materpiece

[@DudiReviews]

@@iansrven3023 fair mate

[@arxci9402]

Havent watched the video yet, but my problem with this game is how the alien can pretty much kill you at any time if youre being too loud and for most of this game youre crouch walking around the map with your scanner out. It gets really frustrating when you die and have to crouch walk back to the same point. It really is scary as shit, but the game is such a drag to get through. It goes on for too long, and the alien segments feel endlessly long.

[@DudiReviews]

@@arxci9402 sprinting will alert the alien. You can standard walk everywhere, but when the alien pops down, then it's best to crouch

[@arxci9402]

@DudiReviews it just doesn't create the best gameplay, in my opinion. Since the alien situations are so dragged out and overdone, it gets repetitive pretty fast. It feels like a weird way to pad the gameplay hours by forcing everyone to play at such a slow pace for a prolonged period of time🤷‍♂️

[@DudiReviews]

@@arxci9402 fair enough my dude 🍻

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

​@@arxci9402 I don't know how else you'd make gameplay around being stalked by an alien.

[@arxci9402]

@user-zp4ge3yp2o better pacing and separation between when the alien stalks you would be a starter. It'll throw you into endless stealth sequences that last for hours depending on how good you are at getting past the alien

[@andyharleychannel3817]

Haven't even started the video yet. The answer is yes, it's still the best alien game! 😂

[@DudiReviews]

haha fair

[@Black-Pill-7411]

Im an alien movie series fan and so quite naturally i love all the games as well 👍🎮

[@FPChris]

Could this be played on a Katwalk ?

[@poozwonger]

Great vid so far! Please please please - can you please tell me what movie the clip from 7.09 is from? I know I've seen it before and it's killing me that I can't remember what it's from! 😂😭

[@poozwonger]

Ace Ventura!!!!

[@DudiReviews]

@@poozwonger bingo! Haha

[@charlesthompson5645]

This is the best horror game ever. Purely based on atmosphere and AI quality. The Alien is truly in control the whole 20 hours not having one upgrade to it. I just want to know if it’s canon

[@DudiReviews]

@@charlesthompson5645 I've seen some recent alien timeline posts with Romulus out and it shows isolation in the timeline

[@bigsam653]

Could have sworn this game was 6 years at the most. 10 years already 😮

[@DudiReviews]

right? 10 years my dude

[@maxnova9763]

No fricking way has it been 10 years already. It still looks so awesome, especially compared to Colonial Marines!

[@DudiReviews]

@@maxnova9763 yeah 10 years my dude - it came out 1 year after colonial Marines

[@rosslane3602]

I remember watching Ryan McCaffreys IGN review and couldn’t believe it at the time.

[@DudiReviews]

@@rosslane3602 likewise my dude. Boggled the mind

[@booklover0273]

One of the best games I’ve played!! Scared the s**t outta me the first time and I’m on my second playthrough now and I’m scared

[@DudiReviews]

right on my dude! hope i did the game justice for you mate

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Alien Isolation was a product of a particular era, several happy coincidences and above all a publisher prepared to take a risk. And remember that most of the Alien Isolation design team left Creative Assembly shortly after it was released. There’s no way we’ll get another game of this quality and set in the Alien universe again. 10 years later, publishers are far more risk averse and more interested in pleasing their shareholders than their customers. Fortunately, I feel this game has pretty much unlimited replay value, so I’m fine with this.

[@DudiReviews]

@@happyspaceinvader508 agree mate this game has a lot of replay value

[@hawkeyepierce95]

Great video essay!!

[@DudiReviews]

@@hawkeyepierce95 cheers my dude 🍻 appreciate it

[@EagleLeader1]

Absolutely love this game, definitely the best Alien game ever. Strangely enough there are a few fans who just don't like it. I've recommended to a couple fans who reported back that they didn't think it was that good. 2 friends could never finish it as they found it too difficult to solve. And this is after I made sure to warn them it's not a shooter and can be difficult. 1 of them said he thought the graphics and animations sucked during the cinematics. Which is mentioned here but maybe because I'm an old gamer I've seen worse animation.

[@DudiReviews]

@@EagleLeader1 agree my dude best Alien game

[@User37277]

I finally gave this game another shot start to finish as I’d tried a few times before and didn’t get half way through. Having now finished it in two sitting and being a massive fan of the first 3 films, I think it is such a slog to get through. A lot of artificial padding, the game could be half as long as be just as if not more effective. Sound design and atmosphere are fantastic I must say

[@DudiReviews]

fair enough my dude

[@garytheprogressivelibertar560]

I dont think ive ever been killed during a door opening animation during the game ...🤔I've never tried nightmare mode though

[@jacobsanders8079]

I still haven't beat it. Scares the crap out of me anytime I try to play.

[@DudiReviews]

@@jacobsanders8079 yeah I won't lie I dreaded booting this up just cos it scares me too haha. But after a couple hours you get the flow of the game - like with any horror game

[@jacobsanders8079]

​@@DudiReviewsDoes hiding in a locker for 2 in-game hours count as getting the flow 😅

[@DudiReviews]

@@jacobsanders8079 totally does - just remember the alien can learn where your hiding haha

[@hahnoce]

So keen for Alien: Romulus, underrated channel my dude :)

[@DudiReviews]

Ah shucks cheers mate! Hope you enjoyed the video/memes

[@NetoJ0N]

Short answer: yes Mid answer: its the best horror game ever Long answer: ….

[@deuchebaggins8660]

This game was one of the reasons I bought a PS4, I actually bought the game before my system arrived. It was the first game I played on PS4 and....I hated it. Hide and seek games with invincible enemies piss me off, like they expect me to believe guns got less effective in the future. Ive tried quite a few times to get into it, this one just isn't for me. The atmosphere and attention to detail were the best out of any Alien game I've played, the invincible alien just annoyed me until I put it away.

[@dieselunwinding]

Fun facts: Amanda is modeled after Sigorney’s real life daughter. FOX gave the team terabytes upon terabytes of music, designs and overall ALIEN knowledge

[@mrkrunch4340]

Fun Fact: The above information is partially incorrect. Kezia Burrows was the likeness and motion capture for Amanda Ripley, not Charlotte Simpson.

[@furbs9999]

Re-playing it in VR, its even better.

[@DudiReviews]

i thought about that - but it'd be nightmare fuel haha

[@furbs9999]

@@DudiReviews You should try it, honestly it's so good, ups the atmosphere 100%, scary as hell though and I have not even got to the alien bits yet. :)

[@zachgrim7416]

Replaying this game now with the untethered alien mod, and remastered graphics mod....... Dear god you don't know true horror until you play this at 2 in the morning with surround sound.

[@DudiReviews]

@@zachgrim7416 was replaying this while on twitch with headphones on and lights off and when the alien takes Axel - fear dropped right down my spine. Still a fantastic game

[@wmMustafa]

Alien Isolation is a game I will never get rid of

[@DudiReviews]

even the challenge modes are pretty fun for a quick game

[@paulmccluskey3466]

Loved the game but really felt it should have ended sooner. The final chapters of the game dragged a bit for me personally. Also, excellent work on the Simpsons memes

[@DudiReviews]

Thank you for the feedback my dude. Glad the Simpson memes worked for you mate 🍻

[@nothingelse1520]

If you want a game like Alien Isolation I highly recommend Amnesia The Bunker. First game I have played that scratches the itch.

[@DudiReviews]

i've seen some clips and reviews from mates here and there and it looks like pure nightmare fuel

[@nothingelse1520]

@@DudiReviews you should try it. It's a lot shorter then Isolation so you can setup custom games and not spend a ton of time. It's an excellent survival horror experience

[@richardsgameplay6537]

I'm still hoping for a release on psvr2

[@DudiReviews]

fingers crossed my dude - heard the VR mod for PC is great

[@joelociraptorgaming80]

This is the most memorable horror game for me. the fact that the alien "hunts" you with its AI makes this the perfect horror game, never knowing when the enemy will show up. It's so sad that we haven't seen a sequel, and even sadder that IGN gave it the terrible review they did, bunch of idiots over there.

[@gccas081]

I played on the hardest first time, best horror game ever

[@rokitfella7107]

You could have told us you had Romulus trailers included.. I have been working very hard to not see these.

[@DudiReviews]

it's only clips from the first trailer - and it shows nothing?

[@FlamboyantArt]

Alien isolation aged good and will look good for another 10 years...

[@DudiReviews]

@@FlamboyantArt agree mate. The sound design, environment and atmosphere are great

[@MoviegeekDutch]

Door opening simulator: the game. It was ok. Plus that Alien’s animation was hilarious😂

[@norwegianblue2017]

Still the #1 Alien based game as well as the #1 purely Survival/Horror game in my book.

[@RickyT15]

Have you tried Aliens dark descent? I know it's a completely different playstyle but i feel it's one of the better alien games overall. Still mad the only real rts we ever got was avp extinction for console (ps2 and og xbox) and not pc which heavily limited gameplay with Aliens, predators and humans each with their own campaigns.

[@DudiReviews]

I tried covering it/playing it which made me pick up aliens colonial Marines - but a load of people have suggested giving it another try so I've got it downloaded ready to go

[@RickyT15]

@DudiReviews cool. In fairness it did have quite a few bugs and issues for the first part after release which alot of has been fixed from what i believe. So probably better off now its had time.

[@pieppy6058]

you absoultely need to play SS13 colonial marines. genuinely the second best aliens game. Graphics : 2/10 Combat : 3/10 First time experience: 1/10 my review: 10/10 The cult classic to end all cult classics and the game that introduced me to the alien franchise

[@hiddenxroxas]

Dude chill with the edits

[@DudiReviews]

Didn't get a laugh mate?

[@stefanogandino9192]

Not only is the best alien game, it's the best horror game

[@DudiReviews]

kinda agree with you my dude

[@sfelton8943]

Babe wake up, New dudi vid dropped

[@DudiReviews]

ActuaLOL - cheers mate 🍻

[@koldfyre4505]

Dude!!! I love your channel, videos and reviews, I've played this 3 times also (including beating ultra) however I have a petty pet peeve and other people have said it wrong to here goes....They are called Working Joes, not Average Joes!!! 😂😂😂 lol, keep up the good work bud, shout out from Edinburgh, Scotland 🖖👍🙌

[@DudiReviews]

Cheers mate, really appreciate the kind words! Might've had 'Dodgeball' on my mind! And Love Edinburgh mate was just there in Nov!

[@koldfyre4505]

@@DudiReviews Awesomness, I'm gonna buy Dark Descent tomorrow I think, looks good and different

[@DudiReviews]

@@koldfyre4505 I've got that installed ready to go, but got some others videos to put up first

[@koldfyre4505]

@@DudiReviews Nice one :)

[@koldfyre4505]

The first Aliens game I ever played was Aliens on the Spectrum, the one that the disk drive, fond memories of my dad completing it, then we would watch the movies n he made shandys for me and my bro lol, later on was alien ttilogy on ps1 etc :)

[@vulvvv]

im so angry the next installment is for vr. who cares about vr anymore jfc

[@DudiReviews]

I'm keen to give it a try - think a VR facehugger will be horrifying

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

11:37 The motion tracker is introduced in Alien 1979. Aliens didn't come up with the concept.

[@DudiReviews]

Yes but the motion tracker in this game is moreso pulled from aliens that alien

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

@@DudiReviews The way you phrased it made it seem like you thought Aliens came up with the motion tracker concept