The Curious History of Alien Isolation
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2021
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As of the early 2010s first-person survival horror games were a rarity, a space most notably occupied by the likes of indie hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Triple-A games in the genre, the Resident Evils, Silent Hills, and Dead Spaces of the world, had yet to move beyond the tried-and-true third-person perspective. Change peeked over the horizon by the middle of the decade, though, with another indie success, Outlast, and Hideo Kojima’s P.T. demo laying the foundation for a new wave of survival horror. Little did anyone know, an Alien project based on Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic would also move the needle.
The ambitions powering Creative Assembly’s vision for Alien: Isolation were grounded by far more than a shift in perspective. In using the original film as a stepping stone, Isolation tread ground that no other Alien-based video game had dared traverse. Previous interactive adventures through the sci-fi universe placed special emphasis on the action-oriented qualities of James Cameron’s 1986 sequel. Such titles supplied players with advanced firearms and assigned the arduous task of killing Xenomorphs-Alien: Isolation did neither. Creative Assembly instead encouraged players to avoid the creature, hide from and fear it, even distract it when necessary. But fully understanding the core of the experience they wanted to create proved a formidable undertaking for the team.
Four years of production were devoted to the project. A new engine and major gameplay changes imposed several challenges on a studio that lacked a survival horror pedigree. To the delight of many an Alien fan, however, those obstacles culminated in a one of a kind exploration of the seminal franchise.
This is the history of Alien: Isolation.
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Hey everyone, friendly reminder that Alien Isolation is free on Epic Games right now if you'd like to try the harrowing journey yourself! :)
Whatever happened to the video you guys did on Aliens Crucible?
Great news, thanks
Epic Games. Yeah, no.
Downloaded it on Game Pass months ago but haven't played yet. Starting a game right now.
MVP, dude. Thank you.
Just when i was afraid that there was nothing to watch while eating
Just when I thought there was nothing to watch while pooping
what the fuck, i was wondering the same
You’re my spirit animal
Now I can finally go to the bathroom
yes! I simply cannot eat without watching a video.
Easily the scariest a Xenomorph has ever been since the first two Alien movies.
Extremely proud to have been involved in the development of this game. A great team whose passion paid off. I was pleasantly surprised to see Gamers cover this. I've yet to speak to someone who actually completed the game. Most of my friends gave up for it being too scary :D. If anyone wants to collect my ID I'm in Comms as 'D.Turner' (not my actual name).
Thank you for a wonderful game that is begging for continuation! It's one of the few games that was so good I had to play through to see what happens in the end. I love survival horror like dead space, but even those games I've not finished. isolation was another story, that had to be experienced through. We need another alien game similar to isolation but in VR!!!
OOOoooh, as a massive fan of this game it is always exciting to see one of the devs doing as much as even leaving a comment under a video on the game! It is my favourite video game experience ever and even after clogging up over 250 hours on it and learning how it works and how its elements come together, amazingly it is still incredibly effective!
Say, what was your role in the development if you can share that with us?
Can't express my gratitude for your contribution to this masterpiece. I hope you all received the appreciation you deserve, it is quite obvious that this must have been a passion project for a lot of people involved. I got that wonderful art book last year and yes, I have finished the game - twice - including all achievements 🙂
You guys are great :). Always makes me happy to see others who enjoy A:I. You can actually play it in VR, albeit a little hacky. I remember trying on a DK1 and the map was projected on the floor. Very cool. A:I was my second industry job. I was at CA as part of their QA team before moving onto Total War. The A:I team were some of the most passionate and devoted people I've ever worked with. Thank you all for your kind words.
Thank you for this gem! The game is brimming with love and attention to details. Easily one of the greatest horror games ever made.
Arguably the greatest survival horror of the last decade. This game was literally a love letter to all Alien fans. The sound design in this game still blows me away to this day. No game has ever given me so much anxiety, stress and excitement all at once.
Its just too bad that it was too long, had long stretches of nothing made worse by having to sneak constantly, alot of backtracking and. the AI that hilariously people jerk off about while ignoring that FREQUENTLY the Alien AI would either get stuck in a loop or, outright break forcing you to quit and reload.
@@lutherheggs451 I do agree that while the Alien can be unnecessarily aggressive at times, it's still one of the best enemy AIs out there even compared to ones today. I also agree that the game could've executed the android plot a bit better as I only saw it as padding. They could've woven the android bullshit into the Alien plot instead of just using it as an interlude before the climax.
I think you mean it was figuratively a love letter. If it was literally a love letter... then it wouldn't be a video game, it would be an actual love letter.
@@discojoe3 haha lol nice
@@lutherheggs451 I never had that problem playing on the PS3. I heard the PC versionn having those issues though.
Alien Isolation is a massive tribute to the original 1979 Alien film and the most faithful game to the franchise to this day. By far. 300/10.
if you ask me, it's the most faithful... well, *anything* from the last couple decades.
In my opinion it's the best sequel of any kind Alien ever got. I love Aliens and Alien 3, but Alien Isolation is even better
This game is a 0/10
My favorite Horror Game and one of the few Horror Games that actually made me constantly be paranoid
Yep. I thought my heart was going to explode.
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I watched a playthrough when it came out because I'm genuinely too afraid to play. I could barely play dead space without using the attached flashlight when you ads, I guess I was 8 or 9 when i played the demo. Definitely a game I want to try but it seems really frightening
The part about the play testers choosing not to fire because it would only make things worse is interesting.
I wonder what we'd have got if loads of COD players tested it
@@RossTheNinja well I mean it's supposed to be a horror atmospheric enjoyment, simply turning it into a monster killing shooter would remove much of the enjoyment of being in the character who is facing an OP villain's shoes.
@@RossTheNinja ... a lot of dead COD players
@@RossTheNinja youd get my experience. i got sooo frustrated that i couldnt just blow shit up the whole game but i learned to love it how it is.
I totally get it, like in real life you'd be terrified that if you didn't kill it outright it would fiercely murder you. That sliver of uncertainty is just enough to make you hold back. Speaks to how immersive the game was IMO
I’m getting post traumatic heart palpitations just thinking about this game again. Damn near perfect experience.
definitely nowhere near perfect. It was too long, the 2nd half turns into a shooter, the constant having to sneak everywhere combined with alot of backtracking made it a slog. The AI constantly either would get stuck in a loop or flat out break, which mixed with the garbage save system made it frustrating as fuck when you had to quit and reload because of the AI problems.
@@lutherheggs451 Wait... you're rating someone else's experience?
@@lutherheggs451 don't know what you played mate, 0 issues and it was PERFECT length. P E R F E C T, it is just a game for you, really that's how it feels :)
@@lutherheggs451 You are in the vast minority of opinions. And it's probably because of you and not the game...
@@lutherheggs451 omg how many times would you reply with that same comment? if you're not satisfied then okay??? u dont have to shove your opinion on someone else's throat
This is one of the few games that were actually scary for me but fun at the same time.
I am a lifelong Alien franchise fan, but I couldn’t get through more than an hour of gameplay. It was too effective at being scary; and I don’t mean that as a criticism, quite the contrary.
Agreed. I'm still trying to complete it, but it's not something you can just jump into.
Lights off, headphones on. Neighbours warned not to call the police when they hear me shrieking and begging for mercy. 🤣
Same. You nailed it. It's terrifying but also mechanically fun as hell
yeah because its super rewarding after every success
The narrator has the voice of a story-telling god.
😏👍 FACTS
I would pay him serious money to read me a goodnight story
I only wish he would pronounce GVMERS as GUMERS sometime...
Dude should get into the audio book narration business.
Is it the voice from "all your history are belong to us"?
This game is a definite masterpiece, people who haven’t played it are really missing out
I have it and plan on playing it one day.
I stopped playing like half way through, the alien was impossible to get past at one part. The game just stopped being fun
@@funtourhawk try unpredictable alien mod. And play by the games rules. Using stealth I seldom even see the alien.
For me this is the best thing in Alien franchise since original 1979 Alien. Sorry Cameron...
@@funtourhawk the alien cheats a little bit, especially on hard mode. but if you play on easy you should get enough resources to distract or scare the alien when you need to.
This game is a masterpiece. It’s my favorite from last gen and yet it was released in 2014.
Holy moly that was in 2014? Time flies.
My favorite game of all time. It's a masterpiece through and through.
What's your 2nd-favourite game?
Mine is Witcher 3.
I’m with you. My favourite single player game ever
Such a good horror game, the Alien AI was superb, the atmosphere was perfect, I love it.
This was the only game capable of capturing the true essence of the Alien franchise and one of the most worthy. All the team responsible for it must be praised for their amazing work. Shame on the reviewers who trashed this game upon release. They are the ones to blame for this title never have received a sequel.
These same reviewers are complaining these days about not getting keys no more...the irony.
There were only two reviewers who gave it a stinker - the worst being IGN's Ryan "5.9" McCaffrey ... a self-important charlatan that even dared to host his own "panel" in response to the backlash (let's ALL invent a panel TV show to explain away our terrible mistakes!...) It was pathetic, like he is.
IGN later had a lady from Australia explain why she loved ALIEN Isolation - a sort of hidden apology. But not a re-review or anything like that. I did enjoy Lucy's version of reviewing the game though - it's a shame she wasn't the one to do the original review.
5.9? - even the soundtrack should raise it to a 7 at least!
Other reviewers - such as Gamespot - made it their Game of the Year!
I wouldn't say it captures the essence of the franchise but definitely the first film because the franchise has shifted between horror and action-horror
I played this on release and played it again on PC last October. It has aged incredibly well.
Isolation was amazing. Very impressive for a strategy games developer.
I'm stunned by how much your production quality, writing and editing keeps improving so much. One of the channels I'm most proud of being a Patron of! Keep up the great work!
Definitely the best Alien game ever. Wish we could get a sequel.
Go play alien blackout on your mobile phone, it's a direct sequel to alien isolation and while it's not as complex or graphically impressive, it's not too bad
So glad to see this game get more attention alien isolation is the very definition of underrated
Best Alien game ever made, most effective horror game ever made. One of my own personal top 10 games of all time. Absolutely fantastic.
Alien Isolation in VR using the Valve Index is the best game I ever played in my life
I've played through it 5 times for the platinum (messed up the no-death-run badly^^) and was terrified every single time - I simply love this game!
Making real VHS's for the interfaces? I've always felt this was one of the best games of all time and now I have a new reason why - unparalleled attention to detail. I used to play at night with the lights off and it was genuinely horrifying at times on the first play through
Legit one of the best games ever made. The experience was amazing and I still member it well to this day, hope to see these guys bring us more sometime soon, even if its a remake with Raytracing and stuff :D
The graphics, the gameplay, the story all was soo well designed.
I remember playing this game and still playing in terror and awe by what they had created. All my nostalgia was still there with an unmatched enemy to boot. I almost felt like I looked around and said “Am I the only person that discovered this game!!?” UNDERRATED
Definitely the best Alien franchise game ever made...
I would be so pumped if we'd see a sequel someday.
me too.
We got one for mobile which was a FNAF rip off
@@MelStaub doesnt count.
Nah, I’ve PTSD from it.
Tell you what I want , give these guys the rights to make a game version of the terminator franchise and see you come to face with the relentless killing machine Of the original film. Running through the streets at night , hiding around upturn tables and destroyed walls in the police station, hiding in run down streets and seeing the red glowing sights of a 44 mag with a red dot sight near you . Fuck I get goosebumps, Sarah Connor being utterly helpless and alone ...
My first introduction to the game, and VR too, was with an Alien Isolation demo at E3 2014. It was one of the rare times I physically jumped back into the seat because the Xenomorph killed me.
If there’s a game that deserves a sequel - that’s it. Almost perfect movie-themed game, and amazing as a horror game. Wish we could have gotten a sequel considering that team confined to have ideas for sequel.
If they’re gonna do a sequel it’d be cool if they followed in the spirit of the movies and make it more like Aliens. I’m surprised we haven’t gotten a good co-op Aliens FPS.
@@justaguy1253nah, I rather have them keep the Alien (1979) fear factor instead of it being an action/shooter. I rather actually fear of being hunter by the Alien rather than hunting it. That’s just me tho, I do like and respect your idea tho.
9:23 that guy looks just like one of the survivors in the game. Francis... the one who talks to Mahoney at the start of mission 7 i think. Come to think of it, the guy at 9:27 looks familiar too.. i bet many of the npc's are modeled after the developers.
As far as i know most of them had the choice between getting an id card or to be scanned for NPC modelling, so your assumption is very likely.
I love, love, love this game. Not just because the original Alien is my favorite movie ever made, but because, as someone who has consumed horror games their entire life, this one is by far among the scariest and succeeds in making me tense every time I play it. As much a horror masterpiece as the movie it's based on.
One of the most underrated games of the 10s. I know lots of people played it, but not enough for a sequel and it kills me everytime. This was a true Alien experience and I was wowed by the intelligence of the beast. The perfect organism...
Not really underated... It was up for many game of year awards. It was before the plague that is pay walls...micro transaction... Live service games that slowly festered its way into the industry. Probably didn't see a way to con people game passes in a sequel. Gaming is dead
@@name-zn2uu Yes, it is absolutely really underated. No one cares about your awards if they don't make money.
You have one idiot at ign to thank for it.
@@10secondsrule he's not to blame I don't think so anyway I mean horror games are a pretty niche market tbh and with the alien game before flopping hard I think that did more damage like anyone actually takes anything away from a ign review 🤣🤣
My favorite game of all tiiiime. We badly need a sequel.
I always thought it was crazy when I heard CA was making a survival horror based on the Alien franchise. But those guys/gals knocked it out of the park. I’m hype for Warhammer 3!
This game had a better story than many alien movies. My favorite horror game of all time. The sounds, the incredible voice actors, the tension that was build. What a masterpiece.
The very very best Alien game. The best movie license game and the best horror game all in one package.
Also getting the cast back together for Crew Expandable DLC was mind blowing dedication.
Just the best Alien game ever shame we'll never have a sequel 😥
Not really bad if they genuinely don't have anything to add to.
A mediocre studio demanded sequel would be an insult to this game and to us.
It's somewhat of a shame, but the game is a complete, polished package and doesn't really need any sequel to bring closure or what have you.
Im glad they didn’t make a sequel because it might tarnish the original how do you make a sequel as good if not better?
What could a sequel add? I can't think of anything.
It's better off as a one-time gem
one of the best horror games ever
i got this game for $2 on steam, what a great game, i love what they did with this game, hope we can see a sequel one day or something related
I'm really sad we won't get to see the sequel for this masterpiece 😔😥
No, but we did get some comics
@@tadpolegaming4510 please tell me you read Alien: Labyrinth. 😎
Sometimes it's best to leave the perfect organism alone. Though recently I've listened to three amazing aliens audio books. "Alien out of the shadows" "aliens river of pain" and a aliens 3 book based off of a script never used and in my eyes is cannon
No - but it left it's mark so severely that the new Alien game references Sevastapol and the events of the, now canon, Alien Isolation - some of it's enemies are basically Working Joes ... [the game itself looks like a mutliplayer attempt to put Colonial Marines right - set in the Alien Isolation universe, from what I've seen]
For me - Alien Isolation is up there ... my favourite continuous story:
Alien > Alien Isolation > Aliens
I would hold my breath playing this game, it was so good! The first long stretch with the Xenomorph after you find the flight recorder was one of the most tense gaming moments I've ever had the pleasure of playing. I've also never seen a more stressful saving mechanic in any game.
Not only it suceeds in any area, but this game is also the only “movie to game” that actually captures the exact vibe of the movie and also adds to it without detatching itself a single time, and with it being horror I think thats an extra hard theme to pull off.
As a HUGE fan of outlast and other survival horror games, this is by far my favorite. The atmosphere, sound design, and general feel of this game was AMAZING. You DID NOT run you DID NOT fight. You went into every single life as of it was your last and it's one of a kind. Genuinely I can not think of a game/movie on such a atmospheric tone.
Dude, you guys' videos are so amazingly well done it's insane, please keep up the amazing work!
Great game and really captures the tech look of the 80s Alien
One of the most memorable games I've ever played.
Love the video. One of the few channels I have the bell on to tell me about new videos. Love your stuff, thanks team!
A true master piece!
Everything is perfect in this game, the atmosphere, the horror element, stealth, IA, a unique game play...
Was literally looking for documentaries on alien isolation and I see a notification from GVMERS. Haha
Finally!
A new video!
Alien Isolation is one of the best for Alien Franchise!
Just found this channel and loving it! Thank you for this great content!
Great channel! Appreciate the work you put into the vids.
This gonna be great! Love your videos!
Just discovered this channel and the wonderful voiceover with its classic televison diction and clarity made me an instant subscriber :)
Very fun and suspenseful game, definitely recommend playing this with headphones in dimly lit room. 5/5 would play it again
Great timing! Just started my second playthrough. Still just as awesome as it was all those years ago.
This game deserved so much more love and a sequel. :(
Alien is my favorite movie franchise of all time, and this is the only game I absolutely adore and consider in the same podium as the first 2 movies. They nailed EVERYTHING that can be nailed in a survival horror game.
always beautiful content! TY GVMERS!
One of my favorite channels. Great video.
As I've said before. What I like about your channel is the background details you get like "All Your History Is Belong to Us" used to before Machinama killed most of their properties and MCN partners. Glad to see someone pick up the mantle. Here's to nearly getting half a million.
Incredibly well made video. It’s very informative and I love the footage and pictures of the game’s development and exclusive concept art. I’ve beat the game on hard mode first try over two years ago and I still play it today because it’s a super beautiful game.
Fantastic video as always
The Last Alien game worth of some time, great video like always, guys
Alien Isolation, Dead Space and Doom 3, the holy trinity of sci-fi horror games in my opinnion. Great video!
Great video!
Great vid! I love this game. Platinuned it and then DLed it for Switch and did it all over again. Watching this makes me want to go again!
Please make a documentary on Resident Evil series too.Love your work.This is such a treat for someone who likes watching documentaries ...
great documentary guys, keep it up!
Glad to see you cover this masterpiece of a game
"Game too hard on hard dificulty" -IGN
IGNorance? Of course!
the guy that reviewed the game for IGN gave it a 5.9 and called it mediocre.
utter incompetence.
That review is the worst review of all time tbh
@@bloodondope I hate you.
I had spent two years never mentioning Ryan McCaffrey's name - and then YOU come along.
I thought it was over.
But you've reminded me that it isn't!
Ryan McCaffrey's review for Alien: Isolation, my favourite ever game, was the worst review in the history of computer games journalism.
A shocker that can never be forgotten or forgiven.
[I don't hate you really - I do hate Ryan McCaffrey though.]
Lol I remember that. I think I left a snarky comment.
Thank you for covering this
Seriously I could listen to this guy all day, amazing narrator! 👌
Great work once again gentlemen.
One of the best games ever made! I just wished there'd be an option which would mix things up, like:
-unpredictable Android routines (Working Joes investigate all accessible areas, all nearby terminals, cover longer distances, search near phone booths if they lost the player, fixing and guarding routines because they are security and maintenance bots)
-Smarter human AI
-more NPCs on higher difficulties
-Heavy Joes arriving like the light version per Transit or elevator if you linger too long
-Joes being able to rip you out of vents if you are close enough
Small tweaks like that would keep it a lot more interesting, but if you finished the game 7 times on all difficulties, you just kinda know how to avoid most hostile creatures and robots
Subbed! Very interesting and informative video, I look forward to finding more vids like this one. I would very much like to see one and your opinions on Scorn, though that may be a long wait before that comes out.
Alien: Isolation is one of the best PC games I've ever played (and I've been a PC gamer for over 25 years), and I've played it through 6 times. I'm really glad they didn't make it a 3rd person game, because if they had, I never would have even bought it.
EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED! 💖💖💖
I love this channel automaticly, reminds me of my youth days nonstop history channel. Now its in game form great things do happen.
We need a sequel for this masterpiece. Truly a genre-defining game! Even RE:7 borrowed some of its mechanics with the way Jack Baker chased you around the house.
Resident evil 3 og from 1999 had that mechanic.
That ain't happening...the game didn't sell well enough.
'Aliens' is my all time fave movie ever ,A Huge influence on me as a young artist and I gotta say this game is pure uncut 'Alien' feels 100% part of that artwork on every level....A bona fide masterpiece game that's up there with Doom,Ocrina of time,Goldeneye,MGS.Halo,Bioshock,GTA/S.A ect.. Where you cherish the memory of that experiance...
-We really need a part 2 to this masterpiece. If not a “The Thing” game made by this same team would be EPIC. 🔥
Alien Isolation is really the best piece of media in the franchise since Aliens.
Alien: Isolation's VR mod takes what is already a great survival horror game and elevates it to something truly otherworldly. After playing through it, I will never be able to look at the xenomorph the same way.
You (this channel) needs to feel big even if it's videos are being made by one person
Much love mate
Great game (in dire need pf a sequel) and great video! Thanks!
"This is Lingard, Senior Medical Officer, Sevastopol Station. I want to... (correcting herself) I want to state for the record that I have been place under duress with regards to the compromised Patient Zero.
And Ransome, Seegson's head of operations, he... ...he made certain threats toward my career and certification, I want that on record. But God help me, that woman needed help. I didn't know what type of parasite she had encountered, but it planted something inside her. I am So Sorry. I had no way of knowing what would happen..."
-Lingard's Report
Great Video!
Perfect. This just released on Epic again with a free DLC. The ending really makes you wish for another sequel
Are you advertising for epic? Why would you mention that?
@@piotrgrzelak2613 anyone can get the game for free? Why not?
@@DeepeyeLV game is free? That's not what op said
I love the videos when it’s mainly about aliens, not sure why but this channel talking about aliens feels right.
I still hope someday we’ll get the Aliens Crucible video back.
I’m in my second attempt now. This game is so fun. And scary. Sneaking around, getting caught, making it a little farther each time, it’s addictive.
Great video on a great game! Alien Isolation proves how trends play a very pivotal role in entertainment even if creators don't want to admit it. The trend in this case being most survival horror were in third person at the time, but Alien Isolation decided to buck that trend, and here we are, almost a decade later and now first person horror (RE; Amnesia) is all the rage again. Ironic, and I'm sure we'll swing back to third person as the '20s go on. Keep up the great work!
OMG what a job dude, congrats and thank you :D
You guys deserve waaaay more subs.
Your videos are extremely underrated you guy are basically the history or national geographic of games.
Your vids are a work of art.
Also I can't believe this game is from 2014. I felt like it was from the late 2010s.
Just dropping in to say I love this channel. Reminds me of the good ole days of gaming. Can wait for the cyberpunk vid honestly
This is a absolutely my favorite history channel. 😁