uomoartificiale
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Just saw a couple of streams and I know a turd when I see one. What a bummer, I really wanted this to be good. Let's hope I'm wrong but I cannot unsee what I saw.
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Alien: Isolation |OT| 1 Alien. 1 Ripley. No Jonesy.
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honeymustardn
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What was wrong?
Do tell
Miles Quaritch
Member
Thanks.
Are they serious with that checkpoint system? Loading into a android choking you out is...eh.
SpaceHorror
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Man, I really hope this doesn't suck. I usually don't pay much heed to reviews for games that I'm really hyped for, as usually I can get something out of them. However, after the great burn that was Colonial Marines it'll be easy to wait for bargain bin pricing on this if they are terrible.
If it gets bad write ups I guess I'll move my pre-order over to purchasing Shadows of Mordor or The Evil Within.
If it gets bad write ups I guess I'll move my pre-order over to purchasing Shadows of Mordor or The Evil Within.
That empress stream looks more like she doesn't know how to play the game at all than the game itself being horrible.
Ok i think that whoever is playing on that stream is trolling for views lmao. This is like watching someone crash the plane intentionally in a shmup over and over again.
Ok i think that whoever is playing on that stream is trolling for views lmao. This is like watching someone crash the plane intentionally in a shmup over and over again.
I think that was scripted..?
She did it her self and I think intentionally. This girl knows her audience. She's like the female DSP and I hear she has 49 plats.
Watching streams and it looks great to me? WTH are you talking about?
Delta Assault
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Hmmmm. I do enjoy DSP and porn...
SlasherJPC
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Stranger In The Alps
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That's what I was thinking. People seem to be freaking out over a lack of the alien, but that is just one side of what the game, and franchise, has to offer. The androids hunting her in this stream are relentless and she isn't doing a great job of trying to sneak past them and survive. I think this game was always going to have split opinions, purely on the basis that it is a horror/stealth game, not horror/action. Most of the streams I've seen so far seem to have people trying to either bash/shoot their way through, or sprint everywhere. That doesn't seem to get you very far in this game.
would you mind elucidating why you feel this way, good sir?
Corleth the Fey
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The streamer chose to save at that point. She's pretty awful at the game, but I'm glad she's streaming it.
I'm waiting for the reviews tomorrow, but I'll probably pre order unless they are universally terrible. They got the look down for sure, and that might be enough to make it worthwhile to me.
Shock_Wave
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therealminime
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I've decided that even if the game is terrible I am still going to get it because the visuals and atmosphere looks so spot on and I just want to be in that world.
uomoartificiale
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The gist of it is: trial&error gameplay mixed with bad AI. The visuals look sexy, the gameplay looks annoying and not scary.
The perfect Dark
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This doesn't look very entertaining to be honest.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Pretty much
Are you familiar with the horror movie, "The Descent"? In that movie, the monsters don't appear until well into an hour of the movie. It's still a fantastic and scary movie.
I recall it took quite a while for the actual monsters to really show themselves in Amnesia as well.
If the alien appears after the player finally begins to get comfortable in the environment, that's great design tbh.
the correct link is : http://www.twitch.tv/mermaldempress
The broadcaster is making this alone. Go for her, not the game. Can't wait to see DSP play this.
JetBlackPanda
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looks like a Aliens version of P.T.
count me in when the price comes down.
count me in when the price comes down.
TheJollyCorner
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this is what I'm hoping.
We'll get a good idea tomorrow, though.
Regardless, I expect this game to be pretty polarizing when it comes to general opinions.
I, for one, am thrilled it's going to have moments (maybe even long stretches) where nothing IN YOUR FACE happens. I want to soak in this atmosphere. That said, I'll understand those that ding the game for being too 'slow' at times.
JetBlackPanda
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has this mermaid woman ever played a videogame before? and why is she just saying random things at odd times? like WTF.
Shock_Wave
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I'm gonna say something super disgusting to 99% of gaffers so please don't see the spoiled part if you are not prepared:
There I said it. Now take out your pitchforks and be done with it!
It always takes so much away from these games when the deaths mean nothing or at the most a minute or two of re-tracking your steps. In a perfect world this would have been a rogue-like.
I agree that death and failure should MATTER in a game. stakes existing in itself creates tension.
she has 49 plats supposedly dude.
TheJollyCorner
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Nothing too radical about this, IMO. Would definitely crank the tension up to 11.
This is why they should have the hardest difficulty level set up like this; i.e. for those that want to torture themselves.
JetBlackPanda
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well that's good to know, its why I asked.
Chance Hale
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hnnnng........................ ogwa............................................okuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
This looks more like a case of "streamer doesn't know what the fuck she's doing".
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....mermaid stream crashed on PS4. Is it over?
still going on as entertaining as ever
Delta Assault
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Maybe she's roleplaying this as Veronica Cartwright's daughter and not Ripley's...
JetBlackPanda
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I agree.. like I love the atmosphere and asthetic. I would pay to just walk around in this world.
With both game and speech equally.
JumpJeff84
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She pulled out a handgun in that stream...I thought there was no combat in the game?
but when she does talk......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm* homer gif*
Alcoholikaust
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there's weapons in the game. from the egx overview a "few weapons" mostly used to dispatch the rampant synthetics on board.
There is, but you should only want to use that as a last resort. You won't be able to kill the alien with any of the weapons.
Awful stream, sounds like some 4chan basement dweller pretending to be a girl.the correct link is : http://www.twitch.tv/mermaldempress
The broadcaster is making this alone. Go for her, not the game. Can't wait to see DSP play this.
there is. you can fight against humans/synthetics with conventional weapons and bombs and stuff. THAT SAID, as others have pointed out, this isn't a run and gun style game, so combat options will likely feel limited at most points -- that's my speculation.
I don't know this for sure but it may also be possible to repel the alien with weapons, or perhaps only in certain situations, not sure. Details are fuzzy on that one. I know the flamethrower can definitely save you from it.