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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Sharky on September 29, 2014, 03:36:10 am
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Game looks good, unfortunately there is some noisy Swedish fellow talking over it (in English) and being all round irritating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU5JJraK7jQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU5JJraK7jQ)
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Yes..don't you just hate that? Especially some of the annoying american ones....and the english ones are the worse!
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Anyhow the footage looks impressive. Its a mixed blessing because its too bad CA couldn't do this type of thing with an original property. They have shown what they could do when given the proper resources to make a console game after what VIKING promised. I hope these guys get to make some new original IP for Sega..and become a force to be reckoned with..instead of just being known as the TOTAL WAR guys...
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Did you just link to PewDiePie?
REALLY SHARKY?
FUCKING REALLY?
Not even watching a second of that shit, also I'm going to pre-order the game, then cancel my pre-order.
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Sega should use Pewdiepie on Yakuza games for marketing
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Anyhow the footage looks impressive. Its a mixed blessing because its too bad CA couldn't do this type of thing with an original property. They have shown what they could do when given the proper resources to make a console game after what VIKING promised. I hope these guys get to make some new original IP for Sega..and become a force to be reckoned with..instead of just being known as the TOTAL WAR guys...
Yeah, I agree with you Joe, in fact I hope that after the game on the Alien franchise the team exploits the technology already established for a new and original IP, also seen that initially, when there was only a prototype that used this tech, this seems like it was really based on a new idea or IP although, I don't know this for sure, how much already developed it was.
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I played this at Eurogamer.
Believe the hype. It was both terrifying and amazing, speed running the challenge was great fun! My favourite game at the show.
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Creative Assembly, outside of launching a successful new IP is unlikely to become anything other than "The Total war guys"
Just like Sonic Team has been reduced to nothing but sonic games
and Nagoshi's CS1 team was reduced to nothing but Yakuza games(with a rare monkeyball exception).
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Looks amazing , can't wait
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We already know that Creative Assembly's next IP will also be licensed. WarHammer Total War.
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We already know that Creative Assembly's next IP will also be licensed. WarHammer Total War.
Yes but there are two CA's now...the PC divison that does TOTAL WAR and the console studio who is doing ALIEN.
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I'm excited for a Warhammer game, but seeing Shadow of Mordor I wish they did a Warhammer game like that... but won't happne... even tho Shadow of Mordor reminds me of Viking: Battle for Asgard.
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I played this at Eurogamer.
Believe the hype. It was both terrifying and amazing, speed running the challenge was great fun! My favourite game at the show.
I believe in the game since the first day of knowledge of the same and the growing hype has done nothing but confirm the first impression, then also view your field test at the show Aki, there is also confirmation of a critical player reliable.
Looks amazing , can't wait
Another enthusiastic statement coming from competent and balanced person, at this point ... I can't wait :)
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I want to be really excited for this, but I also need to guard myself a bit, so I'm not let down. I will wait for more impressions first before jumping the gun and buying this.
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I believe in the game since the first day of knowledge of the same and the growing hype has done nothing but confirm the first impression, then also view your field test at the show Aki, there is also confirmation of a critical player reliable.
Heh glad to know my opinion is regarded highly!
I want to be really excited for this, but I also need to guard myself a bit, so I'm not let down. I will wait for more impressions first before jumping the gun and buying this.
Get hyped.
Only bad thing I can see happening is fetch quests.
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I want to be really excited for this, but I also need to guard myself a bit,
so I'm not let down. I will wait for more impressions first before jumping the
gun and buying this.
CA has earned my trust over the years with their TOTAL WAR games and VIKING so i would buy this game. I just not buying it until they release a complete version as i don't want to participate in season pass.
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CA has earned my trust over the years with their TOTAL WAR games and VIKING so i would buy this game. I just not buying it until they release a complete version as i don't want to participate in season pass.
Yeah I had to struggle with this. Even Game has a special extra DLC that made me questioned if I really wanted to support the game. In the end I decided to bite the bullet but I went with Amazon and ignored the retail exclusive DLC as I just had too much fun running from the Alien in the demo I played.
Hopefully in the future the extra DLC will all be cheap in piecemeal for day one buyers.
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How was the Alien AI? I've seen some clips where the Alien just bumbles through a room missing the player entirely while they stand in the corner?
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How was the Alien AI? I've seen some clips where the Alien just bumbles through a room missing the player entirely while they stand in the corner?
I've seen that GIF and I think it's fine. The Alien is otherwise such a hard to evade killer that without some of these blindspots the game would be far too hard to complete.
My best time in completing the stage was 1:21 and even then it was pretty tough, you'll have to learn the stage layout, avoid walking under any vent (Once I used my flamethrower against the alien, I proceeded to the exit but there he was waiting for me and grabbed me.) open spaces, running or making any extra noise (I accidentally meleed a iron box and he came running to me in a few seconds.)
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Yeah I had to struggle with this. Even Game has a special extra DLC that made me questioned if I really wanted to support the game. In the end I decided to bite the bullet but I went with Amazon and ignored the retail exclusive DLC as I just had too much fun running from the Alien in the demo I played.
Hopefully in the future the extra DLC will all be cheap in piecemeal for day one buyers.
Well that's good if the game was good for you. Especially if it wipes the bad taste of COLONIAL MARINES from peoples mouths..even though i wasn't too down on the game. I'll find they probably release a collectors pack at one point and then i'll get my copies then.
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Oh something I forgot to mention and would be particularly interesting to some people.
When you combined the sizes of the Alien booth, the Total War booth and the Miku both, SEGA had a bigger presence at Eurogamer than either Microsoft or Nintendo. From the looks of it, only Sony exceeded them and Ubisoft was roughly the same size.
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Not suprising since Europe has always been Sega's bread and butter...didn't they sponser some competition at that event as well or am i thinking of something else?
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Not suprising since Europe has always been Sega's bread and butter...didn't they sponser some competition at that event as well or am i thinking of something else?
here is a video of what SEGA had at EGX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY9qCaldLAs
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-03-egx-2014-game-of-the-show?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph
Alien: Isolation won game of the show at Eurogamer, just incase you all thought I was being a raving SEGA fanboy with my hype but no ladies and gentlemen, the hype is real.
Reviews dropping in less than an hour too!
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Being a raving Sega fan boy in a Sega fan site?...Is that really a crime? LOL...
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The Guardian 5/5
PC Gamer 93/100
TheSixthAxis 9/10
Videogamer 9/10
Destructoid 8.5/10
Eurogamer 8/10
CVG 8/10
Jim Sterling @ The Escapist 4.5/5
Kotaku Yes
Game Informer 7.75/10
Polygon 6.5/10
Gamespot 6/10
IGN 5.9/10 "– Unpredictable Alien AI."
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I'm going to wait and see. Just because I have so many games in my backlog already.
I'm really happy to see it's getting mostly positive reception though.
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The Guardian 5/5
PC Gamer 93/100
TheSixthAxis 9/10
Videogamer 9/10
Destructoid 8.5/10
Eurogamer 8/10
CVG 8/10
Jim Sterling @ The Escapist 4.5/5
Kotaku Yes
Game Informer 7.75/10
Polygon 6.5/10
Gamespot 6/10
IGN 5.9/10 "– Unpredictable Alien AI."
Looks like the british sites loved it and the american ones didn't..
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/478130/alien-isolation-review-round-up/
CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/478067/reviews/alien-isolation-is-the-best-use-of-a-license-since-arkham-city-review/): 8/10 - Before Creative Assembly honoured sci-fi's seminal horror film, there were dozens of Aliens games (I'm blaming you for Colonial Marines, Cameron). Now, there's precisely one Alien game. Could it do with a little trimming and better optimisation? Absolutely. But lock yourself in a dark room with a good pair of headphones, and Isolation's thrilling chills mean this is one ET you'll never want to go home.[/q]
[/font]- GamesRadar (http://www.gamesradar.com/alien-isolation-review/): 4.5/5 - Those of you brave enough--those of you tired of existing video game approximations of survival and horror, and craving a real test of your skills, instincts and nerves--will find a bounty of thrilling, engrossing, profoundly fulfilling rewards. If you truly embrace it, then during its most powerful moments, Alien: Isolation will probably make you feel more alive than a video game has in years.[/font][/size]
- OXM (http://www.totalxbox.com/81645/reviews/alien-isolation-xbox-one-review/): 9/10 - Unique stealth-horror thriller that combines great pacing and smart design with razor-sharp AI that's unpredictable in all the right ways. It's an arduous undertaking, but it begs to be experienced.[/font][/size]
- Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-03-alien-isolation-review): 8/10 - A shorter, sharper campaign would condense the high points more potently, and some better characterisation would make the plot twists hit harder. But if you're looking for a game that really sinks its teeth into what makes this iconic movie monster endure, look no further.[/font][/size]
- IGN (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/10/03/alien-isolation-review): 5.9/10 - It may seem strange to complain that a game's too long, but when the genuine scares of being hunted by an unstoppable predator are so diluted by repetition and padding, Isolation's epic length really does work against it. Someday, someone is going to make an incredible Alien video game that checks every box. But, sadly, Isolation is not it.[/font][/size]
- GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/alien-isolation-review/1900-6415897/): 6/10 - Alien: Isolation provides us a glimpse into a future that holds the Alien game you've always wanted. It is not, however, the vessel that carries you there.[/font][/size]
- Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/3/6142209/alien-isolation-review-xbox-one-PS4): 6.5/10 - Alien: Isolation isn't the worst Alien game, but thanks to its unrealized potential, it just might be the most disappointing.[/font][/size]
- Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/10/03/alien-isolation-review-escape-claws/): 4/5 - In the same way that Ash respected the alien for its brutality in the original film, though, maybe I also respect Alien: Isolation just for how long, grueling and relentless it ends up being. Instead of completing the game, it feels more like I've escaped it and the nightmare it put me through.[/font][/size]
- Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/alien-isolation-the-kotaku-review-1641975245): No score - I imagine what must have been going through Ripley's head as she sat there, exposed and terrified, unable to look away. If I just move slowly... carefully... maybe I can survive this. It is a tribute to Alien: Isolation that I spent most of my time with it feeling the same way.[/font][/size]
- Destructoid (http://www.destructoid.com/review-alien-isolation-281651.phtml): 8.5/10 - Halfway into playing Alien: Isolation, I stopped to watch the first four Alien movies again. It wasn't just for research purposes, but mostly because the game had me yearning for more of the universe. Isolation has some flaws, but it's faithful to the film series, and I'd love to see a follow-up with a few extra alien evolutions.[/font][/size]
- Game Informer (http://www.gameinformer.com/games/alien_isolation/b/playstation4/archive/2014/10/03/alien-isolation-review-game-informer.aspx): 7.75/10 - Unlike its titular organism, Alien: Isolation is decidedly imperfect. The story falls flat, your objectives lack a sense of accomplishment, and the campaign drags on longer than it should. When the gameplay is at its best, however, Isolation delivers the thrill of being in the Alien universe, something fans like me have waited a long time to properly experience.[/font][/size]
- Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/03/alien-isolation-review-giger-game-ridley-scott): 5/5 - This terrifying game is a passionate homage to a horror classic, and a rich, well-designed stealth experience in its own right. Giger's monstrous alien is, for the first time in a video game, as formidable and menacing as it was in the films.[/font][/size]
- Metro (http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/03/alien-isolation-review-not-another-bug-hunt-4891377/): 7/10 - It was always going to be difficult making you scared of a creature that's now such a familiar part of popular culture but although Isolation succeeds at first, repetition and a lack of direction become more intractable problems than even the alien itself.[/font][/size]
- Digital Spy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/review/a600729/alien-isolation-review-ps4-this-time-everyone-will-hear-you-scream.html#~oRDx6vIwHwv13x): 4/5 - After years of fumbling with the license, it's refreshing to see Sega finally deliver a game worthy of the Alien branding.[/l]
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[/color]Sounds very promising. =)
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Barry already did this in the other topic...do we really need two topics doing the same thing?
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Barry already did this in the other topic...do we really need two topics doing the same thing?
Didn't catch that, whooops.
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No matter. I think IGN 's review is biased over COLONIAL MARINES. Same with some of the other negative reviews. Its nonsense. This game from a little demo wowed Sega executives in the west and japan...insider opinions was stoked about this game and all the previews have also been on the same page that this is the real deal. Now the reviews are reflecting it also. It was a good call for Hayes to sanction this game. Too bad he's not around anymore...
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No worries, I've merged and retitled the topics. This can be our general thread for the game.
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Empire: 10/10
The Guardian - 5/5
PC Gamer - 93/100
Gamefront - 92
GamesTM - 9/10
Gameradar - 9
Gamereactor Sweden - 9
Multiplayer - 9
Everyeye - 9
Eurogamer ITA - 9
GamesVillage - 9
Videogamer - 9/10
TheSixthAxis - 9/10
OXM - 9
God is Geek - 9
Play Uk - 9
The Escapist - 4.5/5
3d Juegos - 8.5
[NoSpamPlease] - 8.5
Destructoid - 8.5/10
VentureBeat - 83/100
[NoSpamPlease] - 4/5
IGN ITA - 8
Digital Spy - 8
Kotaku - Yes
Eurogamer - 8/10
Shacknews - 8
VandalOnline - 8
Joystiq - 4/5
CVG - 8/10
Game Informer - 7.75
Gametrailers - 7.4/10
Gamestar - 73
Metro - 7/10
Meristation - 7
Polgyon - 6.5/10
Gamespot - 6/10
IGN - 5.9
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What is [NoSpamPlease]?
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Hmm not sure, copied it from Neogaf, they must have a filter on the forum for whatever the site name is...
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Would be a shame if this flops...
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Another unfortunate black eye given to the game by Ars Technica. Shame because of the mostly positive hits it has been getting.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/10/alien-isolation-review-cold-harsh-and-unforgivable/
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I think this is starting to look like who can actually play the game as opposed to who can't. All the complaints sound like they're novice players who haven't the skill to play a game of this ilk...
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dont go to the link, they problably want to call for attention...
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I really want to play this game, but i don't want to risk the $60.. I think i might wait a bit.
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I think this is starting to look like who can actually play the game as opposed to who can't. All the complaints sound like they're novice players who haven't the skill to play a game of this ilk...
I was very predictable that that was going to happen.
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"cold harsh and unforgiving" should be good things in a fucking horror game you'd think. I want the game to make me scared and be tough, not like Bioshock with it's respawn every two meters for free mechanic.
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I really want to play this game, but i don't want to risk the $60.. I think i might wait a bit.
I am going to buy it soon and i will made a little review if Barry of someome else in SEGAbits doesnt do it first.
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You'd think an unpredictable AI would be good as well...but IGN disagrees lol
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I haven't read the review, so I can't comment on what they meant exactly. I should also quality my earlier comment with that.
I agree you don't want it to be unpredictable as in, it follows a pattern, but you also don't want unpredictable as in one minute it'll find you under a table in another room with it's back turned and the lights turned out, and the next you can fall over in front of it with a bit neon sign saying 'eat me' and it just turns around and scratches it's butt.
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You'd think an unpredictable AI would be good as well...but IGN disagrees lol
Not suprising..these guys gave TOTAL WAR and FOOTBALL MANAGER low scores...
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I am going to buy it soon and i will made a little review if Barry of someome else in SEGAbits doesnt do it first.
I'm sure you can still do it under reader reviews, Mariano
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Not really surprised with some of the reviews. Some people would obviously prefer less difficult gameplay and perhaps less tension too. Whilst one person might be dissatisfied with the Alien continually on their tail, others would relish the challenge.
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I am going to buy it soon and i will made a little review if Barry of someome else in SEGAbits doesnt do it first.
George is doing the written review and AJ is doing a video review. We also have a live stream of the game set for release day at around 8pm ET at www.twitch.tv/sega_channel_retro
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A game this different is bound to be disliked by some. The meta critic is hovering at about an 80 right now which is fantastic for a game like this imo.
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The rating scores are good but I was expecting them to be GOTY-like.
Anyway, I'm not sure if I'll get the Xone or the X360 version.
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The rating scores are good but I was expecting them to be GOTY-like.
Anyway, I'm not sure if I'll get the Xone or the X360 version.
If you have both, why wouldn't you get the Bone version?
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I don't know why sites like IGN, Gamespot and Polygon have a total bias about Sega games. Console wars syndrome or an stupid rivalry that doesn't exist with Nintendo anymore? By the way, Sega won in the West, that's why maybe. :P
I mean, they rant about frustration, hard difficult and all things that are subjective for an official recommendation.
It's a rant and with that Metacritic for the game you can really see that.
Kotaku and The Escapist are realized their mistake and have done a recommendation, just like a review needs to do IMO.
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That's actually what i like about Kotaku as well, i prefer a simple "yes" rather than an actual point system. Just let me know whether or not i should waste my time with a game or not.
I will most def buy on the XBone if i buy this, not sure why Fernando would choose the X360 option if he has a XOne..
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@MadeManG74
@pirovash88
I have the X360
But I'm planning to get a Xone at a black friday/thanksgiving sort of sale :P
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I don't know why sites like IGN, Gamespot and Polygon have a total bias about Sega games. Console wars syndrome or an stupid rivalry that doesn't exist with Nintendo anymore? By the way, Sega won in the West, that's why maybe. :P
I think everyone has a bias against Sega now, unless you're a mobile phone fetishist.
I think IGN just represent that segment of gamers that cream themselves over Madden and Cowadoody each year and think everything else is just FAKE AND GAY.
They gave God Hand a 3/10 don't forget.
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I think everyone has a bias against Sega now, unless you're a mobile phone fetishist.
I think IGN just represent that segment of gamers that cream themselves over Madden and Cowadoody each year and think everything else is just FAKE AND GAY.
They gave God Hand a 3/10 don't forget.
Stop being fake!! You know you hate God Hand, no one likes that game!!
Anyways, i see what you're saying Fernando, buy that XOne.
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Maybe in UK ,we could a bigger opening for this game.
EGX give a the little push for that.
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I think everyone has a bias against Sega now, unless you're a mobile phone fetishist.
I think IGN just represent that segment of gamers that cream themselves over Madden and Cowadoody each year and think everything else is just FAKE AND GAY.
They gave God Hand a 3/10 don't forget.
Yeah, honestly I'm more surprised at people being surprised that there are low scores!
It was always going to be a very jarring experience for people, some just do not prefer needing to think out and plan and hide in a locker to lose their pursuer. What some would find extremely repetative and frustrating to other's is exactly the sort of tense survival horror game people are looking for.
Also IGN gave Football Manager a low review because you were playing as a football manager.
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Yeah, honestly I'm more surprised at people being surprised that there are low scores!
It was always going to be a very jarring experience for people, some just do not prefer needing to think out and plan and hide in a locker to lose their pursuer. What some would find extremely repetative and frustrating to other's is exactly the sort of tense survival horror game people are looking for.
Also IGN gave Football Manager a low review because you were playing as a football manager.
Jajaja yes the football manager 2009 case XD. That was epic. IGN US gave it 2/10 and IGN UK a 9/10.
Here is the link if someome dont remember that fiasco:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/707676-ign-us-scores-football-manager-2009-as-a-2-uk-scores-it-as-91/
http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/the-single-worst-review-ever-written-ign-220881/
I dont really think that IGN have something against SEGA, they are just...no objectives in my opinion. At least in the US. (No offence).
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Personally I felt like the IGN and Polygon people just aren't into survival horror.
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Personally I felt like the IGN and Polygon people just aren't into survival horror.
That is the problem though, they need to find a reviewer who IS... So that he is comparing the game to other survival horrors, which he enjoyed and not too Call of Duty or whatever these reviewers are into.
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No one takes IGN seriously anymore...they're a laughing stock to dedicated gamers...just like EGM was back in the day...
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Was looking at more complaints and some of this was 'fetch quest' which is absurd. I know I don't like it but the Survival Horror genre's bread and butter is 'fetch quest'. Resident Evil had them throughout the game with some puzzles here and there, even new games like Dead Space (which most of these publications that have a issue with it in Aliens gave it 9-10 scores when it was released). I think its weird that its 'too long'....
I noticed a huge double standard here. If it has SEGA on the box, lower the score 3 points. I guess I might agree, I haven't played it so I will see soon.
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I noticed a huge double standard here. If it has SEGA on the box, lower the score 3 points. I guess I might agree, I haven't played it so I will see soon.
Been saying that for years also. These fuckers can't make their mind up. When sega was releasing games only on their systems...they kept marking them low and said that the systems was holding the games back. When Sega released games as a third party...they marked them low saying it wasn't the sega games we loved on their systems...and now when sega makes the exact same game using the actual license that Dead Space is inspired by...they still mark it low...Iremember sega games were marked low because they were too quick and not long enough..now this game is marked low for being too long....LOL..these guys are a joke...
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I noticed a huge double standard here. If it has SEGA on the box, lower the score 3 points. I guess I might agree, I haven't played it so I will see soon.
Don't forget that SEGA hasn't used IGN to promote Alien: Isolation through any of their ads on the website, it shows by them picking the reviewer they did too (He's a big Halo fan and in general FPS.)
Not sure if this is relevant but I was interested in seeing how well Alien was doing, the only information I have access to though is the Amazon charts and Stream charts.
Steam
10. Alien: Isolation
(There was a deluxe edition that included the season pass but that's dropped out of the charts or Steam has combined the SKUs into one.)
Amazon.com
18. Alien: Isolation [Playstation 4]
77. Alien: Isolation [Xbox One]
Amazon.co.uk
10. Alien: Isolation [Playstation 4] [Standard Edition] [42 days in the top 100]
24. Alien: Isolation [Xbox One] [Standard Edition] [16 days in the top 100]
50. Alien: Isolation [Playstation 4] [Steelbook Edition] [14 days in the top 100]
56. Alien: Isolation [Playstation 3] [Standard Edition] [2 days in the top 100]
80. Alien: Isolation [Xbox 360] [Standard Edition] [2 days in the top 100]
Amazon.fr
7. Alien: Isolation [Playstation 4] [41 days in the top 100]
25. Alien: Isolation [Xbox One] [19 days in the top 100]
36. Alien: Isolation [PC] [13 days in the top 100]
Amazon.de
49. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [Playstation 4] [26 days in the top 100]
74. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [PC] [6 days in the top 100]
Amazon.it
19. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [Playstation 4]
57. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [Xbox One]
Amazon.es
9. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [Playstation 4]
39. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [PC]
93. Alien: Isolation - Ripley Edition [Xbox 360]
Two things to note, firstly the UK has multiple SKUs see it might, if it ever gets there, take Alien: Isolation a little while longer to get in the top 100 best selling in video games for Amazon. Second I'm really surprised at how much more Alien there is in the UK charts than the US one and the massive difference in positions too heh.
Though I think it might be safe to assume this game might breeze past SEGA's 2 million+ expectations... I just hope if it does The Creative Assembly are allowed to make an original IP (Or if they want to work on Predator next I'm totally down with that idea too! : D)
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I haven't read/watched most of the reviews, but the Gametrailers review seems to give a good idea of the game's positives and faults: http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/8sbhfm/alien--isolation-review
Apparently the player becomes more capable as the game goes on, but doesn't make the Alien and possible other enemies any more threatening, meaning it actually becomes easier and less scary as it goes on. Also there's a part of the game where the Alien doesn't appear and instead you have to go up against less threatening Androids. I've also heard some complaints about the game being too long, with it taking 15-20 hours to finish.
Not sure how bad those issues really are as obviously I haven't played the game yet, but aside from those the game seems to be fine.
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Its funny because if the game was 5-10 hours they would be giving it low marks for being to short.
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Its funny because if the game was 5-10 hours they would be giving it low marks for being to short.
Really? Cause lots of games these days are around that length. And the game being long can be a problem if there isn't enough variety.
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I agree with George, that complain about the lenght is bitching in most of the cases in my opinion...
The 90% of the gamers just complain for complain in these days, like George said, if the game is 5-10 hours "buuuuuuh the game is too short!", if the game is 15_20 hours, "Buuuuuh the game is too long!"...give me a break...
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Don't forget that SEGA hasn't used IGN to promote Alien: Isolation through any of their ads on the website, it shows by them picking the reviewer they did too (He's a big Halo fan and in general FPS.)
GameInformer was a big promoter of the game.
Still their review score was a 'good-but-not-great' 7.75/10
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GameInformer was a big promoter of the game.
Still their review score was a 'good-but-not-great' 7.75/10
Sega use to use Gameinformer to exclusively unveil some of their games at one point...and since then they don't bother with them for that anymore.
Not sure if this is relevant but I was interested in seeing how well Alien was doing, the only information I have access to though is the Amazon charts and Stream charts.
What i find amusing is that the PS4 sales for this game are higher than the XBO...how amusing...
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If anything the Game Informer review is proof that just because they had a big cover story on the game, that it doesn't mean that they'll give the game a 9+ score.
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I think we should play the game before claiming "double-standard."
I admit that the game being "too long" is definitely not what I'd have expected, though it's possible that a game can feel too long if new gameplay isn't continually introduced and it begins to feel like "the same old thing."
Will be interesting to see how the public reacts to it. For the most part the critical reception so far seems solid.
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If anything the Game Informer review is proof that just because they had a big cover story on the game, that it doesn't mean that they'll give the game a 9+ score.
They would be stupid to give ALIENS COLONIAL MARINES a high score...and they were the first ones to have the exclusive look....too bad none of those images were real or realised...
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I have to agree that sometimes a game can be 'too long'. Obviously we want lots of content, but if you find yourself doing the same thing for 20 hours in a game without any significant changes or challenges to keep you interested it's easy to just want the game to end.
I can think of Grandia 2 being an example, where they just began recycling bosses at the end, and the story wasn't really going anywhere apart from 'Now the big bad is running again. Now he's throwing this at you. Now he's running again.'. Also Lost Odyssey, it felt like they just desperately wanted to be able to say it was 60 hours long or whatever.
As for sales, digital sales probably aren't a good indication yet, since there seems to be zero incentive to pre-order the game digitally (no discounts or bonuses), and it's not possible for the game to be out of stock so most are probably waiting for day one.
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Here is the launch trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trPIYFR-zAk&feature=youtu.be
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Not bad..
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I haven't seen nearly as much in the way of marketing for this game as I did for Colonial Marines, which bums me out.
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I haven't seen nearly as much in the way of marketing for this game as I did for Colonial Marines, which bums me out.
Colonial Marines had a wider potential audience I think.
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I was listening to the Joystiq podcast and they had an interesting discussion on the game. They said that if the game finished at 10/11 hours, it would have been one of the great survival horror games ever. The graphics are amazing and the atmosphere is perfect. Apparently Creative Assembly built the levels only using stuff that would have been available to the set designers in 1979, so you don't have a situation where you suddenly have guys with iPad type devices that have not been seen in any of the films. The only real problem with the first 10 hours is the human AI is stupid, but they are rare enough that it doesn't affect the game. However at 10/11 hours the entire game falls off a cliff. They specifically said it is almost enough to ruin the game. A complete change of pacing and style. They said it seemed like a creative director type told them to stretch the game for another few hours to avoid "the game's too short" type comments on forums. Interesting. I'm still planning on playing the hell out of it.
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I haven't seen nearly as much in the way of marketing for this game as I did for Colonial Marines, which bums me out.
There are TV adverts over here I've seen it come on twice between one show.
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Got my copy of Alien: Isolation! Can't wait to try it, probably going to wait until it's dark to give it a go.
There are TV adverts over here I've seen it come on twice between one show.
Also SEGA had a massive booth for it at Eurogamer this year, it was either the biggest or joint biggest with Far Cry and Assassin's Creed, something around 60+ consoles hooked up to play it.
Maybe SEGA Europe is just promoting this game more than SEGA America?
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Got my copy of Alien: Isolation! Can't wait to try it, probably going to wait until it's dark to give it a go.
Also SEGA had a massive booth for it at Eurogamer this year, it was either the biggest or joint biggest with Far Cry and Assassin's Creed, something around 60+ consoles hooked up to play it.
Maybe SEGA Europe is just promoting this game more than SEGA America?
You should leave impressions once you play it.
I would definitely agree that i haven't seen as much promotion for this game as i did Colonial Marines, i'm sure it's a SOA issue as usual.
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This is why sometimes i loss my faith in the gamer community:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/alien-isolation
The game had not even 24 hours since the launch and more than 100 people had already made a review in metacritic...for god sake...
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This is why sometimes i loss my faith in the gamer community:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/alien-isolation
The game had not even 24 hours since the launch and more than 100 people had already made a review in metacritic...for god sake...
Heh, you should see Steam Reviews.
It seems like more than half are just throwaway jokes.
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There are TV adverts over here I've seen it come on twice between one show.
I'm sure there's a commercial over here too but it hasn't been running nearly as much (in my experience) as CM was. I remember being at bars and seeing the CM commercial up on their TV screens multiple times when sports games were on, etc.
Haven't seen much of anything for Isolation, even during new South Park episodes, etc.
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The commercial's been shown on Adult Swim several times.
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Yeah, SEGA loves to show adverts on Adult Swim. I don't have cable, only game that I have seen on ads (I only watch American Football and Gotham) has been Shadow of Mordor.
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Well this is one of the most pants filling games I've played in a long... long... time . If you like the film you'll love this game as its just epic . The only bad parts so far are the poor character models and the awful lip-synching (which is every bit as bad as that seen in Blue Stinger) Other than that the rest of the graphics are brilliant, the sound awesome and the gameplay great .
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Yeah, SEGA loves to show adverts on Adult Swim. I don't have cable, only game that I have seen on ads (I only watch American Football and Gotham) has been Shadow of Mordor.
I'm already seeing ads for The Evil Within, interestingly enough.
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Well this is one of the most pants filling games I've played in a long... long... time .
Are you saying it gives you a boner?
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Are you saying it gives you a boner?
LOL! Filled with spunk or shit or both? LOL!
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Angryjoe was streaming the game yesterday and he was complaining about the save sistem and about that the game can get very hard and frustrated. But i will tell you why is that...is because he SUCK at it...watching him play was painfull, the other Joe was doing it much better than him...
I just hope than he dont give this game an "IGN style review", because if he does that will hurt the game a little in sales...
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Well this is one of the most pants filling games I've played in a long... long... time . If you like the film you'll love this game as its just epic . The only bad parts so far are the poor character models and the awful lip-synching (which is every bit as bad as that seen in Blue Stinger) Other than that the rest of the graphics are brilliant, the sound awesome and the gameplay great .
Thanks for the impressions
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Live stream happening now guys, with George and I! http://www.twitch.tv/sega_channel_retro
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Some thoughts, I've gotten to mission 5. I'll go with the bad first.
- The Playstation 3 version has some absolutely terrible framerate, at times it can slow down to incredibly low amount. One moment I was surrounded by androids and hammering my way through them after causing an EMP blast, the game's framerate was horrific!
- I for now cannot find a button that puts my item back in the back, I'm forced to be carrying a medkit for the most part because one tap of square means I'll active my flare.
- The cutscenes! You know considering SEGA has the Yakuza team at their disposal I don't get why The Creative Assembly didn't quite ask for help there, they badly needed it.
Now for all the good stuff;
- Game is so atmospheric, even on the Playstation 3 version. I've played the Playstation 4 version at a friend's house and it just looks so much gorgeous (Obviously.)
- The lighting is superb! I'm genuinely impressed with some of the effects here, such as the flame effects.
- The game really does feel different on each playthrough. On my friend's playthrough the Alien cleared out a whole room of people quickly but on my playthrough, it left the people and wandered off. Now this was bad for me since they were blocking my exit point so I decided to see if I could get the Alien to reappear by creating noise. And yeap there he was, cleared out the room for me and I managed to escape to the next section.
- The Working Joes are brutal and terrifying when they begin to gang up on you. Just when I thought the coast was clear one appears out of no where and unleashes the hurt.
- One time I decided that if I ran past all the Working Joes I'll be safe on the elevator. Nope! One of those machines was waiting for me in the elevator.
- The environment is actually more scary than the Alien itself!
- Whoever designed the sound system of this game needs an award, again another thing more frighting than the Alien.
- The Alien laughs at revolver shots to the face, LAUGHS!
Overall I'm loving this game but I'd advise everyone to try and get it on Playstation 4/Xbox One. This game was designed with current gen consoles and it shows, there's so much extra details and stuff on the ships in the current gen versions + stable framerate. I plan to double dip once I either have a better PC or PS4, game is just amazing for survival horror fans. Even if you don't have a current gen console but love survival horror, get it anyway, you will not regret it.
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- The Alien laughs at revolver shots to the face, LAUGHS!
JAJAJA.
-Amanada shots the alien
-Alien laught at her and kill her
- Alien: "Cmon Amanda...you have the Ripley surname, you are better than this...STAR OVER!.
thanks for the impressions.
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Overall I'm loving this game but I'd advise everyone to try and get it on Playstation 4/Xbox One. This game was designed with current gen consoles and it shows
Playing the game on my XBox one right now . And other than the lame save system and laughable lip synch and poor character models . This game is simple ace and just sounds amazing in 7.1 its a total Alien love it and does the film so much justice that the films makers and script writers should hang their heads in shame , where a games corps makes better use of the licence that what the Films producers have manages since 1986
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At last, the first genuenly good Sega game in quite some time.
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At last, the first genuenly good Sega game in quite some time.
I was going to respond with 'Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'.
Then I realised that came out ten years ago.
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I was going to respond with 'Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown'.
Then I realised that came out ten years ago.
I was going to reply with Yakuza 5.
Then I realised I'm the only one who owns it on this forum : (
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If that game isn't in the mail tommorrow morning, I'm gonna start cracking some skulls...
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Got the game on Steam since I don't have a PS4 yet. Runs great on my budget AMD 7700 HD GPU. Creative Assembly did a great job coding this game. My CPU fan gets awfully loud though.. I'm gonna have to look into that, maybe its just full of dust and needs a cleaning.
Game is really scary. Haven't even seen an alien yet and I'm already freaked out. Very atmospheric. My CPU fan does kinda ruin the mood though when things are really silent.
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Playing the game on my XBox one right now . And other than the lame save system and laughable lip synch and poor character models . This game is simple ace and just sounds amazing in 7.1 its a total Alien love it and does the film so much justice that the films makers and script writers should hang their heads in shame , where a games corps makes better use of the licence that what the Films producers have manages since 1986
You buying a Sega game..and a western one in that?...Biggest laugh we had at the office all morning....LOL!
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You buying a Sega game..and a western one in that?...Biggest laugh we had at the office all morning
I'll buy any good game whoever its made by , even ones by Nintendo on the consoles . And yes I buy SEGA Western games on the consoles your set for an epic fail on that one seeing I own the likes of Iron Man, Sonic Racing 1 and II, Alien Marines, Vikings, Sega Rally or can't you remember ?
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George and I play some Alien: Isolation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Bto2Ak4hM&list=UUyy8EQI5aGms4_t_mZbwpoQ
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I'll ANY GAME BUT SEGA...
There that's what you really meant faker.
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George and I play some Alien: Isolation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Bto2Ak4hM&list=UUyy8EQI5aGms4_t_mZbwpoQ
Intresting...still on the fence aboutt his title with its season pass though.
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George and I play some Alien: Isolation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Bto2Ak4hM&list=UUyy8EQI5aGms4_t_mZbwpoQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Bto2Ak4hM&list=UUyy8EQI5aGms4_t_mZbwpoQ)
Thanks for the video guys
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There that's what you really meant faker.
Like I said before . Only kids do insults and alter people posts. Maybe its you Joe who should hang your head in shame after moaning along with some, about DLC. When it's clear to anybody who plays the game , CA haven't skimped on the single campaign in retail game .
Anyway Alien Iso is a brilliant game and the best horror game made in years. Its only real bad points are it is a bit hard in places and the save point system could have been done better
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Like I said before . Only kids do insults and alter people posts. Maybe its you Joe who should hang your head in shame after moaning along with some, about DLC. When it's clear to anybody who plays the game , CA haven't skimped on the single campaign in retail game .
Anyway Alien Iso is a brilliant game and the best horror game made in years. Its only real bad points are it is a bit hard in places and the save point system could have been done better
You can talk you've only been doing that since i had the misfortune to enter into a debate with you..you've done it to many people around here as well who all said the same thing. Do you think people are that stupid that they forget what you have done only three weks ago in various topics. Stop trolling you ignoramous. You're a joke around here...and a bad one.
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For starters get a grip and lighten up and yes lets hope people remember what I said weeks ago and that's people shouldn't judge the game on the final product that ships to retail before sticking the boot in over length and DLC .
SEGA West/CA have played a blinder with this game - Not only is a great game in its own right , not only that this game do better justice to the source material than what FOX it's self has managed since 1996 , its also one of the best horror games made in decades . Its also looks and sounds brilliant on the XBox One too :)
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cleaned the dust out of my CPU heatsink, computer is much more silent now. makes the game that much more scary.
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For starters get a grip and lighten up
That's exactly what you should be doing. I'm not the one who dismisses games based on whether SOJ makes them or Sega west. I'm not the one who doesn't count a new powerful high tech engine from Sega west as not an example that Sega isn't behind in engine tech.
So don't puill that good game crap on us, mate. You've been running you're silly mouth and putting down Sega in general on things you've not only haven't been able to prove but been constantly discredited on by a regular basis by me and several others around here. Now all you are trying to do is repeat repeat and repeat you're lies again until people won't respond..and therefore by you're clearly sick and twisted mind..think that's a way that you have won the debate. Well that's not gonna happen..bucko.
So take that advice of yours and preach it to yourself.
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I am chilled , I don't throw insults or alter people's posts I'm quite laid back and I've made it very 'clear 'its 'SEGA Japan' that's behind on tech and before you hit back... Remember SEGA's not the 1st or will be the last to buy a Western Studio and get some nice tech on the back of it . Square Enix with Crystal Dynamics have done just the same for example, So have Nintendo with Retro and so on it goes
Plus remember a couple of things Its a free board and a free country People can say what they feel about SEGA their don't need your permission to post on what's acceptable or who can and can't be a SEGA fan . SEGA Japan need a good kicking and get their act together and I'm sure many of the old SEGA guard will know and can see that .
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I am chilled ,I just twist peoples arguments and carry on nonsense that's not worth carrying on.
Bing.
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In the UK, Alien: Isolation debuts in 2nd Place behind FIFA 15 (3rd week).
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251959/fifa-15-remains-at-top-of-uk-charts-alien-isolation-debuts-in-second-place/
This is a good sign. Congrats CA :)
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In the UK, Alien: Isolation debuts in 2nd Place behind FIFA 15 (3rd week).
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251959/fifa-15-remains-at-top-of-uk-charts-alien-isolation-debuts-in-second-place/
This is a good sign. Congrats CA :)
They were always going to score big in the UK...but missing out at number 1 is a bit of a dissapointment...depends how strong it is in the coming months...needs to shift all the units it can. Which is why the american charts will be intresting to see how strong it sells in that monthly chart....
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Mmm, maybe but FIFA 15 seems to be unstoppable this year, specially when they reach 5 M only in a week.
Anyway, I expect long legs for A:I in this month and later on. Possibly they are going to reach the 1.5 million at the end of the year.
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Sometimes i think EA, Trip Hawkins, selled their collective souls to the devil with the amount of sales that they get...
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It's not all that surprising really. The Brits love them some Xenomorphs...but they love Football multiple times more.
Football Manager and FIFA have prove such for years.
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Given the age rating, I'd say number 2 ain't bad against a sports title which I assume is all ages.
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Also even though this is FIFA's third week, the total sales managed to exceed 120,000 units sold, which is impressive debut numbers for games in the UK, let alone a game on it's third week.
Any other time of the year Alien: Isolation would have been number 1.
Speaking of that game, I finally completed. I am never playing it again.
The game has broken me.
A fantastic terrifying title.
But I can't handle the stress anymore. Especially a certain mission in the teens, that left me scared.
A great job from SEGA and The Creative Assembly.
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Finished, loved. But for a sequel there are some things I need.
1) More varied locations... The locations were AWESOME really cool, looked and felt incredible just to be in. But even the most delicious bacon gets boring if you eat it every day. I want more verity in locations, I know there are a few stark changes but not often enough.
2) The game touched on Bio-shock/FallOut 3 style open world to explore but I think it could be expanded on... How about real colonies I can go too and from, real time gangs and groups roaming around that I can run into, befriend or become a wanted enemy of. All round smarter more substantial human interactions would be awesome.
3) More changes of pace, again there was some cool ones I wont spoil but again they were too few and far between. I loved the stealth gameplay but I need something to break it up once in a while, same with turning on electric and hacking and finding this and that.
And finally a suggestion.
Chases! If you haven't seen the 'bear chase' from Condemned 2 go check it out. It's the most scared I've ever been in a game. It was frantic, claustrophobic, tense, scary and fun all at once... I think it would be awesome in an Alien game.
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Also even though this is FIFA's third week, the total sales managed to exceed 120,000 units sold, which is impressive debut numbers for games in the UK, let alone a game on it's third week.
Any other time of the year Alien: Isolation would have been number 1.
Speaking of that game, I finally completed. I am never playing it again.
The game has broken me.
A fantastic terrifying title.
But I can't handle the stress anymore. Especially a certain mission in the teens, that left me scared.
A great job from SEGA and The Creative Assembly.
Agree. The final mission and the ending is amazing...maybe will disappoint some people but for me it is just great.
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Chases! If you haven't seen the 'bear chase' from Condemned 2 go check it out. It's the most scared I've ever been in a game. It was frantic, claustrophobic, tense, scary and fun all at once... I think it would be awesome in an Alien game.
I agree, that moment sticks out to me as one of the most panic-inducing moments in a game ever. I figured that Alien could do this perfectly since it's an occasion where you're just being hunted constantly.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW_X-oUhOY
great review. The guys goes on forever but you'll probably find yourself agreeing with almost everything he says. He really slams into mainstream review sites like IGN and GameSpot, accuses them of not caring enough to play the game right because SEGA didn't pay them enough marketing money.
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Finished, loved. But for a sequel there are some things I need.
Question is whether there will be a next ALIEN game from Sega. This is meant to be the last game in the deal they made with Fox licensing....
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They can always renew the contract. That of course is if Fox is willing to say yes. Sega clearly wants to continue making Alien games.
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Question is whether there will be a next ALIEN game from Sega. This is meant to be the last game in the deal they made with Fox licensing....
Oh, just in time for Activision or EA to take the gold away from SEGA that they worked so hard to achieve!
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They can always renew the contract. That of course is if Fox is willing to say yes. Sega clearly wants to continue making Alien games.
Well they would have had to renew the contract before this game...I haven't heard anything to be honest so i can't say if its been renewed or not. But its not like Fox wanted Sega to make the ALIENS game in the first place..so it depends if they want them to continue..which i can't see if they would unless things have changed..
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Looking back at it, my only major problem with the game was the character models and cutscenes were seriously lacking (Specifically the lip synching and how stiff the models felt.) I also really dislike how underdeveloped the side characters all were bar one, it's a damn shame because they could have had a much more meatier and decent plot but instead is just sort of there.
Fantastic game otherwise.
Finished, loved. But for a sequel there are some things I need.
No offence but I would want none of this. It goes against every design point the game established that felt very closely linked to the original film.
Though other than point 2, something based off of Aliens would work well with all those points you made.
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Yes ALIENS would do well with the point Shark made. Prehaps a semi prequel game with the same lead character.
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This guy is really happy (some spoilers inside):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyWW6Qf4ZHI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyWW6Qf4ZHI)
So far, are are my impressions:
-The first two hours or so, are kinda dull, IMO;
-However, once the Xeno shows up it's a whole different ballpark;
-My first deadly encounter with the Alien was literally by surprise, as he just stabbed me in the back in a random spot;
-The game is scary, that sound design is so awesome that as soon as you hear a bit of scurrying, I want to run and hide;
-Those Joes are creepy and only now I've managed to kill ONE and they really don't go down easy;
-It's more than just survival horror, quite a lot of puzzle solving and searching for clues while the Xeno may or may not be around.
-The Alien AI is just amazing, I'm tense when it shows up, but I'm also fascinated by it's behaviour. If it sees you, it's almost certainly game over, unless you just manage to break his line of sight, but he so much as suspects that you're there, he'll be much more intrusive and search the room multiple times, turn back one last time just to make sure nobody there. If a massive explosion or alarm goes off, it'll even be more jittery and move around a lot more, instead of hiding around in the vents, waiting to snatch you up. It'll kill any human NPC on sight and it's just gruesome.
There are a few negatives, despite the fact that I had to do a massive install on the 360 version, loading times are huge;
In the 360 version, I've had a couple of random glitchs, some of them game breaking. Especially early on, don't know if this is just confined to the Xbox 360 version...
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So the first week worth of data is out (Well mostly European and other regions.) and it paints an overall good picture, not excellent or above expectations, but good.
WEEK 41 UK CHARTS - Multiplatform Position - 2nd (Estimated sales are at around 50,000 - 55,000)
Individual formats are as follows;
05 (NE) PS4 ALIEN: ISOLATION (SEGA)
09 (NE) XBO ALIEN: ISOLATION (SEGA)
13 (NE) 360 ALIEN: ISOLATION (SEGA)
20 (NE) PS3 ALIEN: ISOLATION (SEGA)
33 (NE) PC ALIEN: ISOLATION (SEGA)
http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110032&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=41
WEEK 41 GERMANY CHARTS
Individual formats are as follows;
09 (97) PS4 ALIENS: ISOLATION - RIPLEY EDITION (KOCH MEDIA)
29 (NE) PC ALIENS: ISOLATION - RIPLEY EDITION (KOCH MEDIA)
32 (NE) XBO ALIENS: ISOLATION - RIPLEY EDITION (KOCH MEDIA)
37 (NE) PS3 ALIENS: ISOLATION - RIPLEY EDITION (KOCH MEDIA)
*Please note the reason Alien: Isolation was 97 the previous week for the PS4 version was due to street date being broken at certain retailers early. Also Aliens: Isolation is how the game is referred to on the charts funny enough.
http://www.mediabiz.de/games/news
WEEK 41 FRANCE CHARTS
Unfortunately the French charts only shows the top 5 best selling individual format titles and Alien: Isolation only makes it on the top 3 selling PC titles at third.
http://www.sell.fr/top/index/week/41/year/2014
WEEK 41 BELGIUM CHARTS
Alien: Isolation does not break into the top 5 selling individual format titles but manages to make top 5 selling PC titles at 4th position.
http://www.belgianentertainment.be/category/jeu-video/
WEEK 41 SWEDEN CHARTS - Multiplatform Position - 4th
Individual formats are as follows;
07 (NE) PS4 ALIEN: ISOLATION
19 (NE) PC ALIEN: ISOLATION
http://angi-nordic.com/portfolio/speltoppen-v-41/
WEEK 41 FINLAND CHARTS
06 (NE) ALIEN: ISOLATION (PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE)
http://www.figma.fi/index.php/top-10/1406-kaikki-alustat-viikko-41-2014
WEEK 41 AUSTRALIA CHARTS
04 (NE) ALIEN: ISOLATION (PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE)
http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/the-igea-top-ten-charts-powered-by-npd-australia-oct-6-12/0139963
WEEK 41 NEW ZEALAND CHARTS
09 (NE) ALIEN: ISOLATION (PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE)
http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/the-igea-top-ten-charts-powered-by-npd-new-zealand-oct-6-12/0139964
Information compiled thanks to PAL Charts topic;
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=911360
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=915535
Another thing to note is the game is back at 9th position on the Steam charts. Looks like the Creative Assembly's PC background is helping keeping the title alive over there, I do believe it's going to enjoy a good selling life.
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This game makes me sweat just for the environment alone.
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This game makes me sweat just for the environment alone.
i don't know how far you are. the environment is scary, but you get used to it after a while, but dont worry, they won't let you get complacent ;) if you do get complacent bad things happen.
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Hello.
Does anybody here played the evil within?, i ask because i had hear mix reviews for the PC version at least.
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Hello.
Does anybody here played the evil within?, i ask because i had hear mix reviews for the PC version at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDSjaVWB-mY
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Wish I could have joined ya'll in all this, but i've been a little rusty lately and needed some more cheerful games to play. Im alright now though and the impressions i've gotten from reviews and everything have been great. I heard the game kind of drags on towards the end though. Anyone got that feeling?
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Wish I could have joined ya'll in all this, but i've been a little rusty lately and needed some more cheerful games to play. Im alright now though and the impressions i've gotten from reviews and everything have been great. I heard the game kind of drags on towards the end though. Anyone got that feeling?
it's not too late. as for the ending i cant comment on it, i still haven't made it that far. This game is so scary i just spend forever trying to figure out what to do while hiding. The Alien is scripted at times, but that's only to increase the scares your first time through an area. none of it makes the game predictable. That Alien is really smart, got some crazy good AI. It learns from how you play too so you cant do the same thing over and over, among other things. lol
the game also eases you in and allows you to get used to the environment. the environment alone is scary enough xD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwjX4ADCiQM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwjX4ADCiQM)
check out this video and watch this guys reactions. This game is good heart exercise.
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Wish I could have joined ya'll in all this, but i've been a little rusty lately and needed some more cheerful games to play. Im alright now though and the impressions i've gotten from reviews and everything have been great. I heard the game kind of drags on towards the end though. Anyone got that feeling?
Spoilers:
[spoiler]At the half of the game more or less, the enemy is not the alien anymore, the androids and the mother computer of the spaceship are.
When that time come the game loss a bit of the tension, but it is still very fun in my opinion. In that moment you learn more about the story itself.
Besides at the last 2 hours you encounter again with the alien so i think this idea was more to not sick the player with the alien ALL the time and have in some moments others enemies before the ending.[/spoiler]
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Mariano, can you spoiler that with a white font colour? It's a major for anyone who hasn't played and completed the game!
And I'd like to add I don't think the game drags, it just happens to stop topping itself after a certain point. I am sure you'll be broken long before that though...
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Mariano, can you spoiler that with a white font colour? It's a major for anyone who hasn't played and completed the game!
And I'd like to add I don't think the game drags, it just happens to stop topping itself after a certain point. I am sure you'll be broken long before that though...
done. i saw it. guess that's my punishment for not getting spoiler tags back on here yet, but it's not a big deal, the android's are just as scary if not more so, IMO xD
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So FW Sales are up in VGChartz: http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=Alien%3A+Isolation&publisher=&platform=&genre=&minSales=0&results=200
-370k all consoles, possibly 410k shipped.
-190k PS4 version
-Possibly 50k digital sales.
Overall, not the best FW for this season and it doesn't even close to Shadow of Mordor but this is the best FW for any Sega game for consoles in a long time and with the DLC, it could possibly have some good legs and reach the 1.2m at the end of the year.
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done. i saw it. guess that's my punishment for not getting spoiler tags back on here yet, but it's not a big deal, the android's are just as scary if not more so, IMO xD
Sorry XD
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So FW Sales are up in VGChartz: http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=Alien%3A+Isolation&publisher=&platform=&genre=&minSales=0&results=200
-370k all consoles, possibly 410k shipped.
-190k PS4 version
-Possibly 50k digital sales.
Overall, not the best FW for this season and it doesn't even close to Shadow of Mordor but this is the best FW for any Sega game for consoles in a long time and with the DLC, it could possibly have some good legs and reach the 1.2m at the end of the year.
Can we trust in those sales? sometimes VGChartz dont give proper numbers...
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Is an estimate. We can expect later the real sales in the Q3 Report (February 2015 I think).
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Sorry XD
it's ok. was motivation to add a spoiler tag. i'll get around to adding it on the post page to sometime in the future.. but for now.. here is how to use it:
[spoiler]I'm a spoiler![/spoiler]
Example:
[spoiler]I'm a spoiler![/spoiler]
and just click on it to reveal it.
Note: spoiler tag doesnt seem to be currently working on tapatalk, it just hides everything completely without an option to show it.
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I've been busy and haven't gotten the SEGAbits review up. This is the first game I'll be capturing, writing, voicing and editing a video review for, so patience. But I don't get why people find the first 'few hours' of it boring. I love it, reminds me of a slasher film and allows the user to get a sense of the atmosphere.
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The Alien AI almost needs to be isn't own seperate topic. Last night I witnessed some interesting manouvers. One of thoe situations I almost froze because It was just standing across the room possibly staring at me. It remained motionless for a little while until it started running. I had to carefully circle around the crates, making sure it didn't me. It actually tried to leave the room and twice it came back to do a last sweep.
The manual save can be viewed as problem by some, but to me it was a clever design choice. The fact that you can still move your sight to check to see if nobody is there also adds to the effect.
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Alright guys ima get it on pc then. I think I can handle this... I mean I was able to handle bioshock 1 and i've seen some dutch outlets comparing this to bioshock + amnesia. Not sure if accurate. Either way, i'm looking forward to it. I may wait for a inevitable wintersale (dat steam mentality)
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I'm gonna try not to spoil anything, but I was kinda surprised at this point: I have had like 3 or so moments where it felt like the game was ending (One particularly tought part is that I had to play on Easy Mode, because it was just too much). Man those Working Joes can sometimes be almost as creepy as the actual Xeno.
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Looks awesome, def gonna buy it.
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So far, first month sales according to VGChartz:
-Total: 620k
-Best selling version (PS4): 300k
Shipped copies (not 100% accurate): In between 800k and a million.
That's a good month and I doesn't even count digital sales (I see that the PS4 version reach the TOP 10 PS4 games in PSN last month. I don't have information about Xbox Live or Steam sales).
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Double post! xD
Although A:I doesn't seems to be a best seller, I think this game has enough recognition, sales and critics/gamers approval to greenlight another project from the CA Console Team.
A game with the same stealth, crafting and weapon system but without the Alien franchise, could be interesting.
Also, they can rewrite all of that for a more less complex version. What are you thoughts about that?
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Please don't use VGChartz for sales info. They can be alright at estimates, but that's all their sales figures are: estimates.
Anyway, the game is on sale right now on EU PSN: https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/nl-nl/games/alien-isolation/cid=EP0177-CUSA00362_00-ALIENISOLATIONP4 (https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/nl-nl/games/alien-isolation/cid=EP0177-CUSA00362_00-ALIENISOLATIONP4)
The season pass is supposed to be on sale as well, but right now it's just showing the normal price for me: https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/nl-nl/alien-isolation-season-pass/cid=EP0177-CUSA00362_00-AISEASONPASSCB01 (https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/nl-nl/alien-isolation-season-pass/cid=EP0177-CUSA00362_00-AISEASONPASSCB01)
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I believe we'll see another small surge in sales when it garners a few Game of the Year awards.
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I have finished the game today (X360 version).
It was great indeed.
The first half was quite scary then I got the flamethrower and I got the guts to face the Alien.
I just think some of the missions could be shortened, especially those involving the androids...
Are the DLC worth getting ?
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For those who were on the fence like me
66% off at greenmangaming!!
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/nl/en/pc/games/action/alien-isolation/
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According to the japanese website of the game, it will come out in november the six:
http://alienisolation.sega.jp/top.html