Is Alien Isolation worth it ?

[Micah]

I decided to make a new topic from a planned response to Senni_Ti's post in the SUMMER SALE! thread, since it became longer than planned.
My problem is, that im in doubt about ALIEN ISOLATION but i might want to get it on steam summer sale :3

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Just got this with a friend, 99p steal.

Alien isolation is on sale atm, not a bad price.

Is Alien Isolation worth it ?

I mean, im really interrested. The movies where a big part of my childhood scifi experiance and i loved and watched them a hundred times ... means, i am quite a fan.
Yet i kinda doubt that the game delivers the ultimate ALIENS experiance because of the strange approach they took ... pure survival and story driven as it seems ... not that its an uninterresting way to go but its ... well strange.
I really dont wanna hurt my memories of the good old movies more than the newer movies did; lucky i didnt play the other games (asides from older ones) because they seem to have been quite bad.

Question remains ... is it worth it as an revival of the franchise as a game and an deep dive into the ALIENS universe? Did they deliver the first ALIENS movie mood as promised ? Is it sufficient to make the game playworthy or does it end up with a feeling of cheap FX-spam ?

Lets maybe compare it to the Prometheus movie in relation to ALIENS, which is by far not a perfect movie, but still transports a surprizingly fascinating and inspiring view.

(Sorry for the long write, i hope i did get my point accross of what i expect from a game that tries to get right at the heart of ALIENS)

[Overdriven]

It's very much a survival game but I would say the truest game to the genre in a long time. It definitely has the 'Alien' feel to it.

Just be prepared to do a lot of dying and replaying sections, which tends to be why I only play it in short bursts.

It's certainly not an action orientated game, you spend most of the time sneaking around in my experience so far. But it is very tense and well done.

[Grumbs]

Can't think of something that translates from movie to game better than this. Just got to give it some time, its a bit of a slow burner to start with. Also check your graphics supports DX11 I think it is

[Micah]

... Also check your graphics supports DX11 I think it is

oh, well ... i guess this renders the game out of question for me then -.-'

Thanks for the replies anyhow 

I guess, that means: back to playing KOHCTPYKTOP for me then 
http://www.zachtronics.com/kohctpyktop-engineer-of-the-people/

[darmaster]

i couldn't go on, too scary

[Micah]

i couldn't go on, too scary

your'e talking about A:I or KOHCTPYKTOP ?