The Alien itself is an absolutely terrifying, relentless and clever creature – its emergence from the many creaking air ducts and tunnels on the space station is almost always guaranteed to cause waves of panic and terror in the player, with the sound design playing as much of a part to scare players as the visuals – which hold up surprisingly well to this day.Ī masterclass in audiovisual design as well as art direction, Alien Isolation is a nightmare come true for any Alien fan.

When offered the chance to investigate a clue which may lead her to discover her mother’s fate, Amanda signs up – but the broken down, cheap space station she ends up on has an unwelcome, unruly and deadly visitor on board. With the action set between Alien and Aliens, Weaver’s Ripley is adrift in space, unsconscious in hypersleep – and her daughter has lost hope in trying to find out what happened to her. Taking cues from the Ridley Scott 1979 movie – a tense and terrifying haunted house movie in space, rather than the Vietnam-in-space action of the 1986 James Cameron sequel – Alien Isolation sees players in the shoes of Amanda Ripley, daughter of the Sigourney Weaver character from the movies. It immediately washed away all of the bad memories induced by Gearbox’s terrible FPS Aliens: Colonial Marines, which released a year earlier.

Here at Retro Dodo, we’re not shy about our love for Alien Isolation, Sega’s masterpiece of a licensed title (it made it onto our Best PS3 Horror Games list too!). Or finding ways for them to be horribly killed – you do you, we won’t judge! 6. The brilliant direction, clever structure and compelling story are truly first class in Man of Medan though it’s fairly brief – being designed so it’s just about possible to complete in an evening – there’s replay value in seeking out ways to keep your characters alive. It’s even possible to reach a point in the narrative where there are no characters left alive! The story is heavily focused on choice and consequence, with plenty of quick time events that often pop up so quickly during dialogue that you feel almost certain to fail. It’s a terrifying tale too, which players can take on alone or with friends in a variety of inventive modes either online or locally. It’s a storytelling device that works really well, giving this first title in the series the feel of an anthology show such as The Twilight Zone. The first in a series of interactive, cinematic tales known as The Dark Pictures Anthology, Man of Medan comes with a title sequence and even a presenter – a character known as The Curator, who pops up to comment on the action between chapters.

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