Alien Isolation is a first person stealth horror game
while i don't necessarily think it's a scary game, maybe because i played so many that i find them hard to be "horror" but it does an excellent job in this aspect.

The environments are designed so well, the visuals\lighting, sounds, voice acting and the story is superb, everything stays true and loyal to the atmosphere and aesthetics of the first aliem movie.

The story is huge but here is a glimpse

you will play as Amanda Ripley(daughter of Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley) with the objective to find the flight recorder from her mothers vanished ship the Nostromo that is located in the sevastopo station.
Upon arrival at sevastopol she finds that the station is damaged and largely deserted, its inhabitants reduced to small bands of frightened, paranoid looters hoarding scavenged resources who react violently to anyone outside their group. all due to a "monster" that is loose aboard...

Gameplay

The space station is divided into multiple sections, each section is composed of a set of rooms and corridors separated by doors, some doors will require a keycard or a numbered entry code, while others need to be cut with a plasma torch or hacked using an electronic device and of course stealth tactics in order to survive against the alien and other threats.
you will be able use a motion tracker to detect their movements, craft several items like emps, noisemakers, molotovs and pipe bombs by collecting schematics and different kind of materials throughout the game to be used as distraction, weapons to deal with some threats if necessary because you will have limited health and ammunition also most of these weapons will attract the alien.
the game has several save terminals spread along the areas some between levels so you have to be careful because if you die you will rollback like 10-15min.

Length
It took me around 23hours to complete

Pros
the storyline
level design
atmosphere\sounds and soundtracks (Headphones are a must)
execellent graphics and visual effects with good performance
unpredictable alien AI behaviour. you have to adapt and change to outsmart it


Cons
some issues with the AI in nightmare difficulty(i dont recommend this mode, if you want more challenge theres plenty mods out there)
Somewhat linear storyline. Although you can choose many different paths/options, the story sticks to a script. It would have been nice to have more control over the story.
DLCs are just minigames but they are almost for free so..
unbalanced flamethrower ammo in the last hours of the game, it felt overpowered because the ammo was too common
some unnecessary levels(just to extend the time of the game(
you can't pick up weapons from survivors(scripted), they re only usefull against humans anyway.



Final verdict
I enjoyed this game from start to finish, its simply a quality game.
the gameplay and plot are well done.
it has some minor problems related to item balance(you problably wont notice). the first hours of the game is bit boring until the alien shows up. it has many puzzles but with the length of the game they can be repetitive and too much stealth require in some levels that can lead to frustration and annoyance

i will give a 8.5/10

Is this game for everyone? maybe not.it requires patience, this isnt fast paced fighting the alien face to face, the game can be frustrating for some...
you might find the experience too much to handle

if you like sci-fi \ horror or you're an Alien film fan, you will enjoy this game.

Alien Isolation is a first person stealth horror game while i don't necessarily think it's a scary game, maybe because i played so many that i find them hard to be "horror" but it does an excellent job in this aspect. The environments are designed so well, the visuals\lighting, sounds, voice acting and the story is superb, everything stays true and loyal to the atmosphere and aesthetics of the first aliem movie. The story is huge but here is a glimpse you will play as Amanda Ripley(daughter of Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley) with the objective to find the flight recorder from her mothers vanished ship the Nostromo that is located in the sevastopo station. Upon arrival at sevastopol she finds that the station is damaged and largely deserted, its inhabitants reduced to small bands of frightened, paranoid looters hoarding scavenged resources who react violently to anyone outside their group. all due to a "monster" that is loose aboard... [b] Gameplay [/b] The space station is divided into multiple sections, each section is composed of a set of rooms and corridors separated by doors, some doors will require a keycard or a numbered entry code, while others need to be cut with a plasma torch or hacked using an electronic device and of course stealth tactics in order to survive against the alien and other threats. you will be able use a motion tracker to detect their movements, craft several items like emps, noisemakers, molotovs and pipe bombs by collecting schematics and different kind of materials throughout the game to be used as distraction, weapons to deal with some threats if necessary because you will have limited health and ammunition also most of these weapons will attract the alien. the game has several save terminals spread along the areas some between levels so you have to be careful because if you die you will rollback like 10-15min. [b] Length [/b] It took me around 23hours to complete [b] Pros [/b] the storyline level design atmosphere\sounds and soundtracks (Headphones are a must) execellent graphics and visual effects with good performance unpredictable alien AI behaviour. you have to adapt and change to outsmart it [b] Cons [/b] some issues with the AI in nightmare difficulty(i dont recommend this mode, if you want more challenge theres plenty mods out there) Somewhat linear storyline. Although you can choose many different paths/options, the story sticks to a script. It would have been nice to have more control over the story. DLCs are just minigames but they are almost for free so.. unbalanced flamethrower ammo in the last hours of the game, it felt overpowered because the ammo was too common some unnecessary levels(just to extend the time of the game( you can't pick up weapons from survivors(scripted), they re only usefull against humans anyway. [b] Final verdict [/b] I enjoyed this game from start to finish, its simply a quality game. the gameplay and plot are well done. it has some minor problems related to item balance(you problably wont notice). the first hours of the game is bit boring until the alien shows up. it has many puzzles but with the length of the game they can be repetitive and too much stealth require in some levels that can lead to frustration and annoyance i will give a 8.5/10 Is this game for everyone? maybe not.it requires patience, this isnt fast paced fighting the alien face to face, the game can be frustrating for some... [u] you might find the experience too much to handle [/u] if you like sci-fi \ horror or you're an Alien film fan, you will enjoy this game.