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delta25 · Mar 25, 2015

So who's laying these eggs?

Dusk Golem · Mar 25, 2015

http://scifi.stackexchange.com/ques...itary-aliens-reproduce-in-the-alien-franchise

I feel the question expands to the Alien Universe than specifically Alien: Isolation, but the eggs could of been a collective effort by regular Xenomorphs converting the cocoons of human prey into eggs, or a Queen.

Mucudadada · Mar 25, 2015

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

Well,

you can hear the cry of the Queen Alien in the reactor core

, so...

CTLance · Mar 25, 2015

Actually, that's something I was curious about as well. Kind of a shame we didn't see the queen - but then again, after the catapult ending in the last game (which shall not be named) it's probably for the better.

GothPunk · Mar 25, 2015

Watch the deleted scenes from Alien and get back to us.

Originally the Alien was able to cocoon and mutate hosts into eggs, but Aliens added the concept of a Queen.

dancrane212 · Mar 25, 2015

A dev mentioned it in an interview.

We wanted to imply that a Queen was on board but it didnt feel like facing off against a boss Alien Queen was very Alien. We were caught in a riddle of, If we show an Alien Queen, the player will expect to fight her and If we dont show her, people will ask where the eggs come from. In the end we figured it was best to preserve the suspense and mystery by not explicitly showing her.

Timeaisis · Mar 25, 2015

Mucudadada said:

something something deep lore

Salsa · Mar 25, 2015

Xenomorphs can make a cocoon out of a human body and turn them into an egg that hatches a facehugger

considering the game takes place before Aliens; fuck the queen this is now the canon shut up

Dictator93 · Mar 25, 2015

You caught me delta.

I'll stop. I promise.

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

The devs confirmed it was a queen, but it would've been cool to catch a glimpse of it, maybe when you're rising back out of the reactor core.

Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew · Mar 25, 2015

Neiteio said:
The devs confirmed it was a queen, but it would've been cool to catch a glimpse of it, maybe when you're rising back out of the reactor core.

Future DLC!!!!

delta25 · Mar 25, 2015

Dictator93 said:
You caught me delta.

I'll stop. I promise.

Get away from me you bitch!!!

Salsa · Mar 25, 2015

Dusk Golem said:
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/ques...itary-aliens-reproduce-in-the-alien-franchise

I feel the question expands to the Alien Universe

I mean not really

Zombie James · Mar 25, 2015

An

unseen queen in the reactor

. It would have been lame if they threw a non-canon plot device in the middle of the game.

ezekial45 · Mar 25, 2015

They didn't want to show it because they believed that if players saw it, then they'd have to confront it.

truly101 · Mar 25, 2015

Didn't CA state there was a Queen in Sevestapol but Amanda never encounters it? I want to say they did.

I'm almost done with the game BTW

AmyS · Mar 25, 2015

"It must be something we haven't seen yet."

SalsaShark said:

AkuMifune · Mar 25, 2015

ezekial45 said:
They didn't want to show it because they believed that if players saw it, then they'd have to confront it.

Chekhov's Queen.

Fancy Clown · Mar 25, 2015

Devi said there was a queen on board

delta25 · Mar 25, 2015

truly101 said:
Didn't CA state there was a Queen in Sevestapol but Amanda never encounters it? I want to say they did.

I'm almost done with the game BTW

It's kinda of creepy thinking she's somewhere on the station.

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

delta25 said:
It's kinda of creepy thinking she's somewhere on the station.

Yeah, and I love that. I think it's more effective using your imagination to picture the queen than the game actually showing it to you.

The Wheel of Fortune · Mar 25, 2015

It would've been cool to get at least a glimpse of the queen. Hope we get a sequel!

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

MigueelDnd said:
It would've been cool to get at least a glimpse of the queen. Hope we get a sequel!

I remember reading you can hear it at points, I think when you're descending into the reactor. It has a very shrill and distinctive cry, probably lifted straight from the movie.

Revolutionary · Mar 25, 2015

dancrane212 said:
A dev mentioned it in an interview.

We wanted to imply that a Queen was on board but it didnt feel like facing off against a boss Alien Queen was very Alien. We were caught in a riddle of, If we show an Alien Queen, the player will expect to fight her and If we dont show her, people will ask where the eggs come from. In the end we figured it was best to preserve the suspense and mystery by not explicitly showing her.

They made the right call, IMO.

truly101 · Mar 25, 2015

Amanda killed the Queen anyway so....

delta25 · Mar 25, 2015

Neiteio said:
Yeah, and I love that. I think it's more effective using your imagination to picture the queen than the game actually showing it to you.

Agreed. My first playthrough I keep wondering when I might come across her. It really had my imagination all up in a whirl.

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

delta25 said:
Agreed. My first playthrough I keep wondering when I might come across her. It really had my imagination all up in a whirl.

It also makes the Sevastapol feel like a huge place that you can crisscross all over it and still not encounter the root of all evil.

delta25 · Mar 25, 2015

Neiteio said:
It also makes the Sevastapol feel like a huge place that you can crisscross all over it and still not encounter the root of all evil.

One thing I admired was pretty much anytime you looked out a window it really gave you a sense of scale at how big Sevastapol actually was.

SmackAttack · Mar 25, 2015

Neiteio said:
It also makes the Sevastapol feel like a huge place that you can crisscross all over it and still not encounter the root of all evil.

Which is what makes it so scary. When I heard

the cry in the reactor core

I got chills.

Neiteio · Mar 25, 2015

delta25 said:
One thing I admired was pretty much anytime you looked out a window it really gave you a sense of scale at how big Sevastapol actually was.

Yeah, that was one reason I really enjoyed the space walks. Some people found those sections mundane, but I found them incredibly immersive.

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