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[Draugoth]

Aliens: Dark Decent announced, coming 2023 to PS4/5, XSX/S, XBO and PC

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

ALIEN ISOLATION 2?

 

[JimmyRustler]

Shooter or like Isolation?

 

[RAIDEN1]

No pressure on this then to be as good as the near decade old Alien Isolation....more so with how long the gap has been...

 

[buenoblue]

Twin stick shooter? Meh.

 

[-MD-]

Looked like a top down/isometric shooter.

 

[ahtlas7]

 

[Lognor]

Dark descent? What could that mean?

 

[Kacho]

Got that Game Pass look about it

 

[LordCBH]

I want a colonial marines but not shit like colonial marines.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[brian0057]

Oh, shit! A sequel to Alien: Isol...
*it's based on Aliens*
Goddamn it!

 

[Stitch]

 

[RPSleon]

Wait is this a twin stick game? The final shot in the trailer looked that way.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Rambone]

No thanks.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Why has no publisher looked into making a sequel to Alien Isolation? Its been about 8 years and fans have been clamoring for a sequel ever since. Did it really not sell so well?

 

[skit_data]

Oh yesh baby

 

[RAIDEN1]

Why has no publisher looked into making a sequel to Alien Isolation? Its been about 8 years and fans have been clamoring for a sequel ever since. Did it really not sell so well?

Well unless you bring back some of the key members of that team, then it would happen, that game was probably the best Alien game ever, good enough to be its own movie, and that is a tall order for other developers to match...

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Was interested until I saw it was isometric. Nope. Not for me. Was hoping this was a sequel to Alien Isolation…

 

[Spukc]

Wait is this a twin stick game? The final shot in the trailer looked that way.

looked like an RTS?

 

[Comandr]

Was interested until I saw it was isometric. Nope. Not for me. Was hoping this was a sequel to Alien Isolation…

Same. I allowed myself to get a little excited when I was a fox studios game. AND YET

 

[MiguelItUp]

Was not expecting this whatsoever. I love Aliens, so I'm pretty damn interested!

 

[Neff]

Why the fuck has he got a tape recorder in the future

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Twin stick shooter? Not for me but I know there’s an audience for this out there. Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint!

 

[IntentionalPun]

Wait is this a twin stick game? The final shot in the trailer looked that way.

I don't see how it looks like a twin stick shooter, the way everyone is standing and shooting looks more like a squad-based RTS type game.

edit: Yeah it's labeled as an RTS on Steam... this isn't a twin stick shooter I don't think

 

[winjer]

An RTS.....
What a disappointment.

 

[ultrazilla]

Aliens: Dark Decent announced, coming 2023 to PS4/5, XSX/S, XBO and PC

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe.

Count me "cautiously optimistic" with this one. When it comes to Alien games, you'll get anywhere from excellent-Alien: Isolation to average-Aliens-Fireteam Elite and garbage-Aliens: Colonial Marines.

When I was playing The Ascent, all I could think about was "Wouldn't this be amazing if we got an ALIENS game in this style?"

I hope they don't screw this up.

 

[manfestival]

Isometric does not bother me at all but I am willing to give this a consideration once more comes out about the game.

 

[VN1X]

Fantastic! We desperately need more Alien(s) games so I'm all about this. Seems like it'll even boast some high production values.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I've always loved the idea of leading your marines in battle, so, now we get to. I really hope it's decent!

 

[Laptop1991]

Isometric has put me off, i haven't played a game with that view since Balder's Gate, i wouldn't play Fallout 1 and 2 because of it, if it was 1st person and made well i would of considered playing the game, which was why Aliens vs Predator 1 and 2 were so good back in the day imo.

 

[R6Rider]

The whole Alien atmosphere is ruined when they do these top down camera shooters.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I love twin stick shooters. Dead Nation, Alienation, Nex Machina, ect. Will keep my eyes on this.

 

[Esca]

I'm interested sure to being a big aliens fan but isometric kills this for me. First person the atmosphere comes alive

 

[Revolutionary]

Looks good. What's up with those Strogg-looking enemies, though? I'm not 100% up on Aliens canon these days

 

[Arachnid]

No Isolation, no care.

 

[JusticeForAll]

Disappointed this is a twin stick shooter. My ideal Alien game would be a combination of both Alien Isolation and a more traditional military shooter. So both Alien and Aliens in the same game, basically.

 

[Kuranghi]

Is it like a sort of tactical RPG, but real-time? Or something where you control one guy (any of them) and they assist based on behavior you set, ie a more complex Cannon Fodder?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Well it's singleplayer, that's enough to keep me interested for the time being.

But please SEGA make Alien Isolation 2 ffs.

 

[ACESHIGH]

They spent more in the cinematic than in the rest of the game.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

When I was playing The Ascent, all I could think about was "Wouldn't this be amazing if we got an ALIENS game in this style?"

This is exactly what i said, it'd be a perfect mix!

 

[BodhiHogie]

Just want to get in on this thread to agree Isolation was fantastic. The script was better than anything Hollywood has come up with post Aliens.
In the gaming world, Isolation is the only one that got it right imo, and strangely the introduction of the flood in Halo CE did it for me too. I didn’t have a pc back in the day, so I can’t comment on the AvP games.
I enjoy twin stick shooters, but I don’t feel the Alien’s license is going to add very much value to that genre.

 

[vpance]

Is it like a sort of tactical RPG, but real-time? Or something where you control one guy (any of them) and they assist based on behavior you set, ie a more complex Cannon Fodder?

Probably like Shadow Tactics and Desperados, but controlling a squad. Or more recently Partisans 1941.

 

[gamer82]

damn I just bought fire team on ps5 thinking we where getting more content sneaky devs

 

[Umbasaborne]

Maybe one day we will get the aliens cm that gearbox lied about

 

[CitizenZ]

So when I saw this I thought it was DLC for Aliens Fire team but I dont expect much anymore.

 

[gamer82]

Maybe one day we will get the aliens cm that gearbox lied about

thats a game that should get a remake , unreal 5 please . they are still on my block list for that bait and switch.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

We had a chance to check out a hands-off demo of Focus Entertainment's Aliens: Dark Descent, the latest terrifying game in the Alien series which sees you command a squad of Colonial Marines during a Xenomorph outbreak! Here's what we know about it so far.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Seeing that footage, makes you wonder that a 3rd person perspective game could have easily been made, action adventure RPG, exploring the background to Weyland Yutani, etc....mix it up with a bit of Dead Space...etc....but no here we go again another fire-team episode..