One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...
The picture of Amanda that Ripley receives in 1986's Aliens when she wakes up after 57 years in hypersleep. Fun Fact: This picture is actually of Sigourney Weaver's mother. Hence the resemblance.
Instead, Alien: Isolation harkens back to the survival horror template of the genre’s heyday. The stalking, creeping Xenomorph, a marvel of contemporary artificial intelligence in gaming, cannot be ...