i want to like it

[willwar13]

but it needs help ..the save system is totally lame ..the rapidness of the alien spawn system is lame -as a another person said . its so time ..its like literally every 2 to 3 mins . i mean ,,cant we roam a bit and get sorta settled ,,then scare the crap out of us .. that timed alien spawn . ugh . the other stuff isnt bad ,,,just get that worked out . id honestly would rather be lookin for items ,,then fighting hordes of aliens for no reason ,, make it apart of the story -- not the story ya know - the lookin for key cards is awesome .. searching the offices and such is great .. let the environment shine - that what made alien isolation so great . it felt dark , lonely , cold ..and you just were not sure what to except

[Treebs]

The system wouldn't be so bad if the game wasn't such a complete mess and so poorly designed. I tried it again this evening and had a bug where my revolver reload got stuck mid animation so I couldn't user it and had to load the previous save. Then I was just doing the dish realignment section, had nearly finished it and had one last objective then the game crashed to desktop. It's a joke.

The save system is even more frustrating given the fact that there are very long sequences without any save and you can die in two hits. Which is not helped by the fact that the devs thought it was clever to implement a system where aliens spawn on a timer every minute or two. Not only does that make the save system very frustrating but also makes the game painfully repetitive. I'm only a few hours in and already so bored of just fighting the same enemies constantly with the same weapons. It's not not fun or tense, it's just poor game design. The devs clearly implemented the constant respawn system because they couldn't be bothered to make more interesting scripted encounters and have more moments to build up the tension.

[Swans]

Yes, very boring and flaky, I got 2.5 hours in and gave up; combination of poor performance, buggy software, repetitive gameplay, and an overall feeling the game is just not finished.

Maybe come back in 6 months and things will have improved, but as of now, Alien Isolation is still king.

[SpottyMoose]

The regular spawning of aliens just becomes tedious and adds nothing but annoyance.

I would have liked to read all the messages on the terminals to get a better understanding of the story but I didn't bother as I got sick of shooting a couple of aliens every couple of minutes.

They don't even provide any scares because the motion tracker chirps or they make a racket in the vents before they show up.

The scripted events are more enjoyable as you face a bigger wave and it's more chaotic.

[Buzzfunk]

Its not boring. IMO its good but due to some poor design decisions its not great. And it should have been a no brainer.

Part of the terror is the tension. This is an action shooter so yeah you shoot stuff. But there should have been an stealth option. Being able to hide somewhere. Save Ammo. Also the spawn times should be more random. It would be good once a section was cleared of xrays that they wont reappear. Gives a bit time to roam around and enjoy the atmosphere.

Lets hope they learn from their mistakes and part 2 will be better. But overall its pretty fun and tense.

[Buzzfunk]

Originally posted by Swans:

Yes, very boring and flaky, I got 2.5 hours in and gave up; combination of poor performance, buggy software, repetitive gameplay, and an overall feeling the game is just not finished.

Maybe come back in 6 months and things will have improved, but as of now, Alien Isolation is still king.

It runs butter smooth on my system. 4070. Quest 3. No issues all settings on high.

[Swans]

Originally posted by Buzzfunk:

Originally posted by Swans:

Yes, very boring and flaky, I got 2.5 hours in and gave up; combination of poor performance, buggy software, repetitive gameplay, and an overall feeling the game is just not finished.

Maybe come back in 6 months and things will have improved, but as of now, Alien Isolation is still king.

It runs butter smooth on my system. 4070. Quest 3. No issues all settings on high.

Interesting. What are your ODT settings, please? Also, are you using dynamic res, what are your other graphics settings in the game itself?

I have a 4070 Super and Q3 and it's dropping thousands of frames - even when I drop settings to Medium - but only in this game. Other games all run perfectly, and consistently my rig comes within top 10 for it's spec in the usual benchmarks, so would be good to know what detailed settings you've got so I can try against those.

[Treebs]

Originally posted by Swans:

Originally posted by Buzzfunk:

It runs butter smooth on my system. 4070. Quest 3. No issues all settings on high.

Interesting. What are your ODT settings, please? Also, are you using dynamic res, what are your other graphics settings in the game itself?

I have a 4070 Super and Q3 and it's dropping thousands of frames - even when I drop settings to Medium - but only in this game. Other games all run perfectly, and consistently my rig comes within top 10 for it's spec in the usual benchmarks, so would be good to know what detailed settings you've got so I can try against those.

Even on my 4090, afterburner says I've got a locked 90fps and yet it feels like it's running at 40. I've checked and ASW is definitely turned off. All other games run great.

[セーラーマーズ]

Originally posted by Buzzfunk:

Its not boring. IMO its good but due to some poor design decisions its not great. And it should have been a no brainer.

Part of the terror is the tension. This is an action shooter so yeah you shoot stuff. But there should have been an stealth option. Being able to hide somewhere. Save Ammo. Also the spawn times should be more random. It would be good once a section was cleared of xrays that they wont reappear. Gives a bit time to roam around and enjoy the atmosphere.

Lets hope they learn from their mistakes and part 2 will be better. But overall its pretty fun and tense.

You can hide, actually, and there's a good chance you'll remain unseen for a pretty good amount of time or even avoid them long enough to get to the elevator or panic room. I think the aliens that keep coming about to sweep places from time to time really adds to the tension, because you can never truly feel safe.