Best way to play Alien: Isolation (or any horror game)!

[Arlith]

So you bought the game and you're wondering how to get the best experience from it? It ain't with the lights on, that's for sure. Here are some tips for maximizing your horror gaming experience.

1. Play in the DARK! Yes, that means turning all the lights OFF. Hopefully you're not scared of the dark, if you are, well, at least you have the monster hiding under your bed to keep you company while you hide from aliens. So do what you have to do to get your game room dark, close the blinds, close the door, etc. Also, the game is quite dark, so being in the dark will make it easier to see in-game since you won't have the lights washing everything out.

2. Wear a headset. Surround sound is nice, but when you're hearing the distant "scattering" you might not hear on big 'ole speakers it really amps up the creepy factor.

3. Play alone. That means not playing with that one friend who goes "Trolololol, I'm standing on his head, lawlz." While it's fun to play most games with a buddy, the best way to get your heart racing is when it's just you and the Alien, in the dark, all alone. Ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom. However, if you have a real chicken pal, that can also work. Nothing like a friend who's constanty saying "What was that? I think it's behhind you." to get your paranoia revved up.

4. Turn the mic on. (This feature is only available on PS4). Need to sneeze? The alien will hear you. Coughing? The alien will hear you. Asking your mom what's for dinner? The alien will show you. So this is an awesome feature, and hopefully they will bring it to the PC. Noise will bring the alien to your location. It wants to find you, so if you're making noise IRL, it will alert the alien to your character's location.

The game's on sale in Steam now, so if you haven't tried it, I would recommend buying it!

[Code11]

lol
Nice post
Definitely the way to play it

[frostie]

and turn your monitor or tv off

[Arlith]

Hope you guys enjoy it! :D

[sENoZ]

Originally posted by ~Ren~:

I've gone a bit crazy I think, I bought it yesterday and read the best way to enjoy it is by playing on hard difficulty so that's where I've started :o

Some nice tips OP and I'm thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere of the game, it's intense!

You mean on Nightmare difficulty right ?

[sENoZ]

^^ come on man, just go on nightmare mod, nothing difficult, the alien still stupid, trow a red flare the alien will go on for couple of time x) really !!

The only sh!t is about the Joe, if they catch you, your fI_IcKed up ... ^^

[sENoZ]

Originally posted by ~Ren~:

Originally posted by -sENoZ-:

^^ come on man, just go on nightmare mod, nothing difficult, the alien still stupid, trow a red flare the alien will go on for couple of time x) really !!

The only sh!t is about the Joe, if they catch you, your fI_IcKed up ... ^^

The alien might be stupid but I'm not, I'm sticking to hard :P

hard mod or nightmare, the same mannnnn ^^
Its good in nightmare, no map when pressing tab, but fine ive finished the game in hardcore before.

anyway enjoy this game, not the alien game ive expected, but close to a good alien game.

[frostie]

but why

Originally posted by ~Ren~:

I stand corrected, it was the highest difficulty I was playing, very good game, really enjoyed that, now I want to complete it again sometime :)

[AV ON]

The antiglare on my monitor makes it very hard to see dark images in a bright room, at night though the game environment really comes to life - a game definitley best played in darkness.

[frostie]

i lie in bed with the covers over me with my cordless pad and a 50 in tv about 4 feet away

[frostie]

could you do that with a keyboard and mouse

[frostie]

sorry to here that friend

Originally posted by AV ON:

The antiglare on my monitor makes it very hard to see dark images in a bright room, at night though the game environment really comes to life - a game definitley best played in darkness.

[AV ON]

Originally posted by j4960s:

sorry to here that friend

Originally posted by AV ON:

The antiglare on my monitor makes it very hard to see dark images in a bright room, at night though the game environment really comes to life - a game definitley best played in darkness.

It's ok dude, nobody died :D

I like my monitor, IPS image quality is fantastic and I actually prefer the matt finish rather than a super reflective glass panel.

[frostie]

just like my new gtx 980 ok it works

[wildcats25]

oh man, NIghtmare mode is super creepy!