This article contains spoilers of plot points and gameplay scenarios
from the game, “Alien: Isolation” by
The Creative Assembly, published by Sega Corporation. Played on PlayStation 4.
The first Alien
movie was the best one. It established an aesthetic, a tone. It was well-acted,
well-directed. H.R. Giger’s creature designs were (are) impeccably effective.
Its sequel, Aliens, is perhaps
still-unmatched in terms of boldness and quality by any other film sequel
since, with its heightened sense of tension followed by explosive release. Yet,
Alien 3 was a complete crapshoot; it
was director David Fincher’s first film, and also marred by chronicled
production troubles which lead to a film that’s neither too frightening nor too
exciting, simply not enough anything. At least Alien: Resurrection managed to salvage a few good laughs out of me
with its complete disregard for any sort of tension and embracement of camp. Prometheus didn’t really happen, right?