Tag: Ripley

‘Alien: Isolation’ Launch Trailer Shows Off Accolades, Terror

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Alien: Isolation is finally here, and we’re beyond happy to see that the game is just as terrifying as its marketing, and is receiving stellar reviews all over the place. Can we all just forget about Colonial Marines now?

Sega has just released the launch trailer for the title, which shows off some great moments that we haven’t seen yet, and also shows off some of the positive thoughts that the game has been receiving. The game looks scary as shit, and I can’t wait to play it… for a few minutes until I get too scared and have to turn it off.

Take a look at the trailer below, and let us know if you’ll be picking it up.

http://youtu.be/1fxE6C-m9Og

No Escape: ‘Alien: Isolation’ Gets A Freaky New Trailer!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Kari went hands-on with Alien: Isolation at E3, and one of the biggest surprises of the experience was just how tense the game can be.

It also doesn’t stink, which is almost a surprise after last year’s horrendous Aliens: Colonial Marines.

Sega has just debuted a new trailer for the anticipated game, and it’s one that shows a rough end for Ripley. We’re genuinely excited for the title, and now that it’s gone gold, we’re beyond excited for its release.

Take a look at the new trailer below, and let us know what you think. Alien: Isolation hits PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC on October 7th.

New ‘Alien: Isolation’ Trailer Shows Off Its E3 Accolades

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Kari went hands-on with Alien: Isolation at E3, and one of the biggest surprises of the experience was just how tense the game can be.

It also doesn’t stink, which is almost a surprise after last year’s horrendous Aliens: Colonial Marines.

Sega has just debuted a new trailer for the anticipated game, and it’s one that shows off the title’s E3 accolades. It seems as though most outlets are genuinely excited for the game, and it’s pretty easy to see why: it looks terrifying.

Take a look at the Amanda-narrated (Ripley’s daughter) trailer below, and let us know what you think. Alien: Isolation hits PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC on October 7th.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother’s disappearance.

 

As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.

 

Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.

E3 2014: ‘Alien: Isolation’ Sends Shivers Down Your Spine

by Kari Lane

In Alien: Isolation, you get to play as Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley’s daughter. You start at an unmanned space station, not sure what has happened, and the reason behind the chaos is revealed as you play.

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An interesting fact: The technology in the game is the same as the technology in the original Alien film. The game is based on the world of Alien the movie and has the same suspense horror vibe.

In this survival game, your means of surviving are run, hide or fight – weapons/technology are not always reliable. One neat device you have is a motion detector but it is not always accurate. However, it is useful because you can scan the area ahead and get an idea if it is clear. During the game demonstration, Amanda would hide in a locker or a cabinet and have to wait for the threat to leave. You can even “hold your breath” in the game as the alien approaches your hiding spot. I really like this realistic approach to game play. There are many times when you want a character in a movie to just run and hide because you know their flimsy weapon will be no match, and now you can do that in this heart pounding game. Just watching the demo, it made you uncomfortable because it felt like you were actually there. It definitely is a thriller!

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Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother’s disappearance. As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien. Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.

The game’s release date is set for October 7th.

Guilty Pleasures: Alien 3

by Saintmort

WEEEEEEEER WEEEEEEER WEEEEEEEEER

Can you believe after all this time Prometheus is finally coming out? I feel like we’ve been hearing about this movie for 2 years. Throughout all the waiting there’s always this debate of “Is it in the Alien Universe” or not. I don’t have a clear cut answer (mostly because I’ve been avoiding spoilers) but just in case I figured Guilty Pleasure better be Alien 3

Both Aliens sequels are kind of depressing. They both had so much potential. Nowadays people hate whenever a sequel is announced. This isn’t really something too new. I’m sure in the 80’s when they were on the 8th Friday the 13th people were like ‘Do we really need ANOTHER one? Are we that out of original ideas’ blah blah blah (we’ve been out of original ways to bitch about the lack of original ideas)

But as a kid I remember EVERYONE being pumped up about Alien 3. There were advertisements in all the comics and magazines I read and they released an Aliens action figure line as a tie-in. I mean this was a hard-R sequel to another hard-R sequel and everyone was going crazy for it (and advertising to kids… the 90’s was a weird time)

I believe we all remember the Snake Alien

However the movie opened to almost a resounding WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT. This maybe have been in part due to false advertising. Check out this trailer about how the aliens come to Earth.

The alien’s do not make it to Earth. They don’t make it there in the 4th entry either. They didn’t touch down on our planet until they wanted to brawl with the Predator.

Alien 3 picks up where Aliens left off, except it immediately kills off everyone that we loved (except Ripley). The ship crash lands on a colony inhabited by male inmates with violent backgrounds.

An alien explodes from a local dog (mixing with the dog DNA) and begins to attack members of the colony. Ripley also realizes she’s carrying an alien baby and must sacrfice herself to save the rest of the inmates.

What makes me sad about both Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection is that they’re both decent ideas, from talented people but for some reason the pieces of the puzzle just didn’t fit together properly. Alien Resurrection was written by Joss Whedon who almost always at least presents and entertaining script with fun turns and was directed by Jen-ierre Jeunet the director behind visually fascinating films like Delicatessen, City of Lost Children and Amelie’.

Regardless of a talented screenplay writer and visually gifted director Alien Resurrection still fell flat on it’s face and in a painfully bad way.

Alien 3 however isn’t that awful! It doesn’t live up to the hype of Alien/Aliens or the overwhelming advertisements, but David Fincher’s camera work is well placed, the new alien design is a welcome change and the story contains plenty of mother-symbolism to keep the film interesting. The Alien birth sequence is gruesome, eerie and dark and the kills throughout are top notch. Ironically despite the negatively this movie has recieved it actually contains one of those more iconic moments in the Alien franchise.

Alien 3 is worth giving a second shot!