Alien's Influence
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- čas přidán 13. 02. 2015
- Everything old is new again as we look at the cyclical history of making, re-making and ripping off Alien games.
WARNING: This video contains a hell of a lot of flashing lights because it also contains spoilery footage from the first two Alien films.
Also, if all goes to plan, this should be the first 1080p/60fps Bunnyhop video. Let me know if in the comments if you experience any problems as we explore this late new frontier.
Google translate this page for an entertaining list of Alien ripoffs, references, lookalikes and homages in classic games: www.geocities.jp/yadayo8/eiga/...
Also check out the TOVG podcast to hear us rag about Peter Molyneux and rave about the REmake remake: www.thatonevideogamer.com/tag/... - Hry
this is so accurate it's scary. Alien is one of those groundbreaking stories like Dune or LoTR that spawns a new genre of fiction.
The work that becomes a genre in itself will be called...
Hey, sorry late reply but Alien is really kind of an H. P. Lovecraft adaptation. Not a direct one, of course, but nonetheless if you're familiar with his works you'll see that the writers of Alien heavily borrowed from / generally adapted his themes and settings. I'm only mentioning this to point out that Alien is easily the best of its genre, but not the creator of it by a long shot.
@@googlegoblin3482 Here's the problem with your statement. Lovecraft did not coin the fear of the unknown trope. It was done well before that. Lovecraft just gets all the credits for it. HR Giger has more influence over Alien than Lovecraft. Go read the Wikipedia article. Now. Alien created the Sci fi Survival Horror genre. So yes it is its own genre.
@@a.s.raiyan2003-4 It's not just the fear of the unknown. Cosmic horror, isolation, ancient secrets, body horror, cosmic indifference. These are all very Lovecraftian themes. H R Giger is the artist who designed the alien which he derived from his series of paintings about similar subjects. I am aware of who he is and his contribution to Alien I'm afraid.
Watching Aliens when I was ten years old influenced a lack of sleep that night.
I have recently watched alien aliens and alien 3 all in the same day and about to watch resurrection in the afternoon and found really tense and awesome but no that scary more well tense
at least you were able to sleep
thelittle bro yeah
Nah, fam. I loved watching these gross body horror movies and monster Flicks with my Aunt.
IGN "Alien too unpredictable 5.9" -_-
That's IGN, alright.
didnt IGN hype No Man's Sky to hell?
Alien AI is smarter than the reviewer
Giovanni San José haha! Totally!
+Comrade Pavlov you have my sympathies
My god, that transition at 4:28 might be my favorite trick you've done in your videos. I rewound it probably five times.
Not only is George a fantastic videogame reviewer, travel documenter and opinion piece writer, his video editing/directing skills really are top-notch as well.
There aren't many CZcamsrs like him around these days, and frankly, he doesn't have quite the fame he deserves.
Yeah I can agree with that, fantastic transition
The term "retroactively generic" is one that can be used towards a lot of classic media. Tolkien's work has been done and redone to death, and I really feel like it's had a bigger impact on gaming, given that most of the examples of games Alien/s influenced were shooters, not games as a whole. It's not so much the pacing or visual elements, but the entire worlds and basic concepts that Tolkien should be credited for, and I'm saying this as someone who actually doesn't enjoy his works on a personal level, simply because by the time I was cognizant enough to enjoy his media, I'd already devoured it in plenty of other forms that it was already overdone and I'd never even heard of Lord of the Rings.
I would say not Tolkien, but Dungeons and Dragons.
I mean for anyone familiar with Tolkien they will notice that everything in his writing plays a lot differently than what we are used to in fantasy books and games today (today as in the last 20+ years), it's just the surface elements in them were taken and popularized by DnD.
And DnD universes go a lot differently in their world building, which is what we have seen done and redone almost to death.
Wind Falcon Well said, Falcon. I think it was Roger Ebert who pointed out that the original LotR novels were more about the character development of the hobbits whereas the LotR movies became full on sword and sorcery movies. I think the same could be said for what has happened in gaming (and movies). There are a lot of things that look Tokien-esque, but in the end are actually more like D&D.
I think its a matter of sci-fi vs fantasy here. Both areas influenced a huge amount of their genre for all media, not just games (though it happened a lot with games). That also means that while aliens mostly did influence shootery games, similar can be said with tolkein and RPGs. Though as someone else sort of brought up, there's also things like D&D, and then I have to wonder if some of the things we think aliens did was really brought from aliens or something else kind of copying aliens. Take Halo for example, that spawned some copies and strong influence, but was obviously taking notes from aliens itself.
"retroactively generic"
AKA
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Actually there are a lot of Alien/s influences everywhere, tabletop Warhammer 40k and later Starcraft (which was originally a Warhammer 40k game) have Tyranids/Zerg's, which are heavily based on Xenomorphs, a lot of the universe's atmopshere is drawn from Alien/s - before Alien/s, future was great, even if there was war, it was generally much cooler than the 1970s. But with Alien/s, it made you thankful you were in the present, since the future was even more decrepid, fucked up, and as a bonus you had aliens out to kill you in weird ways.
Then you also had the aesthetic from the movies copied to death in many piece of media, for example Command And Conquer Tiberium Sun, where practically half the GDI equipment is ripped straight from Aliens.
Basically I'd say Alien/s is to Sci-Fi what D&D is to Fantasy, to a degree it is genesis of the modern style.
When you were listing off all those games that take after Alien I remembered Prey. That game, especially near the start, really nails its tone. Looks like it was taken straight out of Alien too. Very dark and scary. Grimy, quasi-retro-futuristic technology, slimy monsters with lots of teeth, and a sense of terror and being in a completely alien and hostile environment. Then you hear the jukebox echoing through the hallways, playing Don't Fear The Reaper. Damn, that game has an awesome intro. Really deserves more recognition than it gets. It's almost Bioshock-esque.
Prey is fucking great, I have no idea why it has been forgotten. You can't even get it on Steam anymore, what the hell!
Scrustle yeah I played Prey much later than its release like in 2011 or so and was really surprised that not many people know this gem
+Scrustle I think I had heard that there was either going to be a 2nd Prey released at some point, or if not, it has already been released. Unless if it was cancelled of course... there's quite a few games that slip under the radar, so to speak, especially when it comes to the earlier titles that released on the previous generation of consoles.
+Grabbypaws Dralek the 2nd prey looked pretty good
+Scrustle Oh yeah Prey
I have that in box behind me right now...
I need to get back to it, I didn't get far...
Alien is to sci-fi games as Bruce Lee is to fighting games. :3
Amen!
Normal Bear I've never heard truer words in my life!
There are two people in this world. Those who like Alien and those who like Aliens.
I love both but slightly prefer Aliens just because it fleshes out Ripley’s Character more
You just reminded me of the theatrical release of Avatar. Fanboys hilariously accused James Cameron of "stealing" from Halo. Apparently these morons didn't realize Cameron's films, and "Aliens" in particular, had been influencing games (and various sources of media) since the early 90's.
Considering all the anti-vaccine sentiment going on in the US, I am not surprised there would be someone that stupid.
But he did pretty much rip off the plot of Pocahontas.
Noxiious Though It wasn't Pocahontas specifically, it was the "Mighty Whitey" plot we have seen in Pocahontas, Last Samurai, Dances with Wolves and countless other times.
Tychoxi Don't forget Fern Gully :)
Nathan Cassidy
We've got most of them contained in California and the bible belt.
I know that Isolation has its flaws, but it still is one of the best games I played last year. The unscripted tension and fear I felt during certain segments of that game are unparalleled. The fact that the game also manages to be the best adaptation of Ridley Scott's science fiction aesthetic is just a bonus.
But hey. I find Aliens to be its predecessor's equal. Both are magnificent films with great visual effects, set pieces, and Sigourney Weaver acting her ass off.
I heard that Aliens Infestation is a good adaption of James Cameron's movie, but I still hope to one day see the ultimate realization of Aliens in video game form. First person shooters don't have the be dumb or lazy.
James Cameron is just a walking video game. His destiny manifested at last.
I loved the alien series...
*EMPHASIS ON LOVED*
HOLY SHIZ ITS JORDAN UNDERNEATH. My life is now complete. So much to say. Say nothing. AHHHHHG. Wtf is happenin. geek be my Ndebele you bebble neebble
My favourite Aliens game is Dead Space.
+Tyrant Same. Although I do feel like Dead Space was trying to be scary. Kind of like Aliens+Alien+Resident Evil.
Dead Space is based off The Thing, not Aliens.
***** +Xenoforge78 But it's on a mining ship run by a megacorporation. How about we say the setting was based off of Alien and the monsters were based off of the Thing? That sound good?
Dead Space was more inspired, or rather a spiritual successor to System Shock which had similar gameplay and story. (then again i could say Sytem Shock took inspiration from Alien aswell)
Oh shut up you bunch of assholes, Dead space 1 is Alien, Dead space 2 is Aliens, Ishimura is the Nostromo as the LV426/Sulaco is the Titan Station, Obviously dead space takes, as the video points, many portions of other scifi horror franchises, like the thing or Space Odissey, but mostly Alien and Resident evil were the inspiration for that great game. Tyrant is correct, Dead Space is an excellent Alien experience.
The very first time I heard the phrase "that's it man, game over man, game over" wasn't even from watching Aliens, it was from an old PC flight sim where they used the movie sound bite every time you died.
Alien : Isolation is a fantastic game.
The game is not perfect and there is room for improvement in the next installment.
I like Alien and Aliens but it depends on which mood i'm in i like the most.
alien isolation deends a lot on my mood and so i always gotta force myself to play it because when im actually in the game i have fun and all
Do you need a hug? Your voice seem to be more depressed lately. Even though isn't that depressing of a video, it feels you are depressed. You are right. Many games seem to borrow tons of Alien references even though I say watched Alien because it is simple, and it works more on horror than action/adventure film. Curious, when are you finished with your next Critical Close-up?
I got that vibe too, especially over the past couple vids.
Totes. Please cheer up SBH. Play some silly games, or IRL life is good too.
He's just depressed with games. His tweets showcase a lot of more non-gamey things he's pretty joyful over.
***** you mean: 'a greater variety of achievements', right? gotta unlock those achievements.
+nikotina2003 "Does anybody want a pizzaroll?"
About the Neversleep pills:
It makes perfect sense, in the context of the Alien universe.
You wake up from hypersleep and you do your work. You sleep, because that's natural, but then you go into hypersleep for a long time anyway when you travel somewere else in the galaxy.
So it makes sense you'd try to maximize the waking hours inbetween hypersleep cycles.
Additionally - rich people, would perhaps have a part of their brain rewired in one of those surgical machines, so that their bodies wouldn't want to sleep ever(and so they wouldn't need to take any pills)
I think this plays even more into the bizzare part of the universe of Alien, when you think about it.
I'm pretty sure anyone who gave Alien: Isolation a low score was simply frustrated. Not saying it doesn't have flaws, but it's nontheless an amazing game.
Now is the PERFECT time to bring an enhanced Alien Isolation game for PlayStation Pro VR helmet :)
hell yeah I soooo want to shit my pants
I, personally, prefer Aliens over Alien for the following reason:
The main thing that holds a film like Alien back is the fact that it's a horror film. And horror films tend to suffer one problem unique (for the most part) to the genre. It's only going to be able to pull off all of its tricks once.
Let's be honest, you become significantly less scared of something that you know is coming. Where less action scenes take longer to get tired of. Over used maybe but never boring.
action films are also held back, specifically because they have to treat you like your dumb to appeal more broadly.
Alien vs Aliens is like comparing a classic Star Trek, and the Star Trek 2009 action movie. Both are good, but for completely different reasons
SerenGetter Precisely.
It's purely depends on your personal preferences. A lot like video games.
SerenGetter I prefer Aliens, but I don't feel like it's treating me as I'm dumb.
Growing up, I liked Aliens more than Alien, but now I appreciate the movie more for its cinematography, pacing, tension, creepy atmosphere, great casting and score. Nowadays I prefer watching Alien more than ALiens, but I still hold the opinion that Aliens was definitely one of the top movies from the 80s, classic action/horror.
"It's only going to be able to pull off all of its tricks once."
But if it did a good job then it gives you a lasting sensation even after the movie is done, unlike action which is quickly forgotten and you have to watch it again.
Every survival horror game needs that unkillable enemy that chases you and forces you to waste your ammo or run.
Best part of Deadspace 1 and 2 was the Uubermorph that couldn't be killed through conventional means.
Having an enemy like that puts the 'survival' into 'survival-horror'. That and very limited/costly ammunition.
The unique part of Alien Isolation was that this unkillable monster, which could only be dissuaded from chasing you for a short time, was the focal point, rather than the monotony-breaking exception.
I really wish we could find an equilibrium between the fast paced action and slow subtle horror. Like mixing the first and second Alien movies together for a game that would appeal to both demographics. Like, you can still shoot and kill the xenos, but their movement and when they appear is unpredictable, and you have to constantly watch your back, your corners and the vents if you even want to make it to the next area. Like, if the Xenos are wounded, they will re-enter the vents and re-plan their attack, still keeping you on your toes, not come at you like a dumb missile. They will be swift and cunning, and constantly trying to surround you. I think AVP 2010 had a good idea of how the aliens behave. Rather than running at you full speed, they jump on the walls and try to surround you. Sometimes they were too fast for you to get a good shot. A game like that would also be realistic. No crosshairs, only free aim and HUD is minimal. Only showing health and how many magazines you have. And think of the adrenaline rush you get, after all the time dodging and sneaking around the aliens, watching every corner and every nook and cranny, when you finally get the smartgun and you feel like you could take on the entire hive.
Yeah that is what Aliens should of been like.
like a mix of avp 3 and alien isolation
Cousin Vinnie it wouldn't work. It would create a jarring experience at best.
Both things cancel each other basically.
MrRavano RE7 seemed to pull it off. NH2 pulled it off. FEAR pulled it off. Alien Isolation had guns. Don't see how it wouldn't.
just make it have metroid upgrades. you could be like a soldier in the military, or some ripley relative with a group of soldiers accompanying you, and you get attacked and lose your stuff/squad. then you have to wander an unknown environment, picking up various weapons along the way, with the enemies slowly getting stronger. start off with eggs and facehuggers, maybe even an aggresive surrounding environment like metroid. the alien changes based off of the prey it impregantes right, so for more powerful enemies they could have predator aliens or something. then at the end, you fight a queen of course, and have an escape sequence at the same time. If you want a game that you describe, Metroid Fusion comes pretty close, but it's 2D.
Hell yeah Alien is better than Aliens!
That's not really fair, they are really two sides of the same coin really.
I get that, but there are a lot of factors in my saying that. I do not mean that I like Alien better than it's sequel, but that I think that Alien is a tighter production and a film with covered it's ass a little better.
I'm not saying it's a bad movie. I understand that Scott and Cameron are very different film makers, but I feel that Alien commits to fewer cliches and goes about portraying it's themes better as well.
My one big bias in this case is I like the era of film making that Alien comes from more than Aliens. The 80s produced some kick ass action films, horror movies, as well as a spattering of headier films. The films that stick around from the 70s are ones which focus on detail and minutia, and it's something I really appreciate as a viewer. I'm cool with turn my brain off action, but it's not the thing that sticks with me.
***** Well I never found Aliens "creepy", but Aliens has way more style. Aliens feels like an extension of the first and calling either one "better" is just too silly to be valid. If anything the first one seemed a tad cringy at times and looks like 2001 A Space Odyssey got really horny in its sexual symbolism. Aliens takes aspects of the first but cranks it way up in its scale and production values which is to be expected from a sequel.
Wicked profile picture mate
***** Aye, you got a lot wrong. Your missing a lot of what made Aliens so great. It's got great characters and great suspense, great action etc (We all know this, theres a reason its considered one of the greatest films of all time). I'm not trying to say Aliens is better then Alien by any means though, because I personally think its not (Though I'm certain its better in some aspects). Aliens took the formula of Alien and approached it differently and as most argue, better. Aliens is a great movie, and a outstanding SEQUEL.
For all SBH tries to simply label them "The Good One" and "The Bad One", it's really not that simple.
Alien is a great horror film. It uses tension and moving goalposts to great effect. But making a sequel to a film like that is not as easy as just repeating the formula (which is admittedly the most common route in Hollywood and why most sequels are garbage). The tension is gone. It took an elaborate setup to create the circumstance in which the protagonist was isolated from help and outmatched. Recreating those elements would ring false. Indeed, later (post-Aliens) Alien films cling closer to the original aesthetic, but never manage to recapture the magic.
So Aliens did something different. They took the intriguing sci-fi world Alien built and used it to make a war movie - one squad alone behind enemy lines and all that. And for all that they kill dozens of aliens in the movie *the aliens never stop being frightening*. Cameron does a masterful job of balancing the threat of the aliens against the agency of the protagonists. There are no easy encounters with the aliens. Every goal they accomplish is paid for with the lives of the slowly dwindling squad. And through this mechanic, Cameron establishes tension as effectively as Scott did.
So you end up not with "The Good One" and "The Bad One" but two different takes on the same premise; two different dishes made from the same ingredients. They're both excellent, and while you might have a taste for one or the other the real achievement is that both films work as well as they do while being so fundamentally different.
So why do games draw inspiration from the second film rather than the first one? Why did it take so long for someone to "get Alien right"? Because games rely on interaction to drive the experience forward, and interaction is better suited to the war movie than the horror movie. Because you can't recapture the experience of ignorance: we know what the alien is and how it works. Because even when you copy Alien as closely as you can, the horror experience overstays its welcome for many people after a few hours, and most gamers demand a 10+ hour experience for their dollar.
And the funny thing is that for all that games have drawn inspiration from Aliens over the years, not a single one has ever managed to succeed. This might be in large part due to the common misconceptions about the film. Aliens was never a movie about mowing down aliens. It was never an action power fantasy. It was a grim, psychological war movie where death seemed inevitable. And no matter how many times the protagonists escaped, no matter how many enemies they killed, death was always waiting for them, growing closer. It took their friends one by one, until there was no one left but Ripley. In the end, she had no choice but to confront her nightmare alone.
I'm not saying that you couldn't make a game like that. I'm saying no one has ever really tried.
TheSimianDeity so one brief commrnt about his PERSONAL OPINION counts as labeling?
thank you for taking the time to make another informative and professionally edited short clip, i enjoyed it thoroughly
"...I invite gamers to go back and watch Aliens..."
You're telling me there are people out there who haven't seen Alien or Aliens?
Kernel Havok I've met people who haven't even heard of the Alien franchise... or Ghostbusters... or Back To The Future.
Tank207 Proof there is no god.
Kernel Havok I have never in my life watched any of the alien movies. Not even predator. But have you seen the dollars trilogy?
Von Steiner Of course -- they were also my childhood... although I always preferred the 2004 edit of TGTBTU to the one I saw on VHS in the 90s. I also loved Once Upon A Time In The West. One of the best revenge stories on screen...
Kernel Havok so far I´ve only watched Alien and the reason I watched it was because the Prometheus trailer back then looked really interesting and I heard that Prometheus is a prequel or something like that, so I thought why not watch Alien first?
I still have to watch Aliens.
Really liking the 60 fps, hope your future reviews continue to utilize this. I've actually been of this same mindset about Alien(s) and video games for a while, great video though.
I would love more videos like this! Influence is always so interesting. And you’re SO good at explaining it all.
Never realized this before but in the Alien scene at 6:04 they used "insure" instead of "ensure". Wow.
Holy shit haha
+the metapod Have you ever read corporate emails? Just more stark satire in the film. Or a goof.
Damn, another awesome video. Game footage looked gorgeous on 60 fps!!! And you blew my mind as always. Love your videos, keep up the nice work!
"Star Wars levels of dryness" "Star Wars being milked" Er, we haven't had a worthwhile star wars game in years, and most of the titles in that IP were fantastic. If anything, Star Wars could use a little more attention, because as a fan, I have absolutely nothing to play, and it makes me sad.
That would be because of the Disney buyout. There was several planned that got canceled when that happened.
R.I.P Star Wars 1313 you flew too close to the sun. :(
Still haven't had the Jedi RPG that I want yet, that details the subtle things that make you go dark, instead of just being a psychopath (bioware)
Disney better let DICE LA make KoTOR 3, that would make my life complete
***** I really liked KOTOR, which you didn't seem to. But also Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series, which I wish would get a new game.
Mr Hop, you do good work. I've just watched a few of your videos, and they're punchy, smart, and concise opinion pieces that are very convincing! I wonder why I haven't watched more of your work before. :) I'll be enjoying future eps while I edit work for my lets play channel. Cheers!
I only recently discovered your channel and I absolutely love your content! The evaluation of literary tropes reminds me of studying for my generic humanities degree back in university, but this time, with much more interesting content matter! You should teach a course on this stuff.
I agree that much of the earlier Metroid games were inspired by things in the Alien movie, but I think that since Prime, the series has been extremely unique in its own right.
I think "Alien: Isolation" is a true masterpiece - that crafting, atmosphere, sound effects, soundtrack....everything was phenomenal. The original Alien movie inspired tons of films, video games and even comics. Nothing can change that.
"Alien Trilogy" (1996) and "Alien: Resurrection" (2000) were great Alien games too. Just my own opinion
You're my new favorite CZcamsR as you have seen and played everything I grew up with. Review the first phantasy star it was my first JRPG.
Binging old Bunnyhop videos in 2020!
You forgot Starcraft. Zerg = Aliens, Terrans = Humans
Awesome video!! Love your view on the media all around us. Thank you :)
Should have known IGN would give the game a crap score of 5.9.
This was a great watch dude.
I'm glad someone actually realizes this, thank you
In the second instalment they should just scrap the working joes altogether and focus more on improving upon the Alien's AI. It's unpredictability and extremely acute senses make for a very terrifying enemy.
I'm really glad I subscribed to this channel.
Wonderful video, and I absolutely dig the retro sci-fi look so much. I just cannot get enough of floppys and distorted CRTs.
This and your video on Tom Clancy's influence on the gaming industry are pretty wonderful. Partially makes me wish you'd make a video on Tolkien's influence in the industry, but really only partially.
Love your work bro, keep it up
Great perspective. And finally 60fps!
Stumbling across this 5 years later, and as a massive fans of both Alien films and video games, the influence of Alien and Aliens was really eye-opening despite how obvious it is in retrospect.
Great video! I'm really glad someone is fully highlighting this. I'm curious if you've ever compared the theatrical version of Aliens to the director's cut, and what you think of that.
I completely agree that Alien: Isolation has someone annoying flaws. Playing it seems to leave a lot of people hopeful for a followup.
While I do have issues with Isolation, I'm totally willing to look past, or even ignore them, because THIS is the breath of fresh air survival horror needed. Getting it right in an indie game is whatever, getting it right in a AAA title? That's very very good for the future.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
You secure that shit, Hudson!
As always a quality video. Talking about alien and origins of such I really recommend to watch Jodorowsky's Dune if you haven't already. Great documentary about probably the most fantastic movie project ever.
these are some darn good vids sir
Very interesting! I was very clueless before this about alien's impact. Thanks for the videos.
You produce great content and you're quite a handsome guy.
I love your vids man!
I'm glad you made a video about Isolation. Loved the game and the movie.
I know pronunciations aren't George's forte, but seriously... Buys-in-tine? I can't believe someone could mispronounce Byzantine (Biz-an-teen) by such a large margin.
+Revolver Ocelot His pronunciation of Homage is also great.
Steele DePew I'm afraid of the linguistic horrors he's unleashed.
There's actually a lot of ways you could pronounce it, "Bye-zn-tine" included.
XmetaI4everX That must be a very rare pronounciation. Nearly every documentary/average use of the word I've heard has been Biz-an-teen.
I've heard both pronunciations, to the point that I just assumed that one was North American English and the other was British.
that 60fps glory!
Pretty sweet analysis and historical background. Wish I could give this vid more likes :P
Alien Resurection actually did receive praise when it was released. It just wasn't commercially successful, and was forgotten about since. It's not just about shootings other. It had a solid amount of tension. It was by no means perfect, but then, neither is Isolation.
Wow, excellent review/retrospective, George. Top-knotch stuff.
Is it possible in the near future for you to do another one of your excellent critical close-ups, MGS4?
They are really brilliant, especially the one you have done with MGS2, it has, how should I put it...really awesome replay value of watching :D.
I remember watching a video from MrBTongue about the ubiquity of violence, how it diminishes the quality of unique games, and how Aliens: Colonial Marines failed on a fundamental level by turning away from the merits of subtlety that Isolation embraces, riffing on Amnesia's setup and the setup of the original Alien film. There is definitely something to be said to unleash fresh and creative experiences that don't rely on fight-or-flight reactive violence as dominant or exclusive mode of interaction
His first 1080p video is also his first 60 fps video. Nice.
I love your videos and I'm (and intent to stay) subscribed to your channel, but I would love it if you gave your videos a bit more unique titles. Sometimes I search for one of your videos on CZcams and can't find it because the titles are so generic. You could at least put "Super Bunnyhop" before or after the title or something. Even this little change would improve things a bit. Thanks for reading, love your videos. :-)
Fantastic video. I consider Isolation the truly best gamer of 2014, so we disagree on that, but goddamn this was a nice listen anyway. You got it.
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed the video.
"HELP" I have had brain troubles trying to remember the names of the most awesome nostalgic arcade machines from the late 80s/early 90s ! So far I got the names of some of the lost gems . One was " Cadash" another was " psychic 5 " And the other was " Sky adventure " , But I still can not rest ! I use to play this alien shooter which was a top to bottom scroller. All I can remember is that it was a complete rip off from the alien franchise but had real cool audio and game play .
You could go 2 player on it and the character was a generic looking marine and you had a flame thrower . Help ! I have hunted every where and cant locate it . It had similar graphic textures to truxton .
It's alien 3 arcade?
I loved this video a lot. I love alien and alien-influenced games so this was a real treat. On the other hand, I speedrun Metroid Prime every now and then, and that was the most infuriating gameplay I've ever seen for the game.
Interesting critique. I felt your point about video games copying alien was a little off. We stand on the shoulders of giants, all ideas come from something before it, and although its a good point that alien brought a lot to the table, it is now part of the norm. As the were things that would of inspired alien to be like it is. Ideas are not unique and isolated. They are inspired and connected. :-)
Dead Space is the only "Alien" game that manages to deliver the settings from the first and second Alien movies. There's a lot of action and shooting, and yet it still creeps the hell out of you everytime.
It's hilarious how you posted this video right when Broforce just did Aliens DLC.
DAMN this video looks great
_fans are much more likely to appreciate an adaptation that focusses precisely on what all the other adaptations have been missing all along_
Industry at a stalemate, copy and paste. A little weary circle of repeat.
I got Isolation when it first came out, and I still haven't gotten around to finishing it just because of how well they nailed the setting. I honestly get terrified when I see that Xenomorph. The androids, while not as scary, are unsettling, and they kill me multiple times before I figure out how to get past them. When the game was first announced, they said you wouldn't be able to just fight in every situation. First chance I got, I tried it out. Saw a group of androids, and tried to pick a fight with them. I killed one, maybe two of them, before dying. This game has shown that if I was in this real situation, I would die, quickly.
I loved this game in 2014 .. still do .. Here's hoping for part 2 some day 😁
I just simply share the same thoughts, couldn't had imagined a better description about Alien universe and all the influence in all video games.
Excellent video!
Awesome video, I just watched aliens for the first time and alien 3. Recently got the new game and I'm hoping it'll be like the first movie.
Awesome video!
I do think Metroid does capture a creepy atmosphere and the "subtlety" from Alien, but of course it's a stranger comparision because you're hunting aliens there.
I'm also a fan of Alien but not of Aliens at all.
While I like the feeling and atmosphere done of the game. Just looking when you're talking about the posters/call logs and I can see it following those tropes in an uncanny valley esque way. I visually saw how it looked indistinguishable from the Bioshock/DeadSpace games of the last "era." It's odd how it can be a call back to tropes and ideas of something done so frequently and not done ever at the same time in ones mind.
Great video man!
In my eyes it's the true sequel to Alien.
Couldn't have asked for a better game in the franchise.
I count ten main AvP games.
1: Alien vs Predator (Snes - 1993)
2: Alien vs Predator: Last of his Clan (GameBoy - 1993)
3: Alien vs Predator (Arcade - 1994)
4: Alien vs Predator (Jaguar - 1994)
5: Aliens vs Predator (PC/Mac - 1999)
6: Aliens vs Predator 2 (PC/Mac - 2001 - also includes Primal Hunt expansion)
7: Aliens vs Predator: Extinction (PS2/Xbox - 2003)
8: Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (PSP - 2007)
9: Aliens vs Predator (PC/Xbox 360/PS3 - 2010)
10 Aliens vs Predator: Evolution (Android/iOS (2013)
There were also Aliens in the 2005 PS2/Xbox title "Predator: Concrete Jungle", as well as four mobile phone titles, and about three web games.
The 2000 AvP game was amazing.
It's not just the influence of the film Alien, more importantly it's the influence of the otherworldly designs of H.R. Giger and his unique (or rather his strangely disturbed) mind. Without Gigers monster designs it would have not been half as influencial as it is.
For me there hasn't been such a distinct, weird and charismatic monster in any film before or after in terms of looks. Though the film has added a very important layer to it: the Aliens ruthless intelligence and personality.
Only the Predator design comes close if it's about distinctness, but that is still too humaniod.
Yeah but much of Giger's work were rejected for movies and games, what you see on screen is just a tiny bit of his work.
Alien is a direct adaptation to Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, with the change being that it is set in space, and Lovecraft's work is set on Antarctica. You should read it, its a short story, you will see the obvious similarities.
Very interesting and a great way to frame Alien: Isolation's reception.
Though I'm left interested in what your AI issues were, especially since the AI between normals enemies and the Alien are so different. The AI of the Alien is what won me over, so I'd like to know if you saw things I didn't.
Solid analysis. Thank you.
I think that might be why I love Aliens. Every decision has been ingrained within me to make perfect sense by now.
Also "Legend" by Ridley Scott was the main inspiration for The Legend of Zelda. Did Ridley make a movie about a shroom eating plumber that I'm unaware of?
it is defintely slow. i fell asleep after the first 30 minutes in the station, woke up, tried to help the doctor, got yet another fetch quest and then returned the game
You can go back ever further to the first time the term "Space Marine" was used in the 1950's in the novel Starship Troopers.
Just watched this video and it's funny, since it's the Halloween season and I'm a HUGE fan of the Alien movies, I decided to watch the first Alien movie again and got to thinking about how influential the franchise was myself, particularly in relation to Metroid, of which I am also a major fan of. Although I did realize how many video games seemed to take their cue from the franchise, especially Aliens, I thought it was an excellent point, noting how 'video-gamey' Aliens was. I never really looked at it that way. I do like to draw comparisons between Metroid and Alien, of which we all know the comparisons are certainly there already, but it's totally a sort of proto-'video game' movie that relies on the same sort of tropes that a lot of games would later follow. That's a pretty good way of putting it.
I actually still need to play Alien: Isolation and meant to play through it this year for Halloween. Maybe next year. Shame it didn't sell well enough to get a sequel though.
Why does no one ever talk about the AVP game of a few years ago on the last generation? The story mode wasn't thrilling, functional at best, but the online was brilliant, with each races strengths and weaknesses perfectly balanced I thought.
Running round the walls as a Xenomorph and getting the drop on your enemy then smashing your tiny mouth thing through his skull was brilliant. Unloading your smart rifle into the darkness with only your motion sensor as a guide and dropping your foe, rewarding. Leaping a huge distance, firing off your fancy shoulder cannin then literally ripping your opponents head off, satisfying and cool.
Granted, the match making system sucked balls, but as a class based shooter, I thought the mechanics and race specific elements were brilliant.
+Farseer Flore AVP was an awesome game, gotta love the fact that it had 3 separate campaigns too, each a decent length and each with a different play style and vibe
Could you do a review on Windows 10 ? Ive heard that its free now but its not a big upgrade..
I am curious
Can I get a list of games shown in this video? Particularly at 2:11, I can vaguely recognize it but can't come up with the name for the life of me.
I bought alien isolation last year during black friday sale and have yet to play it but i did watch a play through on CZcams of the whole game! And i remember watching alien when i was growing up and to see someone make a game out of that movie last year was great but i will be playing alien isolation soon because i gotta finish dying light and the evil within as well as other games.