Alien Isolation is a follow up to last year's disappointing game Aliens: Colonial Marines. This time around Sega has given the reigns to Creative Assembly. While Creative Assembly is known for the Total War franchise, they step out of their comfort zone to give us an Aliens game unlike any other.
Rather than stepping into the shoes of a hardened colonial marine, this time we get to experience the terror through the eyes of Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley's daughter. Taking place between Alien and Aliens, the story follows Amanda after she is invited on a job that might shed some light into the disappearance of her mother and the rest of the Nostromo crew. You arrive on the space station Sevastopol only to discover that the station is in ruins and the remaining people still on board are terrified of some unknown creature.
To say the least, the game has a very good hook to get you invested in the story. The dark and tense tone is set as you begin your investigation. People are paranoid and fighting over resources and it doesn't take too long before you are faced with the terror that survivors can only describe as a dangerous organism.
