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An unofficial guide to Alien: Isolation, the greatest, scariest horror game ever made.There aren’t many computer games that can justify an entire book, but for superfans,
Alien: Isolation is truly extraordinary and
Perfect Organism reveals all there is to know about every aspect of this masterful game.
Discover the rationale and authenticity of the set design and art direction, learn about the alien’s unnerving abilities to second-guess the players and the importance of its unique height, find out more about the importance of the dynamic audio and the use of seventies archive soundbites, as well as the darkly beautiful music. And immerse yourself in the technical brilliance of the level design and the user interface, before reading about the deleted content, and the scenes and features that never made the final cut.
Alien: Isolation is a game of remarkable depth, complexity, and detail, and together with a level-by-level mission guide, this book will answer all of your questions, as well as many you haven’t yet thought to ask!
List of contents
Introduction - 1
Why Alien: Isolation Matters - 7
A Brief History of Alien Video Games - 11
Beginnings - 24
Building Better World - 34
Structural Perfection - 45
Sounds of Sevastopol - 52
Crew Log - 59
The Story So Far - 68
Mission Guide - 71
Cut Content - 173
The DLC - 192
What Ripley Did Next - 202
Mods - 205
Legacy 209
Further Reading - 215
Supporters - 225
About the author
Andy Kelly is an award-winning writer, artist, and internet time-waster from Glasgow who currently lives and works in Yorkshire. He's been a professional journalist for almost twenty years, covering video games, movies, television, and technology for outlets including
Vice, the
Guardian,
Edge,
BBC News,
PC Gamer,
Kotaku, and
Edge.
Summary
An unofficial guide to Alien: Isolation, the greatest, scariest horror game ever made.
Foreword
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- Author is a well connected gaming journalist.
- Fellow gaming journalists will amplify around time of publication.
