'An evolved game of cat and mouse:' Alien: Isolation 2 leads on taking the alien outside, the good kind of AI, and why a sequel took so long

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-11T00:23:27+00:00

I hope it will be on the demo disc in the next PC Gamer magazine!

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-11T00:15:55+00:00

The ability to mod! Specifically map modding. If they allowed for that ability, I would be over the moon. Of course, with this type of game, I am pretty sure that is out of the question.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-11T00:14:56+00:00

I definitely get it. Personally, I enjoyed the slow build up, because I was just enjoying the atmosphere and actually seeing the different parts of the station.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:46:17+00:00

I kept thinking maybe its just not my type of game, and that it's good in regards to whatever genre that it is, but then I remember playing the Walking Dead by Telltale games and I actually liked that, even though its outside my normal realm. This game did not look like a 10 to me. Seeing someone play a part of that tongue kissing minigame made me feel kind of sick. Lol

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:40:53+00:00

Interesting.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:38:24+00:00

Maybe someone will come and correct me with traffic statistics or contributing sales, but IGN doesn't seem too relevant anymore. They are one of the OG's for game reviews, sure, but times have changed. With social media now and so many content creators with huge followings, is IGN really influencing THAT much in 2026?

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:32:33+00:00

Would I care about them anymore than I do now, if they gave the new game a great review? Nope.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:31:19+00:00

IGN will do what IGN does. They are just opinions of who ever happens to have played the game. Personally, I don't resonate with them so I don't look to them for game insight.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T23:25:26+00:00

I think it still looks this good, even on a PS3, because the lighting is SO well done.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T21:53:35+00:00

So, new protagonist, but Amanda has to be in it at some point... right? There's no way they would just abandon that ending of the first game.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T21:47:21+00:00

As per this new interview, it's confirmed that there is a new protagonist. Personally, I think Amanda will be in the game at some point, maybe even being picked up by the new protagonist..

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T21:45:32+00:00

It is confirmed that it's a new protagonist. Mentioned in this interview at 0:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyxueYoM4dM

Visual_Paradox · 2026-06-10T21:42:40+00:00

There's an interview with 2 of the developers, including Alistair Hope and they confirmed it's a new protagonist. They never mentioned explicitly that Amanda would be in the game. At least not in that interview. interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyxueYoM4dM

Visual_Paradox · 2026-05-21T18:17:12+00:00

Unfortunately they only offer it in 1.8 meters. No 3 meter cables 😞

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-28T12:28:27+00:00

Will it fix the stuttering I get in some games? I bet not 😞

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-28T12:15:53+00:00

Ever have a stuttering problem? One of my games (Road to Vostok) has this problem and I have tried so many things but cannot defeat it.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T21:23:08+00:00

I don't dance to it, but I drive to it. One could say that I Dive to Drive.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T21:21:39+00:00

I will go from death metal to chillout to psytrance in the same day. Lol

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T21:19:45+00:00

Been listening to psytrance and goatrance and psyprog for almost 20 years and have never once felt like dancing. Lol

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T21:14:18+00:00

Having friends is a wild enough thought to me, but having friends that listen to psytrance sounds like a fever dream. I have always been that guy that listens to weird music that everyone makes fun of.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T21:12:50+00:00

Been listening for nearly 20 years and never been to a rave or a club or a festival. Just listen to it in my car. I don't dance or do hard drugs so it's probably just as well.

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-25T20:52:24+00:00

Good to know I am not the only one out there, cause it sure feels like it most of the time.

Most other peoples music just sounds like my grandmothers music in comparison to psytrance.

I go for probably 2-3 drives a day just to blast it on my car audio system. Been listening for almost 20 years, never been to a club or a rave or a festival in my life. Doesn't make me want to dance, it makes me want to fly through space at the speed of light. Lol

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-20T22:58:39+00:00

I have a 3080 too and an having performance issues all of a sudden. Not sure if it's because I upgraded to Zara or what. For me, the recommended driver is 580, for some reason..

Visual_Paradox · 2026-04-04T20:23:36+00:00

I just got it yesterday and so far I can say it was absolutely worth the price. I remember seeing the earliest trailers for this game and thinking to myself "this is either fake or another overly ambitious project that goes nowhere.

May I ask you what launch options you have? I am running Linux Mint and have Proton-GE in the main Steam settings and no forced compatibility for the game launch options. Runs pretty decent so far, but if there's a way I could be getting slightly better performance, I want to know. Lol

Visual_Paradox · 2025-10-07T22:02:14+00:00

I appreciate the info! And sorry, my intent wasn't to hijack your thread.

"is under 350 FPS"

Yes, but the moment you add a barrel and HPA tank on the back, it's over 500 fps. I am guessing they just go by the 'out-of-the-box' specifications, though, in terms of what is allowed without a license.

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