Behind the Terror of Alien: Isolation

First Look: Behind the Terror of Alien: Isolation

Alone, unprepared, and unarmed, Amanda Ripley is forced to match wits with death itself in Alien: Isolation. The Creative Assembly’s deeply immersive and fanatically detailed survival-horror game returns to the roots of the Alien film franchise — no pulse rifles or space marines here, just you, your wits, and the galaxy’s most feared predator.

To better understand the “lo-fi sci-fi” origin of Alien: Isolation on PC,Xbox 360,Xbox One,PS3 and PS4, we asked Creative Lead Alistair Hope for insight into the team’s development process. From design philosophies to the technical possibilities of PS4, Hope reveals a host of insights on the development of Alien: Isolation.