3:51:37 Max: "Aagh! Oh my f-ing god dude!" Game: "Achievement: How do you feel" Max: "I need a break from this game" Game: "Find a Trauma Kit" Seems like the game devs knew exactly what they were doing :D
Imagine the trauma kit was a psychological android that gives you therapy “So what happened to the doctor and how does that make you feel?” *screaming* “ *You are becoming hysterical* “
@@michaelwilson5114 Tut Tut. Were going to have to have a talk about safety protocols. Come with me please. Running causes accidents. Your making me waste valuable company time. How inconsiderate.
*Movies struggeling to get a decent sequel to the masterpieces that where Alien & Aliens* *Video game capture the atmosphere of the first movie and gives a satisfying continuation of the saga* Sometimes, video games are just better.
My favorite part is at 2:02:17 when Max's jaw drops and he leans in to the screen, while the Alien is just ripping dudes apart with ease. That's when I knew he was getting hooked.
@@paulollarsabaiii9824 Same! My top 2 games are actually the same as Max's. I tried Bloodborne out in 2015 and I liked it but didn't love it. Tried it out two years later in 2017 and it became one of the greatest games I had ever played.
That scream you hear at 44:40 is the alien queen. The makers of the game confirmed there is a queen on the station but they didn't want to show it as players would expect a boss battle at some point. Apparently you hear it a couple more times during the game.
That is extremely interesting and terrifying, I always assumed it was just a random noise that intentionally sounded like a Xeno, just to mess with the player.
@@trajanthornton5834 Ripley is in a much higher realm that cannot be compared. She was and will forever be the *BEST THING* that ever happened to Max and Jae Jae :)
Fun fact: right after Axel’s death, you CAN summon the alien by hitting the walls with the wrench. Also, when you get in the transit cart, the alien drops from the vent RIGHT AS YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, right at the doors of the tram.
I think Prometheus and Covenant are okay enough to give them a watch. The first AVP film is good as popcorn entertainment. But other than that, that’s all
@@menawitthek6806 you can only get it legally via having a physical copy. Pretty sure its licensing issues thats the reason why it isn't on steam with the other avp games.
The audio design in this game is so good. It makes my individual ears twitch and move, it's so weird. This game was super effective for me. When you just see it sprinting at you, it's real dread.
Also Max, few tips. You have a flashlight if it's too dark. Second, keep moving. The longer you stay in place, the shorter the tether between you and the alien will get. Keep in mind you can WALK everywhere unless the alien is right in your face. This will increase your movement speed significantly and it's fairly silent. And the alien can also hear the motion tracker if you're using it too close to him. Also don't forget you have a plethora of tools to distract the alien. Good luck! It's the best aliens game ever made!
Game: Survivors on the station are just trying to stay alive. Don't mess with them and they won't mess with you. Also Game: *Has survivors shoot you on sight with no context
I mean, they have xenomorphs on the station and no meaningful plan to deal with it, people are just panicking and shooting anything that moves, not realizing that is just dooming them faster, that and running, is a death sentence
It’s very surprising how good this game is and it’s more surprising that it was done by studio that mostly does strategy games and this was their first try at a horror game.
3:17:55 - Jesus! This part scared me! But man it's like in those horror movies when your trying to open a coded door; only to fail & then you started to hear footsteps behind you that you eventually turn around & the monster gets you.
The European Extreme version is definitely the scariest game I’ve ever played. The motion detector is broken from the moment you get it apart from making the noise that something’s nearby, and you are constantly on the absolute edge of your seat for the entire game, apart from the cutscenes :) An incredible experience and well worth going back to try.
Is "European Extreme" anything like "Nightmare?" Because the tracker doesn't work in Nightmare difficulty either, it only gives the direction to your objective.
I was born and raised in the village that was mentioned in the deleted scene from Aliens. In the directors cut Paul Reiser's character tells Ripley that her daughter is buried in a cemetery. This cemetery is located in Little Chute, Wisconsin. I never found out why they added this detail. Probably someone who helped to make the movie was from my village.
I absolutely LOVE how during the intro of the game when we hear Sigourney Weaver as Ripley leave her message from the Nostromo and she lists all the crew member she makes a brief but distinct, crucial pause before saying Ash. You can hear her distress, animosity and bitter memories when she names him on her last message. Such an awesome detail.
@@stephencarter7625 There have been very weird off topic comments like there popping up lately, Like a lot, either 4chan is having some fun or this is a 5 dimension meme
@@Smug502 Yeah but there are lots of these weird comments all from different sources and a weirdly indirect way to get views does not make sense in my eyes
I also find it interesting how he keeps on getting notifications that his materials are maxed out And yet, like, not once does he consider using those materials to craft shit
Ya, and when the the pizza delivery comes, a xenomorph named Janice should answer the door and eat his face. Cause no alien is gonna give a flying fuck about Covid-19.
A final comment, it's nice to see how riddled with anxiety you got in medical. The aim of the game is literally to overcome everything you are feeling while making rational decisions on your next actions on the fly; often very rapidly.
Watching Max play this again on stream made me REALLY appreciate the sound design. You can really feel how much tension in this game gets built just from audio cues alone. Very few games have nailed it as much as this one did. I also really respect Max's playstyle throughout the run. I think a lot of people found the game too long in part because, on top of all the objectives, it's really easy to feel stuck in a corner and never wanting to move. Max always inched his way forward though, and pulled some ballsy plays, which I think the game encourages.
Part of the reason the game takes so long (at first) is because it sets traps that the player will walk into by themselves. New players (Max included) feel the need to whip out the motion tracker at all times, not aware that all enemies (the xeno included) can hear it going off, causing them to be killed by it; new players (Max included) immediately think that jumping into a locker is the best way to hide, not aware that it leaves you with nowhere to go and can result in you losing health when you hold your breath too long. To Max's credit, he's got a feel for the game most people don't have this soon- he's walking when it's safe, which is _exactly_ what you want to do when the xeno is not around. The _best_ way to survive is to keep moving when you can, be patient when it's dangerous, take calculated risks every so often, and use everything at your disposal (especially access rewires).
I agree. There's something special about space horrors. Whether it's Alien, Event Horizon and, yus, Dead Space, (even the GREAT Star Wars novel: Death Troopers), I just feel drawn to them, wanting to immerse myself in their lore and learn all I can. Even though my nerves wouldn't permit me to play these games myself, I've watched multiple playthroughs and they never get old. Personally, I'm really happy how well received Dead Space's remake is lately. Gives me hope this genre still has a lot of interest.
Thing of Beauty? The AI is extremely basic and actually really bad when you look at it. The game encourages you to hide from the Alien when it is around, but the Alien itself will always patrol in a set radius around your character even though it doesn't know where you are. So if you're on one side of the map searching for items and trying to avoid it, it'll gravitate over to your location which will likely cause you to hide, and if you do hide you'll see it's pattern clear as day. It'll patrol and wander in a set distance from your position, walking back and forth and even if you sneak away and go to another section it'll just reppear there instead. It makes exploring the enviroments and landscapes a tedious and annoying chore where you hide, wait for him to leave then get out of hiding only for him to reappear moments later causing you to hide once again and do the whole process over again. You can't out run the alien and items that stun it or distract it don't last long enough to be worth while.
@@Summer_Tea I mean hey, if you enjoy tedious AI then more power to you. I don't think it would've bothered me as much had I not seen through it almost instantly. The mystery and horrifying aspect of the Alien hunting you is the key appeal of this game and if you don't have that then it becomes like most horror games where the enemy is more of an annoyance than anything scary or engaging. The medical ward was one of the worst parts for me because of the map lay out you can literally hide in one of the rooms and watch as the Alien prowls back and forth outside, because it might as well be attatched and connected to you via an invisible rope it'll never go too far before coming back, giving you a very limited window to escape, I found that if you just sat there the Alien would never leave that section until you do and once you start to move it will also start to move as well. Psychic enemies that constantly graviate towards you despite crouch walking and trying to sneak when getting to far from them isn't my Idea of fun. You never feel like you're out smarting the Alien just abusing it's broken AI loop.
3:42:00 "You can lock most doors?" Literally. The _worst_ idea. The Alien can get in and out of nearly _any_ area using vents (the patient rooms are the only exception in that area). All Max has done is trapped _himself._
Which honestly is probably the point. To make you think you're safe and then remind you that Xeno's don't use traditional ways of traveling that humans have to.
That thumbnail.......... PERFECTION. Also, I’m in shock this game is 6 years old! It’s legit the best Alien game I’ve ever seen. They nailed the look, the style, and The HORROR. And it’s amazing this game is actually part of the Lore of the movies! It shows how much the team really respected the movies. Mad respect from you as well Max. Your knowledge of the movies is impressive.
The recent uptick in interest in Isolation among streamers is good to see. The game was well received when it came out, but I don't think it got the recognition it deserved from a wider audience, in part because of RE7 coming out shortly after. I think Isolation is waaaay better than RE7.
Agree!! I think it's on it's way to becoming a cult classic, just had a late start. This game was TERRIBLY underrated and CA did such a good job, its good to see them being recognized for what is arguably one of the best games in gaming history.
@@LisleVonRhuman Also didn't help that the first hour or so is so damn slow. Slow starts can be good to set up everything, but with that slow start, it can also be really easy to make your audience impatient if not done near perfectly
@@HoodWeegee That slow start is one of the main reasons so many of my friends put this game down and never picked it up again. I adore the Alien franchise so I was hooked from the opening and loved every second.
Man if the same studio did a full graphics and physics overhaul of this game I would gladly buy it all over again and pay double what I payed for it in 2014.
Simply put as someone that went through the game truly from start to finish, this nails the style and atmosphere of the first film perfectly and appropriately ratchets up the tension and scale to also convey the energy of the second film too. The first 10 hours of the game are exhilarating, haunting, and creepy as well as tense with an unstoppable monster that can be deadly to you and everyone else. In the last 5-8 hours though, it does become long in the tooth, forcing backtracking to get to the standard ending for this series (self destruct and airlock QTE) and the Alien loses its scare factor, when about a dozen of them stalk throughout the entire station as soon as you get the Flamethrower. Damn good, but its notable flaws keep it from being truly one of the finest horror games in general. For now, it's one of the best game entries in the Alien Series.
Max won't see this message but, The Shining wasn't the first horror movie, I know of at least, to have no music. There's a movie called "The Haunting" which is a 1963 ghost movie but there's no ghosts shown, there's no music, and you never see any sort of creature. It is one of my FAVORITE horror movies of all time, definitely top 5.
Max has such a big bro vibe. Like he knows all this weird, slightly-before-my-time stuff about movies, games, people, his dad was at Universal so he sometimes drops neat little inside stuff... Idk. Its just neat. Shine on.
My first horror game Got to the vent you see the xenomorphs shadow in before you see it , heard the noises Turned it off never played it again And every Halloween I keep trying to build up the nerve to play it Still haven’t
Dude, watching this live was amazing. Watching his initial reactions of the game ever since he last played it was awesome, and the later sequences in the game were tense as hell. This game offers such a great "Alien experience," and unfortunately I highly doubt we'll ever get a game like this ever again.
Anyone who remembers the 80's realizes that Paul Reiser's character was very believable. He was the do-anything double-talking yuppie who was out for a percentage above everything else. The only unrealistic thing about his character is that karma actually managed to bite him in the ass. Most yuppies in the real world made their money at the cost of everyone else, said "peace out bitches", and moved to a gated retirement community.
Holy shit lol. Max is so bad at paying attention to environments. The amount of glowing things he misses is astounding. Its driving me up the fucking wall lol.
1:28:00 everyone died at this part in their 1st playthrough. This room is brutal if you don't know what you need to do or what to expect. Really happy Max is doing a playthrough of this game, absolutely love it and it's super faithful to Alien/Aliens
The one movie that fucked me up as a kid was The Blob (1988). I was around 6 years old and I would often sleep on the floor downstairs because I had super bad vertigo, so I couldn't sleep in a bed. And I remember I kept waking up cuz the TV was on, and The Blob was on at around 1am or something. And I remember seeing three deaths; the one where the girl tries to pull the guy away and ends up ripping off his arm; the one where the guy dies off-camera when he gets dragged up onto the ceiling; and the one where the guy gets pulled into the sink at the restaurant. That last one *fucked me up* forever. Even now, 25 years later, I can't watch that movie.
one of THE best Sci fi horror games for me right next to Dead Space. can't even recall how many times i was pausing game just to take a break with shaking hands barely managing to light my cigs
53:54 go to this time and then keep a close eye on the dead body! It moves ever-so slowly. You can skip back and forth for about 50 seconds to really see it.
Just wanted to stop by and say after watching this live on Twitch awhile back, this is one of my favorite playthroughs I had the pleasure of watching from start to finish. As Alien Isolation is my favorite Alien game and my favorite survival-horror game, this was definitely a treat to watch another fellow Alien/Aliens fan slowly fall in love with this game as the playthrough went on! Thanks for archiving this on TH-cam and hope to see the Nostromo DLC episodes streamed sometime soon too! Shine on and thanks again! Glad you had fun!!
Characters, environments, and atmosphere build ups are quintessential to contributing to a great story. let it be as slow as it would take to flesh them out, there's a reason why movies like 2001: Space Odyssey is liked by many albeit it's really slow..
I still can't believe I finished this game 7 times! In all difficulties available. I must've been out of my mind back in 2015. No regrets though. AI became one of my favorite games of all time. A true hidden gem...
The robot was just like "this locker is sUs" and went over to the locker. He was waiting and was probably thinking "tf is this girl doing?" Imagine if we saw it from the robot's perspective
4:04:19 like a scene from a movie, made 10 years ago but still looks so good. Combination of shadows, light, reflections on the floor + sound. Everything blends together perfectly.
Great game. Btw in 1:22:48 the momment you press the call button the alien is active but he wont come to search for you unless you make some noise or wait in the same place for too long. 1:23:50 you said nothing is gonna happen buuut if you hear there was an audio cue of the alien dropping, got lucky there Max 🤣🤣
YAAAASSS! The game is generally okay for the first few hours depending how quickly you progress and how much the atmosphere gets under your skin. I can see how it being a slow burn initially might have been a let down. Then Medcial happens. That separates the wheat from the chaff alright. Fun fact: you can die in the first transit area after Axel dies. I tested it once because on a re-play I wondered why I was hearing actual vent cues before I left. Did that on nightmare (deliberately left flashlight on) Jesus christ it just dropped and killed me before the transit car doors opened, LOL. I love this game to pieces.... I mean I've lost a lot of the 'fear' but you still have to operate under a deal of stress. The survival maps in particular are a nice challenge afterwards as it puts together everything you've learned, give you very limited resources and slaps a time limit on your objectives
The length of those playthrough really prove how experience & skill can make a game MUCH shorter. Most blind playthrough of this game by youtubers take 8-10 hrs total (with a few ragequits here and there) The WR for (Nightmare Difficulty) with No Major Glitches is like 2h 43m 08s This game's "lifespan" is probably one of the most player-dependant one I've ever seen (and played myself).
Dear Max, I have been with you and your content for such a long time (joined in the old Soul Calibur days). For the last few years I did not really come by, but with the current situation I found myself with more time at my hands than usual. You have again become somewhat of a (happy) regularity in my every day life and I am pretty stoked about that. Especially since we never met :-D. I was so happy to see, that you finally gave this game a full playthrough (I can remember your opinion from back when it was released. You were still salty about marines -as we all were). Anyways, huge thank you for being you and being you for such a long time. Greetings from ze country of Deutschland. P.s: Sorry for the cheeze my dude.
Fire in the sky messed me up I was terrified of aliens for years. I was under 10 as well and walked in and sat while my parents were watching it. They were usually super strict but somehow I sat and watched the entire movie with them.
@@chrisk3127 when the video went up youtube went down for a few hours and anything uploaded in that time frame got messed up. I believe Max talked about it on Twitter at some point.
I'm never over how perfectly this game recreated not just the aesthetic of the Alien movies but the feel of them as well. The slow build and dread up until all hell breaks loose
When Max was describing how much he liked space thrillers, I'm wondering if he's played Observation. That is *definitely* right up his alley if he doesn't mind the controls. PLUS, it has former Creative Assembly devs involved in it
Man, I can't believe it has already been 7 years since I played this for the first time. One of the best gaming experiences I've had in my life. In addition, Alien is my favorite movie of all time, and I have constant nightmares about being chased by Xenomorphs. This game had me stressed like no other game. It physically pained me, that's how tensed up I was while playing it. Now everything about the game feels so nostalgic. If it weren't for the Alien and those pesky androids, I would love to live on Sevastopol Station. It has that charme.
If you're gonna watch Aliens, there's the theatrical release and the extended release. Theatrical is fairly paced and easy to get into. But the extended edition has some scenes that are awesome, saddening or frightening that were cut: One of them was the turret scene. It's just a couple of auto turrets bottlenecking a hallway. Seeing the characters watching a blurry crt security cam of the turrets blast the xenos seemed cool, but the frightening thing was when the ammo starting running out and the xenos... they're still pouring from that hallway.
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3:51:37
Max: "Aagh! Oh my f-ing god dude!"
Game: "Achievement: How do you feel"
Max: "I need a break from this game"
Game: "Find a Trauma Kit"
Seems like the game devs knew exactly what they were doing :D
definitely. that part scared the shit out of me
Imagine the trauma kit was a psychological android that gives you therapy
“So what happened to the doctor and how does that make you feel?”
*screaming*
“ *You are becoming hysterical* “
@@sentientmustache8360 *Proceeds to throw against the wall and bash your head against the wall multiple times.*
I wonder if anyone brought this up to Max at the time. Rewatching this playthrough after watching him play the dlc.
It's hard to tell if he's acting but Max did a perfect "I'm about to be chest bursted" imitation.
4:08:33 Max does a near perfect Homer Simpson scream
It's moments like these that he has a Homer emote on Twitch.
It was quite an amazing scream, ngl
Waited 4 hours to hear it and was disappointed. Not near perfect, but it was alright.
jumped out of my own damn seat and felt my heart move. I think I lost 5 years on that one.
@@PopADoseYo why didn't you just skip
Max encounters a large, deadly alien threat and immediately shines his flashlight directly at it. Mm.
it's not death by daylight lmao
Yes, this won't do
It was turning on the light, not the light itself, that doomed him - if it's 3:11:40 you're talking about.
@@michaelwilson5114 Tut Tut. Were going to have to have a talk about safety protocols. Come with me please. Running causes accidents. Your making me waste valuable company time. How inconsiderate.
@@Nyxthenight “death by daylight” lmao, I’m dying from laughter.
*Movies struggeling to get a decent sequel to the masterpieces that where Alien & Aliens*
*Video game capture the atmosphere of the first movie and gives a satisfying continuation of the saga*
Sometimes, video games are just better.
The sequels were able to capture the atmosphere easily though, sometimes the game can only just about keep up at best.
@@nathanalexandre9043 Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection are not good.
@@MedIevalCyrax agreeee
@@MedIevalCyrax Alien 3 is like bad and alien resurrection is like plot armor on setroid
@@13thKingMu Honestly I think Alien 3 Assembly Cut is great tho
"It's not like anything's gonna happen" he said, as the alien immediately dropped from a vent behind him.
"It's not like anything's gonna happen"
Kerr-CLUNK
Timestamp?
@@evankurasu3190 1:23:48
@@enexie_nxe bless u
I also remember him saying, "The Alien's too big for vents like this." 2:24:34
My favorite part is at 2:02:17 when Max's jaw drops and he leans in to the screen, while the Alien is just ripping dudes apart with ease. That's when I knew he was getting hooked.
I _loved_ that. That was the moment you could see him subconsciously thinking "... I _might_ have been wrong about this game."
I really admire how Max gave this game he once disliked another chance and ended up loving it. He's such a genuine dood.
In fairness, he did the same thing to Bloodborne, and Bloodborne is now his 2nd favorite game of all time
@@paulollarsabaiii9824 Same! My top 2 games are actually the same as Max's. I tried Bloodborne out in 2015 and I liked it but didn't love it. Tried it out two years later in 2017 and it became one of the greatest games I had ever played.
So in other words, do not judge a book by its cover. ;)
@@stellarproductions8888 probably more accurately, don't judge a book by page one.
way better than ign by a long shot
That scream you hear at 44:40 is the alien queen. The makers of the game confirmed there is a queen on the station but they didn't want to show it as players would expect a boss battle at some point. Apparently you hear it a couple more times during the game.
That is extremely interesting and terrifying, I always assumed it was just a random noise that intentionally sounded like a Xeno, just to mess with the player.
3:17:57 The curse of forgetting the code
The look on his face at 3:18:02 says "I know I'm fucked."
I was dying then I got jumpscared by the alien lmao
@@whateverkat8122 same here. Scared the shite outta me! Lol
Bro when I saw Max got it wrong my face dropped and i said "oh shit" that jump scare musta been scripted
@@trulylaxcat5222 its not scripted.
Out of all the choices Max has made in the past 6 years, returning to Isolation will qualify as his best one by far.
Does that include having a child?
@@trajanthornton5834 Ripley is in a much higher realm that cannot be compared. She was and will forever be the *BEST THING* that ever happened to Max and Jae Jae :)
Naming his kid ripley i think inches it out for top spot. Agree that having ripley is on a whole different level above all
Ya, cause were all in a human isolation right now, while experiencing an alien isolation. The stress is real.
@@trajanthornton5834 - Cringe dude.
Fun fact: right after Axel’s death, you CAN summon the alien by hitting the walls with the wrench. Also, when you get in the transit cart, the alien drops from the vent RIGHT AS YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, right at the doors of the tram.
False*
@@nathanalexandre9043
What?
@@nathanalexandre9043 nah it's true, it can happen. Right as max entered listen, you can hear the alien spawn out of the vent
yeah, but it will actually just drop down and kill you if you're too slow in the transit car. it's not connected to the button press.
@@VeryVeryMelon i think he was talking to max in the comment.
Alien, Aliens, Alien: Isolation
That's all you need to see from this franchise.
And AvP2, that game was lit even if you basically have to pirate it to find it again.
I think Prometheus and Covenant are okay enough to give them a watch. The first AVP film is good as popcorn entertainment. But other than that, that’s all
@@NightOwl--wk2ve Prometheus is a recycled Alien but bad...that movie is terrible... What a waste of my time... Watched it recently
@@ztron369 yea I couldn't find AvP2 anywhere and then I saw somebody I know had it and I was like "how the hell do you have this?".
@@menawitthek6806 you can only get it legally via having a physical copy. Pretty sure its licensing issues thats the reason why it isn't on steam with the other avp games.
3:11:23 is when Max gets his proper first one-on-one session with the Xenomorph
Max, I hate to say it like this, but your anxiety-riddled reactions and screams are a true delight to witness. Can't wait to watch the rest.
The audio design in this game is so good. It makes my individual ears twitch and move, it's so weird. This game was super effective for me. When you just see it sprinting at you, it's real dread.
Also Max, few tips. You have a flashlight if it's too dark. Second, keep moving. The longer you stay in place, the shorter the tether between you and the alien will get. Keep in mind you can WALK everywhere unless the alien is right in your face. This will increase your movement speed significantly and it's fairly silent. And the alien can also hear the motion tracker if you're using it too close to him. Also don't forget you have a plethora of tools to distract the alien. Good luck! It's the best aliens game ever made!
Things can be easy but he doesn't seem to think about how to use what the game gives him. Also won't stop checking the damn scanner every 5 steps
Game: Survivors on the station are just trying to stay alive. Don't mess with them and they won't mess with you.
Also Game: *Has survivors shoot you on sight with no context
Yeah, some are weilding guns while others are just running and hiding away from the chaos.
I mean, they have xenomorphs on the station and no meaningful plan to deal with it, people are just panicking and shooting anything that moves, not realizing that is just dooming them faster, that and running, is a death sentence
It’s very surprising how good this game is and it’s more surprising that it was done by studio that mostly does strategy games and this was their first try at a horror game.
That's why there is so strategy involved to deal with the alien... huh, cool.
dead space was kind of in the same boat
And ended up heavily influencing re7 and the games after, which ended up redeeming capcom and saving resident evil
God I hope one day they make a second one or even a remastered version. Can you imagine this with modern graphics and ray tracing???
@@johns1625your wish has been granted they officially announced a sequel is in development
4:08:34 will forever be one of my favorite Max moments, lmaoo
just came back here to say how much these videos helped me through my surgery recovery. Thank you, Max and shine on!❤️
*sarcasm* this game is too spooky, lets play 3rd strike
5 seconds later
*fire*
WAAAGH
3:17:55 - Jesus! This part scared me! But man it's like in those horror movies when your trying to open a coded door; only to fail & then you started to hear footsteps behind you that you eventually turn around & the monster gets you.
So? Among us?
Brian Koskinen oh yeah. I see what you mean. This part is exactly how among us game does.
The European Extreme version is definitely the scariest game I’ve ever played. The motion detector is broken from the moment you get it apart from making the noise that something’s nearby, and you are constantly on the absolute edge of your seat for the entire game, apart from the cutscenes :) An incredible experience and well worth going back to try.
Is "European Extreme" anything like "Nightmare?" Because the tracker doesn't work in Nightmare difficulty either, it only gives the direction to your objective.
I was born and raised in the village that was mentioned in the deleted scene from Aliens. In the directors cut Paul Reiser's character tells Ripley that her daughter is buried in a cemetery. This cemetery is located in Little Chute, Wisconsin. I never found out why they added this detail. Probably someone who helped to make the movie was from my village.
I absolutely LOVE how during the intro of the game when we hear Sigourney Weaver as Ripley leave her message from the Nostromo and she lists all the crew member she makes a brief but distinct, crucial pause before saying Ash.
You can hear her distress, animosity and bitter memories when she names him on her last message. Such an awesome detail.
X.VQ
The quickest “let’s goooooo” in the west
@@AxxLAfriku wtf
@@stephencarter7625 There have been very weird off topic comments like there popping up lately, Like a lot, either 4chan is having some fun or this is a 5 dimension meme
@@AxxLAfriku OK, I'll drop another dislike for ya. Don't worry you're not getting a view either, vpn.
@@razagan1343 well this dude is basically begging for views and a like, don't.
@@Smug502 Yeah but there are lots of these weird comments all from different sources and a weirdly indirect way to get views does not make sense in my eyes
I love how Max learns how to lean, a very useful tool for reducing exposure when peaking around corners.
And then he just
Never uses it again
I also find it interesting how he keeps on getting notifications that his materials are maxed out
And yet, like, not once does he consider using those materials to craft shit
Or that he freaks and tries to run from the androids but stops every 5 steps to check his motion detector
Yeah Max is garbage at this game.
Alien: "hey anyone ordered pizza hut?"
Max: 3:31:40
Alien: "oh ok then bye :("
That :( hit really hard for some reason lol, I wanna see it edited onto the Alien's face now
Ya, and when the the pizza delivery comes, a xenomorph named Janice should answer the door and eat his face. Cause no alien is gonna give a flying fuck about Covid-19.
"Hey let's shine a bright light at the scary monster!" ---- the late maximillillian dood ---
This video for me is 50% loving his Alien franchise knowledge and 50% me screaming at the screen for him to pick up the big glowy maps.
I'm still of the mindset that Max's intro and outro are some of the coolest tunes I've ever heard. Always pumps me up.
A final comment, it's nice to see how riddled with anxiety you got in medical. The aim of the game is literally to overcome everything you are feeling while making rational decisions on your next actions on the fly; often very rapidly.
Watching Max play this again on stream made me REALLY appreciate the sound design. You can really feel how much tension in this game gets built just from audio cues alone. Very few games have nailed it as much as this one did.
I also really respect Max's playstyle throughout the run. I think a lot of people found the game too long in part because, on top of all the objectives, it's really easy to feel stuck in a corner and never wanting to move. Max always inched his way forward though, and pulled some ballsy plays, which I think the game encourages.
Part of the reason the game takes so long (at first) is because it sets traps that the player will walk into by themselves. New players (Max included) feel the need to whip out the motion tracker at all times, not aware that all enemies (the xeno included) can hear it going off, causing them to be killed by it; new players (Max included) immediately think that jumping into a locker is the best way to hide, not aware that it leaves you with nowhere to go and can result in you losing health when you hold your breath too long. To Max's credit, he's got a feel for the game most people don't have this soon- he's walking when it's safe, which is _exactly_ what you want to do when the xeno is not around.
The _best_ way to survive is to keep moving when you can, be patient when it's dangerous, take calculated risks every so often, and use everything at your disposal (especially access rewires).
I agree. There's something special about space horrors. Whether it's Alien, Event Horizon and, yus, Dead Space, (even the GREAT Star Wars novel: Death Troopers), I just feel drawn to them, wanting to immerse myself in their lore and learn all I can. Even though my nerves wouldn't permit me to play these games myself, I've watched multiple playthroughs and they never get old.
Personally, I'm really happy how well received Dead Space's remake is lately. Gives me hope this genre still has a lot of interest.
The AI for the Alien is a thing of beauty. An absolute gem of a game.
Try the Unpredicable Alien Mod. Makes it even better tenfold
Thing of Beauty? The AI is extremely basic and actually really bad when you look at it. The game encourages you to hide from the Alien when it is around, but the Alien itself will always patrol in a set radius around your character even though it doesn't know where you are. So if you're on one side of the map searching for items and trying to avoid it, it'll gravitate over to your location which will likely cause you to hide, and if you do hide you'll see it's pattern clear as day. It'll patrol and wander in a set distance from your position, walking back and forth and even if you sneak away and go to another section it'll just reppear there instead. It makes exploring the enviroments and landscapes a tedious and annoying chore where you hide, wait for him to leave then get out of hiding only for him to reappear moments later causing you to hide once again and do the whole process over again. You can't out run the alien and items that stun it or distract it don't last long enough to be worth while.
@@rileyboy10 AI in Games has a couple of videos you should watch.
@@rileyboy10 I like how you just described the core gameplay loop that is exactly what I signed up for as an example of "tedium."
@@Summer_Tea I mean hey, if you enjoy tedious AI then more power to you. I don't think it would've bothered me as much had I not seen through it almost instantly. The mystery and horrifying aspect of the Alien hunting you is the key appeal of this game and if you don't have that then it becomes like most horror games where the enemy is more of an annoyance than anything scary or engaging. The medical ward was one of the worst parts for me because of the map lay out you can literally hide in one of the rooms and watch as the Alien prowls back and forth outside, because it might as well be attatched and connected to you via an invisible rope it'll never go too far before coming back, giving you a very limited window to escape, I found that if you just sat there the Alien would never leave that section until you do and once you start to move it will also start to move as well. Psychic enemies that constantly graviate towards you despite crouch walking and trying to sneak when getting to far from them isn't my Idea of fun. You never feel like you're out smarting the Alien just abusing it's broken AI loop.
3:42:00 "You can lock most doors?"
Literally. The _worst_ idea.
The Alien can get in and out of nearly _any_ area using vents (the patient rooms are the only exception in that area). All Max has done is trapped _himself._
The doors become unlocked shortly after so it doesn’t really matter lol
@@whateverkat8122 You don't want to have to wait for it to unlock when the Xeno is in the same room, _especially_ not in that hallway.
@@KalibreSteelblast True true
Which honestly is probably the point. To make you think you're safe and then remind you that Xeno's don't use traditional ways of traveling that humans have to.
That thumbnail.......... PERFECTION.
Also, I’m in shock this game is 6 years old! It’s legit the best Alien game I’ve ever seen. They nailed the look, the style, and The HORROR.
And it’s amazing this game is actually part of the Lore of the movies! It shows how much the team really respected the movies.
Mad respect from you as well Max. Your knowledge of the movies is impressive.
The recent uptick in interest in Isolation among streamers is good to see. The game was well received when it came out, but I don't think it got the recognition it deserved from a wider audience, in part because of RE7 coming out shortly after. I think Isolation is waaaay better than RE7.
Probably because the LAST Alien game...
kinda soured most people's taste or patience of games in dev hell while being absolute shite!
Agree!! I think it's on it's way to becoming a cult classic, just had a late start. This game was TERRIBLY underrated and CA did such a good job, its good to see them being recognized for what is arguably one of the best games in gaming history.
They came out like 3 years apart
@@LisleVonRhuman Also didn't help that the first hour or so is so damn slow. Slow starts can be good to set up everything, but with that slow start, it can also be really easy to make your audience impatient if not done near perfectly
@@HoodWeegee That slow start is one of the main reasons so many of my friends put this game down and never picked it up again. I adore the Alien franchise so I was hooked from the opening and loved every second.
Man if the same studio did a full graphics and physics overhaul of this game I would gladly buy it all over again and pay double what I payed for it in 2014.
the genuine shock and horror on max's face at 2:02:22 is amazing and my favorite reaction he has in this video
This thumbnail is a masterpiece
Wow didn't notice that !
Simply put as someone that went through the game truly from start to finish, this nails the style and atmosphere of the first film perfectly and appropriately ratchets up the tension and scale to also convey the energy of the second film too. The first 10 hours of the game are exhilarating, haunting, and creepy as well as tense with an unstoppable monster that can be deadly to you and everyone else. In the last 5-8 hours though, it does become long in the tooth, forcing backtracking to get to the standard ending for this series (self destruct and airlock QTE) and the Alien loses its scare factor, when about a dozen of them stalk throughout the entire station as soon as you get the Flamethrower. Damn good, but its notable flaws keep it from being truly one of the finest horror games in general. For now, it's one of the best game entries in the Alien Series.
I know Max is mostly known as a fighting game streamer but boy do I enjoy watching his playthroughs of games like this
Max won't see this message but, The Shining wasn't the first horror movie, I know of at least, to have no music. There's a movie called "The Haunting" which is a 1963 ghost movie but there's no ghosts shown, there's no music, and you never see any sort of creature. It is one of my FAVORITE horror movies of all time, definitely top 5.
Ngl I thought Texas Chainsaw Massacre did it first
Max has such a big bro vibe. Like he knows all this weird, slightly-before-my-time stuff about movies, games, people, his dad was at Universal so he sometimes drops neat little inside stuff...
Idk. Its just neat. Shine on.
3:51:29 is a true panic attack.
Indeed 😂
My first horror game
Got to the vent you see the xenomorphs shadow in before you see it , heard the noises
Turned it off never played it again
And every Halloween I keep trying to build up the nerve to play it
Still haven’t
Dude, watching this live was amazing. Watching his initial reactions of the game ever since he last played it was awesome, and the later sequences in the game were tense as hell. This game offers such a great "Alien experience," and unfortunately I highly doubt we'll ever get a game like this ever again.
I remember the part where he spotted the alien down the hall then turned around to escape and was instantly stabbed. It was craxy.
Then appreciate what it is
Ngl, I’m not entirely convinced we need another game like this ever again. Would say that it’s already got everything it needs and then a bit more.
This was deadass one of my favorite game play-throughs that ive ever had the pleasure to watch. Im so happy you decided to upload this. Thank you Max
Anyone who remembers the 80's realizes that Paul Reiser's character was very believable. He was the do-anything double-talking yuppie who was out for a percentage above everything else. The only unrealistic thing about his character is that karma actually managed to bite him in the ass. Most yuppies in the real world made their money at the cost of everyone else, said "peace out bitches", and moved to a gated retirement community.
True, too bad there was no gated retirement community in LV-426...
Holy sh** it’s been SIX YEARS?? I can’t believe it’s been that long since this game came out already!
Friggin Obama was in office??
Watching Max keep walking past the map download screens was painful
Almost every single A:I playthrought on TH-cam when the game came out
@@romerolemstra8747 very true. They’re so easy to spot once you’re more trained by the game to pick them up
Holy shit lol. Max is so bad at paying attention to environments. The amount of glowing things he misses is astounding. Its driving me up the fucking wall lol.
Should watch him play Metroid Dread, it’s even worst how he misses obvious items or section of the game.
1:28:00 everyone died at this part in their 1st playthrough. This room is brutal if you don't know what you need to do or what to expect. Really happy Max is doing a playthrough of this game, absolutely love it and it's super faithful to Alien/Aliens
Max: "If you guys didn't know, I'm a huge Aliens fan."
Me who knows what his daughter is named: "No WAY ReAlLy?!?!?!?!?"
You're saying it like his daughter's name is some top secret information hidden in area 51 or something lmao
Since I'm sure somebody is going to ask, it's Ripley.
@@skootz24 I think they're referring more to the first name, being Amanda, which was shown in the Director's Cut of Aliens
@@RebootedGaming are yall dumb
I would never want to play this game with an audience. You just aren't going to feel that true fear that you get while playing alone.
The one movie that fucked me up as a kid was The Blob (1988). I was around 6 years old and I would often sleep on the floor downstairs because I had super bad vertigo, so I couldn't sleep in a bed. And I remember I kept waking up cuz the TV was on, and The Blob was on at around 1am or something. And I remember seeing three deaths; the one where the girl tries to pull the guy away and ends up ripping off his arm; the one where the guy dies off-camera when he gets dragged up onto the ceiling; and the one where the guy gets pulled into the sink at the restaurant. That last one *fucked me up* forever.
Even now, 25 years later, I can't watch that movie.
one of THE best Sci fi horror games for me right next to Dead Space. can't even recall how many times i was pausing game just to take a break with shaking hands barely managing to light my cigs
Yea I can't mess with this game. I woke up my wife in the middle of the night like f*** this noise
53:54 go to this time and then keep a close eye on the dead body!
It moves ever-so slowly. You can skip back and forth for about 50 seconds to really see it.
Just wanted to stop by and say after watching this live on Twitch awhile back, this is one of my favorite playthroughs I had the pleasure of watching from start to finish. As Alien Isolation is my favorite Alien game and my favorite survival-horror game, this was definitely a treat to watch another fellow Alien/Aliens fan slowly fall in love with this game as the playthrough went on! Thanks for archiving this on TH-cam and hope to see the Nostromo DLC episodes streamed sometime soon too! Shine on and thanks again! Glad you had fun!!
I was there with you
So yeah, his bit about The Thing...I'm 45 and remember seeing bits and pieces of it as a kid...you never forget that shit.
Some call their beginning's slow. Others may call it story telling.
Characters, environments, and atmosphere build ups are quintessential to contributing to a great story.
let it be as slow as it would take to flesh them out, there's a reason why movies like 2001: Space Odyssey is liked by many albeit it's really slow..
@@ahmedtheshark2968 same with the first aliens, the first hour of the movie was spent showing the characters and setting up the atmosphere.
Sorry but the story of this game is not that great, not bad but still.
Yeah, but the story is kinda cheeks or just boring.
The voice acting in this game is insane...That visceral "Fuck" when the pipe blew made me panic...and i'm not even playing the game
Around 3:51:00 "This game is driving me crazy. I need a fucking break".
Game: Find Trauma Kit.
I still can't believe I finished this game 7 times! In all difficulties available. I must've been out of my mind back in 2015. No regrets though. AI became one of my favorite games of all time. A true hidden gem...
22:20 lmao love it. Max my dood
I get anxiety when max plays games like this.
Max: *running*
Me: stop #$*! running!!!!!!!!!
2:39:45 Max starts talkin about the game starting to be more fun for him... if anyone wants to start there
I just love the part at 2:36:13 were the robot found his hiding spot. And max just continues to say 'what' in bewilderment.
The robot was just like "this locker is sUs" and went over to the locker. He was waiting and was probably thinking "tf is this girl doing?" Imagine if we saw it from the robot's perspective
The sudden scream of "Ultra Combo" is the true jumpscare.
4:04:19 like a scene from a movie, made 10 years ago but still looks so good. Combination of shadows, light, reflections on the floor + sound. Everything blends together perfectly.
Great game. Btw in 1:22:48 the momment you press the call button the alien is active but he wont come to search for you unless you make some noise or wait in the same place for too long. 1:23:50 you said nothing is gonna happen buuut if you hear there was an audio cue of the alien dropping, got lucky there Max 🤣🤣
YAAAASSS!
The game is generally okay for the first few hours depending how quickly you progress and how much the atmosphere gets under your skin. I can see how it being a slow burn initially might have been a let down.
Then Medcial happens. That separates the wheat from the chaff alright.
Fun fact: you can die in the first transit area after Axel dies. I tested it once because on a re-play I wondered why I was hearing actual vent cues before I left. Did that on nightmare (deliberately left flashlight on) Jesus christ it just dropped and killed me before the transit car doors opened, LOL.
I love this game to pieces.... I mean I've lost a lot of the 'fear' but you still have to operate under a deal of stress. The survival maps in particular are a nice challenge afterwards as it puts together everything you've learned, give you very limited resources and slaps a time limit on your objectives
The length of those playthrough really prove how experience & skill can make a game MUCH shorter.
Most blind playthrough of this game by youtubers take 8-10 hrs total (with a few ragequits here and there)
The WR for (Nightmare Difficulty) with No Major Glitches is like 2h 43m 08s
This game's "lifespan" is probably one of the most player-dependant one I've ever seen (and played myself).
"IT CAN SEE LIGHT!?" My favorite part
max i love your mood lighting
that creepy green
with like the yellow "space construction" flashing would look so good
I'm literally shouting at the screen "get the fucking map!" As max walks past the glowing map screens for the billionth damn time
Dear Max,
I have been with you and your content for such a long time (joined in the old Soul Calibur days). For the last few years I did not really come by, but with the current situation I found myself with more time at my hands than usual.
You have again become somewhat of a (happy) regularity in my every day life and I am pretty stoked about that. Especially since we never met :-D.
I was so happy to see, that you finally gave this game a full playthrough (I can remember your opinion from back when it was released. You were still salty about marines -as we all were).
Anyways, huge thank you for being you and being you for such a long time.
Greetings from ze country of Deutschland.
P.s: Sorry for the cheeze my dude.
That’s a really nice thumbnail. This game is amazing
Fire in the Sky fucked me up too and you're the only other person I've ever heard talk about it. Jesus, I'm getting flashbacks.
Sadly i can barley catch up with your streams so i'm really happy to see this playthough on youtube. Thanks!
Fire in the sky messed me up I was terrified of aliens for years. I was under 10 as well and walked in and sat while my parents were watching it. They were usually super strict but somehow I sat and watched the entire movie with them.
Hey where did part 2 go? it was there and then it wasn't...
It got caught in the youtube nuke that went down a few days ago. Itll be re-uploaded though.
@@MrShiftyCapwn what youtube nuke? lol
@@chrisk3127 when the video went up youtube went down for a few hours and anything uploaded in that time frame got messed up. I believe Max talked about it on Twitter at some point.
I'm never over how perfectly this game recreated not just the aesthetic of the Alien movies but the feel of them as well. The slow build and dread up until all hell breaks loose
2014 AGAIN
READY FOR THE RIDE
Also when he said 6 years ago
I felt that
Ive seen many playthrus of this game. You're the 1st who actually listens for the save points! Made me so happy! 😂
When Max was describing how much he liked space thrillers, I'm wondering if he's played Observation. That is *definitely* right up his alley if he doesn't mind the controls. PLUS, it has former Creative Assembly devs involved in it
Legit
3:40:42 Alien: ' Wha...So you not gon run? Oh, you think I don't see you. Come here! Do you think I can see you now??? '
Oh my gosh, you have me constantly LMAO at your demise in this game, your reactions are literally priceless.
1:57:43 Max sees vent "Uh oh thats.....!*Alien emerges from vent*....yeah I figured." The funniest and most heartwarming reaction lol!
I feel this game was made to play on the hard, lower the difficult is too easy, raise and is ridiculous unfair
I still can't beat it on easy..
@@mongooseunleashed lol maybe my years of experience playing stealth games paid off
Not too unfair on nightmare, just hyper realistic. The only way to play ;)
Who cares play how you want
I’m pretty sure that max talked about how the devs intended for the game to be played on hard as the designed experience.
I need part 2 and 3 Max!! much love on the content
Dude part 2 was up but now it’s gone? : (
you can watch it on his twitch channel
The fact that Max kept missing the flashing orange interaction items drived me a little insane lol.
Man, I can't believe it has already been 7 years since I played this for the first time. One of the best gaming experiences I've had in my life. In addition, Alien is my favorite movie of all time, and I have constant nightmares about being chased by Xenomorphs. This game had me stressed like no other game. It physically pained me, that's how tensed up I was while playing it. Now everything about the game feels so nostalgic. If it weren't for the Alien and those pesky androids, I would love to live on Sevastopol Station. It has that charme.
2:40:25 this is the scariest part of the playthru IMO. I still have dreams of this.
Here's the amazing part about this playthrough... Max didn't put ads on it. Absolutely wonderful.
Max: This game is not vibing with me. *2 hours later* THIS IS FUCKING NUTS!
I love when the Dood takes his time to teach us stuff about the things he loves. Now i want to watch Aliens! lol
If you're gonna watch Aliens, there's the theatrical release and the extended release.
Theatrical is fairly paced and easy to get into.
But the extended edition has some scenes that are awesome, saddening or frightening that were cut: One of them was the turret scene.
It's just a couple of auto turrets bottlenecking a hallway. Seeing the characters watching a blurry crt security cam of the turrets blast the xenos seemed cool, but the frightening thing was when the ammo starting running out and the xenos... they're still pouring from that hallway.
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