Alien: Isolation 2is set to let fans relive the same terrifying experience that the first game provided, but likely on a different level. There are no details regarding what the sequel could bring, leaving it open to speculation. AlthoughAlien: Isolation 2doesn’t have to change too muchin terms of its gameplay, whatever new things it decides to offer must be intriguing and compelling enough to make people want to play the game and help it reach the same success as its predecessor. If there’s one thing that can help do that, it’s by borrowing the premise of the highly successfulAlien: Romulusfilm and implementing it in the sequel.
Creative Assembly, the developer behindAlien: Isolation 2, already has a winning formula for making its next creation a hit. All it has to do is find out what can be done or added to what it’s planning to adopt from the first game, and perhaps Alien: Romulus is the key. The film’s premise involves characters who have no ties with those from the movies or the main story, with them suddenly put into a situation where they are forced to be. If the sequel title can do something similar with its cast, then it could lead to some interesting possibilities and opportunities.
Why Alien: Isolation 2’s Cast of Characters Should Have No Ties to the Main Lore
WithAlien: Isolation 2 in its early development stage, Creative Assembly will have a lot of time to work on its plot. While it can always continue from the ambiguous ending of the previous game, the sequel could also begin with a new cast that has no ties to the mainAlienstoryline.Alien: Romulushas shown that the premise can work and if it can work for film, it can also work in a game-related setting for reasons like:
Playing anAliengame with an unrelated cast might feel off, but having them has a good chance of enhancing players' experience. Creative Assembly could end up making one of thesmartest game protagonists of all timeor the most relatable crew to exist since the developer has entirely new personalities without any attachments to work with.
How an Unrelated Cast Can Affect Alien: Isolation 2’s Gameplay
Alien: Romulushas shown that the actions of a random set of characters can lead to the formation of an entirely new threat, one that was luckily removed before it could develop into something worse. Something similar can happen inAlien: Isolation 2, where the main protagonist or others contained within the sequel’s story would accidentally or incidentally cause a new type of enemy to deal with. Having another main foe to go up against other than the titular extraterrestrial allows for more tense and exciting moments while giving Creative Assembly opportunities to introduce new mechanics or features. Such additions can be tricky, however, as creating survivalhorror games with amazing AI, especially one with two big threats, requires a lot of time and testing to ensure everything works well. But if done right, the sequel could become a fantastic new entry into theAlienfranchise.
Some of themost immersive survival horror gamesare only touted as such not just because of their gameplay or their story, but also because of how well their characters are made.Alien: Isolation 2can potentially achieve that status if it decides to use unrelated characters to the main franchise lore, as the opportunities from doing so bring many benefits when compared to sticking with well-known figures or anyone with ties to them.
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Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother’s disappearance.As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.
