#alienisolation #alienisolationgame #alienearth Now that Alien: Isolation 2 has been announced, it's high time we go back and look at what generated such massive loyalty to the brand to make this announcement so momentous. Alien: Isolation, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega Entertainment is one of the most important games ever made and yet it's one of the least copied ever, with Amnesia the Bunker by Frictional Games being the closest thing we've seen. And yet Alien: Isolation is one of the most unique, original, and impressive games EVER made. As I bumbled through a recent Hard playthrough, I began to remember why. Alien: Isolation is no casual game and it can be brutal in its application of what it thinks is fair, even when you could've sworn you knew how the game worked. But is this the game breaking down, a chink in this much lauded game's armor, or merely a skill issue? And if it is a problem with Alien: Isolation, is it possible that it's the only way that it could've been done? And if not, can we withstand this unfairness by checking our biases in regards to what we expect games to do for us? I think the answer is complicated so let's get stuck in! 0:00 Introduction 5:46 Setting the Stage 8:14 The Director & the Actor 14:47 Eye in the Sky 23:25 The Medium Is the Message 26:27 What Then Shall We Do? 33:51 Any Survivors? A very special thank you to my voice talent: voicing Jaroslav Svelch we have @ThePrimordialChronicles , for someting666 of Unpredictable Alien Mod fame we have @justabaldguy and last but not least @NthReview voicing a quotation from Keogh and Jayemanne's "Game Over, Man. Game Over. Looking at the Alien in Film and Videogames." Yall worked fast and turned out intuitive, interesting readings and I'm so glad to be able to feature you all! Special thanks to @ZlimBratSki , Robert Yapp of @HyperVerseGaming and Quad Damage Podcast, @Hyacsho and @RubyRangerr for their invaluable help fixing the title and thumbnail over many iterations. And many thanks to all those of you who financially support me. It's a big step to put your money behind someone and you can imagine how important that is to encourage but also help make this work self sufficient. You're all kings and queens! If you'd like to join and keep this train rolling, then CONSIDER SUPPORTING ME AT: 🤝Patreon: 📺YouTube Member: / @midnightmedium Ko-FI: Paypal: highfunctioningmedium@ ➡️Twitter: GOG Affiliate link: Nord VPN affiliate link: Join my Discord! - / discord Direct inquiries to highfunctioningmedium@ . If Discord link has expired, email me or comment on a video! RESOURCES USED: Azathoth by Dominique Signoret ( ) - Dominique Signoret ( ), CC BY-SA 3.0, @Fezezen @THEMOTIONARCHIVE @Gaming Vids @worldoflongplays @stockvideos8513 @AMD @pelikopteri3332 @Shirrako @RaSan69 ? @NeoGamer @NoclipDocs