Alien: Blackout - first impressions
I.Raptus
MemberPraetorianJanuary 23, 2019Blackout just launched in Australia!
I had it pre-ordered so it was a nice surprise to see it appear on my IOS this morning.
So far the game is excellent. Superb and detailed visuals, very intense and eerie looking. Like the trailers and promo material suggested you play as Amanda Ripley who coordinates the rescue of survivors on the 'Mendel Research Station' whilst trying to block and distract and lure away the xeno.
HEAVILY story-driven which is good.
The game swaps between 'third person' video feeds (like Alien Covenant), first-person video feeds, and a top-down real-time map. Amanda communicates with survivors over a station PA to formulate actions and plans. You can directly interact with individual survivors telling them to hurry up, hide, stop etc.
Its like the End game sequence on Alien Covenant but using Rewire from Alien Isolation.
What stands out: Quality voice acting!
Although the game has sub-titles you need the sound on which is fine, unless you plan to play it on a bus/train or in a waiting room etc....there is lots of hissing and screaming lol
