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Alien: Isolation won’t have any co-op gameplay

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I’m pretty psyched for Alien: Isolation after seeing that reveal last week. After all, anything would be better than having another dose of run ‘n gun colonial marine action, no matter who the developer is. It’s starting to look like the kind of game that plays up on those fears of solitude. Which is precisely why it won’t have any co-op features.

Developer Creative Assembly were considering with tossing that feature into Alien: Isolation, but quickly double-mouth killed that idea in favour of creating a proper single-player experience in which gamers would be hunted by the murderous and throbbing hard Xenomorph

“It’s very much about a single player experience,” creative lead Al Hope said to RPS.

We did think about it, it’s not like we never considered it – and we had some pretty neat ideas around that. But for us the focus always was that single player experience.

And I think because you have this dynamic alien and it’s about the player’s choices while they play it, it does mean that you can go back and try different stuff out. So I think there is a lot of scope to have players go back and do things differently.

Adding to that acid blood-spurting everywhere in your hair train of thought, UI lead Jon McKellan mentioned that the game would never have you feeling like you had a numbers advantage on the accursed face-molesters. “I think that as soon as you up the amount of humans then you’re no longer as ‘outnumbered,’” McKellan said.

You know, if you had two or three humans facing up against one alien it’s a completely different experience where you’re working together to overcome it rather than just trying to survive. It just felt better to leave it single player.

There’s no doubt that Alien: Isolation is taking a few ideas from games such as Amnesia and Slender, but dammit, it’s good move that makes my chest pound rather heavily with excitement.

Oh crap, not again…

Last Updated: January 13, 2014

47 Comments

  1. #foreverSP!

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    • RinceThis2014

      January 13, 2014 at 11:59

      You called?

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        January 13, 2014 at 12:18

        What a horrible collection of trolls. What bridge did they crawl out from under?

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        January 13, 2014 at 13:13

        Who all came? I see him OVG, Rocky, Trevor, Eyeliner John, Of course you Nick who the other guys?

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      • oVg

        January 13, 2014 at 14:06

        OVG in the middle 😛

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        • RinceThis2014

          January 13, 2014 at 14:09

          HAHAHAHA!

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  2. oVg

    January 13, 2014 at 11:10

    Nothing will beat this version.

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    • Hammersteyn

      January 13, 2014 at 11:11

      Good times man, good times.

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    • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

      January 13, 2014 at 11:12

      AI is probably smarter than those in Colonial Marines too.

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    • RinceThis2014

      January 13, 2014 at 12:00

      Man this game was so awesome.

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  3. Hammersteyn

    January 13, 2014 at 11:11

    There’s no way after AC Marines that this can be any worse. Hopefully that pounding in your chest is just heartburn Darryn.

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    • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

      January 13, 2014 at 11:33

      Spaceballs ftw.

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  4. JJ's grand endeavour (John)

    January 13, 2014 at 11:12

    Dammit!

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  5. TiMsTeR1033

    January 13, 2014 at 11:13

    Will there be MP included in this game? I mean SP is great and all, but I want a proper retake on the action from AVP games, instead just marines vs aliens! would be kickass, and make it that every light source can be taken out and make the MP levels and Sp levels feel dark and sense of feeling truly alone!

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    • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

      January 13, 2014 at 11:14

      The big dreams we all have for an Alien game.

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        January 13, 2014 at 11:15

        I have a feeling they will impress us!

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        • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

          January 13, 2014 at 11:18

          I hope so. I really do.

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  6. JJ's grand endeavour (John)

    January 13, 2014 at 11:22

    We need a dedicated Predator game. That’s all I’m thinking.

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    • TiMsTeR1033

      January 13, 2014 at 11:24

      No thanks… I got tired of being a predator in AVP games..

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      • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

        January 13, 2014 at 11:27

        That’s because it wasn’t properly done.

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        • TiMsTeR1033

          January 13, 2014 at 11:28

          They should make one then like the new Predator movie.. That would be fun. Hunt down elite hunters from earth, and also get to play as the hunters.

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          • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

            January 13, 2014 at 11:30

            Oh yes. That would work. Classic, Tracker, Falconer and Berserker Predators, just like in the movie. First Predator is still my favourite of the bunch though.

          • RinceThis2014

            January 13, 2014 at 12:01

            Loved the first movie. Wonder why they haven’t brought it back (And NO, I don’t mean the steaming pile of shit called AvP)

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            January 13, 2014 at 12:18

            What about the Predators movie that was released a few years ago? It wasn’t bad.

          • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

            January 13, 2014 at 12:18

            Liked that one actually.

          • RinceThis2014

            January 13, 2014 at 12:18

            Mmm, not in the same league as the first though.

          • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

            January 13, 2014 at 12:19

            No, but certainly wasn’t bad.

          • RinceThis2014

            January 13, 2014 at 12:20

            definitely not bad, but also not GET IN THE CHOPPER!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            January 13, 2014 at 12:25

            GET TO DA CHOPPA!

            Get it right 😛

          • RinceThis2014

            January 13, 2014 at 12:29

            😛 where is Little John?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            January 13, 2014 at 12:44

            Sherwood Forest?

          • JJ's grand endeavour (John)

            January 13, 2014 at 13:26

            Second one wasn’t too great though.

    • RinceThis2014

      January 13, 2014 at 12:00

      What you said. Damn that would be cool.

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  7. Lord Chaos

    January 13, 2014 at 11:25

    I feel this is passably a good thing. A little bit more excited now.

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  8. Brenz

    January 13, 2014 at 11:47

    Good move definitely, wouldnt be scary at all if you could play with someone else.
    Real tension is when you know you are alone.

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  9. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    January 13, 2014 at 11:56

    See Deadspace? Co-op kills horror

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    • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

      January 13, 2014 at 11:58

      As an action game, how was it? Hit or miss?

      I loved DS1 and 2.

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        January 13, 2014 at 12:00

        No clue. Didn’t play DS3 as all the co-op focus and microtransactions isn’t my scene. I enjoy SP games more than co-op or MP

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        • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

          January 13, 2014 at 12:09

          I concur!

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      • RinceThis2014

        January 13, 2014 at 12:02

        As an action game a lot of fun. Not as a horror though.

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    • Kromas

      January 13, 2014 at 12:57

      I could not finish it in single player it was way too boring.Co-op was the only reason I even finished it. But yeah co-op sucks in horror games. (specially when QTEs are involved (looking at you RE))

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  10. RockMossel2014

    January 13, 2014 at 12:10

    Am I the only one around here that find co-op to be a little boring. It’s much more fun playing against humans!

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    • James Bauer

      April 17, 2014 at 19:35

      It’s a completely different formula. You have fun playing against humans, whereas co-op isn’t about playing against anyone – it’s about working together. I find competitive mp to get boring much faster than co-op mp.

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  11. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    January 13, 2014 at 12:42

    Ok. A little late on the take here but I JUST caught what the header image meant now. I laughed harder than I should have

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  12. Kromas

    January 13, 2014 at 12:58

    Still waiting till 3 month after release before considering buying this …. unless they drop the SEGA brand or release a fully playable demo months before release.

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    • TiMsTeR1033

      January 13, 2014 at 13:10

      They should indeed have a playable demo before release of this, make people want it.

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      • Kromas

        January 13, 2014 at 13:11

        And to ensure it is not a failure like Colonial Stormtroopers again.

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