Alien is my favorite film of all time, and because of that; I wanted to love this game. I wanted to top my favorite games list, I wanted it to be special, I wanted it to be Alien... got my hopes too high. Don't get me wrong, this game is great. The atmosphere fully captures the look of the 1979 film, the sound design is on par with the best horror games, and the attention to detail lore-wise was so fun. Like the off brand androids being way worse than the Weyland-Yutani ones was both funny and terrifying. But then there's the boring story, the characters I couldn't care less of, the stupid crafting system forced in every late 2010s game, and then the titular Alien just isn't as horrific as it was back in '79. While I agree that this is hands down the best Alien game (except Aliens Infestation), that's not a high bar to clear. I'd kill for a studio like Arkane (pre redfall), or Eidos Montreal, to take a stab at this concept. Cause an Alien game closely tied to the Ridley Scott film would be amazing, maybe SEGA shouldn't have giving the project to a team more equipped to make a boomer-shooter.
7/10