Mr. X wants to be Xenomorph from Alien: Isolation—except his AI is so poorly executed that every encounter with him feels tedious: He makes no attempts to disguise his omniscience and unfairly cuts the player off from where they need to go on a predictable basis. Since combat and stealth is not an option versus the Tyrant, the player is forced to run a loop around the map, or circle objects until his AI gets bored and momentarily leaves to reset the encounter. This is not fun nor clever game design.

Normally I could overlook a flaw like this, but the persistent and irritating exposure to Mr. X throughout the game neuters his overall thrill-factor, actively harming the game in my opinion; Those tense moments when he crashes through the wall in front of the player are ultimately made less impactful. The wasted potential in Mr. X's underdeveloped behavioral AI is unfortunately a blemish on an otherwise outstanding remake. Every other element is a masterclass in modern survival horror.