my rating fluctuated multiple times throughout my play-through because this game simply never wanted to end. truly could have been around 13 hours. i don’t have a problem with a bit of filler in games but the amount of times you have to backtrack and find new routes is comical. this would be fine but after the 10 hour mark the game hardly introduced any new gameplay elements, making it feel insanely repetitive.

the xenomorph’s ai really is the saving grace here. every time it did something unexpected or new to me was a worthwhile memory.

overall: walking simulator. repetitive. stops being scary very quickly. my 3 stars remain because it does have some really cool set pieces and moments scattered throughout that i feel are worth seeing. the only time i truly HATED it was the final hour.

(and for fun here's my alien movie ranking: alien > alien resurrection > aliens > alien 3.)