I played through it with two stops in around 3 days.
The graphics and story are more like an interactive movie than a game.
If you look really close, some objects repeat but it's still top. And the bit earlier tech style from the first few aliens movies was well implemented by the game.
You have an open map which is a bit useless because if you searched through everything, there's no reason to go there again. Other than that, the story goes very straight movielike.
There are some parts which are meant to stretch time where you just sneak or where the AI doesn't make sense but the atmosphere is still stunning.
And sadly theres no 1 Alien vs 1 Human multiplayer. (Co-op wouldnt fit into the Story).
So when you're through, theres only a survive mode.
The ending of Alien Isolation is like a part on its own -
a bit depressing but still one of the best parts.
Just when you think its over, the game just shows you that you won't get away that easily in an amazing way.
At some places the AI is kinda silly like when you just hide in some corner next to some door and the Alien comes from the ceiling and leaves through that door just quarter a length next to you but ok.
Spoiler :
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It would be great if you had the possibility to safe your team members like from the overheating reactor or the one that tried to talk to Apollo ;_;. I know that the game is named 'isolation' for a reason but still.>>>
And after you went through the reactor part, you still fight against maximal one alien which doesn't make sense since there were like 30 running around. The devs could give Ripley an weapon which kills one Alien and another one follows somewhen you but the game bestows nothing except that flamethrower and radar.Some hints:
I had a lot of fun making the alien kill the enemies with the noisemaker.
If you have that blueprint and some enemies and a place to hide nearby, grab some popcorn and watch the alien doing its best.
Also if some non friendly humans see the alien, they either pull it by shooting or shit their pants and hide.
Either way, they won't bother you anymore and might be a good life shield for some seconds if the alien is after you.
Outrunning Androids and hiding is another good tactic but you have to carefully watch the ceiling
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You 'can' outrun the alien if you run to the elevator while it isn't that close to you.
But normally the best way is to sneak around them.
The stun baton is good for killing single Androids, the EMP is good for more Androids.
The flash nade is good against humans and the molotov against the alien (for a very short time and the fire might cuts your way out).
Ammo is very rare so keep it - in most cases you can sneak away but there are some parts where it is easier to kill all androids to walk freely around.
The Flamethrower is nice but once you burned the alien a few times, it wont let off until you're either out of fuel, hide in a box for some minutes or don't watch your back or the ceiling vents.
Also the service vents on the floor are a lot safer than the vents with the iris door. Sometimes you'll have to use the re-wiring system to access them but they are pretty helpful.
The re-wiring system can be used for air purification and accessing locked doors to some extras. Its very easy to oversee it.
Technically it is good aswell.
It run's on middle class pc's with good fps and graphic settings because its well optimized.
Here are some ingame screenshots in 4k: