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I didn't make myself clear. Sorry. I meant horde mode. The campaign is not hard on higher difficulty. I finished it in the first day. It's when you grind horde mode that it becomes hard. Teammates need to buy stuff or you can't make it past the certain waves. There are a few exploits to clear the insane difficulty with ease but your teammates need to fulfill some roles.You need a buddy, or someone you can coordinate with if you want to play on a higher difficulty. We did the one above normal.
I'm not going to pick up the DLC, that should have been far cheaper. I'll come back to this once a few more mission packs come out and the DLC is on sale.
It's really fun for a few sessions, def worth the time. It's too bad that when your gear is clicking, there's nothing left to do but do it again (pretty much identically) but at higher difficulty. Hopefully they made good money on this and will release lots more content.
The devs nailed the lore. They are big fans of the franchise. Most causal Alien viewers have no idea how rich the lore is. I watched a couple of interviews with the devs, but nothing since the DLC. Hopefully the luke-warm reception of it makes them take notice.
I really like the execution of the storytelling, perfect for this genre. Not everyone is going to care about it Like I do, so it's nice that you get decent environmental storytelling, and optional dialogue/lore bits you can avoid/skim through if you just want to get to shooting.
I don't know who the stewards of the franchise are at Disney, but it amazes me how well they are treating this property. I'm reading the River of pain trilogy, which includes Alien Isolation elements as canon. As you know, Seegson Corp and their Working Joe's are in the this as well.
It really is a beautiful game but the game needs more content. It's already season 4.