Don't dismiss Alien: Isolation!

Looks like the real deal to me!

Alien: Isolation was just announced by Sega and it's waking mixed feelings. Some say it looks good, but remember the deception surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines way too well. Others like it or just dismiss it as "crap" for unknown reason. Well I'm here to urge those who dismiss it to give it a second chance. Of course be skeptical, but there's potential here as well.

All right, so obviously there's not really a whole lot to say about it with only a tiny bit of information and with it just being announced and all. But in short Alien: Isolation is not a shooter, it follows Ripley's daughter as she ventures out to see what happened with her mother. What does she stumble upon? Thousands of aliens just next to a big pile of guns? Nope, one alien, and no military weapons to blast it away.

If that idea doesn't send chills down the spine of any Alien fan then I don't really know what to say. Sure we can all be a bit skeptical after Colonial Marines but we can at least be sure that Isolation will come closer to being the game they set out to be without becoming some mindless shooter. Look, this is what they're basically trying to do, a survival horror with one aliens and not a ton of guns, nothing more and hopefully nothing less.

I don't know what it will turn out to be but just a mere shooter it will simply not be. Colonial Marines were always advertised as a shooter, we just didn't know how bad it would be. Maybe they should've given the brand a rest but I think late 2014 (possibly early 2015, lets not be too optimistic) will work out fine in the end if they do this right. I for one don't rule out that they can save Alien as a good game franchise.

So I don't know, just trying to keep positive about this game. To me it looks great, and to be honest it can only go upwards for the franchise from here. Hopefully it will surprise a lot of people (in good ways) and not be dismissed because of past blunders. Keep your minds open about it, all I'm saying here.

Top 5 most anticipated games of 2014! [Thompson Edition]

Well I didn't even think about making this list but after the top 5 games of 2013 and seeing how these lists were popping up all over the place, I thought I might as well do it too. Might just remind some people about games out there, and with that lets get counting! List will be as the previous one, 5-1.

5. The Evil Within
I have to be honest, I'm not a big horror-fan. That said, The Evil Withing made by the creator of Resident Evil is looking very interesting!

4. InFamous: Second Son
After playing the first two InFamous games and after having a great time with both, all I can say is I can't wait to see the next chapter of the saga. On a new piece of hardware no less. 

3. The Order 1886
A completely new game from a developer that's only been making PSP titles in the past... It's looking very interesting, no real gameplay have been shown yet but reading previews and seeing screenshots so far have me believing this will be one Ps4 title you don't want to miss!

2. Uncharted 4(?)
Not having a number or even proper subtitle yet, a new Uncharted game was not too long ago announced for Ps4.  Being a franchise I also hold dear, I can't wait to see what Naughty Dog is doing with this one. There's no doubt in my mind that they won't disappoint.

1. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain
Well this was almost a given for me, been playing MGS since the first MGS on Ps1. Even played the original titles when the opportunity was given with the re-released MGS3 editions. They're spicing up the formula big time and I for one am very exited to see what Kojima is cooking

Bring on 2014!

.