Alien: Romulus (2024)

Around 2018 I played a well loved game called Alien Isolation, where you play as Amanda  Ripley, and I loved it. The first half was like Alien. You are being hunted by 1 xenomorph and you have to outsmart it with maneuvers and tricks. The last act of the game however played like Aliens. Blasting your way through a xenomorph hive. The gradual progression from having no tricks but survival to being able to battle your way past the enemies has a powerful pay off. It’s a game that stuck with me ever since and I believe it’s one of the best horror games ever made. Watching this movie made me think a lot about Alien Isolation. Romulus is possibly the best horror the franchise has to offer. It’s a well crafted love letter to the original thriller, while still managing to grasp the excitement that Aliens offered in crazy moments that had me pulling my hair out. Just when I thought it had given me enough to warrant its namesake, it goes even further with its final act. Managing to deepen the growing lore of a franchise that I’ve come to adore. It’s not perfect. Long running franchises never are. But it’s proved to be capable of endless amounts of fun. 

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