The story unravels after a rogue actor unleashes Xenomorphs on a supply ship called Bentonville, and naturally they invade the space station that it’s docked at. I was surprised at how good the story is in Aliens: Dark Descent, because frankly, strategy games are not always renowned for their narrative trappings. I bring up difficulty right off because it cannot be changed once you begin the game, at least not without starting completely over. For reviews however, I always opt for the standard difficulty (medium in this case) to make sure I am getting the experience the developers wanted me to have, which clearly is a stressful one. I have no idea why any sane person would choose hard or nightmare, and honestly in hindsight, I might have gone with story difficulty. There are some adjustments you can make to better handle that pressure right from the jump the game features five difficulty levels – story, medium, hard, nightmare, or custom. But is this stressful real-time strategy shooter any good? The answer is yes, it is – if you can handle the pressure. I’ve been trying to think of the last time I was this stressed out playing a video game and I’ve settled on Darkest Dungeon, which is fitting considering that Aliens: Dark Descent draws some inspiration from that game. To be clear, Aliens: Dark Descent is not a scary game, but it certainly is a nerve-racking game – full stop. I half-sighed an exasperated “okay” and re-deployed, determined to learn from my mistakes. Just like that my squad was wiped, and I was staring at a loading screen while my heart pounded. Under my leadership, in that moment, those poor souls never stood a chance either. A wounded member of my squad was being abducted and dragged off by a Xenomorph, so I did the valiant thing and sent the rest of the team chasing after them. I didn’t order any suppressive fire, no doors to be welded shut, no shotgun blasts – nothing. A massive horde of alien murderers swarmed me in mere seconds, and in that moment I panicked. During the first main mission of Aliens: Dark Descent I became trapped in a building when an onslaught of Xenomorphs descended on my squad of marines, all before I understood what an onslaught of Xenomorphs even was.
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