We didn’t know we had been getting a ‘Half One’ when Survios launched their long-awaited horror-shooter Alien: Rogue Incursion (2024) final week, however now we all know why. No, you’re not getting half of the sport whenever you purchase it, however relatively a promise that extra is but to return.
At launch final week on PC VR and PSVR 2, many had been confused what the newly utilized ‘Half One’ labeling might imply. Are we truly getting a full sport right here? Is it being sliced into episodes?
In our full evaluation, we famous the eight-hour expertise is very a lot a full sport, which we gave a stable [7/10] for its immersive environments and pulse-raising encounters with raptor-like packs of Xenomorphs, which had been dampened considerably by enemy repetition and its punishing save system.
Now Survios has responded in a submit on X, stating it didn’t imply to trigger confusion with the ‘Half One’ label, and that it shouldn’t be misconstrued because the studio artificially doling out items of the sport. Whereas it the standalone journey does finish on a cliffhanger, it’s solely half one among a two-part story.
In addition, Half Two is already in growth, Survios confirmed final week, which is alleged to incorporate “deadlier enemies and tougher challenges.” Music to our ears.
In the meantime, we’re ready to see simply how the Quest launch fares when it arrives on Quest 3/3S on February thirteenth, 2025. As we famous within the evaluation, the sport options dynamically loading ranges, detailed textures and a ton of physics-based interactions, which might be a part of the rationale the studio delayed the Quest launch within the first place.
You may learn the total assertion beneath:
To our valued group,
We’ve got not too long ago obtained numerous suggestions concerning the inclusion of “Half One” in Alien: Rogue Incursion’s opening moments, throughout the achievement/trophy record, and retailer pages.
By no means did we intend to mislead or trigger confusion about what this sport is, and we now perceive how the addition of “Half One” might be interpreted.
Half One is a standalone journey which ends with a cliffhanger, and we wished followers to know that there can be extra on the horizon, so we determined to substantiate Half Two alongside the launch. Your entire crew at Survios are followers of the Alien universe, and can’t wait to inform extra tales about Zula, Davis, and others.
Whereas now we have nothing to announce about Half Two, past that it’s actively in growth, we promise to share extra thrilling updates at a later date.
We recognize the joy and keenness you could have proven in the direction of Alien: Rogue Incursion, and hope that you just get pleasure from exploring Purdan and Castor’s Cradle as a lot as we loved creating it.
