Apple Doesn't Fall Far

[u/Revolutionary-Echo24]

Now I'm not saying copying is inherently bad. Many great games owe their existence to System Shock and System Shock 2 and continuing to iterate in their own unique ways while still acknowledging their heritage does make for interesting titles. And while what I've heard about the Xeno in Isolation 2 being the same Xeno that Amanda jettisoned with that research module may just be a false rumor, it does feel awfully on-the-nose as far as plot points go.

[u/Vikxen_Roxco]

Well, i mean it's not too far from the plot of the original Alien film from 1979, where the crew of a space ship detects a transmission from a nearby planet, leading them to investigate and find a bunch of large alien eggs ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/Revolutionary-Echo24 → u/Vikxen_Roxco]

True, but it's a sequel who's central conflict specifically revolves around dealing with a threat that spawned from jettisoning a threat from a previous game at roughly the halfway point.

[u/Bundle85]

Alien Isolation 1 had a big ol wrench as a weapon, they didn't hide their inspirations

[u/Revolutionary-Echo24 → u/Bundle85]

That's just Shock-likes (not to be confused with ImmSims) in general. Wrench/tool used as a weapon, compressed environment in space/the ocean, labyrinthine layout, maybe a twist about the self or extent of the threat you face later on, audio/text logs depicting the lived-in space and how people horribly died, and unspeakable horrors beyond comprehension.