Alien: Isolation and Skyward Sword: 8 Underrated Video Games That Deliver Bangers From Start to Finish
A case for overlooked games
The piece places its list against the popularity of video games worldwide, noting the attention surrounding the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI. It argues that well-known games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Red Dead Redemption 2 can leave other worthy titles overlooked.
Its selection criteria include a game's popularity relative to its quality, as well as fan opinion, design, gameplay, visuals, narrative and originality. The stated aim is to spotlight eight games considered strong throughout.
Two games singled out
Alien: Isolation follows Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, as she searches an abandoned space station for her mother's flight recorder. She finds a wrecked vessel and a Xenomorph, and must try to escape.
The piece says the game's critical standing does not match its quality, despite a good Metacritic score, and criticizes IGN's review. It praises the enemy's intelligence and the frightening atmosphere, while acknowledging that the ending's pacing runs long.
Skyward Sword and a shift
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword follows Link as he travels below his island to rescue Zelda, then faces dungeons, bosses and the Demon King Demise. The account says fans are divided over motion controls, but highlights the puzzles, battles and origin story.
The text then turns to Middle-earth, the Grand Line and the Continent, describing ideas about life in those fictional worlds and mentioning The Rings of Power and One Piece. It does not explain how these descriptions relate to the eight games, and the closing Witcher passage stops before completing its thought.
Key points
- The list proposes eight overlooked games, assessed through quality, design, gameplay, visuals, story and originality.
- Alien: Isolation centers on Amanda Ripley and is praised for its atmosphere and enemy AI.
- Skyward Sword is criticized by some fans for its motion controls but praised for its dungeons and narrative.
- Later passages shift to fictional worlds, and the final Witcher sentence is incomplete.