It's been a tough old time for developers trying to bring the Alien franchise to the gaming world. The likes of Colonial Marines had all but killed hopes of a decent adaptation, while Isolation was a beautiful love letter to Ridley Scott's 1979 horror masterpiece. As such, Alien: Rogue Incursion has a lot to live up to.

Of course, we can't judge it at this stage, but in the meantime, we have been treated to a new trailer that shows us who the protagonist of the upcoming game will be. In the footage, we get the usual accoutrements associated with the Alien games before cu?tting to a shot of Zula Hendricks being s??omething of a badass.

Combined with footage from the early build of the game, there's an impression that Rogue Incursion is going for that high-octane, gun-shootin' action that's more ak?in to James Came??ron's vision.

How does Hendricks fit into the Alien universe?

Don't worry if you don't know who Zula Hendricks is. I must admit, I had to do a little bit of reading myself to see how she fits into the Alien universe. While she's not been a feature of the films, the Xenopedia page shows that she's more of a comic book character. However, she is apparently mentioned in the novelization of Alien: Isolation.

As such, Hendricks is mo?re of a canonical (if somewhat obscure) character, rather than a brand-new protagonist. How she'll fare against the iconic Xenomorph creatu??res is anyone's guess at this stage. But she looks like she can hold her own, judging by the above trailer.

It is a shame that Alien: Rogue Incursion is a VR exclusive. I'd wager there are plenty of people who would love to play an action-packed shooter that takes place in the Alien world with a character who is lore-friendly without the use of a headset. Oh well. I guess us non-VR players will just be over here wishing for Isolation 2 instead.

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Developer Survios debuted the first gameplay trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion during today's PlayStation State of Play. The VR single-player action-horror game focuses on an all-new storyline in the Alien universe as they try to survive an encount??er with the "Perfect Organism" in VR.

Built in Unreal Engine 5, Alien: Rogue Incursion utilizes th?e power of VR to drop players into an intense action-horror environment as they try to survive an?d outsmart the Alien with shooter-style gameplya and mechanics as they explore an Alien-infested facility on the harsh planet of Purdan.

Alien: Isolation is still one of my favorite horror titles of all time, so if Rogue Incursion can manage to channel even a fraction of that I'll be happy. Besides, Isolation?felt like a perect transition? into VR so this could very well be a perfect match.

Alien: Rogue Incursion is set to release this Holiday 2024 on PlayStation VR2, PCVR v??ia Steam, and Meta Quest 3.

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