When comparing Radial-G : Racing Revolved vs Alien: Isolation, the Slant community recommends Alien: Isolation for most people. In the question“What are the best Oculus Rift games?” Alien: Isolation is ranked 5th while Radial-G : Racing Revolved is ranked 25th. The most important reason people chose Alien: Isolation is:
With minimal music, this game generates much of it's atmosphere from the miscellaneous background noises. The audio generally in the forefront is the titular Alien, which loudly thumps along the ground and through vents. This game also uses directional audio as a tool both for and against the player. It uses it to scare the player, but it simultaneously gives the player more information to survive with.
Specs
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Pros
Pro VR adds an incredible amount of immersion
The game adds excellent immersion in VR mode and even provides a gameplay advantage since it allows peeking around the corner.
Pro Almost no VR sickness
Even with the high speed movement most people don't have issues with motion sickness. Mostly due to the frame of reference that's created by the cockpit, precision controls and level design with intentional ambiguity of what is up and what is down.
Pro 32-player multiplayer
With up to 31 other players on the same track as you, the races can get pretty hectic. Being in the middle of all that really gets you in the zone.
Pro Great soundtrack
Pro Excellent atmospheric sound
With minimal music, this game generates much of it's atmosphere from the miscellaneous background noises. The audio generally in the forefront is the titular Alien, which loudly thumps along the ground and through vents. This game also uses directional audio as a tool both for and against the player. It uses it to scare the player, but it simultaneously gives the player more information to survive with.
Pro Beautiful graphics
Aesthetically, this game nails the look and feel of the original film. Both well optimized and incredibly beautiful, this game is a graphical marvel.
Pro Useful tools throughout
The game provides you with many tools and weapons to assist you along the way. Some items you may only find a use for once or twice, but you'll be glad to have them.
Pro Creates a lot of tension
Intelligent A.I. is capable of keeping the game unpredictable. As soon as the Alien starts stalking the player, the game can easily become tense with player never knowing what the Alien will do since the majority of interactions with it are completely unscripted. Especially in VR, you get the feeling like you are actually being hunted.
Pro Excellent, nostalgic design
Environmental design very closely resembles Ridley Scott's Alien. It has the same retro design of the computers as well as a chilling soundtrack. It still works well in the modern age too - the 3D is on point, and the designers have gone into detail. If you dare to spend time exploring, it's a very cool experience wandering around a spaceship and looking out into space.
Cons
Con Content can get repetitive
No matter the track being played on, the concept is the same, avoid objects and get the fastest time. This can get boring after a while. If the devs added more, perhaps weapons or a points system that reduced your time or something , the game would be more interesting when playing a few rounds in a row.
Con Multiplayer is completely dead
It is difficult if not impossible to find other players to play against. Unless you have friends with the same game that you can play with, there will be no one in the lobbies to play against randomly.
Con Frustratingly difficult at times
Some segments of the game can be frustratingly difficult or even unfair at higher difficulty settings.
Con Unrealistic teleporting alien
The alien will somehow always be somewhat near you no matter how stealthy you are. This does maintain the game's difficulty, but it can seem unfair putting all this work into not getting heard only to have the alien pop out of the nearest vent.
Con The game progresses slowly, and you can lose interest
The game is too long and quickly loses its charm and tense feelings as the game drags. Too many hours of even the best game can become a chore more than an enjoyable experience. Whats worse is that a bunch of the length is incessant back tracking, which frankly is just a lazy way to prolong a game.