In this period of time with limited playing opportunities, I beat the phenomenal Sci-Fi Horror game Alien: Isolation. The best part of the game in my opinion was the Sevastapool Station itself, it was an amazing atmosphere and setting for a game of this genre. It was especially great when you got to put on a spacesuit and go outside and look at the gas giant, while slowly walking along the connectors. What did you guys think of this game?

So I just got done sinning it and diving in depth on the films flaws and honestly, I dont understand how some people hate this film

To go into why I think it's the best I'm going to be comparing it to the original film to show how good it is

First off Characters

The characters are great, they are all interesting and stand out in this film, granted the ones in the original film stand out too but the advantage these characters have over them is growth, throughout the film we see these highly dangerous killers slowly change and trust one another to the point of self sacrifice

• Nikolai took out the Tracker Predator to take it down with him and give the others a fighting chance

• Stan distracted the Berserker Predator knowing full well he would likely die in order to help them escape, he went from at their throats to helping them and even got mad when Royce left the group and it got Mombasa the guy that he was fighting to the death with killed

• Hanzo fought off and Falconer and took it down with him

All these characters were horrible people who slowly begin to redeem themselves and sacrifice themselves to help others

The characters in the original Predator film dont really grow, yes they protect one another but they already did that to begin with, there was no chance of character for basically every character, the only one that got character growth was Dillon ironically who went from calling them expendable to fighting to the death to protect them

No other character really has any change of heart other than maybe Mac but it wasn't really a change for the better

Lore

Both films contribute alot, the original film does have the undeniable advantage of setting the lore up to begin with but I think Predators can nearly match it

Predators introduces alot of fascinating ideas to the movie series such as the introduction of the Bad Blood Predators into film, the introduction to the idea of a game preserve planet, Introduced a new subspecies of Predator to the franchise as a whole, had the first Predator vs Predator fight and so much more

But it not only brings in alot of new and fascinating ideas but balances old ideas as well, something that Predator 2 didn't do too well was balancing the old lore with the new stuff it introduced, but with Predators it doesn't feel like the new stuff overshadows the old stuff, everything is well balanced together to pay homage while at the same time inventing new unique ideas and doing character development all at the same time

Logic

So this movie was immensely better logic wise, and I know that sounds stupid in a film about aliens hunting other aliens and humans on a game preserve planet but there were alot of stupid moments in the original film that put me off at times at how dumb they made the scene feel, theres a certain extent to how far you can go with ignoring logic and Predator went across that line quite abit

The main thing that held down the sin count was the fact that there were so many iconic lines and it made the Predator franchise, but otherwise it honestly isnt too good

I wanted to make this comparison because I feel like alot of people brush off anything other than the classic film just because they dknt have stuff like Dutch, while I'm all for respecting a franchises roots I wish more people appreciated the other stuff, Predator 2 honestly wasn't that bad and Predators is a fantastic film with loads of new ideas while still keeping true to lore previously established

I think that's about it for now

So with the recent video drops from people given early access we now know 15 of the 20 enemies within the game as well as confirmation that the ones in the book will appear in the game such as the Super Drone as a boss level enemy and the Leon shown above as 2 new enemies I want to talk about enemies I think will appear and would make sense to the games meta either at launch or post launch in major updates as they have confirmed big updates post launch

5. Neomorph

These are the least likely hence their low place on the list but I think they could be a cool addition to the roster as speedy intelligent enemies that will put you on edge making you use your motion tracker to spot them out before they attack you and this image shown above looks like how it would look in the game, not saying it is as there is no confirmation but it does look like it would fit perfectly into the game and honestly I quite like the Neomorphs, I think if used well they could be alot of peoples favorite enemies.

4. Raven

Now this one is the least likely to appear hence it being so low although personally I'd want it higher than some of the other entries on the list.

Aliens Colonial Marines I think we can all agree wasn't great but the addition of the Raven was generally well received with its mysterious yet intimidating presence and it created a unique atmosphere.

With that being said we have seen the return of aliens from Colonial Marines such as the burster and spitter albeit redesigned and I think the Raven being one of the bigger highlights among the fanbase would make alot of sense to add in as either a boss type enemy or a unique challenge card akin to the special challenge in World War Z where you get hunted down by a invincible Bull, it could function similarly to where it hunts players throughout the level and acts as a adrenaline inducing challenge to test all of the players skills as a unkillable beast that the players can only temporarily escape from, it makes alot of sense to add this terrifying beast into the roster.

3. Power Loader/Exosuits

Yes these are grouped together because I think they are just as likely to appear as one another and they'd make alot of sense.

We know the game will have over 20 enemies with those over 20 presumably being bosses and post launch enemies and I think its inevitable we will see them announce a synthetic based boss fight where a synth is piloting either a power loader to try crushing players to death or a ExoSuit to gun players down forcing them to rely on the cover mechanics to survive the metallic behemoths.

Either way they are highly likely to appear as a form of boss battle to that not every boss is a Xenomorph to enhance variety.

2. Engineers

I think given the immense focus on Engineers shown in the trailers and promotional material and the use of the Black Liquid I think its inevitable we will see Engineers appear in the game.

I can imagine them as either a form of Boss or very heavy enemy reaching into the boss category but not quite similarly to the Warriors, I imagine the former though as they are shown to be very powerful creatures and I think we will see a Engineer show up in one of the campaigns for certain if not it has a high likelihood as a update enemy as well.

1. Jockey Xenomorph/Ultramorph

I cant see a world where this creature isn't added, it makes perfect sense given the Xenomorphs on a clearly Engineer based setting and would make a perfect boss level enemy akin to the Queen if not more powerful but in turn its hostile to other Xenomorphs

It destroyed a whole hive in the comics so it makes perfect sense for this behemoth to appear, it's too perfect to not add it, the stars are aligned and I cant imagine they wont add it at all, even if not at launch I can see a extremely high likelihood of it being added as a gigantic boss enemy on par size and strength wise to the queen if not moreso and it's also my number one want in terms of enemies in the game.

Chopper

Height: 7'5 feet tall.

Abilities: Schimitar (advanced version of the wristblade), Shuriken, Ceremonial Dagger, Cloak, Light Armor.

Feats:

• Has supposedly unmatched Schimitar skills.

VS

Falconer

Height: 7'5 feet tall.

Abilities: Elongated Wristblade, Enhanced Cloak, Armor, Faster.

Feats:

• Has no Honor Code holding him back.

• Had skills on par with Hanzo, a highly trained Yakuza Assassin and died taking Hanzo with him.

Praetorian

Height: 10 feet tall.

Abilities: Strong Claws, Sharp Tail, Inner Jaw, Acid Blood, Can spit Acid out of its mouth, Intelligence, High Durability.

Feats:

• Can slaughter entire marine squads and fight a predator 1 on 1.

• The Praetorian caste is made for guarding Queen/Empresses from powerful threats.

VS

Raven

Height: 11 feet tall.

Abilities: Strong Claws, Inner Jaw, Sharp Tail, Acid Blood, Extreme Durability.

Feats:

• Was shown to be completely immune to weaponry shrugging off everything thrown at it (the only other Alien in Aliens Colonial Marines to show this was the Queen).

• Had to be killed by a power loader piloted by Winters and put up a good fight against him before going down.

So I thought about the fact we have 2 predator hybrids, but one works and fits into the lore whereas the other ruined it, I want to dissect why and talk about why Hunter Borgia succeeded where the Upgrade Predator failed.

1. The Universes they exist in: alright let me break down the lore of both universes since we need to understand their lore and background in order to truly break into why they work and dont work

Predators Concrete Jungle is set in a distant future where a predator named Scarface failed at a hunt and allowed humans to advance with the equipment leftover, Hunter Borgia (one of the predator hybrids) was born a weakened human, he would have died had it not been for Scarfaces blood splashing on him, he had obsessed over the predators for decades and worked on making himself into the ultimate killing machine with countless experiments, he experimented on himself to overcome his natural weakness and to become as strong if not stronger than the species he fascinates about, it makes sense in a lore perspective as to why he'd want to become a hybrid since it would mean he wouldn't have to keep collecting predator blood and he'd become much more powerful and he'd become powerful as well as a result, it makes perfect sense especially for a character such as Hunter Borgia to try hybridizing himself.

On the other hand we have The Predator, The 4th entry into the Official Timeline, as in this is the original continuity, the Upgrade Predator was a predator created through experimentation by other Yautja, this is where it begins to go wrong as it takes the original timeline and completely ruins all lore beforehand, it makes no sense given the Yautja honorcode.

And that's the big difference, Hunter Borgia became a hybrid by humans in order to overcome sickness and death and become all powerful, the Upgrade Predator on the other hand retcons previously established lore, Hunter was seen as a Abomination to the Yautja and rightfully so, the Upgrade Predator however was depicted as a glorification which doesn't match up to Predator lore at all.

One was born a Human and the other was born a Predator, both become hybrids but it's the way each pays attention to the lore, Predator Concrete Jungle did a Hybrid Predator right in making a Abomination that made sense within the confines of the lore whereas The Predator didn't respect old lore.

Hunter Borgia

Height: 8 feet tall

Abilities: Wrist Blades, Smart Disc, Glaive, Cloaking Device, Has the Physical Strength Durability and Agility of a Predator if not greater, Intelligence.

Feats:

• Defeated his daughters highly trained Ronin Bodyguards.

• Put up a good fight against Scarface (a predator that killed a majority of the major drug lords in neonopolis, cyborg predators, aliens and a anti predator cyborg team) before going down.

VS

Upgrade Predator

Height: 11 feet tall.

Abilities: Wrist Blades, Wrist Gauntlet, Wrist Cannon, Cloaking, Some Armor, Can harden its Skin, Intelligence.

Feats:

• Beat a normal predator with ease.

• Beat most of a team of highly trained mercenaries.

• Beat multiple military personnel that got in it's way with ease.

Hunter Borgia

Height: 8 feet tall

Abilities: Wrist Blades, Smart Disc, Glaive, Cloaking Device, Has the Physical Strength Durability and Agility of a Predator if not greater, Intelligence.

Feats:

• Defeated his daughters highly trained Ronin Bodyguards.

• Put up a good fight against Scarface before going down.

VS

Newborn

Height: 15 feet tall (rough estimation)

Abilities: Immense Physical Strength and Durability, Powerful Jaws, Acid Blood

Feats:

• Punched a Queens upper jaw off in one swipe killing her (albeit she was weak and incapacitated after giving birth).

• Lifted open and closed a large metal hull ship door with ease.