Originally Posted by
Kitten Champion
I think Alien: Isolation worked because it was the most logical format for the material it was adapting. Which feels like a silly point, but how many Alien FPSs are there? Then there was that Alien Contra-esque game, and who could forget that Beat'em'up Capcom made. In any case, you're not supposed to kill Xenomorphs like they're Zerglings as it's at complete odds with what makes Alien what it is, but games never got that memo.
That said, Isolation was well made beyond the novelty of its existence... but I'd question the logic of adapting it when you'll just have something we've seen before but now without the immersion and sense of agency.
Still, as to a possible show, having more time to pace things out and give you a genuine chance to know your characters could make for a stronger and more satisfactory story. The problem is my general lack of trust. Even Scott couldn't return to Alien and renew the sense that it was franchise was worth maintaining past 1986.