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by xibbie 1566 days ago
Alien Isolation had some very in-depth AI governing the behaviour of the protagonist, and it really showed in gameplay.

Getting the feeling you're being actively stalked by a sentient creature is legitimately terrifying, and it's the first time I've felt scared by the intelligence of a game's AI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7d5lF6U0eQ goes into some detail on the decision paths governing the AI.

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>Getting the feeling you're being actively stalked by a sentient creature is legitimately terrifying, and it's the first time I've felt scared by the intelligence of a game's AI.

I've heard that the easier difficulty is scarier, because the alien appears less often so when it does it's more terrifying.