The Lifeless House collection is among the greatest names in sci-fi horror, efficiently mixing a creepy, terrible environment with setpieces of relentless, grisly motion. Within the film world, the Alien franchise has a really related MO, and it’s no shock that Lifeless House mastermind Glen Schofield thinks he’d be well-placed to make an Alien sport.
In an interview with PC Gamer, Schofield mentioned, “As an example any person got here to me and mentioned, ‘We will provide the Alien licence … I’d like to make an Alien sport.” Given his pedigree within the business, it will actually be an excellent match, and it appears he thinks so himself.
Not solely did he create the splendidly horrifying Lifeless House collection and have a hand in all of the ghastly necromorphs (every with completely different weaknesses in terms of defeating them) therein, however he’s additionally been creating new and horrible varieties of aliens on his personal time. “I might present you, I do not know, possibly 100 completely different aliens I’ve made in Midjourney over the past two years,” he informed the outlet.
There’s in all probability extra nightmares in that little assortment than in one among Tim Burton’s sketchbooks, so who is aware of what we’d see in a hypothetical Alien sport with Schofield on the helm. If it did occur, although, he was cautious to emphasise that it will solely be on his phrases, and that it was “not even negotiable” that he would want to “personal the inventive.”
Hopefully there’s more in the locker after the Callisto Protocol.
Lifeless House Meets Alien Is A Incredible Prospect
I’m fairly the horror buff, and I feel there may very well be huge potential right here. Ought to such a factor ever really occur sooner or later. Lifeless House is not the one house horror sport, nevertheless it’s probably the most influential.
Like lots of followers, I’ve all the time felt that Alien works finest when it’s being a bit extra refined. There’s an unlimited distinction between the primary film and the second in that regard.
The primary installment is all about Ripley’s isolation and the lurking menace of the xenomorph, the presence of which is simply straight proven briefly and/or a lot later. Alien Isolation took an identical tack, a extra slow-paced and fewer weapon-reliant journey that had a heck of an environment from begin to end.
Anybody who’s seen Aliens, although, will attest that the franchise can pull off intense motion and gunplay as nicely, although, when dealt with successfully. The 2 collection share rather a lot in widespread, all informed, and a Schofield-led Alien sport with a beneficiant dose of Lifeless House mechanics can be an actual thrill experience.
These aliens that he’s cooked up would absolutely be fascinating to behold, however I feel I’m most intrigued by the prospect of doubtless making an attempt to sever the limbs of a necromorph with a Plasma Cutter (what a fantastic weapon it was). Which might be a horrible thought, as they’ve acid blood. Schofield has beforehand mentioned he might need made his final sport, however there’s all the time hope.
