Amanda Ripley (Alien: Isolation). The bravest video game heroines

The New Aliens (or Prometheus) weren't very successful. Neither in commercial terms, nor in artistic ones. Ridley Scott's vision was perhaps not lacking in originality, but the picture was short on the alien itself, as well as on the atmosphere of suffocating claustrophobia. Fortunately, the players got what the viewers didn't. Alien: Isolation is a sensational horror with a great script, still ageless graphics, expressive protagonist and a xenomorph that's more terrifying than ever.

Amanda Ripley, daughter of the famous Ellen from the main series of Aliens, is an engineer of the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the same organization her mother worked for. Despite the fact that she's only 25, she's perfectly capable not only of repairing damaged elements of the spacecraft, but also very effective in field combat. Unfortunately, in direct confrontation with the alien, she must recognize its superiority.

And this is paradoxically proof of her courage. Amanda could charge and then find solace in death almost immediately. How much bolder it is, however, to overcome overwhelming fear when the xenomorph is circling nearby, and the heroine can only hope that the creature will eventually disappear. Taking decisive action is interwoven with phases of absolute helplessness, and endless waiting. As a player, it was hard for me to bear. More than once, I would jump out of hiding and die, impatient and frightened, hitting a xenomorph with a wrench or whatever else I had at hand. Amanda manages to survive. One can only regret that the franchise founders never allowed her to meet her mother.