Like mother, like daughter: How the Ripley from Alien: Isolation compares to her famous mom

The Ripleys are one of the most unluckiest families in history. Ellen Ripley had to fight the xenomorphs not once, not twice, but four times in the Alien films. In publisher Sega’s Alien: Isolation, that responsibility falls on her daughter, Amanda Ripley.

Messing with science fiction royalty is risky, but developer The Creative Assembly sounds like it’s up to the task. At a recent press event for the survival-horror game (coming out Oct. 7 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One), GamesBeat spoke with writer Will Porter to find out why the studio decided to cast Amanda in the lead and not a brand new character.