I picked this up during one of the Steam sales because PC Gamer named it their 2014 Game of the Year and just got around to playing/beating it this week. I thought it was pretty good, but I also picked it up and put it down a lot because of how frustrating and boring it could get. A proper pacing curve would handily address both of those complaints.
The game left a lot of potential on the table, even if the aesthetics and sound design were some of the best I've ever seen in a video game. I'm not sure that I would name Alien: Isolation my GotY for 2014 over Dark Souls 2 or DA:Inquisition, but maybe if I was more of an Alien fanboy I'd think this was more awesome?