It's a miracle my marines survived the encounter.
It's a miracle my marines survived the Dark And Darker Gold encounter. But they won't survive the next one. They're exhausted, acid-burned, running low on equipment, and so frightened they can barely shoot straight. I'm minutes away from completing the mission, but I give the order to retreat anyway.
Tomorrow I'll return with fresh troops and finish the job. The xenomorphs will be stronger, too, but that's a risk I'll have to take. Many games have tried to replicate the slow burning...