Ah, alright.
Is there a context to this game being so bad? Something like Duke Forever?
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Aliens: Colonial Marines |OT| Game Over Man, GAME OVER!
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Is there a context to this game being so bad? Something like Duke Forever?
I was with Havoc2049 ALLLLLLL the way up until he said "undue negativity and criticism".
It's not like people are just making all this shit up. There are SEVERAL people in the thread who have already played through a substantial portion of the game.
And this is the guy whose review of the game is going up on Polygon in a few days.
It's not like people are just making all this shit up. There are SEVERAL people in the thread who have already played through a substantial portion of the game.
And this is the guy whose review of the game is going up on Polygon in a few days.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
I've honestly never heard of that Alien 3 script with the CCP soldiers.
And what? It seems like Gearbox have done exactly that - updated the AvP marine campaigns, and
(which has been a running theme throughout the entire series, anyway).
And what? It seems like Gearbox have done exactly that - updated the AvP marine campaigns, and
gave it a storyline involving the company attemping to gain control of the Aliens for bioweapons research
Gibson's Alien 3 script does much, much more with the fiction than any of the real sequels to Aliens did. I have no idea how they would have filmed it, but it would have been way cooler than anything anyone has tried with the series since (shy of possibly Prometheus).
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Yeah, it sounds quite interesting, reading it up now - the only one I knew about was that ridiculous 'wood planet' one which made no logistical sense at all
SRTtoZ
Member
That footage looks good.
And that looks awful.
I'm guessing the first is PC footage with a 360 controller. The bottom footage is awful lighting, screen tearing, gray washed out textures and awful animations/overall graphics.
Meesh
Member
And here I thought I was the only one that appreciated Gibsons attempt
As a fan of his work I may need to read it again, but it still amazes me they passed it up for what we have now.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Been playing through it and had noticed how washed out the game looked on default but if you put the brightness settings to the near bottom it looks much better and offers more use for the flash light since on default you don't even need it.
And here I thought I was the only one that appreciated Gibsons attempt
I think the best Alien 3 script would have been the one from Vincent Ward "Wooden Monastery". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3#David_Twohy.27s_.22Prison_Planet.22
I really like the idea.
Yeah. That one was so balls out crazy it would've been worth destroying the franchise.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Ugh.
Health regen basically ruined FPSes forever to me bar a few exceptions.
So, finally a good news then
tiny raptor
Member
A fellow Gremlins fan! Cool.
Captain Bluey
Member
Whats the release date for this again?
Just got a message from EB Games (Australia) that they are selling it today (Saturday afternoon 9 Feb).
Dont want to commit until I see some reviews.
Just got a message from EB Games (Australia) that they are selling it today (Saturday afternoon 9 Feb).
Dont want to commit until I see some reviews.
Mr Scrufff
Neo Member
So I've been playing this game for a few hours now (I know, I am playing it early, I'm a terrible person) BUT, I am really enjoying it. I am a huge fan of the first two Alien films and have been waiting for a video game that does them justice ever since I first saw them. The game is great. It has an old school FPS vibe, almost like a doom sort of feel. They did a really good job with the atmosphere and the overall game play. The weapon selection, customization, and upgrade system are especially well done. The local Co-op is great, and I can't wait to try the competitive online when the game comes out.
Visually, the game is dated. I won't lie it doesn't look that great most of the time, but while playing it I was completely able to overlook that. It's not REALLY bad, but when you fire it up at first you're probably going to have a little moment of disappointment, but luckily the frame rate is higher than most console games. ( I am playing on 360 BTW, so I can't say anything about the visuals of the other versions). I have only played the first five missions on local co-op (not sure how many missions there are in total) and so far I think Gearbox did a really good job.
It's a solid FPS and one of the better licensed games I have played in a long time. They finally were able to make good Aliens game. If you like the Aliens movies and first person shooters then I really do recommend picking this up when it comes out next week. Or better yet wait a few months because it's probably the type of game that will go down in price pretty quick.
Visually, the game is dated. I won't lie it doesn't look that great most of the time, but while playing it I was completely able to overlook that. It's not REALLY bad, but when you fire it up at first you're probably going to have a little moment of disappointment, but luckily the frame rate is higher than most console games. ( I am playing on 360 BTW, so I can't say anything about the visuals of the other versions). I have only played the first five missions on local co-op (not sure how many missions there are in total) and so far I think Gearbox did a really good job.
It's a solid FPS and one of the better licensed games I have played in a long time. They finally were able to make good Aliens game. If you like the Aliens movies and first person shooters then I really do recommend picking this up when it comes out next week. Or better yet wait a few months because it's probably the type of game that will go down in price pretty quick.
CosmicQueso
Member
I choose to believe you. I want to believe.
Embargo date for reviews as well as the official release of the game are this coming Tuesday, February 12th.
True fucking that.
I'll buy this game because I'm a sucker for the Aliens franchise. Blah. Please be good. Some of these early impressions don't seem too promising...
Also, hopefully the Wii U version actually does have higher res textures like Gearbox promised.
Mr Scrufff
Neo Member
You should haha, I really do like it. I played a little dead space 3 and honestly this is much scarier at parts and it's not even a survival horror.
Cooooooold, i guess its a rental for me.
reptilescorpio
Member
Might be able to trade the steamkey to break even!
No the game is serviceable just not AAA in my opinion, it does some things really well but it just feels to dated maybe i should look at in a different light but i am just not having a ton of fun with it.
Mr Scrufff
Neo Member
Nah, the single player campaign and co-op campaign are exactly the same. Most of the campaign you play with other characters from the movie/game and Co-op player(s) take the place of them. It works quite well actually
MGHA
Member
Sucks. I wasn't really interested in it but I used to really like the Brothers in Arms games and it sucks to see Gearbox just release game after game that's not related to my interests (Boredlands 1&2), and it makes it even worse if they just suck (DFE, this).
Just please another Brothers in Arms, inspired on the first two, is all I'm asking.
I am afraid the core shooting mechanics and enemy AI (Gearbox seems incapable of doing AI well in any of their games) are not going to be very good. This is my chief worry. Also, heavy scripting.
WHY
THE HELL
WOULD AN ALIENS GAME
BE SURVIVAL HORROR?
OR DEAD SPACE FOR THAT MATTER?
These capital letters express my confusion.
WHY
THE HELL
WOULD AN ALIENS GAME
BE SURVIVAL HORROR?
OR DEAD SPACE FOR THAT MATTER?
These capital letters express my confusion.
I had a similar train of thought. Nostalgia will get me through. It can't be absolutely shit, right?
That is, until I booted up my PS3 copy. Jesus Gearbox. I had to check whether I had slapped in a PS2 game at some points. Piss poor texture loading, textures ripped straight from the early 2000s, stupid AI...
It is like Sega and Gearbox decided to see if they can one up Duke Nukem Forever.
I am gonna soldier through to see if it improves, if not, I will just bust out Aliens vs Predator. At least that was a more competent game on the PS3.
Glass Rebel
Member
Should be a cooking simulator.
Also yes, SEGA shouldn't have given this to Gearbox but I guess they didn't really care all that much.
Damn, I thought $30AUD was pushing it with my purchase. I expect to regret spending that money the instant I play it.
cyberheater
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When is the review embargo up?
Now that would of been a awesome idea, a 3rd person Aliens game, taking the lead from DEAD SPACE with intense build up and atmosphere....why GEARBOX!?, why have you forsaken us!!?
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah. Awful.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Oh god. Level 2 is awful. COD in space.
Yeah i know, no wonder on the IGN stream they decided not to show it!!
And god damn at the screen tearing (nothing to do with the capture). Hopefully there will be a release day patch?
cyberheater
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Does anyone know if the PC version has improved texture resolution.
The texture resolution on the console version looks pretty bad.
The texture resolution on the console version looks pretty bad.
Online somewhere I presume. If I had to order and wait for delivery at this point, I'd talk myself out of the purchase.
Is this as boring to play as it looks?
Looks like it. Think the reviews will also not be to shabby i guess. To me from everything i saw trailers and gameplay it wasnt appealing to me.
Looks garbage. I thought this game was meant to be BioShock in space with aliens. Shame.