CronosBlade
Member
Getting some shitty FPS here. HD 6870. Ugh. It'll stay 60 then goes to shit at autosaves and pretty much during big firefights.
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Aliens: Colonial Marines |OT| Game Over Man, GAME OVER!
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hahaha, and the exaggerated gamer award goes to this guy
GoddyofAus
Banned
So they actually referenced Spaceballs
.......Okay, I have to admit, that's pretty fucking cool.
I literally lol'd and some spittle flew onto my monitor, song/surprise = win.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
They took the Spaceball reference too far....
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Congrats to Visceral. You've made a better Aliens game then Aliens for the third time.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Eh, Dead Space necromorphs are really not the same. No radar in Dead Space, the weapons are weird tools, and it has that pseudo magic stuff. Not calling Dead Space bad, but it's way different than what people look for in Aliens.
Something somewhat similar might be Natural Selection 2.
Brerlappin
Member
The AI really is incredible. I just had a minute and a half game of cat and mouse with a xeno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQvcM8oGnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQvcM8oGnI
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Is that Jonah Hill?
slightconfuse
Banned
wow at the Ai in this game, these videos are hilarious
thanks for making my morning hahaha
SlasherJPC
Banned
Unfortunatly, you will be alone on this stance for the most part. I'm with you though. I play literally everything released though, so I've played some truly, horrible games that makes Aliens looks fairly good (damnation, quantom theory, etc)
CosmicQueso
Member
Something must be wrong with my brain.
All these youtube videos and terrible reviews just make me want to play the game so much more.
I really can't wait to get to playing this thing. It's going to be amazing.
Edit: Yessssss
All these youtube videos and terrible reviews just make me want to play the game so much more.
I really can't wait to get to playing this thing. It's going to be amazing.
Edit: Yessssss
Apharmd Battler
Member
Same here, part of me wants to send back the CE version as it's sitting on my porch now, but then again I want to judge for myself. And I still haven't heard much on the multiplayer aspect of the game as that what Gearbox truly worked on and that's the reason I bought it. So as I told my friends, I'll be the Guinea Pig and take one for the team. LOL! No game with this much development time can be THAT bad.........or am I about to be rudely surprised.
What?
Shame there's not an Aliens mod for one of the Dead Spaces, especially 1 and 2.
whatevermort
Member
It's been in development 6 years. Let's be fair to Gearbox: it didn't take 12 years to make this piece of shit.
John Rabbit
Banned
dead space however delivers on more of the "alien/aliens" bullet points than this game seems to.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I wanted mine for the figure alone. Now I know I'll get alot of shit for saying this, but just an observation. If a game like Deadly Premonition, which has alot of issues (regardless if you say it was designed that way or not) can be critically acclaimed, not sure how people that look at a game like that and see past it's flaws don't do the same for many other games. Granted Deadly Premonition has excellent characters and story imo. Though I'm looking at this from more a technically point. Anyways not a jab at Deadly Premonition just curious what gives some games free passes versus others. I guess people could argue there is nothing redeeming about Aliens Colonial Marines, but again, different strokes/different folks.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive so I can't give my definitive opinion but this game seems pretty darn comparable to 007 Legends that came out last year. It just feels like a mishandled disaster that shits on the series that it suppose to be championing.
Jake Tower
Banned
So they actually referenced Spaceballs
Alright, this game looks like shit, but that's fucking rad.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Well I really disliked Legends (my review showcased that), but having more fun with Aliens then that. It def has problems but I'm having some mild fun. Worth $60? Not for most people. Only the die hard Alien fans willing to look past the issues, and want it now.
bideogamer
Neo Member
better studio basically.
stealth gameplay, character driven plot. Riddick
psychological horror, with melee and gunplay. The Darkness.
I fucking love Starbreeze, no one else does hard sci fi games right. So GOOOOD.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
I'm glad you think it's better then Legends cause seriously screw that game. And I might as well ask, are you gonna make an Aliens review because yes I do watch your videos?
Messofanego
Banned
So that polished demo wasn't real, was just a vertical slice?
Most of the game wasn't even made by Gearbox, according to this Eurogamer article.
Can Gearbox go for a hat-trick with a poorly managed, developmental hell Brothers in Arms game? I've been waiting for a proper sequel since 2008.
Most of the game wasn't even made by Gearbox, according to this Eurogamer article.
Can Gearbox go for a hat-trick with a poorly managed, developmental hell Brothers in Arms game? I've been waiting for a proper sequel since 2008.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
Loaded up the game on Steam and played for about 45 minutes on Hardened difficulty. Not nearly as bad as some reviews made it out to be but its not exactly good either. Kind of curious to try out the online coop and the adverserial game modes but not getting any hits on matchmaking. If anyone else is in the same boat as me and wants to to try to get a group setup, PM me.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I am, most likely done this weekend. I am studying for a cert test on Thursday so game time is low, should have it up monday on the latest. I plan to talk about the how the whole situation of this game makes me happy, mad, and sad. It's a big cluster fuck really all considering it's history.
Also compared to Legends, at least Aliens has a plot (good or bad regardless) Legends was just mish mosh of levels and that game over, wait for skyfall DLC ending missions really pissed me the fuck off.
I'll be online tonight, assuming I get my game code emailed to me today.
Messofanego
Banned
Has anyone made a summary of all the bad things shown about this game? The gifs, videos, articles?
I really want to go down this rabbit hole, without reading the last 20 or so pages
I really want to go down this rabbit hole, without reading the last 20 or so pages
Mortimer Brewster
Member
Sounds good, my SteamID is listed on my profile page.
Father_Brain
Banned
007 at least had the excuse of being a victim of a horribly rushed development cycle. While I highly doubt that CM was in continuous, active development for a full six years, its total has to be at least 3-3.5 years, right?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Ok, I added mine as well.
Played for an hour on the PC (steam). Maxed out all settings. It's not pretty, but its nowhere near as ugly as its being described. This is on PC however.
Also, I haven't been bored yet. Maybe its because I'm an Aliens nerd.
So yeah, not a "9" game, but nowhere near a "1" or "2". I'd give it a solid 7 so far. It's ridiculous and frankly irresponsible to give it that low a score. Must be cool these days to trash a game mercilessly. Everyone loves a train wreck I suppose.
Also, I haven't been bored yet. Maybe its because I'm an Aliens nerd.
How can you not go into the hanger for the first time and not smile when you see the tell-tale signs of the struggle that happened there at the end of Aliens?
So yeah, not a "9" game, but nowhere near a "1" or "2". I'd give it a solid 7 so far. It's ridiculous and frankly irresponsible to give it that low a score. Must be cool these days to trash a game mercilessly. Everyone loves a train wreck I suppose.
The Lamonster
Member
Just picked it up. Impressions so far:
-terribad graphics, but the art direction isn't bad so it's not a huge deal
-fully cusomizable buttons, a major plus
-great original music so far, definitely faithful to all 3 movies
-I can confirm there is no "horde" multiplayer co-op mode. It's called "Bug Hunt" and is the first DLC arriving in March.
Agree with the above ^ for a big Aliens fan it's looking like a 7/10 so far.
-terribad graphics, but the art direction isn't bad so it's not a huge deal
-fully cusomizable buttons, a major plus
-great original music so far, definitely faithful to all 3 movies
-I can confirm there is no "horde" multiplayer co-op mode. It's called "Bug Hunt" and is the first DLC arriving in March.
Agree with the above ^ for a big Aliens fan it's looking like a 7/10 so far.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Okay. This is an emotional moment for all of us. I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Seriously, somebody has to make a video of this with the music from Going to the Store. It would just be too damn perfect! I'd do it if I knew how to.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Okay I played the first mission (I know at least 3 from the youtube videos) and I already love this game (xbox360)
Graphics are okay
Atmosphere is great
Weapons feel great....would compare it to Doom, I love that
Game runs smoothly, no tearing at all (still early in the game though)
Motion tracker is NOT useless...maybe if you play this game on easy
The critics are laughable, I expected the worst. This shooter feels oldschool...in a good way.
It's not horror like Alien 1. It's action like Aliens.
Graphics are okay
Atmosphere is great
Weapons feel great....would compare it to Doom, I love that
Game runs smoothly, no tearing at all (still early in the game though)
Motion tracker is NOT useless...maybe if you play this game on easy
The critics are laughable, I expected the worst. This shooter feels oldschool...in a good way.
It's not horror like Alien 1. It's action like Aliens.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I mentioned this earlier. Yeah it def is action packed... like Aliens. Not sure why people expected horror elements.
Angry Joe is quite...angry
https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow/status/301399912761925633
His review goes up tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow/status/301399912761925633
His review goes up tomorrow.
thesuperfunk
Member
shit a brick ... gamebreaking hilarity!
derExperte
Member
Because it's uninspired fanwankery.
Like when you enter Hadley's Hope (without ever closing the front door again despite hearing some screams outside..) and after 10 seconds find an audio recording with Newt's family.
Especially Alien-nerds should shake their heads constantly. The story, the gameplay, the bugs, the animations, terrible scripting, lame action, lame aliens, almost every aspect is bad. So yeah, I agree with all the review that give this trash at most 4/10, personally I would go lower.