Pimpbaa said:
The more I play this, the more angry I get at all the bad reviews. It's to the point that I think there is some kind of conspiracy to rate this game low. The atmosphere, the way the aliens behave (seems like they really try to stay out of your sight), the guns, everything just feels right.
"press LB + RB to block"
"wait, a marine can 'block' an alien? .... How?"
[later on]
"oh god, it's not just an extra feature, it's the core of the game. They expect you to cockblock aliens and preds... WITH YOUR ARMS."
[plays as alien]
"what, I just walk to the exit like that?"
(gets sudden Sonic Adventure flashbacks)
"how the hell am I supposed to beat a predator if it cockblocks ALL of my moves, including a fucking stealth grab?"
[dies]
[dies]
[dies some more]
[dies]
[finally beats the pred using a silly 'stun effect' caused by the heavy attack at mid-range. It feels cheap, it is cheap and nothing else works]
[plays Predator]
"oh great, now I'm getting cockblocked by marines AND aliens, when I can see the pointy, razorsharp blades right in my very screen..."
[tries to play the game in a 'hunting' fashion]
"how the hell can these marines see me when I'm not moving or even close to them while cloaked?"
[finally gives up, and starts using a 1-2 with the cannon and grab. Only thing that works against cockblocking...]
And then the good shit only comes in the final two stages, at which point you hardly even get to use them and quite frankly, you shouldn't care anymore. It just isn't fun and you won't be crapping your pants like it's 1999.
"Feels right", my ass. There are very few games that actively made me think "this feels wrong", but that's what happened to me in this one.