GillianSeed79 said:
So far most of the complaints I've heard have been about the single player campaigns, which is disappointing but so have been a lot of sp campaigns in recent shooters.
From what I've played with friends of the mp it's pretty fun. What have been people's complaints about mp?
I know it isn't exactly MW, but what do people think about it?
Single
- Length is a little short.
- Controls take some time to get used to; also, they don't feel 'tight'/'polished' compared to MW2 or Halo.
- Crawling all over everything as an alien can really make you sick.
- Story is loosely tied to the first AVP movie (the worst of the lot, really).
- Can get lost pretty easily, or objectives are confusing.
- Voice acting is bleh.
- Alien AI is really wonky. Also, the floating severed alien body is the strangest glitch I've ever seen.
- Enemy AI in general is kind of bleh. During the alien campaign, NPCs wouldn't react if they found a dead body or the guy you just killed let out a death scream.
+ Fun playing as each species, each with a different play style. Marine is similar to survival/horror and alien is almost like Splinter Cell.
+ Most sounds and some dialog taken from movies.
+ Atmospheric; music/sound effects are decent.
Multi
+ Survivor mode is awesome with 4 players. I could play this for hours on end.
+ Tons of modes to keep you busy for a while.
+ The races seem balanced so far; I personally think the predator is the weakest of the bunch though.
+ Melee combat is pretty balanced, even if it seems 'stupid' on paper.
+ Focus systems with the predator are great when you get used to them. They help with melee attacks and movement.
- Weapon pickups for predator? I guess some of them are pretty powerful, but the predator seems weak @ spawn with just your claws.
- Stealth play isn't as prevalent as it is in single player: each race has a pretty strong mechanism for detecting enemies.
- Stealth/finishing moves keep you stuck for 5+ seconds, rendering you defenseless for that period.
- Almost all of the maps I've played through seem directly ripped from the single player campaigns (yawn).
- Lack of maps (only 2 for Survivor if you bought the regular version? WTF?).
- Don't really understand the ranking/XP system.
- Only unlocks are skins?
As a whole package, I give it 7/10. Single player stuff is really standard fare, but it's still fun (also a good way to practice/get used to each species). The multi will keep me coming back for a while, even though the map variety isn't so great. Survivor is amazing with 3 others (esp. if everyone has a mic), Species TDM is hectic, and Infestation has definitely provided some scary/thrilling matches.