ALIENS Colonial Marines

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#1 MonkeySpot
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I really enjoy "Aliens vs Predator", and this new game looks like a must-buy...

Am I alone on either count? Or are you lookin' forward to it too? I love "AvP". Fantastic game with some great set-pieces, and a fun survival mode, to boot. I've been waiting and hoping for a return to the ALIEN universe... How 'bout you?

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#2 lambalot
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Been looking forward to it since release, im excited about the co-op. Day one purchase for me on the PC though because i hate using analog sticks for shooters.

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#3 187umKILLAH
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I liked AVP too, forgot about this games arrival actually thanks for the reminder. Looking forward to Colonial Marines release, sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who actually enjoyed the AVP game and every Aliens movies too,I read somewhere theres no Predator in this game. Not that I'm bothered as I think the Aliens franchise is interesting enough without having to add any other element to the mix, although I'm still hoping they at least include an option to play as an Alien either in SP or MP.

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#4 punisher1
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Being every aliens game has been crap I doubt this one will be any different. Especially if it has stupid endings like the other games. People don't like screw job endings.

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#5 TheFallenDemon
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Alien hasn't been relevent ever since Aliens ruined the franchise and I doubt this game will be any different.

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#6 KBFloYd
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im waiting for gameplay vids on Utube.

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#7 MonkeySpot
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Being every aliens game has been crap I doubt this one will be any different. Especially if it has stupid endings like the other games. People don't like screw job endings.

duane27

That's your opinion, not a fact. And, I liked the ending of the last game. One man's floor is another man's ceiling. But AvP was hardly a "crap" game, dude. What was so wrong with it in your view? Just saying something is crap hardly justifies the sentiment. I thought AvP had some great cinematic builds and pay-offs, the environments were cool, and those Aliens were scary-fast. I really enjoyed the game with headphones, thought the sound work was done well, and that it created some tense action movie moments. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of iron-sighting on some weapons, but aside from that, it was worth every penny of the $10, and hours of play I spent on it.

That's my opinion. I'm not saying you're wrong in yours, but if you're going to come into a thread and make broad, sweeping condemnations about a game, you should at least back it up with an explaination of your viewpoint. Otherwise, you're just taking the piss out of a conversation.

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#8 SNESMaster420
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I anticipate it. I love horror, I love shooters, I love SEGA, and I love ALIEN. I enjoyed AvsP, but I would have preferred just playing as the Marine the whole time with a larger campaign, more diversity. That is why I am stoked for Colonial Marines. Also, isn't Gearbox developing it? They have a decent track record. I am only weary because it has been in development for awhile, but this could be a positive I suppose. If it doesn't completely bomb when reviewd, I will grab it day one.

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#9 QuebecSuperstar
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From what I've seen, the game looks painfully generic.

I'm not always against generic but this particular game I have no interest in.

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#10 MonkeySpot
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From what I've seen, the game looks painfully generic.

I'm not always against generic but this particular game I have no interest in.

QuebecSuperstar

You have Gene as Wonka for your avatar, so I like you and accept what you have to say without argument.

:D

Generic qualities can be ascribed to just about every game now, though. Platformers are strewn with collectibles (coins stars you name it), FPS there are dudes to shoot hiding behind cover, RPGs there are going to be skill trees, leveling up, and metrosexual characters who cause you confusion... The "generic" qualities are why we find an affinity for a given genre, most times.

In the case of this game, yeah it's Aliens, and yeah, it's all been done before... But that's what I want, in ways. To go back to LV426, and see what happened, try to make a change, save the day.

Y'know?

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#11 zekere
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Yes, looks interesting, but I'm looking much much MUCH more forward to Prometheus...Ridley is going to put the franchise back where it belongs...including man eating space jockeys!!!!

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#12 QuebecSuperstar
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You have Gene as Wonka for your avatar, so I like you and accept what you have to say without argument.

:D

Generic qualities can be ascribed to just about every game now, though. Platformers are strewn with collectibles (coins stars you name it), FPS there are dudes to shoot hiding behind cover, RPGs there are going to be metrosexual characters who cause you confusion & skill trees, the "generic" qualities are why we find an affinity for a given genre, most times.

In the case of this game, yeah it's Aliens, and yeah, it's all been done before... But that's what I want, in ways. To go back to LV426, and see what happened, try to make a change, save the day.

Y'know?

MonkeySpot

And it's all that matters.

Like I said, I don't mind generic. I can appreciate it. But I was not a fan of the last (and equally generic) AVP game and Colonial Marines looks like more of the same so for me, "I didn't like the last one" + "Generic gameplay" = "I'll pass".

But yeah, I know how the ALIENS franchise is popular and I know many people will be all over this game so I think the game has its place in the market.

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#13 zekere
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Yes, looks interesting, but I'm looking much much MUCH more forward to Prometheus...Ridley is going to put the franchise back where it belongs...including man eating space jockeys!!!!

zekere

Oh, I just discovered the man eating space jockeys (you know the big guy in the chair in the bone ship in the original motion picture) are bogus...sorry...still pumped for the movie though, it could create a fantastic new era for games.

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#14 MonkeySpot
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[QUOTE="MonkeySpot"]

You have Gene as Wonka for your avatar, so I like you and accept what you have to say without argument.

:D

Generic qualities can be ascribed to just about every game now, though. Platformers are strewn with collectibles (coins stars you name it), FPS there are dudes to shoot hiding behind cover, RPGs there are going to be metrosexual characters who cause you confusion & skill trees, the "generic" qualities are why we find an affinity for a given genre, most times.

In the case of this game, yeah it's Aliens, and yeah, it's all been done before... But that's what I want, in ways. To go back to LV426, and see what happened, try to make a change, save the day.

Y'know?

QuebecSuperstar

And it's all that matters.

Like I said, I don't mind generic. I can appreciate it. But I was not a fan of the last (and equally generic) AVP game and Colonial Marines looks like more of the same so for me, "I didn't like the last one" + "Generic gameplay" = "I'll pass".

But yeah, I know how the ALIENS franchise is popular and I know many people will be all over this game so I think the game has its place in the market.

Completely Grok'ed. (I process, understand, and agree)

:D

I know that because I enjoy the Aliens storyline, it's a bit more of a charge for me than someone who's not into it... And you have a good point. I honestly thought that the AvP game could have been better, they could have lost a few things, made a few things more focused instead of three campaigns, but it was sort of a tribute to the 1995 PC title so there were some restrictions to the game... But this new game is taking up right after Ridley Scott's film as apposed to all theconvoluted BS that came when FOX figured out they owned both franchises (Alien & Predator), and all of the cross-inking was done. I think the lack of Predator in this game is going to be welcome to me, and I can just get into being over-run as a Marine.

I saw "ALIEN" in the theater back in 1979, and I've been waiting for this sort of interactive experience ever since. (Yes, I'm that old - I fart dust).

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#15 LeonardHatred
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Just for the interest of those who feel the need (and perhaps rightly so) to keep comparing this with AvP and its pretty bland outing on consoles, this game has nothing in relation to AvP whatsoever other than the Xenomorph. Its been in the making for at least ten years, being fed into by a cancelled and similar project for the PS2 which was to be set between Aliens and Alien 3, where you would start off as a team sent to recon the Sulaco to find what became of Ripley, Hicks, et al. It seems they've held onto this story idea but apparently now set it after Alien 3 (probably to remove the issue of needing Ripley as a main character/plot device) and theres speculation that it may well incorporate elements of the Prometheus mythos, which may well explain why they have yet again pushed back its release date (was supposed to have come out in 2010).
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#16 muller39
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I need to see gameplay before I pass judgement.

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#17 QuebecSuperstar
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I need to see gameplay before I pass judgement.

muller39

There you go, buddy!

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#18 MonkeySpot
Member since 2010 • 6070 Posts

[QUOTE="muller39"]

I need to see gameplay before I pass judgement.

QuebecSuperstar

There you go, buddy!

Seen that many times, reinforces my desire to actually play it.

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#19 muller39
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[QUOTE="muller39"]

I need to see gameplay before I pass judgement.

QuebecSuperstar

There you go, buddy!

Looks good. Thanks.
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#20 GVan728
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looks awesome, I'm looking forward too get this game:)