No acid blood damage in Aliens: Colonial Marines SP! Disgrace!

First they sh*t (past tense, btw) on the legacy of Aliens movie they wanted so fondly to model the game on - wanting us to suspend our disbelief that such huge thermonuclear blast left the Hadley's Hope colony still standing. Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop could've just hidden behind the desk :D Maybe Hudson would've lived too ;)

But anyway, here's a report from SDCC...

http://thestranded.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/aliens-colonial-marines-sdcc-2012-impressions-16/

Here is one excerpt concering the acid blood damage:

I asked if smaller creatures such as facehuggers and chestbursters would be playable in the MP, and they confirmed that anything smaller than humanoid-form would not be available. I expressed that the decision to forego that option was a missed opportunity. Another aspect that I got them to confirm was that the alien?s acidic blood would indeed affect the marines. There are cringe animations when they come in contact with the blood and damage would result from it. However, the acidic blood would not affect players in the campaign because it proved too frustrating and took a lot of the ?fun factor? from the game when ?seven dead aliens would bottleneck players & kill them.? Although it?s hard to hear, it does make sense.

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To me this is an act of removing a feature that made the Xenomorph creature iconic in the first place, it wasn't called a "perfect organism" by Ash in the first movie for no reason, Parker in the first movie also said: ?It?s got a wonderful defence mechanism. You don't dare kill it.?

It is pitiful to think that lacklustre AVP 2010 by Rebellion in the end might be the more realistic game...

What do you think??

Why is it so difficult to make a good/decent Alien game? It seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world.

It has been 11 years since Alien vs Predator 2 was released

If it turns out to be a good game, I don't give a truckload of f*cks that they took acid blood damage out.

Why is it so difficult to make a good/decent Alien game? It seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world.

It has been 11 years since Alien vs Predator 2 was released

R3FURBISHED

I'm surprised people aren't complaining about how easy it is to dispatch Xenomorphs. Sometimes things found in movies don't make for compelling gameplay. See lightsabers for example. MFDOOM1983

I loved the original AvP game. It took forever to see your first alien and when you finally did, it was brown trouser time. No game I've played before or since built up that much suspense and anticipation.

I think companies today are scared to do that and just want to give you ACTION! ACTION! ACTION!

If it turns out to be a good game, I don't give a truckload of f*cks that they took acid blood damage out.

dommeus

Makes sense. I'm more saddened by the fact Xenomorphs look like cannon fodder rather than stealthy killing machines.

There should be an Aliens survival horror game rather than the many FPS we continue to get. That'd be more in line with the movies and everything.

Makes sense. I'm more saddened by the fact Xenomorphs look like cannon fodder rather than stealthy killing machines.

There should be an Aliens survival horror game rather than the many FPS we continue to get. That'd be more in line with the movies and everything.

Kickinurass

[QUOTE="Kickinurass"]

Makes sense. I'm more saddened by the fact Xenomorphs look like cannon fodder rather than stealthy killing machines.

There should be an Aliens survival horror game rather than the many FPS we continue to get. That'd be more in line with the movies and everything.

blue_hazy_basic

This one, right

And not this one?

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="Kickinurass"]

Makes sense. I'm more saddened by the fact Xenomorphs look like cannon fodder rather than stealthy killing machines.

There should be an Aliens survival horror game rather than the many FPS we continue to get. That'd be more in line with the movies and everything.

Kickinurass

This one, right

And not this one?

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="Kickinurass"]

Makes sense. I'm more saddened by the fact Xenomorphs look like cannon fodder rather than stealthy killing machines.

There should be an Aliens survival horror game rather than the many FPS we continue to get. That'd be more in line with the movies and everything.

Kickinurass

This one, right

And not this one?

With the amount of aliens on the screen and those small corridors I'd imagine this was a wise move.

Really not seeing how this is a big deal. I'm sure there will be much bigger things to complain about when the game actually releases.

it was never a problem in any of the other games.

it was never a problem in any of the other games.

finalfantasy94

I don't see the big deal.

Yeah but when you're making games you have to decide between what's a cool feature and what's actually fun.

May as well just call it something else then.

I'm surprised people aren't complaining about how easy it is to dispatch Xenomorphs. Sometimes things found in movies don't make for compelling gameplay. See lightsabers for example. MFDOOM1983

May as well just call it something else then.

Vesica_Prime

lol i remember when snes mortal kombat had no blood and the sega mortal kombat did

i think you had to enter a codes or something to get blood

i blame nintendo for this

it makes sense from a gameplay perspective, i dont believe ANY of the characters in aliens died from the acid blood. i am still getting this game because i love the alien movies and have wanted to play it since it was announced in 2003 or whenever, but, i have lowered my hype for it considerably lately.sts106mat

However, the acidic blood would not affect players in the campaign because it proved too frustrating and took a lot of the ?fun factor? from the game when ?seven dead aliens would bottleneck players & kill them.? Although it?s hard to hear, it does make sense.Salt_The_Fries

I loved the original AvP game. It took forever to see your first alien and when you finally did, it was brown trouser time. No game I've played before or since built up that much suspense and anticipation.

I think companies today are scared to do that and just want to give you ACTION! ACTION! ACTION!blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="Salt_The_Fries"]However, the acidic blood would not affect players in the campaign because it proved too frustrating and took a lot of the ?fun factor? from the game when ?seven dead aliens would bottleneck players & kill them.? Although it?s hard to hear, it does make sense.SciFiRPGfan

I loved the original AvP game. It took forever to see your first alien and when you finally did, it was brown trouser time. No game I've played before or since built up that much suspense and anticipation.

I think companies today are scared to do that and just want to give you ACTION! ACTION! ACTION!blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

[QUOTE="sts106mat"]it makes sense from a gameplay perspective, i dont believe ANY of the characters in aliens died from the acid blood. i am still getting this game because i love the alien movies and have wanted to play it since it was announced in 2003 or whenever, but, i have lowered my hype for it considerably lately.sts106mat

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

May as well just call it something else then.

tomarlyn

Combatfield: Xenospace

[QUOTE="Salt_The_Fries"]However, the acidic blood would not affect players in the campaign because it proved too frustrating and took a lot of the ?fun factor? from the game when ?seven dead aliens would bottleneck players & kill them.? Although it?s hard to hear, it does make sense.SciFiRPGfan

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]I loved the original AvP game. It took forever to see your first alien and when you finally did, it was brown trouser time. No game I've played before or since built up that much suspense and anticipation.

I think companies today are scared to do that and just want to give you ACTION! ACTION! ACTION!

Why is it so difficult to make a good/decent Alien game? It seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world.

It has been 11 years since Alien vs Predator 2 was released

R3FURBISHED

I had little faith Gearbox could pull off a good Aliens game and at every turn they have just added more doubt. Rebellion should have been contracted for this game. They know the material better than any other studio.

Wait for the game to come out. They already tried it, you haven't.

I think the problem would be that due to horrible placement of the aliens in the game that the amount of acid possibly given out would literally block the players off and cause a "youre going to die anyway". However that sounds like rather poor implementation than anything else. I never played AVP1 however I played AVP2 and the multiplayer LOADS and that while incredibly rough in parts was amazing fun. Being a pred alien and just pouncing from miles away :P. I played the demo of the new AVP and it was horrible. I mean whose idea was it to make the predators jump mechanic... I have NEVER seen anything so horrible and stupid. o0squishy0o

Maybe I'm confusing 1 with 2, but that guy was motoring along. Not at all how I played those games.blue_hazy_basic

*cancels preorder*

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]Maybe I'm confusing 1 with 2, but that guy was motoring along. Not at all how I played those games.SciFiRPGfan

The game was a disgrace to me when I realised it was based on Aliens and not the magnificent original. We have enough aliem space shooters this should have been a survival horror in space.

[QUOTE="sts106mat"][QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]um drake? hicks could have died as well in the moviekaealy