Aliens: Colonial Marines

[BiG D]

Aside from the fact that the author either doesn't understand how to use apostrophes or has no knowledge of the source material, that interview pretty much confirms the overall feeling the RPS guys have had.

He doesn't seem to get a lot of the basics of writing, but who cares when your review is first, right?

From what I'm hearing, the game is another Duke Nukem Forever. Perhaps Gearbox needs to endeavor to never ever license anything ever again ever? The embargo is up at four in the morning, so I guess we find out then?

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

Its not going well.

 

[Panda with issues...]

I'll say again. There will never be a better Alien game than AvP Gold.

 

[HotStuff]

why would anyone want to play this with natural selection 2 readily available?

 

[Ronin Storm]

Eurogamer mauled it to 3/10 for the X360 version.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-12-aliens-colonial-marines-review

 

[Panda with issues...]

why would anyone want to play this with natural selection 2 readily available?

Difficult to conceive. Didn't really enjoy NS2, but why anyone would bother with this when Gold is available at under a fiver I think is beyond me.

 

[Panda with issues...]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/12/played-aliens-colonial-marines-multiplayer/#more-142044

Initial RPS impressions are...unfavourable...

 

[elDiablo]

Yeah, won't be buying this.

 

[Ronin Storm]

Yeah, won't be buying this.

Think that almost goes without saying now. I'm glad that EG's previews left me feeling like the game would be lacklustre so I felt cautious and didn't do a mad preorder.

 

[Panda with issues...]

Think that almost goes without saying now. I'm glad that EG's previews left me feeling like the game would be lacklustre so I felt cautious and didn't do a mad preorder.

The disappointment was palpable in all of RPS' preview material too.

 

[Nanor]

 

[Panda with issues...]

http://http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/12/someone-else-mostly-made-colonial-marines-mostly/#more-142056

Rats leaving a sinking ship.

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/12/wot-i-think-aliens-colonial-marines-single-player/

It’s pretty telling that it’s when you’re just shooting men in corridors that it’s its most passable – you slump into the muscle memory of it all and pass the time. It’s every time an alien comes on screen that you know unfair deaths, dreary, repetitive combat, and broken code is coming to the front.

Yes, this is now official canon, but no, you don’t want to know it.

 

[BiG D]

 

[Ronin Storm]

This needs a caption, like:

"Sorry dude, need the loo."

... or:

"Somebody shot me in the ass."

 

[Nanor]

I think that's actually part of the game where if you stay still they can't see you.

 

[BiG D]

Well yeah, if they knew someone was watching them walk like that they'd die of shame.

 

[SgtFury]

The fact the torchlight is being shined in his eyes is no clue????

 

[Panda with issues...]

Yeah, that gif seems to be the current internet punchline.

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

The fact the torchlight is being shined in his eyes is no clue????

I've read they are blind. Apparently that level receives the most consistent praise in reviews too though. I have no idea what the canon reason for the blindness is. The RPS review said there's a cliffhanger ending meaning well, no point playing if theres no hope of an answer, I wonder if they will cancel the DLC.