Aliens: Colonial Marines

Toonces · February 11, 2013, 08:29:03 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on February 11, 2013, 06:16:22 PM
A discouraging, albeit funny as hell review...

OK, I don't know WTF that was, but that is one of the funniest videos I have seen on Youtube! Right at about 3:00 when the guy starts throwing the poo all over...oh man that was classic.

Staggerwing · February 11, 2013, 08:36:56 PM

That might be from the much hyped Duke Nukem reboot. In moments of diminished cognitive capacity I've been tempted to get it. Not for that particular level-up though...

LongBlade · February 11, 2013, 08:54:06 PM

Must be some kind of "fair use" that allows them to use all that music and video footage 'cause I don't know how they got the rights to all that IP :/

Jarhead0331 · February 11, 2013, 09:04:33 PM

Quote from: LongBlade on February 11, 2013, 08:54:06 PM
Must be some kind of "fair use" that allows them to use all that music and video footage 'cause I don't know how they got the rights to all that IP :/

Fair use DEFINITELY doesn't apply. They either paid for it up front, or will pay for it after they get sued.

LongBlade · February 11, 2013, 09:16:27 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on February 11, 2013, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on February 11, 2013, 08:54:06 PM
Must be some kind of "fair use" that allows them to use all that music and video footage 'cause I don't know how they got the rights to all that IP :/

Fair use DEFINITELY doesn't apply. They either paid for it up front, or will pay for it after they get sued.

Thank you.

I would love to try my hand at that, and I doubt they'll get sued. But that's why folks won't be seeing those videos here any time soon.

Staggerwing · February 11, 2013, 09:18:08 PM

Unrelated to the discussion at hand but since Duke Nukem came up and I'm almost done with my Dogfishhead 90 min IPA...

Anyone else find this funny?

http://tatatataa.cn/

Grim.Reaper · February 12, 2013, 05:33:35 AM

Another review, not so favorable...it is for the 360 version and mentions the pc version is supposed to be more stable...even with that the review appears to rip the game pretty hard.

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

mirth · February 12, 2013, 07:08:04 AM

Quote from: Grim.Reaper on February 12, 2013, 05:33:35 AM
Another review, not so favorable...it is for the 360 version and mentions the pc version is supposed to be more stable...even with that the review appears to rip the game pretty hard.

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

Wow. That's downright scathing.

Jarhead0331 · February 12, 2013, 07:20:10 AM

IGN gave the console versions a 4.5 and the PC version a 5.0. Gamespot also gave it a 4.5. I will still get this eventually, but I'm going to try and hold off for a sale.

There is something I find pretty unfair. The mainstream reviews describe the action in Aliens: CM as boring. For instance, they give the game low marks because you, "open a door, shoot some enemies, walk down a corridor, shoot some more enemies, etc. etc." To me, this sounds exactly like the Call of Duty series. Yet, because CoD is the darling of the industry, CoD gets rated high, 9.0, 9.5, even 10.0 in some instances. I think A:CM is in some way getting a harsher treatment because it is not CoD. It should totally be judged on its own merit. I'm a huge Aliens fan and I do believe I will end up enjoying it when I get it eventually...

Also, for once, the PC game is receiving better marks than the console. Gearbox did the right thing by focusing on the PC tech, rather than making a console game and porting it over. i guess they at least deserve some credit or that.

JasonPratt · February 12, 2013, 10:59:47 AM

Aaaaaand Space Hulk it is, then.

(To be fair I may pick this up later. But probably not before I finally play AvP2.)

Relatedly, the IGN reviewer outright praises the Escape multiplayer mode, for being the closest to feeling like the actual movie. But for obvious reasons it would also feel like Space Hulk! ;)

JasonPratt · February 12, 2013, 01:14:41 PM

I went to IGN out of curiosity to read their review (Gamespot's next), and found that the link to the PC review dead-ends in a blank page of their blog. Weird... But their PS3 review (with the even worse 4.5 score) is live.

Considering that Timegate Studios (which made the excellent Kohan series of RTS games) was heavily involved in the production, I'm sad it has turned out this messed up.

Silent Disapproval Robot · February 12, 2013, 01:54:26 PM

I'm enjoying the unintentional comedy clips coming from the game if nothing else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8SzBhjqaQ&feature=player_embedded

undercovergeek · February 12, 2013, 02:07:20 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on February 12, 2013, 01:54:26 PM
I'm enjoying the unintentional comedy clips coming from the game if nothing else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8SzBhjqaQ&feature=player_embedded

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5386258/1360580902385.gif

laughed uproariously at work - non impressed lithuanians!

Silent Disapproval Robot · February 12, 2013, 02:10:11 PM

To me, it looks more like the alien just had some really bad chili and is desperately clenching until it can get to the bog.

undercovergeek · February 12, 2013, 02:11:37 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on February 12, 2013, 02:10:11 PM
To me, it looks more like the alien just had some really bad chili and is desperately clenching until it can get to the bog.

or its pissed

did they ever walk like that? am i missing something from the films where they walk towards you like a pissed up Glaswegian and then just go past?