Aliens : Colonial Marines - FPS ( They're back ! )

Hmm the ign vid made it look decent enough. Cant but think the aliens attacks look a bit weak in the mp segment tho i.e hand hitting instead of headbutting or jaw attack or whiptail attacks or even pouncing much. Tho i admit i skipped the vid after watching about 15 mins of the start which looked good imo and nice detail to match the film aliens.

The acid blood didnt seem to affect the npcs or player much when i saw them shooting at close range i would have expected more of its destructive nature. Also it did sizzle on the floor and leave marks but didnt exactly go down a few decks worth before stopping which was a shame as that would have been a good gameplay mechanic i.e you need to kill a alien to get to a lower level to proceed or somit. :p

Interface wasnt too bad.

Doesnt to me scream console port "yet".
 
Hmm, I really liked the first two AVP games. I didn't like the new Alien Vs Predator though, mainly because I couldn't get it to run at 120hz and it looked awful at 60Hz on my monitor. Colonial Marines looks semi-promising, so I will keep an eye on it, but it DOES look incredibly average looking so far.
 
Thought I might of been in with a chance of receiving my copy Saturday morning but no, anyway been enjoying the Crysis 3 beta which IMO is excellent the Hunter mode reminds me of AVP but allot better :) maybe I should have spent my money on this!
 
SkeeterUK said:
The acid blood didnt seem to affect the npcs or player much when i saw them shooting at close range i would have expected more of its destructive nature. Also it did sizzle on the floor and leave marks but didnt exactly go down a few decks worth before stopping which was a shame as that would have been a good gameplay mechanic i.e you need to kill a alien to get to a lower level to proceed or somit. :p
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I have not been that impressed with what I have seen so far despite wanting this game to be awesome but that was the thing which sealed my decision not to get the game. The acid blood does not spray enough and does not cause anywhere near the damage it should. That is such an integral part of the the aliens world and is a big immersion killer as well as a nerfing of aliens imo.
 
SkeeterUK said:
Hmm the ign vid made it look decent enough. Cant but think the aliens attacks look a bit weak in the mp segment tho i.e hand hitting instead of headbutting or jaw attack or whiptail attacks or even pouncing much. Tho i admit i skipped the vid after watching about 15 mins of the start which looked good imo and nice detail to match the film aliens.

The acid blood didnt seem to affect the npcs or player much when i saw them shooting at close range i would have expected more of its destructive nature. Also it did sizzle on the floor and leave marks but didnt exactly go down a few decks worth before stopping which was a shame as that would have been a good gameplay mechanic i.e you need to kill a alien to get to a lower level to proceed or somit. :p

Interface wasnt too bad.

Doesnt to me scream console port "yet".
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Acid does cause damage also the 1st kill in MP was a jaw kill and there was a tail attack, like you said you skipped parts, but looking good to me.
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Think I'll wait until after release and get some feedback from people/places I trust, but I'm really hoping it's a decent game.. fingers crossed.
 
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