Aliens: Colonial Marines
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Solo4114
Master Member
Watching the gameplay it looks like l4d - zombies - earth + space + lots of aliens
That actually sounds pretty cool.
madmikeee
Sr Member
My problem with this game is it is going to be yet ANOTHER C.O.D. or name your Military based FPS style. Every game based on this franchise misses the point of the movie. Although many call the Alien(s) franchise sci-fi it really isn't it is Gothic Horror, Or at least that's how it started with the original Alien. Then it went to sci-fi/gothic horror, then straight to almost b rated action. Of course if they went that route it would be more of a Resident Evil style game. So we can all find things to pick apart but all in all I will wait for it to hit the bargain bin before I pick it up.
CaptainWales
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Didn't realise there was a thread for this game. I played 2 matches while at the MCM Expo at the end of May.
First off you got to watch the guys from Sega playing the Aliens agains the 6 people who were in front of you in the queue, to give you an idea how the aliens play and their tactics etc. Then we got to play as the Marines against guys from Sega who were the Aliens 6v6. First time we pretty much got our butts kicked lol it was fun though, everything you could want from an Aliens game. Me and my friend managed to get on a second time for the last match of the day. We knew some of the Aliens tactics from our first round and our team managed to beat the guys from Sega 57-32 when the clock stopped. They looked a little dumbstruck at the end of the round
Overall I really enjoyed it. Anyone with specific questions about how it played etc Ill be able to give my opinion.
First off you got to watch the guys from Sega playing the Aliens agains the 6 people who were in front of you in the queue, to give you an idea how the aliens play and their tactics etc. Then we got to play as the Marines against guys from Sega who were the Aliens 6v6. First time we pretty much got our butts kicked lol it was fun though, everything you could want from an Aliens game. Me and my friend managed to get on a second time for the last match of the day. We knew some of the Aliens tactics from our first round and our team managed to beat the guys from Sega 57-32 when the clock stopped. They looked a little dumbstruck at the end of the round
Overall I really enjoyed it. Anyone with specific questions about how it played etc Ill be able to give my opinion.
Fly4v
Sr Member
Do you know if it will be PS3 Move supported?
thumbsup:thumbsup Hope Yes and If so, then I will make a M41 shroud for the Move.
CaptainWales
Well-Known Member
No idea I know they said they were 'exploring alternative control methods' last february but not heard anything about it since. When I played it was the PC version with Xbox controllers connected. I've got a PS3 myself but still managed to get on with the Xbox controller alright. (I was the highest scoring player in the second game so it cant of made that much difference)Do you know if it will be PS3 Move supported?
Jedi2016
Sr Member
That's my concern, too. The more I see of it, the more it seems just a ho-hum shooter that happens to take place on LV-426. Which means I'll probably wait for the eventual $5 sale on Steam.
CB2001
Master Member
My god. The female gender does exist in this game. Maybe in their next video we might get to see them in the actual game! I bet they feel so vindicated right now.
Um... does that really matter? I mean, even if the first trailer didn't show them, they could have been mistaken for men (and yes, that was a reference to not only Vasquez, but to Dietrich and Ferro).
Being a person who isn't deaf, I can assure you that even if Dietrich was wearing the same marine armor as all the guys, I was still able to figure out she was female due to her voice. If you check teaser #1 and #2, the trailers, game play trailers and all other behind the scenes footage, there isn't a single on-screen female character in any of them. The ONLY indication of a female character we've seen officially thus far has been from the cover art and those two character sketches. That's it.
Also, if you check the multiplayer you will find that you can't play as a female marine. If you look at the exclusive content you get from pre-ordering it from stores that include movie characters, there are no female characters in the lot. No Ripley and no Vasquez. While Hicks and Hudson are great, the remainder is pretty lackluster. Drake and Apone? While I thought Drake was ok, he didn't hold a candle to the presence of Vasquez.
YES!
If you look at the first person shooter genre, you will note that the female gender is almost like a non-existent entity. All those modern war games and future space shooters not only had you playing as a guy the whole time, but also had next to zero female characters period. The only first person shooter series that I can think of that featured a lot of females was Duke Nukem..... Who's last game, which was finally finished by Gear Box, showcased how misogynistic game developers can be to the point where even Duke Nukem fans saw that as going too far.
And guess who's working on this game? Gear Box. And guess what we haven't seen yet? A simple female character.
Want a bonus?
I talked to one of the guys at the booth and he tells me that there will be a female character in the game, and it's going to be a scientist who serves as the main character's love interest.
Ha....ha.....ha......
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CB2001
Master Member
Okay, I guess my comment wasn't as funny as I thought it was.
Manon, a Medal of Honor character based on the real life Hélène Deschamps Adams who fought in World War II. May not have been a part of teams sent in to dispose of nuclear weapons, but she went through more than any player character did. And with more women being given more positions in our military across the world, excuse me for saying that you're "never gonna see" comment is total hogwash.
And don't call me dude. I work for a living. :cool
Kerr Avon
Master Member
But in Aliens there were two. Why not have them in an Aliens based video game? Sure, if it were based in a real scenario, I wouldn't expect to see female grunts in a Normandy invasion sim, but in Aliens they were there.
Yeah. Her presence in the game really put the roles of Ripley and Vasquez to shame by being the chick who's only real purpose is for our hero to rescue near the end and stuff her in a fridge while he goes out and does all the heroic stuff. It's kind of like comparing Samus Aran to Princess Peach. One is a intergalaxtic mercenary/bounty hunter who has fought armies of pirates, deadly life sucking aliens and gigantic alien dragons. The other is a Princess who gets captured by the same boss over and over again. That's pretty much your comparison here.
Want another minor point? The Dropship pilot in AvP2 is also female. Congratulations. The franchise is now vindicated.
IndyFanChuck
Sr Member
I'm excited to play this game!!! I'll buy it even if it sucks. I just wanna try it! I wanna escape to that Aliens world for a few hours and kill some suck-heads! Lol
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