HammerFace
Banned
I have the game, I tried playing it once but it's pretty difficult.
It doesn't control very well tbh.
It doesn't control very well tbh.
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Who Remembers THE THING videogame? What did you think?
- Thread starter Radical Edward
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Polioliolio
Member
I remember reading ign previews and being psyched for this game, then it came out and reviews trashed it. I recall one big criticism was the infection system was broken. Even NPCs go shouldn't be infected, could turn out to be infected.
I agree with this. I think a modern take on the mechanics would probably work a lot better with pc/consoles having a lot more under the hood.There would be no need for the mechanics-breaking compromises the Eurogamer article mentions.
A completely dynamic infection system and a means to bring along team members the whole way through would be amazing. Also, a lot less reliance on Half life headcrab-inspired basic enemies.
Just dreaming of what could be done with the settings and mechanics... oh how I want another game in the series
RecRoulette
Member
Surprisingly decent for the time. Does the whole concept really well even if the rest of the gameplay isnt up to snuff.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Love, love, loved the game. It had some issues when it came to controls, but I thought it had some really great ideas that made up for that.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
As a big fan of the movie, this game was an awesome sequel.
The big problem was this. Sometimes you'd need to be alone for a section so the game would just Thing out your people regardless of whether they were clean seconds before.
Man, I was hype as fuck about this game back in the day. I preordered it to get the movie and the movie blew my mind. So fucking amazing. Game had a lot of unrealized potential but I mostly remember it as a by the numbers TPS. We need another game in the Thing universe.
VeryGooster
Banned
I haven't played it in like a decade but I thought it was pretty great at the time even if yeah there was some clunkiness to the mechanics. That paranoia system was a nice change of pace for what would've been another third person shooter. It was a 'sequel', right?
Radical Edward
Member
I heard John Carpenter really likes TLOU , maybe he'd want to work on a The Thing game or something similar. lol, who knows...
Same. It's on my list of games to play this year for the 52 game challenge.
It was way ahead of it's time but the years haven't been kind. I would love to see The Thing get the same videogame treatment that Alien got with Isolation. The closest we've got was probably Dead Space 3 and that was...not good.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I remember the game vividly and very fondly.
That's the first game I wrote a walkthrough for on gamefaqs waaaay back in the day lol, was really happy that it ran well on my really old computer at that time. Also, I believe the game has Carpenter's blessing as the official sequel to the movie which is really cool.
The ending left a bit to be desired but overall the game managed to convey the movie's tone extremely well. Sure, once you play through it, you would know how scripted some of the NPC transformations to becoming "The Thing" are but first time through, it's really nerve wracking.
That's the first game I wrote a walkthrough for on gamefaqs waaaay back in the day lol, was really happy that it ran well on my really old computer at that time. Also, I believe the game has Carpenter's blessing as the official sequel to the movie which is really cool.
The ending left a bit to be desired but overall the game managed to convey the movie's tone extremely well. Sure, once you play through it, you would know how scripted some of the NPC transformations to becoming "The Thing" are but first time through, it's really nerve wracking.
Messofanego
Banned
The only things I know about this game is from reading this article. Everyone should read it.
VeryGooster
Banned
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
I remember watching the THING with my friend at his house on pretty much a weekly basis inbetween Godzilla and other monster movies like Metal Beast and such. But I never got to play the game. 
Wonder if it will ever come back like Alien Isolation did? I would absolutely love it.
Wonder if it will ever come back like Alien Isolation did? I would absolutely love it.Sounds like The Faculty
Yes omg thank you
Would be amazing.