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[Napalm_Frank]

I feel so bad for Wii U owners. I remember there being quite a few excited people for the Wii U version due to the gamepad implemention and being the best version by far. But if this is the starting point I dunno how much gamepad can do. This and Rayman delay? Jesus...

 

[Gravijah]

I feel so bad for Wii U owners. I remember there being quite a few excited people for the Wii U version due to the gamepad implemention and being the best version by far. But if this is the starting point I dunno how much gamepad can do. This and Rayman delay? Jesus...

Most smart Wii U owners did not buy a Nintendo system to play third party games.

 

[Ridley327]

Absolutely flawless.

 

[Mpl90]

I feel so bad for Wii U owners. I remember there being quite a few excited people for the Wii U version due to the gamepad implemention and being the best version by far. But if this is the starting point I dunno how much gamepad can do. This and Rayman delay? Jesus...

Well, at least we know Rayman Legends will be such a good multi release.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

smart Wii U owners

what the?

Spoiler

Just kidding, kids!

 

[CrunchinJelly]

At least this isn't one of Sega's tent pole franchises.

 

[Gravijah]

what the?

Tempering expectations is a sign of intelligence. I bought a Vita because I expected a niche system with niche delivery; as such in the future I will be getting games like Ys, so my expectations were kept in check. With the Wii U I expected the same of the future as I have gotten in the past, a system where first party games are the reason for buying it. With the Orbis, I will be getting third party Japanese games and with the Durango I will be getting the Forza franchise.

 

[Lime]

Keep in mind that we could have had an Obsidian-developed Aliens RPG instead of this tripe.

 

[eXistor]

This severely sullies my fairly high opinion on Gearbox. Not sure I trust them with anything but Borderlands now.

 

[Xater]

Keep in mind that we could have had an Obsidian-developed Aliens RPG instead of this tripe.

Thanks for reminding me....

 

[Into]

A real shame, the guys behind the game seemed really passionate about Aliens, and they tried to pour that love into a FPS. Granted passion will not guarantee a great game

I was not expecting a 10/10 First person shooters forever changed king of response but i was at least hoping for solid 8's across the board.

 

[walking fiend]

Another company to complain why their big budget AAA game didn't sell on Wii U. Oh dear

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Tempering expectations is a sign of intelligence. I bought a Vita because I expected a niche system with niche delivery; as such in the future I will be getting games like Ys, so my expectations were kept in check. With the Wii U I expected the same of the future as I have gotten in the past, a system where first party games are the reason for buying it. With the Orbis, I will be getting third party Japanese games and with the Durango I will be getting the Forza franchise.

I was kidding -- let's not even get into this stuff here. Mods: I'm sorry I brought it up.

Back on track: Boy does this look like one piece of shit.

 

[Baconsammy]

It's not like Borderlands 2 shooting is good. It just has loot and open world and missions to hide the very dull combat.

Shooting in Borderlands 2 isn't good. It's great.

Most smart Wii U owners did not buy a Nintendo system to play third party games.

That hasn't worked out so well either.

 

[electroshockwave]

Tempering expectations is a sign of intelligence. I bought a Vita because I expected a niche system with niche delivery; as such in the future I will be getting games like Ys, so my expectations were kept in check. With the Wii U I expected the same of the future as I have gotten in the past, a system where first party games are the reason for buying it. With the Orbis, I will be getting third party Japanese games and with the Durango I will be getting the Forza franchise.

Sure but why the hell would you buy it at launch? Was the 4th "New" Super Mario Bros. that enticing?

 

[direct_quote]

Whoever gif'd that cat from Alien .. genius ..
But after AVP 2010 I was thinking ok time for the real Aliens game to come out.....

 

[Xater]

A real shame, the guys behind the game seemed really passionate about Aliens, and they tried to pour that love into a FPS. Granted passion will not guarantee a great game

I was not expecting a 10/10 First person shooters forever changed king of response but i was at least hoping for solid 8's across the board.

I don't know man. You should probably read the story spoilers in OT. Not sure how much these guys get the Alien franchise.

 

[njean777]

Seems to me Gearbox should just stick to their own IP's.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Seems to me Gearbox should just stick to their own IP's.

Seems like Gearbox should just stick to Borderlands because they seem incapable of making anything else good.

 

[Xater]

Seems like Gearbox should just stick to Borderlands because they seem incapable of making anything else good.

I really liked Opposing Force and the first Brothers in Arms game...

 

[Loxley]

Seems like Gearbox should just stick to Borderlands because they seem incapable of making anything else good.

The Brothers in Arms series begs to differ. Sure, Hell's Highway was disappointing compared to Road to Hill 30 and Earned in Blood, but it was far from a bad game.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Keep in mind that we could have had an Obsidian-developed Aliens RPG instead of this tripe.

Seeing the game play demo from a while back makes me even more sad. It looks like it had massive potential.

Bad bad quality but here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB-2q5tCsj8

 

[Aaron]

I don't know man. You should probably read the story spoilers in OT. Not sure how much these guys get the Alien franchise.

If you've read fanfiction, you'd realize how passion is usually a bad thing in this situation.

 

[SapientWolf]

Seems like Gearbox should just stick to Borderlands because they seem incapable of making anything else good.

I thought BiA:HH's SP campaign was one of the best in the genre. If the MP was up to the same standard it probably would have had a bigger impact.

 

[bangai-o]

Seems to me Gearbox should just stick to their own IP's.

they need money to make their ip's though.

 

[LiK]

When early reviews are bad, you know it's only gonna get worse.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Gearbox are insanely hit or miss.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

I hope this game doesn't drag down Sega.

is it possible to do that any more than the Dreamcast did?

 

[MDSLKTR]

I hope this turd accomplishes two things:
-Makes people re-appreciate avsp 2010 more, it had its flaws but it's still the best game in both franchises (avsp2 by monolith is god-tier) and is miles ahead of this joke.
-Makes people very wary of future gearbox offerings. Borderlands concept is dumb and really easy to reiterate. The success of it has a lot to do with the untapped market of loot whore games on consoles, other gearbox games are mediocre at best.

 

[Xater]

If you've read fanfiction, you'd realize how passion is usually a bad thing in this situation.

Heh, true. I guess they might have been too passionate.

Gearbox are insanely hit or miss.

I agree. I am not going to blind buy anything from them ever. Unless we see a development toward consistent quality.

 

[Neuromancer]

I thought this game was pretty good.

Yeah that last AvP was all right. A solid B game.

i'm just going to search for an Aliens motion scanner app for ipad and pretend I'm playing the game that is in my imagination

Let me know if you find one...

Ehm..

Yeah, ill just..

umm..

oh god..

OMG hahahahaha

 

[StuBurns]

Gearbox are insanely miss.

Borderlands is not at all a well designed game. It was great in that someone managed to turn the Diablo model into a co-op FPS, it was a great idea, but it's a poorly balanced, totally sloppy game with completely middling combat design.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Wow, I was honestly expecting this to be really good. Come to think of it there's no demo and a review embargo? Sounds like they're following some advice on not losing half their sales.

Oh well, less money for me to spend.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Most smart Wii U owners did not buy a Nintendo system to play third party games.

So what do you do to pass the time?

 

[SirButterstick]

I think Gearbox is a solid developer. I love the BiN series, it's very dour and deromantices war, kind of like SpecOps.

I'm pretty sad to hear this is shitty, especially since I have it preordered.

 

[Palette Swap]

Can't wait for Randy Pitchford to start insulting reviewers.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

When early reviews are bad, you know it's only gonna get worse.

Even the PREVIEWS were tepid. he writing was on the wall for this one

 

[TheJollyCorner]

it's just heartbreaking.

This sounded so damn promising a few years ago (when Game Informer did the cover story on it). What the hell happened?

 

[Hot Coldman]

ahaha

 

[Omikaru]

The protagonist of this game has the same name as me, so I'll probably get it cheap at some point just to have that experience of characters referring to me, but blimey. Not a good reception on this one at all.

£3.50 and a GMG voucher for me, I think.

 

[Z3M0G]

Keep in mind that we could have had an Obsidian-developed Aliens RPG instead of this tripe.

Wow, that takes me back...

Can someone please remind me (us) what the story behind this was? It went this way instead of that way, or something?

 

[rdrr gnr]

Called it.

 

[EloquentM]

Well damn

 

[randomwab]

Keep in mind that we could have had an Obsidian-developed Aliens RPG instead of this tripe.

Ripping open old wounds there, Lime. Thanks!

 

[volturnus]

Yet Obsidian's Alien RPG was canceled. I love you, SEGA, but I'll never understand you.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

"Well, but, um, it's not that bad! 8/10"

"Best Wii U game in months, 6/10"

 

[Sub_Level]

Somebody said Aliens, Gearbox thought they said "Devs who find making good games to be an alien concept sign up."

 

[Tenki]

I guess I'll wait until it gets way cheaper.

 

[RobbieNick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPF8jpItCs#t=3m15s

That's not actual WiiU footage. I believe that's an old Half-Life mod.

 

[sarcoa]

Review embargo ends midnight 2/12 PST.

Off an hour, it's 1:00am PST.

My site lacks any reliable delay for publishing articles, which I means I get to wake up at 3:55am est and hit go on everything. This is an appropriate end to the Aliens: Colonial Marines review experience.