Aliens

[Chickenbomb]

I had such high hopes for this game, but it seems to have bombed completely. That makes me a sad panda =(

Aliens: Colonial Marines: The Kotaku Review
GameSpy: Aliens: Colonial Marines Review - Page 1

A game based on existing media has three options. It can strive to be faithful to the original work, privileging authenticity above all else. It can try to do its own thing, using the original work as merely a jumping-off point for something else. Or, it can try to find a balance between authenticity and originality. Aliens: Colonial Marines fails spectacularly at all three of these possible approaches.

That's a lot of words. Let's cut to the chase: Aliens: Colonial Marines is an awful game.

Colonial Marines looks like an old game. The human character models look like rough first drafts, and animations and facial expressions are basic and stiff.

 

[BOT#00001]

Really makes you question Gearbox's technical skills. The only game they're really known for lately is Borderlands. The cell-shading is a good way to cover up a lack of skill in creating realistic graphics.

 

[BOT#00001]

Well I've just played an hour of it. They're right. It looks exactly like Doom 3 looks. The game is overall bland. There are long stretches of near silence. It feels like the game had a rushed production schedule and they just wanted to get it out. Oh and It's not scary in the least.

 

[CoTTon]

ouch.

 

[w@flz]

I had a bad feeling from the start