Aliens: Colonial Marines gameplay trailer

sean5238 on 3 Feb '12 said:

p1ss p00r article, if the idea of serving up an old video seen weeks ago is an idea of keeping fans interested then this article = FAIL

MrPirtniw on 3 Feb '12 said:

In the films, wouldn't firing a shotgun, point blank into an aliens face be considered a bad move?

moogiesboy on 3 Feb '12 said:

In the films, wouldn't firing a shotgun, point blank into an aliens face be considered a bad move?

yes it would

rbt2 on 3 Feb '12 said:

In the films, wouldn't firing a shotgun, point blank into an aliens face be considered a bad move?

yes it would

True. But at the same time, isn't this a made up film?
And thus fictional?

MrPirtniw on 3 Feb '12 said:

True. But at the same time, isn't this a made up film?
And thus fictional?

Deep.

You're just lucky I like it deep.

FixBeatGames on 3 Feb '12 said:

In the films, wouldn't firing a shotgun, point blank into an aliens face be considered a bad move?

lol, yeah i noticed that too. and, well, has anyone ever punched a xenomorph in the face before?

i do hope they've stuck to the formula of the film more than just authentic backgrounds! i wanna feel like one of the marines in 'aliens', gritty, scary, feel useless, etc. not suddenly be able to karate kick them around or something. please pull through gearbox!

MisterBedo on 3 Feb '12 said:

When this was previewed in PC Zone years ago, I was genuinely excited.

When I saw this video, I was genuinely watching what appears another Aliens based corridor shooter.

Please, please, please prove me wrong Gearbox

Welsh Jester on 4 Feb '12 said:

Good graphics.. BUT.. no recoil on the guns? wtf, and this looks more like a teaser.

if there is a demo i might get it if it's good, but games i've bought before outright have sometimes been disappointing like the new AVP.

might be worth getting this one if it has strong online co op etc..

flyfletch on 4 Feb '12 said:

looking forward to this, if anyone can get it right its Gearbox! Just dont prove me wrong please Gearbox!

bamozzy on 4 Feb '12 said:

This looks like an abbreviated version of the gameplay video released last year. It seems that they still haven't sorted out the 'Acid Blood' of the Aliens (as demonstrated by the shotgun blast bit - which highlights this failing perfectly). The one thing that EVERYBODY knows about the Aliens is that it has Acid for blood!!! It certainly doesn't disappear and evaporate into thin air. It seems that EVERY Alien in this clip has that failing. Even AvP had that (although it was toned down quite a bit) If you stepped too close to Alien after shooting it, the puddle of blood did you some damage!!!

I really want this game to be good and I have been waiting for it for quite a while!! The last video showed that Gearbox understood the nature of the Alien Blood but the gameplay seems to be severely lacking!!!

ensabahnur on 4 Feb '12 said:

Good graphics.. BUT.. no recoil on the guns?

I don't recall the pulse rifle or smart gun in the films having much recoil.

But yeah this is just a shorter version of the vid that was doing the rounds at the end of last year.

thirdwatch on 4 Feb '12 said:

Looks good, sounds good, here's hoping.

Oh and on the subject of recoil-less guns we have them at this point in history. Both the Ultimax light machine gun and the AA-12 Automatic Shotgun have no recoil due to the springs in the stock so in a near future, fictional universe I can't really see it being a problem.

The Sandbag on 5 Feb '12 said:

The lack of acid blood is a problem, so it should be included, BUT to make it fair, on different difficulty settings the Xenomorphs damage you less (if on easy) and more (on normal and hard). That way, it either won't cause many problems or it will make you think twice about running in with a shotgun.

Just sayin'