Aliens: Colonial Marines

[Aynjell]

Anybody else excited for the possibly soon release of Aliens: Colonial Marines?


http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/02/29/22959_bg02_normal.jpg

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/aliens-colonial-marines-screenshot-big.jpg

These are supposedly real screenshots of the game. It will lack a hud, but will have that frighteningly annoying but tensing radar that blips in and out signaling movement. It's squad based so it'll give you some control, possibly some sense of give-a-**** about your guys. Hopefully it's as scary as AVP2. :D

[Blackstar]

OMFG is this REAL?!?!? O.O

I've been dreaming about something like this since 1986! HOLY $#^@%$#@%^$%@^!

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

Man, I must be really out of it not to hear anything about it til just now.


- Blackstar

[Hardin]

Yeah I think it was in Game Informer near the early part of last year but there wasn't much else released about it.

[Kayden]

AVP was pretty good back in the day. Hopefully this will be as good as L4D, but with acid blooded aliens instead of zombies.

[Blackstar]

Well I found the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(Gearbox_Software)

Two things I'm really thrilled about.

1. It's coming to the 360 (yes) :D
2. "Unlike many other first-person shooter games, Aliens: Colonial Marines will have no HUD to provide the player with onscreen information."

It's about @#$%^& time! I've been begging for a game with that option for years. Looks like it will be in the game about my all time favorite film of over 20 years. ;)

Sweeeeeeeeet. Aynjell, ya made my day man.


- Blackstar

[rumbl3]

Yeah i heard about this a long time ago and i can't wait to play it.

Haven't read much on it lately but i hope it's got some online coop etc.

Game does look awesome tho.

[Morvak]

All I can say is - looks like my L4D playing time will be seriously compromised, as long as the game has online co-op & Vs.

[deathman20]

Indeed.... dying to play it

[Morvak]

Hm I dunno now. I don't like the single player aspect - having to give orders. I hate squad based games like this.

But if they dedicate enough time to the multiplayer aspect I may look into it.

[terran2k]

no hud? stock up on your non-permanent markers! I played America's Army like this for a while. once you get used to where the bullets hit, it's not that bad. I hope they have some kind of iron sights or similar view on that gun, otherwise anything semi long distance will be difficult.

[Aynjell]

Has anybody found any more revealing pages about this games expectations and whatnot?

[Blackstar]

Saw some more of the same pictures, a bunch of YouTube vids (Half of which are fake) the rest look like montages of the same pictures, and one was a shakey cam of a Gearbox presentation that looked legit but bad quality audio/video. :(


Best I have seen on real gameplay is in a Jace Hall: http://crackle.com/c/Jace_Hall/Jace_Hall_Ep_13_SEASON_FINALE_/2366278


Look about 5 minutes in and you see them play with a real pulse rifle and a small tour of the studio, then you see them sneak away and get some pirate footage of the designers playing the game before they rediscovered and kicked out. :p


- Blackstar

[Oni]

I just about cheered when Sega picked this up for distribution. It was thought to have been cast off after Fox dropped it, but now I'm glad it's being developed again.

At first I was all 'That's it man! Game over man! Game over!' but then Sega was all like 'Don't worry! Me and my squad of Ultimate Badasses will protect you!'

(see what I did there?)

[Cheator]

Holy bawls! Im all over this!

[Aynjell]

I just about cheered when Sega picked this up for distribution. It was thought to have been cast off after Fox dropped it, but now I'm glad it's being developed again.

At first I was all 'That's it man! Game over man! Game over!' but then Sega was all like 'Don't worry! Me and my squad of Ultimate Badasses will protect you!'

(see what I did there?)

I do see. And I'm happy for you!

[Kayden]

Does anyone ever mistake you for a man? :santa:

I just about cheered when Sega picked this up for distribution. It was thought to have been cast off after Fox dropped it, but now I'm glad it's being developed again.

At first I was all 'That's it man! Game over man! Game over!' but then Sega was all like 'Don't worry! Me and my squad of Ultimate Badasses will protect you!'

(see what I did there?)

[don'tknow]

If that game is near as good as L4D it will be worthwhile. And Unreal Engine 3 = very good choice.

There's also some Duke Nukem Forever gameplay footage (yes, really) in Episode 1 of that show: http://crackle.com/c/Jace_Hall/Jace_Hall_Ep_1_Duke_Nukem_Forever_SNEAK_PEEK_/2298717 even though it's from May 30th, lots of people probably missed it.

[z0n3]

I... want. Now.

[Blackstar]

Ever been mistaken for a man? :santa:

No. Have you?


- Blackstar

[Aynjell]

No. Have you?


- Blackstar

I like your sig. :D

[sandyduff]

I'll be all over this game like a rash when it comes out!! :D

[Blackstar]

I like your sig. :D

Hehe, thanks. ;) Funny thing, I actually found someone using it word for word (+ some swears he added) on demonoid.com! :D

He (or someone else) even made a little picture for it:

http://www.blackstarproductions.net/sites/blackstarproductions.net/files/bsp_images/postcount.jpg



- Blackstar

[torin3]

Blackstar, you may want to edit that picture to blank out the swear words. I don't think the mods will like it.

[Cutter]

Yea they kinda frown on the swear words here, especially the Fword:temper:

[Blackstar]

Blackstar, you may want to edit that picture to blank out the swear words. I don't think the mods will like it.

Opps, forgot about that. Good idea. How's this?

(swapped above)

- Blackstar

[Codeman05]

now that's what I'm talking about.
Looks like a good game to play late at night with a stiff drink :D

[Blackstar]

I'd fear it's so good though I may never sleep again. :beer:


Latest news:

http://www.zergwatch.com/Newsfeed-94051/sega-confirm-aliens-colonial-marines-still-twitching-due-q1-2009-aliens-colonial-marines.html

http://www.pspsps.tv/2009/01/aliens_colonial_marines_slated.html

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2009/01/08/2009-game-release-dates/1


All pretty much say sometime before July, but we'll see. ;)



Just to see how far we have come, here is an Aliens game for the C64 I used to play and one arcade one from 1990. :D Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wWRSMCYAyI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1Qjx39RJU


I can remember as a kid, I dubbed the audio from the ALIENS VHS movie to audio tape and cued it to play in sync while playing the C64 game. :D Ah, the memories!

- Blackstar

[Tsnowflake]

2. "Unlike many other first-person shooter games, Aliens: Colonial Marines will have no HUD to provide the player with onscreen information."

It's about @#$%^& time! I've been begging for a game with that option for years. Looks like it will be in the game about my all time favorite film of over 20 years. ;)


cod4 hardcore mode has no hud

[sandyduff]

now thats old school!! the oldest for me was Alien trilogy for the playstation... then AvP for the PC, now that was scary!!

[Blackstar]

cod4 hardcore mode has no hud

Sorry, I ment a good game. :D (hehehehe) J/K I should have said, having no HUD in every game I want to play. ;)



now thats old school!! the oldest for me was Alien trilogy for the playstation... then AvP for the PC, now that was scary!!

Ah yes. The one game that got me to buy a Playstation 1 for $440 bucks. :P
I still have the CD too. And the soundtrack files someplace. ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZmipExz2Zk

I tried getting through one of the later Aliens games (not sure if it was AvP or AvP 2 or something else) but there were scenes I remember going through hallways in the dark where the lights constantly rotated. One Alien came scurrying down the hall right at me. I immediately screamed, shut it off and never played it again. ;)

Hopefully the new one won't give me a heart attack.

- Blackstar

[sandyduff]

brings back memories... im just disappointed AvPdoesn't work on my computer, dam vista not liking old games except doom for some reason!! *shakes fist*

Also Dead Space is a game that doesn't have a conventional hud... all the necessary information is on the guy himself, and ammo is shown when the gun is aimed via some sort of display screen... tis a good system...

[Aynjell]

brings back memories... im just disappointed AvPdoesn't work on my computer, dam vista not liking old games except doom for some reason!! *shakes fist*

Also Dead Space is a game that doesn't have a conventional hud... all the necessary information is on the guy himself, and ammo is shown when the gun is aimed via some sort of display screen... tis a good system...

I have that game, just haven't played it yet.

[Smitty209]

Game over man.... GAME OVER! *why don't you just put her in charge!* (points at girl).
if only bill paxton was doing voice overs...
GR article: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/aliens-colonial-marines/preview/aliens-colonial-marines/a-20090106115325220079/g-20070604114826124039
I don't know if you guys remember, but there was a rumor that this game was cut by the developers and buts now it's going to be released for sure. Looks like its going to have squad controls similar to brothers in arms and the story is going to be very episodic.
All I can say is... oh for the love of god please be good.

[ShadowPho]

Looks amazing.

[Blackstar]

From PC world: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/273387/hottest_games_coming_xbox_360_2009?fp=2&fpid=2
The Aliens gaming franchise has gone down the tube much like Sigourney Weaver's acting career. There is hope, however, as the upcoming first-person shooter release Aliens: Colonial Marines should give the series the jolt it needs to once again rise to prominence. Here's why.

4. Marine Tough
The marines that you'll be using throughout the game aren't just random, cookie cutter soldiers. They all have their own unique skills and personalities and react to different situations just like a real soldier would. Out of the 12 you can comprise your team of four; some are more likely to panic than others but may wield more powerful guns.

3. Not Your Average FPS
Aliens: Colonial Marines takes a different approach than other first-person shooters in how it plays out. Instead of being one long, continuous story, Aliens is broken down into three different acts with each one containing a certain amount of levels.

2. Blowing off Face-huggers
Sega's new Aliens game will be bringing back many of the standard weapons from earlier installments in the series as well as adding new guns, too. Players will have flamethrowers, mounted guns, pulse rifles, grenade launchers, and more at their disposal.

1. Allies in Alien-killing
The online version of Colonial Marines will allow people to play through the campaign with their friends in teams of four. What's cool about this is that players can enter the game or leave it without disrupting anything or forcing the team to go back into some type of lobby.

Man, I'm seriously looking forward to this one... 4 player co-op in the world of Aliens.. OMG that sounds awesome! I'm going to have to get one of those Weyland-Yutani T-Shirts! ( http://www.zazzle.com/weyland+yutani+corporation+tshirts )

:D


- Blackstar

[Aynjell]

From PC world: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/273387/hottest_games_coming_xbox_360_2009?fp=2&fpid=2


Man, I'm seriously looking forward to this one... 4 player co-op in the world of Aliens.. OMG that sounds awesome! I'm going to have to get one of those Weyland-Yutani T-Shirts! ( http://www.zazzle.com/weyland+yutani+corporation+tshirts )

:D


- Blackstar

Definitely, if you guys are interested in having a group when it comes out, add me on xfire: aynjell

I know I'll have this game on release date, and whatever video card is required to run it. Hopefully by then I'll have an i7 setup with SLI, though (it's that or a new mustang, can't decide at this point). :)

[ShadowPho]

Wow. Sounds like 4 people co-op is starting to take off. First l4d, now this :D

[Blackstar]

DELAYED til 2010?!?!?!? :eek::bang head:confused:

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/44687/New-Aliens-vs-Predator-Announced-Aliens-Colonial-Marines-Delayed

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6204546.html

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021209-sources-aliens-colonial-marines-.html

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/44762/Variety-Aliens-Games-Definitely-Not-Cancelled-But

Say it isn't SO! :cry:


- Blackstar

[Springbok]

brings back memories... im just disappointed AvPdoesn't work on my computer, dam vista not liking old games except doom for some reason!! *shakes fist*

Also Dead Space is a game that doesn't have a conventional hud... all the necessary information is on the guy himself, and ammo is shown when the gun is aimed via some sort of display screen... tis a good system...It won't work on your quad core...I tried it on a dual core and it played at double speed, even in multiplayer! It was impossible, but hilarious crawling across walls at 50 mph...for about 30 seconds.

[Twigglish]

Are we talking about the same game here?

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/rumor-sega-kill.html

That says cancelled.

[Springbok]

Yeah there was speculation it would be canceled, but SEGA gave Gearbox some more development time to polish the game.

[deathman20]

Nooooooooooo don't cancel me buy.

[LmpPns]

If they nail the multiplayer this could be a great game. I wouldn't get my hopes up, though. Way too many ways for it to suck. It seems as time goes on good games are very rare these days.

[SteveLord]

Like others said, this BETTER continue the trend of coop games. And if it aint too buggy...I'm in.

[Blackstar]

Well, with 4 player co-op it should in theory be easier to co-ordinate and less taxing on bandwidth performance than a 16 player+ game of anything else.

I really, REALLY hope they don't blow this one. It's the only game I've really been looking forward to since Halo 2, and we all know how that turned out. :p


- Blackstar

[ghost2501]

This game is welcome of course I am the biggest avp fan believe me. But I hear its basically only the marines you cant be the alien or the predator.

The best game of course always will be a aliens versus predator game its just no one ever designs it. Its basically the perfect setup kind of 3 games in one the first avp was PERFECTLY balanced I could kill as equal using all 3 species. anyone remember office deathmatches! The second avp was lacking especially in the alien dept with no kills using the tail. They need to make one where and alien can grab you that is what they all do in the movies then you can bite the head off etc from there. I would also like to see it so if you swing sideways you are kind of getting momentum for your tail strikes then you would have some neat alien action like you were swinging an axe back and forth with your butt. The alien in general was like taking a race car game mixing it with a flea for jumping and the mele was the best of any game ever so far. I mean I could do some magic with that little alien jumping around like a flea and some crazy close up mele attack battles.

I really really miss avp games and people stink for not making them better and faster!! I only hope this will spin off into another full out AVP 3 In fact i am going to install avp 2 now since avp one down wwork online anymore.

[Aynjell]

This game is welcome of course I am the biggest avp fan believe me. But I hear its basically only the marines you cant be the alien or the predator.

The best game of course always will be a aliens versus predator game its just no one ever designs it. Its basically the perfect setup kind of 3 games in one the first avp was PERFECTLY balanced I could kill as equal using all 3 species. anyone remember office deathmatches! The second avp was lacking especially in the alien dept with no kills using the tail. They need to make one where and alien can grab you that is what they all do in the movies then you can bite the head off etc from there. I would also like to see it so if you swing sideways you are kind of getting momentum for your tail strikes then you would have some neat alien action like you were swinging an axe back and forth with your butt. The alien in general was like taking a race car game mixing it with a flea for jumping and the mele was the best of any game ever so far. I mean I could do some magic with that little alien jumping around like a flea and some crazy close up mele attack battles.

I really really miss avp games and people stink for not making them better and faster!! I only hope this will spin off into another full out AVP 3 In fact i am going to install avp 2 now since avp one down wwork online anymore.

AVP2 is one of my favourite games of all time because of how scary it was. that being said, I had absolutely 0 initiative to play as the predator or the alien, the marine on the other hand, was very much so up my alley. And one hell of a campaign, such a long campaign and knowing that for some it offered even more value by giving you a xenomorph and predator campaign. Hoohaw!

I hope that this new AVP game ias just as scary. But I could care less about the alie nad predator campaign.