- Yeah, but when arent the humans absolute fodder.. they behaved the same way in AvP2.. *run to corner* "Omg omg oh jesus oh god oh god oh god".. *rapes human*
-Pretty sure in the avp movies the preds an aliens were dukin it out.. I never watched em but even saw a scene from the trailer where a pred used an aliens tail to whup its own ass.. plus as I mentioned you dont really have to duke it out.. thats just a nice last resort to have should the alien actually get close to you (which when I Play pred in multiplayer, only happens when they sneak up on me)
-I cant really say 100% if they werent focused on it.. but it 'does' feel tacked on, wouldnt you agree?.. and yeah I know what you mean, but the levels were probably twice as easy to make for avp2, (I think they used half-life engine, right?) which lead to having such big areas
I also have no idea how long each game took to make (avp2 vs this game)... I think this one was a lil lengthy development wise and they needed to get it out there
It kinda feels like they just wanna get this out there, and will probably do better in the future
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The only level that intrigued me was The Club. Blasting Xenomorphs while the room is playing music and flashing like crazy felt awesome. Plus, seeing the hanged, skinned corpses of people in there added some WTF into the mix.
Speaking of hanged, skinned people, I wonder why that when you play as the Predator, you can't do that. I thought Rebellion was giving us the full Predator experience. Really now, if I had to choose whether to play Predator: Concrete Jungle or the Predator campaign in Aliens vs. Predator, I would stick with Concrete Jungle.
The game was marketed with a SP. If it was like Battlefield 2, where the SP is just MP with bots then I would understand but they made a SP game. It felt tacked on but that's why reviews are awful.
In the SP game, where your playing as an alien, the game basically tells you to "block, then counter punch, then use heavy attack to break block". This isnt Street Fighter, or a brawler, its Aliens, they don't duke it out (they rip things to shreds). It was pretty damn stupid.
In the end, the SP sucks.
What's funny is the president of Rebellion basically saying, "if you take away the bad rewiews, then the game did well critically"
Hate to say it buddy, but your game is 55-60 percent good.
It's pretty fun. Not really balanced to well. I originally thought the Aliens were overpowered but that's not the case. The marines are overpowered by far. In the Jungle level, if you stay in the compound you can literally hold down the for the rest of the game.
But there's barely anybody playing and seriously, if the host leaves, the game is over. That's retarded. How can you have a host controlled game and not have host migration.
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He really said that? That's like the directors of Alien vs. Predator Requiem saying "If you look away from most of the crap seen in the movie, it's an awesome flick." *shrugs*
Yeah, I use to think the marines were purely fodder for the aliens and predators, but if they see their enemies first and keep them in their line of sight, they're a ***** to take out. Especially if there are several of them.
I personally took down every attempt from the player aliens in an "infestation" match on the jungle map just by good positioning and tactics. Of the guys that were positioned there with me, we didn't lose a single guy.
All you need to do is cover entrances and keep your back to the wall and you're nearly set.
Still, I love playing the as the aliens. Blazing through the levels and creeping up on poor bastards. It's so much more gratifying. You just can't go head on with marines. You gotta sneak up on them or do hit and run.
And I hate predators. Even though they're probably the most well rounded, they require a lot of tact, which isn't my style and you have to equip them as you go. Once you do though, they are nasty. Dare I say, OP. Between the plasma cannon, that disc and that spear, they're a real pain to fight, esp. in a capable players hands.
The game is certainly fun. I mean, fighting a back and forth battle with an alien or predator is pretty awesome and nothing is better than finishing the fight with a "fatality", but as you said, I wish more people played and the system for hosting isn't very polished.
Takes long enough as it is just to find a match half the time, which can only be made worse when after you start the match, either the host leaves or teammates quit either in the lobby or during the match.
Sometimes I feel like I spend more time looking for matches than being in them.
I don't like how the lobby is set up very much either, but that's just the little details.
I still like this game a great deal though. Hell of a lot of fun.
If I was the game lord, I would require every game to have stats for everything. I want to know how many kills I've done with each weapon, map and other things.
Yeah, the MP setup is shit.
Rebellion needs to stop developing games like its 2000.
They should really do something on the grab animations, I rather not sit there and stare into the eyes of an alien/predator for 5 seconds then take 7 seconds to kill it, while I'm getting shot or waiting for the alien/predator behind me to kill me.
I personally don't mind it that much because it's a decision that I usually have on whether or not I want to risk it.
You could just try and duke it out instead. At least you get the kill if you do grab someone.
Moreover, you get bonus xp in ranked matches for those kills. And it's kinda funny when you get a train of "fatality" kills going with one guy behind the other. It's like a line dance of death.
Wow, can't you cut the game any slack (on the levels) at all? Really? you're pissed off about the level designs? That's weak, my friend. You have to consider what the developers did with the time that they were given. This game was RUSHED. It definitely feels that way but come on now, be appreciative so that they may have more time to develop the next game as originally intended.
They skimped on the marines mechanics but that, i can accept because im getting colonial marine and plus, it's still a thrilling ride to play. No crouch, shoulder zoom or frag grenades. It's a pass though because it works.
The alien and Predators mechanics are just plain fascinating if you ask me. I have no goddamn problem playing through the same four or five levels as the aliens in order to get a thrill of hunting a human as an intergalactic species. The only frill they definitely skimped on here was, in deed the voice acting. Please...,either hire Michele Rodriguez or don't. Please do not replace her with a wanna be
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Put in a generic enemies and creatures and you get a shitty game.
But put in the Alien and Predator franchise, and its great!!
Level design is a huge thing for SP FPS games. If the levels are not fun (aka corridor shooting) then usually the SP sucks.
The game was rushed? That's ridiculous. They should of spent more time on it because I was discussing what the game is, not what the game might of been.
You have no point, unless you're referring to the point that you're pulling out of your arse. You say put in generic enemies and the game would be a failure. Well, we don't don't know that now do we? You're basing that on absolutely nothing. Had this game came out with the same exact controls and design but with a slightly different skin design and a name change on the creatures...,the game would still be a unique and entertaining experience.
I know level design is a huge part, slappy. I just think it's a bit childish for you to ***** and moan about a key aspect of the game. The levels are well balanced out. There is both, Closed quarters combat and open range shooting. It all depends on how YOU choose to play the game.
As for my comment about being rushed. I meant to imply, it definitely feels like it was a game that was still in development stages when it got the notice for early distribution I suppose i have to spoon feed simple terms to some people.
There is a lot of turmoil going on with those companies. At a certain point, you just need to be grateful for what is, instead of what never was.
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I know that but because they're so fast, I miss and waste bullets. Not only that but whenever I have one last health bar, the facehugger automatically gets attached to my face and I can't seem to struggle and shove it away.
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Feb 22nd, 2010 04:34 PM
That's weak, my friend. You have to consider what the developers did with the time that they were given. This game was RUSHED. It definitely feels that way but come on now, be appreciative so that they may have more time to develop the next game as originally intended. 
