DarthParametric Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Couldn't see an existing thread on this. Seems the long gestating Aliens: Colonial Marines by Gearbox is finally getting a full blown unveiling at this year's E3: A teaser has been released, along with a release window - Spring 2012. The game will be demoed at E3. [youtube=hd]mbN1wDXvIV8 Not much to see in the teaser, but the setup is apparently you play as one of a group of Marines that boards the U.S.S. Sulaco after the events of Alien 3. Presumably it will explore why Ripley, Newt, Hicks and Bishop (hibernating in their cryo beds at the end of Aliens) were ejected from the ship at the start of Alien 3. There is also going to be a trip to LV-426 (which the Sulaco is apparently in orbit around) and the colony of Hadley's Hope, which the teaser briefly depicts. I find that a bit odd given that it was nuked in Aliens, but I guess we'll see how it turns out in due course. Also, it sounds like the play style is essentially Borderlands in space, with a focus on drop-in/drop-out 4 player co-op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Ahah, at last some actual gameplay footage: [youtube=hd]UMbxzlkvjLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Awesome. I really hope this turns out well and it's more suspense than SHOOT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME! Also, I hope it turns out to be awesome on Wii U. I want to get my motion tracker on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Multiple signals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Advocate Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 It looks promising. Hopefully the entire game will be good, and not just the first two levels like AVP3's Marine campaign. I'm also hoping to see more xenomorph strains than just facehuggers, chestbursters, drones, runners, warrior, praetorians, and queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Interview with Brian Martel at Gamescom about A:CM - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/pax-2011-aliens-colonial/719769 Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 <3 Gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Payne Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Just got the shipment confirmation in my email today. Game will be in my hands in 2-5 days. I am *very* exited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Wrong thread I'm guessing. Unless you are speaking to us from the future. Or maybe I have experienced some sort of alien-induced time loss. I hope I wasn't probed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Payne Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Oh blast it. I thought i'd fixed this problem. And yes, wrong thread, it was supposed to be in the W40K: Space Marine thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 [youtube=hd]rBIpUEjFFHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Payne Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Man, i guess being a Colonial Marine is kinda like being a 'red shirt' in star trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Holy ****! I love it... plenty of shooting but there was some nice "running for your life" moments as well. Also, hell yes @ 4-player co-op. Also XD I love Randy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Advocate Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 That was incredible. I love that new crusher strain. I hope they include the ravager from AVP: Extinction (with a better design), or a winged xenomorph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan7 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Looks awesome! Gotta love Aliens.... Loved these guys since I was a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I know this is somewhat wrong considering how much Halo borrowed from Alien on the first place, but the beginning of the walkthrough, while still on the ship, reminded me so much of the first Master Chief game. I must say I'm really impressed with that walkthrough by the way. In less than twelve minutes the player went from a bad situation to a really ****ty one. And in that time length I felt overwhelmed thrice! Feels like no matter how big is your arsenal and no matter how powerful are your vehicles, you can't hope to beat the damn aliens. And I was just watching, as all of us. Plus, the way these aliens move... It's not completely new and I'm not sure how much of it was preprogrammed, but it was very groundbreaking. And it feels like an Alien/Predator movie. The gory action, the funny character, the chuckles. This has just come from a nice looking game to something with seemingly GOTY potential. Well done so far, Gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm not sure how much of it was preprogrammedQuite a lot of it comprised scripted events by the looks. All the squad NPC deaths - getting pulled into vents and such - were obviously scripted. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing if used well. It's all part of the "cinematic" thing. I'd suggest it might take some of the tension out of subsequent playthroughs though. but it was very groundbreaking.I'm not sure I'd go that far. I seem to recall battling hordes of wall-running, vent bursting Aliens as a Marine many moons ago in AVP 1 & 2. AVP2 did the mech thing too, in the final Marine level, so there's nothing really revolutionary in what CM has shown so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Another thing to consider is that this is also very early in the game where there tends to be a lot more scripted material to get the player started with the scenario of the story, etc. I'm sure there are quite a lot of scripted events throughout the game but this changes over the course of the game. Just as long as they use these types of events to guide instead of dictate, then it should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtas Vadum Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 They certainly made that queen look impressive. In the AVP games, she doesn't look very difficult, and of course, even as a Marine, it isn't that complicated to take her down(even the pistol can do it, provided you have the ammo). With this though, even just watching it, I likely feel the same worry that most will, either when she barges in the room(if that scene is part of the final game), or whenever she does appear. The only snag this seems to have - if WY knew full well of what happened to Ripley and the others through their communications with the Prison planet, and the likely reports of the Medical team, why do they need a team to find out? Maybe it's a reason the game might not present so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Another thing to consider is that this is also very early in the gameActually, I think he said it's in the second act. That gels with info that was released earlier which said the game starts out with the Marines boarding the Sulaco in orbit around LV-426. Judging by the very brief clip of it in that video, at some point shortly after it would appear the Sulaco (and possibly the second ship that the Marines came into the system in) crashes to the surface. Presumably beforehand some of the Marines at least get off via drop-ships and end up groundside in the remains of Hadley's Hope. It looks to me like the demo video starts not long after that, with you cut off from the main group and having to find a way to link up with them. The only snag this seems to have - if WY knew full well of what happened to Ripley and the others through their communications with the Prison planet, and the likely reports of the Medical team, why do they need a team to find out? Maybe it's a reason the game might not present so soon.It could be that they want to ascertain if the Alien source vessel is still intact and the whole Sulaco/Ripley thing is just a way of getting the Marines in there (I'm pretty sure we'll be making a trip to it in the game). Also, it's possible that this mission could be completely independent of Weyland-Yutani and purely a military operation. In Aliens it was mentioned that they could expect a rescue party to be sent out after they were 17 days overdue, so possibly this is that rescue party. I expect though that there must be some fairly long flight times involved on top of that (months at least) as there is no hyperspace/FTL travel in the Aliens universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 New pre-rendered trailer out: [youtube=hd]EfOOOAN9e9w Looks like we can expect it some time around September/October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Payne Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Just found out that this game has been delayed until around february next year, at least where i live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yeah it got pushed back globally to February 12th, 2013. New trailer: [youtube=hd]DmFEwPbnW6w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Payne Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Whoa, i am *not* regretting pre-ordering the collectors edition right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'd probably play it if my laptop could run it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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