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2013/10/14 17:33:36
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
I believe the novels were actually based on the comics. IIRC, the story was originally about the continuing adventures of Newt and Hicks. Alien 3 meant the comics had to be retconned -- the adventures of "Billie" and "Wilks."
I was just looking at my Aliens and Predator and AvP novel collection the other day, lamenting that Steve Perry was not involved with the upcoming novel trilogy.
This story was the basis for the original script for Alien 3 apparently, you had a proper continuation for Hicks and Newt, before 20th Century Fox got cold feet about Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) not being in the film and scrapped it.
That'd be the William Gibson script, which had the Sulaco drifting into Soviet space and Aliens fighting space commies and Hicks with Ripley being in suspended animation for most of the film.
That got turned into Ripley and the 7 Dwarves on the planet made of sculpted wood, with no aliens in it at all.
Then that got turned into a prison planet with Hicks not making it out of suspended animation.
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2013/10/14 18:09:13
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
This is bar none the best news I have heard in this thread!!! His Aliens books are great! AvP Prey is a fantastic series as is Earth Hive!! I never read Nightmare Asylum but I heard mixed reviews. This project has me extremely excited, I just really really hope we get some more information about the scope and vision of this game and if it is a Kickstarter project or a release.
2013/10/14 18:10:34
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
BrookM wrote: Don't forget Aliens: Colonial Marines, that's official canon as well now.
Except that that never happened. Ever. Are we clear?
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2013/10/14 18:38:48
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
Pacific wrote: What actually happened in the game? Wasn't a level based on the Sulaco?
Sulaco and Hadley's Hope. Sure, the story was gak, but the locations were nicely done. Even better, the coop mode has you fighting through Hadley's Hope before it was blown to gak.
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2013/10/14 20:04:14
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
To be fair, Aliens: Infestation, which is basically a remake of the Colonial Marines for the DS is actually a pretty good game. The majority of the game takes place on the Sulaco with a few missions set elsewhere, has no returning movie characters, and basically plays like Metroid/Castlevania. For some reason people never seem to remember that this game exists and that it's far superior to Colonial Marines.
Barzam wrote:To be fair, Aliens: Infestation, which is basically a remake of the Colonial Marines for the DS is actually a pretty good game. The majority of the game takes place on the Sulaco with a few missions set elsewhere, has no returning movie characters, and basically plays like Metroid/Castlevania. For some reason people never seem to remember that this game exists and that it's far superior to Colonial Marines.
Ah, I keep meaning to find out what that game is like, will have to pick it up at some point then if it's worth it.
Infestation was a great game indeed. I am wondering whether Prodos's game will have some RPG characteristics like Necromunda or be a straight-up war game. What exactly is Mr. Perry writing for this game??? I'm so excited about this.
Agreed, to the extent that you wouldn't need a table showing twenty levels of skills or whatever for each Marine. But a Marine might could survive between a series of engagements, a la Aliens. And the occasional badass, like Ripley, might be able to come back again and again. Also, let's not forget there is a spectrum of suitability here. While xenomorphs are identityless gun fodder and Marines are squishy but personable, preds are tough as nails and have a wide assortment of equipment that they earn with experience.
Manchu wrote: Agreed, to the extent that you wouldn't need a table showing twenty levels of skills or whatever for each Marine. But a Marine might could survive between a series of engagements, a la Aliens. And the occasional badass, like Ripley, might be able to come back again and again. Also, let's not forget there is a spectrum of suitability here. While xenomorphs are identityless gun fodder and Marines are squishy but personable, preds are tough as nails and have a wide assortment of equipment that they earn with experience.
Aliens could be explained away some kind of evolution chart. Upgrades cost more, but benefit the whole Hive?
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2013/10/14 20:59:13
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
I could see someone starting out with a bunch of younger, inexperienced Preds at the start of a campaign and ending it with two or three survivors who are full warriors with all the gadgets and skills needed to survive.
Manchu wrote: Agreed, to the extent that you wouldn't need a table showing twenty levels of skills or whatever for each Marine. But a Marine might could survive between a series of engagements, a la Aliens. And the occasional badass, like Ripley, might be able to come back again and again. Also, let's not forget there is a spectrum of suitability here. While xenomorphs are identityless gun fodder and Marines are squishy but personable, preds are tough as nails and have a wide assortment of equipment that they earn with experience.
Aliens could be explained away some kind of evolution chart. Upgrades cost more, but benefit the whole Hive?
Hate to bring up a bad game, but Aliens: Colonial Marines had some interesting archetypes for the multiplayer modes. I'd love to see minis of those desiccated exploding things.
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2013/10/14 21:11:10
Subject: Re:A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
We play Aliens vs Colonial Marines vs Predators in a 3D Space Hulk setting (using slightly modified SH rules).
Works rather well.
The minis we use are mostly Copplestone and old GW (Colonal Marines) and Horrorclix Aliens/Predators.
I would definitely prefer biggish Predators for this KS.
2013/10/14 21:29:59
Subject: Re:A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
BrookM wrote: I'd love to see minis of those desiccated exploding things.
Prodos wrote: A: Many different types, movies, books, games
I'd say you might be in luck, at least generally speaking.
We'll see, while A:CM has been declared official canon*, it is by no means a popular one.
* From Wikipedia: "At PAX East 2012, Gearbox Software's Community Manager confirmed that the game is considered an official part of the Alien franchise's canon by 20th Century Fox."
edit.
The name I was looking for was "Boiler" by the way, that's the name of them kersplodin' critters.
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2013/10/14 21:56:01
Subject: A Very Pleasing new Project from Prodos Games
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