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I know what you mean, but for me its predator, i cant help but love the fact i have all these gizmos of niceness to use. and each one in some way will impail you split uyou into or explode you lol good times
Played the demo for 5 minutes. Got bored. Deleted from hard drive.
I played the PC game in 1999 and felt that it lacked presentation and polish. I felt the same way about the demo, even with the caveat that it's "just a demo." Maybe I'm spoiled, but I expect a game to look really polished if I'm going to drop $50 or $60 on it.
There are just better games out there now, and coming out soon, to warrant dropping cash on a franchise cash in.
Also, the Marine still sucks.
"Success is moving from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Cliff Bleszinski
AVP doesnt have fancy gadgets like the newer shooting games because they are sticking very true to what the Aliens , Predators , Marines are. In game they perfectly balanced the essence of what made them what they are while they can still compete with each other.
It's like all game reviewers rama, for example I enjoy the dynasty wariors franchise because its a simple "go beat them up" game and it usually gets horrible reviews. I think that the one game that got the best reviews was 007 Goldeneye for the N64 so that's saying something about new reviews.
Anung Un Rama wrote:Appearantly the first review gave it a 5.7. Which is quite bad considering I plan on paying 60 bucks for it.
What reviewer was this?
If it's Gamespot they're not worth listening to.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
AvP comes down to this: if you love the franchise, you'll like the game and ignore any technical errors/gameplay mechanics that don't quite work balanced or correctly.
For everyone else, it's gonna be a "meh" game. Like most Star Wars games that get released. Or Star Trek games. Just another cashing in on a license which will be a flash in the pan, and then people move on to something else. No worries.
"Success is moving from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Cliff Bleszinski
Cairnius wrote:AvP comes down to this: if you love the franchise, you'll like the game and ignore any technical errors/gameplay mechanics that don't quite work balanced or correctly.
For everyone else, it's gonna be a "meh" game. Like most Star Wars games that get released. Or Star Trek games. Just another cashing in on a license which will be a flash in the pan, and then people move on to something else. No worries.
Wait.. so you are saying we like the game because its... just a part of the AVP franchize?
Like you never consider there are good reason why we like it in the first place?
What are some technical error and game play mechanic and balance you speak of ?
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Technical ? play mechanic errors ? I dont really recall any,
besides I Despise the second AvP movie and only partially enjoy first, (the duels are pretty awesome) and the story line, other than that I dont like it just because it's part fo the Franchise, I think its agreat game too.
I think what some people don't like about this game is that the designers actually took a bit of a realistic approach. They made the Alien, Predator, and Marines exactly what they are suppose to be. The fact is, it's not as forgiving as games like Halo and COD. You make a mistake, you keep your back turned to long, you're going to get an Alien tail through your back. This game looks awesome, and I'll concede that maybe part of it is is biased as I'm a huge AvP fan, but I still think this game looks fantastic as a stand-alone game (without my fanboyism affecting how much I like it).
I still think we need to play the actual game before we knock it. I've never been able to judge a game by the demo alone.
Darth Bob wrote:I think what some people don't like about this game is that the designers actually took a bit of a realistic approach. They made the Alien, Predator, and Marines exactly what they are suppose to be. The fact is, it's not as forgiving as games like Halo and COD. You make a mistake, you keep your back turned to long, you're going to get an Alien tail through your back. This game looks awesome, and I'll concede that maybe part of it is is biased as I'm a huge AvP fan, but I still think this game looks fantastic as a stand-alone game (without my fanboyism affecting how much I like it).
I still think we need to play the actual game before we knock it. I've never been able to judge a game by the demo alone.
The problem is the actual content they give you for the demo.
It's "Aliens Versus Predator" not "Free For All Deathmatch Between Predators and Aliens( with Marines to Pad Your Score)".
They SHOULD have had Infestation or Team DM at the least.
Games now days focus majorly on multilayer , especially AVP franchize where the whole concept of the game
are 3 species ripping each other's guts out. If the game has something good to offer in that department ( which it does )
then it shouldnt be afraid to show it off ( which most people are very happy with the multiplayer demo )
Marine are not particularly strong no. But they are what most FPS are used to , they point + shoot = enemies dead.
Any experienced alien and predator player can finish off a marine without trouble.
While the Infestation team sounds fun , im curious to how they are supposed to fit the scenarios in for all 3 races effectively.
and for Team DM , that is not a good idea. Too often do people rage quite when their team mate is testing out a new specie , or generally "not using their best char to help team win"
With everyone for themselves , you can choose to play / practice with any specie without consequences or effecting others.
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Actually no, you can't choose to play/practice with any species in regards to the demo. There's a set limit of how many of each there can be(8 person match allows for 2 Predators+2 Aliens and up to 4 Marines).
That's the biggest problem. Predators and Xenomorphs have a huge learning curve involved, and you can't get better without ACTUALLY GETTING TO PLAY THEM.
At least with Team Deathmatch you're able to potentially get a slot, and get some experience in playing each race...rather than having to worry about getting shanked by any spanker who feels you 'stole' a weapon from him.
And Infestation isn't meant for all 3 races.
Everything I've seen says it's Marines only.
Because it's a fireteam of 4 Marines facing down endless waves of Xenomorphs, ala Gears of War 2's "Horde" mode.
Species slot I have never had a problem with been able to pick my specie in the lobby. So if others snatch it up before you , do it before they do next round.
Learning curve isnt a problem everything has one , if something is made to be more sophisticated its only a matter of time before mastering it.
Like i said , we are only used to Colonial Marines due to its most similar to your normal FPS.
Wolf wrote:That's a good observation Luna, nicely put.
I still need to pre order my copy. should really get to that ...
Thank you :3
I decided to pre order because i figured , it'll be like 3 months after release if they do lower the price ,
if they do , thats like ... maybe $5 off? So 3 month play time is worth the $5 for me xD
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Krilau wrote:I pre-ordered AvP collecter's edition. I should have it on friday, i can't wait
I'm surprised it's not banned in Germany.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
Krilau wrote:I pre-ordered AvP collecter's edition. I should have it on friday, i can't wait
I'm surprised it's not banned in Germany.
Developer Rebellion knew it would never be able to get a 18-rating for this game from the USK, the rating board in Germany, so they didn't even try. It will get banned eventually.
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