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Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desperate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat.
Face off against waves of terrifying Xenomorph and Weyland-Yutani Synthetic foes alongside two players or AI teammates, as you and your fireteam desperately fight your way through four unique campaigns that introduce new storylines to the Alien universe. Create and customize your own Colonial Marine, choosing from an extensive variety of classes, weapons, gear, and perks, battling overwhelming odds in this heart-pounding survival shooter experience.
sacolton wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 10:21:
Seems like a simple L4D mod could handle a very decent ALIENS game. Just swap out the Hunters with Alien models and it's ready for level mapping for LV-426 and LV-223.
VaranDragon wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 06:55:Yeah, they're definitely the main issues for me. The trailer seemed like it was trying too hard to cover up what the actual gameplay will be like.
Yep. From what little they've shown of the game here are some of the things that immediately stick out:
1. Terrible walking/running animations, not fluid at all, the engine looks like it's a modded Starcraft\Warcraft3 engine.
2. Third person only, with a wonky over the shoulder camera, and a lot of cover shooter elements
3. Graphics are meh, level design from what I've seen even more so.
VaranDragon wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 06:55:There's definitely potential for a L4D-style Aliens game but it would need some money behind it and a competent developer, and I just don't see that happening.
This game is absolutely going to suck, a L4D killer this is not. With that said, ever since I've played the original L4D (what a great game that was) I kept wondering how great an Aliens themed co-op\survival game in that engine would be. Right now the only team I would trust with that license are the guys who did Vermintide, Vermintide2 and the upcoming WH40K: Darktide game.
theyarecomingforyou wrote on Jun 24, 2021, 06:17:
Am I the only one that think this game looks awful? I just don't get the appeal, and that's as a fan of the franchise and previous games like Alien: Isolation and the original Aliens Versus Predator. This just looks like a low-budget indie game.
jdreyer wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 22:26:
So L4D, but with Aliens?
RogueSix wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:38:Kxmode wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:09:That crap started WAY before NMS. CD Projekt released The Witcher (the first one in 2007) in a shoddy state, then patched it up, added many features and QoL stuff and released/marketed the truly finished game as the Enhanced Edition. Same story for Witcher 2.
I blame Hello Games and No Man's Sky for starting that trend and then simultaneously showing the success of the product years after launch once it reached a final state. Early access/crowdfunding gives publishers (and dev-publishers) this mindset that they can release an MVP and finish it years later at the expense of early adopters who purchased the game thinking it was a final product.
RogueSix wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:38:
NMS was released in 2016. Three years even after Steam introduced their version of Early Access service on the platform (2013). It's silly to put the blame on NMS and Hello Games for supposedly "starting a trend" that already existed a long time before them.
ninemil wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:15:Neither of those address the problem with publishers releasing their products in a unfinished and|or broken state.Kxmode wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:09:GamePass and Epic Games exclusives are the issue, atm. Why try, when you've already made bank? Just chuck the game out and fix it later, if it looks like it can make enough money in post-release content to warrant fixing the base title.
I blame Hello Games and No Man's Sky for starting that trend
Lowest common denominator issues.
Kxmode wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:09:
I blame Hello Games and No Man's Sky for starting that trend and then simultaneously showing the success of the product years after launch once it reached a final state. Early access/crowdfunding gives publishers (and dev-publishers) this mindset that they can release an MVP and finish it years later at the expense of early adopters who purchased the game thinking it was a final product.
ColoradoHoudini wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:15:I'm going to be crushed if Dark Tide is crap. And I know Dark Tide is almost certainly going to be crap :/
At this point, I dont know which is most likely to fail and/or be a total piece of shit - an Aliens game, or anything Warhammer as a game. As soon as I see either name in a game title, I'm ready to be entirely disappointed
Kxmode wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 21:09:GamePass and Epic Games exclusives are the issue, atm. Why try, when you've already made bank? Just chuck the game out and fix it later, if it looks like it can make enough money in post-release content to warrant fixing the base title.
I blame Hello Games and No Man's Sky for starting that trend
ninemil wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 20:56:Saboth wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 20:42:This.
I've always loved the Alien franchise, but after so many bad games (and movies), it's hard to get your hopes up.
Worse when practically everything worth keeping an eye on this year has released in a buggy, badly realised mess. Outriders, Dark Alliance, HooD, Hired Gun, BioMutant, etc. Can't help but expect Fireteam to join them on the "come back in six months, maybe" pile :/
Saboth wrote on Jun 23, 2021, 20:42:This.
I've always loved the Alien franchise, but after so many bad games (and movies), it's hard to get your hopes up.