Forbes - When Aliens: Colonial Marines launched on Tuesday, the majority of reviewers hated it the way Ripley hates xenomorphs…and the gamers who paid to play A:CM hated it even more. Maybe I’m saying this because I didn’t experience as many issues as other people had–also, I had fun playing, because killing aliens = good times–but I’d like you to give A:CM a second chance…with an important caveat.
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.
The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
I tried to give it a second chance playing mp online, but there are bugs and lag a plenty making it no fun at all.
I once sat 3 minutes frozen atop a marine in a match in a dark corner of a level. Fun times...
I am thinking about Redboxing this thing for a day or two, just to see.
I wasn't even interested in trying this one until now.
I thougt it was a lot of fun.
I am also enjoying the multiplayer, specially survival.
good times.
Too bad it got so much hate from evryone.
This game is stlii better then last AVP game which was unplayable crap. With sweetfx and DX10 mod the game looks pretty good and climatic. Unfortunately this wont fix weak AI and story.
There is no (Hadley's) hope in hell in hell that I have any (Hadley's) hope left for this game. I just (Hadley's) hope that the franchise is handed to a more competent developer, who can (Hadley's) hope...fully give us the game we deserve.