TheHDRoom: "Aliens: Colonial Marines is not a great game. Actually, it's a stretch to call it a good game. I'm most comfortable in labeling it a "decent" game. Sure, it has it's moments, but taken as a whole, it is very evident that the developers, Gearbox Software and Time Gate Studios, either didn't care, or were too rushed to create what could have been a masterpiece of a licensed Sci-Fi shooter. Now, with seven years since the announcement, and five years since the first screenshots, it is really hard to say that Aliens: Colonial Marines was a "rushed game." So, questions arise as to what went wrong, and why?"
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.
Seems that popular opinion says that this game sucks. I'll probably pick it up to try it firsthand anyway though, I enjoyed Operation Raccoon City.
There is no way the game was rushed! They had plenty of time to get it right, and failed to do so! Ridiculous!