Colonial Marines is an uninspired, cynical cash grab with Syd Mead's and James Cameron's legendary designs propping it up.
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.
Gearbox shall now me known as gearflops :D
im so glad i did not pre order this on steam, ill get it when its on sale for £5
Oh man, I was going to buy this too. Thank God for reviews.
How did this happen, the first few early gameplay demos were looking really fantastic, and then that last trailer dropped and I was kind of in disbelief at both how bad the trailer was and how low quality the textures and assets were looking.
Sad times for aliens fans indeed.