"In 2001, a fresh faced and optimistic twelve year old (who happened to share my name), picked up a gaming magazine and read an article. The piece managed to bring up a convoluted range of emotions, beginning with joy and excitement and culminating in a weighty sense of disappointment and despair. The article in question concerned a game hitherto unknown to my young self, entitled Aliens: Colonial Marines. It gave a brief description of the development history, informed me of some cool sounding game play elements, teased me with one small, hard to make out screenshot, and then in the very last paragraph informed me of the title’s cancellation. I was hurt."
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.
Don't see much hype. Just the usual bashing before release.
I concur I've seen one advert on tv and nothing else apart from people saying how terrible it is, I'll find out for myself anyway tuesday cant come quickly enough!
Got it today it looks a little arcade de good coop.. Online a little laggy..
I think it looks fun
And I'm looking forward to Tuesday
after seen gameplay i cant see how its as bad as im hearing. i hope when i play it on tuesday im right because it looks good.