Maybe not all of you remember, but one of the most famous downgrades of recent years was the case of Aliens Colonial Marines which even found its finale in court – well not entirely, but some legal steps were taken. Now, after four years sice release and several major updates improving graphics and overall performance, let’s check how close the game is to the infamous single player demo from 2012.
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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.
"Now, after four years sice release and several major updates improving graphics and overall performance"
Last update was 2013. Several major updates? The fallout from the disastrous thud from GB dropping the ball ensured no resources would be used to the support the game shortly after it's release.
"Please note that for test purposes standard version of the game was used, which can be bought from Steam. No graphics mods enabled."
Topic is about then vs now....you are still running a "then" config. Did age magically improve game?
How about u pick a downgrade from this gen. Try the Rainbow 6 Siege e3 demo when it was first revealed versus what it actually looked like on console. Completely different game. "watchout for Havoc"
This game damaged Alien vs Predator the game (before and after colonial marines release) with its lies and the crash that followed.
AvP was an excellent game at the time but it flopped and closed a good studio.
Basically the original demo was on PC, But because the PS3/360 had problems with it, They downgraded it.