Comments on: Aliens vs Prequel

By: DXN

DXN — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:18:47 +0000

@ Vivian:

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IIRC Bishop’s face is based off that of Weyland. At the end of Alien 3 he arrives (played by Lance Henricksen) to try and take Ripley with him (presumably for experimentation etc) but she jumps into the molten metal instead. I could be completely misremembering that though — can’t seem to find a video of that scene online.

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By: amoe

amoe — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:38:24 +0000

i somehow feel as if paul w.s. anderson just jerked off in my face…

By: Mikmanner

Mikmanner — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:19:08 +0000

let’s face it – Rebellion have really sucked this generation, Shellshock 2 was shocking, Rogue Warrior was a disgrace, simpsons game was..okay.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:21:25 +0000

Um… why is bishop now running a factory? He’s a Bishop, so unless they have an android boss this is silly. He’s immediately recognisable as one of the iconic characters of the series – you can’t just stick Lance Henricksen in an Aliens thing and have him be any old joe bloggs, its as ridiculous as getting Arnold to play a psychologist in a terminator thing. Bah.

This looks:
A) pretty
B) like it has been given the most generic aliens-involving plot imaginable
C) like it will probably be heartbreakingly average

By: GameOverMan

GameOverMan — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:33:19 +0000

Well, such a game could be something along these lines: the player can escape or kill the alien/aliens, using any avaiable tools in the level/map, cameras and sensors that show where the enemies are, you could use doors to confine them (for some time, until they can escape) airlocks to launch them into space (if you are in a ship), you could also set some traps, and even use weapons (flamethrowers that would be almost empty, for instance). The developers could create varied scenarios to employ different tactics and ways to plan your escape or complete a mission (reaching the communication room to ask for help).

By: Daffs

Daffs — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:26:46 +0000

I was umming and ahhing about this, if only because I far prefer Aliens to Alien and ‘cus of the traditional ‘games need action’, but it would make a wonderful, Rogue-like type of short game. One enclosed level (the ship), one Alien, and a new character everytime. Lots of near-misses (it appears and you either get a few shots off or run or it kills you) till eventually one of you wins, and start again…

That sounds beautiful to me.

…Gah. This holiday is pushing me further into geekdom than ever before.

By: Matics

Matics — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:25:37 +0000

I totally agree with you mate… i mean, i’m crazy about this game and i’m counting the days until it’s release, but i’ve been waiting for colonial marines since it was first announced.

By: Bhazor

Bhazor — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:22:55 +0000

Well that fills me with confidence.

By: SH4RKY

SH4RKY — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:29:48 +0000

Not so sure, the rifles sound the same as the ones in AVP1 and the film. In fact, i was happy to hear they had kept the same noise.

or was it the smart guns that sounded like that…..

By: disperse

disperse — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:09 +0000

Did anyone else think of L4D when the four marines bust out of the back of the transport?

Any chance they’re going to have a co-op marines vs. the ai-controlled alien horde mode? That would rock.

By: LionsPhil

LionsPhil — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:03:19 +0000

I am confused by the hatred for the first AvP movie. Sure, it wasn’t great, let alone at the giddy heights of Aliens, but there has been much, much worse than brain-in-neutral action fluff. All y’all must be those Alan Moore-worshipping comic-book fanatics that rage against anything that isn’t a direct translation of your little drawings.

By: diebroken

diebroken — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:03:14 +0000

Others:

- Independence Day
- Alien Lockdown

+ many other B-movies i can’t recall right now.

The classic requirement of any alien study/autopsy scene in a SciFi B-movie! :]