Anyway, the other thing that really lands well is the weapons, which I forget were actually kind of amazing in Aliens? Flamethrowers are obviously incredible but there's a fantastic auto-aiming heavy gun that's like someone's crossed an LMG with the Titanfall smart pistol, which is perfect for when there's a million xenos on screen at once.

'Dare you to spit over the side' is peak Aliens dialogue.Ĭhris: Yes, that was me getting pinned by a Big Red One (a xeno-charger or whatever they're officially called in-game - they have a few of these made-up xeno types that get pasted over the typical Left 4 Dead enemy classes but just ignore that), I'm counting this as me intentionally, repeatedly taking one for the team and not just being very stupid and always running ahead. You're right that this isn't a horror, but there is a real sense of desperation when you get to the later stages of a level and start running out of health kits. They also seem to skitter around when you shoot them - in those moments making them feel remarkably real, and also very difficult to hit. Whoever was taking point (normally Chris) would often find themselves knocked to the floor by a massive one every few minutes, causing panic in the group. I mean that literally by the way: there are actual holes they sometimes pop out of, and this all has the combined effect of making you never feel very safe at all.Įmma: It's immensely silly - the xenomorphs have a tendency to jump out from random vents and doorways when you're venturing through the corridors. It's terribly atmospheric too, the way they scrabble along the scenery, and then up and over it, and all of a sudden they're there, beside you or behind you, or coming out of the goddamned wall for crying out loud.

And the little buggers climb up and around the walls, and across the ceiling, making it that little bit harder to mow them down. I'm so glad you said it was more Aliens because it's not particularly scary, but the thrill comes from the sheer amount of xenos, as they call them, that come at you at once. It's great!īertie: What a great licence for this kind of game. The dialogue and voice acting performances are, surprisingly, kind of perfect, channelled straight from Private Vasquez's sweaty bandana, and there's some proper anti-corporate parable detail about the Weyland-Yutani corporation, if you take a second to listen to the quest givers. There are so many aliens on screen at once, everywhere, and I love it. As in, it's all James Cameron's peak-80s action movie and not at all spooky Ridley Scott body-horror. Chris: Right, first things first, this is very much an Aliens game, and not an Alien game.

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