ABSOLUTE BADASSES - Aliens Fireteam Review

[@icedcapplord710]

Isolation was like the only recent Alien game I was actively interested in. They nailed the atmosphere and dread of that first film

[@HiItsMars]

Literally I remember the first time I played it and seeing all the analog computers and classic "Retro Sci-Fi" aesthetic and thinking to myself "I'm literally playing the fucking first Alien movie" and it was by far one of the most incredible experiences I have had in 20+ years of gaming.

[@xtremevigilante3525]

I liked all the alien stuff but I got so bored fighting the androids

[@luiscamacho943]

I wish Isolation had a proper sequel and not some dogshit mobile game

[@Instanence]

Isolation was one of the worst and frustrating games I played. Funny that you computer kids and le Redditors loved it so much. I should have known the worst of society can't properly evaluate, well, anything.

[@Styinee]

Legit, played through it dying in the face hugger section of fear

[@bradfork6853]

I still maintain that the Marines campaign in the AvP 2010 game is the closest thing we've gotten to the best Aliens FPS experience. Taking that campaign, making it significantly longer, improving its level design, and slightly polishing its mechanics would likely result in the game Colonial Marines was aiming for but catastrophically failed to be.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

It’s sad that game never got a sequel

[@cloudsombrero]

Not really the campaign only had two good moments where you fight alongside other Marines

[@bradfork6853]

@@cloudsombrero It was no masterpiece, but it had its strengths. Some good atmosphere and lighting, weapons felt good to use, the Xenomorphs were actually kind of menacing and their movements and animation well done unlike how janky and spastic and poorly programmed they were in CM. It could've been better, but the foundations were there. CM was doomed the moment Gearbox was like "fuck this game we're gonna make more Borderlands" and outsourced it to lesser developers who had to rush it.

[@pixelpowder8371]

Personally, I enjoyed Colonial Marines. Not GOTY 2013 but a decent to good shooter. At least it had a more fleshed out marine campaign. But anything good about it I will just credit the devs who actually managed to make it.

[@cloudsombrero]

@@pixelpowder8371 once they patched the enemy ai colonial Marines was really good tbh it was nice to have a game with you fighting aliens with other Marines

[@BugsyFoga]

Multiplayer games based around popular horror franchises are often pretty fascinating to me.

[@reaper.-._.-._.-._.-.]

The evil dead game came out today lol

[@anthonyh3129]

Remember the multiplayer for Dead Space 2 lmao

[@josesosa3337]

@@anthonyh3129 i heard the spawn system wasn't good for necromorphs.

[@drstrangelove307]

They do answer the smaller aliens question by saying how Weyland Yutani sent stock life forms up from LV-895 to replenish the hive and bring samples back down for study. So they were probably sending up various animals that led to the excess of the smaller runner aliens

[@yaylolzombie3421]

exactly what i was gonna say, explained in the first 3 missions

[@flowers2734]

Yeah he missed the plot on that mission

[@potatohead7579]

my ideal aliens game would be something like dead space, where yeah, you CAN kill the xenomorphs, but they can also kill you insanely quick if you're not fast enough avp 2000 kinda gave me that vibe in the skirmish mode cause of how chaotic it can be and how fast the xenos can tear you to shreds

[@jordank6546]

Your idea sounds awesome AF especially since I love Dead space mabye have multiple death scenes when u get killed by the aliens but also have a great dismemberment system

[@radrno7]

Alien: Ressurrection (1997) is pretty close to that. Aliens, even the small ones, can kill you in the blink of an eye, so you need to be ready for them storming at you. At. Any. Moment. The weakest gun that will most likely save you is the shotgun, and ammo is not plenty so you can't miss, and trust, you want to save it for the big ones, because they really are no joke and will make your life hell. It is a kinda dated game, it's very difficult to the point of making even the best Souls player rage quit, but if you want a legit Aliens experience, I'd say it's the best one I've seen so far. I also recommend AvP (2010), but it's a shorter and more broader type game, not enough for the Aliens style.

[@PatrickEvans-x1v]

Play isolation on hard mode

[@557deadpool]

Nope, doesn't fit with what the movie did

[@bludtinge]

It’s a fun little game. Wasn’t full price at release, had a lot of fun with it. Loved the attention to detail + easter eggs for movie fans

[@Rav_Ram]

Yea played through the game with a friend, it was fun and got our money's worth.

[@thealgerian3285]

If you got low enough standards, anything can be good.

[@h1_hru]

Eh or on sale but good still

[@MakerOfTheBlackSword]

Not to mention the DUMP truck load of Marine lore

[@bleachedraptor131]

Small useless comment about why there are so many Runners when compared to the Warriors and Drones: my friend got me playing the game recently and some dialogue at one point reveals that WeyYu was testing the facehuggers on dog like wildlife, so they basically ended up mass producing Runners

[@alephkasai9384]

Yeah, it was in mission 1 of the second op and there was also mentions of it in mission 3 of the first op in dialogue though you get to see the (dead) wildlife in the former. If it was just all drones and warriors that'd definitely make it very intense but the game is fine as it is.

[@phoenixx913]

They explained the smaller aliens in the campaign they exist because Weyland Yutani was sending up animals up to replenish the hive and bringing samples back down among the animals they sent up was some kind of dog like wildlife which resulted in the smaller aliens you see. Then they were also using convicts to replenish the hive as well. This is why you have so many different kinds of aliens from the runners, warriors, drones and the like. Because they were using multiple different lifeforms to make more aliens not just humans.

[@she-venom9842]

They should make an Alien story where Queen survived and call it Queen's Revenge and we create our type of Xenomorph and we fight waves of Marines and Weyland soldiers and kill or facehug them for revenge as game goes Queen prouds us and gives us Royal Jellys

[@brokenbiscuit3609]

^

[@jamespaul6315]

Avp extinction let you control a hive and fight marines and predators

[@spider-423]

I never seen alien because they freaked me out as a kid, but now the xeno-morph is kind creepy but their designs along with lore could u use for more comics.

[@t-800skynet8]

@@spider-423 They also can show emotions since they have some traits of their hosts

[@spider-423]

@@t-800skynet8 that's crazy, I didn't know that

[@samanthapatrick4345]

I think what aliens fireteam really needed was aliens sneaking onboard your ship from time to time and if your didn't take care of them they could make a nest on your ship

[@4shyslashy946]

I wish rather than another multiplayer shooter we can get something like Alien Isolation 2. That game was wild

[@mattc2306]

Yeah, but that was an _Alien_ game. Fireteam Bravo tried to go for the more action focused approach similar to _Aliens._ Or hell, I honestly would've preferred an AvP game, similar to the 2010 game.

[@bradfork6853]

@@mattc2306 I want an adult animated AvP series. Dark, gory, made by Genndy Tartakovsky perhaps.

[@mattc2306]

@@bradfork6853 Oh, that'd be pretty fuckin' rad. Not gonna lie.

[@4shyslashy946]

@@bradfork6853 Oh yeah, that sounds great. Id eat that shit up

[@4shyslashy946]

@@mattc2306 AvP games were great imo and I love Aliens don't get me wrong. But personally if I had to choose one over the other, I'd pick the claustrophobic vibes from isolation and the original Alien movie. I feel like there has been more games akin to Aliens which makes sense as its a very video game friendly type of film, but I would want to see another shot at those classic horror stuff.

[@originalSPECTER]

This is a great game with a great, albeit small, community of dedicated players. It really shines when the difficulty is ramped up and you have a full fireteam of cooperative players utilizing voice chat effectively. Cold Iron is a very small team, but they clearly put a lot of heart into the game. They are very responsive to the community and I can’t wait to see what else they have cooking for the franchise.

[@Deadforge]

I had an absolute blast with this game. I played solo, with friends, and random. It was a dope co-op game and I've always been a big fan of the style of game. Though I would prefer singleplayer ganes I love the horror franchise multiplayer offerings. Plus hey we have alien isolation. Also this game is a indie/AA game on a small budget.

[@hiki9911]

6:20 the reason there are so many is because of local animals you can see some corpses in cages in some levels

[@Straggly-raduis]

It is explained why there is so many dog aliens in the first mission of the game...

[@mnal5gex]

I respectfully disagree with you. I think the game is great fun nostalgic for sure. But there has been reason to keep me playing. Unlocking all the weapons and gadgets and cosmetics. Lvling all the weapons and finding the perfectly balanced abilities for each character for the harder lvls. I mainly play the game with my dad. We really enjoy the game together. I can see where you’re coming from though. The game isn’t isolation pre colonial marines or avp. But it’s not meant to be. It’s an “aliens” shooter and I think it delivers on that. An action game not a horror game. Horror elements that aren’t over done scary but of overwhelming numbers where the odds are against you.

[@BenelopeAlmendra]

I finish it Playing with A Friend we Love it, i wish they added Different Campaigns the game was kinda short and Replaying the same levels doesn't add to our Experience

[@--SHEPHERD-OF-MOTHER-EARTH--]

I love this game it's getting better yes but it needs more story and DLC

[@BlueMarsalis]

Absolutely agree.

[@snieves4]

Wait till season 4 and the DLC

[@basicgamerdad4086]

I would love to see the game expanded. Not just a hub and missions. I have enjoyed it alot still.

[@ZombieRedeemer]

In the game they said Weyland-Yutani took creatures from the planet to use in their Alien experiments so with that in mind, if it wasnt a colony planet but more of a R&D planet, that explains the ratio for the types of aliens

[@brodyklein38]

My first thought for the majority of dog like enemies is the at they were used as a “lab rat” substitute? Being probably the easiest to deal with and acquiring when experimenting with Alein eggs.

[@boricua1151]

This game is awesome, only thing missing is more missions and maps

[@randomman4628]

Oooh more Alien content! And a game I can play with my friends who also enjoy sci-fi horror? Good stuff

[@agentrevenge3370]

New DLC story mode was announced for August.

[@randomgamer625]

I was waiting forever for this video!

[@marmalad7471]

It's a great game, it just doesn't have anywhere near enough content.

[@fluffywolfo3663]

It's not like, 10/10, but it's a decently fun game with good shooting, great amounts of attention to Aliens Lore, and a lot of guns. I also like how tactical it is, along with its emphasis on setting up defenses and stuff.

[@PhilosoG]

Imagine how much dog fleeces would have been on that ship.

[@kosh556]

Wow, I think I must be playing a different game… I get it, there is no story and that shocked me too. But this is a game not for mindless finger bashing, but for FPS censures! If you think its mindless, then I suggest that you set the difficulty higher or use one of the huge range of bonus cards to edit the gameplay. The fact that your own teammates can end up doing you more harm than many of the enemies (on intense or higher) means that you need good gun discipline. The many subtle combinations of weapon attachments, special abilities and attributes can make building out a speck highly involving with many powerful results. This coupled with the random spawning of units throughout the levels make for good replay value, even with the limited 12 missions. This game achieves a level of fun and requires a level of concentration hitherto unheard of in most other FPS’s. Perhaps the reviewers’ impressions were marred due to comparisons made with other games or with their own interest in the alien franchise, but taken on its own merits, it’s just great gunplay. If you what to enjoy it, then take it seriously, not for children!

[@ZChronicNebula]

Legit. Another youtuber said it has no replay ability (he only used bots didn't play with friends on Insane & challenge cards) roflmao what a joke. Game is addicting as hell!

[@TheWyman55_]

I was playing this for free on gamepass, and I was having fun. Until I got to the end of the first chapter and I failed 4 times to get on the ship. I dont even know what I was doing wrong, I did all the objectives and I just kept dying at the very end.

[@robertmclaughlin7757]

Got to go to the back of the ship with your teammates after the final button push

[@TheWyman55_]

@@robertmclaughlin7757 I was the only one on my team that could get to the back of the ship, does the whole team need to be there?

[@robertmclaughlin7757]

Yep everyone to the back of the ship. Mad dash time. Or a heck of a slaughter if you are maxed out and go back and do it on intense. Lol

[@radrno7]

@@TheWyman55_ Yup. This is basically a multiplayer only game, everything requires to be done with all of you together.

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

​@@TheWyman55_ yup, unless you are playing solo with the AI synth bots, then you can go there alone and be done with it.

[@masummirza3033]

should've put a spiderman png in the thumbnail to really rake in the views

[@mickeymouse7726]

Thank you for making these videos you bring so much joy to my terrible terrible life

[@BlueMarsalis]

Excellent game down in the bones, even if it's got notable issues.

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

Now that you finished moon knight what did you think. Also happy to see more aliens content.

[@vhufhu]

Nice to see you doing more stuff that you want to talk about

[@chambeet]

I think everyone who has ever played Alien Isolation is salivating over the thought of another game that is similar. I will never forgive IGN and Gamespot for their reviews that I think helped tank the possibility of there ever being an Alien Isolation franchise. Best Alien game ever, BY FAR.

[@chambeet]

@@marting.9613 I get what you're saying, but I think the developers were going more for Alien than Aliens, so they definitely wanted more of a horror game than an action game.

[@midnightprince30]

Its fun. Some nice enhancing plot notes with the history of weylandutani. My favorite thing about fireteam is actually the soundtrack. Cello glory that captures the excitement of Aliens. Plenty i could pick apart elsewise, but its still fun.

[@vhufhu]

I feel like Deep Rock Galactic manages the gameplay and feel that an alien game should have even if it has more of a comic book/comedy theme to it. Would highly recommend to all Alien fans, it has a lot of great work with lighting, environment design and creature design to emulate that Alien feel

[@alephkasai9384]

DRG is awesome and the netcode is better than fireteam. Although there's not as much resource management in A:FE so using resources in A:FE is more along the lines of 'Use it well' rather than 'Use it wisely'

[@Rynoverse]

That is the most unique advertisement I’ve ever seen

[@chirho100]

Put a predator on the he team and it would rock and it could be a story where the marines and predators have to team up fighting the engineers. First few missions could be marines vs predators.

[@TheVentrexian]

Love this game. The lower budget is perfect for what it is and it's allowed them to keep updating it unlike the big budget ones you play once.

[@robertmclaughlin7757]

They used local wildlife close to a capybara also the native cats like panthers. Per the games story

[@katie-ek5ux]

No moon knight review?

[@ridgenyan-botxv367]

Lol, it's inevitable

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

$15 on steam summer sale rn y’all, crossplay releasing next month get on it

[@cloudtx]

I would've bought this in a heartbeat if it had local co-op. Such a wasted opportunity.

[@donut8582]

Really been debating on getting this game for a while, Xavier's review really helped.

[@jacobisaac9934]

Play with your buddies it's better

[@anthonymartin4397]

I don't want arcade aliens, I want to be scared shitless. The xenomorph is one of the most frightening creature ever created so why not utilise it. Isolation came pretty close but we couldn't fight the aliens. Make it dark as ****, I know it can be done.

[@dylanv.4970]

A bit tangential to the main point of this video, but since you brought it up, I still don't understand why everyone hates the Aliens Colonial Marines retcon. Hicks and Newt getting killed off right at the beginning of Aliens 3 was always a dumb choice to begin with so I'm glad Hicks gets more time to shine and be in other things, even if the game he was brought back in was questionable. It's still a good retcon

[@KarlStampede]

Raised by Wolves seemed like an Alien Fanfic so they should add a Necromancer from that to Fireteam.

[@rufio5035]

Man I don’t know how anyone goes passed “Extreme Difficulty” on consoles. The game doesn’t even load well near the end of every leve, everything starts to skip & rubber band all over the place the closer you get to the end which just makes the playtime almost an 40 minutes to an hour long. 🤣

[@jakebecerra8189]

Are you on the new consoles? Ik people on last gen that experience this, Im on xbx series and experience no lag or anything

[@rufio5035]

@@jakebecerra8189 Yeah your right, I noticed it was only happening when I join a game with someone playing on last-gen. Game runs & loads fine. ✊👍

[@matthewcronin2325]

This is the video I need, I’ve been thinking about getting this.

[@enovos3138]

I liked your *all aliens games reviewed* video, but I feel like you guys really dropped the ball on this one. I chalk it up to Boomer syndrome more than anything but otherwise love your videos on aliens. Hope to see more as I'm not really a super heroes kinda guy lol.

[@user-zy6mj2hd6m]

Alien comic exists Godzillamendoza:let's pretend they don't exist.

[@mask-mimic]

Wait this isn’t Spider-man.

[@erikferal]

I laughed when I played this game and it replaced disconnected players with androids. XD

[@alexpayne1364]

I'm pretty sure the crabs are from the book Aliens Infiltrator called Rat- X for a similar version to it

[@mundanehatred]

Another great video Xavier! Any video of yours is a treat to watch, keep up the great work!

[@UnrealNeoBat]

Last I check Operation raccoon city was just a what if story.

[@lutherheggs451]

It is..It was literally announced, advertised, marketed and sold as a big What IF story.....There were also alot of "special" people with selective attention spans that also missed that it was marketed as a squad based shooter, yet those "special" people cried about it not being a survival horror....Who woulda thought that Umbrella would send an entire team with more supplies than just a pistol with 1 magazine, a combat knife and a first aid spray....

[@Icanthas]

It was the australia of the pound. Every city with too many animals just shipped all their animals to space australia.

[@Totally_not-TheSameDude]

Dang congrats on that sponsor, haven't listened to all of the first episode yet

[@velconx15]

The more I'm watching this, the more it feels like a Deep Rock Galactic reskin.

[@criticalthought1112]

I would actually really like more alien videos from you. Maybe you could do the same kinda thing casually realistic did with the hell raiser films. Just a suggestion.

[@jarroddavis2876]

I was hoping you'd do a video on this, love me some alien content

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

This game actually plays just like Xeno Crisis amusingly.

[@KnightLineArtYT]

Maybe one day you'll get two different games to focus on Horror and Action respectively.

[@jaxsondav9546]

Spitters and crushers? Huh. Sounds familiar

[@Stoooopid]

woah, I genuinely forgot an Aliens game came out not too long ago.

[@ambassador8524]

Lol he explained who Batman is!

[@geraldlopez7467]

Don't care what you guys say, this game is fun and entertaining. More fast paced, it's a survival shooter

[@radrno7]

If I were to make an Aliens shooter, like A: CM (2013) ambitiously claimed they were trying to do, I'd make it like Gears of War. It's the best action shooter I've seen handle "humans vs aliens" themes so well so far. Allow us to crouch, roll, sprint, jump, everything to make that experience enticing and engaging as you will have to make a run away from or towards the enemies sometimes. Make the weapons your main instrumments: blades, bullets, guns, shields, gadgets, etc. Your arsenal isn't just a toolbox, it is you. Always reloading, upgrading, working, ready for another fight, because you'll need it. Speaking of needing to be ready, the enemies need to be the best. Not all have to be, but there has to be a pyramid of different levels of danger. Xenomorphs, facehuggers, chestbursters, neomorphs, hammerpedes, trilobites, deacons, engineers, mutants, you can even make up new ones. Just bring 'em all and make each one as different and as strategic as necessary. Look at The Last Of Us clickers, that's how threatening Aliens should be. And for last but not less important, the story. Somewhere after Aliens or Alien 3 is good enough to me, but there has to be more of a narrative. They need to show they can stick to it while developing the characters, nothing too complicated, just make our time worth it. Other than all I've said I guess would be having some DLC with extra content, but I'd say that's it. If anyone got any more ideas, please leave a comment on this thread.

[@Jnensrevenge]

Oh God, Prometheus came out TEN years ago!!!

[@SynthVoice]

Really interesting that this comes out right after I buy the game to find... Almost no lobbies. Which is unfortunate because I don't really think it's half bad?

[@harombee]

I was about to buy it on PlayStation, what system did you get it on?

[@miketran4289]

This is Left4Dead 3..... in space!

[@mickeymouse7726]

So are you going to ever do a review on Spider-Man no way home and Doctor strange 2

[@kobra6660]

Out of all the games my favourite is always going to be extinction was a good rts strategy game for the ps2 and could use a remaster

[@Jimov]

Amazing game - even better since they added crossplay. Those who overlooked it previously should definitely try it out now.

[@vhufhu]

I'm interested in this batman thing but I don't really have a good time keeping track of audio only stories

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

Thought I was watching a Fighters Den video for a sec lol.

[@hassandabo6288]

Pre-ordered the game on ps4, on launch i had a group with like 12 people who i'd play the game with daily, but after like 3 weeks I had everything maxed, unlocked basically everything, and pretty much stopped playing after they added the Phalanx and I maxed it due to the game getting to stale. I haven't touched the game since then so can't confirm if the game is still dead (Which I do believe it is) I was very excited when I heard about a new aliens game and I was not dissapointed by what I got to play, just sad the game is quite content dry. I still hope we get a new AVP game some day or atleast a game where you can play as a xenomorph (not counting the old avp games)

[@salir5412]

First run-through was good, then that was it. It just needed WAY more content, especially for how much time that they had to work on it. Horror elements weren't really there, fortnite gunplay, pointless cover mechanic, and imo, a pretty lack luster story. It feels more like a mobile game than it does an Alien game (like Alien blackout). The game is dead, only 400 active players atm with a peak of 15k on release. Like, ever since people saw the gameplay, they got the gist of the game in the first few minutes. And the fact that the DLC's that have come out have had literally almost nothing to add, it feels very hollow. What we need is an alien game that is Alien Isolation, but with gunplay; make it multiplayer, and BOOM, you got me. Such a shame, since this game had some hype, but flopped upon release imo. Hopefully, some game studio can come along and make the alien game that everyone wants.

[@EthanTheDinoNerd]

I'm having alot of fun with this game with my brother. Also why are there so many Runners? Beeeecause the big bad company was transferring alien dogs(not xenos) and using them as hosts. There's so many dead dogs and cages everywhere.

[@professr9343]

I liked fireteam . Reminded me of aliens 2 . I always wanted that co op run and gun gameplay from an aliens game

[@MiniMe_Channel]

New alien video? Nice!

[@caveman4248]

I would love a open world game where you play as the alien and you take over the aria kill and eat to gain exp and upgrade or capture to bring to the hive for the eggs be they human or animals for more unique aliens to increase allies you can command to fight with you in a pack or order them to move on there own to hunt for the hive and finally customize your xenomorphs appearance mainly couse I love that in games

[@donhoolieo4896]

I love your passion about the series. It really is a great franchise just got handled very poorly through the years. Also, lol great observation on the dog/ cow alien. Most people wouldn’t have realized that. Here is to Prey hopefully being good and not another predator hunting down kids with autism.

[@simonjack9699]

OMG I loved alien isolation I even completed it on the hardest difficulty. The one that I learned from that game the alien and that game he couldn't move the back of his head or her head like you can literally go really slow behind the alien and they wouldn't even know you were there. That's why the game was so f****** easy like they had no brains at all whereas in the movie if you did that that alien will break your f****** head off

[@buddysmith7794]

Always love seeing aliens vids. With edios Montreal getting sold maybe a topic for a vid is what you would like to see in a gaurdians of the galaxy game sequel maybe what characters you think would be cool to see and what storyline it could have

[@nightblights8059]

Moon knight review and moon knight cosplay

[@TheHaloAdventureShow]

"fans waiting on the inevitable Moon Knight Video" *Mfw waiting a year and a half for a new MK retrospective for the midway games

[@frogoat]

Please continue to talk about Alien stuff.

[@DoomyRei]

Nice fun game 🎮

[@gregrodgers107]

The levels were to short for me, hope the new dlcs add the depth the game was missing

[@nicholasporter1417]

Y won’t my character go prone!? FireTeamElite Xbox

[@andrews4717]

When are you going to make a Forbush Man video?

[@DoomyRei]

This game is better than alien isolation

[@leggacymaker2976]

You have noo idea how many moon knight comments there are

[@WillTheGreatest]

Hey Xavier. to stoke your AVP flame, what would your pitch for a reboot be?

[@lukegooddy1997]

Yo another video right after the last one 2022 Xavier is comin in HOT👍❤️🔥

[@roomscore]

WHY WAS THIS VIDEO NEVER RECOMMENDED TO ME UNTIL NOW 😭😭

[@SomeOrangeCat]

It's okay. Its not as good as say Aliens vs Predator, but it's decent.

[@GHKT3482]

I want the next alien game to be a sheath game where you play as the alien like in avp2010 but actually I’m depth