So I played ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES For The First Time...

[@TatankaTaylor]

*Who else is rewatching Alien related content now that we FINALLY have a good Alien movie in theaters since 1986?*

[@robbiedontmiss]

Me😎

[@Nemesiis-jc7wm]

Went on an Alien binge watch before watching Romulus (yes even the AvP movies) now im playing the few Alien games I own, which is Isolation, Dark Decent, and technically Mortal Kombat X.

[@silentsyn1932]

@@Nemesiis-jc7wmI love dark descent. Marine getting metal legs and having to deal with therapy and all that, made it really cool.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Alien Romulus has wayyyyy too much "hey, remember this?". It started really strong and then steadily goes downhill. I'd give it a 6 out of 10. Relies far too much on nostalgia instead of pushing things forward. Very similar to Halloween 2018 that way.

[@sluggerbutter]

hell yeah brother

[@thomasedwardharrison2879]

Only Randy Pitchford can successfully piss off everyone in a games development from the suits to the employees developing it to the customers to the entire industry and so on

[@VioletElite4]

I think it's really funny that he's still relevant because of how much of a baby he's acting in repsonse to the terrible Borderlands movie XD The man can't stay outta the news

[@_.-_Crimpy-_..-.]

It blows my mind that he still has a job. Gearbox have put out so many flops, and he is a creepy man child.

[@dislikebutton4593]

What?

[@RodaMoonknight]

Now he also pissed Hollywood lol

[@Executi0ner246]

That dudes gotta go

[@herbg4866]

I love how a modder fixed the code typo that broke the game

[@toddkollar4166]

Yep they forgot to turn on the advance AI features.

[@TheMightyCookieShow]

I actually enjoyed this game quite a bit. I'd happily play it again today

[@djayk9692]

Same

[@sciphan]

You should NEVER be able to melee an alien to death.

[@Frank-x1g]

Agree unless you want to die as well.

[@achmad980]

unless if you are a predator

[@olliered9924]

@@achmad980 Or a Synthetic they are very strong

[@Johntin232]

@@olliered9924not in aliens

[@mancingtom]

Maybe if you're a Jedi--lightsabers instantly cauterize, after all.

[@kill3rs529]

This is my guilty pleasure game its like watching a film so bad its good

[@THEdemetrishigashikata]

It's mine too 😂

[@ricardoclapsjara4844]

Me too

[@timbecks81]

Tbf I didn't mind this game, I played on 360, but ages after it came out, I didn't know of its reputation, and I found it OK lol

[@silly_boyuwu223]

Same LMAO just wish I could try the multiplayer with someone 😭

[@timbecks81]

@@silly_boyuwu223 is that where u go through the levels together, or is it it's own thing , wouldn't mind checking that out myself...

[@_.-_Crimpy-_..-.]

Isn’t it rumoured that they funnelled funds that were meant for this game into Borderlands 2?

[@AnotherNormalYorkshireman]

Yep it's true. To this day, randy Pitchford still denies this and refuses to engage in civilised conversation about this game.

[@mayronn2833]

💯% true.

[@timbecks81]

What a scumbag, this game could hv been good,

[@jamesellis3583]

Reputedly the game was passed on to another developer who worked for peanuts & they used the Sega cash for Borderlands, Sega were going to sue but changed their mind.

[@AnotherNormalYorkshireman]

@jamesellis3583 sega should have done more. The game had the potential to be great thankfully we got alien isolation.

[@Element.Nullify]

Alien Romulus was a great movie, got me back into playing isolation

[@robertparker6280]

Same here! And MAN I forgot how intense that game was!

[@purplepulpinc.8504]

Me too 😅

[@jazzx251]

Did you notice any Isolation easter-eggs? !SPOILER WARNING! I spotted 4: The "Emergency" phone booths - the director even says he peppered them throughout the station to tell you when something naughty was going to happen The flare - such a brilliant use of the flare when they are chased by dozens of facehuggers and use its heat to throw them off their body heat signatures ... I wonder if that actually works in the game, never tried that on the facehuggers When they arrive, they charge up the power by hand just like in the game The station - that is slowly falling into the rings of the planet - same plot as in the game I also thought I heard "Samuels"' voice introducing us to Romulus and Remus when they switched on the power, but that could very well just be my imagination But strange how nobody seems to have been credited with that voice

[@alansmith4655]

It was awful 😂

[@alleystargrowley2784]

Isolation is what got me back into horror games. Now its one of my top genres.

[@UNBREAKABLE1596]

I actually like this game when it came out spent a lot of time on the multiplayer and even got the Platinum for it and to be honest I still play to this day

[@stevevanderslice2244]

The online marines vs aliens multi player was legitimately so of the most fun I've ever had with a game. The bug hunt dlc that was added was also great as it was basically COD zombies with xenos and iconic locations from the films. I still play that mode all the time.

[@Frank-x1g]

​@@stevevanderslice2244Did you ever play the Hicks DLC. I bought it but haven't played it yet.

[@stevevanderslice2244]

​​@@Frank-x1gI have that as well and it's a pretty good dlc because it explains how Hicks survived the EEV crash from the beginning of Alien 3 and how he ended up back on LV-426. It's a fun what if type of scenario.

[@ricardoclapsjara4844]

I have that, it's very good

[@Thraka5]

I liked Colonial Marines. Still do. Could it have been better. Sure. But not a bad game and they bring back a beloved character anyway. Alien 3 did Hicks dirty.

[@loonboy4905]

Out of all of the insane tales I have: my guilty pleasure is definitely Colonial Marines. I had 3 great buddies all also huge Aliens fans and we loved this game. We had to go to extreme lengths to “RP” this game to make it anything resembling fun but the way that we played it made us all love it.

[@silly_boyuwu223]

aw wish I could try that ;w;

[@lunch_trey]

I tell ya... the amount of disappointment my brother and I experienced with Colonial Marines was immeasurable. We actually watched the first two Alien movies the night before to get ourselves hyped so that was like a steel-toed boot to the daddy bags.

[@milestrombley1466]

I'm playing Aliens Dark Descent and it is a good tactic game.

[@matthewsirois3705]

I agree with all your criticisms of this game. Especially how punishing it can be. The aliens will tear you to pieces and the enemy soldiers will kill with a single shot if even a centimeter of you is exposed. It’s unbelievably difficult even on “easy”. That being said, I somehow enjoyed the game. I guess I was just excited to get a sequel to ALIENS.

[@captainfach]

Say what you want about this game, but the atmosphere is insane. The set pieces look absolutely awesome and especially that sewer section with the boilers is so damn cool and I wish they would bring boilers back because they are awesome as a concept

[@PHILLIPAYx]

I remember getting the collector's edition for $20 on amazon only a few months after it came out. As a teen who was a big alien fan, I enjoyed this game more than most. The multiplayer mode was actually really fun as well. Also apparently most of this game's development was outsourced to an inexperienced team, so gearbox didn't play as big of a part as it was advertised.

[@bossk3697]

They stole the money to fund Borderlands 2 DLC. Sega didn't keep a eye on them during development so they couldn't win a embezzlement lawsuit against gearbox.

[@D88niel]

Remember to go see Alien Romulus by the way Randy took sega's money that was suppose to be for Colonial Marines, they put it into borderlands 2 instead they were sued over it. By the way you forgot to play the story DLC

[@grayjedioutcast3550]

The human campaign alone in the AVP game on the 360 is way better than this entire game

[@pittsburghboyertown3821]

That's an underrated game. I enjoyed my time with it.

[@BruceLeeroyX]

I actually love this game and the dlc campaign was great add on too. I want a remaster of it for series X or make it forward compatible with enhancements.

[@SamboTron3000]

How are you not gonna do the 2010 avp game? Its actually pretty good

[@DietDrDoge]

I remember playing that game. It was so fun. The multi-player was 🤌

[@mattr2626]

I actually really liked that game. Sucks that the multiplayer died so fast

[@spike22641d]

I think some things that were good about the game, where the attention to the film universe detail. Like finding Nute's doll, seeing Hudson cacconed. The other half of Bishop's body. And just the overall design of Hadley's hope. Not to mention being able to traverse the juggernaut. Those were the things I remember all these years later. That's just me though. Also just how hard beating the game on Ultimate Badass mode.

[@benironside1264]

In fairness to this game, Hadleys Hope and all of the gear etc are really accurate to the movie, so it was obviously made by people who love the source material. The alien AI is the real problem. It just ruins any potential

[@mattbenz99]

I'll be honest, the typo in the code thing is so hilariously accurate to what most coding bugs are. In fact, these are what causes most bugs in all software. Companies even hire entire teams to find them during the debugging process. The bugs that are harder to fix are the conflicting instructions ones, where 2 lines of code contradict, but only in extreme circumstances. Those require complete reworks of large amounts of code and are a pain in the ass.

[@ardtardboi1049]

I found 2008’s Alien vs Predator Marine Campaign to be a much more enjoyable experience than this game.

[@jose11417]

Nice video matty would also like to see aliens vs predator and aliens fire team elite

[@TheUltimategeneral]

Don't forget aliens dark descent

[@jedistarkiller5961]

Don't know if people liked aliens dark descent but I would be cool to see it covered

[@TheTrognation]

And the GOAT: Aliens Infestation

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

I wish they didn't half-ass this game. It could have been so great. I still enjoy playing it to this day. The main menu music is amazing, and they really nailed the atmosphere.

[@Penance2277]

I bought this game for $5 back in 2015 and honestly, I had a decent enough time with it.

[@Me-bj4uf]

some of these ideas were used in the much better game, aliens dark descent. Stuff like welding doors and using the powerloader. You should check that one out. It's excellent.

[@modernsoul6590]

Loved this game.

[@aaronskuse2207]

I played this on 360 years ago, and while it’s obviously not a great game, I do believe that it’s over hated. It’s flawed, but not terrible. There are aspects I can appreciate, though Isolation is much more in line of what was expected and wanted.

[@ihatealderney]

It is absolutely not overhated. The game was and still is broken trash that was falsely advertised. The hate level for it is correct. I will thank the game for teaching a younger me to never preorder though.

[@bulma12345678910]

@@ihatealderney Ha same, this was the first game i preordered with my own money, based on the BS demo they showed. Safe to say i learned to wait after that.

[@eyesofthefox]

I played this game after all the negativity it got, and didn't hate it.

[@dr.loomis4221]

This game would really benefit from a remake/remaster with overhauled graphics, level design, and AI.

[@gammalgubbestorstadshoodie9148]

It is important to install all Aliens Colonial Marines updates or patches so Aliens Colonial Marines works perfectly as possible. Then there is one other thing that was implemented by game developers that if a player desided to pirate copy Aliens Colonial Marines game did not get full AI functionalety or that weapon modifications was missing happened only to players that pirate copy Aliens Colonial Marines game so only way to get Aliens Colonial Marines to function properly is to buy a Aliens Colonial Marines as a original copy to get all game features with all updates and patches then Aliens Colonial Marines game works without any misshaps this is a real thruthful explanation to any watchers of this KZbin channel video.

[@Abitofeverything4]

I literally just bought this on steam for the first time because I never played it before but always was curious. Great timing Matty!

[@ohh_werd]

I bought the collectors edition of this game.............Dam you Randy Pitchford

[@JayMane-z7c]

I just saw it today & you're 100% right ..."Alien Romulus" is a great movie. I own all of the others on Blu-ray/4k UHD, so will definitely be purchasing this one too. 👍

[@DaveVoyles]

I was working in Games Journalism at the time and we got to see the first 10 minutes or so behind closed doors at one of the PAX events. We were so excited by what we saw. And then we actually got the game, the first 10 minutes, looked and performed completely different.

[@yochrisnelson]

I remember hearing about the typo in the coding for the AI, that’s absolutely heartbreaking to the overworked devs that got shit on. Glad you addressed it

[@davidjamesmclean6325]

I love this game. It's fun. Must play on hard mode.

[@deathechovii]

AvP although not solely alien has good alien campaign.

[@Hazzymane56]

16:55 I ain't ever seen a alien walk like he was finna get pressed in the hallway 😭💪🏾

[@Justice4TamPosla]

I played through this game with my brother a few months ago. 100% on the 360. Dare I say this, The stasis interrupted DLC is actually good. The first mission in the dlc is genuinely better than the entire base game campaign. If you’re able to check it out don’t sleep on it.

[@MidniteMeatBus]

Same loved that dlc. I still am trying to find players ob 360 for bug hunt lol

[@JvsEvil]

I played it alone and finished it a few times and think its ok , not as bad as all say its close to the aliens movie feel

[@davlew6]

Aliens Colonial Marines and Duke Nukem Forever in a single sentence is unreal. Both of those games thankfully convinced a much younger me to never preorder a game again. That's the only compliment i can give these games.

[@MrBigwhite20]

Theirs a mod that fixes the Ai and such. A developer put a wrong letter in the Coding and it messed certain mechanics up!

[@brandonvortex995]

This game is now 11 years old and it still hurts to this day. I heard that this game is now considered non canon?

[@tooturtletastic]

This game...ROCKS. it is a fun fps, a cool sci fi adventure, and for Aliens. I mean c'mon, the fixed the code and we don't get too many Alien franchise games. We gotta enjoy what we have. I had fun going through this after Isolation and it had some cooool parts.

[@jake90052]

I love at one point, when everyone is standing after you've just landed.. you can glitch into bishop's character model and see his terrifying floating eyeballs from his perspective. Even his teeth. My first Alien encounter I glitched inside the Aliens character model, I was inside an Alien.. and what was with the dead marines..they all looked exactly the same, as if they were all brothers. That was creepy.

[@jazzx251]

Saving ALIEN: Isolation until October is perfectly fine It came out on 7th October 2014, you can hit the 10-year anniversary of a masterpiece by waiting! How do I know without checking that this is when it came out? Because I took a risk and pre-ordered it - something you should never ever do - but I just knew it would be good, and couldn't wait .. when it arrived, a day early, it was the perfect game as I expected, it only ever needed one patch... It's perfection is matched only by its hostility - a game that doesn't care that you're trying again for the 50th time to reach the next manual save station - you either outwit the unscripted alien, or you die; ALIEN's house, ALIEN's rules! And it all takes place aboard a defunct space station, with dynamic music to scare the shit out of you as the alien senses you and hunts you The sound design and music won countless awards - it is a game that is largely impossible to win without headphones on - as sound is your friend, as the creature scuttles through the vents above you, or clunks mercilessly through the corridor behind you

[@magita1991]

Can’t believe its ten years it

[@ZerohSyks]

On Alien Fireteam Elite, I've killed over 300,000 xenos... 🤣

[@sethinneon]

On a random note, it's crazy how night and day difference the "Stasis Interrupted" dlc campaign was compared to the main one.

[@LogicalAspect1]

It's a great game. I still have it.

[@Scarecr0wn]

I am so glad Romulus is bringing more people into Alien and Alien Isolation. Isolation is such a sad story, were it not for Colonial Marines, it would have much better chance at being financial success. I really hope the rumors are true and there could finally be a sequel. The game is one the best survival horrors out there and I love how it include immersive sim gameplay loops.

[@theeggmankingstreasurestas5007]

You should play the AvP marine campaigns, the first one is literally set on hadleys hope

[@THiZZyMcGUiRE]

oh this guy is like the less creepy ProJared. great video

[@DangitBobby9960]

I was playing co-op with my friend when this gane came out and there was a part where the ship explodes and you have to run well my friend didnt make it and we saw his marine fly out of the ship during the explosion cutscene and i couldnt stop laughing my ass off

[@Doogsay]

I devoted a good portion of my life to the team match of this game when it came out. So much fun.

[@croatiankid6595]

Never played it but I do remember angry Joe doing a hilarious review on this game

[@kakashiproductions]

I wish I could experience bio shock for the first time. I didn’t get into the sequels until later but I loved everything about the first game. I was obsessed soon as they dropped the 360 demo

[@gamerboyfema9265]

I loved this game as a kid. I used to play it with my cousin at his house and at some point I got the game myself. I wish I could play again but sadly it’s not on Xbox series x.

[@Lmurphree99]

Can't wait for you to try out the Alien vs. Predator game! Playing that as a kid was horrifying and so cool getting to play as the predator and the alien. So many fun hours were had with that game.

[@CoraValentine1999]

I played this recently with an overhaul mod and it was decent.

[@tristanlechelt9072]

I was excited about this game after the initial cover story that Gameinforner did with the developers. It was originally suppose to be much more narrative driven and the door welding was going to be used in sections of the game where you would have to make a stand and barricade yourself into areas. They also hinted that while co-op. It was possible, that depending on the character you picked. You might not be able to finish the game because you would die in story. But of course that isn't what we got, lol.

[@YodaOnABender]

This game could’ve been so good that it’s actually depressing how much they screwed it up

[@blowmonkey51]

Monster Closets are more akin to OG Doom more than COD. As Doom was the game that made the term a reality in 93

[@ethanmyers4882]

I gotta say as someone who pre ordered isolation I feel like that gaming side needs work, now fire team elite was pretty fun with a friend I’ll admit but it had its issues too, I need a real alien origin story, maybe gameplay as a queen gone rogue or something idk mix it up

[@mightysolrac]

Alien vs Predator 2 is one of the most underrated games ever

[@RobertJ82]

I think this is an excellent game. Not perfect, but really captures the atmosphere of Aliens and is good fun to play.

[@soundboii1734]

I had an interview for a game tester straight out of uni, didn't get it.. it was for this game, so happy 😂

[@kennypowers1945]

YES the alien isolation review is one I look forward to a ton. I’ve played it so much

[@SaintGhost0794]

Honestly I had a good time with this game, going in while ignoring reviews from other people made things much better for me and my friends when we played through it

[@lahigham6396]

Cool video. I’m a new subscriber. I bought the collectors box a very long time ago now. It was on Amazon on sale for $20. I heard so many bad things at the time regarding this game. I thought the collectable in the box was descent enough for the $20.

[@TgamerBio5529]

I honestly love the multiplayer and customisation of the aliens

[@luisfonseca811]

I wanna say the only time I ever encountered lack of ammo/ resources is when I used mods like templar's - which was good! I feel the vanilla game I was always just stacked and could always swap to another gun for more firepower till I got more of the other - great video though! I like CM (;

[@BMW-sd6nn]

Fireteam elite has actually gotten a ton of support for years and is amazing and people are still playing.

[@nicoalvarezp2]

Alien Isolation and Aliens Dark Descent did the trick for me

[@gloomygloomstalker3878]

Where the campaign falls apart I think the multiplayer shines honestly, having intelligent Xenos that fight properly was always very fun, though the balance was definitely all over the place in some modes.

[@cwell510]

3:11 "I never seen the movies anyway." 😲😲😲😲😲 BLASPHEMY!!!

[@ELPMCFlashFrame]

There's 1 good aspect of this game, and that's the "Bug Hunt" co-op alien wave shooter mode... but even that 1 good aspect IS BEHIND A FIFTEEN DOLLAR DLC PAYWALL!!!!

[@naeemabdulayad3861]

AVP 2010 for forever top Aliens Colonial Marines in Atmosphere, Gameplay, Graphics .

[@GhoulRUSva]

You know what was actually painfull? The multiplayer was genuenly really fun. I spent a ton of time in MP of A:CM, but it soon died....

[@bluegoose7832]

I still have the Xbox magazine that first showcased this game YEARS before it came out. I dont remember what year it was, probably 2008 or 2009. I remember looking at those pages all the time, eagerly waiting for its release, until... we stopped hearing about it, and then years later it finally came out, and thankfully my hype had completely died down by then, so I wasn't too upset when I heard it was terrible. Update: it was the April 2008 issue of the Official Xbox Magazine - 5 years before it released. Looking at that magazine cover genuinely brings back memories. Anyway it's quite an interesting read, knowing what happened to the game

[@Jah_Babylon]

i cant believe callisto protocol is free on epic next week, im getting on my sci fi horror..

[@alleystargrowley2784]

That game looks awesome but I couldn't stand the combat. Got about half way through it. Worth checking out at least.

[@sotelo7420]

We appreciate your suffering for our entertainment

[@omanjackson17]

You should play Aliens: Dark Descent. It is a funny RTS.

[@MattGOG666]

5:46 for the actual content

[@openthedamndoor5359]

“Somehow they let us make a shitty alien game” so fucking hilarious in hindsight

[@c.m5043]

"How bad can colonial marines really be?" My mind having traumatic flashbacks to 2013......

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

I played this game and completed it on PC back when it was released, game wasnt perfect but as a fan of the films i still enjoyed it. I wonder if my copy had been patched as i remember thinking it felt like everyone was making a big deal about nothing at the time and were just jumping on bandwagons.

[@timwinter4420]

@RetroRebound you're forgetting about Ripley's custom rifle that you could get as a dlc weapon for Colonial Marines Pre-ordered this game way back in the day and that was the iconic weapon you got on the 360 version (not sure if you got it with the PS3 or PC versions as well, but then again this was over a decade ago, lol)

[@wickdaline8668]

A developer like Teyon should make another Aliens FPS.

[@WOOB70]

Please do Alien Vs Predator it was my first game on ps3 and holds a special place in my heart I still go back to it to this year and think it’s a fun time

[@CyraXFactor]

There is a really cool mod for this game that makes it a lot more like the original promotional videos.

[@Hazzymane56]

The 2010 one hit better 3 campaigns predator human and alien on 360 was a banger frfr

[@captainfach]

Maddie if you are disappointed in this game and the features like using the radar to do stealth and Welding doors to keep aliens out, then you should definitely try aliens dark descent. It has all of that stuff in it you're actually trying to sneak by the aliens or get the jump on them and you can well doors shut to keep your people safe while you heal up or rest to try to lower the stress levels and it is so freaking cool you're more controlling a squad than having it be a first person shooter

[@jamesbartletts]

think im the only one that really enjoyed this game in coop. played it for what it was. think i went through it about 3 times lol

[@JoeGrizz1y]

I still remember getting a copy of Colonial Marines, at my local GameStop way after its release. I played the first two or three missions before dumping it. As the PS4 came out and all my attention went towards that. Years later when I was planning on getting rid of my XBOX360 I actually went back and played 2 games. Arkham City and Colonial Marines. Going back to it was so nostalgic and made me think about its horrible release. I played through the whole campaign in one sitting. Not to mention I was older and have see the Alien movies by this point. It added to the enjoyment as there are some references and nods to the original stories. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Enjoyed it just as much as you would expect. Yes, game design wasn’t the best. The Aliens themselves have the worst AI and at moments became super predictable. The story had 2 or 3 solid moments you remember. Overall, it gets super repetitive. The only biggest positive I can give the title, is the atmosphere being great. The music, sound effects, and visual appearance were solid and felt straight out of Aliens. It was also fun to recreate the big Queen battle. Sadly, the AI and boss battle itself was pretty bad. Overall, not a horrible experience and it was a fun memory ride moments before selling my old console.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

You have to play Alien Isolation if you have not. It’s one of the best games ever.

[@Maximus1Decimus]

about fireteam elite! I feel like we got jipped on an Alien Queen firefight. What we got instead was just....not it.. :/

[@ZerohSyks]

I own this game on 360 and I've been trying to wait to see if I can ever play it on Series X so far no avail... People love to hate this game back in the day I never heard anything good about it and I felt as though I was the only one who actually appreciated it.

[@boriscovidscamson2911]

I liked it, got it second hand very cheap and played it right through. Not perfect but I enjoyed it on 360 with the updates.

[@MacDibs]

Aliens dark descent was really good