COLONIAL MARINES ACHIEVEMENTS were NOT what you'd expect! - The Achievement Grind

Well, this is a game I never thought I'd be playing, today we're going to see how the grind fares on a notourisly terrible game, so that's what we're finding out today. Is Alien Colonial Marines as bad as people say? Well let's find out by grinding all 60 achievements that this game has, and trust me this is an interesting grind. Enjoy!
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[@thesonofjazzy_]

What other terrible game should we maybe cover in the future?

[@EmbryThePopplio]

Wolfenstein young-blood? it was a very boring grind

[@renerivera9715]

How about biomutant is not terrible but is grindy

[@renerivera9715]

@@EmbryThePopplio he has to play first the wolfenstein franchise

[@tyukogames]

Horison The Fo4biden West is a good game but the achivements are boring af (finish the game and voila)

[@GodLike715]

did u put in the patch for the game

[@harvzgames9622]

Fun fact about the game, the AI is so buggy because there was 1 spelling mistake, it was supposed to say Tether but the programmer said teather (or other way round don't remember off top of my head). But thats why the AI is scuffed. Doesnt fix all other bugs though

[@korhol2065]

And no one bothered to at least double check the code?

[@bathtubanarchy]

The development of this game is an interesting story in what not to do. Gearbox were prioritising developing their own projects over this, so they outsourced a lot of it. The studio it was primarily outsourced to was given surprisingly little to work with considering how long Gearbox was "developing" it. Some assets and some poorly optimised graphical effects that would be later discarded for performance reasons. That studio then had to deal with inference from Gearbox & the game's publisher Sega requesting changes and having to discard chunks of their work and do it again. That studio's work would make up 25-50% of the final product depending on who you ask. Gearbox eventually took the game back in house saying they were unhappy with the outsourced developer, and because it was Not Good, asked Sega for an extension, but Sega said no because it had already been delayed multiple times. So Gearbox now has about nine months to finish it after pissing away so much time, which is not a lot. It was one of the longest rush jobs in gaming.

[@Matthew-jb4cc]

Oh yeah, I remember a lot of people covering that news back in the day. It was and is still a bit funny.

[@StrengthScholar0]

​​​​​@@korhol2065It's much easier to make this kind of mistake than you would imagine. It's very hard to pin down a single misspelled word in potentially tens of thousands of lines of code. With that being said, it's inexcusable for a professional project of this scale; especially when you don't even know that's what's causing the problem. My guess is that they assumed the AI was inherently poorly written instead of thinking it was an actual bug. They still completely deserve the criticism either way.

[@Kylel0519]

I thought it was a missed semi-colon?

[@ViolentNut]

- Funny and engaging commentary - Wholesome temporary game revival - Good retelling of events - Achievement tracker is appreciated - Subtitles greatly appreciated, despite some occasional mix-ups. - Leap-Xeno - Appropriate and neatly edited visuals Final Verdict: This channel appears to be grossly underrated, especially considering the quality and engagement. Background music could have improved the experience. Regardless, this is a quality video with lots of effort put into it. 8/10

[@danieldancza6171]

The multiplayer grinds were an absolute blast, that's for sure! Oh and I'll gladly stunlock you with that shotgun tazer anytime lmao

[@riluexe]

The multiplayer achievements were fun and Im happy I was able to help :D The fact that 27:39 me and FireBow had the same idea still makes me chuckle😂

[@relaluu9966]

“I think I’ll call him bob…. moments later bob is dismembered” this bit had me dying!

[@Weak_Texas]

I'm fairly sure it's a reference to James May's our man in Japan where he catches an octopus tonne turned into food

[@renerivera9715]

Now I gotta be honest this game was the first alien game I ever played I got it when I was 12 years old and I enjoyed it when I was in middle school not knowing that nobody like it

[@caincy9694]

Same. I actually loved the game lol

[@epic1527]

Eager to see the grind for Gollum 😂

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Feck...

[@Spectral-Spiff]

Hehe that will be painfull

[@Kaiserboo1871]

I think playing that game is considered a form of torture in international law.

[@tophatcat6424]

I remember I found an old disc of this game a few years ago and played splitscreen with one of my friends and had a blast trying to kill each other

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Love that!

[@korhol2065]

I’d say you definitely deserve a distinguished service medal for 100% this game’s achievements without using a SAM so we don’t have to

[@KushyCouch]

You should try either High on Life or Bramble: The Mountain King for an achievement grind. High on Life was an absolute blast and can be done in one or two playthroughs. Bramble would be a bit harder but it’s a unique and good time.

[@its_renren7292]

it is so cool to see you revive this game's multiplayer, kudos to ya Jazzy and kudos to this community!

[@xxlharvesterlxx2121]

I absolutely love when Jazzy uploads

[@immortalstrife8546]

Although this game is not bad, seeing you play through banjo Kazooie awoke the need in me for you to do a video on my favorite childhood game medievil! It's a very fun game and I remember it being decently challenging! Maybe worth a look!

[@NeonBlacklightTH]

0:00 My Little Spitter, My Little Spitter~ You'll Always Be In My HeaaaAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!

[@senatorarmstrong6280]

Amazing video as always jazzy! Nothing like keeping a zeno as a pet lol. I hope to see you cover death stranding one day!

[@cassweatherwax9559]

27:41 is a true cinematic experience lmfao, truly incredible. the timing especially.

[@riluexe]

For 1 second me and FireBow shared the same brain cell 😂😂

[@voicetale]

Jazzy this episode came out on a day I desperately needed joy. A that time of the month started today and I have been dealing with a cramp all day, so it's glad to have a episode.

[@donnurk3523]

oh man, i remember this game, loved this game when i played with my friends.

[@EphemeraEssays]

Off topic but I really appreciate you putting in the extra work to subtitle these so well! It's really appreciated ❤

[@ApolloSnip3s]

will say the intro caught me off guard, Jazzy went and got himself a Ailen Pet

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Who wouldn't?! Just straight adorable.

[@lewisarmitage9020]

A lot of trophy/achievement KZbinrs treat the trophies like a shopping list and talk about them in sequence while barely talking about the game itself. Sometimes I've seen videos skip the entire campaign and just show the trophy pop-ups, what's the point in that? Your videos are so good because you'll go through the game's story and gameplay too, so it's more of your personal experience with the game, rather than a bland list of trophy pop-ups. Really looking forward to the Fallout videos, would like to see Skyrim too.

[@Vital_was_taken]

Finally, someone who gave an honest opinion on this game. And seeing you play it made me realize how awful I was at it when I played it as a kid with my cousin, and how little I improved. Nevertheless, I just enjoyed shooting aliens.

[@unknownquest1162]

this is a absolute treat of a video awesome video jazzy keep up the great work

[@zern_0]

GOOD VIDEO

[@anxiousshinobi3655]

you should try more indie games like "rewind or die". they maybe short but the care put into it is something to commend

[@StopLookingAtMyAcc]

The constant Red Dwarf references are out of control. I love it Also Colonial Marines is better than fireteams

[@larsopalka3175]

Maaan, how innocent we were back then, when a buggy, half baked shooter that looks like last gen was considered the worst game ever made. Now that does kind of just sound like Redfall. I feel like today Colonial Marines wouldn't even be able to break the top 50 of worst games ever made.

[@DadGamingLtd]

Great vid Jazzy. Is there any plans for a DMC5 grind? That would be a video worth watching

[@matthewrobinson3048]

Legit right when you said something about dishonored, I pulled the video down to browse some other vids, and the first vid I saw was a dishonored challenge run.

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

Looks at the MP lobby *Look ma, it's me!"

[@Mooseshovel]

Its still hilarious to me that the audio for the pulse rifle sounded like you were firing in bursts because i assume they ripped that sound straight out of the movie

[@Serpent3332]

I remember playing this as a Kid, i loved it for some reason, mostly the 'Horror' level

[@robertweiss3462]

Ahh, ACM! welcome to the shared pain, comrade! When I closed the game on steam, it would immediately restart itself. It took a solid 2 minutes of spam clicking the stop game button on steam to fully exit.

[@blakemiller2923]

Alright a new video I'm so excited!!!!

[@thebends1029]

Man I'm not gonna lie, I love this game so much, much love man❤

[@X_Ov3R-_-Ki11]

Great video with a bit of Cockney slang thrown in😂👍🏼

[@thegaminggamer2896]

I really loved this game its was really a core part of my early gaming years

[@Felunya]

Another week, another awesome video :)

[@5fmuke535]

Got the collection for $5, its fun even with the bugs😂

[@DadGamingLtd]

2:43, that soldier is absolutely just chilling and enjoying himself, going by his facial expression...

[@PlatinumROB_91]

Another great vid Jazzy!

[@Zerog65]

I randomly want to play this again. I havnt ever since the game came out the first time

[@ELPMCFlashFrame]

So I can give you a couple of anecdotes regarding some of issues the overall player base suffered with this game as I picked it up day 1 on pc back when it initially came out, some people have already covered the Peacn.ini file typo glitch which misspells "Tether" to "Teather" and breaks Xeno pathing... which is really the most egregious bug that helps make the game far easier than was intended, and resulted in VERY stupid xenomorph AI that would get hung up on objects and stuff. Ignoring the dev promises and all that, there's the fact they redirected funds intended for A:CM to finish up Borderlands. After the game released, despite them never pushing a patch to fix the ini file bug, they did release a SHIFT code from Randy Pitchford that added 1 single marine customization emblem for your armor "Friend of Gearbox"... which kinda poured salt in the wound. There was also a bug for quite some time that manifested on some people's systems where you could shut the game down, and it'd instantly relaunch itself from steam until you killed steam as a process via task manager. There was also the fact that for an ALIENS game, it felt like you had to fight too many WY PMC's... granted the base campaign is basically 3 xeno exclusive levels, 3 pmc exclusive levels, and 3 levels of mixed xeno/merc forces... so the breakdown isn't that over the top for fighting humans, but a lot of people found it quite frustrating given the mercs weaponry is hit scan. It's interesting you mention you feel the game looks like a PS2 game... I disagree as it very obviously has that PS3/360 era feel to it, but it's interesting you mention that, as it was back on the PS2 where the initial concepts for Aliens: Colonial Marines started and it was originally being developed for PS2, but that initial project got scrapped before Gearbox took on the job. Ultimately I just wanted to say, a great video from someone who missed out on this at the time... and frankly, you're right, it's not the worst game, and it's got a little bit of charm to it, but it's a low tier CoD clone with an ALIENS skin at the end of the day. Fun for a bit of xeno hunting, but get's old fast... just be glad you didn't pay a full 60USD for it like I did.

[@woldoorsockbat5087]

"There's really no hard limit to how long these achievement names can be and to be quite honest I'm rather curious to see how far we can go. Adolphus W. Green (1844-1917) started as the Principal of the Groton School in 1864. By 1865, he became second assistant librarian at the New York Mercantile Library; from 1867 to 1869, he was promoted to full librarian. From 1869 to 1873, he worked for Evarts, Southmayd & Choate, a law firm co-founded by William M. Evarts, Charles Ferdinand Southmayd and Joseph Hodges Choate. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1873. Anyway, how's your day been?" - this is the longest achievement name I have ever seen - Cookie Clicker

[@joshuatanner3588]

I think you should go and play hi-fi rush. It's a great rythem based action game and I enjoyed every second of the campaign. I haven't 100% the game and don't think I'm going to, I'm not that kind of person.

[@hayloren2977]

have you thought about playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengance? its one of my favorite games and i would love to see you struggle to grind it. i cant wait to see this... amazing... game!

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Definitely, however for Metal Gear im going to be waiting for the new collection to come out so I can hopefully cover the entire series! :)

[@schools6555]

I only have a few more challenges left to get the last trophy needed for the Platinum trophy and that is the distinguished service medal trophy, it seems impossible now!

[@noobodeis2951]

If you wanna continue down the Alien Route I think Alien Isolation would be a fun challenge you could look into, it is genuinely an amazing game and I can promise you that the challenge for not dying once is easily one of the hardest challenges any gamer can attempt to complete

[@Knifeswipe]

played this now they HAVE to play Alien VS Pred for the xbox [where you can play as all 3 races] that game was my childhood

[@HauntedT]

Loving the longer videos, but if this is the max length for a vid you want to do why not do another multi vid grind for skyrim?

[@heyiamtalkinoverhere]

21:55 XENO SCUM, EAT FLAMER- Unnamed Space Marine, 42023 AD

[@chrisscott8166]

Love the video!

[@judge1778]

Not a terrible game, but in fact one of my personal favorites. Could you grind a game called Brutal Legends

[@Skrall_]

excited for the fallout games :3 platinumed NV & 4. would have done 3 too if i had it on ps back then :D

[@plasmaguardian21]

I’d recommend Library of Ruina, it’s not a terrible game though. It’s a very difficult card battler and the only game made by its creators with achievements! It has a gripping story, fun game mechanics, and just all around a great time!

[@rainbowhero8132]

This is a suggestion for an achievement grind, sayanora wild hearts, all achievements are riddles. Also the face huggers are easier in single player, in coop they actually are a threat

[@Salty_Kitsune]

I want to see more aliens playing leap-alien

[@Bamboo_bazooka]

considering you recently beat B&K on here I'd be up for seeing Jak and Daxter

[@Odious_illustration]

HELL YEAH!

[@talon9487]

Anyone else think putting him through the torture of DBD achievements would be hilarious?😂

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Already got most of them unfortunately, 4,500 hours on that game, ive suffered enough... 😂

[@yvesdado9545]

​@@thesonofjazzy_suffer some more then :)

[@Dinosaurman34]

It’s no AvP but I still live colonial marines. A nice simple shooter

[@Haluu_]

I feel like the 2nd level was just a big reference to aliens (the 2nd alien movie)

[@crazedrabbyt221]

I loved this game as a kid. But I dont think I ever got past the sewer section..damn

[@aussiefella4668]

I really enjoyed this game as a kid

[@empyreVA]

i loved this game when it came out. i know all of its faults, and they are reason enough to not like it - but me and my friends would have an absolute blast shooting xenomorphs back then

[@brendongrant58]

this is my childhood game i have seen all of the movies

[@yoogrldude]

I know it’s not a big triple a game, but one of my fave games is just getting a sequel coming out on the 12th, so if you feel like playing Oxenfree, even though it’s definitely more indie narrative game than speedrun/grind kind of stuff, I’d love to see your thoughts on it!

[@Snoogen11]

This game is such a meme that me and my friends always play it at least once a year in april, for april fools.

[@zuda9124]

I'm so curious about what games you finish with 100% Achievement can you show your steam profile or link maybe ?

[@JackTheStrippr]

I find this game to be an absolute blast. Me and my brother had a fuckin riot with this game even tho I don’t think we ever beat it. It may not be the best story wise, voice acting wise, and AI wise, but personally I think it’s great at just being a fun game

[@guilhermedom2228]

You could also try Alien Vs. Predator, 3 campaings, Human, Alien and Predator, and if you can revive the multiplayer, is kind fun

[@clockwork1349]

While not a bad game, i think the xcom 2 or xcom chimera squad would be interesting to watch you grind

[@DStrormer]

Super excited to hear you're gonna take on Fallout. I hope you get Dark Souls too. As for terrible games, I mean there's Brütal Legend.

[@LiveMajimaReaction]

How dare you call brütal legend a terrible game. I mean it is terrible but it loops back around to being funny in my opinion

[@WewosGaming]

Oh i love your dog! What breed is he?

[@RareQuestGiver]

I got my true moment of fame: 27:23

[@JazzyWazzak]

Well deserved Luna, still got 14 minutes left though xx

[@eye5435]

You should stream playing this game on multiplayer for a bit

[@NeoLotex]

From what I've seen I agree with you, it was somewhere in the middle, neither good nor bad, but as someone who is fond of the Alien franchise it was probably a pretty big letdown, comparable to how Conviction was for Splinter Cell fans, RE6 for Resident Evil fans or Last of Us part II for fans of the first game. In my opinion none of the aforementioned were bad in their own right, but depending on your expectations they could all feel like a letdown.

[@StoneCardinal45]

25:14 its collating not coming XD its cool though

[@dantelqs2998]

Jazzy finding the F button is not the flashlight like most people did, should be a rite of initiation for everyone playing this game.

[@Gattaii]

redfall and gollum making this game seem like a masterpiece

[@kadenbarlow6856]

Aliens fireteam elite is a pretty good multiplayer aliens game I never dealt with bugs or anything so if you want a good aliens game I definitely recommend that one

[@Hayali617]

is there any chance you'll try to grind out the achievements in the hotline miami games ?

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Absolutley... eventually! :D

[@mr.baller8299]

How did you get the footage of me crawling out of my room for a bag of chips?

[@thesonofjazzy_]

Wouldn't you like to know... 😏

[@brownhard]

Another game you can play thats bad is Gollum. I think that game will fit very well on your channel

[@Grasher134]

You can see this review on the steam charts lol

[@zacharycornman977]

Since you just did an Aliens game, how about Aliens Dark Decent. It’s a great game that just came out and would like to see it succeed.

[@SolidCatto]

played it when i was a kid and i enjoyed it. Was a fan of aliens (and still am) of the alien movies, and as a kid playing and fighting alone one of the main characters from the movies? That was sick, even thinking back n the game i dont really mind the retcon, the newer movies kinda fuck the stories anyway lmao.

[@bobbyboswell13]

funny enough i actually did the same thing with sonic 06 played it with zero bugs and enjoyed it was super shocked that people hated it though i will say the stupidest bug i saw was that if you stopped holding a direction on loop de loops you stop moving like who stops holding the controls?

[@Void_Maestro]

Given your a fan of Dishonored, you should give Aragmai 1 or 2 a try and see about 100%ing those games

[@mastersplinter3796]

i say the next game you should do is aliens vs predator 2010, its not bad you can play as alien, marine, or predator,nightmare difficulty is 3-5 bullets has alien ur dead along with restarting ur current mission with no checkpoints

[@WorldGoods]

If you doing this on pc there is a fix for the code to fix the ai

[@swankshire6939]

I'd love to see you play the earlier Xbox 360 era aliens vs predator game. I had 3 campaigns, 1 per species and the multiplayer was just like this game but was better with the 3 species and way better mechanics

[@scrubsscrubs694]

I loved that game

[@treyhunter972]

Could consider playing the good alien game next, alien Isolation

[@HenryMyth]

Kinda surprised at how good this game still looks on PC. Animations aren’t bad either.

[@bluedice11]

Witcher 3 next! Good game but has some super grindy achievements.

[@rockmanisasome]

I preordered this game... I've never preordered a game since...

[@user-gi9wt4cp8y]

You should play Alien vs predator (AVP) Such a good game, you have three campaign, one for the humans, the Aliens, and the predators, so good and so fun seeing how all three fight and try to survive

[@thesonofjazzy_]

I thought about that, but I think I read that A LOT of the achievements aren't obtainable anymore... Imma double check now.

[@guineapig9171]

Rip Bob

[@memealorianyoustalk8962]

Jazzy’s content is unmatched even when compared to Mr. Beast