Poll: AvP Demo

[Uszi]

I was about to cry searchbar, but I suppose this is a slightly different thread from my own.

I played like 5 games and ended up as a marine every time...
But then, the marine was a lot of fun once I got the hang of it.

 

[LostFable]

i got it for my xbox, ps3 and PC, on my PC it was laggy as hell, ps3 never found any games and my xbox got the RRoD. not exactly a good start, right? but i played it on my ps3 with my friend just 1 on 1 and i have to say its really good, i started as the marine and won, but the suspense i was in, think was he behind, above, below or even in front of me, it was brilliant when i was alien, i was continually annoyed because i wasnt able to go between walls as i wanted to, but i found out later of the auto-transition in the menu. last was predator and i've got to say, i actually think he is overpowered against a marine but against an alien it depends if your enemy is good at the stealth part so i'd say its good all round, its not perfect, but was is, right?

 

[Jammerz]

I couldn't find any games, 'twas very annoying

 

[Xyphon]

Was going to look into it, but noticed it was multiplayer only and passed on it...

The actual game will have single player campaigns, just like it's preceders

I foudn it lacking. teh controlsl (pc) we're unspecified, and i couldn't change shit. I oculdn't seem to find any controlls, so i couldn't pounce people (was alien), dunno if thats even doable in this game like it was in AVP2.

Also, DM is prolly the worst mode to pick for a game like that.

I'll have to finda way to tyr the actual games multiplayer when it comes out before blowing money on it.

Hold down the focus button and look at an enemy. At a certain range, a semi-transparent circle should appear around your enemy. When you see that, press the light attack button to lunge/pounce at them.

I guess i must've missed instructions, I played it on PC, so i dunno which is the light attack or focus button (i'm guessing it's the trigegr buttons on the back of the controller on consoles) Maybe i sould give it mroe than 5 minutes before disregarding it as a crappy demo.

I'm looking forward to the actual game though, AVP is a great series.

I didn't know about it either until one of my friends discovered it by accident. The controls don't mention how to do it, so knowing how to do it just comes to trial and error. It's a good demo, it's just not as fun to play it with strangers than it is with friends.

 

[Nutcase]

They have failed to preserve most of the great stuff in the original. On top of that, the PC version is a blatant console port. Even if the other game modes besides DM are superb, the game will still be mediocre at best thanks to the controls, the FOV, and the dumbed down overall design.

This might be a decent introduction to FPSs for someone playing on a console, though.

 

[Traumaward313]

Aliens aren't about stealth. They are about speed, numbers and ferocity. Predator is stealth. I wouldn't judge a game on a multiplayer demo. Obviously you'll have to learn how to play the characters before you are effective with them. I think Marines, preds and aliens all bring their own wicked flavour to multiplayer. I also think this will become more apparent upon release.

 

[Mozza444]

Great, however Free-for-all?? What a load of shit!!
It needs Alien vs Predator vs Marines

 

[S.R.S.]

I'm a fan so I can't objectivly contribute much.

 

[Pigeon_Grenade]

Couldent get in a game, i do plan on renting it tomorrow though, try out that actual stuff

 

[Jimbo1212]

The game is potentially great, but at the moment plays very badly for a few reasons:

- Firstly, the Predator is ridiculously over powered.
Ive won numerous matches as all the 3 races, but when you win with 31 kills and the next highest is 7, you know something is broken.
The main thing making the Predator so over powered is that they have no disadvantage ever. You can insta-kill with ranged attacks, beating the marine. You can easily beat an alien in close combat as you are tougher and do more damage ( heavy attack is faster etc), and if you competent enough with the visions and movement, you will never be killed from behind.

- The lobby system is very bad. A large amount of games shown are either full, host has left, or have started.

- Motion tracker is broken/ bugged. Either its due to lag or a bug, but it does not work for about 40% of the time. This problem seriously hinders anyone playing as a marine.

 

[Super_Nintendo_Chalmers]

Waited ages to get into a game.
When I actually managed to get into one, I was playing for like ten minutes before I had to bail because my parents had come home.
*I was meant to be doing an assignment*

 

[RobCoxxy]

Everyone who played the console version was sorely dissapointed, PC owners loved it. I'm not really a fan of straight on deathmatch in this kind of game (always organised the aliens to team up and whatnot) but there's always one traitor after the winning kills.
Mainly looking forward to the single player and other gamemodes like Predator Hunt and Infestation. They're going to be kickass.

 

[Uszi]

I wonder if they'll still have Queen Molting...
Not that it was balanced...
But being a Queen was fucking righteous.

 

[Chipperz]

Loved it. The Marine parts were far more immersive than I thought they would be and the Alien parts were a lot of fun. I could happily spend hours just bouncing off the walls as an alien.

The Predator... Needs a tutorial. It strikes me as incredibly powerful, but it took me a long time to work out what everything does, and judging from the ammount of people trying to play them as Marines with a cloaking system (and failing miserably), it appears I got further than most.

 

[Kukakkau]

BC2 demo was poorly designed.

It's just fucking Modern Warfare 2. If that idea appeals to you think more power to you. However, just as frustrating and too safe. At least this one is ambitious.

Just because it's a shooter set in modern times doesn't make a game "another modern warfare". Battlefield did alot of Call of Duty's ideas first but nobody ever calls them on that

You're right. That's not what makes it Modern Warfare 2.

What makes it MW2 is the shitty spawns, the ability to spawn camp lock, overly laggy, regenerating health(fully aware that they weren't the first to do this).

Battlefield may have done a lot of things that MW2 did later, but then BC2 decided to take a lot from the Call of Duty series.

Bad spawns and lag don't make a game a copy of another. Also squad spawn is designed to avoid bad spawns and making everyone spawn at one place. And I've never seen any spawn locking or lag when I've played it.

Besides this game was well into the devolping process when MW2 came out so they can't copy that much.

 

[Grayfayce]

BC2 demo was poorly designed.

It's just fucking Modern Warfare 2. If that idea appeals to you think more power to you. However, just as frustrating and too safe. At least this one is ambitious.

Just because it's a shooter set in modern times doesn't make a game "another modern warfare". Battlefield did alot of Call of Duty's ideas first but nobody ever calls them on that

You're right. That's not what makes it Modern Warfare 2.

What makes it MW2 is the shitty spawns, the ability to spawn camp lock, overly laggy, regenerating health(fully aware that they weren't the first to do this).

Battlefield may have done a lot of things that MW2 did later, but then BC2 decided to take a lot from the Call of Duty series.

Bad spawns and lag don't make a game a copy of another. Also squad spawn is designed to avoid bad spawns and making everyone spawn at one place. And I've never seen any spawn locking or lag when I've played it.

Besides this game was well into the devolping process when MW2 came out so they can't copy that much.

Uh...aren't we going a little off-topic?

 

[InquisitorRaekan]

they need to fix the incredibly overpowered predators and the multiplayer might be salvageable and possibly make the Aliens harder to kill because if they notice you and your not in clawing range you are dead.