Another day, and another fantastic write up from forum member Tonks. Below you can find his impressions on the second day of PAX East where portions of Aliens: Colonial Marines’ single player and multiplayer are being shown to attenders. Many of the questions asked on the forums have been answered in this article as well. Click here to read the full thing.
“I noticed a lot more easter eggs this time around: in the mess hall, there were plastic trays on the tables that looked just like the ones in aliens, also in the cryotube chamber, you see a control panel that says something like, “Hicks, Dwayne – stasis interrupted”, little stuff like that really made it feel like you were aboard the Sulaco.“
Be sure to check back here later today for Tonks’ report on Gearbox’s PAX East panel which will be taking place at 4:30 PM in Manticore Theatre. A very special thanks to Tonks for his time and amazing coverage of the expo as well as Sega and Gearbox for all their help.
In terms of friendly fire - It didn't look like my bullets did any damage to fellow marines. I don't know about grenades, though. That being said, a detail like that could change between now and the final product.
Thanks again for the wealth of info!
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That a lots of free pizza!
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"Free stuff from GBX"
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Thanks for the video link ikarop.
I second this. Great work, both of you
The MP map that was available was a HH-inspired map. It wasn't an exact replica/layout of any one part of HH, but it looked like it had been ripped directly from the movie. I caught myself checking out the details in the middle of the match and being impressed.
the hoodies and tee shirts were being worn by GBX and Sega employees and weren't being given out to the public. They were handing out the bandannas to people as they left right after they played the multiplayer portion of the booth.
ps - I noticed the "dodge" move too. I saw a side-step/side-hop type move. It surprised me at first, because the xeno was there in my sights and then a second later had dodged my shots and was ripping me to shreds!
Prior to picking up the controller, GBX was quick to point out that just because the dots on the motion tracker disappeared, it didn't necessarily mean that the xenos were gone or had died... but rather that they could just be standing still and hiding
Just gonna make sure these are added to the article section of the website too.