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Posted by Xenoscream
 - Oct 24, 2016, 09:26:20 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 11, 2016, 11:10:08 AM
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"It seemed kind of passionless. I think in movies, television, and the gaming world, you get some people that are really, really passionate, and some people that are just going through the paces. They think that because they have a brand name they're going to get a hit game or hit movie out of it. That certainly was the situation on [Aliens: Colonial Marines]."


Wow, that really says it all. So Gearbox were just going through the motions, after all the shit that they were the biggest fans ever. Compare this to how the Alien cast felt about recording lines for Isolation. Urgh f'king Gearbox...
Posted by Local Trouble
 - Sep 19, 2016, 08:39:44 PM
I think Biehn was hopeful that Aliens would leave the door wide open for him to have a starring role in whatever sequel they ended up making.  I can't say I blame him for being salty about the way it all turned out.

I wonder if he's aware of the Gibson script and what might have been if not for the end of the Cold War.  Someone should mention it if they ever get to interview him.  ;D
Posted by The Cruentus
 - Jul 11, 2016, 11:34:07 AM
Yep, that was it I believe and I can't say I blame him, why put effort into something that is a failure?
Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Jul 11, 2016, 11:10:08 AM
Quote"The only other gaming experience that I had was I did a voice [Corporal Hicks] in the Aliens game that they made [Aliens: Colonial Marines]," Biehn says. "That wasn't fun at all. I just didn't really have any fun.

"It seemed kind of passionless. I think in movies, television, and the gaming world, you get some people that are really, really passionate, and some people that are just going through the paces. They think that because they have a brand name they're going to get a hit game or hit movie out of it. That certainly was the situation on [Aliens: Colonial Marines]."

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/07/25/the-80s-strike-back-the-complete-story-behind-blood-dragon.aspx?PostPageIndex=2
Posted by Engineer
 - Jul 11, 2016, 01:42:01 AM
This one and halo PC were the only 2 gearbox games I bought. I'll never buy another though!
Posted by Xenomania
 - Jul 11, 2016, 01:26:40 AM
I'm just glad I didn't buy Colonial Marines or well, any Gearbox game after Half-Life Opposing Force. :P
Posted by Engineer
 - Jul 10, 2016, 09:41:17 PM
I remember reading that somewhere too.

Also heard James Cameron and Ridley Scott had bad things to say about the game too...
Posted by The Cruentus
 - Jul 10, 2016, 09:25:59 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 18, 2016, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: chainsawsquirrel on Apr 15, 2016, 09:05:13 PMWell for one thing, the actors who they did manage to hire (Al Matthews, Michael Beihn & Mark Rolston and a Hudson impersonator), no disrespect to any of them, but they're not exactly big time actors anymore.

Judging by Biehn's performance, he knew full well the game was a piece of shit too. I smell contractual obligation.

I think I read somewhere that Biehn admitted as much, he knew the game was bad and couldn't be bothered to put effort in it and judging by the lack of effort by the voice coach/director, he isn't the only one who couldn't be bothered.
Posted by THE CITY HUNTER
 - Apr 30, 2016, 07:34:57 PM
Quote from: The Xenomorph Warrior on Apr 30, 2016, 04:10:16 PM
They should at least make a re-make of this shit game to hopefully make it good again. I'd like to see what it would be like when it isn't a pile of shit.
I dont see that anytime soon.
Posted by The Xenomorph Warrior
 - Apr 30, 2016, 04:10:16 PM
They should at least make a re-make of this shit game to hopefully make it good again. I'd like to see what it would be like when it isn't a pile of shit.
Posted by HuDaFuK
 - Apr 18, 2016, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: chainsawsquirrel on Apr 15, 2016, 09:05:13 PMWell for one thing, the actors who they did manage to hire (Al Matthews, Michael Beihn & Mark Rolston and a Hudson impersonator), no disrespect to any of them, but they're not exactly big time actors anymore.

Judging by Biehn's performance, he knew full well the game was a piece of shit too. I smell contractual obligation.
Posted by chainsawsquirrel
 - Apr 15, 2016, 09:05:13 PM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Apr 13, 2016, 10:43:11 AM
Quote from: chainsawsquirrel on Apr 12, 2016, 09:01:08 PM
They say that if you aim high but miss, at least you'll fall amongst the stars. Could that be said about colonial marines? No. Colonial marines fell in the mud. Personally, I think this was a simple effort to cash in on the fan base. Build up the hype train, spend little to no money or time on the game and build up the pre-order numbers. All my local game stores had sold out of ALL copies of A:CM the day before launch, I shit you not.

It doesn't make sense to hire actors, put so many new alien characters, weapons and objects in a game and make a so wide variety of maps if you wanted to spend as little money as possible.
Why would you make a customization menu in the first place if budget was a concern?

Something happened and we'll never know.

Well for one thing, the actors who they did manage to hire (Al Matthews, Michael Beihn & Mark Rolston and a Hudson impersonator), no disrespect to any of them, but they're not exactly big time actors anymore. I doubt they'd have spent that much money on them. Plus, their characters were used as a pre-order incentive, which is where the vast majority of sales came from. Customisation menu was probably just added because that was just the sort of thing that was expected from modern shooters at the time.
Posted by Olde
 - Apr 15, 2016, 01:36:11 AM
Like that even matters. I buy games based on reviews, gameplay videos, articles, assessments, etc. I (usually) don't make sporadic buying choices, and I never pre-order a game. Who in their right mind would wait before consumer reports to buy a car? I actually value my time and money enough to not take chances anymore on seeing if a game is a bad investment.

It doesn't matter anyway. All the kiddies will keep pre-ordering Gearbox's games with Mommy and Daddy's money, and they will never produce a good game again if they can just keep getting Mommy and Daddy's money by churning out shit that an idiot teenager--their main demographic--can't tell is a bad game in the first place. You guys are all under this bizarre delusion that big budget video game companies actually care about their products' quality. News flash: they don't.
Posted by Flexserve
 - Apr 14, 2016, 03:18:25 PM
If it was a waste of time..why did it take a fan to fix a laundry list of problems, including and execute file that infinitely relaunches the game! Why was this not fixed then? The title shown to us was a vertical slice and they absolutely lied about the game. They knew this game had actually been developed YEARS before  they started advertising it (The engine can show you that without even getting into the poor graphics and scripting execution). Randy is full of POOP and I personally will never ever buy from Gearbucks ($$$$) software again. They have lost my trust; and when you lose trust in a person or a company the relationship is over.
Posted by 426Buddy
 - Apr 13, 2016, 01:44:10 PM
I'm pretty sure the project started with big goals in mind but at some point gearbox decided it cared more about borderlands 2 and just stopped working on or really developing aliens. It should have been cancelled but instead we got one of the worst games I've played in recent memory.
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