Would you feel better if Newt and Hicks survived?

[Still Collating...]

I'll take your side on this. To me also, I can stomach A:CM's crazy story and execution a lot more then The Predator's one.

[HuDaFuK]

ACM's "story" might be the nadir of the franchise. Possibly even over Requiem.

[[cancerblack]]

ACM's "story" might be the nadir of the franchise. Possibly even over Requiem.

They're both a complete mess (ACM and The Predator), but I'd lean towards The Predator damaging its respective franchise more, on a conceptual level, since it's not only stupid but totally changes the entire point. ACM just shoehorns things in for nostalgia in ways that make no sense, but it doesn't negate its own premise.

[Huggs]

You mean The Predator?

[[cancerblack]]

You mean The Predator?

Yes, post edited. I think I'm doing pretty well at posting through a severe fever though.

[Huggs]

You mean The Predator?

Yes, post edited. I think I'm doing pretty well at posting through a severe fever though.

Sorry to hear you're sick. Feel better.

[Local Trouble]

You mean The Predator?

Yes, post edited. I think I'm doing pretty well at posting through a severe fever though.

I hope you didn't get stabbed by a Morgul-blade. 

[SM]

ACM's "story" might be the nadir of the franchise. Possibly even over Requiem.

I think if you're able to ignore the ridiculous premise, marines shooting Aliens on a crashing Sulaco is much more exciting than anything in Requiem.

[[cancerblack]]

ACM's "story" might be the nadir of the franchise. Possibly even over Requiem.

I think if you're able to ignore the ridiculous premise, marines shooting Aliens on a crashing Sulaco is much more exciting than anything in Requiem.

Bingo. And I'd classify both as "pointless, confused, etc" while a lot seem to see them as actively insulting - which may imo have more to do with the idea of canon than (a lack of) quality.

[razeak]

ACM at least brought us 3 cool alien types. I like the design of the WY commandos.

[[cancerblack]]

Yeah, I really like the Mercs. That and (most of) the weapons are where ACM actually did good.

[SM]

I generally found the weapons pretty lame and just stick to the bog standard pulse rifle (with the little red light).

[[cancerblack]]

I generally found the weapons pretty lame and just stick to the bog standard pulse rifle (with the little red light).

Aesthetically.

From memory i pretty much only ever used the pulse rifle and occasionally the smg.

[SM]

Yeah some of them looked okay - but you can't really see them while you're playing.

And there was some upgrade to the pulse rifle - that made it not sound like a pulse rifle anymore. 

[JokersWarPig]

The engine was a bit of a turd, but that art department at least cared about making things fit with what we had already seen.