Almost 5 years after its release I decided to try the infamous Aliens Colonial Marines. At the time of release it was hailed as one of the worst games ever made. But is it really still the worst game ever?

I am a major fan of the Alien series so being able to use Pulse Rifles and Smartguns was a huge selling point for me and I did appreciate the nodes to the movies at first, but there are so many of them to the point it became too much. Every collectable has a movie quote tied to it, one of the collectables is guns from the movie, and the game doesn't feel like it has confidence in itself so it keeps quoting the movie hoping that it can appeal to the fans.

The combat is fine. Some of the weapons feel like they have no punch, but weapons like the pump shotgun and pulse rifle are fun to use. Honestly I didn't mind fighting hordes of the xenomorphs. They deal feel mindless at times but they were still solid to fight. The part where the game really slows down is when you start fighting other humans. At several points you fight Weyland PMC members and these parts are very annoying. Your character can only take a few hits from them before he goes down and the soldiers are capable of shooting through walls and cover which results in several cheap deaths. At the same time they don't understand how to use cover so they're sometimes too easy to take down like when they take cover behind a window or a pole that’s half their size.

The worst part of the game by far is the NPCs. They feel very static and weak in terms of character. Nobody develops over the course of the game. They are constantly yelling at each other and complaining about how hard everything is. They offer no aid against any of the enemies you fight and when anything emotional happens they express no emotions.

Now while most people talk about the infamous game, not a lot of people played the Stasis Interrupted DLC, which is a real shame because it is honestly stronger than the main game story. The characters show more emotion, the gameplay feels more thought out in the DLC and they aren't constantly trying to recreate scenes from the movie or come up with excuses to revisit movie locations, instead it stands on its own. The NPCs in it aren't as annoying and show more emotion than in the base game.

If you're a major fan of the Alien series you might get some enjoyment out of this game, there were several bugs present in the game but none of them were deal breakers. If you really want a more authentic Alien experience then I highly recommend Alien Isolation. But as for Colonial Marines it's a very OK game, but doesn't really offer anything outside of being an Alien's game.

Almost 5 years after its release I decided to try the infamous Aliens Colonial Marines. At the time of release it was hailed as one of the worst games ever made. But is it really still the worst game ever? I am a major fan of the Alien series so being able to use Pulse Rifles and Smartguns was a huge selling point for me and I did appreciate the nodes to the movies at first, but there are so many of them to the point it became too much. Every collectable has a movie quote tied to it, one of the collectables is guns from the movie, and the game doesn't feel like it has confidence in itself so it keeps quoting the movie hoping that it can appeal to the fans. The combat is fine. Some of the weapons feel like they have no punch, but weapons like the pump shotgun and pulse rifle are fun to use. Honestly I didn't mind fighting hordes of the xenomorphs. They deal feel mindless at times but they were still solid to fight. The part where the game really slows down is when you start fighting other humans. At several points you fight Weyland PMC members and these parts are very annoying. Your character can only take a few hits from them before he goes down and the soldiers are capable of shooting through walls and cover which results in several cheap deaths. At the same time they don't understand how to use cover so they're sometimes too easy to take down like when they take cover behind a window or a pole that’s half their size. The worst part of the game by far is the NPCs. They feel very static and weak in terms of character. Nobody develops over the course of the game. They are constantly yelling at each other and complaining about how hard everything is. They offer no aid against any of the enemies you fight and when anything emotional happens they express no emotions. Now while most people talk about the infamous game, not a lot of people played the Stasis Interrupted DLC, which is a real shame because it is honestly stronger than the main game story. The characters show more emotion, the gameplay feels more thought out in the DLC and they aren't constantly trying to recreate scenes from the movie or come up with excuses to revisit movie locations, instead it stands on its own. The NPCs in it aren't as annoying and show more emotion than in the base game. If you're a major fan of the Alien series you might get some enjoyment out of this game, there were several bugs present in the game but none of them were deal breakers. If you really want a more authentic Alien experience then I highly recommend Alien Isolation. But as for Colonial Marines it's a very OK game, but doesn't really offer anything outside of being an Alien's game.