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by Jerry Whorebach 02/12/2013, 12:37pm PST |
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Mischief Maker wrote:
Fucking Halo and regenerating health bars.
You get two bars in Halo: health and energy shields. Shields regenerate, health doesn't; energy weapons are good at dropping shields, projectile weapons are good at dropping bodies. These rules apply just as much to the enemies as they do to you. And the enemies are as smart as they are individually hardy: the minute you bring down a guy's shields, he's going to run for cover while all his buddies converge on your location. This leads to situations where you pick a target who's strayed too far from the pack, blitz him with your assault rifle on full auto only for his shield bubble to pop at the same time your weapon runs dry, then beat him to death with the butt of your rifle - by which time, your shields are down and the other baddies are almost on top of you, so now YOU'RE the one running for his life, trying to lose your pursuers in the mess of cover the designers scatter around the rim of every (suspiciously arena-like?) battlefield long enough for your own shields to recharge. The best way I can describe it is as a predatory stealth game where all the stealth is replaced with running and gunning. It's essentially a predatory shooter.
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Anyone picking up Aliens: Colonial Marines at launch? by fabio 01/23/2013, 12:46am PST
I'm strongly considering it by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 01/23/2013, 2:57pm PST
Go Hudson or go home by WITTGENSTEIN 01/23/2013, 9:09pm PST
6 days! NT by fabio 02/06/2013, 9:44am PST
Apparently it sucks beyond belief. by Fullofkittens 02/12/2013, 10:33am PST
=( by fabio 02/12/2013, 10:48am PST
Re: =( by Mischief Maker 02/12/2013, 10:53am PST
That was in this game's trailer too! by fabio 02/12/2013, 11:07am PST
I actually agree with Fabio on this NT by Cannibal Dave 02/12/2013, 11:42am PST
Not for an Aliens game by Mischief Maker 02/12/2013, 8:28pm PST
Come to think of it... by Mischief Maker 02/12/2013, 8:37pm PST
Re: Not for an Aliens game by fabio 02/12/2013, 9:45pm PST
AvP 2000 is a scarier Quake, SS2 was a broken Thief. Have you played it? NT by Apples and Oranges Comparer 02/12/2013, 9:50pm PST
FPS games should never have innovated beyond Quake. NT by fabio 02/13/2013, 6:37am PST
Sounds like you really hate the version of this game that exists in your mind. by Jerry Whorebach 02/13/2013, 6:29pm PST
I do! by Mischief Maker 02/13/2013, 7:13pm PST
No one is saying Rebellion's sophomore AVP isn't the pinnacle of Aliens games. by Jerry Whorebach 02/14/2013, 2:43am PST
If it was tryly Gary Gygax-style, Armor Points would be replace with THAC0 NT by Mischief Maker 02/14/2013, 7:16am PST
I just beat Halo for the first time, and the health system was my favourite part by Jerry Whorebach 02/12/2013, 12:37pm PST
The official Bungie standard for difficulty is "Heroic". NT by Gutsby 02/13/2013, 10:32am PST
Which disgustingly corrupt reviewer didn't get the memo? by Fullofkittens 02/12/2013, 1:33pm PST
"Gearbox knocked it out like a cranky Queen on the wrong side of an airlock" by laudablepuss 02/13/2013, 12:49pm PST
The Alien (and Predator) franchise is dead. by Eurotrash 02/13/2013, 3:42am PST
That is an awesome .gif NT by WITTGENSTEIN 02/13/2013, 7:30pm PST
$5!!!! NT by fabio 08/30/2013, 3:06pm PDT
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