I have some great memories of playing Infestation on that map. I remember it would get so tense, space-marines moving in a big cluster avoiding xenomorphs, when suddenly the layout would change and the guy lagging behind gets separated. Hearing him freak out in voice chat when his motion-sensor starts going off, before he gets swarmed and goes quiet. Man, panicky good times.
@@w415800 Sensible thing would be to ignore the existence of those two movies, since they suck harder than an industrial vacuum cleaner. I like what they did in Alien Isolation, where only original movie happened.
@@Quicksilver_Cookie Like Alien Isolation, they still have to pick one of the movies and base the game as a pseudo-sequel, I don't think it'll work if they make a continuation for the avp game.
@@HOTD108_ Didn't always get amazing reviews, and wasn't considered to be a "must-have" title to own I guess. but it was really solid, and I wish Sega would make another, plus the graphics were great at the time and had a new GPU for the dx10 features. I think for a lot of people, it's a guilty pleasure playing this, even today. But obviously, people should play what they want, and not be ashamed - it's just a figure of speech.
I had the most fun in the alien campaign. It wasn't disorientating for me and I took my time separating each human NPC from the group and picking them off one by one.
Ahhh a gentleman with taste I see... Lol that hiss luring unsuspecting marines into the darkness 😂 christ that game probably moulded many a serial killer
The multiplayer died because it was HORRIBLY unbalanced. Marines had usually no chance against predators until they got a smartgun or atleast the sniperrilfe. Alien players just premamently used stun and finisher to get cheap kills. the multiplayer died out because of this.
Really? I remember playing the multiplayer demo and finding my ability to fight Aliens in melee as a marine to be completely gamebreaking. So many alien players would try and attack me only to get countered and shot to pieces. Aliens were a total joke, marines and predators were ok.
I found out the multiplayer for this isn't all dead, actually. You just have to use the dedicated servers. Instead of trying "quick match" in ranked or searching for player hosted games, browse for "dedicated server (internet)" and you will always find at least a few people online. There are a few cheaters and some other spammers who makes things miserable at times, but it's mostly fun and there are a few really nice people that I've met on there.
It's best to catch them in their finishing animation, then kill one or both at a distance. Worked for me and felt really cheap, but hey, that's the only way I had a chance on the score board.
Fuck im going on the unpopular opinion, I fucking love this game, it felt amazing to beat the soldier campaign because it had scared the shit outta me at first, now (hopefully) as you can tell, i was young, and now the game doesn't scare me, but this game had set a lot of stuff i do in gaming today. Now i want to go back onto the soldier campaign for a second, i had beat the campaigns for the other two races, but I was too scared to beat the soldier, when I finally did tho, it felt amazing, just to see rookie walk out of the temple, gun in hand, was a real defining moment in my child hood, i had accomplished something I didn't think was possible, and for that, this game will always be as one of the best to me and is defiantly in my top 10
Campaigns were quite good yea. When compared to many other games out there. Multiplayer had one big issues that is locked attack that was very interesting idea but not executed properly. And multiplayer game modes were too simple. Game itself and as AvP game is above average I'd say. If you look at it objectivly.
I had an alien jump me in mp, I killed his friend with a razor and he jumped onto me and was finishing me off when my blade returned through him and saved my life.
It got a remaster of sorts. It was made backwards compatible for Xbox One. Whenever Microsoft makes games backwards compatible, they upgrade the visuals and frame rate.
The way he describes the Predator's gameplay and story makes me realize that either 1. this game should've just been a Predator video game, or 2. that we should've gotten a brand new Predator video game ages ago. And just to be clear, by Predator video game, I'm not talking about Hunting Grounds. I mean, a single-player story-driven game that's made in the same vein as Alien: Isolation with the Predator being the main protagonist. I wouldn't know what the story would be about nor how it would be handled, but I'd definitely pay top dollar to play such a game.
I absolutely loved this game, mostly just for the multiplayer. I remember making friends over the demo as everyone slaughtered each other in free-for-all (the only mode included in the demo)
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recycling levels? you mean everything takes time at the same place… on the only planet you are, you just incarnate differents factions but its basically one story with 3 different POV soo obviously shit happens at the very same location… kind of a non argument honestly
It's still a valid argument because it's lazy game design that tries to be reinforced by equally lazy writing. They could've created maps that were more focused on each playstyle but instead, created these generic maps that all 3 could somewhat play in to save money and time.
@@tonightsbiggestgamer7078 stupid argument. Of course the levels had to be designed so that all 3 species/campaigns could play in the same areas. The easy way would have been to let you play as a marine and then call it a day.
@@biikuajet Who said they had to be in the same areas? I merely pointed out that was a lazy design choice so that they didnt have to design individual levels for each character, there is no reason all 3 characters had to use the same maps. The developers were obviously pressed for time and didn't make unique campaigns for all 3 characters, which would've made for a far more interesting game.
Unique campaigns level-wise, the levels they ended up using for all 3 characters are boring and generic - and don't utilise any one character's abilities to their full potential because they had to be designed with all of them in mind.
What a dumbass argument. "muh single planet' is no fucking excuses to reuse the same levels. Hell a fucking planet by itself is way larger than the single fucking map you play in so it is even more retarded to use that as an argument. The fact is it was rushed or lazy and would have benefited making them more unique maps to every single character instead.
This game was amazing... And the "long unskippable executions" is what made the game so great. Ya you see them all a lot but theyre always satisfying to watch. Love them gruesome kills. Sounds like you kinda bash this but idk it was very good. You almost praised colonial marines more than this game and colonial marines was a mess... Nothing fun about that one really from the trash story to the gameplay i didnt even bother getting past the first hour of the game because thats how awful it felt to play. Sure the game was a bit short but it was very fun and satisfying. And you complain about the pulse rifle being weak. well yeah.. do you know how stupid it would be if it killed them in about 3 to 4 hits. what would be the point of the other guns then. I think your bashing this game a bit much, I always end up going back to this game at some point and always enjoying it everytime I play through it.
I still prefer AvP2 from 2001. Even with it's massively out-dated graphics, I have a lot more fun playing that one, as opposed to the '99 release or this reboot.
One of the most underrated multiplayer games ever. The 3 different teams is such a cool concept. Aliens vs humans vs predators. All of them play very distinctly and fun. Awesome maps. Ugh I miss this game
No crouch button?! OMG IT ARE TEH WORST GAM!!! Jeez... it's not such a big deal, especially in a a game where you don't take cover but run around fighting monsters.
This game was amazing, and I loved the online, how an entire server of alien and Predators created massive kongalines of backstab grabs on eachother was hilarious.
I have no goddamn idea why anybody says that the alien campaign is "disorienting" climbing on walls and switching from place to wall to wall doesn't faze me. I mean I can see if you get motion sickness but cmon can it really get so bad to say that that's the worst campaign?
There are some issues with when you sprint and end up going from wall to ceiling to wall and you ended up spinning somehow. that's when it gets disorienting, add jumping into the mix and you could end up not knowing where you are sometimes.
the thing about the multiplier servers, in the multiplier set up menu, if you scroll through and select dedicated rather than hosted which is default for some reason you get at least 40 servers, 15 or so have regular players upward of 15 players. =)
Imagine if they Monolith and Creative Assembly who did Alien Isolation, make the next Avp Game...oh boy it would be INSANE but sadly this wont happen. SEGA for some reason always makes poor decision in picking studios for AvP games.
Hey, it’s a boot! Yeah, great game. So many other good ideas out there too: the first avp comic set on ryushi, a predator no mans sky sandbox where you earn trophies and gear, a predator: isolation...
The worst thing I remember about this game (besides the actual game itself) was a glitch in the aliens campaign where the game would blackscreen and freeze at the end of the 2nd or 3rd level and if you restarted the game and clicked continue it'd start on the level it was supposed to. Man this game was a total bin fire
I met most of my psn friends on the demo for this game! so many fond memories of fucking around in multiplayer with them and pretending to hear a rogue ai predator that would kill us off randomly (started as me hearing the ambient sounds and some of us being killed by a bug rarely, became super fun to freak out the uninitiated lol) Those were the days :) alien campaign was my favorite
The worst part of the Marine campaign that was not mentioned in the review is that your uncanny ability to STOP A FACEHUGGER WITH ONE OF YOUR BARE HANDS. Killed ALL the tension that made AVP 1999 for me. I couldn't even finish AVP 1999's marine campaign because of that. Gave me nonstop nightmares. Other than that, ok game. Predator rules.
I prefer the fact it takes more hits to kill xenomorphs. In Alien, the xenomorph was portrayed to be almost invincible. I think this is the right way to go for lore, rather than xenos dying to a few shots in Aliens.
This game surprisingly still has a very active multiplayer community on the PC (Steam). 8 years later, and you can still find relatively full "dedicated" servers.
I love this game, and it has an average 9/10 rating on Steam so I know I'm not alone. If the multiplayer community was larger, I would play this daily. The game is EXTREMELY well optimized for PC, even old, shit PC's can run this game just fine as it has VERY low requirements for what it is. The single player is great, the multiplayer is godly. If you can get lucky and find a natural game, that's one thing, but I usually have to plan them out with friends. All in, I love this game and still play it for the multiplayer. It's a timeless classic that I never get bored of.
My favorite campaign is the Predator campaign. It's the best version we'll probably ever get. The diversity of stealth and OP abilities makes it one of the more unique FPS campaigns ever made. Marine is standard shoot 'em up. Alien is standard stealth. Both good, but nowhere near the level of Predator's awesomeness.
The old 90s pc Alien v Pred, should be brought back and put out on Console (that game had all the sounds of Pred, and the Alien movie 1 & 2.) Best Alien and/or Pred game ever made! As well as it's sequel AvP2.
This game is awesome, I don't know if I would have bought it full price, but it's only $15 on steam i think, less if it's on sale. I think it's TOTALLY worth it, as I had an good amount of fun. The no crouching thing isn't a big deal to me, as it's not really a big deal in an corridor shooter. If it had more emphasis on exploration, yeah crouching is cool, but in linear shooters, going through vent shafts and under debris is basically padding, and useless. I don't hate corridor shooters as much as most people though. I mean sometimes you want something like doom or half-life where you get rewarded for exploration and checking everywhere, and sometimes you just want to play an straightforward game an shoot a motherfucker.
This was lovely game when they launch it. I loved it so much that i was so pissed because it was to damn short. Damn they invest few years in development. If any of campaigns was like 6-8 hours in length that would be top notch but sadly it wasnt :( I also enjoyed playing as predator.
Actually to semi-counter that "melee is stupid against Aliens" bit, I think it's alright as it's not as if you can melee the aliens to death, they take forever to kill with melee attacks just on easy mode as the marine, so I think it's fine that you can just knock them back to give yourself a little room.
I am not sure what everyone is complaining about, I have replayed this about 3 times over a few years when I want my AVP fix. I like the Predator section in particular.
A thing they could have add with the harvesting in the Alien Campaign was to have other aliens you could call in for help later on or have the hive expand over the floor and walls, enchaning your hiding and/or regenative capabilities. Maby that was even the intention, but since the campaign is so short, they left it out as it wouldn't really matter. You know, nowadays this game would proably work better episodic. Splitting of the campaigns so they'd have enough time to flesh each one out.
I found out the multiplayer for this isn't all dead, actually. You just have to use the dedicated servers. Instead of trying "quick match" in ranked or searching for player hosted games, browse for "dedicated server (internet)" and you will always find at least a few people online.
Still waiting on a good stealth-based Alien or Predator game that has the gameplay mechanics of OG Splinter Cell or Manhunt. Doubt it will ever happen, but I can dream.
I loved this game.... Really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the Predator campaign as well. For sure it would’ve been good if the marine had got a Crouch option, and deployable sentry gun turrets. And I also found the game to be surprisingly polished, like you said the aliens were surprisingly well animated and move from surface to surface with ease, with their animations gracefully transitioning. To date I’d say a AVP and alien isolation are the best video games we’ve seen of the source material.
Multiplayer was great until all alien players started to abuse "ambush stun" tactic. Atleast they had dedicated servers but playing just "Team Death Match" aint gona work. Should have been "Domination" or "capture point" to force all races to keep moving.
8 years later this video is still heavily accurate, i agree with everything you said tbh. Really is a shame about the multiplayer, because if eel like that had the most potential out of anything else in that game
I honestly really loved this game and really did...feeeeel like a predator or an alien while playing. I thought the gameplay was actually decent although situations usually play out exactly the same every time (like take out A soldier then B soldier then C soldier etc) but still...maybe I’m biased because I love the franchises but I do acknowledge and agree with most pointed out flaws. Didn’t stop me from playing through each campaign like 4 times 🤙🏼
I've completed the game all campaigns on nightmare difficulty and some of the things the man said were untrue. Blocking then using melee as a marine to stun the aliens for a easy head shot is a highly effective defense from them. If the aliens rare back you dont block you just melee very simple win button.
Predator campaign, you feel like a badass. Power and agility defines you. Marine campaign, you are full of fear. Death is everywhere. Alien campaign, you are a stealthy beast. Dangerous but vulnerable. Loved this game. Always with headphones though.
I really love this game because it especially the marine because the other 2 campaign you have unique abilities and with marine you are just on your own capturing the fear especially with the predator stalking you at least this is better than colonial marines. And one thing i was surprised that people hate is the gore but i found it intresting including in the multiplayer that you see your fate instead cutting to black. I wish there is a sequal to tie up all plot points
It took me a year to find this game, and when I played it I thought it was decent, but it was like one of those games that you play the entire campaign one time and never touch it again.
The brilliance of this game only really shines in its multiplayer. People will claim that it's unbalanced, but in my opinion, these people simply never overcame the steep learning curve for each species. The balance is there, assuming the players know what they are doing. Once you've learned the ins and outs of this games multiplayer mechanics, you quickly realize that it was designed primary for competitive play. It's just a shame that its plagued with connectivity issues, hacking, and an underwhelming ranking system.
I was 10 years old when my dad got me a good gaming PC (to spite my technophobic mom) and this was the game that came with my graphics card. I thought it was pretty good
I remember Back in the Day, I played this Online as a Marine Vs like 4 Xenos the environment, lighting and music was perfect.. I laid waste to a couple of em until one snuck behind me up in the ceiling and spammed the Tail Stabby attack..
This was my first AvP game ever so I loved the game entirely (multiplayer is where its at). I recently bought AvP Classic 2000, while the multiplayer is really fun and so is its Aliens survival mode, the campaign is really hard to progress through. Such a shame I had to look at the walkthroughs just to beat the game. But i'm going to see if i can get AvP2 at a pawn shop since it isn't on Steam.
I've thought about buying this, I bought the original AVP way back when, but these games are just, well, nerve wracking to me, I never seem to be able to finish it. Really looking forward to Alien Isolation though XD hope it comes with new underwear LOL Excellent review!
Its agreable that the AVP 1 and 2 had better alien campain when it comes to lenght and immersion. Starting out as a face huger was priceless. I was disapointed to see you skip straight to a fully grown one, but I guess it serves the purpuse of saying you were in captivity. Its still a bummer. There is some great potential here for all 3 campains and I'd be willing to see this as more of a pilot test to see if any futur work would fly or crash, and I admit to enjoye the game. It would just be really nice if a good horror writter would get behind that and make a whole new story. Good programer making playing it much more fluid, and yes I agree that a Marine able to push away an alien, who's known to be able to rip appart and punch trough armored heavy doors, is really dumb as hell, but I still have faith for the franchise. I mean, if you really want to play as THAT kind of marine, maybe it would fly better if you actualy played as a synthetic at this point. New model polished and everything. Making it more viable as how easy they heal (spare parts), how strong they are and why do they seem to take orders from anyone to go run erants alone. Not to mention it could really make the AI thing they had in the movies really shine compared to the simple combat synthetics. Just saying. The fascinated AI looking at aliens and predetor not with horror, but with a sort of freaky or morbid fascination for the potential of its specie, to then remember it was created by humans, and has for prime directive to serve and protect them against all threat. I'd go behind that... Any develloper listening? please?
As crappy as I found the single player to be, it had some amazingly fun multiplayer. That rubix cube-ish pyramid map is probably one of the coolest MP map of all time.
if you didn't know all the store lines go together that's why when you are the human you meat the predator that you play as and sometimes you will meet number 6 the alien you play as
i actually really enjoyed this game it was also one of my fav games on ps3 although id rather it on pc now the predator and alien combat was fun too the predators spear was awesome
I absolutely fucking love this game.
Who else remembers the pyramid multiplayer map that changed its layout every few minutes?
Niall Reid oh, I always hated that map. I was just constantly lost, and it just made me think of the shitty 2004 AvP film
@@nastylittlecritter have you tried not sucking then? Jk its a cool concept though
I have some great memories of playing Infestation on that map. I remember it would get so tense, space-marines moving in a big cluster avoiding xenomorphs, when suddenly the layout would change and the guy lagging behind gets separated. Hearing him freak out in voice chat when his motion-sensor starts going off, before he gets swarmed and goes quiet. Man, panicky good times.
That map on infestation is so fucking good
This game is gold.
Can't we all just agree that it's better than Colonial Marines?
yes
No
Yes
stuntkojima No indeed. While Colonial Marines played like a shittier Call of Duty, it was miles better than the overall design of AVP 2011
GabeShadow666 I know, I mean at least Colonial Marines existed. But I think AVP2010 is better than CM and the nonexistent 2011.
Wish there was a sequel
Rebellion wants to, but it's up for discussion with SEGA.
They can only do a reboot, I don't think it's possible to have a sequel with the retconning in Prometheus and Covenant.
@@w415800 Sensible thing would be to ignore the existence of those two movies, since they suck harder than an industrial vacuum cleaner. I like what they did in Alien Isolation, where only original movie happened.
@@Quicksilver_Cookie Like Alien Isolation, they still have to pick one of the movies and base the game as a pseudo-sequel, I don't think it'll work if they make a continuation for the avp game.
This is the third one
I loved this game. Not even ashamed about it.
I've never heard of anyone being ashamed for liking a game (or movie for that matter). Why would they?
@@HOTD108_ Didn't always get amazing reviews, and wasn't considered to be a "must-have" title to own I guess. but it was really solid, and I wish Sega would make another, plus the graphics were great at the time and had a new GPU for the dx10 features. I think for a lot of people, it's a guilty pleasure playing this, even today.
But obviously, people should play what they want, and not be ashamed - it's just a figure of speech.
I had the most fun in the alien campaign. It wasn't disorientating for me and I took my time separating each human NPC from the group and picking them off one by one.
Ahhh a gentleman with taste I see...
Lol that hiss luring unsuspecting marines into the darkness 😂 christ that game probably moulded many a serial killer
AI and graphics are still better than colonial marines lol
The club scenario early on in the game was memorable. Great atmosphere and very unsettling. Loved that.
Astral Frost Don't listen to degree7. He appears to have lost his mind.
@degree7 the power is still on. So the club still works. Don't see how it doesn't make sense.
degree7 I think more so for the male scientists/colonists there. People of the future have to bust a nut once or twice y’know.
@degree7 You seems to be in minority. We liked it.
@degree7 It might be but it doesn't mean it is broken or "killed" because of club section.
Total let down? MY ASS! This game is so fucking fun!
+Mike Ty Let down.
Hard
It is
+OpenMawProductions Much better then colonial marines
It was but not as fun as AVP2.It just lacks content
The multiplayer died because it was HORRIBLY unbalanced. Marines had usually no chance against predators until they got a smartgun or atleast the sniperrilfe. Alien players just premamently used stun and finisher to get cheap kills.
the multiplayer died out because of this.
Really? I remember playing the multiplayer demo and finding my ability to fight Aliens in melee as a marine to be completely gamebreaking. So many alien players would try and attack me only to get countered and shot to pieces. Aliens were a total joke, marines and predators were ok.
not to mention the Plasma Noobs, and the ones that knock you down just to get you from behind...
I found out the multiplayer for this isn't all dead, actually. You just have to use the dedicated servers. Instead of trying "quick match" in ranked or searching for player hosted games, browse for "dedicated server (internet)" and you will always find at least a few people online. There are a few cheaters and some other spammers who makes things miserable at times, but it's mostly fun and there are a few really nice people that I've met on there.
It's best to catch them in their finishing animation, then kill one or both at a distance. Worked for me and felt really cheap, but hey, that's the only way I had a chance on the score board.
Psychoangel infection was the only game mode worth while
I personally liked this game.. not gonna lie
Me too. It's one of my favorites
Same I loved the alien campaign
I really enjoyed it too
A lot of people did, his statement on this being a disappointing game was incorrect.
me too i have over 500 hours on it
Fuck im going on the unpopular opinion, I fucking love this game, it felt amazing to beat the soldier campaign because it had scared the shit outta me at first, now (hopefully) as you can tell, i was young, and now the game doesn't scare me, but this game had set a lot of stuff i do in gaming today.
Now i want to go back onto the soldier campaign for a second, i had beat the campaigns for the other two races, but I was too scared to beat the soldier, when I finally did tho, it felt amazing, just to see rookie walk out of the temple, gun in hand, was a real defining moment in my child hood, i had accomplished something I didn't think was possible, and for that, this game will always be as one of the best to me and is defiantly in my top 10
youre right m8
Campaigns were quite good yea. When compared to many other games out there.
Multiplayer had one big issues that is locked attack that was very interesting idea but not executed properly. And multiplayer game modes were too simple.
Game itself and as AvP game is above average I'd say. If you look at it objectivly.
wait the original or the 2010 version..?
if you were a child in 2010 how old are you like 14?
***** older than 14
I don't like saying my age so I'm not
I agreee, game was fucking great, could never find a better game to blast xenos in.
Even with all the mistakes, AVP 2010 still an excellent game and deserves a sequel...
I disagree with every single point. I thought this game was a ton of fun and the predator single player was my least favorite.
Ayy I just came from ur AVP video 😂love the channel by the way 🎮
Amen I couldn’t agree with you more
Actually I loved the Predator campaign. All the cool stuff he can do makes him the best
playing as the alien was fun af
@@yamazakirealityvtubech. yeah I agree, the Alien campaign was my favorite. I felt so nasty and terrifying haha
I wish someone would do just a predator game with sandbox style gameplay. Now that would be awesome.
So predator concrete jungle.
Predator Concrete Jungle meets the Witcher 3 ;)
Go play gmod with a jungle map and a predator model lmao
@@Tundraic lol
@@Tundraic xD good idea and with weapons
I had an alien jump me in mp, I killed his friend with a razor and he jumped onto me and was finishing me off when my blade returned through him and saved my life.
I hated when that happened, it was enraging lmao
this game has sick executions though
You spelled shitty wrong
Brandon Moore you spelled sick wrong
This was really good game and better than Colonial Marines...
The fact that THIS game actualy made the xenomorph AI right just shows how much Colonial Marines fucked up as a game.
@@Asaylum117 in colonial marines it was you see them or they see you they randomly run at you making sounds and attacking like crazy
Have to be honest, I really enjoyed this game, was a lot of fun! But the online play was so neutered it sucked the life out of it.
I found the marine campaign to be rather generic, while I had the most fun playing as the Alien and the Predator.
Me too. It was also too dark.
Man I wish this game was for the newer consoles remastered, the story was amazing as was the online features
It got a remaster of sorts. It was made backwards compatible for Xbox One. Whenever Microsoft makes games backwards compatible, they upgrade the visuals and frame rate.
Like someone else mentioned i stumbled in here on chance, and got stuck watching all your videos since, very good job, keep it up!
Thanks!
me too, so many games that i already played, and these reviews are short, so u can mass consume them
same with me xD he is the only one who did the Painkiller games in one video, after that I subbed.
One thing I really hated was the sound of the smartgun, surely it cannot be that hard to get it accurate.
The way he describes the Predator's gameplay and story makes me realize that either 1. this game should've just been a Predator video game, or 2. that we should've gotten a brand new Predator video game ages ago.
And just to be clear, by Predator video game, I'm not talking about Hunting Grounds. I mean, a single-player story-driven game that's made in the same vein as Alien: Isolation with the Predator being the main protagonist. I wouldn't know what the story would be about nor how it would be handled, but I'd definitely pay top dollar to play such a game.
I like how when he reviews he shows his points and is ACTUALLY good at playing pc games like me with aim
+Turok Fin this guy does great reviews. Definitely my favourite reviewer on YT
Aside from how he complained about the pulse rifle. Just learn how to aim.
I absolutely loved this game and was really the first game I ever finished and thoroughly enjoyed.
I absolutely loved this game, mostly just for the multiplayer. I remember making friends over the demo as everyone slaughtered each other in free-for-all (the only mode included in the demo)
recycling levels?
you mean everything takes time at the same place… on the only planet you are, you just incarnate differents factions
but its basically one story with 3 different POV soo obviously shit happens at the very same location…
kind of a non argument honestly
It's still a valid argument because it's lazy game design that tries to be reinforced by equally lazy writing. They could've created maps that were more focused on each playstyle but instead, created these generic maps that all 3 could somewhat play in to save money and time.
@@tonightsbiggestgamer7078 stupid argument.
Of course the levels had to be designed so that all 3 species/campaigns could play in the same areas.
The easy way would have been to let you play as a marine and then call it a day.
@@biikuajet Who said they had to be in the same areas? I merely pointed out that was a lazy design choice so that they didnt have to design individual levels for each character, there is no reason all 3 characters had to use the same maps. The developers were obviously pressed for time and didn't make unique campaigns for all 3 characters, which would've made for a far more interesting game.
Unique campaigns level-wise, the levels they ended up using for all 3 characters are boring and generic - and don't utilise any one character's abilities to their full potential because they had to be designed with all of them in mind.
What a dumbass argument. "muh single planet' is no fucking excuses to reuse the same levels. Hell a fucking planet by itself is way larger than the single fucking map you play in so it is even more retarded to use that as an argument. The fact is it was rushed or lazy and would have benefited making them more unique maps to every single character instead.
I wish the multiplayer was still active. It was a blast while it lasted
This game was amazing... And the "long unskippable executions" is what made the game so great. Ya you see them all a lot but theyre always satisfying to watch. Love them gruesome kills. Sounds like you kinda bash this but idk it was very good. You almost praised colonial marines more than this game and colonial marines was a mess... Nothing fun about that one really from the trash story to the gameplay i didnt even bother getting past the first hour of the game because thats how awful it felt to play. Sure the game was a bit short but it was very fun and satisfying. And you complain about the pulse rifle being weak. well yeah.. do you know how stupid it would be if it killed them in about 3 to 4 hits. what would be the point of the other guns then. I think your bashing this game a bit much, I always end up going back to this game at some point and always enjoying it everytime I play through it.
Superstar Cole so relatable
I still prefer AvP2 from 2001. Even with it's massively out-dated graphics, I have a lot more fun playing that one, as opposed to the '99 release or this reboot.
One of the most underrated multiplayer games ever. The 3 different teams is such a cool concept. Aliens vs humans vs predators. All of them play very distinctly and fun. Awesome maps. Ugh I miss this game
No crouch button?! OMG IT ARE TEH WORST GAM!!! Jeez... it's not such a big deal, especially in a a game where you don't take cover but run around fighting monsters.
+Milos Misic You fight other people with guns as well, genius.
+Gggmanlives true, but don't over exaggerate it's not that big of a deal.
+Milos Misic it is when fighting the androids
+Milos Misic Crouch is more importand about world exploring, that fight itself.
That option give world more depth.
+xaneks578 You mean the hitscan androids who typically stealth-shotgun one shot you? Good luck trying to crouch through that.
This game was amazing, and I loved the online, how an entire server of alien and Predators created massive kongalines of backstab grabs on eachother was hilarious.
I'm probably in the minority here but I really loved the Marine campaign. I dug the Horror vibes it gave off and it had me on edge for the most part 😁
Loved this game. Stealth for the Predator and Alien, just survive as a Marine. Tons of fun.
I have no goddamn idea why anybody says that the alien campaign is "disorienting" climbing on walls and switching from place to wall to wall doesn't faze me. I mean I can see if you get motion sickness but cmon can it really get so bad to say that that's the worst campaign?
Ikr? It was super fun for me.
There are some issues with when you sprint and end up going from wall to ceiling to wall and you ended up spinning somehow. that's when it gets disorienting, add jumping into the mix and you could end up not knowing where you are sometimes.
the thing about the multiplier servers, in the multiplier set up menu, if you scroll through and select dedicated rather than hosted which is default for some reason you get at least 40 servers, 15 or so have regular players upward of 15 players. =)
Alien versus Predator 2 by monolith is the best.
That is true. I simply loved that game!
Imagine if they Monolith and Creative Assembly who did Alien Isolation, make the next Avp Game...oh boy it would be INSANE but sadly this wont happen.
SEGA for some reason always makes poor decision in picking studios for AvP games.
So does anyone know where to get a copy. Non disc. I wanna play so badly but it’s not on digital stores. Anyone know any good emulators
Hey, it’s a boot! Yeah, great game. So many other good ideas out there too: the first avp comic set on ryushi, a predator no mans sky sandbox where you earn trophies and gear, a predator: isolation...
AVP2 is dated as hell, thats just your nostalgia talking
this game was pretty rock solid for me,didn't have many complains
well colonial marines showed just how bad an aliens game can be, makes this game look absolutely amazing.
The worst thing I remember about this game (besides the actual game itself) was a glitch in the aliens campaign where the game would blackscreen and freeze at the end of the 2nd or 3rd level and if you restarted the game and clicked continue it'd start on the level it was supposed to. Man this game was a total bin fire
I met most of my psn friends on the demo for this game! so many fond memories of fucking around in multiplayer with them and pretending to hear a rogue ai predator that would kill us off randomly (started as me hearing the ambient sounds and some of us being killed by a bug rarely, became super fun to freak out the uninitiated lol) Those were the days :) alien campaign was my favorite
I loved aliens vs predator 2010. Played it at a weird arcade and loved it so much I went out to buy it. Loved it to pieces.
The worst part of the Marine campaign that was not mentioned in the review is that your uncanny ability to STOP A FACEHUGGER WITH ONE OF YOUR BARE HANDS.
Killed ALL the tension that made AVP 1999 for me. I couldn't even finish AVP 1999's marine campaign because of that. Gave me nonstop nightmares.
Other than that, ok game. Predator rules.
I prefer the fact it takes more hits to kill xenomorphs. In Alien, the xenomorph was portrayed to be almost invincible. I think this is the right way to go for lore, rather than xenos dying to a few shots in Aliens.
This game surprisingly still has a very active multiplayer community on the PC (Steam). 8 years later, and you can still find relatively full "dedicated" servers.
I liked this game when it first came out. Nothing groundbreaking but just some good fun playing the 3 "races".
I love this game, and it has an average 9/10 rating on Steam so I know I'm not alone. If the multiplayer community was larger, I would play this daily. The game is EXTREMELY well optimized for PC, even old, shit PC's can run this game just fine as it has VERY low requirements for what it is. The single player is great, the multiplayer is godly. If you can get lucky and find a natural game, that's one thing, but I usually have to plan them out with friends.
All in, I love this game and still play it for the multiplayer. It's a timeless classic that I never get bored of.
My favorite campaign is the Predator campaign. It's the best version we'll probably ever get. The diversity of stealth and OP abilities makes it one of the more unique FPS campaigns ever made. Marine is standard shoot 'em up. Alien is standard stealth. Both good, but nowhere near the level of Predator's awesomeness.
The old 90s pc Alien v Pred, should be brought back and put out on Console (that game had all the sounds of Pred, and the Alien movie 1 & 2.) Best Alien and/or Pred game ever made! As well as it's sequel AvP2.
This game is awesome, I don't know if I would have bought it full price, but it's only $15 on steam i think, less if it's on sale. I think it's TOTALLY worth it, as I had an good amount of fun. The no crouching thing isn't a big deal to me, as it's not really a big deal in an corridor shooter. If it had more emphasis on exploration, yeah crouching is cool, but in linear shooters, going through vent shafts and under debris is basically padding, and useless. I don't hate corridor shooters as much as most people though. I mean sometimes you want something like doom or half-life where you get rewarded for exploration and checking everywhere, and sometimes you just want to play an straightforward game an shoot a motherfucker.
This was lovely game when they launch it. I loved it so much that i was so pissed because it was to damn short. Damn they invest few years in development. If any of campaigns was like 6-8 hours in length that would be top notch but sadly it wasnt :(
I also enjoyed playing as predator.
Actually to semi-counter that "melee is stupid against Aliens" bit, I think it's alright as it's not as if you can melee the aliens to death, they take forever to kill with melee attacks just on easy mode as the marine, so I think it's fine that you can just knock them back to give yourself a little room.
I am not sure what everyone is complaining about, I have replayed this about 3 times over a few years when I want my AVP fix. I like the Predator section in particular.
A thing they could have add with the harvesting in the Alien Campaign was to have other aliens you could call in for help later on or have the hive expand over the floor and walls, enchaning your hiding and/or regenative capabilities. Maby that was even the intention, but since the campaign is so short, they left it out as it wouldn't really matter.
You know, nowadays this game would proably work better episodic. Splitting of the campaigns so they'd have enough time to flesh each one out.
I found out the multiplayer for this isn't all dead, actually. You just have to use the dedicated servers. Instead of trying "quick match" in ranked or searching for player hosted games, browse for "dedicated server (internet)" and you will always find at least a few people online.
Still waiting on a good stealth-based Alien or Predator game that has the gameplay mechanics of OG Splinter Cell or Manhunt. Doubt it will ever happen, but I can dream.
Cool now only the Jaguar AVP is missing a review :P
I loved this game.... Really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the Predator campaign as well.
For sure it would’ve been good if the marine had got a Crouch option, and deployable sentry gun turrets.
And I also found the game to be surprisingly polished, like you said the aliens were surprisingly well animated and move from surface to surface with ease, with their animations gracefully transitioning.
To date I’d say a AVP and alien isolation are the best video games we’ve seen of the source material.
I loved this game coz it was the first AVP game I played and I can remember playing as the predator
and feeling like an unstoppable monster.
Avp2 was the best with a great story line for each species and a rough, though awesome mp.
Legendary game that offered an experience way ahead of its time. Thank you for reviewing this awesome classic
Playing as a Marine was fun, and playing as predator was amazing. Honestly not a bad game.
Domination on Gateway in a full lobby went HARD
Multiplayer was great until all alien players started to abuse "ambush stun" tactic.
Atleast they had dedicated servers but playing just "Team Death Match" aint gona work.
Should have been "Domination" or "capture point" to force all races to keep moving.
You use what works for you...I guess that tactic worked for them :)
8 years later this video is still heavily accurate, i agree with everything you said tbh. Really is a shame about the multiplayer, because if eel like that had the most potential out of anything else in that game
Bought this game on Steam because of your review.
Yes flawed, but it is still a cult classic (in my eyes it is).
I honestly really loved this game and really did...feeeeel like a predator or an alien while playing. I thought the gameplay was actually decent although situations usually play out exactly the same every time (like take out A soldier then B soldier then C soldier etc) but still...maybe I’m biased because I love the franchises but I do acknowledge and agree with most pointed out flaws. Didn’t stop me from playing through each campaign like 4 times 🤙🏼
I've completed the game all campaigns on nightmare difficulty and some of the things the man said were untrue. Blocking then using melee as a marine to stun the aliens for a easy head shot is a highly effective defense from them. If the aliens rare back you dont block you just melee very simple win button.
Just bought this on Steam for £2.00.
Let that sink in for a while.
Predator campaign, you feel like a badass. Power and agility defines you.
Marine campaign, you are full of fear. Death is everywhere.
Alien campaign, you are a stealthy beast. Dangerous but vulnerable.
Loved this game. Always with headphones though.
I loved this game. All campaigns were awesome. The alien campaign was my favorite though.
Frankly, this game was really fucking fun, and i don't care if anyone tries to tell me otherwise.
I love this game.
Horror shooter
Stealth assassin
Hunter killer
3 different campaigns.
Idk, I certainly loved it.
Yes the finisher moves take time and can get you killed. That's why you don't use them in a crowd of bad guys.
This game was great, loved the Alien storyline
I really love this game because it especially the marine because the other 2 campaign you have unique abilities and with marine you are just on your own capturing the fear especially with the predator stalking you at least this is better than colonial marines. And one thing i was surprised that people hate is the gore but i found it intresting including in the multiplayer that you see your fate instead cutting to black. I wish there is a sequal to tie up all plot points
It took me a year to find this game, and when I played it I thought it was decent, but it was like one of those games that you play the entire campaign one time and never touch it again.
The brilliance of this game only really shines in its multiplayer. People will claim that it's unbalanced, but in my opinion, these people simply never overcame the steep learning curve for each species. The balance is there, assuming the players know what they are doing. Once you've learned the ins and outs of this games multiplayer mechanics, you quickly realize that it was designed primary for competitive play. It's just a shame that its plagued with connectivity issues, hacking, and an underwhelming ranking system.
"The pulse rifle feels under-powered."
....said he as he one shotted a xeno with a grenade from the pulse rifle
This game was amayzing, multiplayer maps FTW. Predator!!!!
I really like your style of reviewing games. Keep up the good work!
I was 10 years old when my dad got me a good gaming PC (to spite my technophobic mom) and this was the game that came with my graphics card.
I thought it was pretty good
I remember Back in the Day,
I played this Online as a Marine
Vs like 4 Xenos the environment, lighting and music was perfect..
I laid waste to a couple of em until one snuck behind me up in the ceiling and
spammed the Tail Stabby attack..
The original Alien Vs Predator game came out in 1994 not 1999. It was developed by Rebellion and released on the Atari Jaguar.
Needs a sequel game was amazing
Also need a predator concrete jungle sequel or open world predator game
Yes! I've been looking forward for this review since i started watching your channel.
Also, Half life and Expansions Review? (pls)
Yeah I'm going to do a halflife video this year for its 10 year anniversary.
This was my first AvP game ever so I loved the game entirely (multiplayer is where its at). I recently bought AvP Classic 2000, while the multiplayer is really fun and so is its Aliens survival mode, the campaign is really hard to progress through. Such a shame I had to look at the walkthroughs just to beat the game. But i'm going to see if i can get AvP2 at a pawn shop since it isn't on Steam.
I've thought about buying this, I bought the original AVP way back when, but these games are just, well, nerve wracking to me, I never seem to be able to finish it. Really looking forward to Alien Isolation though XD hope it comes with new underwear LOL Excellent review!
The multiplayer in this game was fucking awesome.
The original Avs.P 1999 game was really fun and it's one of my favorite FPS games ever. I can't wait to get this on Steam on Friday. I hope it's good!
I think all the pulse rifles in the game is ammunition that is very under power so to preserve the xenos XENOS
Its agreable that the AVP 1 and 2 had better alien campain when it comes to lenght and immersion. Starting out as a face huger was priceless. I was disapointed to see you skip straight to a fully grown one, but I guess it serves the purpuse of saying you were in captivity. Its still a bummer. There is some great potential here for all 3 campains and I'd be willing to see this as more of a pilot test to see if any futur work would fly or crash, and I admit to enjoye the game. It would just be really nice if a good horror writter would get behind that and make a whole new story. Good programer making playing it much more fluid, and yes I agree that a Marine able to push away an alien, who's known to be able to rip appart and punch trough armored heavy doors, is really dumb as hell, but I still have faith for the franchise. I mean, if you really want to play as THAT kind of marine, maybe it would fly better if you actualy played as a synthetic at this point. New model polished and everything. Making it more viable as how easy they heal (spare parts), how strong they are and why do they seem to take orders from anyone to go run erants alone. Not to mention it could really make the AI thing they had in the movies really shine compared to the simple combat synthetics. Just saying. The fascinated AI looking at aliens and predetor not with horror, but with a sort of freaky or morbid fascination for the potential of its specie, to then remember it was created by humans, and has for prime directive to serve and protect them against all threat. I'd go behind that... Any develloper listening? please?
Whats your take on Alien Isolation ? :D So far its my game of the year 2014, I am serious :]
Um, I reviewed it...so check that out. I am inclined to agree with you, at least for FPS games anyway.
It's a great game but it PISSES ME OFF HOW I CAN'T KILL THE ALIEN
I hate how I wasted my money on this game >:(. I can't refund.
@@Gggmanlives Rebellion created alien vs predator way back in 1994 on atari jaguar.
They really dropped the ball on this game in so many ways... Surprising after the amazing one they did in 99
As crappy as I found the single player to be, it had some amazingly fun multiplayer.
That rubix cube-ish pyramid map is probably one of the coolest MP map of all time.
I trapped a marine in there as an alien. He was running down trying to catch the door which was closing but he didnt make. :p
if you didn't know all the store lines go together that's why when you are the human you meat the predator that you play as and sometimes you will meet number 6 the alien you play as
to me, the avp games has never failed to make me enjoying the game. say whatever you want about the story, all i care about is the gameplay.
i actually really enjoyed this game it was also one of my fav games on ps3 although id rather it on pc now the predator and alien combat was fun too the predators spear was awesome
Personally I loved this game despite it's flaws in graphics and gameplay