Would You Recommend This Game?

[Slipknot_Fan007]

Been kind of interested in getting this game since its release, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. From the bit of research I've done, the game can be quite difficult on harder difficulties and the platinum will be very very challenging. I know the game is meant to be played Co-Op, and as somebody who doesn't have any IRL friends interested in the game, I know the plat grind could be even more difficult. Is the game itself fun/good? Would you guys recommend it? Even if I never were to get the plat, I'm still interested in trying it.

[You]

If you're not interested in getting the platinum and you love Aliens, even on PS4 the game is great fun. And I'd just recommend it.

 

The AI are good enough to clear the first two difficulty settings. I had fun playing offline, and it's fun online too, for different reasons as the coop social is great

 

Getting platinum though, you're certainly in for a rough ride. This is when I started getting annoyed with the game.

 

There's also a lot of grinding for various trophies, I have been fine grinding offline with the AI, however your fun may vary.

 

If you are getting it on PS5, hands up, it gets a high recommendation from me. Although remember Platinum is IMPOSSIBLE offline only, because the AI is not strong enough on high difficulty settings.

[HuntingFever]

I don't recommend this, for the following reasons:

- No atmosphere and virtually zero tension.

- Whilst the devs nailed the look of the films, the extreme lack of gore and complete absence of chest bursters is a massive disappointment. If you take away the license, all you're left with is a generic and pretty boring shooter that does nothing to break the perception that most tie-in games aren't worth buying.

- The game is very buggy, especially on the PS4.

- Awful frame-rate and stability, especially on the base model PS4 and when in co-op so expect plenty of crashes and framerate issues.

- The 2 highest difficulties are cheap and unfair due to terrible gameplay, A.I. and level design choices, a problem that's compounded by the fact many of the weapons and perks are either underpowered, outright broken or bugged so they don't work properly.

- The story is very forgettable with a cop-out ending that gives you no reason to replay any of the missions, plus it's riddled with massive plot and logic holes due to lazy writing.

- The audio is poor and mixed far too low so is hard to hear, plus the voice acting is mediocre at best. Also, the music is bland, generic, forgettable and often feels inappropriate to the scene it plays in.

- The characters are paper thin and no better than cardboard cut-outs so there's no reason to care who lives or dies.

- There's no proper endgame so everything gets super boring once you have finished the incredibly short 6hr campaign (and no, 1 map each for the Horde, Point Defence and Turret Restock modes, plus a ton of grinding for unlock a load of worthless cosmetics and underpowered weapons and perks don't count as endgame content in any sense of the word).

- The Cross-Play servers are unstable and unreliable.

 

I want this game to be good but the numerous problems and lack of content makes it a very hard sell so I recommend waiting a year or two until all the problems are fixed and all the content has been released, because there's currently nowhere near enough to justify the high asking prices. EDIT: The PC version has a near dead playerbase at this point but there are a ton of great mods that fix most of the egregious problems and makes the game a heck of a lot fairer and more fun.

Edited August 19, 2022 by HuntingFever
Update.

[Helyx]

Even though the game is pretty good, I wouldn't recommend anyone buys it until the seasonal content is released. Hopefully by then the trophies work & the gameplay is fixed.

[RedDevil757]

Nice and simple answer here. No. That's coming from someone who loves the Alien franchise too.

[MsVelvet]

Well if u ask 10 ppl this question u will get 10 different answers so I'm gonna go by the last sentence of ur original post that even if u don't get to plat it ur still interested in trying it. From that alone I would recommend this game to u. If u have the money n want to try it then go 4 it, if not then waiting for a sale is ur best bet. There is psn groups n a discord so finding ppl to play with shouldn't be too hard. I will disagree with a previous post about the AI, they r terrible. Literally some of the worst AI I have ever had to deal with in a game. Its embarrassing honestly. I'm still playing it n if u decide to get it n want some company u can send me a FR. Im on ps5

[Flynnerigan]

I absolutely would recommend the game, but you should of course have some reservations:

 

1) The AI are not fun to play with, at all. If you're relying on your bot teammates to help you out when you're struggling, then forget about it. Even on Standard difficulties, there are moments when they will straight up cost you a mission. If you plan on playing on Intense difficulty or above and don't have a squad, don't even waste your time attempting it with bots.

2) PS4 has a number of issues that have been addressed before. Really bad framerate issues, regular crashes and poor load times (in-game, not loading screens) are all reasons that should concern you.

3) Matchmaking is not ideal. There's no option to play a quick match, so unless you're using this site's boosting page or the game's Discord, it's actually very difficult finding a squad. Unnecessarily difficult.

 

Otherwise, the game is an incredibly impressive homage to the Alien franchise. Guns are excellent to use, the classes are fun to experiment with, there are no dull moments in each campaign as it's always balls-to-the-wall with action, especially on higher difficulties. The aesthetic of the game, as well as the music, could not have been perfected more in my opinion. I've sunk a lot of time into the game and will happily return to help others out and to explore future content when we get some.

[ThereWiIIBeBlood]

Overall, as an Alien franchise fan, this game is fun and I don't regret buying it. But it definitely has its problems.

The bad:

- Gameplay bugs. Not super common but there have been some strange bugs I've encountered. Doors not opening and not being able to advance in game resulting in having to quit is one I've encountered a few times. Once I was playing with a decent group of players and one mission, I couldn't interact with anything in game (couldn't collect ammo, use abilities, interact with mission objectives) and was forced to quit as I was just holding everyone back. I learned there's no recent players menu or anything so you can't add players unless you do it when you're in game with them.

- Framerate/lag issues every so often. Seems more of an issue on certain levels from what I've noticed. The game will either freeze up or the frames drop significantly that you have no idea what is going on for a few seconds which could potentially cost you the game in higher difficulties.

- Issues with crashing. This was more prevalent upon release but still happens. If you're going for trophies the game can crash during a level during which you lose that progress. I had the game crash a few times while farming electricity kills which makes the grind process all the more painful. The other day while doing my intense run, my game crashed legit as we were seconds from finishing the final mission. The amount of frustration I felt was unreal. I ended up beating it on the next run but took me almost an hour to get matched up with players which brings me to my next point.

- Matchmaking, if you don't have a group to play with then matching with players can take a while. Personally, I think they need to alter the process, make it so there isn't a 60 second timer and remove autofilling players with bots. Bots are useless at higher difficulties so I find myself constantly looking for matches, maybe getting paired with someone and then having to back out because the last position gets filled by a bot. Make it so the match making just stays open until you get a full squad of human players or if you have 2/3 human players then they can chose to start a match by readying up which will then fill the last position with a bot.

- Difficulty, the game is hard, there's no denying it. It gets easier the more you play and level up kits but that only gets you so far. Once you know the levels and have fully leveled kits and weapons the lower (casual/standard) difficulties are a breeze even with bots. Intense is tougher but with knowledgeable and leveled up players this difficulty wasn't all that difficult in hindsight. I'm just starting extreme and I have a feeling this is where things taper off.

Edited September 13, 2021 by ThereWiIIBeBlood

[offdutysuperhero]

the game is fun because it is simple, you shoot and blow up aliens. if you're looking for an in-depth story or amazing mechanics this isnt the game for you.

You have classes with two main abilities and one passive, i liked this alot because some games have too many abilities and it becomes overwhelming. the only thing that was confusing for the first 5 minutes  was the perk grid, but this doesnt take long to figure out.

 

this game has 4 campaigns with 3 missions in each. the objective is pretty much the same throughout, and you some new  enemy types as you progress through the cvampaign

 

if you find fun, good and chill people to play with the harder difficulties are fun.\

Edit: after you beat the campaign on the hardest difficulty thats pretty much it for end game until they add more content.

 

 

Edited September 13, 2021 by offdutysuperhero

[Slipknot_Fan007]

9 hours ago, enaysoft said:

If you're not interested in getting the platinum and you love Aliens, even on PS4 the game is great fun. And I'd just recommend it.

 

The AI are good enough to clear the first two difficulty settings. I had fun playing offline, and it's fun online too, for different reasons as the coop social is great

 

Getting platinum though, you're certainly in for a rough ride. This is when I started getting annoyed with the game.

 

There's also a lot of grinding for various trophies, I have been fine grinding offline with the AI, however your fun may vary.

 

If you are getting it on PS5, hands up, it gets a high recommendation from me. Although remember Platinum is IMPOSSIBLE offline only, because the AI is not strong enough on high difficulty settings.

I would be getting the PS5 version if I were to buy it, which from various comments, seems like the better choice of the two. 

 

4 hours ago, MsVelvet said:

Well if u ask 10 ppl this question u will get 10 different answers so I'm gonna go by the last sentence of ur original post that even if u don't get to plat it ur still interested in trying it. From that alone I would recommend this game to u. If u have the money n want to try it then go 4 it, if not then waiting for a sale is ur best bet. There is psn groups n a discord so finding ppl to play with shouldn't be too hard. I will disagree with a previous post about the AI, they r terrible. Literally some of the worst AI I have ever had to deal with in a game. Its embarrassing honestly. I'm still playing it n if u decide to get it n want some company u can send me a FR. Im on ps5

I will keep that in mind then if/when I do buy and shoot you a request!

 

I just feel mostly torn because the game does sound really fun, I'm just trying to figure out how much it will bother me down the road if I just get this one for fun and not plat, if ill be mad and force myself to grind it later lol. I'm sure it'll go on sale somewhat soon, and I'll snag it then. Thank you for the responses everybody!

[Flynnerigan]

36 minutes ago, offdutysuperhero said:

the game is fun because it is simple, you shoot and blow up aliens. if you're looking for an in-depth story or amazing mechanics this isnt the game for you.

You have classes with two main abilities and one passive, i liked this alot because some games have too many abilities and it becomes overwhelming. the only thing that was confusing for the first 5 minutes  was the perk grid, but this doesnt take long to figure out.

 

this game has 4 campaigns with 3 missions in each. the objective is pretty much the same throughout, and you some new  enemy types as you progress through the cvampaign

 

if you find fun, good and chill people to play with the harder difficulties are fun.\

Edit: after you beat the campaign on the hardest difficulty thats pretty much it for end game until they add more content.

 

 

Weren't you lucky you found fun, good and chill people? ?

[offdutysuperhero]

15 minutes ago, Flynnerigan said:

Weren't you lucky you found fun, good and chill people?

who u??

[Flynnerigan]

6 minutes ago, offdutysuperhero said:

who u?

The one and only ?

[You]

5 hours ago, Slipknot_Fan007 said:

I just feel mostly torn because the game does sound really fun, I'm just trying to figure out how much it will bother me down the road if I just get this one for fun and not plat, if ill be mad and force myself to grind it later lol. I'm sure it'll go on sale somewhat soon, and I'll snag it then. Thank you for the responses everybody!

 

Dude! You have 33.40% completion and over 6000 unearned trophies, you do not seem the sort of person to be too bothered about not getting 100% or a platinum on a game.

 

If you are getting it on PS5, then well i'd just get it. I've been playing non stop for over a week and feel like I have grinded most stuff already.

 

Although I was lucky to have unlocked about 24 weapons from the shop/earned in game and then 22 of them were automatically upgraded to 4 stars due to the bug from the patch.

I have only have 2 weapons left for 4 stars.

[jason_trixta]

I'd 100% recommend this game.  Don't be put off by ppl complaining about the difficulty, they're just not good enough

[You]

56 minutes ago, jason_trixta said:

I'd 100% recommend this game.  Don't be put off by ppl complaining about the difficulty, they're just not good enough

 

(A) Original poster is talking about playing offline, game is impossible to platinum offline

(B) Nobody in this thread said to avoid buying the game because it is too difficult. In other words, nobody advised not buying the game because it is too difficult

(C) You haven't played the PS4 version, that version is too difficult/almost impossible even on online coop due to performance issues.

Edited September 14, 2021 by enaysoft

[SnakeSound222]

I would, even if you're not going for the platinum. I've never been big on completion rate and think this game is very fun. 

[Slipknot_Fan007]

6 hours ago, enaysoft said:

 

Dude! You have 33.40% completion and over 6000 unearned trophies, you do not seem the sort of person to be too bothered about not getting 100% or a platinum on a game.

 

If you are getting it on PS5, then well i'd just get it. I've been playing non stop for over a week and feel like I have grinded most stuff already.

 

Although I was lucky to have unlocked about 24 weapons from the shop/earned in game and then 22 of them were automatically upgraded to 4 stars due to the bug from the patch.

I have only have 2 weapons left for 4 stars.

The completion % is more from the handful of years where I didn’t try for plats much, but the last two or three years I’ve been much much better about it, so it bothers me more than it used to, that’s all. I’ll probably snag the game at some point once I finish what I’m currently playing! 

[jason_trixta]

10 hours ago, enaysoft said:

 

(A) Original poster is talking about playing offline, game is impossible to platinum offline

(B) Nobody in this thread said to avoid buying the game because it is too difficult. In other words, nobody advised not buying the game because it is too difficult

(C) You haven't played the PS4 version, that version is too difficult/almost impossible even on online coop due to performance issues.

(A) He said he has no friends, not that he cant play online.
(B)You haven't even beat the campaign on intense, which is easily doable with the bots.

(C)He has a ps5, check his profile.

 

[Quink666]

I been wanting to play this but after reading people’s comments here I think I’ll just wait for Back 4 Blood (even if I didn’t enjoy the beta all that much) and World War Z 2.  Might pick this up for cheap in the future though since I love CO-OP PVE games. 

[Helyx]

46 minutes ago, Quink666 said:

World War Z 2

 

Aftermath is basically 2 new expansions for the original WWZ, not an actual sequel.

[SnowxSakura]

6 minutes ago, Helyx said:

 

Aftermath is basically 2 new expansions for the original WWZ, not an actual sequel.

Also includes all of the GOTY content if you only own the base game

[Quink666]

1 hour ago, Helyx said:

 

Aftermath is basically 2 new expansions for the original WWZ, not an actual sequel.

Shit I didn’t know that. I actually thought it was a sequel. Still will be fun to play it when it releases. 

[HOKUTO79ITALY]

I  have completed every standard Mission and every intensive Mission,and no trophies.

 

 

ALIEN BUGTEAM ELITE.