It's Aliens, not Illegal Aliens

Can't this game be about Mexicans trying to cross the border instead of about the movie aliens? It could like Frogger meets The Sims with a sprinkle of GTA!

 

You mean like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cCzltPD6Y

Can't this game be about Mexicans trying to cross the border instead of about the movie aliens? It could like Frogger meets The Sims with a sprinkle of GTA!

 

You mean like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cCzltPD6Y

 

Oh yeah, Machete...

Damn, I checked Wikipedia, and Rodriguez is actually filming a full feature flick based on the trailer! I always thought it was just a hoax... Anyway, Cheech Marin playing a badass priest = instant win. /off-topic

Edited May 27, 200817 yr by H

Oh wouldnt it be cool if there was a machetes in Alien VS predator RPG? My bro has one of them and they are totally cool but it scares me a bit when he waves it in my face cause i'm afraid he found out i stole his naughty magasines.

It's Aliens, not Illegal Aliens

I don't care much about facehuggers (wouldn't be suprised if MM gathers a mob because of this against me), but i would LOVE to see a 'nod' to "SpaceBalls ala Aliens"

 

 

yep, i wanna see this song played while an alien dances

Edited May 28, 200817 yr by Jorian Drake

It's Aliens, not Illegal Aliens

I don't care much about facehuggers (wouldn't be suprised if MM gathers a mob because of this against me), but i would LOVE to see a 'nod' to "SpaceBalls ala Aliens"

 

 

yep, i wanna see this song played while an alien dances

 

At least one of the devs has made a reference to Spaceballs, so here's to hoping. :D

Edited May 29, 200817 yr by Krezack

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

 

Because nothing says "fun RPG" more than constantly reloading.

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

 

Because nothing says "fun RPG" more than constantly reloading.

 

I guess that's just the way they roll here at Obisidian.

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

 

Because nothing says "fun RPG" more than constantly reloading.

 

Hey I remember when that was teh only option. AND we had to reload from a personally recorded cassette tape.

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

 

Because nothing says "fun RPG" more than constantly reloading.

 

How is that any different than being killed by an Alien and having to reload? Unless we go with frenetically tapping the Triangle button to stop the face rape, which would be just as annoying as it was with Snake's torture bits. But one can't help feel that's a likely possibility for the console crowd. Then again, facehuggers should be pretty rare too unless we're talking major infestation or a whole colony of throat gangbangers looming on the horizon.

 

An alternative would be to use cloning when the physical body perishes but that would be exploitable unless it's very limited or only used for special circumstances; maybe we'll see some advanced technology that allows facehuggers to be neutralized before they can do their thing.

 

If the game uses squad-based combat, you can look to Republic Commando and Rainbow Six: Vegas as a good compromise. Whenever someone is attacked by a facehugger you can tell squadmates to help the victim, or even ask for help yourself if you're being throated. You'd have a time limit until the attack was successful and either the PC or party member is contaminated, of course, so as to add some sort of challenge.

 

Artificial people would probably be immune to that, although they'd suffer a penalty to movement and awareness with that thing plastered on their faces.

Can't this game be about Mexicans trying to cross the border instead of about the movie aliens? It could like Frogger meets The Sims with a sprinkle of GTA!

 

One level would feature George Bush building that large wall he planned to build across the border, and another he'd be using an 1876 Gatling or pulling an Yosemite Sam to stop the invasion. He'd have Schwarzenegger as a sidekick, who'd yell "Holy Frijoles, Latinos!" whenever they'd get too close to the wall.

Facehuggers should be implemented as they were (in disguise) implemented in X-Com: Appocalypse. They jump at you and there's a 99% chance you die. Permanently.

 

Because nothing says "fun RPG" more than constantly reloading.

 

How is that any different than being killed by an Alien and having to reload? Unless we go with frenetically tapping the Triangle button to stop the face rape, which would be just as annoying as it was with Snake's torture bits. But one can't help feel that's a likely possibility for the console crowd. Then again, facehuggers should be pretty rare too unless we're talking major infestation or a whole colony of throat gangbangers looming on the horizon.

 

An alternative would be to use cloning when the physical body perishes but that would be exploitable unless it's very limited or only used for special circumstances; maybe we'll see some advanced technology that allows facehuggers to be neutralized before they can do their thing.

 

If the game uses squad-based combat, you can look to Republic Commando and Rainbow Six: Vegas as a good compromise. Whenever someone is attacked by a facehugger you can tell squadmates to help the victim, or even ask for help yourself if you're being throated. You'd have a time limit until the attack was successful and either the PC or party member is contaminated, of course, so as to add some sort of challenge.

 

Artificial people would probably be immune to that, although they'd suffer a penalty to movement and awareness with that thing plastered on their faces.

 

Now there's an idea. Only problem I can think of is, to keep the spooky atmosphere, I'd imagine there'd have to be a few solo missions... and, quite frankly, I would approve if some facehuggers were in the solo's.

Artificial people would probably be immune to that, although they'd suffer a penalty to movement and awareness with that thing plastered on their faces.

 

I lol'ed at this.

 

"I am Protagonist. These are my trusty companions *indicates crew around table* Jim, the cook and knifeman. Sally, the pilot and souzaphone player. Fred, the ageing engineer. *'Man' comes in, with facehugger wrapped around face, blunders into hanging pans, then corner of table* ...And Termie, a synthetic..."

 

*Synthetic waves in wrong direction* "Howdy"

Artificial people would probably be immune to that, although they'd suffer a penalty to movement and awareness with that thing plastered on their faces.

 

I lol'ed at this.

 

"I am Protagonist. These are my trusty companions *indicates crew around table* Jim, the cook and knifeman. Sally, the pilot and souzaphone player. Fred, the ageing engineer. *'Man' comes in, with facehugger wrapped around face, blunders into hanging pans, then corner of table* ...And Termie, a synthetic..."

 

*Synthetic waves in wrong direction* "Howdy"

 

Haha. But It's 'Hymie.'

 

(His father's name was Hymie.)

Edited July 10, 200817 yr by Krezack

In XCOM: Apocalypse you could hire android agents for your teams. They never improved stat wise during gameplay, but they had high stats to begin with and were immune to brain sucker attacks, similar to facehuggers. It was a nice tactical option. Andriods in this game could serve sorta the same purpose if allowed to be used in a more combat-heavy way than either Ash or Bishop in the movies.

Could teh xeno outbreak in fact be a result of the Weyland Yutani robotics div knackering the failsafes? I.e. to get an excuse to unleash combat capable androids? If so, maybe the CC mechs coudl form another chapter of play, as they form the foundations for a takeover of governing power by WY...

 

...could tie into my suggestion that the Colonial Marines get mixed up in some unfortunate protester bashing/massacres. The marines could be being set up to be patsies along with ... yes....

Sounds interesting enough to be a fun game, Wals. Intrigue and twists along the lines of Deus Ex or Half-Life 1.