I don't even want this game and I'm sad.

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Edited February 13, 200916 yr by Syraxis

Bioware maybe better than Bethesda, but it can never replace the charm that Obsidian has now which I feel Bioware had lost ever since BG2.

 

Its the soul. Obsidian has the soul.

First PNJ and now this?

 

Let's hope AP will turn the tide... (and not turn into what VtmB was for Troika)

The only thing we can do now is wish Obsidian the best of luck... If there is ANYTHING us fans could do to help you guys be sure to tell us right away, you've got a lot of people on your side. Good luck Obsidian, we are pulling for you!

 

100% agree... I also know that if the people at SEGA choose to can the Alien RPG in favor of an AvP game, I won't be buying games published or developed by SEGA. With the threat of the Alien RPG being cancelled, I would actually be very happy if they chose to shut down the Colonial Marines game though, since it leaves more money for other SEGA titles.

The project getting the can might just mean that they'll keep it on hold until they've the funds and hype(read: the new Alien movie is starting to gather steam) to let it roll again. Obviously Sega is holding on to whatever is the most profitable in the near future, not in a couple of years. So any possible discontinuation of funding has to be taken with a grain of salt rather than BLACK SNAEK MOAN over cancellation, guys. SEGA wouldn't pour money into a project for 2 just to let it go to waste, they arent Eidos. Especially since putting something on hold doesnt require funds, starting a new project form scratch later on does.

 

As a certain nice Korean fellow implied, stop boiling and venting. Giving up is the last thing we need and this feeling of tragedy over the fora is the last thing the devs need.

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Putting the game for, let's say a year, on ice and later revive it could implicate a lot problems later for development. What if the original core designers/programmers/artists aren't involved anymore, or are too busy with another project? This would just furthermore enforce another delay because development would need time to get monentum again.

I don't get it... Sega supposedly cans two Aliens games and then makes an announcement for a new Aliens vs Predator game...

 

Am I missing something here?

The only thing we can do now is wish Obsidian the best of luck... If there is ANYTHING us fans could do to help you guys be sure to tell us right away, you've got a lot of people on your side. Good luck Obsidian, we are pulling for you!

 

100% agree... I also know that if the people at SEGA choose to can the Alien RPG in favor of an AvP game, I won't be buying games published or developed by SEGA. With the threat of the Alien RPG being cancelled, I would actually be very happy if they chose to shut down the Colonial Marines game though, since it leaves more money for other SEGA titles.

Why?

You would be hurting other developers you might like that are being published by SEGA.

 

I think its very sad that the aliens rpg seems to have been canned but I wouldnt dream of having that stop me from buying a game from one of the remaining big "PC first" devs that are being published by sega (Empire: Total War).

I don't get it... Sega supposedly cans two Aliens games and then makes an announcement for a new Aliens vs Predator game...

 

Am I missing something here?

 

That's about right.

 

If you are referring to the mind boggling decision, everyone's pretty much clueless why. Maybe its cheaper to produce than 2 Aliens games that might still be delayed and further more, AvP has a market of its own and brand recognition than Obsidian's niche RPG.

Edited February 13, 200916 yr by Zoma

It's a bad day because both Aliens games are cancelled by Sega : http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352179

Officially it's still a rumor but... you know what I mean...

So, I guess the RPG is just postponed and not indefinitely canned...

Keep figners crossed. Rumours out there says that the project had been canned. Unfortunately, those rumours comes from sites with reliable sources and are often correct than wrong.

It's a bad day because both Aliens games are cancelled by Sega : http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352179

Officially it's still a rumor but... you know what I mean...

 

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So, I guess the RPG is just postponed and not indefinitely canned...

 

In my opinion there is no difference between "cancelled" and "indefinitely postponed".

 

When was the last time anyone saw a game that had been "indefinitely postponed" continue development?

 

It's the same death sentence for a game either way.

Stalker continued development, so did Prey. Thief 3 was released and wasn't a disaster, etc. It does happen.

Stalker is an original IP that is GSC Gameworld's own product. They could simply easily find another publisher to publish their game. The Aliens license however I think is at the meantime exclusive to Sega's. So even if Obsidian does find another publisher, the procedure and cost to purchase the rights to publish the Alien IP may not be worth it in comparison to an original IP.

Why?

You would be hurting other developers you might like that are being published by SEGA.

 

I think its very sad that the aliens rpg seems to have been canned but I wouldnt dream of having that stop me from buying a game from one of the remaining big "PC first" devs that are being published by sega (Empire: Total War).

 

I own all the previous games in the "Total War"- series (yes, expansion packs and all - except for the last installment), yet if such a thing came to pass that they shut down the Alien RPG, the SEGA is certainly not a company whose existence I should support. I know what games I like and if SEGA has the people who could make them create games that are cancelled - well, obviously they are working against me as a customer on the game market. I also don't know what you're trying to say with the "PC first" argument.

Anyway, I think it was a bad decision, from the start, to make a game based on the Aliens franchise (even more so if that game is a RPG).

 

They should have focused on the classic themes like post-apocalyptic, sci-fi or heroic fantasy rpgs. Those things always work...

Who was not crazy enough to accept an Aliens RPG offer in the first place anyway? Its like a once in a life time dream to many Devs.

Don't split hairs, please. Aliens is a franchise that has both a fanbase and popular demand, making an rpg vs an fps is not going to be any riskier with the right marketing. The gray hordes of buyers are going to buy for the comparisons to games they've liked, the "woah" factor in trailers and hype and the setting("cos, AVP was the ****!"), having an arbitrary acronym like rpg slapped on to the gamebox won't matter much if those requirements are already met.

Who was not crazy enough to accept an Aliens RPG offer in the first place anyway? Its like a once in a life time dream to many Devs.

 

I imagine it's not as compelling of a concept as one might think.

 

Outside of niche rpg fan communities, the response to this game's fate has been pretty varied--so much so that I'm not sure how well it would have done anyhow. Look at the responses to the news on several of "mainstream" gaming sites and blogs. Sure, you've got people that are upset, but there are also a surprising number of people saying things like "Aliens RPG lol" and "Aliens RPG? Whose bright idea was that? Colonial Marines better not be cancelled."

I own all the previous games in the "Total War"- series (yes, expansion packs and all - except for the last installment), yet if such a thing came to pass that they shut down the Alien RPG, the SEGA is certainly not a company whose existence I should support. I know what games I like and if SEGA has the people who could make them create games that are cancelled - well, obviously they are working against me as a customer on the game market.

And you would be punishing a developer that you support in the process. In addition to that it wouldnt make a difference because all SEGA would see is a drop in sales for whatever product that you are boycotting and think that the fault lies with that particular product. This will lead to less funding for any such projects and a downward spiral that ends in the destruction of all the games we love.

 

The only reasonable thing to do is to try and support the games you like by buying them and encouraging others to buy them.

Don't split hairs, please. Aliens is a franchise that has both a fanbase and popular demand,

 

Says who? Exactly how big (and relevant) is that fanbase nowadays anyhow?

 

I didn't want to see this happen either, but realistically--if Sega needed to cut an Aliens game from the list, it's no surprise that they cut the one that would have no doubt brought in the least amount of money for them. In sales, an RPG is going to have a hard time keeping up with say, an FPS.