Fierce_LiNk Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Let's just entertain the fact that there could be truth to this rumour: What a horrible, horrible thing to do to those PS3/360 owners. I refuse to believe that the rumour has any truth to it, because Gearbox have a decent reputation (up until now) and to know that they've purposefully gimped 2 versions of their own game in this way is unthinkable. It's very disrespectful to the current gen. I don't believe it's true. What is more likely is that either: 1. The WiiU version is just as shit as the other versions. 2. The WiiU version is even shitter (yes, shitter) than the others and has terrible, terrible problems of its own. 3. The WiiU version gets canned due to negative criticism. Also, well done on you 360 and PS3 owners for buying this game in its droves and potentially funding more bullshit projects from Gearbox.
liger05 Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 it really wasnt! one of the most boring games I have ever played.. I clocked it but can confirm the game was awful. I remember nintendo magazine giving the game 9/10 lol
Guy Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Looks like the marketing worked as this shit heap made it to number one.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Looks like the marketing worked as this shit heap made it to number one. Haters gonna hate, man. Haters gonna hate. :'(
Ville Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 http://videogames.virginmedia.com/news/uk_video_game_chart_aliens_colonial_marines_becomes_the_biggest_new_release_of_2013.html The biggest Game of 2013 so far. Wasn't sure if this should go in sales figures thread, but it is relevant to this game, BECAUSE IT'S AT NUMBER 1!! Mental. Well, I knew it was gonna be mediocre, and bought it still. Totally happy, 33 h in and still going...
Zechs Merquise Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Let's just entertain the fact that there could be truth to this rumour: What a horrible, horrible thing to do to those PS3/360 owners. I refuse to believe that the rumour has any truth to it, because Gearbox have a decent reputation (up until now) and to know that they've purposefully gimped 2 versions of their own game in this way is unthinkable. It's very disrespectful to the current gen. I don't believe it's true. Conversely, if this was true I would over the moon. In fact I'd be getting the popcorn out and watching the ensuing internet explosion with a large grin on my face. It would be even more epic than the Bayonetta 2 reactions!
Guy Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Conversely, if this was true I would over the moon. In fact I'd be getting the popcorn out and watching the ensuing internet explosion with a large grin on my face. It would be even more epic than the Bayonetta 2 reactions! Wow. Just wow.
madeinbeats Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Let's just entertain the fact that there could be truth to this rumour: What a horrible, horrible thing to do to those PS3/360 owners. I refuse to believe that the rumour has any truth to it, because Gearbox have a decent reputation (up until now) and to know that they've purposefully gimped 2 versions of their own game in this way is unthinkable. It's very disrespectful to the current gen. I don't believe it's true. What is more likely is that either: 1. The WiiU version is just as shit as the other versions. 2. The WiiU version is even shitter (yes, shitter) than the others and has terrible, terrible problems of its own. 3. The WiiU version gets canned due to negative criticism. Also, well done on you 360 and PS3 owners for buying this game in its droves and potentially funding more bullshit projects from Gearbox. I don't think anyone is implying they gimped it on purpose, just that they were possibly negligent because they were looking into the near future.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Conversely, if this was true I would over the moon. In fact I'd be getting the popcorn out and watching the ensuing internet explosion with a large grin on my face. It would be even more epic than the Bayonetta 2 reactions!
Kaepora_Gaebora Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Well, I knew it was gonna be mediocre, and bought it still. Totally happy, 33 h in and still going... Sorry, I didn't mean any offence to anyone who has bought and enjoyed it, I guess what with all the negative reaction just seemed suprising it had made it to number 1! But then I haven't played it so I don't know
Ville Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Sorry, I didn't mean any offence to anyone who has bought and enjoyed it, I guess what with all the negative reaction just seemed suprising it had made it to number 1! But then I haven't played it so I don't know None taken, no worries man. Yeah, it's pretty surprising that it's #1, because there was quite a lot of pre-launch talk about how messed up the development had been and how shit the end product would be. I would've actually thought the opposite, i.e. people not buying the game at all. Guess not, then.
Cube Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 I don't think anyone is implying they gimped it on purpose There are two possible things these rumours imply: - "End of March" actually means 2014. or - They purposely gimped the three other versions.
Wii Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Family Guy were asked for their thoughts on the game and the fact that it got to No.1. They were not impressed. Edited February 18, 2013 by Grazza
Zechs Merquise Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 I don't know why anyone is surprised this went to number one. The vast majority of people who play games aren't 'core' gamers and don't spend hours trawling forums and reading reviews on the internet. The 'casual' gamer takes many forms. All that was needed for this to get to number one on the charts was a small portion of the crowd that primarily buys COD and FIFA every year to see the adverts for this and think: 'cool an Aliens game, I'll pick that up'. What's more, launching at this time of year, it was hardly going to get tough competition!
somme Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Is it wrong that I still want it? Anything new, Aliens wise, no matter how shit is possibly too good (hah) to resist. And I mostly want it for the sound effects... mostly. Edited February 18, 2013 by somme
-Dem0- Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Is it wrong that I still want it? Of course not, if you want any game you should get it. Although with Aliens there's a lot of negative criticism all over the place, but at the end of the day it's down to you.
Cube Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Interesting article: http://www.destructoid.com/developer-gearbox-lied-to-sega-2k-over-colonial-marines-245986.phtml It seems Gearbox were making Borderlands using staff that were supposed to be making Colonial Marines - they didn't tell SEGA about this so SEGA were still funding for a full team to be working on the game. It's no surprise that when Gearbox asked for even more time, SEGA decided enough was enough and refused the extra time - Gearbox had already dicked around with their money too much. So they released the game as it was.
Zechs Merquise Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Interesting article: http://www.destructoid.com/developer-gearbox-lied-to-sega-2k-over-colonial-marines-245986.phtml It seems Gearbox were making Borderlands using staff that were supposed to be making Colonial Marines - they didn't tell SEGA about this so SEGA were still funding for a full team to be working on the game. It's no surprise that when Gearbox asked for even more time, SEGA decided enough was enough and refused the extra time - Gearbox had already dicked around with their money too much. So they released the game as it was. I read this article this morning and it sounds very similar to the debacle that happened between Silicon Knights and Activision over X-Men Destiny where Silicon Knights basically used the money they were getting to develop X-Men Destiny to fund a series of other developments which they then tried to pitch elsewhere. This left X-Men with a under staffed skeleton team that produced an awful game. It appears that Gearbox had used Sega's money that was meant for the development of Aliens CM to fund their own projects. What a sad state of affairs.
Cube Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Oh, god, Silicon Knights. Where did they do wrong? Eternal Darkness and The Twin Snakes were brilliant, then they had the big Too Human mess, tried to screw over Activision, got a loan from the Canadian government and refused to pay it back. And then Dyack went insane and tried to sue Epic games for a lack of support - then during the lawsuit it was discovered that SK had breeched the contract for the Unreal Engine and as a result all unsold copies of Too Human and X-Men Destiny were ordered to be destroyed - including the internal development copies and original came code and the code for all the games they were still working on.
madeinbeats Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Oh, god, Silicon Knights. Where did they do wrong? Eternal Darkness and The Twin Snakes were brilliant, then they had the big Too Human mess, tried to screw over Activision, got a loan from the Canadian government and refused to pay it back. And then Dyack went insane and tried to sue Epic games for a lack of support - then during the lawsuit it was discovered that SK had breeched the contract for the Unreal Engine and as a result all unsold copies of Too Human and X-Men Destiny were ordered to be destroyed - including the internal development copies and original came code and the code for all the games they were still working on. I think Nintendo staff were heavily involved with the development of ED and Twin Snakes, that's why they were so good. Without Nintendo's input, they were always just another development studio. Edited February 20, 2013 by madeinbeats
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 What a mess. Not just this game, but Gearbox in general. It sounds like dreadful management of resources and money from those in charge. As for Silicon Knights, Eternal Darkness is one of my favourite all time games. I can't believe how dreadful they became as a studio once jumping from Nintendo. One can't help but draw comparisons to RARE on that one.
Agent Gibbs Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 when will this saga of shit end? its totally unbelievable, if they used Sega money/resources (aka staff they paid for to be on a game) to produce Borderlands then i can see Sega suing them and rightly so
madeinbeats Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 So it has now been confirmed the PC versions is getting an HD texture pack update... no word on Wii U, but, it isn't out yet and we know Wii U can handle high quality PC textures... soooioo... you still never know.
Agent Gibbs Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 but then they need to release a patch to fix the plot and all the terrible gameplay too.....
dazzybee Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 This blatantly isn't getting released anymore surely!
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