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#4578063 - 08/24/21 05:56 PM Aliens Fireteam Elite  
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Anyone know anything about this new Aliens game?

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#4578065 - 08/24/21 06:00 PM Re: Aliens Fireteam Elite [Re: Dunolde]  
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The main thing that interests me is that it has a full blown cooperative mode where you can play through the main game with friends. I have my eye on this but will wait until I read some user reviews first before I decide to buy it.


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#4578131 - 08/25/21 03:39 PM Re: Aliens Fireteam Elite [Re: Dunolde]  
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I played it quite a bit yesterday. It's fun alien smashing time. Played a few rounds with different friends and several with pubs.
Biggest problem is it's a coop game, with no in game VOIP. 2nd biggest con is it's limited to 3 people.
There's 4 campaigns with between 3 missions per campaign, so overall it's fairly short. Seems to take most people 6-8 hours. There is also some horde modes I didn't get a chance to play yet. On the other hand, it's not a full 60-70 bucks that most games come out as.
5 classes (gunner, demolisher, technician, doc and recon) lots of weapons, and several consumables. Each class has 1 passive and 2 active abilities and they're all useful in their own way.
I don't remember how many difficulty levels there are, but it's something like 6.
I'm not a huge fan of it being 3rd person.

I'd say it's fun and go for it. It nails the aesthetic of the Aliens movie. The problem with a coop game like this and waiting a year or two to pick it up on sale is people may or may not still be playing it by then and if they're not, you missed out.


Disclaimer: I'm a sucker for coop games and the Aliens franchise.

#4578133 - 08/25/21 03:47 PM Re: Aliens Fireteam Elite [Re: wormfood]  
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Originally Posted by wormfood
The problem with a coop game like this and waiting a year or two to pick it up on sale is people may or may not still be playing it by then and if they're not, you missed out.






I don't play on public servers and only play coop with a small group of friends who I've been gaming with for many years so I'm good to go. Thanks for your post, it was very helpful!


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#4578912 - 09/02/21 12:50 PM Re: Aliens Fireteam Elite [Re: Dunolde]  
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I've read multiple reviews for the game and the bottom line seems to be:


1. Lots of fun in coop but short on content.


2. Don't bother playing this in solo mode because the AI marines are dumber than Lindsey Lohan.


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#4578917 - 09/02/21 01:29 PM Re: Aliens Fireteam Elite [Re: Dunolde]  
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Both points are true. It's also much more fun on higher difficulty levels, but you cannot find a pub group in anything higher than normal. It seems nobody plays it, or if they do, it's in a full team.


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