Sega signs Obsidian to bring the Alien franchise to "the RPG universe"
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Alien RPG by Obsidian
- Thread starter MrBumble
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Forgetting for a moment that NWN2 is shit, etc. I really don't see how in the hell they can make an RPG out of Alien. Survival horror: ok, shooter: sure, adventure: I guess, strategy: iffy but ok, but RPG, no way.
You hit facehugger in the head for 298 points of damage, crushing its skull like a wet paper bag.
...nope, not seeing it working. AVP1 was a great game, AVP2 was pure awesomeness (but only for multiplayer, singleplayer blew since the music ruined the suspense by announcing an ambush. Want to never get hit? Everytime the music starts, look behind you and start shooting.) But those were FPS games, which worked well enough for the setting. DDD hit the nail on the head, except for the RTS part, which would work even less than RPG.
...nope, not seeing it working. AVP1 was a great game, AVP2 was pure awesomeness (but only for multiplayer, singleplayer blew since the music ruined the suspense by announcing an ambush. Want to never get hit? Everytime the music starts, look behind you and start shooting.) But those were FPS games, which worked well enough for the setting. DDD hit the nail on the head, except for the RTS part, which would work even less than RPG.
i'm guessing they'll make a survival horror adventure and then label it as an RPG.DirtyDreamDesigner said:
An Alien pen and paper Rpg exists since 1994.
It has published interesting background about the Alien universe.
Generaly it is a Dark future universe.
If they base a rpg on this it could indeed be interesting.
But i fear they will base it on the comic crap with predators and uba laza zappers.
It has published interesting background about the Alien universe.
Generaly it is a Dark future universe.
If they base a rpg on this it could indeed be interesting.
But i fear they will base it on the comic crap with predators and uba laza zappers.
zioburosky13
Vault Senior Citizen
PhredBean said:
Facehugger has skull?
Don't like what I'm reading. A RPG game set in the Alien universe just...feels gay to me. Alien is suppose to be a surival horror which suite FPS, adv. Not RPG.
i dont think anyone is doubting the plentiful and high quality background on the Alien universe.Tandy said:
however, the movies being survival horrors, one might say if they make it an 'open' RPG, they'd divert from the original atmosphere and feeling. it simply wouldnt be the same.
much like a Fallout MMO would be a no-go for most of us.
Unkillable Cat
Mildly Dipped
PhredBean said:
Ahem...
As for me...being a long-time Aliens fan, I doubt this can be that bad.
I mean, I played the Comic Book Adventure, how bad could Obsidian screw things up compared to that?
This as the same as would you say you played the Fallout shooter and now claiming "hey i found it nice,how could Bethesda screw it up"
From a certain point of view things can improve only........
The Alien RPG was not all about Aliens.
Infact meeting them was the same as in the Star Wars prg meeting Darth Vader
GAME OVER
From a certain point of view things can improve only........
The Alien RPG was not all about Aliens.
Infact meeting them was the same as in the Star Wars prg meeting Darth Vader
GAME OVER
To be honest, I'd love to see such an RPG....
Matt Helm
Technical and Tactical
The game will be unfinished, buggy, and lacking promised features. Obsidian is pretty incompetent.
That would depend entirely on how the publisher deals with them. KOTOR2 had a somewhat decent basis but a messed-up end-game and bugs due to development time. NWN2 was really buggy due to lots of other problems with development, including having to replace the lead designer mid-project.
I <3 Obsidian for KOTOR2, as rushed by the publisher as it was.
The Vault Dweller
always looking for water.
I personally love the "Aliens Vs. Predator" universe for being somewhat deep and diverse. The FPS is definitely my most favorite scary game of all time and the stories (both game and movie) really involve lots of atmosphere.
...an RPG though? I doubt it would really fit considering the way combat would be handled. I mean you'd either be shooting as a human colonist or charging as an alien worker so...how would you develop your character? I could see quite a bit of differentiation in a Predator character...and you've got some interesting choices between carving a niche for yourself as a hunter (hunting humans and aliens) and perhaps allying/fighting other predator clans...
...maybe...
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
*EDIT*
OMG plot twist idea!
You get kissed by a facehugger and the resulting alien is under your control when your human/predator character dies!
...an RPG though? I doubt it would really fit considering the way combat would be handled. I mean you'd either be shooting as a human colonist or charging as an alien worker so...how would you develop your character? I could see quite a bit of differentiation in a Predator character...and you've got some interesting choices between carving a niche for yourself as a hunter (hunting humans and aliens) and perhaps allying/fighting other predator clans...
...maybe...
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
*EDIT*
OMG plot twist idea!
You get kissed by a facehugger and the resulting alien is under your control when your human/predator character dies!
Briosafreak
Lived Through the Heat Death
Josh Sawyer said:
J.E.?Briosafreak said:
let's hope whatever he crams out is less buggy than his last