What a wonderful game! I found it delightfully difficulty with great strategy elements. I haven't played too many strategy games, but this has been my favorite of the ones I have tried. Hope you enjoy the video!
@@glp it’s ok I’ll forgive you this one time! I’m gonna pretend I didn’t watch you not use molotovs or burn the bodies in amnesties the bunker! 🤣 Jk ily
Also when he opened the gate to enter the reactor, he transitioned to his marines picking up 4 sentry guns that were sitting there and then just running in, because he must have seen how it goes when you stay back. That's what I'm here for. To see whether opening this gate makes you walk in and close the door behind you and lock your sentry guns outside. :/
The fact that the SFX team brings the musical tension up when the unit is spotted, it goes dead quiet across the channels until the first shots ring out, and then the combat music starts. Absolute perfection.
@@alabastergreen7444 It's just feels not right when watch his gameplay pushing a marine with his crippled leg wandering around with Xenomorph everywhere 😄 .. but i still enjoyed it tbh lol
Marine max stress Feet wounded. Marine crippled. Oh hey, that other marine passed out. Better use the crippled marine to carry him back to the vehicle.
No, it's not. An officer finding a body that doesn't immediately raise an alarm? "I need to investigate and weld those doors." Yeah, typical piss poor horror storytelling. If this is how low your bar is, then I see no reason for you to bash the recent films.
@@TikoPiko first off the station director didnt want to help, second when she asked for help the station director already called in security and told them not to help her. if you bothered to listen you wouldve caught that
@@donpula6349 although fireteam had glitches which one that pissed me off was not being able to pause the game. I prefer it over this but they should of added features they have in this one to fireteam. I like controlling one soldier not all em. But im gettin used to it the real time strategy so far.
the novels in the early 90s that were adapted from the Dark Horse comics are more interesting. it's too bad they couldn't have been turned into a tv series.
Yeah, I was looking for this comment. As you have said, either he hated his men or did not know - anyway it was a bit painful to watch. Still a great playthrough, and with some added extra difficulty ;).
@@TheTimelyTurtle I was thinking this - perhaps they really knew what they were doing with the game and the added difficulty didn't matter too much to them - I'm only 1hr30 into the vid at this point though
he did a good job in the game but he sucks in managing the team, jeez the stress of his team is just going over the roof. I mean look at 8:52:37 , bruh all the marines are exhausted. If this person plays a base building game, the city would be on fire.
The way he plays this game is so fucking triggery. Sets turrets down late, backwards, and all around times not needed. Like thanks for the gameplay but it was garbage lol.
Administrator Macdonald. I wonder if that's a reference to Mac Macdonald who had a brief scene as the guy who sent Newt's family to the derelict in the Special Edition of Aliens?
Great playthrough. Thanks for the upload. Gotta say tho, getting yelled at "Come on team! Hurry up you slug! Double time!" couple thousand times while watching feels really weird lol
Yeah, the number of callouts should be at least three times more, used less frequently, and most should be quieter since you are supposed to not be attracting attention...
@@jasonwright8546 especially when a hunt is started and multiple aliens are closing in and they just cannot stop yelling "Double time" which is pretty distracting and breaks the immersion.
One of the features I’d like to see better is the aliens. What made them terrifying wasn’t simply their speed and power but, how they could come from anywhere. It doesn’t seem as difficult when they rush straight from a corridor and down a hall. I don’t think it needs to happen all the time but, some of the aliens would pop out and capture civilians but, during the gameplay they would walk around like normal characters. Even activating the doors and walking through them. It’s a small detail but, it’s something that bothered me with the enemies. Maybe on harder difficulty I’d see it more or it would be more difficult with bigger hordes of enemies.
There are a handful of jump-scares I've seen, but yeah. That said, the game would be nearly impossible if any random wall, vent, or floor grate could be a death trap.
Same. I've played some mobile strategies and I'm not very good at it. I usually have enough trouble controlling my one character, never mind 4 of them. Fun to watch though.
the mood of the fights, the voice acting, the creepiness of it. i wasn't sure how this game was going to turn out but it looks great. there is some tension in the missions
I hope they’ll do more creative Alien games in the future. I for one would love a Dead Space/Callisto Protocol inspired Aliens game made by same developers and studio who made those two games. That would be an amazing Alien game.
“Alien: Infestation” was a DS game that was pretty awesome. Highly recommend playing it if you can. It’s still an action game but it’s 2d with vaguely Metroidvania style gameplay
One od the best games i've ever seen. 13 hours of video and i regret nothing ...but it was so painful look at things like the squas running into enemy fire, the highest members being burn with lack of proper rest. The ignore of second objectives and supply runs 😅. So many painful things
Such a cool game. Yeah, it’s a little rough around the edges but solid at its core. Stays tense about 90% of the time. Just completed a run on Nightmare after finishing on Medium. Once you learn the mechanics, it’s not so hard. I was still learning stuff all the way up to the end of my 2nd run. Mainly, becoming efficient at utilizing the sniper. Another thing that dawned on me was how to make the infrared goggles work in your favor. On that mission when the power goes out and your motion-trackers don’t work, keep the flashlight on and just walk around. Much, much easier to detect and avoid confrontations. Even works behind closed doors/walls.
18:40. Having seen what happened with the "Working Joe" synthetics in Alien: Isolation, the scene with the synthetic Daniel had me believing that since we only see the aftermath of the communications room, that it was Daniel who had wrecked all terminals and was going to attack her from behind as part of Weyland Yutani's usual procure Xenomorph first and fuck everyone else if they're not executives.
14:08. Even in a video game cut-scene, seeing a swarm of face-huggers attacking an entire room has the potential to scare the living crap out of the audience.
The only time a game stressed me as much as this was my first time playing Breath Of The Wild and having a Guardian Stalker locking on just after completing the great plateau. If they ever made a Terminator game based on the original 1984 movie and you had to play as Sarah Connor for some of it, that would be how I felt when that walking spidertank caught sight of me when I accidentally whistled, tracking laser and tense music kicking in at the same time.
Game has barely been available for a couple of hours now. Way too soon to expect any modding. Though I wouldn't mind a voice-acting overhaul. Those "come on, team" and "double-time" lines are gettin on my nerves.
This game is so different from any other Alien-franchise game I have seen, and I don't care if this has somewhat faster and more wild mouth movements, it looks like an indie game developer made it and it is a benefitial statement. Like Atomic Heart-level beneficial. The story is pretty good, nice to follow, and it still has horror even when it's not even slightly a POV game.
If you seen Alien Blackout (mobile game which supposed to continue Alien Isolation) then you see what this game is clearly have some roots in it. They took idea of player "sit safe" and commanding group of people and developed it to half stealth halt tactical top down shooter. Another game which comes to mind is Satellite Reign.
8:06:15. I don’t blame the sudden massive ammo given considering it’s pretty difficult to manage on saving ammo up depending the issue, but hey? Take what you can get! Least you gotten this far. Good video either way!
The clip number on the left side shows how mant times they can reload. That reads zero they switch to their sidearm which is shit early game until you unlock the smg
Watching this sure gives me 1996 Starship Troopers vibe. Don't get me wrong, I love both franchises. You really can't beat the first appearance of the Marines opening the door and facing the alien.
Looks quite interesting...BUT...it didn't take long to realize the constant "Come on Team" "Hurry up you slugs" - especially during times one would imagine, in a similar scenario, 'silence' would be the watchword, would get on one's nerves VERY quickly. No way I could last hours listening to that. Other than that, I found the graphic design very interesting going from the isometric to full third-person for some instances and then back to the isometric for movement and such. I thought it innovative. Will be interesting to watch and if the constant "when it isn't needed" "group chatter" is at least trimmed, I'll certainly investigate deeper.
Is there a correct way to deal with the dropship section at 11:30:00??? I cant do it without just getting gunned down by the drop ship everytime. cant find any answers online.
5:03:55. Nice choice on Gunner. I'm a Smartgunner to the Men side if I play that game now. I like to to wear less armor for speed anytime. Plus he is more Vietnam U.S with the Uniform and the Jungle Boots.
Appreciate the full game done so quickly but dam you made this harder on yourself than necessary. No use of the rest mechanic and trying to clear zones in one go?
One of the many questions left hanging in Cameron's "Aliens" was how would the viewer approach the situation in Lt. Gorman's shoes, and what would be the outcome of the marines' mission if a competent officer was in command instead? This game is legit the first elaborate, engaging and extremally immersive attempt at answering that question, even giving the player an APC (*ARC), to actively monitor the stress levels, and vitals of the marines under your command , just like they did in "Aliens", and even deploy, move around, or provide a limited firing support for them in a pinch. The parallels with "Darkest Dungeon" should be obvious, but "A:DD" takes it into the next level by being unevenly split between a real time game most of the time, full of suspense and nail-biting moments, and the more RPG-like intermissions between deployments, where you can manage your resources and allocate gathered XP points, etc. There's much, much more to unpack from this game even still, but nuff said -- it's an absolute banger that really hit the head on the nail with the idea of how to bring the squad-based, (Aliens) Colonial Marine into a live-action game.
I have loved the alien franchise for as long as i can remember! This game I have played sooo many times through and each time its a little bit different! I would love to see a sequel!
I hate it when people do playthroughs or walkthroughs without mentioning the difficulty they play on 😐 There's a distinct difference between people playing it more casually and masochists doing the hardest difficulty with extra challenges. I like both types but I'd like to know the difference
Pretty sure he's playing on easy, though that doesn't necessarily make it casual. Going through on the default moderate difficulty, takes the concentrated fire of my whole fireteam to gun down an unarmored cultist in short order, let alone armored xenos. Max difficulty must be a hellish experience
Man, watching you play the game like this is so triggering. You're ignoring the status effects, and the game is not nearly punishing enough if it allows it. I think that the rule should be that any time an alien closes the distance to your marine, it should be RIP for that dude, and so you should be forced to think about every situation strategically, set up the turrets to cover flanks, and close what doors you can to create kill zones you can control. I know it would probably make the gameplay very long, and possibly quite boring to watch, but the point is, you don't know where the aliens come from and they should be way more dangerous. I also understand that it would take a different kind of mentality altogether to play it, towards X-Com Long War -experience. On the other hand: just running headlong into middle of aliens, getting surrounded by handful of them, and somehow having the whole squad survive that is not right, either. It makes the aliens look like a joke. Edit: Unfortunately, I am being a dumbass myself when I wrote this comment. I bought the game. It doesn't play at all like I hoped it would -- to close a door, you expend a tool unless it is a scripted door close or open in which case it is free. I can't tell you how much I disagree with the decision that closing a door must cost a tool. I don't think marines can be controlled individually, so strategic positioning is extremely limited, basically about dumping down a turret somewhere and that's pretty much it. And I am probably still in the damn tutorial on the first mission on the planet. Marines have stress level sky high, the game even tells me to create shelter, but I can't do that. I once closed all doors to an area but it wouldn't let the marines rest there. I guess I'll try to play it through, but it simply isn't offering me the experience I want.
A bit sad to hear that, but it still feels like a solid game with a great story - although probably not as hardcore as you would like. Since you sound like an experienced X-Com player, perhaps it is OK that tha game aimed at a broader audience? Either way I agree that the aliens should be MUCH more punishing when they get up close. Survive one hit, perhaps two with armor, but that's it. To be fair the Aliens are a bit more bullet-spongy than would seem reasonable, so it is ballanced in that way. But not enough ambuses or sudden attacks to show what the aliens are trully about. Anyways... tried any mods to make the game harder?
@@TheTimelyTurtle I haven't played the game for about a year now. I suppose I kinda-sorta enjoyed it, enough to play it through using a normal difficulty first, then applied the lessons learnt to max difficulty. It turned out that all that really matters in this game is the weapon damage output. I just put everything to upgrading the basic guns and ignored the fancy ones for most part, and it was not overly difficult afterwards. IIRC, my main priority was getting a sniper going because it is the reliable way to take down enemies silently, and I was sorely missing that in my first game. In fact, I struggled more in the medium difficulty when I tried to upgrade everything in parallel, and not knowing in advance what was actually valuable made it hard. The game was also buggy as hell when I played it, I suffered numerous mission lock-ups that required reloading from save, and things of that nature. I think they mostly patched it and it's fine now, though. The stress control turned out to be extremely workable, as I made sure that everyone was always in top mental health condition and this was the other thing besides raw gun damage that I had to invest resources in. I also minmaxed the turrets, I got max count of them early and made sure to carry them to APC every time to not lose them. The game doesn't respect your shit, as you can lose turrets in cutscenes by having ships land on them so marines can't get close to pick them up anymore, and you can lose deployed turrets because the mission ends in some scripted sequence. It was maybe the most objectionable aspect of this game, as losing valuable resources in a way that I can't predict in advance isn't the kind of gameplay I'm looking for. Edit: oh yeah, no. I just remembered what is actually the most objectionable aspect. That one mission in the derelict spaceship where it tells you to dump three turrets in a stupid exposed location in an attempt to recreate something like an iconic cinematic experience. This game's insistence of trying to do these "cool set pieces" is its downfall. It is meant to be hectic, and played casually, and you're supposed to lose squads in this, I think. This is the authentic experience they're trying to make. What I want is more like Space Hulk, maybe.
@@anttilankila1250 Wow, thanks for the long reply. It is a bit sad that the game is not as fine tuned as it could be but from what you are writing I feel that it is actually quite a good game for what it is. We may be a bit spoiled by passionate devs, the likes of Terraria, Darkest Dungeon and others, who put unreal and sometimes unprofitable ammount of work into their games to balance them out. Aliens: Dark Descent seems a bit more aimed at the mainstream, which is not bad since it has an interesting story and very good graphics in cutscenes, which may bring new fans into the aliens franchise, along with the new upcomming movie. Overall, I will probably buy the game once it is on sale some day. I am not certain I will play it, since I saw most of the game here on TH-cam and my bucket list is LONG, but I do want to support the devs for their solid work. Thanks for the info 🙂
Why did you never at all during the entire playthrough, let the marines rest at all? The stress obviously negativity impacts their stats and gives them debuff a like using double the ammunition when firing. Also by the looks of it your playing on easy. Not even up for a challenge and just rush through everything
That beginning facehuggers scene was the stuff of nightmares from svp1 to avp2 thise fuckers scared the crap out of me always hiding and would damn near give me a heart attack makes my skin crawl 😂
The game is solid. As to the dialogue, the writers just sat down one weekend with a 6 pack of beer and watched Aliens released in 1986. Then they rehashed it all over this game. Come on, do better. And since you insist on copying Aliens 1986, why change up the APC？The original isn't that much bigger than the Nike shoe they put in this game. Ya know, in the scheme of things, the original APC would have tied the room together. How hard is to get a job at these places? I'd run circles around them with their incompetence. And for the love of god, her name is pronounced Maeko [Mah-eh-koh]. あるいは真恵子かな？インタネットで名前が漢字で見つからなかった。Anyway, It's the future. Couldn't find a Japanese person to consult with on the pronunciation?
Well you just gained a new subscriber in a funny way. I thought I was watching another non commentary TH-camr I watch and just realized as I’m finishing up the video that it wasn’t him 😂 so hello there! I now have a 2nd non commentary channel to follow now.
If youre frustrated with the difficulty 😂...they tend to make you go from your own 10-yard line to the 3 in the red zone...THEN move the end-zone back 70 yards 😂. They'll do this to you multiple times in a level. Here's a spoiler-tip. Pulling up your action menu puts the game in SLOW MOTION. You're not only gonna use that slow motion effect to choose a weapon and attack, but also MOVE and RUN away from danger, buying yourself time to set up sentry guns. The AI is A LOT more forgiving when you're moving in slow motion. For instance, I was supposed to clear a room of 30 armed cultists. You won't believe this, but I was able to run by all of them in SLOW MOTION, get to the BACK of the room, and set up 4 sentry guns, go back to normal speed and blast away 😂! The cultist stood there frozen. Try it, it's a kinda "Quicksilver" effect? Where you're running in slow motion, and the AI is standing still like a statue! I was able to get by corridors with a lot of alerted sleeping Xenos, NOT by sneaking past them...but by slow-mo running by them, while killing a couple with shot gun blasts and grenades. Then setting up the 4-5 sentry guns (all in slow motion) and then turn the slow mo off 😂 No creeping around impossible patrol routes, just hit the slow mo, run by 'em to the right spot, unpack your multiple sentry guns and MOW them down, until the "hunt" ends.
Harper / Stern: Stress kills just as easily as a bullet GLP: If they die they die Good playthru bud, certainly found a new channel to use for my background noise
Could somebody PLEASE tell me(on Xbox) how to c4 a barricade? I’m on the first mission where your guiding 4 marines to go to a colony! I went in the facility, overrided a door, managed to c4 one barricade but when I got to a second one I couldn’t command any member to c4! There’s no prompt in the skills, I can’t order one person at a time but the whole squad will go to it, I highlight it, press y then a, go in the skills but there’s no c4! Nothing I do works, please help? 😳🤦🏻♂️🙄
@U.W.Y.H.L. In order to use a C4 Demolition Charge, you need to have at least 1 Ammunition (the 3 Bullets Icon on the top-center of the screen) in your Marines' reserve. In short, if your Marines currently have 0 Ammunition, then you can not use a C4 Charge until you obtain more Ammunition.
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What a wonderful game! I found it delightfully difficulty with great strategy elements. I haven't played too many strategy games, but this has been my favorite of the ones I have tried. Hope you enjoy the video!
what is the white alien creature in the tombs at the end of the game? those giant ones ?
Hey, I’m about 7 hours in, is there any reason you aren’t using the rest mechanic to lower the marines stress?
@@xxArCxxWavExx Me being an idiot mostly lol.
@@glp it’s ok I’ll forgive you this one time! I’m gonna pretend I didn’t watch you not use molotovs or burn the bodies in amnesties the bunker! 🤣
Jk ily
You should choose which class you want your marines to be promoted to. You seem to ignore that
Time Stamps
39:23 - Intro Ends
44:12 - 1 - Dead Hills
1:52:06 - End
2:02:47 - 2 - Dead Hills
2:32:36 - End
2:37:43 - 3 - Berkley's Docks
3:47:48 - End
3:56:07 - 4 - Refinery - ( Harper's Hell )
5:02:55 - End
5:11:38 - 5 - Lethe's Wastelands - ( Otago's Last Stand )
5:30:29 - End
5:39:08 - 6 - Pioneer Station - ( Nuclear Protocol )
6:51:19 - End
7:01:35 - 7 - Atmosphere Processor 27 - ( Atmospheric Nightmare )
8:07:41 - End
8:14:41 - 8 - Berkeley's Docks - ( The Montero )
8:48:06 - End
8:57:05 - 9 - Tantalus Research Station - ( Extraction )
9:51:38 - End
9:53:37 - Betrayal
10:08:28 - End
10:17:54 - 10 - Pharos Spire - ( The Pyrce of Deception )
11:44:43 - End
11:51:09 - 11 - Refinery - FINAL MISSION
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yo respect the no commentary and taking the ego out of the game and just delivering the game in a great way thank you
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Amen to that. Whenever I click on a gaming video and it begins with some dickhead shouting "HAYWHAT'SGOINGONGUYS!" I find another video.
Now if the actual game would take the cheesy dialogue out also.
It's hard to have an ego with that lack of strategic overview.
@Zeithri I swear he does this in several games on purpose.
8:46:28 to 8:46:33 was a clean transition. He completely changed his whole squad and tried again. This time with more resources. Very smooth.
Also when he opened the gate to enter the reactor, he transitioned to his marines picking up 4 sentry guns that were sitting there and then just running in, because he must have seen how it goes when you stay back.
That's what I'm here for. To see whether opening this gate makes you walk in and close the door behind you and lock your sentry guns outside. :/
and don't forget the 2million ammo on his first run through of the processer also
smooth
The fact that the SFX team brings the musical tension up when the unit is spotted, it goes dead quiet across the channels until the first shots ring out, and then the combat music starts. Absolute perfection.
The player doesn't care about *Marine* condition, even his legs are in pain for walking he still kept him fighting in the squad.. Savage 😂
Troop welfare always came after mission accomplishment
@@alabastergreen7444 It's just feels not right when watch his gameplay pushing a marine with his crippled leg wandering around with Xenomorph everywhere 😄 .. but i still enjoyed it tbh lol
Marine max stress
Feet wounded. Marine crippled.
Oh hey, that other marine passed out. Better use the crippled marine to carry him back to the vehicle.
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The stress, injuries and morale are the best part of this and this story is better than the last few films!
No, it's not. An officer finding a body that doesn't immediately raise an alarm? "I need to investigate and weld those doors." Yeah, typical piss poor horror storytelling. If this is how low your bar is, then I see no reason for you to bash the recent films.
@@TikoPiko first off the station director didnt want to help, second when she asked for help the station director already called in security and told them not to help her.
if you bothered to listen you wouldve caught that
@@donpula6349 although fireteam had glitches which one that pissed me off was not being able to pause the game. I prefer it over this but they should of added features they have in this one to fireteam. I like controlling one soldier not all em. But im gettin used to it the real time strategy so far.
last few films were alien vs predator XD
the novels in the early 90s that were adapted from the Dark Horse comics are more interesting. it's too bad they couldn't have been turned into a tv series.
It’s game over man!
RIP Bill Paxton
One of the best lines,and how it was said was even greater
It's over
"Do you want to liv-"
Shit wrong franchise
Fear is your Enemy
You can lower stress by making a shelter. Find a room and weld all the entrances to it to make a shelter
Yeah, I was wondering why the player hated his Marines so much - keeping them max stressed all the time
@@neuralsparkI was wondering if the player didn’t know that or just hated their marines.
Yeah, I was looking for this comment. As you have said, either he hated his men or did not know - anyway it was a bit painful to watch. Still a great playthrough, and with some added extra difficulty ;).
@@TheTimelyTurtle I was thinking this - perhaps they really knew what they were doing with the game and the added difficulty didn't matter too much to them - I'm only 1hr30 into the vid at this point though
he did a good job in the game but he sucks in managing the team, jeez the stress of his team is just going over the roof. I mean look at 8:52:37 , bruh all the marines are exhausted. If this person plays a base building game, the city would be on fire.
Gotta be honest, it was infuriating seeing you not let the marines rest at least once. Other than that, good stuff
right? if i can play the whole game ignoring most mechanics ike idk STRESS seems like it shouldve been a big one! but no effect on gameplay at all
Damn I thought I was going crazy, I wonder if they even realized it was possible lol.
@linkaim5 on the hardest difficulty all the combat modifiers from that maxed our stress constantly is probably a death sentence
The way he plays this game is so fucking triggery. Sets turrets down late, backwards, and all around times not needed. Like thanks for the gameplay but it was garbage lol.
@@sammallory Guys lets not hate he did us a favour by playing it and streamed it for us.
Reducing stress might have helped that marine staying alive.
Wow! Never before has a strategy game made me so tense just watching someone else play. I'm in love with this game!
As soon as i heard Daniel ( the android at the start of the game ) say "Another argument with administrator Macdonald" i starded laughing so hard
Administrator Macdonald. I wonder if that's a reference to Mac Macdonald who had a brief scene as the guy who sent Newt's family to the derelict in the Special Edition of Aliens?
@@DavidStowers-o7k I think the joke was more in line with „Another argument with Burger King?“ I think :)
Great playthrough. Thanks for the upload.
Gotta say tho, getting yelled at "Come on team! Hurry up you slug! Double time!" couple thousand times while watching feels really weird lol
Yeah, the number of callouts should be at least three times more, used less frequently, and most should be quieter since you are supposed to not be attracting attention...
Real mood breaking with the scream. Im not gonna buy it yet until they patch it or make the tone less noisy when walking
really wish you could turn it off. i've only had time to play about 3 hours and its just DOUBLE TIME loud as fuck at stressful moments lol
@@jasonwright8546 especially when a hunt is started and multiple aliens are closing in and they just cannot stop yelling "Double time" which is pretty distracting and breaks the immersion.
Welcome to the military bois...
Vocabulary aren't our strong suit.
"Come on, team!" x1000000 🤣
One of the features I’d like to see better is the aliens. What made them terrifying wasn’t simply their speed and power but, how they could come from anywhere. It doesn’t seem as difficult when they rush straight from a corridor and down a hall. I don’t think it needs to happen all the time but, some of the aliens would pop out and capture civilians but, during the gameplay they would walk around like normal characters. Even activating the doors and walking through them. It’s a small detail but, it’s something that bothered me with the enemies. Maybe on harder difficulty I’d see it more or it would be more difficult with bigger hordes of enemies.
he play on easy so what you expect
There are a handful of jump-scares I've seen, but yeah. That said, the game would be nearly impossible if any random wall, vent, or floor grate could be a death trap.
@@FunkThompson would need a whole company of marines for the kind of losses in our playthrough if the game was desgined that way.
Hey man, like, chill. Some of us want to be able to sleep, ya know?
@@FunkThompsonJust make it a difficulty challenge. What'd be a good alternative to "Impossible" in this game?
7:00:16 RIP D Torrance. It took a Xenomorph Queen to kill him.
I appreciate your dedication. I couldn't sit through 13 minutes of a strategy game.
Same. I've played some mobile strategies and I'm not very good at it. I usually have enough trouble controlling my one character, never mind 4 of them.
Fun to watch though.
Calling it now: DLC's going to involve Predators.
No actually it’ll probably be a queen mother, reason being is there’s way too many queens around
@@Clippychinw don't you mean Hive Mother?
@@darkspeinwarrior oh yeah that
the mood of the fights, the voice acting, the creepiness of it. i wasn't sure how this game was going to turn out but it looks great. there is some tension in the missions
1:15:40 "WELD DOORS TO CREATES A SHELTER"
Big ol' grammar typo in the release.
At last....an Alien game that is not a first person shooter. I'll remember to to get this game.
Those poor devs of AvP:Extinction 😢
Alien Isolation
@@ahmedaliyu1495 Isolation still was first person.
I hope they’ll do more creative Alien games in the future. I for one would love a Dead Space/Callisto Protocol inspired Aliens game made by same developers and studio who made those two games. That would be an amazing Alien game.
“Alien: Infestation” was a DS game that was pretty awesome. Highly recommend playing it if you can. It’s still an action game but it’s 2d with vaguely Metroidvania style gameplay
One od the best games i've ever seen. 13 hours of video and i regret nothing ...but it was so painful look at things like the squas running into enemy fire, the highest members being burn with lack of proper rest. The ignore of second objectives and supply runs 😅. So many painful things
A 13 hour game thats hardwork and dedication there! Always love watching your videos!
@@HondaWanderer its just a full playthrough showcase of the game , no one is competing here buddy , touch some grass
Such a cool game. Yeah, it’s a little rough around the edges but solid at its core. Stays tense about 90% of the time. Just completed a run on Nightmare after finishing on Medium. Once you learn the mechanics, it’s not so hard. I was still learning stuff all the way up to the end of my 2nd run. Mainly, becoming efficient at utilizing the sniper. Another thing that dawned on me was how to make the infrared goggles work in your favor. On that mission when the power goes out and your motion-trackers don’t work, keep the flashlight on and just walk around. Much, much easier to detect and avoid confrontations. Even works behind closed doors/walls.
New drinking game: take a sip every time you hear “slugs” 😂
Amazing, but I am just annoyed that during the gameplay you dont deal with stress during the missions.
In the dead hills mission, You weren't concentrating on rescuing the survivors. That should have been the most important thing
He was focusing on the main mission and ignored many side missions
Xcom + Darkest Dungeon + Aliens: Colonial Marines = Best RTS I've seen this year. 🍻
It looks like Alien vs Predator Extinction on steroids.
And a bit of red solactice vibe too
18:40.
Having seen what happened with the "Working Joe" synthetics in Alien: Isolation,
the scene with the synthetic Daniel had me believing that since we only see the
aftermath of the communications room, that it was Daniel who had wrecked all
terminals and was going to attack her from behind as part of Weyland Yutani's
usual procure Xenomorph first and fuck everyone else if they're not executives.
Not sure why you are not collecting samples
The stress element reminds me of that The Thing hand on first Xbox. You had to gain the trust of your own squads mates. This game seems similar.
That's true. I played that game and it was one of the first things I had to think about when I saw the system of this game
Is this on easy? why didn't the queen at 3:33:00 react to your movement like it did mine?
It is amazing to see the marines check corners themselves, a step forward in ai I reckon.
Will we live long enough to see a.i so good that we no longer dread the "escort" mission lol😅
14:08.
Even in a video game cut-scene, seeing a swarm of face-huggers attacking
an entire room has the potential to scare the living crap out of the audience.
Torrance was a good Marine.
R.I.P. private.
Man the squad's barks happen way too often.
Really stressful and difficult game, but you nailed it!
The only time a game stressed me as much as this was my first time playing Breath Of The Wild and having a Guardian Stalker locking on just after completing the great plateau. If they ever made a Terminator game based on the original 1984 movie and you had to play as Sarah Connor for some of it, that would be how I felt when that walking spidertank caught sight of me when I accidentally whistled, tracking laser and tense music kicking in at the same time.
So, why did they want Cassandra? It was never explained.
Also, if I had a dollar for every time I heard *"Move it, you slogs!"*
Great walkthrough!
Why did you seem to avoid reading near the start?
wow that "double time" and general shouting really is a game breaker for me.
Any word on modding in the long term? XCOM really benefited from mods, maps, overhauls and skins
Game has barely been available for a couple of hours now. Way too soon to expect any modding.
Though I wouldn't mind a voice-acting overhaul. Those "come on, team" and "double-time" lines are gettin on my nerves.
I think you mistakenly assume the stress level max is = max atk power~ GOSH~
Give the marine rest god darnit!
The intro already sold me
Watch it over two days, over 13 hour damn... What a ride! Thanks for your effort!
This game is very, very well done. Best in franchise if you ask me (so far as the games.)
even better than isolation?
@@Zの黙示録I think so. I had a lot of fun and love survival horror but never finished it. This games super addictive
This game is so different from any other Alien-franchise game I have seen, and I don't care if this has somewhat faster and more wild mouth movements, it looks like an indie game developer made it and it is a benefitial statement. Like Atomic Heart-level beneficial.
The story is pretty good, nice to follow, and it still has horror even when it's not even slightly a POV game.
If you seen Alien Blackout (mobile game which supposed to continue Alien Isolation) then you see what this game is clearly have some roots in it. They took idea of player "sit safe" and commanding group of people and developed it to half stealth halt tactical top down shooter. Another game which comes to mind is Satellite Reign.
8:06:15. I don’t blame the sudden massive ammo given considering it’s pretty difficult to manage on saving ammo up depending the issue, but hey? Take what you can get! Least you gotten this far. Good video either way!
Lmao looks like the 2 Bytes variable that contains the ammo count was bugged when 2 guys tried to reload while having 1 ammo.
The clip number on the left side shows how mant times they can reload. That reads zero they switch to their sidearm which is shit early game until you unlock the smg
-1 Ammo, then people reloaded at the same time = overflow. :D
I've always loved the sound of the motion tracker. Gives me the creeps every time I hear it.
Watching this sure gives me 1996 Starship Troopers vibe. Don't get me wrong, I love both franchises. You really can't beat the first appearance of the Marines opening the door and facing the alien.
Looks quite interesting...BUT...it didn't take long to realize the constant "Come on Team" "Hurry up you slugs" - especially during times one would imagine, in a similar scenario, 'silence' would be the watchword, would get on one's nerves VERY quickly. No way I could last hours listening to that.
Other than that, I found the graphic design very interesting going from the isometric to full third-person for some instances and then back to the isometric for movement and such. I thought it innovative.
Will be interesting to watch and if the constant "when it isn't needed" "group chatter" is at least trimmed, I'll certainly investigate deeper.
Is there a correct way to deal with the dropship section at 11:30:00??? I cant do it without just getting gunned down by the drop ship everytime. cant find any answers online.
5:03:55. Nice choice on Gunner. I'm a Smartgunner to the Men side if I play that game now. I like to to wear less armor for speed anytime. Plus he is more Vietnam U.S with the Uniform and the Jungle Boots.
Appreciate the full game done so quickly but dam you made this harder on yourself than necessary. No use of the rest mechanic and trying to clear zones in one go?
7:59 SCP-096 scream 💀
I noticed that too. keen ears
You are legend!🙏🙏
Thx bro you make me buy the game and im having a blast whit it.
3:52:47 That “I dooOOoou” slayed me for some reason 😂
Over 13 hrs!!! You guys are the GOAT when it comes to gaming channels!!
Bro, you really finished the whole game in 13 hours? I've barely finished the first mission, after 10 hours. I'm playing hyper cautiously.
One of the many questions left hanging in Cameron's "Aliens" was how would the viewer approach the situation in Lt. Gorman's shoes, and what would be the outcome of the marines' mission if a competent officer was in command instead? This game is legit the first elaborate, engaging and extremally immersive attempt at answering that question, even giving the player an APC (*ARC), to actively monitor the stress levels, and vitals of the marines under your command , just like they did in "Aliens", and even deploy, move around, or provide a limited firing support for them in a pinch.
The parallels with "Darkest Dungeon" should be obvious, but "A:DD" takes it into the next level by being unevenly split between a real time game most of the time, full of suspense and nail-biting moments, and the more RPG-like intermissions between deployments, where you can manage your resources and allocate gathered XP points, etc.
There's much, much more to unpack from this game even still, but nuff said -- it's an absolute banger that really hit the head on the nail with the idea of how to bring the squad-based, (Aliens) Colonial Marine into a live-action game.
honestly this look like old school fun
I have loved the alien franchise for as long as i can remember! This game I have played sooo many times through and each time its a little bit different! I would love to see a sequel!
I hate it when people do playthroughs or walkthroughs without mentioning the difficulty they play on 😐
There's a distinct difference between people playing it more casually and masochists doing the hardest difficulty with extra challenges.
I like both types but I'd like to know the difference
Pretty sure he's playing on easy, though that doesn't necessarily make it casual. Going through on the default moderate difficulty, takes the concentrated fire of my whole fireteam to gun down an unarmored cultist in short order, let alone armored xenos. Max difficulty must be a hellish experience
Has to be on easy. He ignored the stress mechanic and took so many hits but so little damage. Even on normal I'm having a rough go
Man, watching you play the game like this is so triggering. You're ignoring the status effects, and the game is not nearly punishing enough if it allows it. I think that the rule should be that any time an alien closes the distance to your marine, it should be RIP for that dude, and so you should be forced to think about every situation strategically, set up the turrets to cover flanks, and close what doors you can to create kill zones you can control. I know it would probably make the gameplay very long, and possibly quite boring to watch, but the point is, you don't know where the aliens come from and they should be way more dangerous. I also understand that it would take a different kind of mentality altogether to play it, towards X-Com Long War -experience. On the other hand: just running headlong into middle of aliens, getting surrounded by handful of them, and somehow having the whole squad survive that is not right, either. It makes the aliens look like a joke.
Edit: Unfortunately, I am being a dumbass myself when I wrote this comment. I bought the game. It doesn't play at all like I hoped it would -- to close a door, you expend a tool unless it is a scripted door close or open in which case it is free. I can't tell you how much I disagree with the decision that closing a door must cost a tool. I don't think marines can be controlled individually, so strategic positioning is extremely limited, basically about dumping down a turret somewhere and that's pretty much it. And I am probably still in the damn tutorial on the first mission on the planet. Marines have stress level sky high, the game even tells me to create shelter, but I can't do that. I once closed all doors to an area but it wouldn't let the marines rest there. I guess I'll try to play it through, but it simply isn't offering me the experience I want.
A bit sad to hear that, but it still feels like a solid game with a great story - although probably not as hardcore as you would like. Since you sound like an experienced X-Com player, perhaps it is OK that tha game aimed at a broader audience?
Either way I agree that the aliens should be MUCH more punishing when they get up close. Survive one hit, perhaps two with armor, but that's it. To be fair the Aliens are a bit more bullet-spongy than would seem reasonable, so it is ballanced in that way. But not enough ambuses or sudden attacks to show what the aliens are trully about.
Anyways... tried any mods to make the game harder?
@@TheTimelyTurtle I haven't played the game for about a year now. I suppose I kinda-sorta enjoyed it, enough to play it through using a normal difficulty first, then applied the lessons learnt to max difficulty. It turned out that all that really matters in this game is the weapon damage output. I just put everything to upgrading the basic guns and ignored the fancy ones for most part, and it was not overly difficult afterwards. IIRC, my main priority was getting a sniper going because it is the reliable way to take down enemies silently, and I was sorely missing that in my first game. In fact, I struggled more in the medium difficulty when I tried to upgrade everything in parallel, and not knowing in advance what was actually valuable made it hard.
The game was also buggy as hell when I played it, I suffered numerous mission lock-ups that required reloading from save, and things of that nature. I think they mostly patched it and it's fine now, though. The stress control turned out to be extremely workable, as I made sure that everyone was always in top mental health condition and this was the other thing besides raw gun damage that I had to invest resources in. I also minmaxed the turrets, I got max count of them early and made sure to carry them to APC every time to not lose them. The game doesn't respect your shit, as you can lose turrets in cutscenes by having ships land on them so marines can't get close to pick them up anymore, and you can lose deployed turrets because the mission ends in some scripted sequence. It was maybe the most objectionable aspect of this game, as losing valuable resources in a way that I can't predict in advance isn't the kind of gameplay I'm looking for.
Edit: oh yeah, no. I just remembered what is actually the most objectionable aspect. That one mission in the derelict spaceship where it tells you to dump three turrets in a stupid exposed location in an attempt to recreate something like an iconic cinematic experience. This game's insistence of trying to do these "cool set pieces" is its downfall. It is meant to be hectic, and played casually, and you're supposed to lose squads in this, I think. This is the authentic experience they're trying to make. What I want is more like Space Hulk, maybe.
@@anttilankila1250 Wow, thanks for the long reply. It is a bit sad that the game is not as fine tuned as it could be but from what you are writing I feel that it is actually quite a good game for what it is. We may be a bit spoiled by passionate devs, the likes of Terraria, Darkest Dungeon and others, who put unreal and sometimes unprofitable ammount of work into their games to balance them out.
Aliens: Dark Descent seems a bit more aimed at the mainstream, which is not bad since it has an interesting story and very good graphics in cutscenes, which may bring new fans into the aliens franchise, along with the new upcomming movie.
Overall, I will probably buy the game once it is on sale some day. I am not certain I will play it, since I saw most of the game here on TH-cam and my bucket list is LONG, but I do want to support the devs for their solid work.
Thanks for the info 🙂
Why did you never at all during the entire playthrough, let the marines rest at all? The stress obviously negativity impacts their stats and gives them debuff a like using double the ammunition when firing. Also by the looks of it your playing on easy. Not even up for a challenge and just rush through everything
I was wondering how he had 4 tools when meeting up with his team at the start, thought I'd missed a loot box or something.
@@Cotterpin_Doozer cheats
"It'll eat you alive! Kill it KILL IT!" - Best line in the whole game! 😁🤭😆
That beginning facehuggers scene was the stuff of nightmares from svp1 to avp2 thise fuckers scared the crap out of me always hiding and would damn near give me a heart attack makes my skin crawl 😂
Fine the colonists in the old mine ....ive killed the queen , and cleared the whole area...is the mission bugged?
There were u kill the queen
40:00 Medbay has a KITTEH! 😸
We need a film like THIS in the franchise!
The game is solid.
As to the dialogue, the writers just sat down one weekend with a 6 pack of beer and watched Aliens released in 1986. Then they rehashed it all over this game. Come on, do better.
And since you insist on copying Aliens 1986, why change up the APC？The original isn't that much bigger than the Nike shoe they put in this game. Ya know, in the scheme of things, the original APC would have tied the room together. How hard is to get a job at these places? I'd run circles around them with their incompetence.
And for the love of god, her name is pronounced Maeko [Mah-eh-koh]. あるいは真恵子かな？インタネットで名前が漢字で見つからなかった。Anyway, It's the future. Couldn't find a Japanese person to consult with on the pronunciation?
I was expecting this game to be a FPS, i would have never imagine an Aliens game to be a RTS.
Feels like playing it ! Thanks to your videos I know what I might like to play. Got my copy today ^_^ fun fun fun
The pulse rifle doesn’t sound right 😢
Loving this. There was no way I could play this myself even though I was a huge AI fan. But its fun watching someone else show me how its done 😊
"careful; stress can kill you just as well as a bullet." That's all right; he doesn't care. He runs them till they die.
Masterpiece ever. Great
Ima be hearing “hurry up you slubs” for the rest of my life when I sleep now!
After watching several of your LPs, I'm convinced you avoid healing and dealing with stress mechanics on purpose.
Gotta be honest, the cutscenes, story, and level design are much better for RTS games…the FPS games. It’s insane and depressing.
Well you just gained a new subscriber in a funny way. I thought I was watching another non commentary TH-camr I watch and just realized as I’m finishing up the video that it wasn’t him 😂 so hello there! I now have a 2nd non commentary channel to follow now.
1:45:45 now that was a scene the zenos getting mowed down by the apc while the marines escape just in the nick of time.
Thanks.. good game play
If youre frustrated with the difficulty 😂...they tend to make you go from your own 10-yard line to the 3 in the red zone...THEN move the end-zone back 70 yards 😂. They'll do this to you multiple times in a level.
Here's a spoiler-tip. Pulling up your action menu puts the game in SLOW MOTION. You're not only gonna use that slow motion effect to choose a weapon and attack, but also MOVE and RUN away from danger, buying yourself time to set up sentry guns.
The AI is A LOT more forgiving when you're moving in slow motion. For instance, I was supposed to clear a room of 30 armed cultists.
You won't believe this, but I was able to run by all of them in SLOW MOTION, get to the BACK of the room, and set up 4 sentry guns, go back to normal speed and blast away 😂! The cultist stood there frozen.
Try it, it's a kinda "Quicksilver" effect? Where you're running in slow motion, and the AI is standing still like a statue! I was able to get by corridors with a lot of alerted sleeping Xenos, NOT by sneaking past them...but by slow-mo running by them, while killing a couple with shot gun blasts and grenades. Then setting up the 4-5 sentry guns (all in slow motion) and then turn the slow mo off 😂
No creeping around impossible patrol routes, just hit the slow mo, run by 'em to the right spot, unpack your multiple sentry guns and MOW them down, until the "hunt" ends.
Awesome ….thanks
Bring it to iOS and android plss😅
- Colonel Hayes? How did you get at colonial marines, ma'am?
- It was all starting in one fucking bad day, sarge.
The "C'mon team!" and "Hurry up squad!" needs to be toned down. That shit is driving me bonkers and I don't even own the game.
May I ask, what difficulty have you chosen for this play though? Thanks in advance!
Harper / Stern: Stress kills just as easily as a bullet
GLP: If they die they die
Good playthru bud, certainly found a new channel to use for my background noise
COME ON TEAM! COME ON TEAM! Good lord, it becomes unwatchable. Is there an option to silence movement confirmations?
There needs to be a mission review mode so that you can see from the viewpoint perspective of the characters.
7:40:44
It was at that moment they knew...
They f up.
🤣🤣🤣
Could somebody PLEASE tell me(on Xbox) how to c4 a barricade? I’m on the first mission where your guiding 4 marines to go to a colony! I went in the facility, overrided a door, managed to c4 one barricade but when I got to a second one I couldn’t command any member to c4! There’s no prompt in the skills, I can’t order one person at a time but the whole squad will go to it, I highlight it, press y then a, go in the skills but there’s no c4! Nothing I do works, please help? 😳🤦🏻♂️🙄
@U.W.Y.H.L.
In order to use a C4 Demolition Charge, you need to have at least 1 Ammunition (the 3 Bullets Icon on the top-center of the screen) in your Marines' reserve.
In short, if your Marines currently have 0 Ammunition, then you can not use a C4 Charge until you obtain more Ammunition.
Great!
In Space, No One…..ahh you know the rest!😅
It's about 14 hours! What a hard work Bro :)