the game is fun. too bad the dedicated servers arent working as of yet and matchmaking seems to only find a few games.
I really like the predator hunt mode..
pvp so like 1-2 players is a predator and the rest of the server players are all marine.. its friggin fun.
as far as dx11.. its really cool. you have to see it for yourself live.. as you play you notice little things here and there that make you say wow thats cool! I dont know if its justifiable to upgrade just for Dx11.. but as dev's become more experienced I think will we see more cool things added to our games in the performance and visuals department. on the rig in my sig I have everything max'd and it runs like the source engine.. smooth and responsive. once in a while I will notice a stagger whenever textures load if you transition from jungle to a base camp but the textures are super smooth and sharp. i think the direct compute stuff must make a huge difference with performance.
if i could get my $50 back I wouldnt even take it..
pros:
great visual effects, spooky atmospheres and the anticipation (sometimes 2-3 minutes) of waiting for an alien attack wave can be quite thirlling whilst your scanner beeps (haunts) you as the sound of hissing xenomorphes are heading your way from an unpredictable direction.
Playing as a predator.. badass.
getting into a game is fairly quick online, sp is really fast and challenging i often have to repeat a checkpoint 2-3 times but i might just suck at it.
cons
human AI is terrible, sometimes they see you when your cloaked or they see you and dont even act like they care but its still fun because it kinda makes it a little harder to predict or plan an easy stealth attack
the game can get quite repetitive but what game isnt? its fun but its the kinda of game that you want to explore more to see what happens next and it might dissappoint if you find less than your hoping for
dedicated servers are still in beta and dont show any games yet and recent players dont show in steam to add them as friends
after a mp match there is no option to "party up", game over and if theyre not on your friends list then you might not see them until the bugs are fixed.
not alot of people have the game so friendslist games are quite non existent right now
other than that. B+ game
and no matter what species you play you constantly have to be on the look out.. constant turning and searching the ceilings.
humans have scanners but it only warns you of close proximity.. predators can scan for alien and humans by heat sigs and alien can see anything... so no matter who you are something else has the upper hand on you and you constantly have to be prepared.. camp as a marine,, predator has your ass.. camp as a predator and the alien has your ass... no one camps with alien bec you can see everything and move on walls and move fast as hell but if they are camping on the ceiling they probbaly have the upper hand because of the tail whip to the brain
all the attacks follow the paper rock scissors rule... strong attack beats block, block beats weak attack.. grab beats block if you lose your timing etc.. so "hand to hand combat" is often a crap shoot and its best to use the element of surprise or you'll find yourself low on health and out of stim packs really soon.
in sp I was playing a predator and i was setting up an attack on 3 marines.. right when i was about to launch towards a marine he was pulled up from the vent by an alien and 4 other aliens dropped down and slaughtered my prey... then they slaughtered me... i was pissed.
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