review predictions...

The review embargo is supposed to be lifted 6am friday. While I am still confident the game will at least be a good, if not great. I just hope the ps3 and 360 versions arent botched, I remember the interview saying you won't notice the difference that much. I do hope they are right, I can handle low FPS but constant screen tears when rotating the camera (like in the ps3 version of Wolfenstein: the new order) nope, that will kill all the enjoyment. So what do you guys think?

Creative assembly doesn't have the best record for releasing polished products upon release. Neither does Sega in general. Just something to keep in mind.

The pre-order bonus gets a 10/10.

For me, all pre-order bonuses are inherently 0/10 for being a terrible practice in general.

@veektarius: AI being buggy will 100% kill this game, and yeah, CA is known for buggy AI. On the other hand, this being a much tighter game and smaller game, it'll allow them to polish it up more easily than an RTS.

Steve Burns of VideoGamer UK was tweeting about it just not using its name, instead calling it the space-based hide and seek game. The things he was saying where positive though, hopefully it's good throughout. All the gameplay videos for it made it seem cool, unsure about the human enemies though, but I suppose it's difficult to make a 15+ hour game interesting with just one enemy.

4/5

I've been thinking a meta of high 70s to low 80s for while now, leaning more to the 70s.

On an idea-level, this. So hard. I hate it so much I want to pre-order it but at the same time I HATE IT SO MUCH and will never do that.

The game? A 7-ish score all around probably. I really have no hopes for a new Alien-game even if it looks great on paper.

@mb: Eh I think the Dark Souls/DSII Pre Order stuff has been fine (i.e. free soundtrack, other random stuff); though in general I agree with you. Much like non-expansion pack DLC even though the concept itself is generally bad some good occasionally comes out of it.

If it turns out to be lengthy and difficult I see 7s.

If it's short and easy, 8s and 9s.

Let's put it this way; I've was watching someone on Twitch stream the game for like an hour and a half and i did not see ANY hint of the Alien. There was terrible first person stealth with awful human enemy A.I. though. Also, not scary at all, at least what i saw of it.

I'm gonna say 5/10 or 2 stars.

6/10. Interesting premise and moments marred by technical incompetence and lots of time spent doing nothing.

I tend to err on the negative side with my review predictions though.

this time I have included the calculations for the parallel bipolar esper factors along with normalizing the data to include the non-negative fluctuating reductive emotions due to colonial marines and I believe that the average rating for this game will be an:

8

I predict 7s. And honestly, that's ok with me.

This is the correct answer.

Patrick gives it a 3/5

I predict a long first person shower scene, game stirs up a storm about sexual identity online, review is outright cancelled.

6/10.

2/5 stars

It's an interesting concept, but doesn't hold up to prolonged exposure is what the basic consensus will be.

Also, knowing CA, it will constantly CTD or blue screen your computer. A certain fraction of people will not be able to load the game at all.

Paying 60$ for a short horror game is something I'll never do. The game can be as good as it wants, but I'm all about games than I can dig into for weeks.

7/10 and it makes the Polygon reviewer uncomfortable.

@legion_: I believe that is very limiting kind sir!

A mixed bag. Fans of the genre rejoice.

Depends on how much free time you have.

I predict mostly 8s out of ten. (or 4 stars) I think the fact that it's an Alien game that doesnt invovle killing dozens of things with high powered weapons will make people overlook it's technical problems, and I think fans of horror games like this are used to repetition.

Sigourney Weaver is going to give an Oscar caliber performance in the pre-order DLC. Available at launch for $59.99 USD.

10/10 greatest game of the year

Middling scores. The idea of a trial-and-error horror games seems inherently flawed.