Whats your opinion?

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I could never understand the idea of pre-order. Just wait until the game is released and then buy it. What's the big rush?

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Pre-order discounts and/or bonuses?

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Only reason why I pre-order some games.

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They're not worth it IMO. Not at all.

11 years ago
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Depends on a game and discounts/bonuses. But you're right, most games get very cheaper in 1-2 months after the release.

11 years ago
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Depends on the bonuses and discounts. If hte bonuses are like the Company of Heroes 2, sign me up!

Also, I pre-order games that I really really want to play and that I want to support the developers. Exemplifying, im going to pre-order the new amnesia and dreamfall cahpters as soon as the preorders are available.

11 years ago
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I'll buy Amnesia as soon as it's released but I won't pre-order. I don't know, I just don't like the idea of paying for something I'd have to wait for.

11 years ago
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its to guarantee a copy.....your only supposed to do it with systems where copies are limited on release date....PC doesn't usually run out of games....

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I only pre-order the games I'm super excited about! Like the Mass Effect 3 collector's edition! And I don't regret it, cause it was awesome! :D
Oh, and Battlefield 3 Limited Edition!

11 years ago
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i'd pre order day z

11 years ago
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Preordering games is a risky business these days, I'm with hustlayo; wait until it's released first, at least then you can get feedback from gamers that paid - rather than reviewers that got paid ;) Besides, preorder bonuses almost always end up being sold separately in the end anyhow, so if you really want Hudson's S.H.A.R.P Stick you can buy it later XD

11 years ago
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I don't think any game is worth pre-order. Wait for the reviews.

11 years ago
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Fortix 3 would be.

11 years ago
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+1, unless you're a big fan of a series, like Zelda (you know you can't go wrong with that)

11 years ago
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You're asking whether a game nobody has played is worth buying?

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I believe he's interested in understanding people's specific reason's for pre-ordering.

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Yeah, it's a good question :D

11 years ago
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I suggest waiting. I would pre-order for something like Bioshock infinite , but this game doesnt look so good.Still hoping thought.

11 years ago
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The game is looking fantastic. I've pre-ordered it because I found it for a good price and it's a continuation of my favourite film.

For the average person though, there's not really any reason why you should pre-order it. If you're in any way unsure of the game, just wait until it's released, then read some reviews.

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I bought a copy because of a pre-order deal as well. Not sure I'd actually like the game though, so might just give it away. You will have to let me know how it is when it's released!

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Awesome ^^ Although, I'm not the best person to ask about it. Far too much of an Aliens geek to get an unbiased answer :P

I'll try to judge it from a reviewer's perspective though!

11 years ago
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Don't bother, wait for a few months and get it with all the DLC.

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That will be more than a few months then.

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Better than spending $50 on a game and then maybe more on dlc.

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I can assure you, no one on this site will be paying $50 for any game lol. Look at how much this guy got it for.

11 years ago
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It was a game that I really wanted and somebody gifted it to me. :P I was gonna pre-order it.

11 years ago
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It looks like one of those games where multiplayer will be abandoned in matter of months and it seems really shallow at this point. I think the main premise behind it is to hook as many gullible people as possible and start working on equally bland and uninspiring sequel

11 years ago
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Was worth it for me, but then again I'm an aliens fan and basically bought it for the story mostly

I have to add that I'm a badass motherfucker too

11 years ago
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Rise and shine people, another glorious day in the corps. Every meal a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade, I LOVE THE CORPS!

11 years ago
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can you fetch my slippers for me sarge?

11 years ago
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Look into my eye O_o

Fall in people.

11 years ago
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raises hand

how do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

11 years ago
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You secure that shit Hudson!

11 years ago
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All right…now listen up! I want this thing to go smooth and by the numbers. I want D.C.S. and tactical database assimilation by 0830. Ordinance loading, weapons strip, and drop ship prep details will have seven hours. NOW MOVE IT PEOPLE!

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I am an aliens fan as well, so for me, the title itself is addictive enough. Then I found a store selling the limited edition at 20 GBP which I calculated as 33 USD.
For a new release at 33 USD with bonus, the price is fair enough. This game I don't think it is worth a preorder on steam. But If you could find a good deal at lower price,
I would say it's worth. Just depends on how eager you want to play and how low the price that some stores could offer.

11 years ago
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where do you find that deal?

11 years ago
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at simplygames. It is only the boxed limited version shipping only in UK. But I have a friend studying in UK, so I asked him to receive the box and message me the key. It was 19.8 GBP which is 33 USD when I preordered it about 2 weeks ago. Now they just rise the price to 21 GPB. But if you are in UK or you have friends in UK that can help you with this. It still a good deal since it is limited edition with bonus.

11 years ago
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No. Check the trailers. It's just going to be a Natural Selection 2 copy with the Alien license. It'll just be crap.

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You do realise Natural Selection 2 is multiplayer only right?

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Quite aware of that.

11 years ago
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So I don't understand how you can compare it to Aliens: Colonial Marines.

I'm not even buying CM for the multiplayer. Like so many other games, I'm going to completely avoid the tacked on multiplayer, and stick with a good story.

cough cough spec ops cough

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I'm talking about the gameplay style. When I saw the rhino alien, 'ripoff' came to mind with the exact same NS2 version. Not to mention that the graphics/animations in the trailer didn't look so great. So it's basically not what I was hoping it'd be at all. If you like the direction though, then by all means enjoy it. I just don't see how I could recommend this as a better Alien experience over AvP.

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You do realise that the Rhino Alien is about 15 years old, right? Originally made as a toy to coincide with the comics? ;)

11 years ago
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And yet somehow it still manages to be a copy. :/

11 years ago
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Dude ... I was like "did I start this topic?" but no, you just stole my Avatar haha. Was really confused for a second!

11 years ago
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Oh wow, based on the size of the avatar, I always assumed it was a strange, film noir toucan detective.

11 years ago
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i didnt stole it. i think we found the same pic in the web buddy. Würde ich mal behaupten. Ausserdem hab ich das Bild schon 2 Jahre aufem Rechner :)

11 years ago
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Ich hab's '06 dem Künstler gemopst und seitdem kein anderes Avatar gehabt :D
Weiß du noch, wo du deins her hast? In dem Zuschnitt findet man das nämlich nicht bei Google ...

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ich denke mal vonner avatar seite... so oft such ich nicht nach avataren... da hab ich weitaus andere sorgen ;)

11 years ago
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Generic FPS with cinematic elements. Nothing to see here, move on. Although it does advance the canon.

11 years ago
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Wel; I got it for 29.25 AUD so I'd say its defo worth it:)

Not sure If im allowed to post links, but you can find it here, just use the code

http://getgamesgo.com/product/aliens-colonial-marines

LV-426 is the code

They also have the Season Pass very cheap:) http://getgamesgo.com/product/aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass

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Yea thats what I was going to say... one reason to preorder is that it's cheaper than what it would be probably on sale down the road for a long time so that's reason enough. If the game isn't that big of a hit, which it's hard to say it wont be when gearbox is involved, then you only spent $30 so your not losing much and most likely you'll still play it cause your an Aliens fan for example.

Heck I missed it by one day after they had it for even cheaper making it $24 preorder... kinda sucked I missed it by a day but at that point I felt bad for preordering it too early xp. Still cheap though just thankness for tax return so I spent another $20 on the dlc pass or whatever even though I'm opposed to it hopefully it's worth it. It includes the Bug hunt mode which is $15 itself. I guess was coming out with the game originally and now is a dlc you gotta hate that crap though.

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preorder or not , but most of us have to wait for another grand sale on steam for the chance to get this great ,as i belive , game

11 years ago
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It looks like a pretty solid above average (but yet not great) AAA shooter. As a fan of the Aliens universe, I will definitely pick this up at some point, but the pre-order bonuses are not worth the added expense to me, especially given my financial situation and what I have heard / seen of the game. Again, seems like a decent but not at all unique or outstanding experience.

If you are going to get the pre-order, I would suggest getting the physical pre-order, since those bonuses look much more interesting than an extra in-game weapon which likely will get released as DLC someday in the future.

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i would get all bonuses for 27 euro

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No /thread

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Yes /SFK's mouth.

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I was thinking of getting this, but then I read about 4 DLC packs plan + season pass. If I get this game, it will be the GOTY for £5 in some Steam sale. Season passes are the cancer killing this industry, and I'm not supporting it.

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I agree on that man if it wasn't for having some extra money atm I wouldn't even go there but more of a reason is not to support it at all. Can you imagine a day where you pay for the activation of the game and then separate to pay for the content to actually play it. I heard the consoles are what started the whole thing with the 'season pass' bs. I admit when I first got wind of the season pass thing I chose not to understand what it was cause it screamed "buy more ontop of the game you already own!" I was right after I learned what it was haha.

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It doesn't SEEM like A:CM is region locked, at least it's not showing up as region locked in the Bronasium database, so I guess if you were smart you could pick this up very cheap from a Ruskie store.

Bronasium: Aliens: Colonial Marines RU
Bronasium: Aliens: Colonial Marines RU Preorder

Example, $15 on CDDiski...

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I feel like nothing is worth pre-ordering.

Its not like int the olden days when I had to pre-order or they would run out at the local game store...Wasn't that the point in pre-ordering?

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I haven´t see any much gameplay. I think you should wait, and I´m a big fan of Aliens but this doesn´t look that good.

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Closed 11 years ago by BlackRoxxx.