One of the best uses of the Alien franchise in gaming. It really gives you that feeling of being a commander in the APC giving orders to your team in the field. It's not perfect but as it's made by an indy developer there were always going to be a few bugs here and there. I encountered a few but never any that ruined the game for me as such. The auto save feature is a god send in that regard, especially when you know how to force the game to auto save. The RTS approach works much better than a turn based game would've. The cutscenes are pretty good for a game that's not necessarily AAA. In terms of the narrative there is quite a lot of good material there. I can't say I was bored whenever the plot progressed and in some cases I looked forward to the next cutscene. The interface is user friendly and quite familiar to those of us who are used to XCOM.
There are a few things that the game doesn't tell you so here's a few pointers...
• Switch the action menu to pause instead of Slow Mo. This prevents you from feeling rushed and gives you time to think things through.
• When you can be sure to weld a few doors and build a shelter, doing so forces the game to auto save if you haven't done so for a bit.
• At the start be sure to extract when the awareness is close to the Level 2 creature entering the field, later on with the right weapons they are easy to kill but at the start not so much.
• Have a good balance in your team, when you have a few marines with different classes try and get one of each on the team. Recon for example can use a sniper rifle to silently take out enemies before detection.
• Focus on unlocking weapons, mines and Rocket Launchers are useful.
• When your marines are a high enough level start getting them upgrades in the barracks. I wouldn't bother with them at the start but they are handy in the mid to late game.
• Don't worry too much about the Infestation level, it maxes out at 5.
• Set up motion trackers every time you hit the perimeter of the last one you set up. This helps you see how busy the map is but also allows you to see where massive onslaughts are coming from.
• Don't panic in an Infinite Onslaught, there's always an objective to complete that will end it.
• Carry as many sentry guns as you can.
• When there are survivors on the map go and get them. They will come in handy on the Otago.
So those are my tips and tricks to help you get through the game, Good Luck Marines!
There are a few things that the game doesn't tell you so here's a few pointers...
• Switch the action menu to pause instead of Slow Mo. This prevents you from feeling rushed and gives you time to think things through.
• When you can be sure to weld a few doors and build a shelter, doing so forces the game to auto save if you haven't done so for a bit.
• At the start be sure to extract when the awareness is close to the Level 2 creature entering the field, later on with the right weapons they are easy to kill but at the start not so much.
• Have a good balance in your team, when you have a few marines with different classes try and get one of each on the team. Recon for example can use a sniper rifle to silently take out enemies before detection.
• Focus on unlocking weapons, mines and Rocket Launchers are useful.
• When your marines are a high enough level start getting them upgrades in the barracks. I wouldn't bother with them at the start but they are handy in the mid to late game.
• Don't worry too much about the Infestation level, it maxes out at 5.
• Set up motion trackers every time you hit the perimeter of the last one you set up. This helps you see how busy the map is but also allows you to see where massive onslaughts are coming from.
• Don't panic in an Infinite Onslaught, there's always an objective to complete that will end it.
• Carry as many sentry guns as you can.
• When there are survivors on the map go and get them. They will come in handy on the Otago.
So those are my tips and tricks to help you get through the game, Good Luck Marines!