Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2

I love the first game but Jesus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Christ, what happened? Major performance issues aside, and trust me there are a lot, I don't think this game will get much better with patching. The Dialog, for the most part, is ass. The characters are stupid and quirky... that's their entire personality. Ko, so far, is the only one that's okay, but she'll still whine about my dialog options. I'm sorry that Hotshot was written to be a dumb ♥♥♥♥... I don't have a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ choice there. Also, the head of the ship is named Shipp and the head of the armory is Wrench... I'm glad everyone has a nickname based on their job. Dumb. Voice Actors sound bored as ♥♥♥♥ in tense situations. Music is... okay. I fell like it's not as good as the first game but it is what it is. Sound effects are mostly fine, though some feel weak and some are +10db compared to everything else. The AI is all over the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ place and I really don't know if they're bugged or what, but damn. Take them off the meth and give them brains please. Level design doesn't make sense. For example, why would we go down a single file double stairwell, through a double door, into a down slope double wide stairwell, into a barracks (from the Bomb Squad mission, fyi)? Why is every mission go to point 1, hold out, go to point 2, hold out, rinse and repeat? I haven't gotten to the end, so hopefully there's more variety later on.

its bad in every way other than visually. 1. locking certain basic things like cosmetics or challenge cards behind game progression feels like a lazy way to forcibly pad out hours played. 2. enemies jittering or even outright teleporting is a constant issue, especially during the second-half of the campaign. 3. the audio is dog water to be frank. the aliens sound like theyre halfway across the room from you even if theyre up in your face, voicelines can and will repeat with an echo, the guns are only passable. 4. the dialogue is terrible. if they were intending to make an obnoxious 'so quirky lol' character then they did raptor well. ko has the personality of easily forgettable cardboard even for someone supposed to be the hardass type. shipp. piper i feel as though could have had better development other than 'i spoke once on the comms now im learning :)' esther and wrench i like simply because they feel more natural compared to the rest. 5. i struggled to pay attention to the storyline on account of the fact that it was so bland and samey. the prologue had me hooked, i was excited. the 2.x missions managed to keep that excitement building up until 3.1 even if there were fair leaps of escalation. the more you start to learn about the big evil doctor, however, and the further you progress into that arc the worse it gets until it becomes nothing more than a 'big scary scientist is doing EVIL and playing GOD.' 6. the ai clearly has a few screws loose as very frequently from what ive played, they would do things such as conga lining or get themselves stuck on nothing in an open space (an issue especially prevalent with the droid enemies). the only ai that seems to work decently well and kind of erratically are the synths, which is bad, because youd also expect that the xenomorph enemies would be able to do more than walk in singular straight lines at you. 7. semi infrequently (in my experience) the interaction key would either take one-two seconds delay or outright stop working. really just a nuisance compared to everything else. 8. the difference between the pre-rendered cutscenes, in-game cutscenes and the actual gameplay itself is utterly jarring to such a degree that it can pull you out of the immersion; going from wonderful to look at immediately into grainy 80s footage. this game is ultimately just fireteam elite 1 with prettier graphics and DOZENS of issues which one wouldve hoped wouldnt have been stuffed into a game that costs a whole 50 dollars. i love that they made challenge cards infinite, added new weapons and systems for said weapons, and abilities. but when i can count how many new things theyve added to 2 on both of my hands while the issues that persist infinitely, constantly grinding against you, its really just not worth it to purchase this game at full price. at best this is a game that you wait a year or two before buying, or buy it when its at a 15-20 dollar discount.

This game is much more in-depth than it's predecessor. The guns, attachments, skills, challenge card, even the cosmetics are unlocked at different points in the game, rather than being immediately purchase-able. The gunplay is fast and frenetic, with the Xenomorphs feeling much more of a threat than they were in the first game (playing standard difficulty since the jump). The 3 Missions in each campaign are longer (closer to 30 minutes or so) than than they were in the previous game, much more akin to the length of the Pathogen DLC that was released for AFE (I am currently on Mission 2.3). The lighting is much more atmospheric and the story has been thematic with a darker tone than the first one as well. The characters you talk to are animated as well, not just the voicelines while looking at their character model as in AFE. There are some issues with this, sometimes the characters give a little bit of uncanny valley, and the voice lines can be cheesy. Additionally, with the increase in Xenomorph durability/threat, it has become harder to target and hit xenos (they're much faster), and they feel much spongier. The ammo box spacing can be tough. I have seen some reviews about stuttering when entering new areas and have encountered it, which is relatively jarring. However, this happened in AFE as well at the beginning and the Devs worked to fix it. I have faith that they will continue to work on the issues the community puts towards them. So far this is a very fun game, and I hope to engage some more when my friends pick it up! Until then, I'm going to keep grinding and finish the story!

I played the first game, this one is pretty much the same thing a few improvements but not enough to justify this price. It's not a AAA game. It's fun but not at this price they didn't change / add that much to justify the price.

So many bugs, game keeps crashing. Levels will not progress at certain points, achievement trackers won't progress, etc. This game had the potential to be better and instead has glitches and issues than the latest Call of Duty game

Oh man. Ich sage ja. Auf Steam würde ich nie ein Game veröffentlichen. Außer die Performtes und dem nicht mehr ganz so Retro Sound kann ich nichts sagen. Mehr Aliens, mehr Klassen, mehr von allem. Ballern eben. Der Sani war bei guter Gruppe im ersten Teil schon als HEILER überflüssig. Ist kein MMO. Wer natürlich 8 Stunden zockt und nur eine Klasse den Prolog durchballert. Ja der steht schnell mit leeren Händen da. Die 50€ sind tatsächlich auch meiner Meinung nach etwas happig, weil die grundlegenden Mechaniken nicht neu sind und auch keine neuen hinzugekommen sind gegenüber Teil 1. Empfehle es trotzdem, als Alien Fan. UPDATE: Also ich bin jetzt im vorletzten Dialog. Wird immer besser. Weiß auch nicht ob was am Sound beim heutigen Patch gemacht wurde. Ist aber räumlicher Sound wahrnehmbar. Freue mich schon auf Horde....BÄM.

Fun game, builds upon the first. It has occasional bugs, but nothing game breaking yet. Definitely recommend.

Was it worth 49.99 at launch defiantly worth 30 or 40$ is it fun yes very fun is it optimized yes, I didn't play the first one so having a good time with this one.