Alienation
Posted: 05 May 2016 20:29
Hey all,
Long time no see! I thought I'd drop in and see if anyone is playing Alienation on PS4. It's a pretty solid twin-stick shooter that feels like a game this community would usually get wrapped up in. I've been on a cleanse of sorts from frequent gaming but this game recently caught my attention and I've been sucked in. I'm hoping to have a little more time to pick this up again next week after I've graduated and in-between sessions of Uncharted 4 if anyone is playing! It's a lot of fun solo but I've gotten to a point where I could probably use a more solid partner or two as I'm working through Veteran with my Tank character. I've been playing it on a friend's PS4 and hoping I can move my character data back to mine when I return home to continue where I've left off.
People like to compare this to Helldivers, which I understand given the genre, but it is much more like a sequel to Dead Nation if you're familiar with that. It was Housemarque's previous twin-stick shooter but it never really grabbed me like this has. I also quite enjoyed Helldivers so I don't think it's too much of a stretch for me to say if you liked that you'll probably enjoy this too. I've included some info below for any interested parties looking for a new twin-stick shooter fix if you don't already have it. So if you're a bad enough dude to save the planet, pick it up and we'll raze the earth of the alien scum!
(No local co-op though which is, admittedly, a travesty)
IGN Review
PS Blog Post
Long time no see! I thought I'd drop in and see if anyone is playing Alienation on PS4. It's a pretty solid twin-stick shooter that feels like a game this community would usually get wrapped up in. I've been on a cleanse of sorts from frequent gaming but this game recently caught my attention and I've been sucked in. I'm hoping to have a little more time to pick this up again next week after I've graduated and in-between sessions of Uncharted 4 if anyone is playing! It's a lot of fun solo but I've gotten to a point where I could probably use a more solid partner or two as I'm working through Veteran with my Tank character. I've been playing it on a friend's PS4 and hoping I can move my character data back to mine when I return home to continue where I've left off.
People like to compare this to Helldivers, which I understand given the genre, but it is much more like a sequel to Dead Nation if you're familiar with that. It was Housemarque's previous twin-stick shooter but it never really grabbed me like this has. I also quite enjoyed Helldivers so I don't think it's too much of a stretch for me to say if you liked that you'll probably enjoy this too. I've included some info below for any interested parties looking for a new twin-stick shooter fix if you don't already have it. So if you're a bad enough dude to save the planet, pick it up and we'll raze the earth of the alien scum!
(No local co-op though which is, admittedly, a travesty)
IGN Review
PS Blog Post
My brother and I spent some time with the couch co-op, and we made it a little ways through the game, but it fell off our radar, and the next time he came over we played something different. This one looks much better IMO, so hopefully it has hookier hooks.