Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Has a Rough Launch

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is here, and after a few months since its announcement, the day is finally here. Overall, Fireteam Elite 2 improves on the gameplay established in the first game, but its opening days are showing several technical problems that are driving fans away.

There’s Too Many of Them

There are a ton of new surprises waiting for players in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. From the big roster of brand new Alien variants, which are sure to make life difficult for you and your squad, comes the massive number of bugs. Reports from the first few days point to technical problems not only with performance, but with the enemy AI as well.

Currently on Steam, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 sits at a mixed review score of 64% at the time of writing. This stems from the AI’s lack of responsiveness. Many users have reported that sometimes Aliens will just halt in their tracks and stare at players while taking countless bullets to the face.

Other reports say that doors are locking players out, making progressing through levels difficult to impossible. Or that controls are suddenly getting disabled, such as picking up items, vaulting, or other interactions.

But if Cold Iron Studios can iron out these problems, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 does look very promising. The new roster of Aliens is fun to fight, and most aspects from the first game carry over with minor improvements, like much more attachment variety.

However, the dialogue and some of the lore do need some serious workshopping.