^ Pretty much sums up my thoughts. Seeing the actual game I was expecting to be disappointed but I was just the opposite. I LOVE how they have armor pickups in the game, and the Lurkers look extremely fun to fight because of their AI that isn’t bog standard.
Playing it on the hardest difficulty for sure, which removes every single HUD element too.
Here’s an extended cut of the contact/cinematic trailer they released a while ago. I know it’s pre-rendered, but it’s great:
Aliens: Colonial Marines Contact Trailer Extended Cut
Also I love the fact that xenos actually get right on you even on the normal difficulty, not like AvP 2010 where even on nightmare the xenos would jump down in front of you then slowly come towards you allowing you to fill him full of holes.