In many ways, putting aliens into a gameespecially a combat-heavy oneis an easy choice.
Aliens are easy to treat as simple fodder to annihilate.
It helps that they’re often made to appear gross.
you could learn about them by interacting with Xenoglyphs, Xeno-Archives, and other atmospheric relics.
The latest entry, Oddworld: Soulstorm, isalmost as goodas the rest.
It’s an odd and uncanny game, but a standout title from the Nintendo 64 era.
5Mass Effect And The Excellent Asari
There are a lot of interestingalien civilizations and racesin theMass Effecttrilogy.
You’ve got your sassy Salarians, your Quarians with their complicated history, your lobster-like Ranchi.
The Krogans are cool because they’re big.
The Reapers are worth mentioning because they’re the bad guys, even if they’re kind of rote.
But none are better than the Asari.
4Halo: Covenant Evolved
For many game-likers, the opening ofHalo: Combat Evolvedwas an awe-inspiring moment.
The first enemy you fight is even a werewolf!
Are theytechnicallyfrom another planet?
Not exactlybut being from another dimension counts as alien in our books.
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