majestic Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 XCOM stands up pretty well compared to the original. It's only at the strategic level (base building and UFO interception) and in terms of overall story that it is inferior to the original game. The original had more complex hit/miss mechanics and shots that kept going until they hit something or left the area, damaging anything they hit according to their damage roll and some things were easier to shoot through than others. XCOM essentially only allowed explosives to reliably remove cover and you couldn't even target anything non-hostile with normal weapons. I think it is somewhat sad that with so many teams trying to create spiritual successors to the original and each and every one comes up lacking in some way, even the official sequels, though Terror from the Deep was pretty much the same game without the difficulty bug and horrible, nightmarishly anthropomorphized lobsters. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fardragon Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) I thought TftD had quite a large difficulty jump from the first game, and I found the tech tree less intuitive. The lobsters where cool though. Edited July 12, 2015 by Fardragon Everyone knows Science Fiction is really cool. You know what PoE really needs? Spaceships! There isn't any game that wouldn't be improved by a space combat minigame. Adding one to PoE would send sales skyrocketing, and ensure the game was remembered for all time!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 XCOM stands up pretty well compared to the original. It's only at the strategic level (base building and UFO interception) and in terms of overall story that it is inferior to the original game. The original had more complex hit/miss mechanics and shots that kept going until they hit something or left the area, damaging anything they hit according to their damage roll and some things were easier to shoot through than others. XCOM essentially only allowed explosives to reliably remove cover and you couldn't even target anything non-hostile with normal weapons. I think it is somewhat sad that with so many teams trying to create spiritual successors to the original and each and every one comes up lacking in some way, even the official sequels, though Terror from the Deep was pretty much the same game without the difficulty bug and horrible, nightmarishly anthropomorphized lobsters. UFO: Extraterestials Gold Edition came pretty close. And yes, it has the good old hit/miss mechanic. And even the Aftermath/Aftershock/Afterlight trilogy had a lot of things going for it (though also a lot of bugs going against it). At least though they tried to give a deep tactical gameplay. I need to play a bit more Xenonauts. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I like the reboot a lot. Not enough base management though, and a weak end game, everything else, except the bugs, is gravey. 1 Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktchong Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) New gameplay footage: Edited August 10, 2015 by ktchong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) New gameplay footage: Plz tag it as spoilers, you've linked an edited video that removes the interview sound, and it has some "lore" information that perhaps not everyone wants to know. If you want to see the interview with this video, link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un9YdJl5-uk&list=PLZFu0NLnbVtMQVQh3w3aUf6Ej5o0VOO4I&index=25 Edited August 10, 2015 by Darkpriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel979 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I happened to like the newest XCOM game. Granted, it was my first foray into the series, so I had nothing to compare it to. But I enjoyed it thoroughly (though I didn't get it until the enhanced version was released).Try Xenonauts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel979 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 XCOM stands up pretty well compared to the original. It's only at the strategic level (base building and UFO interception) and in terms of overall story that it is inferior to the original game. The original had more complex hit/miss mechanics and shots that kept going until they hit something or left the area, damaging anything they hit according to their damage roll and some things were easier to shoot through than others. XCOM essentially only allowed explosives to reliably remove cover and you couldn't even target anything non-hostile with normal weapons. I think it is somewhat sad that with so many teams trying to create spiritual successors to the original and each and every one comes up lacking in some way, even the official sequels, though Terror from the Deep was pretty much the same game without the difficulty bug and horrible, nightmarishly anthropomorphized lobsters. UFO: Extraterestials Gold Edition came pretty close. And yes, it has the good old hit/miss mechanic. And even the Aftermath/Aftershock/Afterlight trilogy had a lot of things going for it (though also a lot of bugs going against it). At least though they tried to give a deep tactical gameplay. I need to play a bit more Xenonauts. I tried UFO: Extraterestials, if I remember well you start with only 6 party members per mission (or was it compared to UFO's 14 but aliens still one shot your dudes. I didn't enjoy it much. Also it s graphics and UI made it clunkier to play than both UFO and Xenonauts. I also played 2 out of 3 of those AfterXYZ games, they are cool but still not good enough. At this point I only consider Open Xcom, Xenonauts (possible with some mods as well) and Xcom EW with Long War to be worth of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Bah, XCOM 2 looks actually interesting setting wise. I want to play it :/ Edited August 10, 2015 by melkathi Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Geez, that's a lot of customization. Pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Looks interesting. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I liked the stream, when the lead designed talked in detail for around an hour about the last video and various concepts and tidbits. You can find it at Firaxis twitch channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) I can't believe this has been already so many years. hah. It seems Firaxis are delivering goodies for a really good game for free: My gut tells me, that are checking the hype levels and are prepping for some new XCOM game. The 80s synth like music sounds amazing imo Edited October 4, 2018 by Darkpriest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That music is perfect. Not sure if it is enough to get me to do a 3rd playthrough yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heijoushin Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 lol, nice necro'ing of a thread from 3 years ago. I was pretty surprised that they're bringing out yet another expansion. Don't get me wrong, I love the game to bits, but there's only so many playthroughs I can do. Would much rather they started working on XCOM 3 at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I'm master necromancer I like to keep specific game threads going instead of creating a new one. I'm going through the game for sure. The new items make it worth it to go XCOM again, and soundtrack will make it so much better. I'm fairly confident, that this event is prepping people for a new product / hype train. They just want to get their attention on the franchise again, and with people being mostly positive on this free add-on (well console guys are not the happy part) they will probably drop some news on their new product - at least i hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Yeah, sounds like a sweet marketing move for XCOM 3 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Mother****ers I was so ready for another X com game Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenixp Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I'm ... Pretty sure that if this DLC were to either significantly delay or endanger future of other projects of the studio, they'd not release it. 'sides, if the next game is in stage of concept or early stages of programming, scripters, some designers and artists won't be able to particularly contribute to development anyway, might as well do something that'll help the company in different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wormerine Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I am glad this drops. I am ready to dip back into XCOM. I am pretty sure they are working on XCOM3 - Jake wasn’t in charge of this content. They are probably keeping xcom in peoples minds, that’s all. It’s a nice content to - adds stuff for those who are willing to replayed campaign, but mostly give new, shorter content to play through. We will see how things will go, but after I make my way through scenarios I might ditch XCOM2 and reinstall XCOM1 with long war. Not a fan of LongWar2, and vanilla firaxis XCOMs are far too scripted and predictable to be engaging on 2nd playthrough. I started one not too long ago, and got bored within couple missions. I wish there was a decent mod for WotC as its a pretty good expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I doubt the next game is still in concept, Fenixp. The writers and artists had most likely mostly moved to the new project by the time we saw the trailer for war of the chosen. 1 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That UFO themed soundtrack.... omg... so good for my ears and heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leferd Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 New XCOM content is always welcome. 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicMage117 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) It's free on Steam right now. Edited October 10, 2018 by SonicMage117 1 Just what do you think you're doing?! You dare to come between me and my prey? Is it a habit of yours to scurry about, getting in the way and causing bother? What are you still bothering me for? I'm a Knight. I'm not interested in your childish games. I need my rest. Begone! Lest I draw my nail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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