X-COM Firaxis - XCOM: Enemy Unknown + Enemy Within Expansion

[Garm]

I haven't been paying attention, have they said whether or not the levels or randomly generated? Or is it a one and done puzzle game?

 

[Raghar]

I heard (on a forum) it's a limitation of engine they licensed, they were able to change some models on a map, but they were not able to force the engine to work with dynamically generated maps.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Maps aren't randomly generated. Enemy composition/placement and player placement apparently is varied but the maps themselves aren't. Supposedly there are 80+ maps and a campaign will take you through 20-30 missions so you won't see everything through one playthrough, but it's still a bummer.

 

[Mother Russia]

Handcrafted maps are a PLUS morons. Random generation is for ADD+ 'tards.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

20-30 missions? What the fuck?

 

[bonescraper]

Seems like in the earlier builds you could recruit actual human beings into your squad instead of those Gears of War inspired flesh golems :/

20-30 missions? What the fuck?

You can indefinitely postpone the final story mission.

 

[Raghar]

20-30 missions? What the fuck?

You said you'd post one page of review, at lest you'd be able to finish it fast.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

20-30 missions? What the fuck?

You said you'd post one page of review, at lest you'd be able to finish it fast.

Seriously though... I wasn't planning a review so much as I was planning on slapping a few of my favorite Cockdexians into a squad and making a LP/Review of Ironman +5. That's right, MHC, Big Nosed George, Brother None and Vincent "Douche" Weller shall go on an epic adventure of popamole and glory.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

PS. Since I like Brother None so much I shall give him the unending glory of using the classic X-COM soldier skin for his avatar.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

His expected response to the whole thing:

 

[Garm]

Handcrafted maps are a PLUS morons. Random generation is for ADD+ 'tards.

 

[Machocruz]

I just don't know. My radar is pretty accurate in forecasting whether a game will be shit or not. But it's not completely hating this. It won't have a patch on the old games, but I'm not disgusted, which is the proper and automatic response imminent decline (which it is, but not the worst kind of decline).

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

20-30 missions? What the fuck?

That's what the lead designer said at one point. Although the "Second wave" mutators listed previously have one to increase campaign length.

 

[Dickie]

I don't think I saw this video in this thread before. It talks about the differences between classic and normal and shows the key binding menu for the PC interface. Oh, and he talks about why free aim was removed.

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1226273p1.html

 

[Volrath]

It just looks so boring.

 

[Micmu]

It's just so retarded it might even be uninteresting for consoletards - in which case it will bomb.
We can only hope so. Shit like that must go.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

I expected words like that from grimdark wannabe 2010ers, but you, Micmu? Son... I am disappoint.

 

[Micmu]

I am very angry I guess

 

[Surf Solar]

Lead developer trying to sell his game to customers in a store.

 

[Volrath]

A game for retards by retards.

 

[Surf Solar]

I kinda feel pity for that guy. :/

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Jake Solomon seems like a bro. 10/10 would play Xcom with.

 

[Morgoth]

Jesus fucking Jake.

 

[Surf Solar]

"It's like chess but with guns and aliens. Which when I think about it isn't anything like chess..."

"This game is sort of the next step for shooters"

"You like aliens?
"no."
Yeah, exactly, you don't. You like SHOOTING aliens amirite?"

 

[bonescraper]

Jake Solomon seems like a bro. 10/10 would play Xcom with.

He is, i fucking love that guy.



"You wanna win?"
"We can't do that, that's cheating."
"Well, it's not cheating 'cause i haven't fixed this yet."