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

[Jaedar]

Gotta love how no one is even remotely interested in buying it.

 

[Surf Solar]

This is how the game initially looked.

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1226281p1.html

I kinda like it. The music is better (atleast in the first minutes) and I like the movement system more. Also, I like the location there, hope it's still ingame.

 

[bonescraper]

Also, I like the location there, hope it's still ingame.

No, it's not. Their producer made a map like that, but it got scrapped. It's explained why somewhere in this video.

 

[Gozma]

^^^Yeah, you can see in the initial vision it was supposed to be more of a horror game like the original but they made a decision to drop that element at some point in favor of a pure WH40K skirmish kinda ruleset and RPG class/skill tree characters.

 

[sser]

http://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/we-will-be-watching-commander

Pretty good podcast.

 

[Storyfag]

This is how the game initially looked.

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1226281p1.html

I kinda like it. The music is better (atleast in the first minutes) and I like the movement system more. Also, I like the location there, hope it's still ingame.

What could have been...

 

[Darth Roxor]

"I see there's a dark side in you" - the words you don't wanna say to a nigga man

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

That video doesn't look any better than what we're getting. If anything it looks worse (Camera closer to the action, suspicious AP/TU system running concurrently with aliens, possible bunching of soldiers into "Single units of two"). You guys are just acting like it's so much better because the soldiers are less stylized.
Pff to that I say. Pff! Feast your eyes on this glorious preorder armor and hair!

 

[Surf Solar]

This is so over the top that it almost looks like a parody in on itself. Mayhaps that's what they aim for?
Anyway, still sure I will buy the game when it comes out.

 

[Brinko]

Holy fuck, that classic Xcom hair looks like shit. It's like they taped a buffer to his head and called it a day.

 

[Gord]

Holy fuck, that classic Xcom hair looks like shit. It's like they taped a buffer to his head and called it a day.

I think they got inspired more by this guys here than by classic XCOM

 

[Brinko]

Holy fuck, that classic Xcom hair looks like shit. It's like they taped a buffer to his head and called it a day.

I think they got inspired more by this guys here than by classic XCOM
:guido:

Ah, so that's the tough choices you make in this game. In dire need of fresh recruits, X-Com starts a recruiting drive in North Jersey to enlist troops for the Power Ranger brigade.

 

[LizardKing]

How does this compare to UFO: Extraterrestrials (+Bman Mod)?
I haven't tried the demo, because it doesn't run on WinXP.

 

[Behelit]

Some multiplayer footage and for Codexian convenience, here are the times.

Game #1 :25
Game #2 :55
Game #3 1:23

http://www.twitch.tv/2k/b/334414040

As for the haircut, its less Jersey Shore and more Guile. The All American is the bro of bros when it comes to music.

 

[Gozma]

Wow, overwatch works with squad sight. I wonder if that skill that lets you shoot again if you kill someone that's out of cover refreshes your overwatch on kills during the enemy turn

Also the #1 multiplayer troll is going to be hiding a floater with the high fly ability in a different corner of the map over and over for 50 turns

 

[Behelit]

Wow, overwatch works with squad sight. I wonder if that skill that lets you shoot again if you kill someone that's out of cover refreshes your overwatch on kills during the enemy turn

Also the #1 multiplayer troll is going to be hiding a floater with the high fly ability in a different corner of the map over and over for 50 turns

It won't happen in most instances. Although at higher levels there is an ability that'll let you shoot a second time in overwatch, provided the first one connects. It must be noted that shots during overwatch have an accuracy penalty. If the target is dashing, it lowers it even further, if he has the Lightning Reflexes perk, it avoids the shot altogether.

As for the floater high fly ability, I think it might be something you can do once, if not it'll at least have a cooldown for a few turns.

 

[Morgoth]

First review is online. As expected, lots of cocksucking: http://www.gameinformer.com/games/xcom_enemy_unknown/b/xbox360/archive/2012/10/05/review.aspx

 

[Gragt]

If you do not buy XCOM at this point, you're not a real gamer.

 

[Dickie]

I love the first sentence: "Turn-based games have a thin line to walk in order to keep players engaged."

 

[dehimos]

"Don’t let the “turn-based strategy” moniker scare you off; XCOM is a singular achievement that every gamer deserves to experience."

LOL

 

[Morgoth]

It's an early exclusive review, so of course they were paid big money. Gotta keep those incompetent "journalists" somehow employed.

 

[Gozma]

There's a black french soldier in that video that got dynamically nicknamed "Congo"

 

[SuicideBunny]

so of course they were paid big money.

prolly a few peanuts, an advanced copy of the game or two and being allowed to do that exclusive preview. game "journalists" are cheap.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Watched 25 minute video presumably of the final version of the game. They do two missions. Seen the two maps multiple times from other videos.

God damn it Firaxis. Game looks so good, why'd you gotta fuck it up with non-randomly generated maps?

 

[Raghar]

I already said that. They were unable to mod what they used as an engine. Basically they are victim of a third party SW. Also they are incompetent enough to not link kernel.lib properly.