So I've been following this development and it looks like it will be just like XCOM the original game with updates and new stuff. But still that good old turn based action I remember and love!
http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/
It looks so fun and juicy... might take Oct 9th off from any form of work and sit in front of that glowing screen of death!
Something new for the Steam Pre-Order: http://store.steampowered.com/app/200510/. They have a Kickstarter style bar that is based on how many people buy the pre-order gives bonus content to everyone whom pre-orders. Never seen that before on Steam. I urge you, if you were a fan of the original and want to bring it back again, please please please pre-order this one and join me in saving planet Earth once again!
NEED............
MORE..............
PRE-ORDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just picked up the game this morning. Just a note that the PC box version apparently only comes in special edition mode (still $60), so you get all the per-order steam stuff (classic soldier/deco packs/color customization (but not civ V)).
Plus: Sew on patch
Wallpapers
Ringtones
Music
Poster
Hard Cover story/art book
Not bad for no pre-order i thought anyways.
That's actually pretty cool, so many in-box games these days are just the disc making the decision to go with Steam or other direct download options slightly more appealing.
Once you take a bite out of it post a review!
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 09, 2012, 11:34:46 AM
That's actually pretty cool, so many in-box games these days are just the disc making the decision to go with Steam or other direct download options slightly more appealing.
Once you take a bite out of it post a review!
Will do. Not much time between Borderlands 2/Baby/Full DVR/X-Com though, so might take a bit.
P.S. WTF have you done to assault rifles Gearbox!?!?!
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 09, 2012, 11:34:46 AM
That's actually pretty cool, so many in-box games these days are just the disc making the decision to go with Steam or other direct download options slightly more appealing.
Once you take a bite out of it post a review!
Looking at what is in my steam library I am very glad I haven't purchased a boxed PC game in a long time.
Quote from: Lazybones on October 09, 2012, 11:39:05 AMLooking at what is in my steam library I am very glad I haven't purchased a boxed PC game in a long time.
The last box game I bought for PC was
Bioshock 2 (I think) and it is currently uninstalled, sitting on a shelf.
Quote from: Mags on October 09, 2012, 11:39:07 AMWill do. Not much time between Borderlands 2/Baby/Full DVR/X-Com though, so might take a bit.
P.S. WTF have you done to assault rifles Gearbox!?!?!
It seems like everyone on my Steam friends list is playing Borderlands these days haha
I haven't played "Baby" I hear it gets challenging when you get to the higher levels (less grind but more frustrating as you reach level cap)
hee hee
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 09, 2012, 11:49:16 AM
Quote from: Lazybones on October 09, 2012, 11:39:05 AMLooking at what is in my steam library I am very glad I haven't purchased a boxed PC game in a long time.
The last box game I bought for PC was Bioshock 2 (I think) and it is currently uninstalled, sitting on a shelf.
Quote from: Mags on October 09, 2012, 11:39:07 AMWill do. Not much time between Borderlands 2/Baby/Full DVR/X-Com though, so might take a bit.
P.S. WTF have you done to assault rifles Gearbox!?!?!
It seems like everyone on my Steam friends list is playing Borderlands these days haha
I haven't played "Baby" I hear it gets challenging when you get to the higher levels (less grind but more frustrating as you reach level cap)
hee hee
LOL. Playing the female mod, easier at low level, but ramps up to impossible later I hear.
Yeah plagued with control issues I hear LOL
Oh gods, the female mod is known to emit terrible screeches and whines at you, starting at the mid levels and carrying through to the end game. And the only defense you have is the Here's Cash Go Shopping move.
This game is fantastic!!!!! I can't stop...
can't stop the beat?
I am so very tempted to get this, however it appears to be a GIGANTIC time sink... so I may avoid
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 11, 2012, 04:56:49 PM
I am so very tempted to get this, however it appears to be a GIGANTIC time sink... so I may avoid
Not a time sink at the moment. After a 1.8 gig patch, my game is unplayable.. grrrr
Was loving the game before that though.
Quote from: Mags on October 11, 2012, 10:43:57 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 11, 2012, 04:56:49 PM
I am so very tempted to get this, however it appears to be a GIGANTIC time sink... so I may avoid
Not a time sink at the moment. After a 1.8 gig patch, my game is unplayable.. grrrr
Was loving the game before that though.
Back up and running. Seems (for some) the game went into a mode of about 5 fps and choppy sound, until you rebooted your machine. Seems odd, but there you have it.
Ugh, that sucks, nothing worse than patch hell, that's for sure.
But other than that fairly addicting is it? :D
Quote from: Mags on October 12, 2012, 02:29:48 AM
Quote from: Mags on October 11, 2012, 10:43:57 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 11, 2012, 04:56:49 PM
I am so very tempted to get this, however it appears to be a GIGANTIC time sink... so I may avoid
Not a time sink at the moment. After a 1.8 gig patch, my game is unplayable.. grrrr
Was loving the game before that though.
Back up and running. Seems (for some) the game went into a mode of about 5 fps and choppy sound, until you rebooted your machine. Seems odd, but there you have it.
"Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?" http://youtu.be/rksCTVFtjM4 or even better: http://youtu.be/PtXtIivRRKQ
So Mags, since Mr. A mentions this being a timesink, have you found it taking up a large amount of your time lately?
Indeed. Definitely has the just one-more-turn aspect to it. Firaxis, stayed pretty true to the original, while making the look and feel modern.
Not perfect for sure. Your men seem to miss a lot of 85+% shots.
The tutorial and manual are lacking.
*grumble* *grumble* *grumble* Patch!
But nothing game-breaking.
Definite B+ so far.
I have to agree with Mags on the soldier missing part but it gets better with equipment.
The manual, like some digital download games, is accessible from the steam right click menu on the game library, but it is limited. The in game encyclopedia research stuff is pretty good, but does leave some things questionable.
There isn't a traditional tutorial, but the "story" sets High Priority items to forward your research items and helps you with the basic stuff. This story mode can be toggled off if you just want to play.
More to come from me..
kotaku likey. http://kotaku.com/5952294/xcom-isnt-dumbed-down-for-consoles-its-smartened-up
(http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Stamp-of-approval-pix-are-we-legit-300x205.jpg)
So I finished the Single Player last night. 30+ hours to get it completed, only lost 6 soldiers the whole time playing, and I didn't do everything in the game yet.
Overall impressions: Very Highly Recommended!
Pros:
- True to the original - Very much the first turn based tactical squad shooter to the core
- Graphics are well updated
- Environments very distructive
- Base building and researching simple and yet adds strategy to choices
- RPG elements simple again, but still had me going "What should I pick now on this level up?"
- Alien units are definitely well upgraded and additional units over the original are fresh and diverse
Cons:
- No Co-op mode - why there isn't this in almost every game possible, I'll never know
- Only one base?!?!? - I'm not sure if it was the second XCOM that brought in the second base but I didn't see how to build a second one in this game
- Aliens do not attack your base - this was an interesting part of the original, building your base with choke points so that if you got attacked you could defend - didn't see how to do this in this new game
- Camera angle when using a rocket launcher or moving between upstairs or downstairs - sometimes hard to get the game to put you where you wanted with the mouse. Frustrating at times but not a show stopper
While it has some Cons, the game itself will own my game space for times to come yet. It brought back so much of the original that made the game fun and worth all the money! People in the office here whom have never played the original still have as much time into the game as I have and like it just as much.
NOTE: The demo does not do this game justice. Get a borrowed copy if you really want to see what it is like, then purchase for yourself!
The main sticking point for me I guess is price point, maybe I'm getting too used to $30 PC games haha
*cough* borrowed copy *cough*
I don't doooooooo that anymore.
There are too many FREE games I want to play let alone for-pay ones :P
Welp, I'm gonna buy this I think, put on my snuggly hoody and just play it for 2 or 3 days straight.
Don't forget the Red Bull. Or Bawls. Or something. Three days straight is a long time to stay awake. Or were you gonna wuss out and sleep for a few hours every night? :)
Quote from: Thorin on October 26, 2012, 02:12:27 PM
Don't forget the Red Bull. Or Bawls. Or something. Three days straight is a long time to stay awake. Or were you gonna wuss out and sleep for a few hours every night? :)
I've been very sick lately, so I've been up and down sporadically for days (check some of the times I've been posting)
I was just buggin' ya, that's why the smiely. That sucks that you've been sick. Maybe it was that day in the office, maybe some of my kid-germs got on you and partied when they realized fresh meat!
Quote from: Thorin on October 26, 2012, 02:36:59 PM
I was just buggin' ya, that's why the smiely. That sucks that you've been sick. Maybe it was that day in the office, maybe some of my kid-germs got on you and partied when they realized fresh meat!
My mom, dad and both my sisters are ill with this crap, I'm surprised I held out this long.
I'm actually surprised no one has said anything about me posting at 2/3/4 AM
SO if there is a zombie outbreak and I'm in your group I'll turn but a lot later than you think!
BRAINS!!
Remember, CARDIO
My problem is I coach (and thus practice) sprint-based sports. Go fast, then rest. That'll never work. Also, episode 1 (or was it 2?) of season 1 of Walking Dead had a zombie in a tank HOW THE HELL DOES SOMEONE GET BITTEN IN A TANK?!
Well, in The Walking Dead, everyone is infected so all that had to happen is someone dying (they all come back), maybe he died from boredom in that tank (as I saw very little tetris in there).
Actually one thing that really bugs me about zombie apocalypse things is they always show police blockades and military operations as having failed but it makes no damn sense. I mean, at least with Walking Dead two of the main guys for Season 1&2 were cops but seriously they're the only ones who had firepower and the willingness to use it? What about all the people with actual training and stuff??
If there were massive hordes and they were overrun fine, makes sense, but where do these mass hordes disappear to when the small plucky band of social misfits finally wander through Fort Awesome? Zombie tea party somewhere else?
C'mon, it's Atlanta, Georgia! There are more guns than cockroaches down there! You know there's something like 4 billion small-arms bullets in the US alone? The US government publicly admits to having about 1.5 billion bullets stockpiled, and private citizens have more than the government.
However, the show has indicated the herds are migrating somewhere, so maybe they are going to a Zombie Tea Party:
(http://iheardin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Zombie-Victorian-Tea-Party.jpg)
source: http://iheardin.com/2011/10/28/the-best-zombie-art/#.UIr5JMXA-6N
Haha, leave it to the internet, if there's an idea there's a picture of it somewhere hahahah
Well I'm on my second round in XCOM. I highly recommend starting on Normal or easier. Classical will kick your butt, HARD!
Quote from: Melbosa on October 26, 2012, 03:26:25 PM
Well I'm on my second round in XCOM. I highly recommend starting on Normal or easier. Classical will kick your butt, HARD!
I heard that actually Classic mode was also Man Mode (i.e. the mode you play... if you're a man) lol (curse you TotalBiscuit) hahaha
The more I look at it though the more I want to play it and I do love single player games :)
Normal will challenge you for sure. Classic is a Save Often, reload many if you want to save your guys from death!
No way! Iron Man the whole way through!!
XCOM is a game I expect to restart many times, it's just what it is :)
Well you can decide, but I know Classic is even frustrating to me. But I played through once on Normal - took me 30 hours to do it on Normal. Going to be way higher on Classic I'm guessing.
From what I've seen from various let's plays is that the fun is in the playing not the finishing with this one :)
Kinda like Minecraft :)
Good GOD I was having fun until I got to the glitchy camera BS on multi-level ships
VASTLY ANNOYING
Nothing like losing squad members thanks to the @%&#-ass camera
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 27, 2012, 08:22:12 AM
Good GOD I was having fun until I got to the glitchy camera BS on multi-level ships
VASTLY ANNOYING
Nothing like losing squad members thanks to the @%&#-ass camera
Yeah they are saying they will fix that with a patch. I know what you mean. Best thing I do for that is use the Q & E keys to swing the camera to an angle that lets me do what I want when you have that issue. But I agree, that bug is my largest complaint so far too...
Yeah, it seems to work, but I also have this thing where it doesn't quite show the level I'm on, not sure if it's a scroll wheel thing or not but it seems to reset so I can't see anything
grrr
but yeah anyway, first time through on normal is fairly easy so far, though once in a while I'll get one mission that just sucks balls (send in the redshirts!)
Good ol' luck o' the draw haha
Welp, I saved Edmonton from a horrible alien/zombie invasion
HOO-AHH
:D
Overall a great game, I put in about 10 hours this weekend, there are a few bugs that really need to be sorted out but otherwise a lot of fun.
I wasn't really sure about turn-based tactical stuff as I'm usually not very good at it but I've been really surprised how easy it is so far (at least on Normal)
The only time I've had any difficulty is when fighting with the camera, all it takes is leaving one squad member out in the open by accident to turn the tide of battle :)
I found around the 20h mark the difficulty really started to show at Normal. The thing was though I didn't finish the game right away, I kinda pushed it of for a while...
I'm kinda wondering how crazy things are going to get heh! I've met all the basic and some of the variant classes already (I haven't fought an Ethereal yet, but I feel that's coming soon).
I built a SHIV yesterday but I couldn't assign it in my squad for some reason, I guess people have been having issues with it anyway. It's a lot less versatile than a full squad with a variety of abilities. If anything I'll throw a rookie in the team so they get experience, kinda team them like VIPs, though sometimes they surprise me.
I really wish the game didn't give my NPCs nicknames 'cause I get attached to 'em
Yeah I usually try to take one Rook every mission, although that sometimes bites you hard!
I really wish they would attack your base... that was the O-@%&# moment I missed from the original!
YARG spoilers!! I was kinda hoping that would happen...
Maybe in future DLC??
Ah well it is what it is :D
So turn-based tactical shooter - you actually tell your little army men where to move to and where to shoot, then you click "turn done", then they do it, then you give the next set of orders, and repeat?
Quote from: Thorin on October 29, 2012, 09:51:08 AM
So turn-based tactical shooter - you actually tell your little army men where to move to and where to shoot, then you click "turn done", then they do it, then you give the next set of orders, and repeat?
It's a lot like D&D combat actually.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 29, 2012, 10:02:50 AM
Quote from: Thorin on October 29, 2012, 09:51:08 AM
So turn-based tactical shooter - you actually tell your little army men where to move to and where to shoot, then you click "turn done", then they do it, then you give the next set of orders, and repeat?
It's a lot like D&D combat actually.
Kinda... little more like board games, cause you move your guys and do stuff, then they move their guys and do stuff, and then repeat. But they can interrupt on your turn, so that is where the D&D likeness adds in. So rather than plan it all out and hit the GO! button for your turn, you play out your turn with Movement and Action for each soldier, and only if the enemy was ready for you do they act before you do - but it is a predetermined reaction they preform (always a shot first action). The individual soldiers do their action individually, then when you have nothing left to do for each one, the turn ends and the enemy beings.
Damn, sounds like I'd really enjoy that game!
Quote from: Thorin on October 29, 2012, 10:48:18 AM
Damn, sounds like I'd really enjoy that game!
Yes, yes you would. I mean there are so many tactical options that appear when you start combining the basic abilities of your squad, get your Heavy to lay down covering fire, have your Assault flush out an enemy and all the while you have a Sniper ready on high ground... you stack bonuses and abilities and generally learn how to outsmart your enemy through formation, quick thinking, being prepared and a few lucky rolls of the dice.
I've been through some tough scrapes without any damage to my team due to thorough planning and flawless execution even with some bad rolls.
There's no one more surprised than me that I like/excel at this game.
Oh boy. Oh Boy! OH BOY! http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/12/01/xcom-slingshot-a-trio-of-new-missions?abthid=50bcf507a8a4d0866c000034
Hmmm wonder what I am doing tomorrow...
Will I have to defend my base? Cause that's the only mission type missing so far!
They hit at it... but never say for sure...
Dang it! (http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/2/2c/Engineer_negativevocalization12.wav)
This is funny, and probably something the game dev should have put in the game MP stacks. But non-the-less it is very well done IMO: https://www.facebook.com/XCOM?sk=app_376588879095954
So seriously who doesn't have this game yet? And especially after this GamesCon announcement for expansion: http://kotaku.com/xcom-enemy-unknown-gets-its-first-major-expansion-this-1175378649
The game is fantastic. One of the best remakes ever IMO. You cannot go wrong with it as it promises everything the original did and so much more.
Anyone want this game but don't have it yet?