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Title: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: matt5cott on January 06, 2012, 09:00:07 AM
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/05/february-cover-revealed-xcom-enemy-unknown.aspx (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/05/february-cover-revealed-xcom-enemy-unknown.aspx)


Being rebooted by firaxis, and is a straight up 100% strategy game, could well be ace :bow:
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 06, 2012, 10:15:13 AM
Read this last night on Rock Paper Shotgun, am somewhat happy to say the least!  The original was one of my favourite games and I've played some of the recent clones but none really stack up to the original hopefully this will, can't wait.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on January 06, 2012, 10:25:40 AM
I never got to play the original - I was one of those who's radar it somehow skipped under - but I've seen it plenty of times and watched people playing on Youtube, so if the new game is even half as good as the original classic it should be a winning formula.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 06, 2012, 10:29:49 AM
I never got to play the original - I was one of those who's radar it somehow skipped under - but I've seen it plenty of times and watched people playing on Youtube, so if the new game is even half as good as the original classic it should be a winning formula.

The entire UFO/Xcom pack is £3.05 on steam at the mo, worth a punt just to have a quick play.  I did buy it ages ago but never played via steam  so no idea what they run like, they'd be perfect to play on a lunch hour at work but I can't get steam to work in here  :'(

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/964/
Title: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: zpyder on January 06, 2012, 12:48:58 PM
Been playing through the UFO games, well, I was till I got skyrim for Xmas. I like Thelma's it's like a tactical rts, but let's me pause to plan my moves. I've never been able to multitask well enough to get into normal rts type games, always preferred turn based or the UFO system...
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: DEViANCE on January 06, 2012, 14:00:44 PM
I used to have this game when I was young but could never get into it I just kept dying all the time.

After watching a few vids on youtube I might give it a go.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Rivkid on January 06, 2012, 19:22:50 PM
Hands down favourite game of all time. Half Life was close but this baby takes the title. Spent more hours than I care to recall, at silly-oclock in the morning, planning my next move and aiming Blaster Launchers into random buildings to try and find the last little git on a mission! The very definition of EPIC!
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 06, 2012, 22:00:43 PM
Hands down favourite game of all time. Half Life was close but this baby takes the title. Spent more hours than I care to recall, at silly-oclock in the morning, planning my next move and aiming Blaster Launchers into random buildings to try and find the last little git on a mission! The very definition of EPIC!

That was great fun, trying to find the last alien and wandering around a corner to run out of action points whilst staring down the barrel of a gun, much easier just to blast the little feckers into orbit instead :D
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Rivkid on January 06, 2012, 23:31:46 PM
Tut tut tut.... thats what the reserved move buttons were for!  :cheers:
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: ERU on January 07, 2012, 12:38:14 PM
Best game EVER!

I was playing the freeware version called UFO: Alien Invasion (http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/News) on my netbook about a year ago to get another fix of it!
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 10, 2012, 20:02:32 PM
Some screen shots and more info:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/01/09/first-screens-and-details-of-xcom-enemy-unknown.aspx

Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: neXus on January 10, 2012, 21:14:57 PM
I been surprised there has not been a GOOD looking up to date GOOD Ipad game of this, would be brilliant on ipad.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 16, 2012, 15:52:35 PM
Some more screenshots & details

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/16/xcomforting-happy-new

Starting to look good, especially the 3rd screenshot down with the sectoids in.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on January 16, 2012, 17:36:24 PM
I'm getting a bit deflated reading about some of the changes coming to it (mainly, it seems, to cater for console users) which is a sad thing. But who knows, maybe it can live up to the hype and hope of many.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 16, 2012, 19:24:44 PM
The console port doesn't suprise me its where the money is these days as long and as long as it means it gets made I'll live with that.  There are a few changes but its probably a bit too early to say if they'll make or break it, just hope its more make and not break, it can't be that hard, can it...
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: neXus on January 16, 2012, 22:06:44 PM
I'm getting a bit deflated reading about some of the changes coming to it (mainly, it seems, to cater for console users) which is a sad thing. But who knows, maybe it can live up to the hype and hope of many.
Not as I read them. They are modern day lessons learned, how you play today changes. I love XCOM but you also have to not forget all its flaws. Play it again now and you will see them again. Trimming a lot of that stuff out should be better for it.
Making it also playable on a console is also a given really. They sell the most, if your a company only doing PC is a bit daft in this day an age if you want to make money.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on January 16, 2012, 22:50:05 PM
I have no qualms with that as long as it doesn't weaken the skill and strategy elements involved in the game to make it easy for a wider audience.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on January 31, 2012, 13:13:24 PM
Some more screen shots:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=276672
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on February 03, 2012, 17:22:31 PM
Rock Paper Shotgun have a 3 part chat with the developers, haven't read it yet however.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/01/xcom-enemy-unknown-preview/
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/02/firaxis-xcom-preview/
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/03/time-for-a-change-firaxis-on-xcom-part-3/
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on March 06, 2012, 19:44:05 PM
First video of some game play:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/338723/xcom-enemy-unknown-gets-first-gameplay-video/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS

Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: matt5cott on March 06, 2012, 21:35:22 PM
Looks good ;D
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on March 06, 2012, 21:40:39 PM
Yeah it does, nice to see you can build your base I was starting to think that it was fixed and you couldn't change it in anyway.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 06, 2012, 22:05:36 PM
I am suitably impressed with how its shaping up now, seems there's going to be some great games out this year :nana:
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: ERU on March 10, 2012, 14:12:29 PM
First video of some game play:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/338723/xcom-enemy-unknown-gets-first-gameplay-video/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!  :rock: :rock: :rock:
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: ERU on July 08, 2012, 10:16:29 AM
XCOM: Enemy Unknown "Last Stand" E3 2012 Trailer
Not a valid youtube URL
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Rivkid on July 08, 2012, 12:29:40 PM
I really want to believe this is going to be good, but I'm unconvinced. Every attempt to remake/improve so far has been sh*t.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: knighty on November 12, 2012, 19:17:46 PM
so.... has anyone played it then?
Title: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Rivkid on November 12, 2012, 19:38:46 PM
No - but I've heard nothing but great things. Demo is on my Xbox might give it a try later whilst the wife works out
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Russell on November 12, 2012, 19:43:20 PM
Yup, been playing it a bit on and off, Borderlands 2 is taking a bit of time up or I'd be playing it all the time.

Its quite good though, the missions are great but I think its laking a little bit on the geoscape side of things could do with more UFO's to shoot down, but its no biggy.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on November 12, 2012, 23:14:12 PM
There's a few games at the moment I've been thinking of buying based on impressive reviews/youtube plays but I know for a fact I simply don't have time to play them - sadly this is one of them!
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: matt5cott on November 12, 2012, 23:24:44 PM
I played this and it was good but went to the bottom of the pile, Forza/NFS/Hitman all much better IMO.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: ERU on February 19, 2013, 10:23:29 AM
I played this and it was good but went to the bottom of the pile, Forza/NFS/Hitman all much better IMO.
Same here. I played through it once and that was it.
Title: Re: XCOM - Enemy Unknown
Post by: Leon on May 10, 2013, 10:31:43 AM
Last month before heading south I picked it up for £10 and straight away started a Classic Ironman playthrough... oh the anger, the rage!

Damn good game and playing on Ironman really makes it tense as you really don't want to lose your guys and the lack of saving is painful at times - shame its still buggy this far off release, nothing more infuriating than permanently losing a high ranking solider due to no fault of your own.