XCOM

[Dart]

Its back

 

[Aaelon]

Better than the FPS that was going to come out, I think thats delayed till next year.

Firaxis make the best strategy games, looking forward to this one.

 

[Agravaine]

The original was the first PC game I ever bought.

Going to have to get this if it turns out as good as it looks here.

 

[Swither]

Looks great and a must have.

I never liked any Xcom games after the first 2.

 

[Zeus]

Sexy.

 

[Cullhaven]

+1 to all that. Looks like it could be awesome.

 

[Gottaa]

I can see us having to buy a PC just to play this

 

[Bertyr]

Want, and new Syndicate Wars due before that .... (which has changed perspective), but hopefully still good

 

[Rochdale]

This is out next month, and I'm quite looking forward to it.

Did anything happen on those syndicate games?

 

[Chick]

the FPS came out, was tripe, and sunk beneath the waves IIRC.

 

[Aciiid]

I think it's going to be out on consoles too, it's back to the old turn based style of play too which should be a shock for the younger generation and there seems to be a lot of snap to walls for cover stuff.

Strangely I really got into UFO aftershock which was the best of the later ones It's the one where you're on the laputa (space station thingie) and have a little pod you do away missions down to earth in.

 

[Kegs]

God I loved Xcom!! My all time favorite still has to be Laser Squad.

 

[Kelger]

Really looking forward to this!

 

[Rochdale]

I liked that in the original they'd based the alien tech on all the bob lazar area 51 reports, central reactors with element 115 in them, it added to the atmosphere. Hope they've done something similar. Hope this game can live up to my expectations.... but it probably won't

 

[Artanix]

yeah, I've been following it a bit. Bit worrying that its completely aimed at console gamers. I have a strange feeling alot of the depth will be missing.

But still, it is firaxis... they're not scared of complicated games, it just depends on who decided to give this the go ahead, and if they give a shit about the game being good, or just want to extend the pool full of cash to an olympic sized one.

 

[Kegs]

Whoohoo!!!!!

http://www.lasersquad.org/Downloads.html

 

[Agravaine]

yeah, I've been following it a bit. Bit worrying that its completely aimed at console gamers. I have a strange feeling alot of the depth will be missing.

But still, it is firaxis... they're not scared of complicated games, it just depends on who decided to give this the go ahead, and if they give a shit about the game being good, or just want to extend the pool full of cash to an olympic sized one.

I thought there were two games. One an FPS type thing for consoles and the other one the turn based strategy type thing.

 

[Artanix]

yeah, turn based strategy game is being done for consoles too. e.g.

notice the button things. This is the firaxis one, there's a few vids about too. I just hope they don't shoe-horn PC gamers into the console style again, I have a mouse, I can be accurate, don't make me use "button 1" and "button 2" to cycle between targets -.-

 

[Zeus]

yeah, if i have to play like a console nub, i dont think it'll be long before this one gets relegated and i play one of the other 2 (xenonauts or extraterrestrials 2) instead....

but still, benefit of the doubt for now - it looks good, and personally i like this 6-solder restriction, as i never liked the spammy way of playing before.

 

[Rochdale]

It's up for pre-order on steam, so I just did