It's made by the Civ devs and even Sid himself is supervising it, I have no idea how people think it couldn't be as amazing as the original.
Xandre
over 12 years ago
Until I play the game - not just watch gameplay footage - actually play a copy of the game, demo or otherwise, I won't believe any trailer I see. And after the gamespot affair where a reviewer gave an honest opinion on Kayne and Lynch and got fired, I have every reason to doubt those people as well.
Dasvaun
over 12 years ago
Both games were being developed at the same time, they just kept the strategy one under wraps. Now that Xcom:Enemy Unknown is coming out, it's been strangely quiet from 2k.
xpldngmn
over 12 years ago
either you haven't played "them all", or you just like XCOM because "it is to be liked to be cool".
TFDT was basically the same (much harder), and ufo:aftermath and ufo:afterlight were at least decent, i'd even say very good games.
Jholar
over 12 years ago
I was convinced after reading through the RPS interview:
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/
KuraiX2
over 12 years ago
Well you know is from the guys that make the Civ series, I expect a lot.
Guys?
over 12 years ago
Do you believe in love?
Kissamies
over 12 years ago
Afterlight was pretty decent. The others got too tedious pretty fast.
Lien
over 12 years ago
But...but... i liked the UFO: aftershock series...
Random Guy
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_176886]@GG[/url] Chryssalis epidemics are still a thing, there's just the small diference that Zombies don't pop new chryssalis when they are shot to death, but rather they become new chryssalis after some turns pass.
Malygon
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_176971]@Jumbled[/url]: Indeed, I still have this in my favourites: http://twitpic.com/c25xr
Herc
over 12 years ago
If there's a prize for rotten judgement, I must have already won that.
TheBaron
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_177043]@Dome[/url]: Sadly, Amazon's tendencies are also why some companies now do Release Day DRM, so no one can find out what crap the game is before release.
Dome
over 12 years ago
I per-ordered the game months ago on Amazon. Though only because I hope Amazon ships it a few days early... would of got it at gamestop if Amazon wasn't known for sending games early.
Lobster
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_177012]@asdf[/url]: MvM looks like a nest of hungry birds. Which makes sense, because sentry busters are cheep cheep cheep cheep!
Cubey
over 12 years ago
Apocalypse was good. Aftermath and Afterlight were at least decent (Aftershock sucked though). Stay grognardy.
Jacqli
over 12 years ago
Yesss, just as planned
asdf
over 12 years ago
I was hoping for an MvM arc :(
Kissamies
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_176907]@Solarn[/url]: I agree. Apocalypse was good.
I never got Terror from the Deep, because it looked like the first game with some graphics changed around.
Serathis
over 12 years ago
UFO Alien Invasion is another Xcom remake. And its FREE!
Angry perv
over 12 years ago
Can't believe fanservice didn't pass, maybe Jo will put fanservice in the TF story arc?
Jumbled
over 12 years ago
On the other hand, some of us have been asking for X-com strips ever since Jo hinted at doing one about the original game, long before this one was announced.
Democracy in Action
over 12 years ago
TF2 wins vote for story arc. We get strips about XCOM.
Haha! In yo face!
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_176931]@Hazama[/url]: Same, but I still feel like I am going to be disappointed...
Ah screw it, you only live once XD
bodmans
over 12 years ago
ma money is burnin in ma pocket because of you, jo.
thanks-a-lot
Hazama
over 12 years ago
After this, I went to see the gameplay video...And I am sorting the pre-order now...
God damn, more thinks wanting to steal my money >.<
idontknowshot
over 12 years ago
I preordered it a few days back after watching the gameplay vids and multiplayer vids from Pax. I don't know if its going to be a good Xcom game, but it sure looks like a good game. My most anticipated right now.
Solarn
over 12 years ago
If you include Apocalypse among those sequels that sucked, I'm going to have to hit you on principle.
Shadow Scryer
over 12 years ago
Yeah, it's magnificent. It and the trailers are what convinced me.
As did the multiplayer video.
CN
over 12 years ago
The little boy won the battle against the adult man.
BoozeHound
over 12 years ago
[url=#user_comment_176859]@Dominic[/url]
You mean there are still people out there who don't have it?
Also[url=#user_comment_176862] @Nobody[/url]'s photo note:
-.- hmmm....not sure if stupid or just failing at being witty....
Faro
over 12 years ago
Aftermath was a perfectly good take on the game! I enjoyed the hell out of it at least.
GG
over 12 years ago
What I really want to see, is if two of the things I best remember from X-Com 1 and 2 will return in force.
I'm referring to the mortality rate of the team, and the instakilling epidemic behaviour of the Chryssalis and Tentaculat.
=|
over 12 years ago
Even when there's no spam, there's spam.
Acksiom
over 12 years ago
". . .RockPaperShotgun, a website that enjoys being fully honest about it's thoughts about video games." Except for their bigoted, supplicative, white-knighting mangina female chauvanism and male-bashing. They don't seem to enjoy being at all honest about that. A good site otherwise, though.
Mein Herr
over 12 years ago
Two XCOM comics an arc doth make?
BakaGrappler
over 12 years ago
I'm glad you're going to give the game a good shake down. Myself, I learned of it through RockPaperShotgun, a website that enjoys being fully honest about it's thoughts about video games. I also like X-Chan, all grown up. Since X-Com is available on Steam, will we be seeing X-Chan and Steam-Waifu?
Dominic
over 12 years ago
I've preordered worse games. Plus if we hit stage 3 of the preorder bonuses, we get Civ5!
Daretobecupid
over 12 years ago
I claim this THIRD post in the name of Dr. Grordbort!!!
Luiz Paulo Santos Cruz
over 12 years ago
I never played a Xcom game, but hearing about this new game, i get a litle excited, sounds really good thing.
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