XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[JWR3232]

I'm very excited for this game


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[redsrule]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/xcom_enemy_unknown/b/pc/archive/2012/06/07/xcom-enemy-unknown-exceeds-our-lofty-expectations.aspx

Can't wait till it is out!

[Armor and Sword]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

AWESOME! This is a must buy release day.

[MachoMyers]

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The real X-COM! I'm looking forward to this.

[redsrule]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

This contains of the information pretty much summed up into a post.

http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?117515-X-COM-Information-Summarized

Game is set to come out in October, and I freaking can't wait!

[Flawless]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Multiplayer confirmed

XCOM's multiplayer is simple, really. You begin a match with a points pool from which you buy units you wish to send into the battlefield. All the units in the game are available from the off, from the Sectoid to the Thin Man, the Chrysalid to the Sniper soldier.

Thankfully, Firaxis has resisted the urge to tinker with the core XCOM gameplay for multiplayer, instead replicating it, more or less. A turn is limited to 115 seconds (this can be customised alongside the points pool). During this time you command each unit in your squad, moving, perhaps shooting, maybe using an ability too. Then, it's your opponent's turn.

Combat works as it should. In the XCOM remake, cover is essential. Leave a unit out in the open and they're dead during your opponent's turn. One of your soldiers dies from a sniper shot from within the mist and you wonder where the hell that came from. It's your turn. You have to think on your feet. There are 30 seconds left on the timer, which pulses red in the top right hand corner of the screen, and soon your opponent will bring his reserves out of the rear.

It makes for a tense, fast-paced experience. Because of the time limit on your turn, you're forced to make decisions quickly. You can't sit there pondering your next move over a cup of Horlicks like you can in single-player. This is different. The time limit creeps up on you. The warning bell surprises you. During your opponent's turn you find yourself twiddling your thumbs, pondering your next move, contemplating which Pot Noodle to eat for dinner. During your turn there's never enough time.

"In some ways it's straightforward, in some ways it's endlessly complex, in a good way," Solomon says. "All you have to do is kill the other enemy units. But what those units are is endlessly changing. The beauty of this is there is no perfect strategy. There is no strategy you could not defeat if you knew what you were going to face.

"So if the player brings a bunch of hard-hitting Mutons, that's fine, those guys are incredibly tough. But one Sectoid Commander could mind control that entire squad. If someone brings a Sectoid Commander, that's fine, because you can just bring a Cyberdisc, which is a robot and is completely immune to psions. So there are endless combinations of units you can have facing off against each other."

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[Candyman5]

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Looks awesome, Would you guys recomend the old xcom for pc? If so what is the full game name.

[mgoblue]

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Flawless, that's awesome! I'm gonna have to pick this up, possibly at launch (which I never do nowadays, too busy)

[Phobia]

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MAN I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Skyboxer]

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Is everyone going PC? Stuck between going PC OR 360. Probably going PC

[Phobia]

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Is everyone going PC? Stuck between going PC OR 360. Probably going PC

Gotta stay how I remember it, PC all the way

[redsrule]

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Is this game here yet?

[Skyboxer]

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Gotta stay how I remember it, PC all the way

Yep. I went in and paid off the PC version. Get some extras also.

•Fold out poster of the XCOM base
•Art book detailing the conceptual journey of re-imagining the classic
•Patch of the XCOM "Vigilo/Confido" insignia
•Digital bonus items including multi-monitor desktops, soundtrack, and more

[Kearnzo]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Just started paying attention to this, and now it's at the top of my most wanted list. Thankfully we'll have games to play like Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders II, and Borderlands 2 to play before this hits. This winter was looking slow for me, but now with XCOM, Dishonored, and the 3 aforementioned titles, I'll be as busy as ever.

[Armor and Sword]

re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

This will be the only non-sports game I will buy this year. There are so many great games coming out......I just don't have the time to play them all...nor want to pay full retail. But this one is a must buy. I had Hitman pre-ordered and decided to go with this one.

Next year.....I will grab Borderlands 2, Hitman and Dishonored on the discount used rack.

This game looks amazing. I remember the original well.