Author Topic: Firaxis developed X-Com strategy game (Read 17319 times)

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #60 on:** October 09, 2012, 12:55:16 AM »

...it's going to be good. Frag gave it his stamp of approval during the recording of the most recent Cruncheons. Everything I've seen of the game makes my nipples hard in anticipation. I will own this game before the weekend.

archnemesis · « **Reply #61 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:29:27 AM »

The good news:

The bad news:
Apparently, it doesn't unlock until Friday. Where should I direct my rage?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #62 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:45:14 AM »

lol furriners

Himu · « **Reply #63 on:** October 09, 2012, 02:05:43 AM »

This game is 12 gigs? wtf

11 mb/s? Even bigger wtf.

archnemesis · « **Reply #64 on:** October 09, 2012, 02:08:53 AM »

Socialism leads to 21st century infrastructure.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #65 on:** October 09, 2012, 02:49:52 AM »

Shit it looks good. But I still need to finish Borderlands and Torchlight :'(

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #66 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:30:05 PM »

i am fucking awful at this game. i did a mission where i had to stop a bomb from exploding and all my squad dudes died

Brehvolution · « **Reply #67 on:** October 10, 2012, 12:40:47 AM »

Played the demo. Will buy tomorrow.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #68 on:** October 10, 2012, 08:46:21 PM »

this game is so hard. i'm having such a hard time because i'm failing over and over and over. i'm playing wrong. or something.

Himu · « **Reply #69 on:** October 10, 2012, 09:14:17 PM »

good, you bastard. fuck you! bitch.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #70 on:** October 11, 2012, 01:38:07 AM »

fistful this game is hard as balls so don't beat yourself up. I've restarted the game several times now cause I lost all of my soldiers.

rodi · « **Reply #71 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:57:53 AM »

Playing on normal and lost all my soldiers within the first thirty minutes. So now I'm on easy

Brehvolution · « **Reply #72 on:** October 11, 2012, 01:37:09 PM »

I'm surprised this thread is this dead.

This game is amazing. I don't know how to do half the stuff but I think this game is hard enough to where you will need to try different things the next play through.

I saw some babbys on the other board admit they save after every move so none of their precious soldiers die. :wank
It's embarrassing.

Himu · « **Reply #73 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:12:19 PM »

Thread is dead because TOO MANY GAMES man. I'm still on Borderlands 2 and Dark Souls.

Fifstar · « **Reply #74 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:33:06 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on October 11, 2012, 01:38:07 AM

fistful this game is hard as balls so don't beat yourself up. I've restarted the game several times now cause I lost all of my soldiers.

Haven't really followed this game, do you keep your soldiers through the missions? Level them up over time in the campaign?

Himu · « **Reply #75 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:36:43 PM »

Quote from: Fifstar on October 11, 2012, 02:33:06 PM

Quote from: G The Resurrected on October 11, 2012, 01:38:07 AM
fistful this game is hard as balls so don't beat yourself up. I've restarted the game several times now cause I lost all of my soldiers.

Haven't really followed this game, do you keep your soldiers through the missions? Level them up over time in the campaign?

Game has perma death.

Fifstar · « **Reply #76 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:41:35 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 11, 2012, 02:36:43 PM

Quote from: Fifstar on October 11, 2012, 02:33:06 PM
Quote from: G The Resurrected on October 11, 2012, 01:38:07 AM
fistful this game is hard as balls so don't beat yourself up. I've restarted the game several times now cause I lost all of my soldiers.

Haven't really followed this game, do you keep your soldiers through the missions? Level them up over time in the campaign?

Game has perma death.

Meh. I guess it's cool to have soldiers that you connect to over time, but I'm horribly ocd with strategy games like that and end up replaying missions when my units die too much that I grow tired of the game and quit playing halfway through. Prefer it if you have a specific team for each mission.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #77 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:09:21 PM »

Modern gamers are pussies, and people who are whining probably 100% guaranteed haven't ever played previous X-Coms.

Tucah · « **Reply #78 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:12:39 PM »

Finished up Dishonored so I'm gonna give this a real first go at some point tonight (just played the first two missions then stopped). Can't wait to dive in and give this game my full attention.

Fifstar · « **Reply #79 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:20:16 PM »

Eh, I'm playing pc games for 20 years, so I wouldn't call myself a modern gamer. It's true tho that I've never played the X-Com games, but I've played other games that have similar mechanics like the General series or Jagged Alliance 1&2 extensively and I just can't deal with capaigns where your previous success in a mission caries over too the next missions even though I enjoy the gameplay. Much prefer scenario modes or campaigns where missions are independent of each other, even though I get the appeal of a proper campaign.

archnemesis · « **Reply #80 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:23:47 PM »

Just play in ironman mode, then you don't have to worry about abusing the save system.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #81 on:** October 11, 2012, 06:18:53 PM »

Quote from: Tucah on October 11, 2012, 03:12:39 PM

Finished up Dishonored

How many hours for our first playthrough?

Tucah · « **Reply #82 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:24:05 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 11, 2012, 06:18:53 PM

Quote from: Tucah on October 11, 2012, 03:12:39 PM
Finished up Dishonored

How many hours for our first playthrough?

Probably took me a little over 15, collecting everything and doing some exploring along the way (and I already can't wait to go through it again).

A few hours into XCOM and it's everything I wanted it to be. The between mission base building/researching/satellite stuff is interesting and of course the core TBS gameplay is incredibly solid. This will devour my time this weekend. I haven't lost any soldiers yet but I know it's going to bother me so much when it inevitably happens, oh well.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #83 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:14:40 AM »

I got a few hours in.

Got my squad up to 6.

Shit's gettin cray.

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XCOM

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BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #84 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:32:09 AM »

Slightly drunk. Installing XCUM. Will probably JO.

Friday nigggghht!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #85 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:58:54 AM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #86 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:09:13 AM »

Played some last night. Seems as fun as I remember Xcom to be. It's nice they put in a good tutorial. The original use to just toss you into the action and rape you from what I remember.

archnemesis · « **Reply #87 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:14:15 AM »

Yep, that's right. Back then we didn't need tutorials, trial-and-error was enough.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #88 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:23:45 AM »

I skipped the tutorial since I played it in the demo. I just assumed it was the same.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #89 on:** October 12, 2012, 01:52:46 PM »

This game is really, really good. Not sure why everyone was saying the KB/M controls suck. Seem fine to me.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #90 on:** October 12, 2012, 10:02:49 PM »

You get so attached to your squad members. StarBuck is my kick ass sniper. If she ever dies. :'(

archnemesis · « **Reply #91 on:** October 13, 2012, 02:35:57 AM »

That's why I'm not renaming anyone. They're just expendable resources.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #92 on:** October 13, 2012, 08:07:09 AM »

Just first encountered the spiders. They killed my two best guys and I rage quit.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #93 on:** October 13, 2012, 10:53:51 AM »

restarted the game on easy because i'm a little bitch. but i'm having more fun.

archnemesis · « **Reply #94 on:** October 13, 2012, 11:23:42 AM »

I thought I had control of the situation until I ran into this. That's seven chrysalids too many. Yeah, I'm restarting without the ironman mode.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #95 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:07:33 PM »

The chryssalid are just fucking brutal. I'm on the first base. Cleared all the way to the last room, but there are three of em in there and my guys are all outta rockets.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #96 on:** October 14, 2012, 07:38:37 AM »

Rolled back a few saves, did some more missions, and went back to fuck up the first base. Lost two guys in the process (fucking chryssalid are way OP) but whatever. Man, this game is so good.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #97 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:40:07 AM »

Motherfucker. My system BSOD'd and my windows installation became wicked fucked. Had to system restore and lost my save. Beautiful. Was just staring to get good. Had SHIVs and everything.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #98 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:45:05 AM »

I have a UFO-3 to assault next and I need to try to capture an Outsider in the process. this game is such a dick btw.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #99 on:** October 14, 2012, 06:56:11 PM »

That mission was tense as fuck. It spawned three chrysalids, three floaters, and three thin men all in the opening area. Managed to get through the whole thing with only a wounded soldier AND i captured the Outsider.

Go me!

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #100 on:** October 14, 2012, 08:35:18 PM »

Not playing this game is fucking killing me $:-\$

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #101 on:** October 14, 2012, 08:46:42 PM »

Me too, but I don't feel like buying a 400 dollar computer strong enough to run it.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #102 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:13:18 PM »

buy it on ps3 the mouse controls are shite anyways

Purple Filth · « **Reply #103 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:37:35 PM »

this game sounds brutal as fuck

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #104 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:57:20 PM »

It's really not a looker or anything so buying it on consoles is fine. I prefer mouse and keyboard but its not like the greatest implementation of mouse and keyboard ever either.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #105 on:** October 14, 2012, 11:21:27 PM »

The mouse and keyboard controls felt really awkward to me so I've been playing with my 360 controller.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #106 on:** October 15, 2012, 03:32:46 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on October 08, 2012, 04:56:56 PM

holy shit this looks amazing. PC version any good?

archnemesis · « **Reply #107 on:** October 15, 2012, 03:35:56 AM »

The PC version is great. There are a few technical issues with the camera and the controls aren't perfect, but overall it's an amazing game.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #108 on:** October 15, 2012, 03:38:42 AM »

Is there a co-op or versus mode?

archnemesis · « **Reply #109 on:** October 15, 2012, 03:49:25 AM »

I've only played the single player campaign, but there is a multiplayer mode where you can play against human opponents. Co-op wouldn't work well in a tactical game with few units.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #110 on:** October 15, 2012, 05:28:18 AM »

Quote from: archnemesis on October 15, 2012, 03:49:25 AM

Co-op wouldn't work well in a tactical game with few units.

disagree'd. you could easily split the units in half. even with the stock group of 4.

it would be cool because you'd be severely limited with just 2 units so it would force the two people to work together.

archnemesis · « **Reply #111 on:** October 15, 2012, 06:42:24 AM »

It's possible if you have two players discussing everything over voice chat, but in most cases you'll end up with a worse strategy. In most good co-op games you'll instead assist each other and come up with something that's more efficient than what a single person can do.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #112 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:22:06 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on October 14, 2012, 08:46:42 PM

Me too, but I don't feel like buying a 400 dollar computer strong enough to run it.

The game runs great at 1080P on my 7 year old PC.
AMD X2 3800
Radeon 6850(upgraded last year)
2gb DDR (I think they are up to DDR3 now)

It chugs through some videos but the game is fluid and looks great.

archnemesis · « **Reply #113 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:32:38 AM »

Yeah, it's really not very demanding. My computer is 3.5 years old and I can run it with high graphical settings at 60 frames per second.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #114 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:43:52 AM »

PC version it is, then.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #115 on:** October 17, 2012, 08:35:26 PM »

In progress of doing the first alien base assault. Already have some plasma rifles and laser rifles. Doing OK!

Huff · « **Reply #116 on:** October 19, 2012, 09:41:09 AM »

This game is really really good. And I can play it in short bursts, which fits my time schedule perfectly right now.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #117 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:13:55 AM »

I'm playing it on pc with kb/m but it seems like it would play really, really well on a controller

Steve Youngblood · « **Reply #118 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:53:50 AM »

Quote from: Mamacint on October 19, 2012, 11:13:55 AM

I'm playing it on pc with kb/m but it seems like it would play really, really well on a controller

I've heard some (Julian from Three Moves Ahead as one example) state that the 360 controller is the better method even on PC.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #119 on:** October 19, 2012, 08:08:21 PM »

it is. it feels alot smoother

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Author Topic: Firaxis developed X-Com strategy game (Read 17319 times)