• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Bunch of XCOM 2 hands on articles seem to be going live right now

C

Corpekata

Banned
Seems like there must have been an event and the embargo just lifted.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Above all, it’s a relief to see a development team at ease with their own creation. The improvements to the tactical combat and the management of soldiers and the base are building on the strengths of Enemy Unknown, and the bigger picture – the management of the conflict itself – feels like something entirely new. Respectful to the past but not beholden to it. If everything holds together, this could be XCOM’s finest hour.
Click to expand...

Gamespot

As Solomon explained, "Even if you carry them, dead's dead. Carrying is a way to save certain soldiers, ones who are unconscious or bleeding out. If you don't carry them out to the evac point, they are considered dead. There are some cases where you have to evac soldiers in the middle of a mission, like poisoned squadmates . But the only practical reason to carry a dead guy home is if they have nice gear."
Click to expand...

Greenmangaming?!

The new classes are more distinct than ever before. Grenadiers can specialise in demolitions, laying waste to cover and making the most of XCOM 2's improved environmental destruction. The Ranger can stay concealed even when others are exposed, using added mobility to get up close and personal in order to dish out incredible damage with their sword. Sharpshooters now benefit from pistol marksmanship that makes sidearms much more effective, not to mention Squadsight bonuses that can make snipers very lethal indeed. Finally, the Specialist's Gremlin drone can be upgraded in several different ways, increasing its potential as a weapon or perhaps as a mobile field medic. You can even have your drone hack special Advent terminals and turrets to gain strategic advantages. Again, however, you'll have to balance your chances of success against the risk of alerting all enemies to your presence, or having reinforcements zero in on your location.
Click to expand...

Greenmangaming actually has both a gameplay video AND a 20 minute interview on their article, so it's more in depth than I expected for a retailer.

Probably a bunch more out there too.
 
A

Alcoholikaust

Member
20130201075337XCOM_Shield_Logo_zpsch8hgm34.gif

Exciting
 
T

Tecnniqe

Banned
Join Green Man Gaming for a special mission as we check out what’s new in XCOM 2 and interview the game’s lead producer, Garth DeAngelis.
“We lost the war,” intones an older, grizzlier Central Officer Bradford, setting the scene for XCOM 2. This is no sequel of brighter horizons and better things for team XCOM; instead Firaxis’ latest imagines a future where Humanity failed. The aliens won, the beautiful bases we constructed in Enemy Unknown were crushed, and XCOM was forced into hiding.
Click to expand...
 
S

Shake Appeal

Member
The hour-long playthrough on Eurogamer is fantastic, better than the more marketed beagle stuff. I'm a little concerned about destructability and all the RNGesus stuff on higher difficulties, but everything else is beautiful.

So many nice little touches, like having "pistol overwatch" as a base option for snipers. No swap weapon, overwatch, remember to swap back next turn.

And the line of sight indicator!!
 
B

bjaelke

Member
Shake Appeal said:
The hour-long playthrough on Eurogamer is fantastic, better than the more marketed beagle stuff. I'm a little concerned about destructability and all the RNGesus stuff on higher difficulties, but everything else is beautiful.

So many nice little touches, like having "pistol overwatch" as a base option for snipers. No swap weapon, overwatch, remember to swap back next turn.

And the line of sight indicator!!
Click to expand...

Hacking has me slightly worried. Those percentages were dangerously low and the added drawback certainly didn't help.
 
F

Funky Papa

FUNK-Y-PPA-4
The improvements to the tactical combat and the management of soldiers and the base are building on the strengths of Enemy Unknown, and the bigger picture – the management of the conflict itself – feels like something entirely new. Respectful to the past but not beholden to it. If everything holds together, this could be XCOM’s finest hour.
Click to expand...

ZoTY892.jpg


Edit: This map.

kyi9Upu.jpg
Click to expand...
nnngh.
 
T

TC McQueen

Member
Info summary from live stream:
-Grenadier Shredder ability takes out armor.
-Gunslinger Sharpshooters can be secondary assaults due to skill tree.
-Combat protocol is a guaranteed hit.
-Both skill trees on most classes are very good, hard to pick between them.
-Personal Combat Sims might be ADVENT troop exclusive.
-EXO Suit can have rocket launcher or flame thrower (Proving Ground unlocks flame thrower).
-Tons of customization
-Advanced Stocks give missed sniper shots 2 damage.
-5 days is new class training time.
-Memorial has little models of the XCOM:EU Interceptor & Skyranger.
-Living quarters are like submarines, soldiers have a big screen TV.
-Vigilance Dark Event increases enemy vision range.
-The civilian populace doesn't know XCOM exists early on.
-Line of sight indicators show you what tiles will let you see enemies.
-Stun lancers can take out one action at minimum.
-Rangers can blow up walls when they use their swords on enemies.
-Yellow dots next to health signify armor.
-EXO Suit rocket launcher takes one action.
-If you don't reach the green marker in the hacking interface, you can't get the rewards/abilities.
-Burning is a type of damage over time effect, like poison.
-Repeater has a chance of a free instant kill.
-You can freely edit waypoints.
-MEC Troopers can jump up on roofs.
 
E

Erheller

Member
TC McQueen said:
Info summary from live stream:
-Grenadier Shredder ability takes out armor.
-Gunslinger Sharpshooters can be secondary assaults due to skill tree.
-Combat protocol is a guaranteed hit.
-Both skill trees on most classes are very good, hard to pick between them.
-Personal Combat Sims might be ADVENT troop exclusive.
-EXO Suit can have rocket launcher or flame thrower (Proving Ground unlocks flame thrower).
-Tons of customization
-Advanced Stocks give missed sniper shots 2 damage.
-5 days is new class training time.
-Memorial has little models of the XCOM:EU Interceptor & Skyranger.
-Living quarters are like submarines, soldiers have a big screen TV.
-Vigilance Dark Event increases enemy vision range.
-The civilian populace doesn't know XCOM exists early on.
-Line of sight indicators show you what tiles will let you see enemies.
-Stun lancers can take out one action at minimum.
-Rangers can blow up walls when they use their swords on enemies.
-Yellow dots next to health signify armor.
-EXO Suit rocket launcher takes one action.
-If you don't reach the green marker in the hacking interface, you can't get the rewards/abilities.
-Burning is a type of damage over time effect, like poison.
-Repeater has a chance of a free instant kill.
-You can freely edit waypoints.
-MEC Troopers can jump up on roofs.
Click to expand...

Don't know if this was in the livestream or not, but Beaglerush's third video shows that civilians can alert the Advent to your squad's presence.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Dragon's Dogma is an RPG like no other
Opinion
22
2K
SaintALia replied
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6.0 is now live
News
24
2K
Hero of Spielberg replied
PSBlog: Helldivers 2 Galactic War gameplay detailed + New Trailer
Analysis 2 3
106
8K
Killjoy-NL replied
  • Poll
11 (non technical) design flaws with Helldivers 2...
47
2K
Dacvak replied
The System Shock remake is getting a massive patch with a revised ending, choice of female player character and more
News
21
2K
Roni replied
Top Bottom