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XCOM 2 Review thread
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that's less than $60 US. Sounds like a bargain to me.
AnthonypUK
Member
I don't think they will, it'll do more harm than good, late ports rarely do well on consoles.
This type of game never had an audience on consoles, the first game undersold, sure, but it got good reception critically, was on PSN+, they needed to use that one to cultivate an audience, and then grow it with the sequel, but they took the easy, safe route of just releasing it on PC, because of that they've burned whatever audience they had on consoles, chucking console players a bone a few years later will mean it'd not sell again, and back up the "doesn't sell well on consoles" narrative the first game had.
i don't think it is a huge loss, its a PC game first and foremost, it is disappointing that 2K weren't in it for the long haul, as its a game series that deserves a massive audience.
Lookling forward to 00.01 on Friday, will be there missing 80% shots until i fall asleep.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
10/10
Poodlestrike
Banned
7.5/10? Might as well be 10/10!
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Probably not the first person to make that joke.
Anyway, scores and reviews look great! Game is gonna devour me wholesale.
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Probably not the first person to make that joke.
Anyway, scores and reviews look great! Game is gonna devour me wholesale.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Barely 2 months into the year and we already got 2 amazing games.
Felix Lighter
Member
Sounds so good. I cannot wait.
My thoughts exactly.
Part of me was kind of nervous that this would turn out to be really good, but maybe more of a detailed expansion like some sequels end up as. Relieved to see its a pretty big sequel according to these reviews.
This is very good.
Although...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lK4ouRWGHHI
It's a shame. I was one of the people who supported the last game on consoles (bought both Enemy Unknown and Within), but I guess there just weren't enough of us.
I'd like to play XCOM 2, but if you're right, I probably never will.
That's smartly reworded Anchorman joke. Xcomized,too.
IGNs Dan Stapelton mentioned a bit of a struggle maintaining 60fps
"And performance-wise? Lets just say Im glad this is a turn-based game, because it cant hold 60 frames a second even on above-recommended hardware. The problem doesnt seem to be related to on-screen action, since its often most pronounced when my six soldiers are sitting in the Skyranger drop ship on the way to the battle, and less so in the heat of the action itself. The tradeoff for that, of course, is that XCOM 2 usually looks fantastic thanks to extremely detailed character models and textures, expressive animations, and creative creature design. And the ability to blow big holes in buildings, especially when enemies are standing on them, is great."
Hi guys, our review is up as well.
http://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=11005 (polish)
I gave it 8,5/10
Gameplay is amazing, my only complaint is that the camera works even worse than before and there's too much similiarty in mechanics/enemies/story compared to previous entries. If you wanted to see some inovations, well.... you won't find it here
Still, great game worth playing!
http://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=11005 (polish)
I gave it 8,5/10
Gameplay is amazing, my only complaint is that the camera works even worse than before and there's too much similiarty in mechanics/enemies/story compared to previous entries. If you wanted to see some inovations, well.... you won't find it here
Still, great game worth playing!
Gauloisess24
Banned
Beyond Earth + Rising Tide > Civ V + Gods and Kings.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
The XCOM EU is one of the best and most meaningful games you can play.
When your soldiers die, they're gone. ITS OVER. THEY DON'T COME BACK. It's the most brutal punishment you can imagine. you keep on, but your solders don't. you'll play for 10 hours and have a favorite squad assembled who you handpicked, levelled, customized and outfitted and saw grow... and then.. one fucked up mission and it all went to shit.
Don't be a fool and make the mistake I made "this is not my type of game". This is everybodys type of game. There are no people who don't like that, because it's not about what you think it's about. You might think strategy games like this is boring, but XCOM. is intense, and it gets dark really fucking quick.
When your soldiers die, they're gone. ITS OVER. THEY DON'T COME BACK. It's the most brutal punishment you can imagine. you keep on, but your solders don't. you'll play for 10 hours and have a favorite squad assembled who you handpicked, levelled, customized and outfitted and saw grow... and then.. one fucked up mission and it all went to shit.
Don't be a fool and make the mistake I made "this is not my type of game". This is everybodys type of game. There are no people who don't like that, because it's not about what you think it's about. You might think strategy games like this is boring, but XCOM. is intense, and it gets dark really fucking quick.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Fuck yes, gunna be amazing.
Nah, Paradox has them beat. Civ: Beyond Earth is/was pretty terrible and Civ V only got truly great after Brave New World.
Firaxis is a solid no. 2 tho
RPS talked a bit about how the plot is actually very good. I'm curious about that, since the villains and their motivations are exactly the same as they are on EU.
I wonder if we will get more background about the aliens themselves.
I mean, they still want to genetic engineer some godlike psionic race for whatever reason, right?
I wonder if we will get more background about the aliens themselves.
yeah I feel like there's no mystery whatsoever as to what the 'avatar project' is, but they have to have a twist in there somewhere. Firaxis isn't exactly known for the narrative aspects of their games, but I'm looking forward to it regardless.
it is THE SAME, trust me. I got deja-vu all the time but still - you are not playing XCOM 2 for the plot.
Calling Beyond Earth terrible is, in my opinion, pretty grossly overstating the problems with the game.
Is it far too military conquest friendly? Sure. Could they have done a lot more with the setting? Probably. But it takes all the good parts from the core of V and repackaged them into an interesting new setting with a much less linear technology tree and a more enjoyable, unit influenced, unit system. There are a lot of good things in Beyond Earth. They absolutely could have done more and it doesn't stand up to Alpha Centauri, but it's a pretty solid title in it's own right.
Vanilla Beyond Earth was a far better day one product than vanilla Civ V. Beyond Earth probably won't see the same level of game changing expansions that V had to repair it unfortunately.
Oh shit, he just squad wiped because he couldn't leave a panicked Doorn behind. Or squad captured anyway.
Apparently he can rescue captured troops, which is badass.
Shake Appeal
Member
He criticizes the game for the things that fans enjoy about it (unpredictability of success, scarce resources, perma-death, constant tension leading even to exhaustion). It's not hard for those same fans to discount his opinion if you read the entire review.
I think most casual players don't do enough to mitigate their risks in these games. Yes, there can be snowballing, cascading failures that lead to squad wipes, but it tends to be because you didn't sufficiently account for what would happen if (when) you missed that easy shot. Always have a backup plan. Have a grenade throw in your back pocket. Know where they can move to and shoot from on their turn. Consider what your options are if everything goes wrong, because sometimes it will.
TonkatsuAddict
Member
Already had this pre-ordered, but glad to see the reviews are supporting my decision. Really looking forward to Friday. Need to make sure I have everything I need to get done this week finished by Thursday, because I'm going to pick this thing up the moment Best Buy opens and play it all day.
It's such a tough skill to learn, tho. I mean, sometimes you just gotta risk it so whatever, but yeah, most of the times, on EU at least, you could have a backup plan or something like that. But it is a skill that takes not only time to learn, but also require a mindset that is not completely obvious when you are dealing with %s all the time that is to make your own luck.
XCOM looks like a game of luck; until you drill into your head that is not; then it is like you are playing another game altogether.
I'm so happy to see these kind of reviews. It seemed like a game that was as close to a sure thing as I've seen in awhile, but it's reassuring nonetheless. Hopefully the technical issues get worked out not too long in the future.
The last few paragraphs of that PC Games N review seem like something I could see people having an issue with, but to me it's exciting in a way. The timed missions seem like they'll make for tons of interesting personal narrative.
The last few paragraphs of that PC Games N review seem like something I could see people having an issue with, but to me it's exciting in a way. The timed missions seem like they'll make for tons of interesting personal narrative.
hooijdonk17
Member
PC developers, both. Coincidence? Pattern? You decide.
Yeah, you can just watch Beaglerush play for a bit and he'll prove definitively that overall it isn't about luck. I mean he plays on the hardest difficulty modded to be harder and (usually) does fine. Flanking, height advantage and explosives go a long way.
Kaffeemann
Banned
So you will never own a PC that can play XCOM 2? How is that possible?
Ninja Sharingan
Banned
PC keeps winning in 2016! Day one for me Loved the last one.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Saw this elsewhere.
Soon it's Friday, Friday
Gotta get some XCOM on Friday
Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin' some XCOM on Friday
Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend
XCOM 2, XCOM 2 (Yeah)
XCOM 2, XCOM 2 (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin' forward to the weekend
Well I think the idea is that you can easily become more invested in the high stakes the game has, especially if you have your soldiers for awhile-losing a vet sucks.
At least based on the first game, I would say I agree with the statement, even if it does come across as hyperbolic when saying it out loud.
#sorrynotsorry
Member
Any good preorder discounts? Best Buy won't let me do store pickup, which is disappointing.
Unaha-Closp
Member
well shit I passed on The Witness, mo money mo problems right, knowing this was coming and boy am I happy its turned out well. Friday can't come soon enough. Note I will buy The Witness soon as I can scrape the pennies together. What a start to the year.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Jake Solomon said:
I expect it could happen a ways down the road. Once controller support pops up on PC it shouldn't be that hard to find someone to port it.