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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Demo released on Steam
- Thread starter maniac-kun
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This demo was fun. Loved how the story mission killed off your whole squad except one guy. Nice hommage to what your first mission in the old game could have been.
You can also see that they are trying to do a few tutorial missions before they open up the full game. You can already see the beginnings with the research stuff and choosing between missions.
I was already going to get this but this just solidified my day 1 purchase. Going with the 360 version though. The iMac video card is shit and it did not perform that well. I can also se this working just great with a gamepad.
You can also see that they are trying to do a few tutorial missions before they open up the full game. You can already see the beginnings with the research stuff and choosing between missions.
I was already going to get this but this just solidified my day 1 purchase. Going with the 360 version though. The iMac video card is shit and it did not perform that well. I can also se this working just great with a gamepad.
lots of video apparently
Well a quick glance says that more then half 3.7 is from the movies folder. Almost all of those it looks like the demo does not use.
Anyway GAF why must you hurt me so. All this talk about playing a Turn-Based game(a XCOM game no less) on the PC with a controller is making me lose my faith in humanity.
throwawayname
Member
Time to try this one out!
If ou have the machine for it I think there is no reason not to go with the PC version here.
whalleywhat
Member
Somebody goofed.
A winner is you!
A whole 6KB/s more than the plan/speed tier I was on 8 years ago!
Great, that'll save me 4GB on release/pre-load day. Also, why did you watch the ending? I assume you're not interested in playing through the game?
Yeah i noticed that by the file names. It is another reason why I think it is time to go on a blackout for this game.
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Hari Seldon
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Good to hear solid impressions, but I"m just waiting for the full thing at this point.
A Shyamalan-esque twist that reveals you're actually the bad guy (or rather, guys)?
PixelVision.
Pre-order cancelled.
I don't have the game pre-ordered. Yet.
Game comes out in a few weeks. So it really only moved up the dodging spoilers by that amount of time.
SteveWinwood
Member
Nice spoiler tags Dennis. Preview post exists for a reason.
Dakota47
Member
Sarcasm detectors exist for a reason as well.
SteveWinwood
Member
Uh oh.
Is this sarcasm
Are we now being sarcastic regarding a sarcastic response to sarcasm
what is hpapening oh my hgod
Actually, both win and an alliance is formed.
I imagine some are meant to be full screen and the other are meant to fill a smaller window. Say like the mission briefing screen for example. That's my guess at least.
SVGA throwback.
Dakota47
Member
Sarcasm inception.
Yeah, I meant weeks not months :>
Nobody is expecting the greatest story but even so, nobody should really want any major scenarios given away before it's even out. It's no big deal but some people go nucking futs over stuff like that.
Demo was short but oh so sweet (though definitely a little too short)...
Battles (as scripted as they were for tutorial missions) felt very tense, as they should be for an X-COM game. Action-cam was quite exciting (especially for headshots and other critical hits) but methinks the novelty will wear off and I'll probably end up turning them off. Since they don't give you much of a look at the base management side of things, I don't have any real impressions (aside from the fact that it looks really cool, I like the ant view, though I do kinda miss the old-style bases a little bit). Runs like an absolute dream on highest settings (v-sync, 60fps locked, 1280x1024 borderless windowed) and looks stunning for a turn-based action/base management game.
As someone earlier said, it's XCOM...
Will probably replay every few days until the real thing comes, and I will try the control pad options just to see if it's any good (I hear it's pretty decent). The real thing cannot come soon enough!
O-O~
Battles (as scripted as they were for tutorial missions) felt very tense, as they should be for an X-COM game. Action-cam was quite exciting (especially for headshots and other critical hits) but methinks the novelty will wear off and I'll probably end up turning them off. Since they don't give you much of a look at the base management side of things, I don't have any real impressions (aside from the fact that it looks really cool, I like the ant view, though I do kinda miss the old-style bases a little bit). Runs like an absolute dream on highest settings (v-sync, 60fps locked, 1280x1024 borderless windowed) and looks stunning for a turn-based action/base management game.
As someone earlier said, it's XCOM...
Will probably replay every few days until the real thing comes, and I will try the control pad options just to see if it's any good (I hear it's pretty decent). The real thing cannot come soon enough!
O-O~
Yeah that is what i am worried about. I don't care about story, but I do care about some of the other stuff. Say info on the aliens or maybe unannounced alien species for example. Which is why I think to play it safe it is time to stop reading this thread or any future XCOM thread. Here is hoping I have the will power and luck to avoid any annoying spoilers.
Metalmurphy
Member
Kind of disappointed with the textures. I hope the final version has them improved.
Also, pretty short demo. And don't bother replaying for the other mission, it's exactly the same.
Also, pretty short demo. And don't bother replaying for the other mission, it's exactly the same.
Metalmurphy
Member
My solution to all games:
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000,a ;
WinMove, a, , 0, 0, 1440, 900 ;
return
In Borderlands 2 it makes my game micro-stutter even when it runs at 60fps, while fullscreen mode runs flawlessly.
Before this demo, this game was not on my radar at all. I don't think I even finished the demo (I did two levels) but I am definitely buying this. Works great with a controller, looks really nice and reminds me of Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars for the 3DS. Plus, it is £20 on GMG if you buy a free game and trade it in.
thetrin
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The two levels are the entire demo.