They've been pretty forward that this is not that X-com. I remember people being upset with the initial announcement, so it's not like they've been trying to hide what it is. Maybe it will suck, but it's really dumb to completely write off peoples' efforts because it shares a name to something you loved and differs from that.fanboi said:
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XCOm puts emphasis on storytelling (XCOM interview for RPS)
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Ahoi-Brause
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Ok! Thanks everyone, guess I'll rebuy it on steam. Because I really wanna play UFO again.
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Arne Niklas Jansson, the guy who does cortex command, made a few cute redesigns for the classic xcom.
also:
Arne Niklas Jansson, the guy who does cortex command, made a few cute redesigns for the classic xcom.
I don't know what 2k could've done they want a good metacritic and good sales that often come along with it. How could you make tactical game in 2012 when professionals in the enthusiast press write solid gold like:
This game will review well. They have an artstyle and aestethic thats very hot right now because of better products (Mad Men) and they will push some hot button issues (gay character). The gameplay will be at least competent, because it's hard to fuck up FPS in UE3. At E3 there were already some "most improved" comments. What this game needs isn't better game design or XCOM "fanservice". The people who want that are nostalgical fools who just don't get it.
The thing that this game really needs is a episode of Irrational Interviews, in which Ken Levine spins FPS squad commands and a 60s setting as something unique/excepional and game changing, and it'll be a walk in the park to a 90+ Metacritic.
Jeremy Ashdown/IGN said:
This game will review well. They have an artstyle and aestethic thats very hot right now because of better products (Mad Men) and they will push some hot button issues (gay character). The gameplay will be at least competent, because it's hard to fuck up FPS in UE3. At E3 there were already some "most improved" comments. What this game needs isn't better game design or XCOM "fanservice". The people who want that are nostalgical fools who just don't get it.
The thing that this game really needs is a episode of Irrational Interviews, in which Ken Levine spins FPS squad commands and a 60s setting as something unique/excepional and game changing, and it'll be a walk in the park to a 90+ Metacritic.
Interfectum
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EviLore said:
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X-COM and Hitman, two of my favorite franchises of all time, raped within the same year. Is there no justice?
Littleberu
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subversus said:
How much cynicism and pessimism can people have for a game, for the love of god?
"Suicide pill", "killing the franchise", "the game will be shit". It's not even conversation worthy and some is done by the fucking moderators of this board. It's not constructive. How unacceptable would it be if this same conversation was done in the Uncharted or Halo thread?
I'm not even that interested in the game, but it does look interesting... I don't want to go through a load of bullshit and trolls everytime only to get a coherent discussion about the gameplay elements of the game.
Littleberu said:
what? I'm not saying that the game will be shit (looking forward to it actually). I'm saying that if guys from Giant Bomb and Weekend Confirmed like it (well, Weekend Confirmed gets a pass), than it's bad for the game, because these guys tend to like simple, action-oriented games without complexity.
Littleberu
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Nirolak said:
Are you implying that you want this to be the norm? Are you... inviting and supporting such discussions?
So... 10 guys like the game, from the video game press, and it's BAD NEWS for a game? I'm sorry, but I don't get that logic. These guys aren't Armond White.
Anyhow, let's end this now, I said what I wanted to say. Now, let's hope the next thread will be better. A bit.
NinajHeartless
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Nirolak said:
First post nailed it.
<3 you, Nirolak!
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Every time I see that mock-up screen shot and those chibi-X-Com operatives and aliens I get all bummed out
They all are so awesome!Littleberu said:
Where did I say 10 guys from the press? I said Giant Bomb. Giant Bomb and Weekend Confirmed didn't like Deus Ex HR. I played the build and it's fantastic. That's what any modern reboot should be. And Giant Bomb and Weekend Confirmed didn't like the game. So it seems that they don't like games which don't play themselves. And while I don't care about XCOM series, I care about tactic shooters with complex mechanics. And if Giant Bomb liked it then it's not a good tactic shooter with complex mechanics.
Interfectum
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Littleberu said:
A lot of gamers are sick of seeing their franchises dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. You're tired of the pessimism? I'm tired of seeing potentially great games stripped, streamlined and gutted for the drooling masses.
Interfectum
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subversus said:
Yeah, it's pretty funny to listen to those podcasts and how they talk about staying true to a series, then when the series does just that they call it dated and archaic. I guess using your brain is too old school for them.
Joseph Merrick
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ahuahuahauha. awesome postkadotsu said:
Though I think the first X-Com game was great, I don't have any nostalgia-based attachment to a series that has been mostly bad otherwise. However, I've yet to see anything from XCOM that I would call remotely good. When it comes to cover-based shooters, you know what? I'm good. I've got enough. Some of those have terrible enemy designs too.