I couldn't care less about it, but that it threatened to drag the XCOM brand through even more mud. (This, after Enforcer, Interceptor, and Terror From The Deep, mind you.)
Poll: Do you want the XCOM FPS?
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The game didn't look terrible and I'll probably pick it up when it hits the bargain self. That being said, I think it was a mishandling of the IP and a cheap attempt to ride Fallout 3's successful coat-tails by latching any old nonsense to a beloved older title.
The better question at this point might be, Do you the Xcom FPS is vapor ware?
The better question at this point might be, Do you the Xcom FPS is vapor ware?
I don't think it's so bad. Granted I've never played an X-COM game and haven't played the new XCOM, partly because while I dig the base building and macro strategy element, I'm not to into the turn based tactical stuff they have for the actual battles.
The new XCOM game to me seems like basically an FPS that gives you greater control over your squad mates while in battle, with some watered down strategy elements surrounding it like buying upgrades and choosing which missions to do, which sounds pretty cool. Also I really like the aesthetic.
The new XCOM game to me seems like basically an FPS that gives you greater control over your squad mates while in battle, with some watered down strategy elements surrounding it like buying upgrades and choosing which missions to do, which sounds pretty cool. Also I really like the aesthetic.
X-Com? What's that? I've been playing Borderlands 2. Plus torchlight 2. Plus preparing for console release of dark souls dlc..wait, where the fuck are you people getting the time to have already completed all these games and all their new game +'s?! Im doing the best i friggin can and you're all already playing ANOTHER game?
Xcom: Enemy Unknown is the turn based strategy game that was recently released.Darmy647 said:
This is a thread about the FPS Xcom that received a lukewarm response when it was announced.
I really did like the original concept. An FBI grunt goes on a series of investigations and discovers black goo from outer space is attacking the populace. Tense pacing and the atmosphere of 1960's American suburbia, where anything can happen in the privacy of one's home, gave it a feeling like a mix of Bioshock and X-Files. You don't see many detective games on the market, and the fact that this would have taken place in the midst of an alien attack would have made it a game that couldn't fail. Even if it was one more in a crowd of FPS games, at least it had a sense of style you could appreciate.
This is one of those times where a project with great potential is snubbed only because it wants to do something different. Because the fans were upset it was first person and not a strategy game, 2K cut out the detective angle and put more focus on squad-based gameplay. Now XCOM looks like it's trying too hard to be Mass Effect, deriding the sense of style it used to have.
If the rumors are true and the game drops as a $30 download, 2K is being smart and cutting their losses. The way it looks now, the game is set up to fail.
This is one of those times where a project with great potential is snubbed only because it wants to do something different. Because the fans were upset it was first person and not a strategy game, 2K cut out the detective angle and put more focus on squad-based gameplay. Now XCOM looks like it's trying too hard to be Mass Effect, deriding the sense of style it used to have.
If the rumors are true and the game drops as a $30 download, 2K is being smart and cutting their losses. The way it looks now, the game is set up to fail.