Why no hype for Xcom?
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None of the Xcom games were real time strategy. What they were was turn based strategy with a lot more depth then most strategy games attempt to put in today. You were the commader of an international organization tasked with stopping the alien invasion and you got to do everything that that entailed from building bases to commanding your troopsIrishAdams said:I'm really looking forward to the other one, the shooter you called it. I haven't seen much hype, but hype has never made me want to buy a game before. I can say that Xcom will be a game i'll probably want for sure. Very Bioshock feel.
I have never played any of the other RTS one's and I haven't even heard about it, but thank you for bringing it to my attention.
When it comes to RTS games I usually go for a more Fantasy setting, like Warcraft or Total War, though so I think Xcom for me will work better as a 'shooter'. Not that only shooting interests me, it's the setting, the character designs, the story, the gameplay mechanics and what not.
At first my response was "what, there's toooooooons of hype for xcom, I've read a ton of interviews with the dev team on Rock Paper Shotgun alone..." Then I realized I've only seen ANYTHING about it on RPS, since they're a bunch of olden-timey PC fans. Personally, I'm incredibly excited.
I only ended up playing the original due to people ranting about it on the internet, and found it to be too obtuse and difficult to get into easily, but could definitely see what the fuss was about. I love the more up close and personal Strategy games, and this reboot looks pretty awesome.
I only ended up playing the original due to people ranting about it on the internet, and found it to be too obtuse and difficult to get into easily, but could definitely see what the fuss was about. I love the more up close and personal Strategy games, and this reboot looks pretty awesome.
Ya know, more then the future of X-com rides on this release... Seriously This is the first turn based strategy game (besides Civ) that any non Indie western developer has tried in too damn long. Seriously I freakin love this genre (Devil survivor and FF tactics for the win) and though I haven't played the orignal X-com (yet) I really am hoping that this brings a resurgence of interest to a genre that DESPERATELY needs some fresh blood. This could also bring some desperately needed attention to developers to stop nearly bankrupting themselves in the vainglorious pursuit of fidelity, looking at you Homefront.Overall I hope it turns out well. By the way I was also born in 92, just throwing it out there.
I think we're all waiting with cautious optimism. I know if I get too hyped up for it, they'll suddenly turn it into another FPS to go with the other XCOM.
Plus, in the meantime, I have to actually play the original X-Com. Still haven't done that.
Plus, in the meantime, I have to actually play the original X-Com. Still haven't done that.
Well it would be nice if thread makers added some footage...
Gotta say it's looking very snazzy, I'm not a huge fan of turn based combat but it does look like it might have enough fluidity to it.
And I hope that "glam cam" can be turned down because that sort of thing can get awfully irritating.
Gotta say it's looking very snazzy, I'm not a huge fan of turn based combat but it does look like it might have enough fluidity to it.
And I hope that "glam cam" can be turned down because that sort of thing can get awfully irritating.
That's irrelevant, I was born in '95 and I've played it.Lucem712 said:I was born in 92' so I'm a youngin, that's probably why I don't know about it.Saviordd1 said:
OT: I'm not really looking forward to it because, firstly, it won't be anywhere near as crushingly difficult as the first two, and secondly, because the developer of the originals is wary of it as well, which should be quite a warning.
I was born in '94, and the only games I had growing up were Master of Orion 2, Civilisation 2 and Syndicate. Civilisation has survived, Syndicate has been modified beyond recognition and Master of Orion has died. While I never played the original X-COM games, this new one gives me hope that, if it does well, someday there might be new versions of Syndicate and Master of Orion that live up to their predecessors.
A man can dream.
A man can dream.
You say that as if there used to be billions of drug-addled highschoolers running around playing turn-based games.Anthraxus said:
Obviously you didn't experience the dawn of Chess, the craze for it went world wide, those were wild times I tell you.GiantRaven said:
The world map was real-time. Not the combat.Windcaler said:None of the Xcom games were real time strategy. What they were was turn based strategy with a lot more depth then most strategy games attempt to put in today. You were the commader of an international organization tasked with stopping the alien invasion and you got to do everything that that entailed from building bases to commanding your troopsIrishAdams said:I'm really looking forward to the other one, the shooter you called it. I haven't seen much hype, but hype has never made me want to buy a game before. I can say that Xcom will be a game i'll probably want for sure. Very Bioshock feel.
I have never played any of the other RTS one's and I haven't even heard about it, but thank you for bringing it to my attention.
When it comes to RTS games I usually go for a more Fantasy setting, like Warcraft or Total War, though so I think Xcom for me will work better as a 'shooter'. Not that only shooting interests me, it's the setting, the character designs, the story, the gameplay mechanics and what not.
I don't know if they will do that in the remake. I didn't like being rushed for time, but it gave a certain adrenaline rush to the alien invasion when you knew you had to hurry.
I never played the original X-com games. Heard of them, sure. Seen playthroughs, sure. However, having never played it personally, my interest is limited to "curiosity" than "hype."
EDIT - Okay, I just watched the "first look" footage right now and... okay, LITTLE hyped now. Looks pretty awesome.
EDIT - Okay, I just watched the "first look" footage right now and... okay, LITTLE hyped now. Looks pretty awesome.
