Zero Punctuation: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[DeimosMasque]

But there is a problem, both IP were sold long ago to a bunch of Korean MMORPG developers that will not release the games to Western audiences.

I am not sure what option is worse: EA or the Koreans

And there it is, all my hopes crushed.

Ah well, time to play more XCom

 

[SYSTEM-J]

This review made me laugh even though I haven't played the game yet, chiefly because most of the issues he raises come straight from the 1994 original that I know and love. In particular, the joke about Nigeria withdrawing funding cracked me up, because it was always Nigeria who would make a pact with the aliens in the original.

 

[Neferius]

"HIS STEPMOTHER WAS AN ALIEN: Ben *Yahtzee* Croshaw" ...soo, Yahtzee was raised by the Condesce ?
It would certainly explain a LOT.

 

[thisbymaster]

This game was crap. They couldn't even be able to give me a name. The main communication guy looks bad, I mean first year college student bad. There was no story to speak of, all of this could have been forgiven if the game play was good. It was the most disappointing part of the game, slow, clunky and completely made no sense. It shouldn't have been one side then the other side, it should have been broken up. This guy with more speed goes first then that guy etc etc. Two people can't go back to back behind cover? The commander can see through walls and ceiling without trouble? The more I played to more the problems became completely glaring. So glad I didn't pay 50 bucks for this pile of shit, but it does make me worry about Bioshock Inf.