Intheflorsh
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The embargo was set at nine PM (ie 12 pm est). Sterling and crew accidentally gave us an early review.
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The Bureau: X-COM Declassified |OT| It's all about Taction
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The embargo was set at nine PM (ie 12 pm est). Sterling and crew accidentally gave us an early review.
Alcoholikaust
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Karak
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Wow? Just as the game unlocks on Steam/goes on sale? Huh.
Pops Maellard
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I'll update the OP with a reviews section and the Destructoid review when I get back to my computer in a bit.
phantomspiker
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Jim Sterling reviews have always been...interesting.
Alcoholikaust
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Holy crap your avatar is the dudes son
haha unfortunately thats me 15 years ago-as a drunk punk but I can see the family resemblance!
Miles Quaritch
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Karak, just wanted to say another great review.
Karak
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Indeed.
Thanks much Miles.
Hahaha. Well to be honest your hair makes some kind of sense.
Emerson
May contain jokes =>
That's actually 12 AM EST.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Here are some highlights from Sterling's (now unavailable) review. (If this is not allowed, lemme know and I will take it down.)
Edit: Sorry, that was a shitty thing to do.
Sorry for the heinous oversight.
Edit: Sorry, that was a shitty thing to do.
Sorry for the heinous oversight.
Avallon
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The Giant Bomb Quick Look was promising.
Tomorrow morning about 6am I think.
SneakyStephan
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'A really crap puppy' would be a better thread title addon than the PR 'it's all about taction'
ouch at jim's review, sounds like this is another stinker that tries to be for everyone but ends up not being for anyone. The AAA curse.
@ Jim (I know you are lurking here) nice review, it's rare to see control/gameplay mechanics detailed in a review or to just see so much meaningful information about a game in a review.
A review which you can base an informed purchase decision on, I didn't think those still existed.
ouch at jim's review, sounds like this is another stinker that tries to be for everyone but ends up not being for anyone. The AAA curse.
@ Jim (I know you are lurking here) nice review, it's rare to see control/gameplay mechanics detailed in a review or to just see so much meaningful information about a game in a review.
A review which you can base an informed purchase decision on, I didn't think those still existed.
SR4 is the only one making it out alive on Tuesday.
cleveridea
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ouch that review is really brutal
hmm I hadnt gotten around to preordering, I need to see more reviews now. I still want to pick up the game at some point as it looks interesting, but its looking like a budget game to me.
hmm I hadnt gotten around to preordering, I need to see more reviews now. I still want to pick up the game at some point as it looks interesting, but its looking like a budget game to me.
Alcoholikaust
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Pops Maellard
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Original title was a reference to the Giant Bomb quick look, and yes, Jim's summation would have made for a better title. Unfortunately I don't own a time machine, and pardon me for not knowing what Jim's review said when I made this three days ago.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
hmm i wonder if steam will let me take back my pre-order if I go and put it towards something else.
Like Saints Row 4 for example... D:
Like Saints Row 4 for example... D:
Jim Sterling
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Nobody saw nothin'.
Alcoholikaust
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phantomspiker
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WE SAW EVERYTHING!
and you killed the cautiously optimistic vibes in this thread.
Which is hillarious to see. People are so gullible.
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
You can't erase this truth.
Alcoholikaust
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Jim Sterling
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Please don't do that. Not knowing me, you don't owe me a favor, but I'd really rather you not lift our video and it would be really cool for you to not do it.
Intheflorsh
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That just reminded me. OP, you missed a great opportunity to spoliertag everything.
SneakyStephan
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Mods have the power to turn back time, it wasn't a suggestion aimed at you
I just thought it would make for a very funny thread title.Pops Maellard
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Will do, thanks for asking. I did go ahead and add the review score to the OP though if you don't mind.
Mods have the power to turn back time, it wasn't a suggestion aimed at you
Unless, you know, mods want to wait for actual reviews to come out instead of putting everything on one click-hungry dude's opinion.
Jim Sterling
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I can't stop you, but it'd probably be a big help to me and my trying to dodge an explosion in the office if it were held until embargo's up.
Scott32020
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Trying to cancel my pre-order on Steam. Anyone know the odds on it getting done the day before?
Alcoholikaust
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The Bureau: X-COM Declassified |OT| Nobody saw 'nothin
Pops Maellard
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Good lord man, you're killing me. Fine, it's gone.
phantomspiker
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Probably zero.
Professor Lich
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Well, this is a first.
I'll have to go against Jim and still go into this game with a positive outlook! I still think it'll be a fun experience.
Curse you Jim Sterling!
I'll have to go against Jim and still go into this game with a positive outlook! I still think it'll be a fun experience.
Curse you Jim Sterling!
But thank god for you.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Hmm seeing how the special rewards all the Xcom collection stuff is in my inventory, Id reckon they arent going to let me back out now lol
Jim Sterling
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Thanks, that's greatly appreciated.
I know y'all don't owe me clemency for my own stupid error, but I appreciate it! Contrary to what might be suggested, I really plan on that happening. Today has become Butt Clencher Monday now.
Oh, and I agree with those saying don't let your optimism die on the basis of my one opinion. I may be an outlier, I sometimes am. Others may have seen something in this that I didn't. By no means can one guy be objectively right!
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EDIT: Removed the part of interview so Jim is not killed.
This always bothered me in the previews (the use of XCOM aliens and other stuff). I'm sure that they would have fared better if they had used their own aliens.
They could have explained it with the story saying that after the battle with these aliens, others took notice and came to try and conquer Earth. Shame. I'll still wait for your impressions, guys.
Also, OP, should've spoiler tagged everything!
This always bothered me in the previews (the use of XCOM aliens and other stuff). I'm sure that they would have fared better if they had used their own aliens.
They could have explained it with the story saying that after the battle with these aliens, others took notice and came to try and conquer Earth. Shame. I'll still wait for your impressions, guys.
Also, OP, should've spoiler tagged everything!
Alcoholikaust
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aw drat I didnt even think of that.. sorry man-
CosmicQueso
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It's one review, and people are asking about cancelling pre orders everywhere? Wow. It's one review.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Its all good. I got enticed to pre-order due to all that extra shit from the Tier 3 reward lol. Really should have gone with saints row 4 instead. D:
Ah well, heres hoping the game is decent!
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