Funky Papa
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What happened with the shit looking FPS game anyway?
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Even though I have a ridicilous backlog and and not that much time to play games in the coming weeks, I still bought this. Game just looks too great to pass. I am ready for some XCOM, baby! Although my squad might be not, as I'm going to get them all killed. I'm wonderin how to name the members of my squad, do I just take some random names from GAF or what, but that seems somewhat creepy. In the end it doesn't probably matter, being part of a squad I'm commanding is more like an immediate deathwish. Feel free to use my name for some puny meatshield, but please at least send me a PM when I inevitably die.
TheVoidDragon
Member
I think this is the first Turn-based game I've played. The demo was quite good but i'm not 100% sure, i bought it anyway. I hope i actually enjoy the full game.
Harry_Tequila
Member
I've played the original countless times and have been waiting over 10 years for another take on it. It's my favourite game of all time.
I thought having to wait until Friday to give it a go would be torture but a strange Zen calm has overcome me. I'm just so happy that its coming out and I really hope it does well. It sounds like it deserves to.
Classic ironman or death.
I thought having to wait until Friday to give it a go would be torture but a strange Zen calm has overcome me. I'm just so happy that its coming out and I really hope it does well. It sounds like it deserves to.
Classic ironman or death.
Raitosaito
Member
Rumored to be a TPS now and a downloadable total
Slackbladder
Member
I intend to VPN it. Technically it's against the ToS of Steam but I believe no one's been banned for using it yet. As long as you own the game and you're not buying from another Steam store outside your territory there should'nt be a problem. I did it with Mass Effect 2 and it was fine but I believe the ToS has changed sine then. Still others have used VPN since with no bans.
Ponti
Member
I'll be doing it. Did it with Skyrim as well. Steam don't mind you using a VPN to play games earlier so long as you don't use it to buy games cheaper.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
After playing the demo on PC, I decided to cancel my 360 preorder.
I'm picking it up on PC now instead. =)
It runs fine, if a bit hiccupy in parts, but having it on PC for posterity (since my 360 will probably be getting upgraded within a year or two) seems smart.
I'm picking it up on PC now instead. =)
It runs fine, if a bit hiccupy in parts, but having it on PC for posterity (since my 360 will probably be getting upgraded within a year or two) seems smart.
Turn Based gameplay. 1v1. One person goes, then the other.
Too many here in Europe
*cough* VPN *cough*
Oh ok, so i can play it with a buddy online?
any chance one of you could tell me what I actully need to do? no idea
Yes.
1. Close Steam
2. Start Spotflux or your prefered VPN
3. Start Steam and let it decrypt XCOM
4. Either stay online with Steam and the VPN or close Steam, start again in Offline mode and disconnect from the VPN
5. ???
6. Play!
Slackbladder
Member
Yep, when I get back from work at 6am Tuesday morning I should be able to VPN there and then. The hardest thing is to go to sleep for the next night shift I have to do!
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Bought and being downloaded. Its been so long since i played a turn based strategy game, i think the last was either a GBA fire emblem or DS' advance wars.
I preordered the special edition on amazon.de. Hopefully they will deliver the game a couple of days earlier.
live stream
http://www.twitch.tv/gamereviewtv
Edit: Eh, that's a recorded video from IGN, me thinks.
http://www.twitch.tv/gamereviewtv
Edit: Eh, that's a recorded video from IGN, me thinks.
electricpirate
Member
You can see how it works here, your dudes go, then my dudes go. then my dudes go, there's generally a 60-120 second time limit per turn.
On your turn, if you do things that cause sound (Busting through doors, smashing through windows, etc you can actually hear it, and adjust accordingly.
Here's a cool video of 3 games played by 2 guys from take 2, it looks like there's a core of something really fun here, but it def. sounds limited with only one game mode (Death match basically)
They usually don't unless it's a Blizzard release (which also have an unlock date so it doesn't matter anyway). :|
The only aspect that Ironman mode shares with roguelike games is the "permadeath" of individual soldiers. So I guess it's "roguelike-like-like", lol.
But you still keep playing even if you lose everyone in a mission, so even that is mitigated a bit.
Edit: Also, anyone remember "MEGABONUS!!!"
*shudder*
metalshade
Member
Just to say...WOW.
I have never played XCOM before, or any turn based game for that matter, always thought they would be dull, but I thought seeing as how this was getting a lot of attention and I am a sucker for sci-fi, I would give the steam demo a go.
Mind blown, the few minutes that the demo gives you were actually really exciting, and I really wanted to play more, and I actually let out an audible groan when the demo end screen came up.
Really looking forward to playing this one day, but alas my funds wont allow for it for many many months to come.
I hope you die hard fans get the game you've been waiting for.
I have never played XCOM before, or any turn based game for that matter, always thought they would be dull, but I thought seeing as how this was getting a lot of attention and I am a sucker for sci-fi, I would give the steam demo a go.
Mind blown, the few minutes that the demo gives you were actually really exciting, and I really wanted to play more, and I actually let out an audible groan when the demo end screen came up.
Really looking forward to playing this one day, but alas my funds wont allow for it for many many months to come.
I hope you die hard fans get the game you've been waiting for.
whalleywhat
Member
Alright, I'm picking this up tomorrow.
I think turn based strategy games are way more approachable then realtime ones. The beauty is that you are not under time pressure and contemplate about what to do next.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Dyni Crippler
Member
Damn, I just retried the demo on Hard and liked it MUCH more. Actually thinking of buying it now.
piratepwnsninja
Member
AMAZON!! Where is my key so I can preload!??!
You can always play on easy. Plus, judging from the demo, it's nowhere near as brutal as the original X-Com game. That game really hates you and wants to see you cry. I've obliged it many times.
Jobs are good for aquiring the resources needed to purchase goods (such as games) and/or services (like internet access so you can download said games). However, jobs also ironically limit the amount of time you can spend on the very goods and services that the resources gained allow you to purchase. I think that God set it up that way on purpose.
bender
What time is it?
That doesn't matter in my case. Terror from the Deep was my first strategy game and I've tried tons of other strategy games since then (both real-time and turn-based) and I just can't wrap my head around them. It's a shame because I know I'm missing out on a lot of great games. I fall into this vicious cycle of "this will be the one that finally clicks", only to end up regretting the purchase and swearing off strategy games for the nth time.
Even right now, I have the PS3 version in my Amazon cart. My rationalization is that I have a $6 promo, it comes with an additional $15 promo and if I hate the game I can always recoup by trading it in. Why am I so weak?
Doesn't seem like it. I hope so.
Slackbladder
Member
I think you can. It should be in the advanced options.
If you disconnect the VPN, do you have to stay in offline mode until the euro release date?
One comment (again based on the giantbomb quick look) is that the sniper didn't seem that useful. Didn't seem to have much more range than the other guys. Does he just have an accuracy benefit?
Steam ID
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrklaw/
yeah or else the game reverts back to a locked state.
How do you know?
masterkajo
Member
Not the first time through, AFAIK. But on your subsequent playthroughs you can disable the tutorial.
You either go online with VPN enabled or stay in offline mode until EU release or Steam might relock the game.
Boss Riovane
Member
Well im gonna have to live vicariously through you folks for the next 48 hours. My local shop is not getting it until wednesday morning. Its like time is passing so slow......
frontieruk
Member
so how long till it unlocks in the US?