I Am Giving Away A Copy Of XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[Wiglaf]

I'm getting it for Steam and xbox actually. Hopefully they have cross platform multiplayer in the next generation.

[kittenOFchaos]

You must also write one sentence arguing why a student accepted at Carnegie Mellon or MIT, with an 800 SAT math subject score, should pursue a liberal arts degree in philosophy.

You can't be a gay muslim without a liberal arts degree in philosophy, everyone knows this.

[Main_Brain]

What made TIE Fighter better? Especially since XWvTF came out after TIE Fighter.

X-Wing: You in a Ship with Shields against Ships w/o Shields
Tie Fighter: You in a Ship w/o Shields vs Ships with Shields.
X vs Tie: Tie Fighter plus Multiplayer minus Story and Secret Side Missions

[kentonio]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun did a preview on X-Com and it sounds frankly amazing. Very excited about it now.

[Wiglaf]

One thing I am wary about is they seem to have given more focus to the missions, and scripted more. Also, for normal difficulty, this seems really easy. I counted zero significant tactical decisions (and some weird things too, like the Heavy around the 3:53 minute mark destroying his own cover while suppressing an enemy). Still love games like this, though.

[regexcellent]

The early missions aren't going to have significant tactical decisions since they're still teaching you the game, I'd think.

[Wiglaf]

I think a lot of the original's appeal was that it was never forgiving and always tried to bust your balls from day one. A lot of it was random but you definitely see some top tier bad guys in the first or second mission.

[Dinner]

One thing I am wary about is they seem to have given more focus to the missions, and scripted more. Also, for normal difficulty, this seems really easy. I counted zero significant tactical decisions (and some weird things too, like the Heavy around the 3:53 minute mark destroying his own cover while suppressing an enemy). Still love games like this, though.

That video actually makes the game look boring.

[Wiglaf]

I think that is due to the slow player, and also the decision to make the soundtrack/vibe more kinetic and actiony than spooky.

[snoopy369]

What made TIE Fighter better? Especially since XWvTF came out after TIE Fighter.

Because Tie Fighter came out significantly before XWvTF and was basically the same game. Even XWA wasn't much better, and came out even later. At least XWvTF added multiplayer. XWA added a new story and a bunch of new ships, but I didn't like the story very much. Its main redeeming value was working on Win98.

[Alexander's Horse]

I did a horsie do-do on this thread, can I have a copy for my 11 year old son?

[Docfeelgood]

Check this if you like the old X-com.

[Main_Brain]

Looks like an quite old Version? The last Version i played had much better Squad Selection ( Visible Health/Morale/ AP Left for all Squaddies).