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Mingebag7
Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:24 pm
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Location: Big Applesauce
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 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) The new XCOM's out, guys! Updated graphics and mechanics, a single base, streamlined inventory management, and smaller squads of XCOM soldiers. I still think it's pretty darn enjoyable.  I've gotten about 3 months in on Classic with Ironman mode enabled (preventing me from save-scumming). My memorial already has about 40-50 names on it, including a few sergeants and lieutenants. I named one of the living lieutenants 'Nutcase' after he panicked repeatedly during a mission as a squaddie and somehow shot dead 2 weakened Mutons with his pistol. I know the short demo might've turned some people away from it, but honestly, the full game offers so much more.
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| Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:37 pm |
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Alcatraz
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:50 am
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) It it worth it?
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Mingebag7
Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:24 pm
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Location: Big Applesauce
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) I felt it was worth it, personally. Spent my entire sick day playing so far.
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Metal Chao
Joined: Sat May 05, 2007 6:04 pm
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Mingebag7 wrote: The new XCOM's out, guys! No it isn't ; -;
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Miggles
Data Realms Elite
Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) haha.
HAHA.
I've never played an X-COM game. I hear there was a demo, should I try it out?
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:14 am |
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111herbert111
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:31 am
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) metal chao wrote: Mingebag7 wrote: The new XCOM's out, guys! No it isn't ; -; Yes it is, don't try to deny it you filthy European.
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Izen
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:56 am
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Location: At the corner of unoriginality and boring
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Miggles wrote: haha.
HAHA.
I've never played an X-COM game. I hear there was a demo, should I try it out? No. Get the original first. The demo doesn't do either game justice.
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111herbert111
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:31 am
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Izen wrote: Miggles wrote: haha.
HAHA.
I've never played an X-COM game. I hear there was a demo, should I try it out? No. Get the original first. The demo doesn't do either game justice. I'm glad for all the RPS articles that gave me a better insight into the game than the demo.
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Mingebag7
Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:24 pm
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) The demo isn't worth your time. It's about an hour of scripted action.
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:27 am |
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Miggles
Data Realms Elite
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Well it's the only way I can experience the game without pirating it so should I try it or not?
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Izen
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:56 am
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Location: At the corner of unoriginality and boring
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Miggles wrote: Well it's the only way I can experience the game without pirating it so should I try it or not? No. Legally acquire the original game and play that first. Then play the demo, if you like, but the demo is pretty bad.
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:00 am |
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Grif
REAL AMERICAN HERO
Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:25 pm
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) note: getting the originals without ever having played them before has at least a 50% chance of making you hate xcom forever
this is a fact and anyone who says otherwise is blinded by their nostalgia goggles
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:04 am |
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Izen
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:56 am
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Location: At the corner of unoriginality and boring
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) Grif wrote: note: getting the originals without ever having played them before has at least a 50% chance of making you hate xcom forever
this is a fact and anyone who says otherwise is blinded by their nostalgia goggles What if we don't have nostalgia goggles and just sincerely enjoy the original?
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:20 am |
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TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) then your opinions are bad and in conflict with superior authority
therefore you should cease your opinions
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| Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:22 am |
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111herbert111
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:31 am
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Remake) I make a habit of giving all of my rookies the same helmet (which is always blue when you select it at first, to help donate rookie-ness)
and default armour colour.
Then, I rename them to "Meat" "#" with the "#" being whatever number of rookies I've had so far, I think I'm on Meat 16 now.
Once they rank up they get to look forward to being renamed things like: Joe Hairyballs(a girl) Burly McMan(also a girl) 'Murica McFreedom.
I'm so mature..=
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