Pete Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 There were other strategy games this year? If only someone would build a site where strategy games got the visibility they deserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Funny though, the article, like most articles on XCOM, is full of high praise about the tension in battles and RPG part, but the awards it gets are Strategy Game of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 From a post mortem angle, the Iron Man mode was never something that we considered to be a big deal internally, and it has become a very very big deal now that the game is out. (...) :: Yep, it's XCOM: EU Post Mortem time in this RPS interview with Jake Solomon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I sometimes wonder if they had brought in a few actual fans as a test group during development that they could have taken a lot of the guesswork out of the end product. Developers and end users see the world with different eyes after all. On a different note I find it creepy that I typed almost the whole of this message with the auto suggestions on my android keyboard... -NKF Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Oddly enough I don't see an obvious link to part two in that article, so here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 https://www.edge-online.com/news/firaxis-on-the-xcom-reboot-you-never-played/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So I finally get me hands on an Alliance beta, and then this comes along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 https://www.edge-onli...u-never-played/ Thanks. I wonder if this is related to the Concept game they've shown before:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuikOvg_wxY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Julian Gollop to speak about X-COM: UFO Defense at this year's Game Developers Conference: In this postmortem, Julian Gollop will lay out the tactics he deployed in directing, co-designing, co-programming, and even co-drawing the first, and often highest regarded, UFO/X-COM entry. :: [official link] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthel013 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 https://www.polygon.c...raxis-sid-meier"How Sid Meier's protégé resurrected the classic strategy game — and almost destroyed it in the process." Also includes videos of the 2009 Vertical Slice and the full Combat Pre-visualization video, the one with a pair of X-COM soldiers vs a pair of Mutons. The latter has an unexpected ending, so stick around after the title splash. Space Voyager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Oh, now that is a treat, thank you Ecthel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 https://www.polygon.c...raxis-sid-meier"How Sid Meier's protégé resurrected the classic strategy game — and almost destroyed it in the process." Also includes videos of the 2009 Vertical Slice and the full Combat Pre-visualization video, the one with a pair of X-COM soldiers vs a pair of Mutons. The latter has an unexpected ending, so stick around after the title splash. I only wonder if they kept some elements of that last video. For some people it might have a been a little too dramatic and cartoon-like but that was a nice fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthel013 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I only wonder if they kept some elements of that last video. For some people it might have a been a little too dramatic and cartoon-like but that was a nice fight.Well, they kept "Being hit by plasma or a rocket is bad.", "Cover does not guarantee survival.", "Even your most experienced vets can die in the blink of an eye." and "Even Squaddies can be badass." On another note, I would certainly like to see Squaddie "Spicy" Currie come back as a Hero Unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 XCOM‘s one of the deepest, most involving gaming experiences out there now, with a retro visual style and gameplay mechanics that challenge you to think beyond your trigger finger. :: The Adrenaline Vault finally gets around to reviewing XCOM: EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 XCOM: Enemy Unknown elected Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year at the 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, also recognized for its feats in Gameplay Engineering. :: [source PDF] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 XCOM: EU Elite Edition is about to invade the Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wiFE_ZPR0o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 And this, gents, is what they call a real tease... :: XCOM 2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'd say an expansion. I don't think they'd go for a whole new game yet, when the game engine is still hot. We share the enthusiasm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthel013 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Looks like whatever the Ethereals were planning to fight decided to come to us. I wonder what the Council spokesman was saying before the signal was lost. Sounded like "agents of the deep" or something like that to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Looks like whatever the Ethereals were planning to fight decided to come to us. I wonder what the Council spokesman was saying before the signal was lost. Sounded like "agents of the deep" or something like that to me. I definitely heard "Deep". Muhahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Deep? Hmm, I'm going to make something up. They're skipping the Cydonia attack, so no dramatic laser beams or sinking of the Hyperion this time, and instead of 40 years, they'll be accelerating into TFTD earlier - and perhaps throw a love letter to the fans and actually let you use the old land based technology for a change, (and then laugh with glee as the stuff malfunctions underwater). Mmm, 'kay. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 In other XCOM-related stuff/developments: https://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ieafdw5pwpgjpg/k-bigpic.jpg :: Yep, our squaddies are to come to Civ 5! Further video evidence at Kotaku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 This means that, at any time in the game, the AI rated each ability for each alien on the basis of its defensive, offensive and ‘intangible’ benefits. Each race also had its own inherent biases and special abilities which also affected different behaviour (...) :: PC Gamer's GDC coverage has some intel on how XCOM's (and a couple of other games') AI works here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Whatever one may say about the merits of XCEU as a game, you have to admit that these folks at Firaxis/2K know how to build up suspense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Don't remember anyone putting it here, so: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/6468-XCOM-Enemy-Unknown NoXTheRoXStaR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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