Looks like we have a video of multiplayer

 

I could care less about multiplayer and have rather have more single player mission types (and multi-part missions as in TFTD).

Jake Solomon briefly discusses tactics, fairness or lack thereof at VG247.

 

Here's a snippet:

 

"With the original game – I know how it works – but people typically didn't understand why they were getting shot. That created huge amounts of tension in the original game, and put you in the dark – literally in the dark. You could take a step, get shot and be like 'who the f**k was that?'"

 

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Apparently they'll have a full interview and multiplayer hands-on impressions there soonish too.

A loooong nice podcast interview with Jake at IGN.

 

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Sectopodlicious.

Please, my poor heart, no more. Close the topic and hide it till 13th of October.

(Alternatly, we COULD just Ban Silencer till then. ?)

But then I wouldn't be able to finish my AAR's

And he'd still be able to read the forums and cringe in agony.

 

Love the trailer!

BRAND NEW gameplay of XCOM: Enemy Unknown in 15 minutes from now.

It was pretty awesome - comments and video are in the news thread here

I could care less about multiplayer and have rather have more single player mission types (and multi-part missions as in TFTD).

 

Speak for yourself

Jake specifically said 2K wanted the multiplayer component, and to that effect provided extra funds for it. And there's a dedicated team for it, so he stressed the inclusion of such a mode doesn't compromise the effort being invested on the singleplayer.

More multiplayer impressions at VG24/7.

 

Here's a snip:

 

Fans of the original XCOM will already be accustomed to that sense of unease and the demand for smart thinking at all times. One stupid move or misplaced ability could create a weak spot in your defence, leaving you wide open for slaughter.

 

This new multiplayer offering is no different.(...)

 

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Like that bit of the article's title too where it says "Chess is for wimps"

Speak for yourself

 

I do! I do! ;-)

 

Supposedly today there is going to be more live gameplay from Pax Prime, again through the 2K channel at twitch.tv.

 

Not sure whether the link will work - it's still early night over there.

 

Can't wait to see more. I definitely want the Platinum Trophy (Yes, I'll play the PC version, too, if my PC is up to it).

Interview with Jake Solomon at RPS.

 

A snip:

 

I’m concerned that it’s the hipster effect, “save and reload, why would I do that?”, but I would strongly recommend they don’t go straight there. I just don’t want people to romanticise getting your ass kicked too much, because while it is fun and internally we view playing on Classic difficulty in Iron Man mode to be the true form of the game, the pure form, I would not recommend that people do that first.

 

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Pretty much a retread and, after PAX's live gameplay sessions only a demo is going to keep us happy anyway.

Aaaaand... there's now a video walkthough at IGN with Jake Solomon at the helm to show "late-game" aliens...

 

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It's nice, but basically just a running commentary of footage we've previously seen.

late-game aliens that we already seen... and surprisingly how can he call heavy floater a late-game alien :?:

Here's something to keep an eye out for: the October issue of Game Informer (to come out in September?) shall have "the first three hours of XCOM: Enemy Unknown".

 

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Might be too spoilery for my taste.

Yep - I'm rabid for the game, but I just loved te original when I first played it and only had a vague idea of what to expect because of my brother playing TFTD.

 

This would spoil it quite a bit.

I didn't see it in this section, but here's the Minimum System requirements for X-Com Enemy Unknown ::

 

2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 20GB of storage space, a DirectX-compatible sound chip and a GeForce 8600 GT or Radeon HD 2600XT with 256MB of video memory. However, the developers recommend that you play with at least a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo or 2.7GHz Athlon X2, 4GB of RAM and a GeForce 9000 or Radeon HD 3000 series graphics card with 512MB of memory.

It has been posted somewhere by Thor, but basically any old PC from the last 4 years will do

It has been posted somewhere by Thor (...)

 

Yep, I've mirrored the official specs here.

 

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Very reasonable specs, so just about anyone can play.

It's unreal engine 3 what do you expect from 6-8 year old engine