Xcom- From the creators of bioshock

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I was looking up some E3 previews and I came across this and I was like crap this looks awesome. I really love the whole 1950's alien hunter vibe. For some reason it also reminds me of team fortress 2. Has anyone ever played the other Xcoms? I have heard that they are strategy games essential. 2k is basically making a a revamp of the franchise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdVb4UnqO7A
 
Looks okay but what's with the killer tar?
 
Find goo, shoot goo, walk through identical houses.
 
I already made a thread about this awhile back. It was full of tears.

Such delicious tears.
 
I think it will suck. Reminds me of Prey.

However, the concept itself could be neat. Could be like a dark Ghostbusters in the 1950's but you hunt ALIENS and you are a secret government detective guy with weird gadgets and shit. A few clips it actually looks like that, but then it becomes obvious that you just-

Find goo, shoot goo, walk through identical houses.
 
I tell you what it looks like. It's a ****ing horse shit.
 
That trailer actually made me confused about whether I liked what I was seeing or not. I'm going to bed, I'll decide in the morning.
 
I think it will suck. Reminds me of Prey.

It looks nothing like Prey...

However, the concept itself could be neat. Could be like a dark Ghostbusters in the 1950's but you hunt ALIENS and you are a secret government detective guy with weird gadgets and shit.

Yes an alien hunter game set in the 50's could be a really cool idea, but...

Sheepo said:
Find goo, shoot goo, walk through identical houses.

This
 
LET'S MAKE A SHOOTER IN THE SIMS ENGINE AM I RIGHT?

Looks like shit.
 
It seems to have some defending civilians, so maybe a little depth.

Of course the original XCOM was menu personified so it wont equal THAT amount of depth, and i say good riddance

I also never liked the style of the aliens but i only played the first one

this might be good but 2k marin seems like the cash machine for Irrational, they sidle them with their IPs and say "milk it" but at least they have room to reinvent this time

might be interesting
 
I thought it looked kinda neat, never played xcom though personally but i understand why people are pissed :|
 
You know, I wouldn't mind a FPS game in the series, but this game is simply doing it wrong.

Why can't 2K do something right - it's always the same. The art direction is not enough to save games. Yes, Bioshock has an outstanding art direction, but the gameplay sucks. This game continues the tradition. It's like they hired retarded monkeys to work on the games.
 
I read the preview on IGN, the concept sounds pretty decent, but I'm skeptical as to whether they can pull it off.
 
It would of been more interesting if it was some form of warped energy rather than simply being tar. I was also hoping it would be set in the 80's.
 
Here is the preview I mentioned.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/109/1096051p1.html

If you ask me, the trailer doesnt really do justice to the gameplay concepts they have going. I really like the fact that there is still a headquarters from which you can choose missions, but I just hope it can be as customizable as it was before (wishful thinking).

Also, the lack of high tech armour and vehicles for the humans makes me sad.
 
To me it feels like a mockery of everything that made X-COM into X-COM, I wish they'd gone with maybe an X-COM Apocalypse styled setting, I loved the art-style of that game.

To me this seems more like Bioshock with aliens rather than an X-COM game, but that might just be me.

Heck, to be straight, I think it's a travesty they call this X-COM, the only thing it seems to have in common from footage is that it features aliens, they don't even remind me of X-COM.

Then again, maybe this being a much more casual game will mean I will actually finish it, never gotten around to beating any of the X-COM games, though I've gotten close in the first and TFTD.
 
there is no way to convince me this will ever stack up against the first two xcoms. I rage horribly at the thought of this horrid cash grab.
 
well I havent played any xcom game but atleast visually it dont look that bad
 
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