Tuesday, May 06, 2008
The Return of X-Com?
Well, this is news to me: X-Comeback at Rock, Paper, Shotgun
So... what do you think a 2K Games version of X-Com will be like?
I personally predict a first-person shooter. Hopefully a squad-based first-person shooter. Real-time action, of course. And you know what? I don't think it will suck.
I remember when I got really hooked on Rainbow Six, and at one point came to the realization that the tension and "feel" of the game - my emotional state - wasn't so far removed from X-Com. The chance of getting drilled instantly as you turn a corner - never being entirely certain where a very deadly enemy may be positioned - planning your assault as you go trying to get the drop on your enemy... Man, it was plenty of fun.
And I could totally see that as an X-Com game.
I hope that they'll try to get away from the kitschy retro 50's feel that they adopted in X-Com: Apocalypse and that horrible space combat game I have almost forgotten, and embracing the feel of the first two games - which, I felt, was more X-Files, Aliens, and Project Blue Book than Plan 9 From Outer Space.
But yeah, I can see it. It could be very cool.
Labels: Mainstream Games, retro, strategy games
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A 2k Games version?
Probably a very cool game, encumbered with hideous DRM that's likely to cause much revulsion - but not enough to stop people from buying it...
Probably a very cool game, encumbered with hideous DRM that's likely to cause much revulsion - but not enough to stop people from buying it...
Only the PC version. The game will be, of course, launched either first or simultaneously on the XBox 360 - and possibly the Wii and PS3.
The days of killer mainstream PC exclusives are just about over. Not that I care much about exclusivity, but I do resent compromises made in the name of console compatibility.
The days of killer mainstream PC exclusives are just about over. Not that I care much about exclusivity, but I do resent compromises made in the name of console compatibility.
Sorry Jay, but I loved X - Com Interceptor, (that horrible space sim you mentioned) (LOL). As for DRM, I don't mind even if it comes packaged with a three headed Kerberus, as long it is removed a couple of years down the line. Have you by any chance tried the new UFO games? (Aftermath , Aftershock and Afterlight).
# posted by 
: May 07, 2008 4:36 AM
: May 07, 2008 4:36 AM
I've played Afterlight from beginning to end and really liked it.
It's not perfect, of course, and it was nowhere as innovative as X-Com. But still, I felt it was well worth the time and money.
It's not perfect, of course, and it was nowhere as innovative as X-Com. But still, I felt it was well worth the time and money.
I haven't played the UFO games, but I have a close friend who LOVES them. I'm convinced they are worth playing once I have time free.
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