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| 30 JUN 2012 at 10:17am |
Dale HCommander
Posts : 1217
Joined: 25 AUG 2004
Location: US, Oregon
Status : Offline | You could also hop over to the Firaxis website for more info. Looks to be very promising.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
I'd rather be right than be president. Henry Clay
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| 30 JUN 2012 at 1:35pm |
ghostryderColonel
Posts : 6934
Joined: 4 MAY 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | Dang-not up til Fall....can't wait for this one. Starting to look good.
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| 30 JUN 2012 at 4:04pm |
ZonsoCenturion
Posts : 260
Joined: 29 FEB 2008
Location: CA
Status : Offline | 'Making turn-based play sexy' sounds very promising alright, though not sure how quickly the cinematic shots will grow tiresome. It sounds like they are focusing a fair bit on the tactical side which is good, hope it is coupled to a compelling strategic layer as well.
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| 30 JUN 2012 at 8:19pm |
DennisSCommander
Posts : 1295
Joined: 12 FEB 2004
Location: US
Status : Offline | Why not just go get the original???
When the original is tried to be copied, unsuccessfully, for 18 years, doesn't that tell us something?
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| 30 JUN 2012 at 9:36pm |
robc04Centurion
Posts : 390
Joined: 30 JAN 2012
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By DennisS (30 JUN 2012 8:19pm)
Why not just go get the original???
When the original is tried to be copied, unsuccessfully, for 18 years, doesn't that tell us something?
I don't need great visuals to enjoy a strategy game, but I can't play games that are just ugly. I've tried to play some of the classics, like Master of Orion and the graphics are just unbarable for me.
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| 1 JUL 2012 at 1:31pm |
LlyranorCenturion
Posts : 58
Joined: 27 MAR 2007
Location: 0
Status : Offline | I was really excited when it was first announced, but some of the design is a bit suspect.
You can only have 4 units in a mission, for starters (eventually, unlocked up to a max of 6). What to split your team into multiple small squads? Forget it!
No more time units. Instead, only move-action or move-move per turn. That removes a lot of the flexibility that I loved in X-Com.
Fortunately, Xenonauts is filling in the shoes of a remake that seems to be closer to what the original was. Their Kickstarter campaign ended recently, and I think it's coming out later this year. There's a demo if you scroll down this page http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts?ref=live I was instantly sold on this and backed up the project as soon as I tried the demo. X-Com with a modern interface!
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| 1 JUL 2012 at 5:55pm |
Fighting FarmerCenturion
Posts : 216
Joined: 8 AUG 2007
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By robc04 (30 JUN 2012 9:36pm)
Originally Posted By DennisS (30 JUN 2012 8:19pm)
Why not just go get the original???
When the original is tried to be copied, unsuccessfully, for 18 years, doesn't that tell us something?
I don't need great visuals to enjoy a strategy game, but I can't play games that are just ugly. I've tried to play some of the classics, like Master of Orion and the graphics are just unbarable for me.
That's the reason I stopped buying "classics" from GOG (or anywhere for that matter). I bought them remembering how great they were just to boot them up and find out: A) They are just flat out ugly and the graphics are so primitive that its hard to follow some games on a modern moniter. B) They are also lacking all the modern gameplay "conveniences" such as tooltips, etc... The older games (most - not all) are just uglier and not as user friendly as today's games.
What the older games did have was more originality but I'll take a modern day copy cat rather than working through a play session of a "classic".
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