Mr. GOH! Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 The reviews are pouring in and they seem universally good. Here's PC Gamer's: http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-review/ I got my copy pre-ordered. Who's with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Pre-ordered a couple weeks ago. So good to see those review scores, though! I had faith in Firaxis to top EU but there's always that fear of "what if they fuck it up?" Really stoked for this one. This is going to be a long week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 I need a new graphics card. This and Homeworld are making the wait for Nvidia's new cards very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Everything I've heard and read tells me it will be better than the first. The reviews I've read confirm this. I'm just annoyed that I am traveling out of town this weekend to visit family. I wish I could just lock myself in my apartment and save the motherfucking world from psychic aliens! Ethan: Only something like eight months to go until the new GPUs are available! But doesn't XCOM2 have low requirements? Like a GTX 460 or something? Edited February 1, 2016 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Yeah, and I have a 470, but I have enough other things to play that I'd rather wait and not have to play it in potato mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'm hesitant on buying the game as I've bought all the expansions for the first game and have yet to successfully beat it (I've played almost exclusively iron man). I know that the game picks up where the game failed so I guess thats ok for me as I've never won a game yet. I can't wait for this game, Xcom:EU was one of my favorite games the year it came out and I've consistently played it since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I haven't done an EU or EW Iron Man run.... Not enough time now before XCOM 2, sadly. I think if you loved the first one, you should definitely read about the second. I'm sure a few of us on the forum will have more to say about it after release. Are you concerned about not understanding the story in XCOM 2 if you didn't complete XCOM 1? Because it seems that it should not matter one bit. In fact, as someone who has beaten XCOM: EW and EU, if you don't know how a successful run of the first game ends, you might be in for more surprises in XCOM 2, I'd guess. I mean, if you beat the XCOM 1 campaign(or at least play through a bit of the final mission), you get a little bit of insight into the aliens' goals and motivations (but not very much). If you go into XCOM 2 without that knowledge, their plan and goals are totally mysterious instead of mysterious in their specifics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) This is all so terribly exciting! PS love the thread subtitle. Edited February 3, 2016 by SomTervo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 AWW YEAH, HERE WE GO! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Just checked and my Australian VPN is ready to go. Looks like I'll have an evening of XCOM! Edit: Played waaaay too late into the night yesterday and I am loving it. The new combat and strategic map options make XCOM 2 quite a bit deeper than than the first. I also quite like the expanded enemy variety; it seems like there will be significantly more enemy types in XCOM 2 than there were in 1. I think a lot of folks will not be happy that a majority of the missions have turn limits, which really changes the pacing of combat encounters. I think it workes very well to make combat encounters both shorter and more intense. The Geoscape is very, very different this time around, since you fly your base around rather than dispatch aircraft. In fact, the whole UFO encounter and aircraft maintenance system has been scrapped, thank god. Once I'm further in, I'll have more thoughts on character progression and resource management. Also, for the record, I save scum like a motherfucker, although I try to contain it to reverting back to the start of a combat if I lost too many people or failed too many objective, rather than resetting after every missed shot or slain soldier. Edited February 5, 2016 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 So this popped up on my FB feed this morning (as an advert, so I guess it's sorta working). Bit weird to see Fred Dinenage teaching us how to kill aliens. The descriptions calls him a veteran, which I guess is quite possible (especially as the XCOM series is quite old) I guess for the target age and audience of XCOM many will recognise Fred. He taught us many things, so killing aliens isn't too far off. For some context: and from what my parents will have watched (I guess he was one of those people you don't think of, but assume are dead, but it looks like he hasn't aged a day) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 My god, is the geoscape strategy layer way more stressful than in EU. I love the pressure the Avatar project puts on you to stop faffing about and get serious about building up your region connections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 UGH! I've barely had any time to play because of this fucking school assignment! I should drop out, it's getting in the way of my XCOM time. Priorities, you know...But what little time I DID take to play, though... OH MY GOD IT IS SO GOOD! I wasn't really sold on the whole guerrilla angle but so far I'm really digging it. Using overwatch to set up ambushes by moving covertly and making contact on your own terms was already the optimal way to play on harder difficulties in EU, so it's kinda cool to see the devs recognize that and actually design the game around that playstyle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. GOH! Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'm playing through this again on Veteran in Ironman mode and it is very intense and, at times, frustrating. I'm actually on my third Iron Man campaign; I lost one irrevocably after about 8 missions, and I lost the second one after my my entire squad died on the first mission. I love this game. I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more cautious on Ironman mode. It's bitten me on the ass a few times when I've run out of time on timed missions, but I'm playing much more efficiently since I've gotten used to the harshness of the RNG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 My experience with XCOM2. EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!! I think after 15 hours, that I'm getting to the point where I might need to restart. I've simply not covered enough ground in networking the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 HOW2 play XCOM 2 on console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Our north American members have never been more confused. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 There's an explainer above from the first video. Though I think in general there's just a constant state of confusion of british things in same way we're confused over stuff they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 9, 2017 Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Seems like XCOM 2 might finally be getting an expansion. Hopefully they follow up on that tease from the end of the game and it's an ocean-themed Terror From the Deep kinda deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Expansion is called War of the Chosen, coming August 29. They claim it's their biggest expansion yet but it's not entirely clear if they mean out of all their games or just compared to Enemy Within (which they specifically said this is twice the size of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 I am happy to be living in an era of good XCOM games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) I'm too cynical not to take this kinda stuff with a grain of salt but they're really going all in on the size thing. Apparently the expansion is so massive they considered using it as the groundwork for XCOM 3. Also, this new system actually sounds pretty damn cool: Quote The most interesting new mechanic for players is something called “bonds.” New soldiers will each have a compatibility rating, and certain individuals will get along better than others. As relationships grow, Solomon said there’s a chance that soldiers could develop a bond. After a mission, the camera will zoom in on them back at base having a beer or training together on the weapons range. As those bonds increase, more powerful skills will be unlocked on the battlefield. One allows a soldier to take their action and give it to their bondmate. There’s even a chance that two soldiers who don’t really get along could change their opinion of one another. For instance, Solomon said, if a soldier saves a comrade that they actively dislike their relationship could begin to change. I really need to do a new campaign before this drops. I only played through it once at launch, so I haven't touched any of the DLC yet despite owning the season pass. A friend of mine was telling me about the bosses from the Alien Hunters DLC last week-end and it sounds pretty sick. Edited June 15, 2017 by FLD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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