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kowloon · 10-05-2012, 19:45

I'm not sure if everyone will remember them, but the X-Com games, the first one in particular are some of my favorites. I've kept up with all the attempts over the years to make new versions and none have come up to scratch.

Anyway, found this project which seems to be more promising, there's an alpha build free to download on the linked page.

I know the franchise has been officially relaunched, but the devblogs have already revealed that they're going to radically change the style of the game.

Mance Rayder · 18-05-2012, 17:01

I loved the x-com games and still play them on the DOS-Box emulator. These games come very close to being perfect. Sure the graphics are lacking by today's standards but the game play is still better then most modern games.

There are so many classic stratagy games like XCom that deserve a remake but if they change the game dynamic then they are just wasting their time.

The project you point out looks very promising and I will be investigating that further.

Snaga · 10-07-2012, 11:33

I'll just leave this here...

http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/index.php

Sephiroth_dude · 10-07-2012, 21:27

looks interesting

Zulu · 02-08-2012, 13:52

Bloody loved that game!

Tenger · 08-08-2012, 15:05

That trailer definitely looks the part, modern graphics......but as I tell my boys anytime they stumble on a game that I used to play:
"Game play is what makes the game not the pretty graphics"

If they have kept to the core plot of kill/salvage/research/build/expand to defeat the aliens then I am pre-ordering this.

I always loved the mental toss-up you had sometimes....."....if I do the Battleship mission I will lose 2-3 guys BUT I will get decent salvage" (Obviously this was earlier in the game,before flying armour and forced entry from above!)

Zulu · 08-08-2012, 15:41

Damn you folks, since "02-08-2012, 13:52" I went to steam, bought the original, and sunk 28hours! That's the most gaming I've done in ages. A pox upon your house holds; I've fallen off the wagon. Again.

Tenger · 09-08-2012, 20:48

Excellent!!!

Flex · 10-08-2012, 17:24

Im really looking forward to this game. I got the original over 15 years ago on the Playstation, then Terror from the Deep. Hadnt played them in years and years and years, then got them on Steam and theyre still among the best strategy games Ive ever played. Had played a few games that seemed to be attempting to replicate Xcom before, like Xenonauts and UFO:Extraterrestrials, but they never lived up to it.

marshbaboon · 10-08-2012, 17:28

The reboot from firaxis looks very promising. I really like all the changes that they've showcased.

I still play the original x-com to this day. Up there as one of the best, if not the best game ever made.

Zulu · 21-08-2012, 09:13

Anyone happen to know if there will be beta key available for this?

murphm45 · 30-09-2012, 15:49

Just an FYI there's a demo for this on steam at the moment!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/200510/

Plays quite well, never played the orginal so i won't try to compare it!!!

Tenger · 30-09-2012, 16:46

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Originally Posted by murphm45

Just an FYI there's a demo for this on steam at the moment!

Plays quite well, never played the orginal so i won't try to compare it!!!

Downloading demo now have already pre-ordered the full game. Really looking forward to this and its can't be any worse that UFO:Afterlight/Aftermath/Aftershock.

*Sarky* · 30-09-2012, 16:50

I'm very much looking forward to this. It appears to have all the bits and pieces that made the originals great, which a much needed lick of paint. I'm told the demo is stuck on easy, but you can change it by fiddling with some numbers in one of the files or getting a mod. Might be worth a try.

Because let's be honest, nobody who played the originals is going to play on easy.

kowloon · 01-10-2012, 00:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarky

Because let's be honest, nobody who played the originals is going to play on easy.

There should be some sort of award ceremony held at the UN for anyone who completed Terror from the Deep.

As for myself, now that the reboot is on the market and the Indie version is about to hit beta I'm no longer living in a place with a connection that can download either

.

Will the big budget Firaxis reboot desecrate my memories of the originals? I was highly skeptical when I started the thread a while back.

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kowloon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,559 Adverts \| Friends	The X-COM/UFO Games I'm not sure if everyone will remember them, but the X-Com games, the first one in particular are some of my favorites. I've kept up with all the attempts over the years to make new versions and none have come up to scratch. Anyway, found this project which seems to be more promising, there's an alpha build free to download on the linked page. I know the franchise has been officially relaunched, but the devblogs have already revealed that they're going to radically change the style of the game.

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18-05-2012, 17:01	#2
Mance Rayder Closed Account Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 972 Adverts \| Friends	I loved the x-com games and still play them on the DOS-Box emulator. These games come very close to being perfect. Sure the graphics are lacking by today's standards but the game play is still better then most modern games. There are so many classic stratagy games like XCom that deserve a remake but if they change the game dynamic then they are just wasting their time. The project you point out looks very promising and I will be investigating that further.

10-07-2012, 11:33	#3
Snaga Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Dublin Posts: 1,473 Adverts \| Friends	I'll just leave this here... http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/index.php

10-07-2012, 21:27	#4
Sephiroth_dude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cork Posts: 18,864 Adverts \| Friends	looks interesting

02-08-2012, 13:52	#5
Zulu Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dublin. Posts: 8,449 Adverts \| Friends	Bloody loved that game!

08-08-2012, 15:05	#6
Tenger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Pale Posts: 2,660 Adverts \| Friends	That trailer definitely looks the part, modern graphics......but as I tell my boys anytime they stumble on a game that I used to play: "Game play is what makes the game not the pretty graphics" If they have kept to the core plot of kill/salvage/research/build/expand to defeat the aliens then I am pre-ordering this. I always loved the mental toss-up you had sometimes....."....if I do the Battleship mission I will lose 2-3 guys BUT I will get decent salvage" (Obviously this was earlier in the game,before flying armour and forced entry from above!)

08-08-2012, 15:41	#7
Zulu Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dublin. Posts: 8,449 Adverts \| Friends	Damn you folks, since "02-08-2012, 13:52" I went to steam, bought the original, and sunk 28hours! That's the most gaming I've done in ages. A pox upon your house holds; I've fallen off the wagon. Again.

09-08-2012, 20:48	#8
Tenger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Pale Posts: 2,660 Adverts \| Friends	Excellent!!!

10-08-2012, 17:24	#9
Flex Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dublin Posts: 918 Adverts \| Friends	Im really looking forward to this game. I got the original over 15 years ago on the Playstation, then Terror from the Deep. Hadnt played them in years and years and years, then got them on Steam and theyre still among the best strategy games Ive ever played. Had played a few games that seemed to be attempting to replicate Xcom before, like Xenonauts and UFO:Extraterrestrials, but they never lived up to it.

10-08-2012, 17:28	#10
marshbaboon Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Swords, Dublin Posts: 964 Adverts \| Friends	The reboot from firaxis looks very promising. I really like all the changes that they've showcased. I still play the original x-com to this day. Up there as one of the best, if not the best game ever made.

21-08-2012, 09:13	#11
Zulu Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dublin. Posts: 8,449 Adverts \| Friends	Anyone happen to know if there will be beta key available for this?

30-09-2012, 15:49	#12
murphm45 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 177 Adverts \| Friends	Just an FYI there's a demo for this on steam at the moment! http://store.steampowered.com/app/200510/ Plays quite well, never played the orginal so i won't try to compare it!!!

30-09-2012, 16:50	#14
Sarky Herpivore Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fort Kickass Posts: 19,397 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Ask Doctor Demento, Esoteric Order of Dagon, Legends of the Boards, The Cuckoo's Nest	I'm very much looking forward to this. It appears to have all the bits and pieces that made the originals great, which a much needed lick of paint. I'm told the demo is stuck on easy, but you can change it by fiddling with some numbers in one of the files or getting a mod. Might be worth a try. Because let's be honest, nobody who played the originals is going to play on easy.