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Re: Shotguns AND cameras? by Orange Mischief Maker 06/12/2010, 9:09am PDT
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Also, it would be a nice touch if the funding in "XCOM" here was in 1950 dollars, so you could hire engineers at $11,000 a year, but I know they'll either fuck that up or not have any hiring in the game.


I for one am confident that using a First Person Shooter interface they'll be able to stay true to the spirit of X Com while at the same time removing much of the interface clutter of the old game in fresh and innovative ways.

For instance, instead of having to research and manufacture new weapons, ammo, and armor, you could pick up weapons from downed enemies and walk over the many piles of ammo and armor suits the invaders have scattered around the levels.

Instead of forcing you to design a base from a modular selection of rooms, balancing utility against how to defend against an Alien Siege, they could have a part where you man a stationary gun turret while hundreds of aliens charge your position.

Instead of having to track UFOs on Radar and launch fighters to shoot them down, they could have vehicle segments where you and and two AI teammates drive a 50s jeep with a gun turret, and you can decide whether to drive or man the turret.

Instead of the drudgery of turn based combat where you carefully spread out your teammates to recon the area and cover each other while trying to avoid enemy line of sight and opportunity fire, they could have a part where you procure a sniper rifle and your nearby teammates lavish you with homoerotic praise every time you get a headshot!
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No X-COM forum? by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/13/2010, 11:32pm PDT NEW
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NT by Fortinbras 04/14/2010, 1:55am PDT NEW
    Tom Clancy's Majestic 12 by Jerry Whorebach 04/14/2010, 8:11am PDT NEW
        Re: Tom Clancy's Majestic 12 by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/14/2010, 10:46am PDT NEW
            What about Jagged Alliance 2? NT by Mischief Maker 04/14/2010, 11:01am PDT NEW
                Re: What about Jagged Alliance 2? by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/14/2010, 11:12am PDT NEW
                    Wasn't the last X-Com game an FPS? Or was that one cancelled? NT by Entropy Stew 04/14/2010, 11:59am PDT NEW
                        You mean X:Com Enforcer? by Mischief Maker 04/14/2010, 12:35pm PDT NEW
                            Re: You mean X:Com Enforcer? by Mr. Kool 04/14/2010, 1:06pm PDT NEW
                        X-Com Alliance NT by McMoo 06/15/2010, 10:05pm PDT NEW
            Re: Tom Clancy's Majestic 12 by Jdano Cable 04/14/2010, 11:41am PDT NEW
                Did she set it on Easy? Because, you know, when you set it on easy... NT by IT'S FUCKING EASY. 04/14/2010, 12:41pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Did she set it on Easy? Because, you know, when you set it on easy... by Jdano Cable 04/14/2010, 1:19pm PDT NEW
            Re: Tom Clancy's Majestic 12 by Jerry Whorebach 04/14/2010, 3:24pm PDT NEW
                Finally my chance to be a mommy! NT by Sassy Q. Whorebach 04/14/2010, 8:06pm PDT NEW
                Re: Tom Clancy's Majestic 12 by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/14/2010, 11:14pm PDT NEW
    This is somehow my fault for buying Fallout 3 isn't it by jeep 04/14/2010, 5:19pm PDT NEW
        Hold on I'm remaking Trism as a FPS NT by jeep 04/14/2010, 5:19pm PDT NEW
            I sure enjoy puzzle pirates let's throw a BFG9000 in there NT by jeep 04/14/2010, 5:20pm PDT NEW
                You know what needs a good stealth level? Battle Chess NT by jeep 04/14/2010, 5:21pm PDT NEW
                    We're gonna find out what's going on under blue queen's dress.... quietly. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/14/2010, 10:24pm PDT NEW
                        She could be you! She could be me! She could even be - (shotgun blast) NT by Blue Spy 04/15/2010, 8:14am PDT NEW
    Jed Clampett: The Game by bombMexico 06/11/2010, 2:49am PDT NEW
        I know you grew up in Mexico or whatever, but the 1950s != Jed Clampett by Fussbett 06/11/2010, 4:16am PDT NEW
            STALEMATE by Jerry Whorebach 06/11/2010, 5:11am PDT NEW
                Ah, the shooting (X-Com 2011: studying) oil angle. NT by Fussbett 06/11/2010, 11:39am PDT NEW
        Re: Jed Clampett: The Game by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/11/2010, 11:59am PDT NEW
    Re: No X-COM forum? by Orange Mischief Maker 06/11/2010, 11:04am PDT NEW
        Shotguns AND cameras? by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/11/2010, 11:43pm PDT NEW
            Re: Shotguns AND cameras? by Orange Mischief Maker 06/12/2010, 9:09am PDT NEW
                Yeah, the problem isn't the year, it's the total FPS devotion. by Fussbett 06/12/2010, 2:27pm PDT NEW
                    IGN preview says it might not be terrible by Fussbett 06/12/2010, 2:43pm PDT NEW
    testing the move NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/11/2010, 1:42pm PDT NEW
        excellent work, sir NT by Fullofkittens 06/11/2010, 4:03pm PDT NEW
 
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