Forum Overview :: Guess Who Fucked Up X-Com Now
 
Bought it and played it for a few hours on normal. So far it's great! by Eurotrash 10/14/2012, 11:23am PDT
The only other game I bought at full launch price in recent memory was Witcher 2, which was a huge disappointment. XCOM, not so much!

First of all it's fun, hard to put down.

I like how rookies are not completely outclassed by the veterans in combat, so bringing along some noobs when some of the vets are in the infirmary is not a pain in the ass.

The standard loadouts may not be terribly exciting, but it speeds up the process of getting troops into battle, which is great.

Can't free aim at walls? I guess not, I haven't really needed to yet anyway, haven't even thought about it. Maybe because the troops will merrily smash through plate glass windows to either jump through or get a clear shot. They'll even do it when they don't need to. I've had troops, when ordered to fire, first take the time to rifle butt the window they're standing up against - even though the target is not on the other side of the window. Must be a bug.

As others have mentioned, don't sell SHIT on the grey market, except the damaged UFO parts that say (you can sell this shit). Everything, including alien corpses, is raw materials for researching and constructing stuff.
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Is it just me or does XCOM: Enemy Unknown look amazing? NT by Souffle of Pain 09/18/2012, 7:07am PDT NEW
    it looks really good NT by jeep 09/18/2012, 7:38am PDT NEW
    That hour-long walkthru the devs gave the 2k PR fag was magnificent by Roop 09/18/2012, 8:00am PDT NEW
    Sure does by fabio 09/18/2012, 8:45pm PDT NEW
    Well after the horrible, HORRIBLE Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, this'll rule. NT by Eurotrash 09/19/2012, 12:46pm PDT NEW
    Demo now available on Steam NT by Hans Clastorp 09/24/2012, 10:33am PDT NEW
        Pinback found the world's dumbest Internet comment on RPS by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/24/2012, 11:55am PDT NEW
            But...chess IS bad NT by dun dun DUUUUN! 09/24/2012, 1:29pm PDT NEW
            Maybe he's an acolyte of icycalm (or fabio). NT by Eurotrash 09/25/2012, 1:38am PDT NEW
                It looks really good by fabio 09/25/2012, 12:45pm PDT NEW
                    The tetris was fine except for having to do it EVERY SINGLE TIME by Entropy Stew 09/25/2012, 3:48pm PDT NEW
                    The Aliens used grenades in Rebelstar. by Mischief Maker 09/29/2012, 7:14am PDT NEW
            "pre-defined cover" - PSH you can't tell me where to take cover! by Arbit 09/26/2012, 5:09pm PDT NEW
                I chuckled at some of the continent bonuses NT by fabio 09/28/2012, 11:03pm PDT NEW
            I am floored. The only part they didn't really cover is UFO intercepts by WITTGENSTEIN 10/07/2012, 8:04pm PDT NEW
                I am kinda disappointed Interception has less depth than Angry Birds NT by WITTGENSTEIN 10/08/2012, 7:54pm PDT NEW
                    Am I supposed to click on it to shoot it? Was that covered in the tutorial? Be NT by cause I skipped that. -Arbit 10/09/2012, 2:29pm PDT NEW
                        No you just sit there and occasionally click one-use buffs NT by WITTGENSTEIN 10/09/2012, 7:12pm PDT NEW
    Pre-ordered by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/29/2012, 12:01pm PDT NEW
    Releasing on a Tuesday is gay. by Souffle of Pain 10/07/2012, 10:32am PDT NEW
        isn't that a holdover from retail NT by jeep 10/07/2012, 6:33pm PDT NEW
            RETAIL SUCK MAH NT by DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 10/08/2012, 2:48pm PDT NEW
    OH COOL by Arbit 10/08/2012, 10:13pm PDT NEW
        PROTIP: access the secret patch by restarting Steam. NT by Arbit 10/08/2012, 10:21pm PDT NEW
            Thanks. Downloading now. As for tomorrow by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/08/2012, 10:34pm PDT NEW
                PROTIP 2: You should have downloaded it when you pre-ordered, NT by not when you want to play. 10/09/2012, 8:50am PDT NEW
                    Re: PROTIP 2: You should have downloaded it when you pre-ordered, by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 10:14am PDT NEW
                        I had a mission go to hell, 1 dead, 2 paniced, paniced chick kills fourth dude by Roop 10/09/2012, 11:00am PDT NEW
                        I'm not the PROTIP 2 guy >:( by Arbit 10/09/2012, 1:28pm PDT NEW
                            That first-contact scramble they do is a boon if you're overwatching. by Fullofkittens 10/14/2012, 4:32pm PDT NEW
    No free fire? by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 10:12am PDT NEW
        whaddya expect from dumbed down console trash NT by Personal Computer Gamer 10/09/2012, 10:30am PDT NEW
            I admit I am ruining this thread. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 11:52am PDT NEW
        No by Roop 10/09/2012, 10:48am PDT NEW
            Understood. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 11:35am PDT NEW
                A missed shot with anything more powerful than a shotgun blows the wall away by WITTGENSTEIN 10/09/2012, 2:19pm PDT NEW
                Headshot's the special cooldown ability my n00b sniper uses NT by Roop 10/09/2012, 2:40pm PDT NEW
    This is the single worst game I have ever played. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 9:11pm PDT NEW
        You are fucking insane NT by WITTGENSTEIN 10/09/2012, 9:12pm PDT NEW
        Camera glitch fix by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/09/2012, 9:26pm PDT NEW
            Calibrate joystick to top left and bottom right of your screen! NT by 21st century, man 10/09/2012, 9:41pm PDT NEW
        It could be argued that getting your troops off the ship, and them getting mass by Eurotrash 10/10/2012, 2:29am PDT NEW
            I always brought along expendable troops to scout by Entropy Stew 10/10/2012, 3:31am PDT NEW
            Re: It could be argued that getting your troops off the ship, and them getting by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/10/2012, 12:25pm PDT NEW
                So the new XCOM should have... convertible troop carriers, so the soldiers could by Eurotrash 10/10/2012, 1:43pm PDT NEW
                XCOM? Nobody knows what that is. Make jokes about furry raccoon engineers NT by PA marketing department 10/11/2012, 3:58pm PDT NEW
                    Weren't they supposed to quit selling banner ads? NT by Mischief Maker 10/11/2012, 5:43pm PDT NEW
                        weren't you supposed to be off this site already? NT by *pats your head* 10/11/2012, 9:19pm PDT NEW
                            Where's my half million $? NT by Mischief Poker 10/12/2012, 4:14am PDT NEW
                    They made it known they don't like Dishonered, though by Entropy Stew 10/11/2012, 11:11pm PDT NEW
                        Re: They made it known they don't like Dishonered, though by A FRIEND 10/12/2012, 3:30pm PDT NEW
                        Holhol holhohly fuck by A FRIEND 10/12/2012, 3:33pm PDT NEW
                            If he wants a real grab-bag setting, he should try Virtual Valerie! by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/12/2012, 3:55pm PDT NEW
                                No one read that by The Happiness Engine 10/12/2012, 8:36pm PDT NEW
                                    I'm posting lots of text! That means I'm smart and not insane at all, right?? NT by Tansin A. Fucking (FAGGOT) 10/12/2012, 10:08pm PDT NEW
                            You know what I hate? The world. It's so full of different things NT by Entropy Stew 10/13/2012, 12:45am PDT NEW
                If removing/skipping movies is important by Lizard_King 10/17/2012, 5:58am PDT NEW
                    Correction by Lizard_King 10/17/2012, 6:00am PDT NEW
                        Wow by WITTGENSTEIN 10/17/2012, 3:11pm PDT NEW
                            I think I understand why they switched it off by Fullofkittens 10/17/2012, 4:23pm PDT NEW
                                Presumably at that point.... by WITTGENSTEIN 10/18/2012, 3:38pm PDT NEW
        Bought it and played it for a few hours on normal. So far it's great! by Eurotrash 10/14/2012, 11:23am PDT NEW
 
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