XCOM 2
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Re: XCOM 2
Linux and Mac ports confirmed!
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http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/06/11/xc ... -ign-first
Plot is XCOM failed the Council when the aliens arrived and now you lead the human resistance.
Plot is XCOM failed the Council when the aliens arrived and now you lead the human resistance.
Re: XCOM 2
damn I need to finish the expansion I bought for xcom before this comes out -_-
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Delayed until February.
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excellent, gives me more time to beat the xpacs for XCOM!
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Re: XCOM 2
playing through impossible now with random everything second wave options. Got really lucky and have 8 soldiers with good aims. still needs to save and load ... someday I will do the impossible ironman
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Pre-order now to get the extended skins set.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/xcom2_storefront
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/02/x ... -of-style/
Ars likes it, even though the reviewer seems a little shaky on what an XCOM game is.
Comes out Friday!
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/xcom2_storefront
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/02/x ... -of-style/
Ars likes it, even though the reviewer seems a little shaky on what an XCOM game is.
Comes out Friday!
Re: XCOM 2
So is Sid Meier still in this game?!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
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I dunno.
It needs 30 GB to download! I have like 25GB free on my SSD after cleaning up my drive this morning. I think I need a new SSD.
Probably going to delete Portal 2, which is a PITA because I did intend to beat that game. Eventually.
It needs 30 GB to download! I have like 25GB free on my SSD after cleaning up my drive this morning. I think I need a new SSD.
Probably going to delete Portal 2, which is a PITA because I did intend to beat that game. Eventually.
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First impressions:
This seems to be what a sequel should be. Same as the first, but refined.
A lot of the dominant tactics from the first game are not useful here. There's a new armor mechanic that means your grenadiers and sharpshooters need to work together to take out big monsters. Fortunately, the grunt Advent don't one-hit, one-kill your troops on Commander difficulty, unlike Sectoids from XCOM EU on Classic. There's less of a spike in power between rookies and squaddies, so losses can be replaced more smoothly.
Sadly, I can barely tell what's going on during action cam. My video card does exceed the minimum requirement, for Windows. For the Linux version, I am below the minimum and it shows.
Finally, I think that has got to be the most emotionally satisfying tutorial I've ever played.
This seems to be what a sequel should be. Same as the first, but refined.
A lot of the dominant tactics from the first game are not useful here. There's a new armor mechanic that means your grenadiers and sharpshooters need to work together to take out big monsters. Fortunately, the grunt Advent don't one-hit, one-kill your troops on Commander difficulty, unlike Sectoids from XCOM EU on Classic. There's less of a spike in power between rookies and squaddies, so losses can be replaced more smoothly.
Sadly, I can barely tell what's going on during action cam. My video card does exceed the minimum requirement, for Windows. For the Linux version, I am below the minimum and it shows.
Finally, I think that has got to be the most emotionally satisfying tutorial I've ever played.
Re: XCOM 2
I will play it when the GOTY edition comes out at $5
Poor people problems.
Poor people problems.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
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I had to pre-order to show support for Linux gaming.
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Re: XCOM 2
Extraction of surviving units after a mission goes sour is much easier in this game compared to Enemy Unknown.