X-com

[Rod.H]

I couldn't find an old thread, hence me making this one.

Yeah, I'm probably one of the players that's made X-Com 2 the way it is due to starting some games back in the day and just stopping. I suspect having a Chryssalid drop in on Zhang's recruitment mission was my 'nope!' moment. So as some may've noticed my steam status indicating I'm playing it again, on a new 'easy' game and it's early days for me 4~5 missions in with only 1 dead trooper & recruiting Zhang went so much smoother this time. The dang mobile spawn point met overwatch LMG, a rocket & sniper shot. Everything else overwatch or normal shooting resulting in a pile of Thin Men & Sectoids.

Though I do think another early Chryssalid appearance will trigger another rage quit.

Edit: and I completely forgot that I've got it on 360 as well, so add another incomplete play through to the count.

[Sofaspud]

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!
Er, wait...

Seriously, though... XCOM 2 is in my opinion better in pretty much every way, with the sole exception being a purely technical issue -- namely, the fact that it's less than a month old and they have some bugs left to patch out.

And I say this as someone who *doesn't* play in Ironman mode -- or as I like to call it, Masochist mode.  Though from watching the LP community, the Ironman mode is very well done, if that's your cup of tea.  I personally don't enjoy flogging myself, so!

I'm waiting eagerly for the mod community to recreate EU and EW in the XCOM 2 engine.  And, tellingly, Firaxis has included pretty much all the art assets in the mod editor, so I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of time.

I really enjoyed XCOM back in the day, but had several almost-rage-quit moments.  Mine were mostly due to mind controlled troopers, because THAT is some B**@*($  ahem.  The Chryssalids were a close second, though.

In XCOM 2, it's like they've taken all the stuff that made me rage-quitty and smoothed it over.  It's still there, you can still get horribly mangled by a single misjudged move or RNG screw, but everything else is so much better and more intuitive that... I just don't find myself getting angry at it now.  I was pissed that the Gatekeeper annihilated my medic, but it didn't feel 'unfair'; it's what I would've done, if I was on the aliens' side and had just seen the player pull such a stupid, reckless stunt.

I'm rambling.  Short version: I think XCOM 2 is more awesomer than XCOM 1 and if your experiences with 1 are like mine, I think you'd like 2, too.

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

[Star Ranger4]

Having just recently picked UP XCom, for the 360, Cause the price was finally right ($10) I can honestly say that I'm feeling your pain, Spud. and yes, the mission to newfoundland keeps bouncing around in the back of my head till this popped out.

Camera: Medium pan shot (LEFT to RIGHT) of what appears to be a fishing village that looks generic enough it could be anywhere along the northeastern coast of North America. Still there is something strangely, almost obscenely silent about it because though it is only sunset, nothing moves in the town below. Not a boat, not a person, not a RAT.

Suddenly a shadow streaks across the shot; followed by a carpet of explosions that causes the camera to reverse its pan to follow the rows of interlocked blasts from the west end of the town, which before the bombing was dominated by a fishing factory vessel of some kind, to the east where a large boxy VTOL transport vaults into the air and safety split seconds before the wave of destruction envelops it as well. The camera continues to pan LEFT, leaving the destruction behind and bringing some sort of robotic suit into frame. On its left breast is a shield with an x in it above a German flag superimposed with a gold oak leaf. Below that, the names "Kohler, F" and "Faucet". It shakes its head sadly before speaking; its voice is female, yet carries strange metallic overtones.

FAUCET: Whaleing is not just politically incorrect, but can be hazardous to not just your health, but the health of your whole town!
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children