Firaxis put MP into XCOM because 2K wanted it, if not, they said they would do a better SP game than what we have now.

I just hope you people wont ruin the future installations of the series. Competitive community always put balance over fun and thats what ruined a lot of RTS.

There is a reason why i like Firaxis, they emphasise on developing a good single player with emergent story and gameplay. Not turning everything into some shitty multiplayer game like other publishers.

XCOM is not a turned based RPG. It is a turned based strategy game. The reboot is quite good despite there are some glaring flaws just like the original. Firaxis will never redo an old game with a new coat as they prefer to change 1-2 core mechanics to make the game different. The upcoming Civilization Beyond Earth will probably be a completely different game so expecting it to be Alpha Centuri with better graphics is pretty much guaranteed disappointment.

There is Xenonaunts for those who want a more refined version of X-COM. Possibly Massive Chalice.

At this day and age with increasing development cost and other issues, expecting a decades old classic remake to be exactly the game is absurd. As long as the core game is good, I think I am more than happy.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Jun 18 2014, 04:37 PM

Nah, you have ridiculous expectations in games. First Age of Wonders 3 isnt good for you, then now, XCOM isnt good for you. XCOM is not perfect in any way but for a reboot of a classic game, I think Firaxis did a decent job at it. The probably still need another expansion if not 2 to full expand the game.

Considering that TBS was a dead franchise, I aint gonna expect much from the developers.

I think you prefer Japanese games more than Western TBS. I aint a fan of Japanese developers because the way they treat PC in general and their business model.

Try Xenonaunts if you want something deeper.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Jun 19 2014, 09:51 AM

No worries, I have been itching to get it too.

I like XCOM but it fell short in certain aspects which made me interested in Xenonaunts. It is sad that Firaxis did not want to release another expansion to expand the lackluster end game.

I'll just wait for a sale to pick this up. Heard so many good things about it. Do post feedback once you dig in a dozen of so hours.

I think XCOM thread should be fine. Considering XCOM is very much dead now.

Xenonaunts is designed as a spiritual successor to XCOM so I dont see why we need another thread.

Next sale then.

Might get it in winter sale of next summer sale.

I rather wait for it go under $10 or when I have nothing much to play.

Doubt so, indie games prices tend to drop fairly quickly.

I am not going to play it now anyway, so i can wait.

Portent is actually quite difficult. You need to be either very lucky or memorise the sequence of the enemies appearing.

One of the weakness of these story based maps are, the enemy appearance is scripted so if you had killed all the enemies on screen, you can camp there as long as you like before more spawn. You can use those down time to reload and overwatch while someone scouts in front.

Still, nothing beats that special one off mission with some really well implemented horror elements.

I still want another XCOM expansion. Firaxis please? The last quarter of the game still sucks.

No multiplayer coop. This is a single player game for the most part with a poor tacked on multiplayer.

You can skip Portent by failing or you ignore Council's plead for the mission. However, this is not a one off mission as it leads to a few missions as you progress through.

You are bound to lose some countries. You wont be able to keep all of them

As for research, I think it is better to leave it up to you. More fun to be honest as you need to live with your mistakes.