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Cancelled X-COM remake was 'like Valkyria Chronicles'

The Dreamland Chronicles, the cancelled X-COM remake from the series’ original creator, was ‘eerily’ like Valkyria Chronicles in some respects, Julian Gollop says.

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majiebeast4611d ago (Edited 4611d ago )

And now we get a crappy generic fps that has little to do with xcom the original game. Awesome decision!...

Xristo4611d ago

Check out the demo before you make an assessment on the upcoming X-COM. I thought the same until I saw how they are implementing the team strategy from the original into an FPS. The game looks to going back the its roots in many ways (i.e. choosing team loadouts, your choice of missions, upgrading tech through alien tech, strategic team movements during fights). Although the demo is long, it has made me pretty damn excited about the game!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

slayorofgods4611d ago (Edited 4611d ago )

and then there are those of us that want a good turn based strategy game who don't even like the fps genre.
Everything has to be a fps this generation, I just want a game that has classic game play such as the original x-com.

Xristo4611d ago

I will not argue that....UFO Defense and Terror from the Deep are 2 of my favorite games. If I had it my way, it would be exactly how you described, turn-based like the original. Upon hearing their FPS route, I was initally disappointed. To me, the demo shows that they at least attempted to implement XCOM features (not just making another DOOMish game, milking the XCOM name). I think we can all agree that hopefully the game does good and resparks the franchise, encouraging a team to build a TRUE XCOM game.

Istanbull4611d ago

I'm really sad that its another boring shooter.

Valkyra Chronicles is one of the best games this gen, they shouldve gone that way!

japanesedudegirl4611d ago

Funny I thought the new one really seemed nothing like the OG

Voxelman4611d ago (Edited 4611d ago )

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU U UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

That sounds FKing awesome WHY THE FK WOULD NO ONE PICK THAT UP?????? Now we get fking Mass Effect meets Bioshock 2 with a dash of bland... Your soldiers can't even die!

Jdoki4611d ago

Think your comment sums it up for me too!

Will probably try the new FPS XCOM as a rental, but not excited about it so far.

JsonHenry4611d ago (Edited 4611d ago )

Even though I am going to play Xcom the FPS, I would have rather had Xcom the Valkyria Chronicles game. :)

BlackIceJoe4611d ago

I would have preferred this version over the one we are getting. So I hope in the future this version will come back to life.

knight6265060d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5060d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275060d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5060d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15060d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195060d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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XCOM Veterans Launch New Studio Bit Reactor

COG: A group of industry veterans from the XCOM franchise have teamed up to launch the new turned-based tactics studio Bit Reactor.

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Magog818d ago

From the *new* Xcom franchise. The original was developed by Julian Gollop and Mythos games. He is currently in charge of Snapshot games and his latest take on Xcom was Phoenix Point.

gangsta_red818d ago

I'm all for more tactics games. played Phoenix Point on Game Pass (ended up purchasing it), it's good...but doesn't have that same XCOM 2 feeling. Would love to see what these guys have to offer

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10 Games Like XCOM You Should Check Out

Due to Firaxis’ overall success with the reimagined XCOM series, the XCOM name has become a catchall term for tactical role-playing games in general, which is unfair to the entirety of that subset of games.

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Magog935d ago

The original 1994 Xcom is the one all others are compared to not the fireaxis version. It's also still the best.