Baden of WolfsGamingBlog writes: "And I’m literally sitting in front of the screen with my disheveled hair, wide eyes and manic look, clutching a cup of coffee like it’s the holiest object in the world trying to make this decision. The tiny part of my brain that’s telling me this stuff isn’t real, that I’m not really in command of an elite force tasked with saving the world, has been beaten into submission with a baseball bat by the rest of my conscious which is emphatically telling me that the fate of the world rests on this very decision."
XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.
If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.
Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.
Phoenix point if I remember was created by the original xcom developer or something to that affect. I did try gears tactics some months ago and I just couldn't get into it. It's probably just me
It was, but it was really closer to the newer XCOM than the older ones. Gears Tactics was okay but was hard to get into knowing there probably wont be a sequel.
There are few things more gratifying in gaming than skillfully turning the tide of a conflict. And few genres provide as many opportunities to abruptly reverse the odds via skill and forethought as tactical strategy. To be sure, we are more often than not talking about turn-based tactical mobile games, specifically titles in line with the iconic landmark series (XCOM and Jagged Alliance) that made the genre a genre.
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Just to try and start of a fun discussion rather than the usual arguments we seem to get, has anybody got any cool war stories from XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
My proudest came when one of my guys was being pressed by a big 'ol beserker inside a UFO. He was going to get demolished, and I only had moves left for my sniper and my heavy, both of whom were a good bit away. So, I got my heavy to take out his RPG and blast a hole in the side of the UFO, thus giving my sniper a clean shot at the enemy. To my surprised he nailed a critical hit and down went the ugly bastard.
I was so proud of my troops. Shame they all got massacred a short while later :P
Nice read. XCom has been owning all the few precious gaming hours I have, so it's coming comforting to read someone elses chronicle of their addiction! I've found balancing rookies with vets in squad key to maximizing progression. 2 assaults, 2 heavies, a sniper and a support is my preferred squad layout.