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Posted: Aug 29 2010 08:41 pm

does anybody else remember this amazing PC game? I heard rumors that they are rebooting this series from scratch, an updated version of this game would be incredible Smile

ah hunting down terrorships! those were the days

Posted: Aug 29 2010 08:43 pm

Steam has the series on their online catalogue

Posted: Aug 30 2010 01:33 am

I shall have to take a look, I havent played that game in ages haha it would be good to defend humanity again from evil corporations and bug eyed telepathic aliens.

Posted: Aug 30 2010 10:08 am

I got the whole series on steam for $5... perhaps the greatest gaming bargain in the history of earth.

Although it seems a bit twitchy on Vista.

I'd love to see a reboot. X-Com is awesome!

Title: Kenka Bancho Joined: May 05 2010 Posts: 227

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I'd love to see a reboot. X-Com is awesome!

It's too bad that everything mentioned about the new X-Com indicates that the only real tie-in will be the name. That's like rebooting the Thundercats, except their not cats anymore, but chinchillas and they don't fight, but are attending college and trying to get a rap album produced.

Posted: Aug 30 2010 02:30 pm

so instead of thundercats its

"Rap Star: Chinchilla"

Title: Kenka Bancho Joined: May 05 2010 Posts: 227

At it's core, yes.

I'm hoping that's not the fate of X-Com.

Posted: Aug 30 2010 09:15 pm

I thought that the recent one announced at E3 was a departure from the original gameplay and epically flamed.

Posted: Aug 30 2010 11:06 pm

its supposed to be a FPS and yes so far everyone is pretty much expeciting it to be shit, although its from the same company that brought us bioshock 1 and 2 so it should still be a good game

Posted: Aug 31 2010 02:32 pm

i played it when it came out and loved it. seemed like the best game in the world back then, but even today its pretty kewl.

Posted: Aug 31 2010 05:23 pm

bassguy252 wrote:

its supposed to be a FPS and yes so far everyone is pretty much expeciting it to be shit, although its from the same company that brought us bioshock 1 and 2 so it should still be a good game

This didn't make sense to me.

"Wow, a developer with a proven reputation for making enjoyable, high-quality games is rebooting an old franchise and taking it in a new direction? It's automatically the WORST EVER."

Joined: Jul 31 2010 Location: Callifornia Posts: 11

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

bassguy252 wrote:

its supposed to be a FPS and yes so far everyone is pretty much expeciting it to be shit, although its from the same company that brought us bioshock 1 and 2 so it should still be a good game

This didn't make sense to me.

"Wow, a developer with a proven reputation for making enjoyable, high-quality games is rebooting an old franchise and taking it in a new direction? It's automatically the WORST EVER."

Well from what it seems, the way the game plays will be entirely different from the original and it will be a fps. The problem with this is that the game play is what captured our hearts (or at least mine).

It isn't so much that it will be a bad game but that it will be so much different from what the die hard fans want. It just kind of blows that the success of this game means that our chances of a new xcom with the old game play will probably be smaller.

Title: Kenka Bancho Joined: May 05 2010 Posts: 227

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Well from what it seems, the way the game plays will be entirely different from the original and it will be a fps. The problem with this is that the game play is what captured our hearts (or at least mine).

Agreed. The FPS market is already overcrowded and it was the gameplay/setting that sold people on the original. Stripping away all of those elements defeats the purpose of calling it a reboot; with nothing but the name to tie them together, you can flat out call it an entirely different franchise.

That said, it doesn't make sense for people to poo-poo a game that hasn't hit the market yet. Sure, it could be another shitty FPS, but only time will tell.

Posted: Sep 02 2010 07:30 am

Apaine wrote:

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

bassguy252 wrote:

its supposed to be a FPS and yes so far everyone is pretty much expeciting it to be shit, although its from the same company that brought us bioshock 1 and 2 so it should still be a good game

This didn't make sense to me.

"Wow, a developer with a proven reputation for making enjoyable, high-quality games is rebooting an old franchise and taking it in a new direction? It's automatically the WORST EVER."

Well from what it seems, the way the game plays will be entirely different from the original and it will be a fps. The problem with this is that the game play is what captured our hearts (or at least mine).

It isn't so much that it will be a bad game but that it will be so much different from what the die hard fans want. It just kind of blows that the success of this game means that our chances of a new xcom with the old game play will probably be smaller.

I disagree. If the game is a smash it it will re-ignite interest in the older games, and more people will play them. These people will become the new base, and influence the production of future titles.

Title: Kenka Bancho Joined: May 05 2010 Posts: 227

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I disagree. If the game is a smash it it will re-ignite interest in the older games, and more people will play them. These people will become the new base, and influence the production of future titles.

If the current game is successful, a sequel will guaranteed be an FPS. Why take a risk and switch genres when they weren't willing to use the original one for the reboot? [/quote]

Title: Kenka Bancho Joined: May 05 2010 Posts: 227

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I disagree. If the game is a smash it it will re-ignite interest in the older games, and more people will play them. These people will become the new base, and influence the production of future titles.

If the current game is successful, a sequel will guaranteed be an FPS. Why take a risk and switch genres when they weren't willing to use the original one for the reboot?