XCOM: enemy unknown: where's the hype!?

[MrPopo]

More hype:



XCOM 2!

[noiseredux]

OMG OMG OMG OMG

[MrPopo]

I see Snakemen, a grenade launcher, and a sword. And it looks like maybe repurposed cyberdisk drones.

[noiseredux]

I see Snakemen, a grenade launcher, and a sword. And it looks like maybe repurposed cyberdisk drones.

my wife's response to XCOM 2 announcement:

"wow, guess i won't see you for a month or so"

Between Enemy Unknown, Enemy Within and Long War, I've got about 200 hrs on XCOM. So she's probably not wrong.

EDIT:

pics from http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-announced ... exclusive/






This is the best gaming news I've heard all year. I'm tempted to start another playthrough now to gear myself up for the sequel haha.

[noiseredux]

some things revealed for XCOM 2:

-November 2015 release date
-PC/Mac/Linux only so far
-Support for mods (!!!)
-Wounded soldiers can be carried to safety
-Base will be mobile

at this point I feel like any game I play between now and November is just something to kill time while waiting for XCOM 2.

[TSTR]

Neat news. Perhaps I should finally get around to finishing EU.

[noiseredux]

I'm contemplating attempting an Ironman Classic run, since I've never done that. But I'm also a bit nervous how much time that will suck up.

[MrPopo]

On Ironman you'll spend most of your time in the first month trying to get a good start. Once you get a good start you should be good to go and be able to absorb losses. In my EU Ironman Classic I lost an entire squad except for a squaddie, which included a couple of colonels, but I was able to rebuild as the further you get in the game the more your equipment can make up for your rookies not being very skilled; heavy use of grenades will get you through tough situations.

[Fragems]

Been meaning to play Enemy Within so I guess now is as good a time as ever.

[noiseredux]

gameplay footage!

http://www.pcgamer.com/behold-its-the-x ... play-demo/