![]() I'll get back to UFO: Alien Invasion when it is ready & done ( = isn't patched anymore). Xenonauts and X-COM collection are in sale over at Steam, so why shouldn't I grab them all for dirt-cheap while I still can? I'm gonna start with Xenonauts, then move on to X-COM series reinforced with OpenXcom and OpenTFTD. What comes to myself, it isn't easy to make a choice from good games. X-COM with all its faults is better game, and OpenXcom makes it even better (get it if you haven't already). Simply put: XCOM is beginner friendly while X-COM can be overwhelming. Cover system is easy to understand and soldiers & aliens can do some sensible stunts, like jump over small obstacles and open the door from the side where wall provides cover. It has good tutorial, less soldiers on the field (in X-COM: UFO Defense it can go up to 20, maybe even over), and probably less aliens per deployment. If you don't have much experience about such games, I recommend you to start with XCOM: Enemy Unknown (or Enemy Within). I am referring to the initial one, the one Oh my, i didnt know there is a hypenated and non-hyphenated version specifically. Most of us play games to "relax" the last thing I want to do is be rushed in a turn based game because then it begins to feel like an RTS game. ĮDIT: In relation to the timed missons in Xcom 2. Same game, same game on rails and not much different from 1. XCom 2 I am not a fan of because they basically make Xcom Unknown with timed missions and different graphics. ![]() "Enemy Unknown" comes in a close second, but, when I got "Enemy Within" I was sorely disappointed because it's "Enemy Unknown" with a few perks and the same mission line. "Terror from the Deep" has always been my favorite. Most of the XCom series is a bunch of repeats with better graphics now but, the old school is still my favorite because you get more to play with in the form of men and tanks. Otherwise XCOM looks to me as simple & straightforward as Battle Academy while X-COM, UFO, and Xenonauts are closer to complexity of Steel Panthers. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is fun & entertaining, but I'm looking for some variety now, not a sequel. I know about XCOM 2, I have read a review about it, and I have read reviews about its mods. I have a vague idea about The Long War mod (months to build a Firestorm). I should have played Enemy Within instead of Enemy Unknown. Just yesterday I had read it is more like what Beyond the Sword is to the Civilization IV. Something to keep in mind.Īnd yes, Walloc, I have Enemy Within, but I thought it is a sequel. I know: grammar nazism, but that - (or lack thereof) helps us to make difference between the 2 series. There is a difference between spelling of X-COM and XCOM: one has - and other does not. What you mean is X-COM: Terror From the Deep. I've seen this mentioned more often than aforementioned UFO games, but haven't played it yet. In version of that time I got one certain small map (with a small house & garage) several times over, and in one large map I spent probably over a hour looking for the last surviving alien hiding somewhere in the tunnels underground. I tried new version some years ago, and it had come a way. At the time it was pretty much linear run of predetermined scenarios in linear order (presumably) without any variation. I used to play this one through (I think) many years ago. I gave up on it, but I still consider trying it again. I got frustrated when aliens seem to spot & kill my troops from outside of visual range. I could go straight to mod X-PirateZ (practically a sequel starting in year 2600 or so).īought it from Steam and I have played it a bit. If I get back to it, I'll reinforce it with OpenXcom. ![]() UFO: Enemy Unknown (original title), aka X-COM: UFO Defenseįriend handed me a (illegitimate) copy and I used to play heck out of it on my father's computer with 40 MHz 386 processor. I call on your opinions on the matter: what do you recommend me to play? I myself am considering the following: Now I have a question: what game do I play next? I know there are whole bunch of clones, and original X-COM series still rocks hard. I'm now on last mission which I hope to get through tomorrow. ![]() On my short Christmas vacation (3 days) I've marathoned through XCOM: Enemy Unknown. ![]()
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