Take a Deep Dive Into the World of XCOM: Enemy Unknown

So this is an XBLA game and XCOM is still that FPS based in the 60s?

I liked the art style of that one shown a couple of years ago.

This has me really excited. The earlier trailers which made it look like FPS were a horrible decision. Those completely soured me to the project but this has swung my opinion around 180! It looks to play more like Valkyria Chronicles than anything else modern I can relate it to. Now, is this coming to the PC, too? I find these types of games (like DAO) work best on that platform, but on the other hand, I never had a problem with VC, so I'm not sure which platform I'll pick this up on.

So turn-based shooter with some interesting ways to make it look good plus SimMilitaryBunker?  Looks cool!

Aliens are here, this is our last stand, and they are taking people?

I am ready to finish the fight against the reapers, made by Firaxis.

I fucking hate this trailer so much! Every day I watch it and it makes me so mad because I can't play this game right now! Curse you lateral flow of time!

Firaxis continues to leech my wallet. And yet I am not disappoint.

This has me really excited. The earlier trailers which made it look like FPS were a horrible decision. Those completely soured me to the project but this has swung my opinion around 180! It looks to play more like Valkyria Chronicles than anything else modern I can relate it to. Now, is this coming to the PC, too? I find these types of games (like DAO) work best on that platform, but on the other hand, I never had a problem with VC, so I'm not sure which platform I'll pick this up on.

I'm looking forward to being terrible at this game

Looks Great, can't wait to see more.

Yeees! I love the animations and camera work.

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

@S0ndor:

-Here is 10 dollars, go by what you need.

-But I do not know how to count, mommy.

-OK, you can buy 3 candy items. You can count to 3, can you?

I am really having hard time believing that people have trouble with handling limited set of units.

It's not about helping "us retards" out. The game is working the same way as before, they just put those time units under the hood so you can focus on the actual tactics and decision making. But you're still choosing between moving far and then not having enough "time" to shoot, or being more conservative with your actions and not over extending yourself.

But it seems that people just hear "simplified" and get offended because they're so cool and they can count to like a million, BACKWARDS.

I'm an engineer, I get a boner from numbers as much as the next guy, but It's a good thing that games stop showing those numbers. Take health for example, most games nowadays don't show "OK YOUR HEALTH IS 45" cus 45 makes no sense as a health value. They instead show a health bar, or your character looks kind of fucked up, or the screen starts getting red.

It's the same thing, and its not cus they think players are dumb, its just cus showing those numbers gives no value to the experience.

I really love the side view of the base.

this looks really fun. I hope they have some co-op of some sort.

never played the old Xcom game thought the gameplay looked cool after seeing this trailer i'm on board with the new xcom kids!.

this looks really awesome. cant wait to give them my money this fall! 

@wardcleaver said:

Looks cool. However, that generic alien design is kinda a letdown.

Generic? Yeah obviously... Have you ever played XCOM?

As long as they let me name my squad everything will be ok. Looks awesome so far!

This game looks so much better, and more fun, than 2K Marin's game. It's going to be REAL interesting to see if this, or XCOM, sells better, and across which platforms. I bet PC and PS3 players (who turned Valkyria Chronicles into a hit) will buy more of this one, but the Xbox Live headset wearing meathead crowd will no doubt embrace the shooter game more.

@DeF said:

Ant farm? awesome!

Seriously, the pics don't do it justice. The realtime observation of my army dudes and dynamic zoom almost makes this worthwhile to purchase by itself for me, especially as I build it up an customize.

its gonna be a XBLA title.

Yes how much

Looks cool. However, that generic alien design is kinda a letdown.

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

@S0ndor:

-Here is 10 dollars, go by what you need.

-But I do not know how to count, mommy.

-OK, you can buy 3 candy items. You can count to 3, can you?

I am really having hard time believing that people have trouble with handling limited set of units.

The point is simplicity and ease, not whether a person is able to count. The developers changed it because they felt it was easier this way. But you are obviously more interested in being an Internet dick and troll, than actually trying to understand the reasoning behind the change.

I'm done here. This is Giantbomb, not freaking 4chan.

@S0ndor:

-Here is 10 dollars, go by what you need.

-But I do not know how to count, mommy.

-OK, you can buy 3 candy items. You can count to 3, can you?

I am really having hard time believing that people have trouble with handling limited set of units.

Looks sweet, wonder what systems it's coming out for.

As someone who missed the original X-COMs (don't hate, I was poor), the combat and light "rpg elements" in this bring to mind Valkyria Chronicles. With a (very) little Sim Tower in the base building.

Looks cool, do want.

Looks good, but I hope the controls havent been dumbed down too much. And that kill shot feature could get old fast.

But great to see that X-COM stil lives!

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

@Dredlockz said:

@charlie_victor_bravo:

As someone who just went back to play the original X-COM again, in anticipation, I can tell you that time units are a pain.

What?! Are you a potato? Time units in X-COM are easy if you can count properly.

The point is that they found a way to eliminate the need for all that counting without crippling the tactical aspects of the game. They simplified that which was needlessly complex, and added depth by adding new tactical mechanics such as the cover system. If your only counter-argument is some sort of weird time unit snobbism, well...

*throws money at computer screen*

crap, day 1 purchase for me.

Never been so interested in this game before. Awesome.

Might even go play the old ones.

Not super exited about the smaller squads, but, if the rest is good then i'm okay with it!

@Dredlockz said:

@charlie_victor_bravo:

As someone who just went back to play the original X-COM again, in anticipation, I can tell you that time units are a pain.

What?! Are you a potato? Time units in X-COM are easy if you can count properly.

Take my money!

I like everything I have seen of it so far.

Firaxis was a great choice.

This looks fantastic. If we can have Alpha Centauri II next, that would be perfect. I do wonder how fast the novelty value of the cinematic camera wears off, though. Hopefully it won't be all cinematic action all the time.

I KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THE SCREEN BUT NOTHING'S HAPPENING!!!!

Done. Sold. Take my money.

@charlie_victor_bravo:

As someone who just went back to play the original X-COM again, in anticipation, I can tell you that time units are a pain.

Shut up and take my money!

Yessssss this looks fantastic!

I am so hard for this

I have no prior experience with XCOM, but I want this game.

Goosebumps :D

Ok. Done. Sold. You have my money Firaxis.

Gotta admit, this looks awesome. I was a bit skeptical about it (not that I didn't think Firaxis couldn't make a good XCOM game) but now I'm sold.

Only bad thing - seeing them use a controller made me a bit sad :( but hey, easy to control is ok also right?

Only bad thing i can say is that there is not enough dubstep.

this looks sooo good

Jagged Alliance reboot should have been like that goddammit.

Awesome. I'm so glad this game is happening.