Want to Watch a Lengthy Gameplay Demo of XCOM: Enemy Unknown? Of Course You Do

The more I see this game, the more money I want to throw at it @_@

@MrKlorox said:

Wait, it's six and a half minutes? I was expecting a 20+ minute demo, which isn't even considered lengthy by GiantBomb's standards.

Check out 2K's twitch channel. They have some pretty great lengthy demos of the game from PAX.

@VooDooPC said:

Did I miss it or did they never kill the little Alien that was next to the Berserk?

No, they didn't. Not that I saw, anyway.

So was that for shits and giggles or is that a confirmation that Sid is a playable char?

@Paul_Is_Drunk said:

I'm kinda proud that this has become the focus of the X-Com rebirth instead of the FPS. Way to go, people. Way to go.

Yea, those poor fucks at 2k lol.

@CuervoJoe said:

@VooDooPC said:

Did I miss it or did they never kill the little Alien that was next to the Berserk?

No, they didn't. Not that I saw, anyway.

We have all been lied to. Those slimy bastards.

@John1912: Considering they have mentioned him several times as a unit already and now full on showed him in the game i fully suspect that he will be some sort of discoverable Easter egg character during some mission (kind of like some characters Fallout Tactics). Since there are some missions and objectives that reward you with new operatives.

With this and Dishonored (that game seems to take lessons from the original Deus Ex), it seems like old school pc style gaming is being resurrected on consoles. I hope the sales of these games prove there are more types of gamers these days in what was thought to be the core target demographic. [Wipes tear from eye]

This looks great. I think I'm more interested in this incarnation than the fps which has oddly gone media silent.

@Tennmuerti said:

@John1912: Considering they have mentioned him several times as a unit already and now full on showed him in the game i fully suspect that he will be some sort of discoverable Easter egg character during some mission (kind of like some characters Fallout Tactics). Since there are some missions and objectives that reward you with new operatives.

Guess I havent been following all that close. First I have seen or heard of Sid. Lol, actually its the first Ive actually seen what he even looks like.

Awesome.

But if I ever need a psionic soldier during an invasion and Sid doesn't deliver, it'll be an awkward George/marine biologist scenario.

@ninjalegend said:

With this and Dishonored (that game seems to take lessons from the original Deus Ex), it seems like old school pc style gaming is being resurrected on consoles. I hope the sales of these games prove there are more types of gamers these days in what was thought to be the core target demographic. [Wipes tear from eye]

QFT

So 6 minutes is "lengthy" and 40 minutes is "quick." Okay, got it.

@John1912 said:

So was that for shits and giggles or is that a confirmation that Sid is a playable char?

you can customize you dudes to look like whomever you want, also name them. So yeah, everyone is in the game.

lovely! Hopefully less scribted though, so it stays true to it's roots.

looks very nice. looking forward to it

Preordered this as soon as I learned it has an enhanced PC UI. Good on you Firaxis!

Now, please please do Alpha Centauri 2 or HD

If Sid Meier is our last hope then I think our chances are pretty good.

@l4wd0g said:

The music was very Mass Effectish

I want to say that the music is by the guy who did the first and second Mass Effect.

The guys keep talking about this on the podcast and now I understand why they're so excited. Consider me on board.

This game is going to be amazing!....and terrifying......

I hope you can turn off the wild camera zoom in everytime something dies. That's would get irritating while playing. :/

Seems like they did their utmost to keep the actual gameplay shown in this gameplay demo to a minimum. This is more like a trailer with occasional clips of gameplay interspersed.

Commander Sh.. I mean, Sid Meier! Woo!

When you're used to GB, 7 minutes is no longer a "lengthy" demo. Still cool though.

It's so nice to see something that relies less on twitch reflexes and more on tactics and planning. I love FPSs just like anyone, but I'm hoping for more turn-based games in the future. This game looks deep and engaging with its gameplay. There's plenty of room for variety here, and I've long thought that FPSs have become a bit too dominant in the games market. Now if only someone would come back and revive the adventure game genre, and I'd be ecstatic. I'm very happy with how this is looking.

Yeah. Man effing Sid Meier. Already pre-purchased.

Floaters used to be such pushovers.

Looks like they're dis-incentivizing everyone getting jetpacks. Oh well. I loved having a platoon of expert alien-exterminators roaming the skies of Earth.

man, the last 3 months are so packed!

@John1912 said:

So was that for shits and giggles or is that a confirmation that Sid is a playable char?

Firaxis confirmed that Sid is a playable character back during the E3 podcasts.

Mmmmm, looks like a lot of fun and a tough, dangerous single player game to really, really dig into.   I'm not going to preorder it because I've never played a turn based strategy game before; I really wanna see the GB QL and hear their comments.   But right now, I'm 90% sure I'm on board for this game and it's my 'big one' I'm looking out for this holiday.

Wow had a serious mass effect flash back moment around 3 min mark.

I'll be passing on this. Premise, characters and environments look cool but turn based games aren't my bag.