Possibly the best end that could have come out of this. :)
Unterstanding salty Alex , but the idea that Dan's approach might work was not that outlandish. It was established earlier that the small aliens damage other psi boosted aliens if they are killed. And the boss seemd to have used his psi ability to create copies or summon those other mutons...
Interesting Quick Look - I'm even more interested in this game now. Even though I might wait for more content.
Since you discussed the term 4X yourself and didn't want to categorize it as such, I would disagree. Quoting from the Wiki: The term "4X" originates from a 1993 preview of Master of Orion in Computer Gaming World by Alan Emrich, in which he rated the game "XXXX" as a pun on the XXX rating for pornography. The four Xs were an abbreviation for "EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate". By February 1994 another author in the magazine stated that Command Adventures: Starship "only pays lip service to the four X's", and other game commentators adopted the "4X" label to describe a game genre with specific gameplay conventions.
Maybe there are other conventions to describe 4X games, but I wouldnt cling to the different Civ Victory conditions approach. And it seems you defintely do EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate in this game...
I was seriously hoping that when GB got some new hires they would try to bring on someone to fill the gap of interest in strategy games that was created when Austin left. But that didn't happen.
XCOM requires an attention to details that a person is not going to give if they don't really care about playing the game. That is what I see happening here. This isn't a Mario Party where you can hate playing it, mindlessly push some buttons, and still win.
I am still enjoying to watch this series as a comedy of errors / torture. It is the only current GB series I actively look forward to watching.
this,
also Abby struggling with controls and being annoyed by the game is not great...
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