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Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by 2muchcoffeeman »

swombat wrote: post #17

Nice but... the iPad game completely took care of all my XCom cravings for quite some time. It was one of the most solid iPad games I've encountered. It's more a remake than an adaptation, and they really put in a lot of effort to bring the first XCom game into the 21st century, and it shows. It cost £10 or so, and I never regretted a single penny of it. If you loved this game, I really recommend getting XCom on the…

If you liked the iOS XCom, you may like Shadowrun Returns.

XCom on iPad is pretty good though. I love touch interfaces for turn based games.

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by leoc »

ekianjo wrote: post #22

It's worth noting that there is another Open Source Xcom game clone, UFO Alien Invasion: http://ufoai.org/wiki/News (has 3d graphics).

OpenXcom's not really a clone though, it's a repolishing of the original X-COM. http://www.xenonauts.com/ is another clone/spiritual successor.

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by interpol_p »

angersock wrote: post #6
danso wrote: post #2

Congrats to the team...I think my appetite for this has been whetted a little by the modern 2K Games remake...which, I know, is kind of heresy, but it really is a great example of how streamlining and simplifying an already decently-thought-out game (i.e. restricting soldiers to one special weapon and grenade, and base management to one base) can still be satisfying. That said, in the remake, the AI is inexplicably "…

I picked up the original XCOM on Steam again, last having played it on an old 486 box--I remembered my lessons, and the first mission I'd intercepted a little scout craft (2 crewman, one of whom died on impact). So, naturally, I deploy 12 squaddies, leapfrog and encircle the crashed craft on a farm in broad daylight (never, ever, at night, ever), and proceed to fill it full of detpacks. Perfect, flawless run. I'm fee…

> And that's when I realized that pretty much no modern games are as hard and unforgiving as that old DOS wonder.

I'd say FTL and Super Hexagon are good examples of punishing modern games. I think this sort of difficulty curve is coming back into fashion with gamers.

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by RBerenguel »

ericd wrote: post #25
swombat wrote: post #17

Nice but... the iPad game completely took care of all my XCom cravings for quite some time. It was one of the most solid iPad games I've encountered. It's more a remake than an adaptation, and they really put in a lot of effort to bring the first XCom game into the 21st century, and it shows. It cost £10 or so, and I never regretted a single penny of it. If you loved this game, I really recommend getting XCom on the…

Which version? I'm only seeing Enemy Unknown and something called "Aliens versus Humans" which looks like a direct clone, but which the reviews say is sort of a shallow imitation of the original. Is there another I should be looking for? (XCOM is one of my top 5 of all time, would love a direct copy of the original with a graphical update)

I didn't play the original, but I like quite a lot AvsH (I reviewed it for an iOS reviews site, and keep im touch via twitter with the developer)

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by rurounijones »

bobcostas55 wrote: post #3

How's Xenonauts? Have they made enough changes to justify the price?

What do you mean by changes? It is a complete remake with the same theme, not a modification.

But yes, I am enjoying it and it is in the spirit of the original x-com.

the only downside I have noticed so far is that I seem to be seeing the same maps a lot (although with X-Com chopper and UFO location randomised)

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by ericd »

Jtsummers wrote: post #26
ericd wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which version? I'm only seeing Enemy Unknown and something called "Aliens versus Humans" which looks like a direct clone, but which the reviews say is sort of a shallow imitation of the original. Is there another I should be looking for? (XCOM is one of my top 5 of all time, would love a direct copy of the original with a graphical update)

Enemy Unknown is the Xcom game.

Damn, I was hoping he meant a real remake of the original. Enemy Unknown was good, but it isn't in my top 5.

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by skriticos2 »

Hm, this needs the original game assets, which I just bought on Steam. Trouble is, I can't download them on Linux because it's listed as a 'windows' game.

Re: OpenXcom 1.0

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Post by wrboyce »

ericd wrote: post #37
Jtsummers wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Enemy Unknown is the Xcom game.

Damn, I was hoping he meant a real remake of the original. Enemy Unknown was good, but it isn't in my top 5.

I am confused as to what the original could be if not "X-COM: Enemy Unknown" (AKA "UFO: Enemy Unknown"/"X-COM: UFO Defense" released in 1994 on Amiga/CD32/DOS/PSx/Windows by MicroProse)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM

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