XCOM is one of the classics of the the PC gaming scene, an old-school strategy title where you waged war against alien invaders as the director of a Men In Black type organization. In the re-imagining of the series (done by Bioshock developers 2k Games), you still undertake the role of the leader, but instead of issuing orders from behind a desk, you step out into the field to meet the aliens mano a mano. A trailer dropped for the game during E3, and dang if it doesn’t look intense.
Set during the 1950s, this game bares more than a passing resemblance to another period-piece title from 2K that I mentioned above. While similarities aren’t exactly a bad thing, especially given the fact that this is probably the best team to turn XCOM into an FPS, it still remains to be seen whether this will help or hinder the game come release time. What do you guys think about XCOM? Eager to blast some symbiote-looking aliens, or upset about the change in genre?
This looks to be one sexy game when it going to be launched. I like the premise alot.
mmm I’m not pumped on the engine they used for Bioshock, which clearly this is also using. Very clunky / hard to aim and manuever. I’m talking about the PC release of course, which was just a bad port I’m guessing.
I hadn’t heard of it before but I’m intrigued now!
I like that many of the the aliens are old style, polygonal designs from the early to mid-1990s. It really lends them an otherworldly “wtf” feel that photo-realistic graphics don’t quite convey.