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#133
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bigbrostrider (12/15/2015) [-]
i love xcom, but trying to finish the game on impossible-iron man is rage inducing.
#130
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Sethorein ONLINE (12/15/2015) [-] Then you play a mission where you're in ******* halifax at a shipping are and you're literally in a zombie apocalypse.
At one point in time there was anywhere between 6 and 8 enemies running down my troops and murdering them. It ended my iron man
At one point in time there was anywhere between 6 and 8 enemies running down my troops and murdering them. It ended my iron man
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keatontheghostfox (12/15/2015) [-] How is this game, is it anything like fire emblem?
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Sethorein ONLINE (12/15/2015) [-] not really... I mean it's strategy combat with permadeath but that's about it in terms of similarity. The soldier's "stats" don't matter insofar as their rank does. Their ranks give them skills that give them more malleability on the battlefield to fulfill their role (imagine if a pegasus knight needed to unlock the ability to fly over obstructions)
In addition to that there's also a base-management section that involves meticulous building and research to keep your troops well equipped. Your income is tied to a council that you cannot always please so your decisions matter regarding which missions you do (aka, no grinding allowed). Also if your soldiers get harmed they are out of commision for days equivalent to how hurt they got. So y'know, while fire emblem is about keeping your soldiers alive, xcom is about making sure your soldiers never get hit.
This is in conjunction with story missions that you need to complete. **** like getting within 3 tiles of an injured enemy and tazing them, rushing canisters of "meld" before they are self destructed, and other cool **** that I don't wanna spoil.
It's one of the best tactical games ever released. Highly recommended. Just don't expect fire emblem. Also you can name your soldiers after your friends.
In addition to that there's also a base-management section that involves meticulous building and research to keep your troops well equipped. Your income is tied to a council that you cannot always please so your decisions matter regarding which missions you do (aka, no grinding allowed). Also if your soldiers get harmed they are out of commision for days equivalent to how hurt they got. So y'know, while fire emblem is about keeping your soldiers alive, xcom is about making sure your soldiers never get hit.
This is in conjunction with story missions that you need to complete. **** like getting within 3 tiles of an injured enemy and tazing them, rushing canisters of "meld" before they are self destructed, and other cool **** that I don't wanna spoil.
It's one of the best tactical games ever released. Highly recommended. Just don't expect fire emblem. Also you can name your soldiers after your friends.
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keatontheghostfox (12/15/2015) [-] Sounds interesting, though one of my favorite things about fe is that each unit has its own story and stuff.
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Sethorein ONLINE (12/15/2015) [-] The joy of xcom is making your own story.
for instance, my original team consisted of a whole bunch of my friends. Literally mission 1 one of my best friends gets gibbed.
his replacement? His girlfriend, wearing his helmet. She proceeds to become the move violent sniper on my team, quickly rising the ranks.
That's just one of many stories I've made in my campaign ^_^ I'd tell you some of the more insane ones but that'd spoil **** .
for instance, my original team consisted of a whole bunch of my friends. Literally mission 1 one of my best friends gets gibbed.
his replacement? His girlfriend, wearing his helmet. She proceeds to become the move violent sniper on my team, quickly rising the ranks.
That's just one of many stories I've made in my campaign ^_^ I'd tell you some of the more insane ones but that'd spoil **** .
#68
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jazert (12/15/2015) [-] I'd like to be a soldier please, and if you're using the expansion can I be a mecha soldier? If not heavy is fine Can you also let me know when I die?
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pablosky (12/15/2015) [-] Stream it and make me a soldier, you faggot. I wanna see if I can survive more than one battle.
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anon (12/15/2015) [-]
Alien meetings had to be so meta. SPOILERS BTW, since I don't want to go through tagging half of it.
Since the aliens are actually training the earth to defend itself against a much larger threat with the idea being that if earth fell to the first invasion it would have stood no chance against the second regardless, how did strategy meetings work? Clearly they could have just charged in with their best troops and destroyed the resistance, but how did they calculate the rate at which they should increase their threat?
Since the aliens are actually training the earth to defend itself against a much larger threat with the idea being that if earth fell to the first invasion it would have stood no chance against the second regardless, how did strategy meetings work? Clearly they could have just charged in with their best troops and destroyed the resistance, but how did they calculate the rate at which they should increase their threat?
#11
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asotil (12/14/2015) [-] Gimme dat Assault my man
You want space ******* dead I'm your guy
Just give me a Fedora and shotgun and point me in the general direction of the nearest Chyssalid.
You want space ******* dead I'm your guy
Just give me a Fedora and shotgun and point me in the general direction of the nearest Chyssalid.
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sirosd (12/14/2015) [-] I wanna be the guy that never dies, that does barely enough to be kept in the team but that never does enough to be considered useful.
