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2016/06/18 00:33:22
Subject: Phoenix Point- X-Comesque game being developed by Jullion Gollop and it sounds extremely interesting
Basically turn based tactical combat (completely procedurally generated content, including enemies who will learn and react to your tactics) with an in depth strategic layer featuring a slowly growing enemy force and various distinct human factions with their own agenda's, goals and even tech trees....
The X-Com remakes were good games although they were pretty shallow, especially the strategic layer. This sounds like it will be an X-COM remake done right.
There's a lot of ways to describe the new X-COM but shallow isn't one that I wold describe it as.
2016/06/18 11:01:30
Subject: Phoenix Point- X-Comesque game being developed by Jullion Gollop and it sounds extremely interesting
There's a lot of ways to describe the new X-COM but shallow isn't one that I wold describe it as.
Yet I do, the strategic layer is basically an afterthought. This game however seems to take it very seriously.
Okay, I can see where one could argue that on the strategic level ("afterthought" I think is somewhat extreme but it certainly is not as fleshed out as other aspects) but definitely not on the tactics side of things.
