# So anyone excited? \[About X-Com, Mod Ed.\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 3, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077 "2012-07-03T07:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shosy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Shosy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shosy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/1 "2012-07-03T07:00:24Z")
[http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/video.php](http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/video.php) And to me it’s a close competition if the original Xcom (well my version was called UFO, but Xcom in the US) or SWOTL is the greatest game of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/2 "2012-07-03T07:06:33Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![Shosy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Shosy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shosy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/3 "2012-07-03T09:09:39Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Reported. Sorry, I actually don’t know how to delete posts, and I wasn’t aware that discussions of upcoming games are covered by the rules. I’ll report similar posts when I come across them which openly talk about commercial games ---
**Author:** ![svrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@svrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/svrider)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/4 "2012-07-03T09:28:29Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Reported. ? It looks good imho, might even make me pick up gaming again as I loved the original UFO (as I also knew it) game. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/5 "2012-07-03T09:36:54Z")
Was there even any actual gameplay footage in that trailer? I would love to see an X-Com remake that’s faithful to the original (and this one sounds a _lot_ more faithful than the FPS remake that’s gotten stuck in development hell), but this trailer doesn’t exactly fill me with optimism. I’m not even sure the VO artists saw the visuals - the reporter says the troops “bear the markings of no country” shortly after we see a squad who all have flags on their backs. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/6 "2012-07-03T13:25:26Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Reported. For what, the non-descriptive thread title? ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/7 "2012-07-03T13:33:43Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I would love to see an X-Com remake that’s faithful to the original (and this one sounds a _lot_ more faithful than the FPS remake that’s gotten stuck in development hell), but this trailer doesn’t exactly fill me with optimism. What, something like [Xenonauts](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts) maybe? It’s already funded but will obviously take some time to finish. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/8 "2012-07-03T13:37:03Z")
Super exited! There ARE some gameplay videos, BTW, from E3. It was one of the most talked about games at E3, everyone seemed to praise it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/9 "2012-07-03T16:25:48Z")
The original X-Com is one of the best games ever. Every attempt to recreate its magic has failed in a big way. This is the first game that seems to take the original to heart while updating it. Hell yeah, I am excited. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/10 "2012-07-03T16:26:59Z")
I’m not very excited. I thought the original X-Com was modestly entertaining, but I generally found the end game to be a bit dull. Maybe it was just my play style, though (my strategy was always to build a bunch of those guided bomb launchers and just spam away). ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/11 "2012-07-04T04:44:26Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Reported. Arent you proud of yourself? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/12 "2012-07-04T09:05:00Z")
Wikipedia says; > [@](#): > > There is only one XCOM base this time, with different bonuses associated to its location as chosen by the player… > > The traditional time units, grid map movement, as well as some (but not all) of inventory and ammunition mechanics and the initial squad deployment phase have been all removed. In their place, the tweaked gameplay introduces the system of varying cover, suppression fire, stealth movement, a variety of different abilities (for both the human and alien combatants) and class specialization for the XCOM operatives: Assault, Support, Heavy Weapons, Sniper… > > The new elements of this system were described as similar to the ones featured in Valkyria Chronicles and Silent Storm… > > An early prototype was actually a direct recreation remake of the original game with all the classic features, **from which it was gradually evolved into a re-imagination** … Well, that was a good chance we had at an actual X-Com remake for awhile there. I know he recorded this about the _other_ X-Com remake, but[i’m with Spoony on this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRS0VVl89rU). ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/13 "2012-07-04T09:05:59Z")
**Covered\_In\_Bees!** originally reported a spam post that was then removed, but his post was left there. I’ve edited the thread title for clarity, since it was unspecific. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-excited-about-x-com-mod-ed/627077/14 "2012-07-04T09:43:57Z")
loved UFO and TFTD - still play them on occasion - never really liked the one after that