XCOM 2

SorrowsEnd_sl said:

Please do not crush my dreams

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Then allow me since I'm cold like that!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...amepad-support

XCOM 2 developer Firaxis doesn't plan on launching its upcoming turn-based strategy sequel with gamepad support, though it intends to add that later.

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Admittedly that is an older article though.

SorrowsEnd_sl said:

Please do not crush my dreams

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The steam controller will control XCom 2 without native pad support required in a superior way than your 360 pad most likely. Don't disregard the Steam Controller option. Thing is boss, and you can do exactly what you wanted to do anyways. The steam controller can bind any mouse or keyboard command to itself, it has 2 extra buttons, 2 extra soft pull triggers, mouse sensitive cursor control through the haptic pads, and contextual binding to activate even more hotkeys. Check out the end of the steamware thread for some posts on it. I plan myself on playing this game with my steam controller and I'm 95% confident that it can handle the task. The only thing that could possibly cause difficulties is if there is like 20+ keybinds - which would likely be a terrible PC UI to begin with, otherwise there is some config that will be amazing.

Raes_sl said:

Official XCOM 2 ??oRetaliation??? Trailer - YouTube

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They had my money already.

Wait a minute, that was definitely Jon Bailey in the trailer, but I thought they replaced him for XCom 2. It definitely didn't sound like him in the gameplay footage Beagle posted.

If anyone missed it, the VOD from thedeveloper playthrough of the blacksite missionis up. It starts about 15 minutes in.

The only gripe I have so far is that they only retooled the classes from EU/EW and gave them new names. Would have appreciated a retool and additional classes. Would have been interested to see what would happen with 6+ classes and trying to figure out the optimum squad + mechs.

Seananigans_sl said:

There is supposedly a 5th unrevealed class, but yeah. And if there aren't any MECs, I'll be sad.

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Not supposedly

There's also apparently a sixth class coming in DLC down the road, but I don't know how far away that is. And then there's the 30 odd classes that will be coming through mods the first week, half of which will be ninjas and jedis of course.

That trailer... Fuck them for making me wait another two months!

There is three dlc scheduled I believe, with the last one out by late summer.

Why would you be surprised there is dlc when the last one had it? You can buy it now or you can wait 2 years and buy the game and all dlc's for 25% of the original price, the choice is yours.

Utnayan_sl said:

This looks like the same exact game on the same exact engine with different level design.

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You should make an appointment with an eye doctor.

Utnayan_sl said:

So help me understand the hype. I played the other X-Com, it was fun. It wasn't earth shattering. This looks like the same exact game on the same exact engine with different level design. Pretty much or am I missing something?

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I feel the same way, but EU was a solid game with replayability (x10 with mods) that then got better with EW. Well worth $20-40 (EU/W combined). The sequel looks to offer the same value on top of expanding (albeit somewhat slightly while simultaneously removing content) the mechanics. They're also releasing a fully supported dev kit in an attempt to future proof the game. If you enjoyed the first game this is shaping up to be a justifiable purchase - especially if you wait and grab it + DLC on sale.

They did the exact same thing with the last one. It was called slingshot or something. Buck up.

wonder if they are going to do the same cross game promotion that they did with X-Com, if you bought it then you could build the X-Com Squad unit in Civ 5 BNW