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GlimpseDart
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PP was alright, it does some things better than XCOM but is lacking in other areas. Was still fun to play through. My personal favourite in the genre is the X-Piratez mod for Xcom. Once you get past all the pictures of boobs there's one hell of a Total Conversion mod underneath. And I've enjoyed pretty much all Xcom games and their copies. From Enemy Unknown to the UFO games (Cyberlight is actually pretty good) to the new XCOM's to PP. Both vanilla and heavily modded. X-Piratez is hands down the winner.
Agree on Xcom 3. I'm actually ok with the tactical layer, although it can certainly be improved, but the strategic layer of both the newer games is sorely lacking.
Yeah, my primary issue with the modern X-Coms is definitely the boardgame style simplified strategy layer.
The tactical layer is a step up and a step down for me, when compared to the original games. I love what they've done with skills and character building - but I strongly dislike the streamlined 2 action points approach - and I find most of the maps too small and boardgamey.
Oh, I don't dislike boardgames - I actually enjoy those. I just happen to believe computers can do so much more - and unless you're doing a straight-up conversion, I don't see any rational reason to put such limitations on your design.
Which is why I think PP shows much promise, but I haven't played it that much. I just know that the core design appeals to me more - and I'll have to see about its execution.
But it "feels" like an incomplete game at this stage - but the upcoming DLCs might make it into something that's truly special, I guess we'll see.
I can't get into the ancient versions of the game anymore, sadly. I've played a few of the mods, including X-Piratez - and it's just too old for me. It also seemed a little "weird" at first glance.
My own personal favorite is probably Terror from the Deep - because I'm such a sucker for underwater stuff - and especially when it's got some Lovecraftian undertones.
I'm secretly hoping X-Com 3 will be something along those lines
I also think Apocalypse was a underrated - and quite ahead of its time in some ways.