/cog/ - Traditional & Video Gaming

Already bought it!

Though I'm the kinda person who cheats hard at this kind of game.

>>198985
Only thing I've done is mess with the hex edit for a few supplies so I don't get stuck just because the game rolled against me.

I've just been spending a massive amount of time planning out what recruits I'm going to make when we finally get the game.
I've got Dutch's team from Predator lined up, the cast from resident evil, an ex-member of EXALT wearing their bandana that's been shown as an option along with other originals etc etc.

Anyone else been doing that?

>>198997

I'm going to spend an ungodly amount of time making everyone from Miles O'Brien to Artorias to the entire cast of World Trigger.

>>198998
The fact they've expanded the scale of customization so much as well as letting you save them to your "Character Pool" and even share the characters with others is a pretty nice addition to the sequel.

>>199008
Create a team of Dwarfs. Either it will be impossible to headshot them or the game will fling them off into space trying to connect with their hitbox

//youtube.com/watch?v=-pJHto4YWms

The reviews are in and the reviews are VERY strong 9/10 or above from almost all sources.

>>199102
Cool, will put it on the list.

Preload is availible on Steam.

Also check this out Britfags-
//youtube.com/watch?v=WCgTKv7NHLc

Steam controller paying for itself on this one.


Load time on missions is chunky, no controller support, otherwise it's great.

I ended up making Bill Paxton and The Hologram's as my team.

After thirty-five hours, I beat the game on Commander difficulty.

http://imgur.com/a/XuTrU

>>199156
gg

>>199156
Christ that Final Battle was pretty insane right? So many enemies to deal with coming at you from the sides while you try to chase down the bosses

I've never had any of my troops captured, can anyone explain how that and launching rescue missions to recover them works out?

//youtube.com/watch?v=qehLhqLx6Ak

//youtube.com/watch?v=AvIgzYBL2Z8

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/116803-XCOM-2-Review

>>199586
That one guy looks like they grafted part of Blanka's face onto Guile.

>>199587
Its a Samurai war mask he's got on, and of course the classic Xcom rookie hair style.

>>199614
>commence capture

...

"stop hugging the Viper, solider"

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/05/05/xcom-2-alien-hunters-dlc-release-date-details-announced

New DLC content incoming

>>199944
Thats gonna be pretty horrific with the berserker king, its going to be punching you every time you take a shot at it?

>>199965
Just so we're clear though, Anarchy's Children is a fucking disgrace. I say that even though i stupidly bought it.

>>199967
Nah, its fun.

>>199967

I've got no problem with it. Yeah, some of the pieces are kinda stupid-looking, but it also plugged a lot of empty spaces in terms of cosplay-character creation. The added hair options alone were a godsend.

>>199970
They should have been included from the get go, it released day one don't forget.

>>199971

No it didn't. The only DLC available on day one was the resistance pack, which was a pre-order bonus (and frankly, kind of nothing). Anarchy's Children didn't come out until mid-March, a month and a half later.

>>199971
It was not released day one, you are confused.

>>199972
>>199973
I did indeed commit an error, though I maintain that Anarchy's Children is a let down.

>>200252
Thats racist.

Is Xcom 2 going to get anymore expansions?

>Soldiers are shown socializing with one another on the Avenger. However, this isn't just window dressing; the game actually tracks the relationships between each soldier, based on factors like how many missions they've been on together, who has healed who, shooting enemies flanking them, and carrying unconscious soldiers out of battle. It then matches those soldiers up while on the Avenger. So when you see soldiers laughing and talking in the bar or exercising together in the guerilla warfare school, it's because those soldiers have actually become Fire-Forged Friends in battle.

Is this actually a thing? Read it off of Tvtropes.
If its actually a feature built into the system that is actually pretty damn awesome, its such a hidden thing that nearly everyone is going to overlook but they did it anyway.

Man fuck Long War-lumpers

>>201709

neat that they've been made part of Dev for further game work. Maybe they'll be part of the dev group for the third game.

The Xcom 2 expansion has been confirmed, War of the Chosen.

//youtube.com/watch?v=n3bENBYSucQ

>>200254
Wouldn't it be 'speciest' or some sort of 'xeno-racism' since the targets of it is an alien and we're human?

New Xcom spinoff game is out soon.

XCOM: Chimera Squad - Gameplay Overview
Gameplay looks interesting, gimmick of aliens being playable since its post-war SWAT stuff.

Characters look lame, squaddies are individuals instead of generics like in previous games and not allowed to die.
XCOM: Chimera Squad - Game Reveal Trailer
Seem somewhat insufferable.

The game itself is cheap though, if you buy it on steam its 50% off.

>>418314
Nerfnow needs to go back to doing porn of its characters, it's the only goddamn reason most of us are reading it - the comic isn't even funny and half the time it's just making fun of its own inability of coming up with jokes/plot/art.

>>418315
I haven't disagreed more with something I read on the internet since... a week ago, probably.

Apparently a Viper brothel is seen in the background of one of the cityscapes of the trailer?

>>418363
This is that artist 'Flick' right?

>>418366
That is correct.

>>418795
The seem to be putting alot of work into expanding it. It was still scummy what they did to people who backed it but now it might actually be worth playing having come out of Epic 'beta testing'.

>>419056
>>418795
Turns out even with over a year worth of time to develop it PP is still a buggy poorly balanced mess.
Not unplayable but certainly no XCOM-killer.

>>420156
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-marvel-xcom-game-will-reportedly-let-players-make-their-own-superheroes/

>>420156
>>420382
Trailers for it, it is Marvel but its not exactly like the modern xcom games.
Marvel's Midnight Suns - Official Extended Gameplay Walkthrough Trailer
Marvel's Midnight Suns - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer

A couple of the hero choices put me off, they don't really fit the theme of the team, but other parts actually look kind of interesting.

>>420429
The Hunter and Wolverine vs Sabretooth | Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Showcase

>>421141
shit, almost like real life.

>>420429
>>420441
Spider-Man Vs. Fallen Venom In Marvel's Midnight Suns | New Gameplay Today
Spider-Man confirmed

>>421885
Marvel's Midnight Suns "Darkness Falls" Trailer

They are SERIOUSLY pushing costumes as a money-making tool for this marvel xcom game.

The main difference between the different Editions of the game is how many alternate PREMIMUM costumes they come with for the various heroes.
The most expensive one is over a hundred bucks! Fuck.

>>420156
>>420429
>>421886
Delayed AGAIN.

https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-midnight-suns-delayed-once-again-possibly-to-2023

>>422735
Its supposed to be releasing on the 2nd of December now.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Release Date Trailer | D23 Expo 2022

They're making little animated shorts to hype up Midnight Suns. Really seem to be going all-in in terms of building attention to this game for some reason.

Salem Sisters | Prequel Shorts | Marvel's Midnight Suns

>>423904
A New Sun Must Rise - Prequel Shorts | Marvel's Midnight Suns
Why did they switch to a much less appealing visual style for the second short they did? Was it alot cheaper?

>>423904
>>423957
Why did they suddenly switch from 2d art to 3d art

Previews for the Firaxis marvel game are starting to come out.
It seems really weird in that it is more focused on being a Marvel story game than it is being a tactical strategy one.
Midnight Suns Gameplay Impressions - Not What I Expected At All!!

Neither Marvel nor Firaxis are known for their ability to write an RPG, seems like a bad idea.

I don't think Firaxis is ever going to get around to making XCOM3, with all the crap they are putting out instead.

Seems like bad news for Firaxis
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/huge-firaxis-shakeup-sees-xcom-director-and-studio-head-exit/

Also FUCK Midnight Suns.