trying to sell a pc game to a group of console gamers isn't going to work, console gamers play games to be immediately rewarded with an awesome kill or crazy cinematic moment. games like xcom are more about strategy and thinking, you can't get immediately rewarded so console gamers aren't going to want it.
also this guy just makes himself looks stupid and ignorant about the game he's trying to sell which is sad considering he made it.
See, that's actually a smart post and the poster is right - it doesn't matter that Enemy Unknown is being made for consoles too, the gameplay itself simply doesn't appeal to the majority of console gamers, other than the ones who are used to play tactics-based RPGs such as Valkyria Chronicles (a game I STRONGLY recommend to everyone!) -- so advertising this game to the Gears of Derpity Derp crowd is invariably going to fail. Then we have the strongly worded clincher; the DEVELOPER is coming off as a clueless ignoramus and that's a shame .. he should be trying to sell the game whilst trying to sell the game.
See, that's actually a smart post and the poster is right - it doesn't matter that Enemy Unknown is being made for consoles too, the gameplay itself simply doesn't appeal to the majority of console gamers, other than the ones who are used to play tactics-based RPGs such as Valkyria Chronicles (a game I STRONGLY recommend to everyone!) -- so advertising this game to the Gears of Derpity Derp crowd is invariably going to fail. Then we have the strongly worded clincher; the DEVELOPER is coming off as a clueless ignoramus and that's a shame .. he should be trying to sell the game whilst trying to sell the game.
Yep I played that one. Bought it on release, greatly enjoyed it too.
The video shows me that they should'nt have wasted any time with the console versions...
and I bet there is alot of stuff I'll have to suffer through because of those boxes.
Yep I played that one. Bought it on release, greatly enjoyed it too.
Spoiler:
I figured you would Not only is the story beautifully told and animated (dat watercolour!) but the gameplay is pure tactical all the way.. and hell, I usually don't like Tactics-style games. One thing I will be forever bitter about is the gut-wrenching decision to make the sequel PSP only
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The video shows me that they should'nt have wasted any time with the console versions...
and I bet there is alot of stuff I'll have to suffer through because of those boxes.
Absolutely agreed Some games just don't belong on platforms where they'll have to be butchered in order to appeal to that specific audience.
That video made me sad and depressed.
They tried to make it appeal to the derps and derps despise it. And for VC as far as I know the game being as great as it is was considered a failure in terms of sales - as it sold 100k copies initially (getting to 1 m in the end).
I wonder how people would react if he advertised it as that fps abomination?
Not quite sure why this clearly humorous video got some people here so excited. Strategy games are a big genre on the PC, but even so if you go randomly and ask PC gamers today if they know XCOM and would like to play it you would meet a fair amount of RPG and FPS fans who would say no. And obviously even more so in xbox crowd. The whole point of console development is that there are hundreds of millions of console gamers out there and even if just a very small percent of them will buy your game you're still selling millions of units. That's just an unfortunate fact of modern game development.
The video shows me that they should'nt have wasted any time with the console versions...
and I bet there is alot of stuff I'll have to suffer through because of those boxes.
That video shows what they wanted you to see.
Seriously.. its a freakin' ad. Taking its content's at face value would be like thinking that Sid Meier goes to some sort of group meeting to fight his addiction of civilization, or that civ anon is even an existing entity.
I think that this video is pretty much in line with the civ anon videos that they promoted civilization with.
Just enjoy XCOM as much as you can, becuase the inevitable sequelwill be a true derp fest. Why? Well, ff this game sells well on consoles they'll try to streamiline it more to reach even wider audience and if it sells poor they'll also streamline it more to reach more people...
That video made me sad and depressed.
They tried to make it appeal to the derps and derps despise it. And for VC as far as I know the game being as great as it is was considered a failure in terms of sales - as it sold 100k copies initially (getting to 1 m in the end).
I wonder how people would react if he advertised it as that fps abomination?
damn, you cant be serious. this video is an obvious joke
That video made me sad and depressed.
They tried to make it appeal to the derps and derps despise it. And for VC as far as I know the game being as great as it is was considered a failure in terms of sales - as it sold 100k copies initially (getting to 1 m in the end).
I wonder how people would react if he advertised it as that fps abomination?
damn, you cant be serious. this video is an obvious joke
Than I got fooled. If I were to explain myself I would say that I'm under a lot of stress lately and my joke detector doesn't work. But probably I'm just that naive (or stoopid)
"it's like Farmville, only with history and stuff like that"
"does it haz chainsawz?"
"no"
"dose it haf predator misls?"
"no"
"manster chef?"
"nope"
"wtf is this shit? is it shootah?"
"no, it's a strategy game. you have to think to achieve victory"
"who the fuck is think and how do I get his achievement?!"
Hm does someone know when the game unlocks if you preorder the download version on amazon.com.
But you are from Europe. Can I play it at the 9th or do I have to wait for the 12th?
Hm does someone know when the game unlocks if you preorder the download version on amazon.com.
But you are from Europe. Can I play it at the 9th or do I have to wait for the 12th?
well, probably you will get the key around the 9th, but without a vpn you will not be able to play until the 11/12th.
Hm does someone know when the game unlocks if you preorder the download version on amazon.com.
But you are from Europe. Can I play it at the 9th or do I have to wait for the 12th?
well, probably you will get the key around the 9th, but without a vpn you will not be able to play until the 11/12th.
Guess I will see how it works out then.
Btw. here is another gameplay vid with IGN staff and the devs failing at the first mission
If the PC version is moddable, I bet someone will try to add some of the complexity people say is missing.
Personally, it seems to me they've included 90% of the most important features from the original x-com, and then focused on a polished, 2012 presentation style. I can't wait to play the full thing.. the demo was missing a lot of the anounced features.
If the PC version is moddable, I bet someone will try to add some of the complexity people say is missing.
Personally, it seems to me they've included 90% of the most important features from the original x-com, and then focused on a polished, 2012 presentation style. I can't wait to play the full thing.. the demo was missing a lot of the anounced features.
I wish they would start doing platform-tweaks knowing perfectly well that the average PC gamer isn't interested in the same things as the average console gamer. It wouldn't even take that much time or resources in this case. It would obviously make the finished product slightly more expensive which is why they won't do it. It would also make their product better which is why they should.
What do you mean by platform tweaks? The game is built on the unreal engine, so it's already optimized for PC play. I'm sure the data files will be hacked open and it'll have a bunch of mods within the first few months to a year.
Precisely what features are you missing from the game anyway? Besides the change from time units to actions, I dont see much difference. (Are base invasions possible? We dont know yet.)
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Not only is the story beautifully told and animated (dat watercolour!) but the gameplay is pure tactical all the way.. and hell, I usually don't like Tactics-style games. One thing I will be forever bitter about is the gut-wrenching decision to make the sequel PSP only 
watches trailer and:
oh well.
