Firaxis + XCOM, that is all.

icemann on 14/9/2012 at 15:30

I was reading on RPS earlier that cover means practically nothing in the remake, since you can shoot through obstacles and still hit enemies as seen in this video:

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=itzi92OGGT8)

Pay attention to 2:51 and 4:02 in the video.

faetal on 14/9/2012 at 15:35

Surely there is a modifier though. I doubt cover will mean *nothing*, else why include it?

Edit: My guess is that the cover affects the chance to hit.

CCCToad on 24/9/2012 at 16:08

Demo is out on steam.

faetal on 24/9/2012 at 18:07

That's tempting, but since my money already went down on the full game, I'm going to wait.

henke on 24/9/2012 at 18:52

Is anyone else getting a "No subscription" error when trying to DL the Steam demo? :erg:

Sulphur on 24/9/2012 at 19:13

Downloading fine this side of the pond. Try changing servers?

Renzatic on 24/9/2012 at 20:32

Quote Posted by henke

Is anyone else getting a "No subscription" error when trying to DL the Steam demo? :erg:

I'm getting the same here. It's probably a simple release goofup that'll be fixed in a couple of hours or so.

...which doesn't help, because I want to play it NOW! :mad:

Reboot Steam.

smallfry on 24/9/2012 at 21:31

Finished the very short demo. More console-y interface than I thought it would have, but I guess you'll get used to it (grumble grumble). I was confused in the base - I'd rather have a control panel with things I can do, lists of information, and so on. The missions are really fun though. I like all the action cam stuff. Seems nice and tactical.

But my god, when will human faces in games stop sucking so damn much?

june gloom on 24/9/2012 at 22:15

when people stop being so ugly

henke on 25/9/2012 at 18:35

Played the demo. My God that tutorial level was less hands-on than any other tutorial level ever. When level 2 started off with more tutorials I was like "UMM AM I GOING TO GET TO PLAY ANYTIME SOON?" Luckily you're only forced to follow the tutorial for the first little bit of level 2 and then you get to figure out the rest of the mission yourself. The combat was alright, not terribly deep. It's not Frozen Synapse or anything. But I can imagine that once you have the R&D stuff, and the politics and the whole business of saving the world to consider as well as the micromanagement of commanding the firefights it could be a complex and rewarding game.

BTW does anyone remember an old tbs game called (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbri4v06bbo) Shadow Watch? I was reminded of it while playing this demo.