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January 13th 2012, 02:10 AM #1
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Male - ChristianX-Com: UFO Defence - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
On a whim, I downloaded the game that's been sitting in my Steam Library for awhile....not really expecting much of anything....
But damn.
It's game design puts modern games to shame.
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Then Morgoth turned upon Húrin, and he said: 'Fool, little among Men, and they are the least of all that speak! Have you seen the Valar, or measured the power of Manwë and Varda?
Do you know the reach of their thought? Or do you think, perhaps, that their thought is upon you, and that they may shield you from afar?'
'I know not,' said Húrin. 'Yet so it might be, if they willed. For the Elder King shall not be dethroned while Arda endures.'
The Words of Húrin and Morgoth, "The Children of Húrin" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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January 13th 2012, 02:17 AM #2
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Male - ChristianRe: X-Com: UFO Defence - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
After getting my interception landing party slaughtered about 2-3 times, I think I got a handle on the RTS aspect of the game. PRO-TIP: soldiers out in the open = dead soldiers
***Rest in peace, Curtmudgeon!***
"I hate Manwe's posts because I hate babies and America." --Augustine2004, August 6, 2011
Then Morgoth turned upon Húrin, and he said: 'Fool, little among Men, and they are the least of all that speak! Have you seen the Valar, or measured the power of Manwë and Varda?
Do you know the reach of their thought? Or do you think, perhaps, that their thought is upon you, and that they may shield you from afar?'
'I know not,' said Húrin. 'Yet so it might be, if they willed. For the Elder King shall not be dethroned while Arda endures.'
The Words of Húrin and Morgoth, "The Children of Húrin" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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January 13th 2012, 02:48 AM #3
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Male - ChristianRe: X-Com: UFO Defence - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
I'll have you know, I bought this game just because you put this thread up (and also because I've been meaning to buy X-Com for a good while now). It'd better be good, or I'm going to...well, probably not react too strongly, but whatever.
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January 13th 2012, 03:02 AM #4
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Male - ChristianRe: X-Com: UFO Defence - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
The Steam version at least has no tutorial and there's no in-game help at all, so be prepared for a lot of trial and error.
***Rest in peace, Curtmudgeon!***
"I hate Manwe's posts because I hate babies and America." --Augustine2004, August 6, 2011
Then Morgoth turned upon Húrin, and he said: 'Fool, little among Men, and they are the least of all that speak! Have you seen the Valar, or measured the power of Manwë and Varda?
Do you know the reach of their thought? Or do you think, perhaps, that their thought is upon you, and that they may shield you from afar?'
'I know not,' said Húrin. 'Yet so it might be, if they willed. For the Elder King shall not be dethroned while Arda endures.'
The Words of Húrin and Morgoth, "The Children of Húrin" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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March 12th 2012, 08:20 PM #5
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Male - ChristianRe: X-Com: UFO Defence - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
One of my first and favorite games. I still hear original X-Com sound effects that have been snitched and used in movies and other games. Anyone remember the early version called "Laser Defense"? I keep wondering why XCom hasn't been ported to Android yet.
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