KickStarter Phoenix Point - the new game from X-COM creator Julian Gollop

[ArchAngel]

Things that were not nerfed is Boom Blast of Heavy that lets you lob two grenades and a rocket in one turn. Then Infiltrator Sneak Attack still gives 2x damage if you are in stealth (which was made a bit weaker with patches) and Technician's Turrets still deal incredible damage and now you can manually control them (as well as Infiltrator's drones).

 

[cvv]

Taka-Haradin puolipeikko What are the DLCs like? Story campaigns or just new mechanics like in nuXCOM? Or just some skins and hats and other retarded cosmetics?

 

[ArchAngel]

Taka-Haradin puolipeikko What are the DLCs like? Story campaigns or just new mechanics like in nuXCOM? Or just some skins and hats and other retarded cosmetics?

both

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Taka-Haradin puolipeikko What are the DLCs like? Story campaigns or just new mechanics like in nuXCOM? Or just some skins and hats and other retarded cosmetics?

I've noticed couple minor factions and some story missions with them that might be DLC-stuff.
I'll have to look up if DLCs add any mechanics into game; this is 1st time I'm touching this game since pre-Epic store test-versions.

 

[Blaine]

It's been a long time since I've been so on the fence about a game, and as others have noticed, this thread isn't helpful at all in making a decision.

As usual, the solution is probably to fire up OpenXCom, just as scratching a 4X itch calls for firing up SMAC, scratching a tycoon itch calls for firing up OpenTTD, scratching a classic cRPG itch calls for firing up Exult or Wiz8, etc.

I wanted Xenonauts to be the solution, but I've been on the fence about that for six years.

 

[Latelistener]

I'm curious why the music is shit? Is Simeon Dotkov still on board?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

I'm curious why the music is shit?

Trailers are generally shit.
I'm pretty certain that trailer music is not in the game.

Is Simeon Dotkov still on board?

Some of his tracks are in.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

scratching a tycoon itch calls for firing up OpenTTD

i can't stand the interface =_=

 

[Raghar]

So is it still badly designed game with shit stuff everywhere?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Spoiler

Eh?
Good luck with base defense.

 

[Reinhardt]

Stopped caring about this game when they went from horror to just another clean and shiny boring nu-xcom shit.

 

[Zanzoken]

Does anyone else wish PP had just been a literal shot-for-shot remake of X-Com, but with modern graphics, UI design, and mod support?

PP obviously takes a lot of inspiration from nuXCOM and they also tried some innovations, a lot of which hasn't really worked and wasn't even what people wanted to begin with from a Gollop X-Com game in current year.

 

[Togukawa]

I wish we had gotten the game that was originally pitched, but I'd take a graphically updated xcom over the waste of potential we got now any day

 

[Trithne]

Tried before buying this a few times during the Epic release, generally never found it pulled me in enough. The handful of things changed for Year One helped a bit, I'm actually feeling somewhat invested now and really digging the tactical game.

But by God I find the geoscape to be boring as a sack of potatoes. Let me build some fucking salvage teams on those empty sites or something. Give me shit to do that isn't farming reputation.

 

[ArchAngel]

Tried before buying this a few times during the Epic release, generally never found it pulled me in enough. The handful of things changed for Year One helped a bit, I'm actually feeling somewhat invested now and really digging the tactical game.

But by God I find the geoscape to be boring as a sack of potatoes. Let me build some fucking salvage teams on those empty sites or something. Give me shit to do that isn't farming reputation.

Explore all unknown locations, that is enough shit to do.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Spoiler

Eh?
Good luck with base defense.

He turned out to be *happy camper* with 4 kills.

 

[Alienman]

Madeleine though.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Madeleine though.

I'm not going to ask too many questions if he's willing to fight coming base invasion without armor.

Spoiler

TBH
Some armor came available to him because casualties I took on haven defense missions.
Sirens are nasty, not chrysallid nasty, but still nasty.

 

[ArchAngel]

Madeleine though.

I'm not going to ask too many questions if he's willing to fight coming base invasion without armor.

Spoiler

TBH
Some armor came available to him because casualties I took on haven defense missions.
Sirens are nasty, not chrysallid nasty, but still nasty.

Spoiler

You have not met this game's crysallids yet. You will know them when you meet them

 

[razvedchiki]

is there a way to be friends with all factions? i want synedrion lazors but also jeriho turrets and also extra penis growth from the mutants.
legendary mutation progression is really fast, almost every 2 days a new mutations appear on them crabs.

 

[ArchAngel]

is there a way to be friends with all factions? i want synedrion lazors but also jeriho turrets and also extra penis growth from the mutants.
legendary mutation progression is really fast, almost every 2 days a new mutations appear on them crabs.

Yes. Clear a lot of pandoran bases and you gain reputation with all 3 factions. It is easier on higher difficulties to do this due to more pandoran bases being spawned.

 

[Alienman]

Got into the groove now on my second playthrough. Really enjoying it. I like the struggle for resources, it's a constant battle getting just enough for the stuff I want to build. Also how the world changes dynamically is fun to see, how the virus spreads out etc. Just wish the other factions did a bit more, maybe help out taking out some lairs and stuff. I always dread doing those, they take forever with no payout except rep. Said it earlier in the thread, but I find the setting pretty good. It's this melancholic feeling of doom. The characters/voice acting and the text snippets in general are good and interesting.

 

[ArchAngel]

Got into the groove now on my second playthrough. Really enjoying it. I like the struggle for resources, it's a constant battle getting just enough for the stuff I want to build. Also how the world changes dynamically is fun to see, how the virus spreads out etc. Just wish the other factions did a bit more, maybe help out taking out some lairs and stuff. I always dread doing those, they take forever with no payout except rep. Said it earlier in the thread, but I find the setting pretty good. It's this melancholic feeling of doom. The characters/voice acting and the text snippets in general are good and interesting.

NJ does that later when they develop tech to discover them. And you can join the battle and fight together.

 

[razvedchiki]

i will restart on hero after i lost 4 men trying to get a scientist from a jericho base, fuck return fire!

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Managed to drive off a Scylla in haven defense, lost 2 surviving troopers to mindfrackers in same turn.
Another base assault is coming and all I have there is wounded without ammo.
gg.
Time to re-start.