I'm not averse
but not really got into anything for years now. I need a new x-com.
( Jimbuktu See? Right here, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:05, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Dawn of war II has got a bit of an xcom feel to it.
Only a bit mind.

The UFO games are very xcom like. If a little tough.
www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/3388807/UFO-Trilogy/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0#
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:18, Reply)

There is some kind of fan project
I think it might be this: ufoai.sourceforge.net/

Anyway it's free and not too bad. Could be worth a blast. I'm a big fan of strategy games though and waste too much time on the Total War series and recently Supreme Commander.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:23, Reply)

Have you played the sup com 2 demo?
SQUID WITH LASERS ON THEIR TENTACLES?!?!?!??
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:25, Reply)

Haha - no.
However I have seen some footage on youtube and it does look bleeding tremendous. I only installed SC yesterday after a couple of years off, and I've found out that I'm terrible at it. (still).
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:29, Reply)

The second one's out on friday, it looks a bit simplified.
I can't wait.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:30, Reply)

Have you played the demo for Heavy Rain?
It looks quite fun, I couldn't quite get my head around the controls though!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:34, Reply)

I haven't yet, I didn't want to turn on the ps3 yesterday
I might give it a bash tonight.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:37, Reply)

Well apparently its only a date issue with the PS3, it thought it was a leap year or something!?
You can just change it manually... according to one of the doods at my work... although I'm not sure whether to believe him!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:40, Reply)

The problem only affected it yesterday,
it was an error in the leap year calculations. But it doesn't have a problem today. Stupid sony.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:43, Reply)

Ah I seeee
Stupid Sony indeed. Still makes a change from it being stupid Microsoft I suppose... I say that, I'll go home tonight and the xbox will burst into flames!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:44, Reply)

All companies are stupid.
I think I should run every company in the world, then it'll all be sorted.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:51, Reply)

This is clearly the answer,
I’ll vote for you Chompy, so long as I get copious amounts of freebies
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Heavy Rain
if you've played Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy (same game), the controls will be simple(r).

It's from the same people, using the same system. Does take a while to get used to though.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 14:06, Reply)

Ah I seeee
I was struggling a bit with the demo, I have small hands so I was struggling to hold down buttons whilst stretching to hold down more buttons! :(

I need great big banana hands!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 2 Mar 2010, 14:12, Reply)

That's good,
just bought a new graphics card to go with the triple core Athlon II, so hopefully should run alright on low/mid graphics settings.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:36, Reply)

The demo runs faster on my pc than the first one did.
Still looks great too.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:38, Reply)

Now you're teasing me

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:42, Reply)

Nope, they've dropped the polygon count so you can have more units on screen at once without it slowing down.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:44, Reply)

Ooh sounds like a treat!

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 14:39, Reply)

Sweet
Thanks. :) That said, if the sun stays out I might spend a month in the real world investigating things...
( Jimbuktu See? Right here, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:29, Reply)

ha, yeah the sun's going to last.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:38, Reply)

It will it will it will
not
( Jimbuktu See? Right here, Tue 2 Mar 2010, 13:54, Reply)