XCOM Next franchise to be necro-raped

spokomptonjdub · Post by **spokomptonjdub** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:45 am

Hey, at least fallout isn't alone in the buttfuckery:

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/55277 ... r-Released

Post by **Retlaw83** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:19 am

Oh man, that looks fucking awful. Not only are they ditching the tactical aspect, it looks as if the X-COM organization is going to be a bunch of random assholes in the 1950s with civilian weapons?

I still don't understand what it is with game developers and the 1950s. It was kind of cute when Fallout 1 and 2 did it, the retro styling of X-COM Apocalypse was all right, then you have that stupid Stubbs game, Bioshock and Fallout 3 leg-humping the decade. The 1950s were not a better, more innocent time - racism was rampant, ignorance ruled the day, and authority cowed people without people complaining.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:49 am

I like the style of the cars, but little else.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:24 am

I don't understand the connection between this game and x-com. It bears far more resemblance with art and weapon style to Bioshock. I was half expecting the guy to freeze something with a plasmid at one stage. Meh, franchise rape at its best I suppose.

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:28 am

What's that black stuff jumping around?

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:11 am

My guess is their interpretation of chryssalids.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:10 pm

SenisterDenister wrote:My guess is their interpretation of chryssalids.

You're giving them too much credit in thinking anything from what was shown is somehow tied to X-COM.

Yonmanc · Post by **Yonmanc** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:20 pm

Retlaw83 wrote:Oh man, that looks fucking awful. Not only are they ditching the tactical aspect, it looks as if the X-COM organization is going to be a bunch of random assholes in the 1950s with civilian weapons?

I still don't understand what it is with game developers and the 1950s. It was kind of cute when Fallout 1 and 2 did it, the retro styling of X-COM Apocalypse was all right, then you have that stupid Stubbs game, Bioshock and Fallout 3 leg-humping the decade. The 1950s were not a better, more innocent time - racism was rampant, ignorance ruled the day, and authority cowed people without people complaining.

it's the new thing. Five years ago it was space marines in every game, now its snappy 1950's kitsch. In another 5 years it'll probably be blaxploitation.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:10 pm

I also noticed, reading through the blurb after my initial disgust wore off, is you play the role of some random FBI agent. If they're going for an early "origins of X-COM thing," wouldn't being a covert Army unit be way more appropriate?

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:24 am

The X-Com universe officially begins with the Roswell Incident and then carries through to the '50's where they deal with a scant few abductions. Might have to do with those, especially since at that point in the setting no government had anything proper to deal with aliens.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:52 am

Yeah, but you still send in the Army to kill aliens, not the FBI.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:58 am

I think they're trying to pass it off as you being apart of the investigatory team that finds out that there are aliens and you being apart of the first contact have to hold the aliens off until the army gets there. Or something like that, I don't know, at this point nobody does. I'm not really upset, I just don't care about this stuff anymore, honestly. First Command and Conquer, then Fallout, then X-Com, can't win.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:09 am

I can't wait until they start necro-raping shit that didn't sell many units but were fun as hell. I bet Renegade and/or Crusader get the first person butt fucking within 5 years.

ActiveCancer · Post by **ActiveCancer** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:23 pm

Damn it, is nothing sacred, i think all most companies are starting to think like your common frat boy

Username · Post by **Username** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:02 pm

Retlaw83 wrote: The 1950s were better, more innocent time - racism was rampant, ignorance ruled the day, and authority cowed people without people complaining.

Ah the good old times. When you could shout swell guy and the reply would be "sir?"

On topic; This looks like a bigger fuck up than Fallout 3. Much bigger. Not that I know if the game in itself will be any good or bad from watching a lil video but why the hell use an old, epic name like that to a game that has no relation to it? None at all. The only common plot - part is aliens. And that would be fine if it was still had the same GAMEPLAY as XCOM but it doesn't.

Fallout 3 at least attempts to have either, that is the pot and settin. This one just says "fuck you" to both and walks off proudly having pissed all over a good old title.

ActiveCancer · Post by **ActiveCancer** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:46 am

This is how the game companies are thinking

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:32 pm

That might have been informative if the text was large enough to read.

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:41 pm

Who do you think you are, coming here and posting stuff like that ?

ActiveCancer · Post by **ActiveCancer** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:46 pm

Retlaw83 wrote:That might have been informative if the text was large enough to read.

Sorry that's as big as it get's, you could always download it

Well i'm sorry cazsim83 i just thought it was funny

Taco-Hero · Post by **Taco-Hero** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:56 pm

I'M A BANANA!! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)