Quoting XeronX, reply 25

Quoting Wintercross,

reply 24

 The thing that bugs me so much is reading about their original prototype, they basically kept the same mechanics of the original, albeit with improved UI and technology. They tested it with people in the studio and Xcom fans loved it, while people who had never played Xcom found it 'slow' and too hard. So they dumbed it down.

 

And that right there is why gaming makes me sad as I get older.

Yeah, as I was reading that I literally yelled "WHHYYYYYY!!!!" at the screen. I don't want cinematic story telling in my Xcom games, I want a game that simulates being the head of a covert multinational organisation that is attempting to defeat alien invaders.

I hated the new Xcom's limitations that felt arbitrary rather than making sense. the four man limit in the skyranger for example was so stupid let alone the one base and one skyranger limitation.

Oh yeah! Lets buy an upgrade that allows us to use the extra two seats in the back! Who ever thought of that was an idiot.

Like I said, it was an ok game. But to be honest I've been playing Open Xcom more since that was released and man with some tweaks and a few improvements the original game holds up well. It's so much fun. I wish they had stuck to their guns with the prototype and continued on that path. Would have been a much better game imo. (they also had more realistic proportions, not this stylised over sized weapons approach)  

That sounds great!   Is it like that in Xenonauts?

Quoting Wintercross, reply 24

I enjoyed the new Xcom as a strategy lite game, but as an Xcom game it really let itself down. The thing that bugs me so much is reading about their original prototype, they basically kept the same mechanics of the original, albeit with improved UI and technology. They tested it with people in the studio and Xcom fans loved it, while people who had never played Xcom found it 'slow' and too hard. So they dumbed it down.

This makes me sad

Catering to the GODDAMN casuals!!

Why the hell didn't they make some tutorials instead to teach people the game??   <---- Moments after typing that, I realized that the goddamn casuals would still find it slow and that it could possibly sell less....

I'm getting more and more convinced that gaming was at its best when it was a nerdthing instead of mainsteam....

I enjoyed the X com, enemy within, long war mod. Worth a spin....

It's true that the longwar mod definitely improves upon the game.  It adds more depth and a greater tactical challenge.

Well I still stand by my 'request'. X-com would be pretty flipping awesome if it was DX12, 64bit and in 'Hexes' oh and squads of 6 or 8!

You should try the mod they've mentioned, it fills pretty much your entire request on the gameplay side.