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Any Xcom fans?

DabOnThemDabOnThem Member UncommonPosts: 141
edited October 2018 in General Gaming
Mario dipped into the Xcom pool of tricks with their rabbits game or whatever it is called. I started thinking what franchises would do well using Xcom's mechanics? in my opinion

Metal Gear. Seems like a given. Xcom has a stealth and detection system. From what I remember, MGS was the same way.

Fighting games. Tekken, Street Fighter, Bloody Roar, maybe a few others. Tekken and Bloody Roar have these large biotech empires thought to be evil. Both have military components.

Superhero games such as Marvel or DC. All these CoH successors are doing it wrong in my opinion. I just don't think there is a huge market for superhero mmo. If you notice how the other superheroes games outside of mmo are doing quite well.

This is just a random crazy hypothetical thread. I was surprised to see a Mario game similar to XCom at last year's E3. That caught me off guard. I was curious if there are any Xcom fans here, and what franchises you think would fair well using similar mechanics.

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  • PhaserlightPhaserlight Member EpicPosts: 3,078
    Gorwe said:
    Tentaculats in Horror VR games.
    You had to go there.

    Massive Chalice is deeply inspired by X-Com, but unique enough to feel like a wholly original game.  If it were up to me I wouldn't even make the comparison, but every professional reviewer seems to find it necessary so...

    Definitely check out Massive Chalice; it's just a great game flying largely beneath the radar.
    Scorchien

    "The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
    Authored 139 missions in Vendetta Online and 6 tracks in Distance

  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
    edited October 2018
    Keep a close eye on Mutant Year Zero its really shaping up nicely with a unique atmosphere..This is the latest Dev vid released last nite





  • JeffSpicoliJeffSpicoli Member EpicPosts: 2,849
    I'd love to see Age of Wonders Units/Lore/setting meet Xcom's gameplay and graphics. I thought Massive chalice was going to be just that but....ehh.... It's didnt quite hit the mark, for me at least

    • Aloha Mr Hand ! 

  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    Scorchien said:
    Keep a close eye on Mutant Year Zero its really shaping up nicely with a unique atmosphere..This is the latest Dev vid released last nite





    Really excited about this one. I loved XCom.
    Scorchien

  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
    thunderC said:
    I'd love to see Age of Wonders Units/Lore/setting meet Xcom's gameplay and graphics. I thought Massive chalice was going to be just that but....ehh.... It's didnt quite hit the mark, for me at least
    Storm Guard is pretty good , lacking in graphics abit but still a fun game , maybe closest to what you describe


    JeffSpicoli
  • JeffSpicoliJeffSpicoli Member EpicPosts: 2,849
    edited October 2018
    Scorchien said:
    thunderC said:
    I'd love to see Age of Wonders Units/Lore/setting meet Xcom's gameplay and graphics. I thought Massive chalice was going to be just that but....ehh.... It's didnt quite hit the mark, for me at least
    Storm Guard is pretty good , lacking in graphics abit but still a fun game , maybe closest to what you describe


    I Have Mordheim city of the Damned which is a good game in its own right and looks similar to this but what XCOM does right, or should i better than everyone else is the presentation and immersion. I like the zoom in closeup of your character in xcom with the percentage chances, I like the cinematic cutscene that follows when you choose your action. I like my created characters hanging out at the bar between missions, I like the wall of fallen soldiers, Its all the little things and the customization that Xcom does so well that these others games haven't achieved .

     I'm surprised with the success of XCOM we havent seen more big budget studios copy their formula
    ScorchienPhaserlight

    • Aloha Mr Hand ! 

  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
    edited October 2018
    thunderC said:
    Scorchien said:
    thunderC said:
    I'd love to see Age of Wonders Units/Lore/setting meet Xcom's gameplay and graphics. I thought Massive chalice was going to be just that but....ehh.... It's didnt quite hit the mark, for me at least
    Storm Guard is pretty good , lacking in graphics abit but still a fun game , maybe closest to what you describe


    I Have Mordheim city of the Damned which is a good game in its own right and looks similar to this but what XCOM does right, or should i better than everyone else is the presentation and immersion. I like the zoom in closeup of your character in xcom with the percentage chances, I like the cinematic cutscene that follows when you choose your action. I like my created characters hanging out at the bar between missions, I like the wall of fallen soldiers, Its all the little things and the customization that Xcom does so well that these others games haven't achieved .

     I'm surprised with the success of XCOM we havent seen more big budget studios copy their formula
    Storm Guard is a cool game tho .. wishlist it , Should probably be able to get it for under 10$ near xmas..

     I like Mordheim to .. really have to dedicate yourself to that one ..
    JeffSpicoli
  • JeffSpicoliJeffSpicoli Member EpicPosts: 2,849
    Scorchien said:
    thunderC said:
    Scorchien said:
    thunderC said:
    I'd love to see Age of Wonders Units/Lore/setting meet Xcom's gameplay and graphics. I thought Massive chalice was going to be just that but....ehh.... It's didnt quite hit the mark, for me at least
    Storm Guard is pretty good , lacking in graphics abit but still a fun game , maybe closest to what you describe


    I Have Mordheim city of the Damned which is a good game in its own right and looks similar to this but what XCOM does right, or should i better than everyone else is the presentation and immersion. I like the zoom in closeup of your character in xcom with the percentage chances, I like the cinematic cutscene that follows when you choose your action. I like my created characters hanging out at the bar between missions, I like the wall of fallen soldiers, Its all the little things and the customization that Xcom does so well that these others games haven't achieved .

     I'm surprised with the success of XCOM we havent seen more big budget studios copy their formula
    Storm Guard is a cool game tho .. wishlist it , Should probably be able to get it for under 10$ near xmas..

     I like Mordheim to .. really have to dedicate yourself to that one ..
    Yeah I'll add Storm guard thx for the suggestion 

    • Aloha Mr Hand ! 

  • MendelMendel Member LegendaryPosts: 5,609
    Love me some X-Com.  I *may* have put in more hours on it than the Civilization series (but probably not, especially if you count Empire as some kind of limited Civilization game).  I love the updated version, but there's still some appeal to the original.  Did any game ever cause as much fear as the first time you encountered a chrysalis-zombie?



    Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.

  • GutlardGutlard Member RarePosts: 1,019
    Besides the original Oregon Trail game in elementary school, X-Com: UFO Defense & X-Com: Terror From the Deep were my first & second official PC games that I spent any amount of time playing.

    Up until then I was arcade or console only.

    I love those games. Researching and getting better equipment and improving stats and taking turns hooked me in. I named everyone after people I knew, so that added a personal touch too!

    I played XCom and put 10 or so hours into the first play-through, realized I totally did the layout of my base wrong and would've had to take it all down, got pissed and never went back. I will though eventually!

    How about a Predator game set up like X-Com?! In this case, you would be the aggressor like XCom 2 I guess? Travel from society to society, skulk around, learn their tech and the best way to hunt them, and then attack! Upgrade yourself and gear/ship for farther traveling to even more advanced civs looking for the ultimate hunt.

    Gut Out!
    AlBQuirky

    What, me worry?

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