Posted on: July 18, 2023

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Elalew

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Camera Rotation is a Big Deal

Loved the first one, love this one too. This kind of gameplay never gets old. The story variations, the improved graphics and especially the camera are a good enough set of reasons to dive into the old UFO Enemy Unknown routine again. I much prefer this to the flashy, scripted, pod activation style of the Firaxis X-Com games. Yes, it took these guys a long time (I bought this game about 5 years ago), but give them a break, they obviously have a small team and they're finally pulling it together...unexpectedly well to be honest. A-class alienation elimination.

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Posted on: July 24, 2023

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Archbandit

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Spiele: Rezensionen: 9

Wait for release

Been playing the current build(s) for a while now. So far it's a poor reskin of the original, so if you have that don't buy this. If you don't, buy that. There's really nothing else to say at this stage: wait and see what the final one looks like but if it looks like this, don't bother.

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Posted on: July 23, 2023

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C_Pseudonyme

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Spiele: Rezensionen: 2

Dev hell on a road to nowhere ?

I backed the game. It's years late, still in alpha, with several overalls in story and direction. I played the beta a few years back. I was looking like a clone of the first game, for the most part, but, with a more ressource intesive engine. I tried to play again, seeing that the devs released on steam : new stuff, improvments ? I can't tell you. The game crash after loading. It's the straw that break the cammel back for me. I want to like this game, I love the concept, I even still trust the good intentions of the devs. But I cannot recommend it for now, unless you go in with low expectations, and know that this product is neither finished, nor stable, not holding most of the promises that were made during it's crowdfunding.

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Posted on: July 19, 2023

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Xinef

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Spiele: 1145 Rezensionen: 1

Work in progress

I'm a little surprised be people giving low ratings to the game and explaining that it's only a slight improvement over the original Xenonauts. I mean, if you take an amazing game and make slight improvements, that should make it an even better game, shouldn't it? It's hard to make a game much better than something that is already quite good. The game is basically a modern take on the original 1994 X-Com UFO Defense, taking the solid gameplay and providing it with modern graphics and UI, and other improvements, as opposed to the Firaxis XCOM which changed the gameplay significantly, making it more linear and simplifying the strategy layer that was so crucial in the original game. So, Xenonauts has more meaningful decisions where you can take many different paths. The difference is most noticeable on the geoscape, with multiple bases etc., although in tactical combat you also see differences (time units vs action points, the reaction shot mechanics, soldiers develop attributes rather than leveling up). Anyway, I'm giving a 4 star review because, as a Linux user, I have to use workarounds to run the game, and loading times are SLOW, and I've had the game crash from time to time. Since the game is in development, it's to be expected. Not to mention Linux isn't supported ;) So I shouldn't judge a game harshly when it fails to do something that the devs never promised it would do. I will give 5 stars if/when the game runs flawlessly on Linux (whether natively or not, I don't mind either option).

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Posted on: February 11, 2024

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Manlig

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Spiele: 1668 Rezensionen: 8

First impressions

These are my first impressions after playing the tutorial and the first couple of missions after that. Why write a review that soon? Because, sadly, I'm unsure for how much longer I am going to keep playing. As others have stated, you will recognize most things if you've played Xenonauts or XCOM before. The setup is familiar - you're defending earth from an alien invasion, you need to build bases and launch interceptors to bring down UFOs and send tactical teams to deal with alien incursions. Nothing bad with that; the formula worked well before and a few small changes here and a new twist there can turn it into a fresh experience. However... as you've probably surmised there's also a few issues that spoil the experience. In short, the game improves on the first game in some ways but seems like a downgrade in other ways. It definitely feels less refined, and I guess that might change since it is still in development. Still, the graphics are less appealing to me than the original and have a cartoonish feel. The load times are worse and the gameplay feels more kludgy. On the plus side there are improvements to gameplay, You can rotate the camera, you have different firing modes, you can preview hit chances after moving - all good things, but not enough to overcome the awkward gameplay in general. This is really sad, as I was excited about this game. Maybe it can still deliver with updates, and I rate it as three stars mostly because there is promise here of a good game. In the meantime, I suggest that Phoenix Point is a better modern XCOM style game - or just play another game of the original Xenonauts!

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