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--Twilight-- · 07-23-2002, 10:57 AM

Hello,
yep, X-Com 3 is a game that you really want to like. Its a game that should be great. Its a game with some good features.

Its a game that the was utterly shortchanged in its development. There are lots of little points, in almost every aspect, that bother people - little things that shouldn't be there. Graphics a bit small, all troops have the same portrait, an easy opportunity for expanded role playing for the troops totally missed, foes -really- too tied into a genre, weapons stock and copied from earlier ones, an attempt at a political system that stops once it begins, etc., etc., etc. You have a renowned product, a huge fan base, and every incentive to work on a sequel that will have everyone's attention, so they went ahead and did a CHEAP HACK JOB. Oh, well, its successor is in Beta....

I have F-Tactics, and it looks great, but it is most slow on my machine (I am its low-end requirement!), so I'll have to wait.

Still a new Jagged Alliance (in the works), a new and improved Twilight 2000, Fallout 3, or a really good alternative BG2 would be dandy....

- Twilight

07-23-2002, 10:57 AM	#10
--Twilight-- The Magister Join Date: May 16, 2002 Location: The fantasy wonderland that is Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 132	Hello, yep, X-Com 3 is a game that you really want to like. Its a game that should be great. Its a game with some good features. Its a game that the was utterly shortchanged in its development. There are lots of little points, in almost every aspect, that bother people - little things that shouldn't be there. Graphics a bit small, all troops have the same portrait, an easy opportunity for expanded role playing for the troops totally missed, foes -really- too tied into a genre, weapons stock and copied from earlier ones, an attempt at a political system that stops once it begins, etc., etc., etc. You have a renowned product, a huge fan base, and every incentive to work on a sequel that will have everyone's attention, so they went ahead and did a CHEAP HACK JOB. Oh, well, its successor is in Beta.... I have F-Tactics, and it looks great, but it is most slow on my machine (I am its low-end requirement!), so I'll have to wait. Still a new Jagged Alliance (in the works), a new and improved Twilight 2000, Fallout 3, or a really good alternative BG2 would be dandy.... - Twilight __________________ I\'m NOT stuck on level one again - I just enjoy circles....