The Official Xbox Magazine got the first look at 2Kās upcoming XCOM title this month, with the first details on the game revealing that thereās cause for both hope and concern among fans of the originalās strategic twist.
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And the causes for concern? Well, the report makes it sound like your actual input on things like research is minimal, while the missions you can choose sound pre-programmed, and not the result of your active measures in combating the alien menace. Worse still is the suggestion that, at the time of the playthrough, while you had allies in the field with you as part of a promised ātacticalā throwback to the original games, you couldnāt actually issue any commands to them.
The other key take-away from the piece is that, story-wise, this isnāt your Grandfatherās X-Com, your Air Force base, FBI credentials and retro aesthetic a world away from the sci-fi trappings of Enemy unknown and Terror From The Deep.
Head below for a summary of the entire thing, which weāll point out now, is a game still in development (so stuff can change!). Itās all sounding pretty great as a new game. But as an X-Com game? Iām beginning to have my doubts.
XCOM [OXM, via NeoGAF]
