This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownI should preface this with three comments. First, I can’t opine on XCOM‘s maligned keyboard+mouse interface, as I played with an Xbox 360 controller. Second, I edited the … Continue reading
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy Unknown Calling all readers, aspiring alien-hunters, and Guile-haired jumpsuit-wearers! With XCOM: Enemy Unknown‘s release just a month and a half away, Earth needs a few* brave** men … Continue reading
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownMarch, 2015. We are not alone in the universe. Humanity is under attack from an alien army equipped with technology beyond anything we have seen. The armed forces … Continue reading
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome back to my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) of XCOM: Enemy Unknown! We finished our last instalment on March 20 (game time), with a successful end to … Continue reading
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome to the third part of my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) for XCOM: Enemy Unknown! When we previously left off, I had two worries. One, … Continue reading
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAnd we’re back! After Part 3’s successful terror mission, the rest of April passes without incident. Dr Vahlen and her scientists finish research on beam weapons, which … Continue reading
This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAs Part 4 ended, things were going smooth as butter. XCOM’s soldiers were winning battle after battle, and coming home almost invariably in one piece. The strategic layer … Continue reading
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownThe battle of Melbourne, June 2015, dealt a bitter blow to XCOM. It left us down two countries and five soldiers (four of them amongst our finest veterans), … Continue reading
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy Unknown North America, 1 September 2015. The aliens’ forward base on Earth, the wee hours of the morning. Above the landing bay, a shape appears: XCOM’s Skyranger, … Continue reading
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownFor one month, you followed me as I played through Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the successor to one of the greatest games of all time. Now that I’ve … Continue reading
