XCOM: Enemy Unknown

How are you all so good at this game, playing on Classic and all that? I'm playing on Normal and the bodies keep stacking up. I spent all my money on new recruits, which then get slaughtered on first contact with badguys

I found that sending in a mech to trigger the encounter can really help keep people alive, also don't be afraid to retreat and setup your own ambush. I play with two snipers, two support (healers) and 1 heavy + a suicide mech, works well for me..

Use high ground (duh) set your snipers (or just about anyone) to over watch before you spring the trap, make sure you keep your squad a little spread out so the AI won't bother to throw a grenade and use suppression/smoke grenades when somebody is in trouble!

Finished it now.. Will start on Ironman later today.

The ending was, well easy. Took me 2 turns...

Started an ironman normal run at lunch today, lost my sniper to a hit kill in the 3rd mission. Doing alright so far I think though.

Just finished a Normal Ironman playthrough, after multiple Classic Ironman disasters. Lots of fun!

They polished the finicky edges off the original, it feels so nice to make discrete moves as opposed to worrying about time units. Decisions are immediate and clear.

Also, snipers are gods in this with Squad Sight and Double Tap.

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My sniper finished the last room of the last mission with two critical shots, before that Uber Ethereal could even move.

Playing Ironman normal right off the start. Love this game! I up and stopped playing Dishonered for this!

Btw, thanks for posting the Strat video, it helps

Just finished the game.

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Aweeeesome stuff, though I was very disappointed by the ending. I didn't like fighting on the Alien ships as much as on Earth, and thought it was a bit boring. Part of the fun of Xcom is not knowing where the enemy are, but in the last mission you know that each room is going to have a set amount of enemies in it and that takes the fun out of it, in my opinion.

Dishonored is next to me, but i even didnt unbox it,

i just love XCOM - why this is the best game !?

Lost 4 so far, 2 newbs and 2 cpts. Last one I lost at lunch had 11 missions and 21 kills

My ass is srsly getting wooped !

just finished the game, if i can call it that way, ALIENS won !

I just lost an awesome sniper. FML.

McCann* and yeah, i've been listening to the main theme way too much while working. It does kind of sound like DX:HR, but it's kind of got this edge that I like better.

I love the soundtrack too, though it has that Inception Horn/Trumpet thing that everyone always hates! I love a few of the more atmospheric tracks, specifically some of the UFO landing ones. They have a very Xcom (the original) feel to them.

Listen to this, you'll know what I mean:

yea after some time this game is getting creepy !

McCann - thx senterua when i first heard the music and didn't know it was him, i had strong DE-HR vibe, great stuff !