X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)

[Araxiel]

Demo's out!

http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/200510/

Downloading now, impressions to come.

5.4gb file size :/

[okiN]

Someone actually worries about file size in this day and age?

It's still weeks before launch, and my demo download's on 70% already. Can't wait to try it.

[Araxiel]

Downloading with 300 kb/s. Its gonna take nearly 5 hours.

[okiN]

Upgrade your connection, bro. Downloading on 1.4 MB/s here.

[Taser]

Sweet. Thanks for letting us know. Dling now. Should be playing it in about a half hour.

[okiN]

Just finished the first proper mission after the brief fully-scripted tutorial and base introduction. It seems pretty great so far.

Edit: oh, and apparently that's the whole demo. Well, that was short. Pretty promising, though -- really looking forward to launch!

Basically if you want an quick look at how the game is actually played, try the demo. There's really nothing else to see here.

[Araxiel]

What Okin said. It is a pretty short demo but gives you a basic idea of gameplay.

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When the game makes you choose between 2 of the abduction missions (NA or Asia) both are the same map and enemies. Thought i could play a different map if i had chosen a different mission.

[okiN]

RPS offering some further context to the demo: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/25/some-things-you-should-know-about-the-xcom-demo/#more-125588

[Molly]

I love it. I pre-ordered it. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Granted, the demo is very short, the guided tutorial isn't mind blowing. For me, it felt like a XCom right from the start tho. I am excited 

[Araxiel]

[okiN]

Almost time.

I like Jake.

[Dach]

Damn so hard to resist.... don't like the price right now but we'll see when it's out! 

[Kalp]

When I see all these remakes I just feel sick. Graphics over content. Here you have one real and unique and original UFO
Forever love.

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http://youtu.be/TBvTqsFsb2M

[Paul]

It doesn't feel right to me. After playing the demo and watching a 2 hour gameplay video I'm pretty sure it's not for me. Too consolified, too many today's industry standards that have to be met. Good intentions when creating this but they can't escape the guidelines of their marketing guys.

[SixThumbs]

Six men squad does seem a bit limited compared to the ~16 that were in the original and the second demo battle that was a little less walkthroughy still seemed too scripted and I can't tell if that's how all the maps will play out. You can't really afford to have cannon fodder recruits when you start out only deploying four to a map (and they already have specific roles that the squad would need).