I find it really sad that a potentially Good Game is shouted down because of: THIS IS NOT X-COM! X-COM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRATEGY TITLE! DON'T MAKE EVERYTHING CALL OF DUTY LIKE!
I mean come on the concept is interesting. It plays in the 50s. That alone makes for a fresh scenario. And i really like the Idea of instead of just building my base i walk through it. I just like the idea of walking through this huge complex with holding cells for aliens with test labs which you see from a first person perspective. Just because it's First Person it doesn't mean in any way that it now has to be a linear rail shooter. And did they say anything that the sandbox part has been taken away?
That you will see once during the first stage of the game then will simply be prompted by menu between mission by after, that is if they are kind enough to offer you that opportunity once.... To be honest i sure hope im wrong but i believe this is what will happen, a series of pre-scripted mission with menu interlude with no free-form at all.
Look i dont mind FPS, TPS, RTS, RTT as long we keep the sandbox/gritty/scary/management/hardcore of the frigging game, so far the only thing that happent and seem to be happening with good old success where gameplay was important is dumbed down gameplay to favore trisomic 3yrs kids even if the game is frigging rated M for mature, they seem to try all they can to make sure that your alhzeimer-parkinson-quadraplegic grampa can play.
Dont get me wrong i LOVED the other XCOM as a game, but hated what they did to the old-school feel and vibe of the game. I really hope i am wrong on this one but sadly.... in all my years i can count on half-a-hand the number of time i have been. Im quite sure the game will be good and fun but again its what they do to the IP/spirit of the game that saddens me.
What did they do to syndicate? you know the X-Com like game from back in the day? What did they do to XCOM and SOO many other game.... and well the studio name says everything if you follow closely game market and whats happening to title/sequels.....
****Stop ranting*****
I want the game to be good while staying true to the spirit i mentioned higher up wich sadly will most likely not happen....