Sad: I think the Chryssalids in the new XCOM game are weak imitations of the original monsters. They infect humans still, but those humans automatically hatch the next turn, instead of using the human as a suit of armor until it reaches your lines. When hatched, they're weakly armored and prone to getting shot down instantly. Old Chryssalids just started tearing humans in half straight from birth. And they would basically always kill a human in close combat, too! These new ones kind of suck at fighting. My assault soldiers can regularly beat them back from point-blank range.
I miss the tension brought about by certain doom.
In other news: Holy crap, I saw the trailer for the 'World War Z' movie in the previews of another movie at the theater today. It's not just an average zombie action movie. It's a goddamn terrible-looking zombie action movie. There are zombies! They're fast! They're so fast they can levitate, form into writhing cylinders, and grope and flail hilariously at a wall! And only Brad Pitt and his terrible haircut can save the world. AND HIS FAMLEH. It actually looks worse than the I, Robot adaptation. At least that one was a good movie while ignoring most of I, Robot's plot and characters. This one looks like it's both ignoring the source and terrible. I guess I'll wait and see, but I can't help feeling disappointed. That was one of my favorite books.
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