Have any of you guys gotten into the X-Com series at all? I love playing as a whole MIB type organization, building a base, and then sending squads out on missions for tactical table-top style fun and slaughter. I really want to get the Enemy Within expansion at some point, and try out the Bureau.

If any of you play this, it'd be fun to have some quick multiplayer matches sometime.

Nobody? Man, I feel like all of you would like this game. I just started a new campaign on normal difficulty with Ironman turned on, which only gives you one save file, and makes every choice so much more meaningful. I have squad members named after all of you, just FYI. You will probably all die terrible deaths, and be immortalized on the memorial wall in the base. John's a heavy, Jordan's an assault, and Brio's a sniper.

I get super mega ultra bored with games that aren't heavily based around storyline and dialogue n whatnot. If I bought it I'd probably play for a few hours and then go back to something else.

I like that you made me assault though. You know me well.

It actually does have a really epic storyline, but it might be too slow paced for you. I dunno. I made your characters look as much like you as I could. And Brio is a man, because of course Brio is a man.

Now I'm not sure if my feelings are hurt or not. Slow paced...

Well, you said you get bored easily....

IF IT ISN'T ENGAGING

Hey unrelated other than space-shit. You should play Mass Effect.

I tried, and I got bored. I can only play the exact same game by bioware so many times in so many different skins before just wishing they were all Baldur's Gate.

But combat is soooo fun.
And you can bang one of my most favorite characters in anything ever.


Best gif I could find quickly.
Though I love Thane too. Yeah I understand the Bioware hate but this series was reaaaally fun. Just my opinion.

I don't hate BioWare at all. I loved the Kotor games... I just feel like every game they make, despite being good, boils down to the exact same formula.

BAH, Mass Effect was great. As much as I love Jack, I had to bang Tali.

Dydreas is usually my sniper.

Hah John banged Tali.
Infiltrator was probably my favorite playthrough. That and adept.

Justin, My Lord and Pagemaster Forever Amen, My Lord and Pagemaster Forever Amen thread= derailed

Here you guys are. It doesn't show first names in this view, but I'm sure you know who you are. Shanaynay is on the right.

I forgot to give Jordan a nickname. John isn't ranked up enough to have a nickname. John, a mentally handicapped cat is ranked higher than you, even though your character was one of my original four and she wasn't.....

Nice. I'm an officer AND Jizztacular.

Well now that we all know where we stand in Jushtin's eyes...
I don't want to be a wardog. Make me a warcat, or at least a warlemur or somethin.

Take comfort, Wardog, in the fact that you're still alive.





I was going to take all four of you on that mission, because you have good synergy together, but decided to opt to take a rookie to help make some new better soldiers. That was a huge mistake. The mission was only rated at a moderate, but Jesus, the Mutons came out of nowhere while I was focused on taking out a group of Thin Men. The creature launched itself over a truck and landed face-to-face with Cpt. Dydreas, and filled his face with plasma at point blank range for a critical hit on the man who had the most health. My heart sank in my chest as I saw him laying there, blood pooled around him, the Muton sickeningly smug about taking out the man who had become legend among his ranks. The rookie of course went into a panic and was useless the next couple rounds, but Shanaynay locked her jaw, leaned from behind her cover, and resolutely avenged her fallen comrade, a single tear welling in her eye. Sgt. Rumiez was pinned down inside a train car, and had just been poisoned by a vile Thin Man, but he heard his brother-in-arms' final cry, and screamed as he pumped the alien scum full of lead with his machine gun.

A very tasteful memorial service was held back at the base. The captain will be fondly remembered and missed by all members of the XCOM initiative, even if his heroic feats are never known to the rest of the world.

 

You had the most kills of any of my other recruits. I am so heartbroken to see you fall in battle, especially when I know I could have prevented it with better tactical planning. I will never let myself live this down--your death was on my hands. I need a drink.

I just wish I could go back to a previous save file and revive you and we could laugh and sing and frolic again like the good old days, you with your giant pink handlebar mustache. I had just been feeling so proud of how few losses I've experienced this ironman run, so of course the game has to hit me where it hurts the most. Right in the dick. You were the penis of this squad, and now the squad is a eunuch.

If Brio's the penis what are John and I? The balls? I don't want to be a ball.

No, you guys are the tits.

Fuck gender norms.

<3

I call the left one.

So are you going to remake Dydreas?

No, but a fresh new recruit named Calvin Dydreas will appear, hoping to follow in his father's footsteps.

The new team is assembled. Wish me luck.

So, I was forced to go after a "very difficult" mission with only Jordan and Char leading a group of fresh new recruits, as John, Josh, Shanaynay and Calvin Drydeas were all injured and in recovery after their last mission. Oh god, there was so much blood. All the recruits panicked and started firing on anything that moved, including one another.....











After this mission, four more countries withdrew their funding from my organization as unchecked panic swept the globe and the alien takeover of our planet was imminent.

Needless to say, I deleted this save and started a fresh game. Hopefully you guys do better this time around.