Vympel wrote:X-COM. The destructible environments, base management, cool plot concept, and superior graphics. Yeah, that's right, I said superior graphics. Why? Because you could tell just by looking at someone what kind of gun they were carrying in X-COM. Not so in Jagged Alliance 2.
AGREED!
Open the door Private!
Sir yes Sir! (Woooosh! Rocket to door Kaboom!)
Door open sir!
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Christ. The XCOM deformation is absurdly primitive - being side-based - compared to SS. Since SS is at least equal in all other (tactical) respects, I don't see how XCOM can be considered superior in this or any other tactical respect. Its advantage lies in its well realised setting and strategic model, which I maintain is a bit unfair to use in a comparison of tactical games!
At least in SS you can use explosives to collapse the whole front of a building, to expose units on upper levels. I personally enjoy booby-trapping front doors and sniping them to detonate it: destroying the whole front half of the house and dropping the unsuspecting British into the basement is always worth a laugh. No flying suits, though.
Well, as mentioned before, XCOM DOES have excessive firepower to do the remodeling with, while SS is shackled with more-or-less standard projectile weapons.
P.S. JA2 also had XCOM-style destruction of its enviroments, however it also suffered from a lack of weapons to do it it effectivly. While we're on the subject of JA2 and destruction, theres nothing like getting 5 enemies in a group and then having 2-3 people fire grenades from the M203's at them. The blown to bits effect is especialy gory
*dreaming*
A cross of X-COM 1 and 3 with new graphics would be sweet... collapsing buildings... maximum height > 4 levels... 3-dimensional explosions... lighting conditions... HWPs... scavenge-able body armor... the whole thing with the mood of the original...
AMX wrote:*dreaming*
A cross of X-COM 1 and 3 with new graphics would be sweet... collapsing buildings... maximum height > 4 levels... 3-dimensional explosions... lighting conditions... HWPs... scavenge-able body armor... the whole thing with the mood of the original...
I'm getting off-topic, am I?
erm *wipes drool from mouth* No.
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