Movies to watch on a XCOM high.

[Steelgrave]

For me: Aliens, Starship Troopers, Starship Troopers: Invasion.

You?

[Budgy]

Good choices. Before XCOM came out, I ramped up with Prometheus -> FTL -> XCOM (yes I know FTL is a game). Also, if you want a great game that is slightly dated and similar to XCOM (besides the original XCOM games) check out Fallout: Tactics.

[Tommy_Jones]

At least Fallout: Tactics have amap! the new x-com did not have one... lool i like the game, but it seam like a demo underdevelopement... a shame...

[Steelgrave]

Originally posted by RIP | ScoutZ:

At least Fallout: Tactics have amap! the new x-com did not have one... lool i like the game, but it seam like a demo underdevelopement... a shame...

What are you talking about? No they don't have procedurally generated (i.e. randomly constructed maps), but many of us knew that going in. They said so several times before the game even came out.

What they do have is a good volume of prebuilt maps that are chosen randomly. I've personally seen some repeat, but I've also had many come up that I'd never seen before and that had a real effect on how missions play out (like a terror mission on a highway overpass...exploding cars are dangerous).

Still a winner in my book.

[Baldr]

Prometheus, John Carter, Iron Sky, Battlestar Gallactica, Farscape, Babylon 5, Aliens, AVP, Predator etc. :)

[Shelt]

Event Horizon, Sunshine, The Abyss, Solaris

[Red Phantom]

Red Dawn would be pretty good if you pretend the Cubans and Russians are E.T.

Also, They Live.

[nanoforge]

I would have expected more, you know, alien invasion movies. For that 50's style, Strange Invaders.

[lotuspulse]

don't forget district 9 and independence day

[guntoting_lawbreaker]

while technically a tv series, nothing beats the x files. at least the early episodes that dealt with aliens.

[lotuspulse]

Originally posted by guntoting_lawbreaker:

while technically a tv series, nothing beats the x files. at least the early episodes that dealt with aliens.

haha yeah

[ParGellen]

Independence Day! \o/

I want a character that looks like Will Smith and a way to punch an alien in the face and say "Welcome to Earth!"

[Red Phantom]

Originally posted by Par'Gellen:

I wanted a character that looks like Will Smith and a way to punch an alien in the face and say "Welcome to Earth!"

You could approximate Will Smith with the editor and pretend the rest. Too bad there's no melee attack.