best xcom game?

[raffsraffy]

I want to try out xcom, but i'm not sure what to start out with.
Any recommendations?

[KRON]

Xcom: Enemy Unknown -> Xcom: Enemy Within -> Xcom 2 -> Xcom 2: War of the Chosen.

[raffsraffy]

how come you have the most hours on xcom 2 though? :D

[KRON]

Originally posted by yolf:

how come you have the most hours on xcom 2 though? :D

Actually most of it is in War of the Chosen(about 400 hours)
and I meant that you should start with Enemy Unknown, then Enemy Within, then Xcom 2 and then Xcom 2: War of the Chosen

[raffsraffy]

Originally posted by KRON:

Originally posted by yolf:

how come you have the most hours on xcom 2 though? :D

Actually most of it is in War of the Chosen(about 400 hours)

Oh, i have a question about it then, is the dlc like a separate game or is it only accessible when you have finished the main story?

[Azrak]

Originally posted by yolf:

Originally posted by KRON:

Actually most of it is in War of the Chosen(about 400 hours)

Oh, i have a question about it then, is the dlc like a separate game or is it only accessible when you have finished the main story?

Neither. It's the base game with added features which makes it longer/harder/more complicated. Thus try the base game first

[raffsraffy]

alright guys, thanks for the info :)

[red255]

Originally posted by yolf:

how come you have the most hours on xcom 2 though? :D

XCOM:EW is about 30 designed maps whereas XCOM2 is more a random map generator.

XCOM:EW is a better presentation whereas the RNG in XCOM2 leads to a higher factor of variation for replayability.

[billy]

play xcom enemy within , its great and worth playing . I preffered the hand made maps over the random ones , and with the data disk theres plenty of maps. And the mechs are the most fun i ever had in xcom.

then play xcom 2

and then xcom 2 with war of the chosen.

i think starting with xcom war of the chosen is a lot to take in . Its content overload.

All the games are great to be honest. And they are different enough to enjoy them all .

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There's also the old school X-Com if you wanna try that out too.

[Nathaniel Prime]

XCOM - Enemy Within for sure. Super freaking cool. XCOM 2 is similar, just with absolute BS built into the tactical map which makes it unfairly hard. Even on high difficulties XCOM-EW feels smooth and fair, this one is just going to rip you in half if the random number generator is having a bad day.

[Flambeau200061]

XCOM (EW) and XCOM 2 (WOTC) are both fun, both with or without mods like Long War. If you don't mind oudated graphics try XCOM Apocalypse (turn based mode). It has great base building and multiple enemy factions, you can cause a lot of collateral damage, but unlike XCOM2 you get punished for destroying buildings and killing civilians both financially and by factions eventually turning against you if you cause too much havoc. This is a very interesting feature.

[Ferran4]

Originally posted by KRON:

Xcom: Enemy Unknown -> Xcom: Enemy Within -> Xcom 2 -> Xcom 2: War of the Chosen.

agree. Prefer xcom EU than xcom 2.... The HQ, all look better for me and its easy to understand how it works in Xcom 1.

U forget Xcom The bureau very great game. Xcom 1-->Bureau-->xcom 2?? i dont finish it yet. I've only 7h.

[Lifter]

Originally posted by Ferran4:

Originally posted by KRON:

Xcom: Enemy Unknown -> Xcom: Enemy Within -> Xcom 2 -> Xcom 2: War of the Chosen.

agree. Prefer xcom EU than xcom 2.... The HQ, all look better for me and its easy to understand how it works in Xcom 1.

U forget Xcom The bureau very great game. Xcom 1-->Bureau-->xcom 2?? i dont finish it yet. I've only 7h.

He isn´t talking about preference but in wich order op should play the games.

[CloudSeeker]

I haven't yet played War of the Choosen, but in all honesty I like Enemy within better then XCOM 2. I like that your snipers are more effective at longer range so you deploy them with a jet pack and have them sniping all over the map.

[raffsraffy]

i got xcom complete and playing enemy within rn, it's great so far