The director of XCOM2 explicitly stated that Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system was the inspiration for the Chosen on a stream earlier today. It's not 1:1 but they pushed hard to make it as organic as possible.
I bought this game and played it non-stop just to find out when I beat the main story line it gave me credits and had me start over... That's the only thing I hated about it...
That would be so kick ass. I tend to over use explosives in xcom 2. It would be cool if the enemy ai would catch on and be able to counter it on its on.
I bought this....I absolutely love the direction the series took...energy depletes on your soldiers. People form bonds...you get assaulted by the lost in droves..they are deadly..difficulty can be medium to insane. Your choice..all in all this feels like a better overall game...great job..
Game is huge, paid $27, it's worth full price. Upgrades make it superior and more fun than first campaign. 5 stars! Make a fantasy tactical rpg with the same engine!
“If you successfully kill one of them, you get to keep their epic weapon & use it against their coworkers.” Lol, describing the other chosen & advent as their “coworkers”
Yup. I watched it on a channel not too long ago. Dev was playing with them and it showed after the preset mission they did ..think it is called "Lost and abandoned"..the reaper gained more of a bond with a soldier who served on that said mission.
Anyone can bond with anyone, with the exception of SPARKS :( And Soldiers can develop multiple bonds before you confirm them and lock them in, allowing flexibility
Forgot a main key point, the resistance base raids now have a version where members of the resistance is armed and protect their civilian counterparts.
...none of these are "changes", they're all new features that had already been prominently promoted. I wanted to know about CHANGES they were making to the existing game, like how Enemy Within gave Sectopods armour that halves all damage they take. This was nothing we didn't already know.
One confirmed change is with the Alien Hunter DLC. For those who don't know, the DLC includes three alien lords, amped up versions of three XCOM2 enemies (the viper, berserker, and arcon respectively). The problem people had with them was that these enemies had the ability to move and act each time your soldiers did an action. Even reloading gave them an action. This means most players have to rely on a lucky insta kill via repeater and a prayer to RNGesus so they don't get stomped. This expansion changes that so the Alien Lords only get a new action each time they SEE a soldier do something major. They won't act if a soldier does something out of sight or behind cover unless it's shooting or moving, and minor actions like hacking, healing, or reloading don't trigger the effect.
The Lost are pulled straight out of the Binding of Isaac. They look like the most fragile enemies to ever exist, even more so than the original Sectoids.
Its looking really good, but the cost is 40€ and that is a ridiculously high price for an expansion. Really hoped for something along the lines of 20-30€
Julle they say that original plan xcom war of the chossen was xcom 3 but they dont have a new script for that game and so they make it a dlc. price is ok if u think in that. pd sorry for my english i m not native speaker
How does the PS4 version of XCOM 2 run? I have it on my gaming rig PC but my PS4 is in my bedroom and I seem to be doing far more video game playing at night before bed these days. Wondering if its worth getting again?
As long as I have my sharpshooter "One Hunter", I'm not afraid of Chosen. She literally one-hit-killed all three rulers from Alien Hunters. All with her trusty gauss gun and Superior repeater. Not sure if I was just so lucky, or it was bug or feature.
The two new new classes look badass. The Reaper is the dream class for stealthy players and the skirmisher sounds pretty cool being able to Scorpio enemies
Too bad you get premade characters for the new classes (at least the first ones you get). Then again, I like the cinematics and voice acting for those heroes so I think it's a good choice.
0:29 believe you got that wrong in the abstract sense. They aren't playable classes. They are soldier classes. You don't play as them, you play with them.
It's like the other DLC, so you'll have to restart to get the full benefits. All 3 chosen will appear (unless already defeated) in the final mission, so it won't continue after the game's finished.
Just wanted to say, WOTC definitely feels easier and more fun than the vanilla Xcom 2 game. [If you are a Xcom 2 player or going to be getting WOTC and or Xcom 2 as a whole, hear me out!] I played Xcom 2 in Vanilla Form and it feels very aggressive and doesn't feel like you can win. I bought the Collection and had to (Forced to I should say) fight the 3 Alien Hunters (Viper, Berserker and Achalen Kings) and it really was a pain to even control the Avatar Project even being on Rookie Difficulty. With the WOTC, you have more options to choose from the start like Doubling the Avatar Project Timer and Timers with Missions. In addition, WOTC offers more options for customization, more ways to make your soldiers overpowered for late game and last but not least provide you with (as said: Fraction Heroes). Now, I don't think the Vanilla is bad necessary but I think they should have added features from WOTC to the vanilla (Like having the ability to double Avatar Project Progress) because its very difficult in the main game to juggle Alien Hunters, Avatar Project Progress and Base Building all at the same time. In Conclusion, to anyone who is going to get the Collection and try it for themselves, try the Vanilla at first see what you think but if you are feeling defeated and think it's too hard of a game play WOTC.
Question: are these new classes actually new classes, or hero characters? And I mean that in the sense that, will there be other characters that I can recruit as these classes who are not actual characters in and of themselves like mox?
Jason Duverney they're more like special classes. You can't train a normal soldier to be that class but they're not just 1 hero character. I believe you can also customize them
knytestorme Stolen. I recognise the soldiers and scenes from some footage I watched on the official channel. Not that that really matters I suppose. It's still footage of the game.
We went up to 2K and played a bunch. Big XCOM 2 fan. As for Injustice 2, developers and game sites have had an open footage relationship since forever.
The one question I have at the moment is probably the last important one, but with the bonds thing, is it a romantic or platonic relationship? I'm assuming the latter, but the language of everyone who's mentioned it makes me unsure XD
i would love more detailed and cool customization options for consoles children of anarchy was ok I never liked their first level armor but I liked the rest but I would likw things that actually CHANGE the look of the armor and make things more diverse along with more headgear that would be awesome!
I just want the Damn game to run better then 8 frames per second!!! I'm not exaggerating, I have a decent computer, I'm on minimum settings and that's all I get! love the game but it sucks when I can't even play it worth a Damn.
Lets hope then. XCOM 2 strategic map is flashy, but it does not have much strategic about it. Take the missions with resources first and then the rest....Long War is a bit better :)
Lol, this was clearly not cannibalized from the original game that had plenty of content for a full title. If this dlc is worth 40€ or not is up to you. However, this expansion introduces a tonne of additional stuff that wasn’t needed for the vanilla game to stand on its own merits. It was more than enough on its own so you are just wrong about the ripp off part.
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Which of these changes are you most looking forward to?
GameSpot still waiting on my mech people and hybrids again :/
trogdor856 they won't just redo enemy within, that'd be repetitive
GameSpot I'd like to see more customization options and combination maybe even implement the free the hood mod as an official option
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Zacc fair enough but it would still be nice to build on things that are still cool
XCOM Universe + Shadow of War Nemesis System = Dream Game
The director of XCOM2 explicitly stated that Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system was the inspiration for the Chosen on a stream earlier today. It's not 1:1 but they pushed hard to make it as organic as possible.
I bought this game and played it non-stop just to find out when I beat the main story line it gave me credits and had me start over... That's the only thing I hated about it...
Imagine all the cool things we will have in XCOM 3. Perhaps common enemy captains will grow gain personalities and become more familiar with you.
Grim Knight A game at that high level would awesomness itself
Yes I know, that's why I Grim Knight posted thus so.
That would be so kick ass. I tend to over use explosives in xcom 2. It would be cool if the enemy ai would catch on and be able to counter it on its on.
Grim Knight imagine that, you bonded with a particular captain and you have to kill him
@@zethicalyt2406 That would be cool, like Shadow of Mordor cool.
3:15 "They can kidnap your soldiers" Me who uses squad made of SPARK robots : Are you sure about that?
Nothing says stealth like a vibrant yellow ski mask... :p
NOTHING!
MORE Customizations!
And why Asians don't really look Asian.
Yea, i've realy struggled to make characters that look distinctly asian aswell...
yeah they should all play violins or pianos ffs
I bought this....I absolutely love the direction the series took...energy depletes on your soldiers. People form bonds...you get assaulted by the lost in droves..they are deadly..difficulty can be medium to insane. Your choice..all in all this feels like a better overall game...great job..
I can't wait to get my blood pressure medication filled so I can play this.
furosemide 325mg 1 tab BID for 15 days prescribed
I just wish they would add co-op.
My girlfriend and I would love to play x-com together.
Game is huge, paid $27, it's worth full price. Upgrades make it superior and more fun than first campaign. 5 stars!
Make a fantasy tactical rpg with the same engine!
“If you successfully kill one of them, you get to keep their epic weapon & use it against their coworkers.” Lol, describing the other chosen & advent as their “coworkers”
A prolonged or almost endless campaign would be nice. That or a new game+ as long as you play on a higher or equal difficulty
Xcom war of the chosen to this date is one of my favourite games ever
no doubt bout that. this is how you release a DLC , make it better
Can you bond a Reaper, Templar, or Skirmisher with a basic soldier?
Yup. I watched it on a channel not too long ago. Dev was playing with them and it showed after the preset mission they did ..think it is called "Lost and abandoned"..the reaper gained more of a bond with a soldier who served on that said mission.
Anyone can bond with anyone, with the exception of SPARKS :( And Soldiers can develop multiple bonds before you confirm them and lock them in, allowing flexibility
Just be warned, Reapers and Skirmishers can die just like anyone else.
Forgot a main key point, the resistance base raids now have a version where members of the resistance is armed and protect their civilian counterparts.
...none of these are "changes", they're all new features that had already been prominently promoted. I wanted to know about CHANGES they were making to the existing game, like how Enemy Within gave Sectopods armour that halves all damage they take. This was nothing we didn't already know.
One confirmed change is with the Alien Hunter DLC. For those who don't know, the DLC includes three alien lords, amped up versions of three XCOM2 enemies (the viper, berserker, and arcon respectively). The problem people had with them was that these enemies had the ability to move and act each time your soldiers did an action. Even reloading gave them an action. This means most players have to rely on a lucky insta kill via repeater and a prayer to RNGesus so they don't get stomped.
This expansion changes that so the Alien Lords only get a new action each time they SEE a soldier do something major. They won't act if a soldier does something out of sight or behind cover unless it's shooting or moving, and minor actions like hacking, healing, or reloading don't trigger the effect.
i am really excited about this expansion but the price seems a bit high :/. 55 $ is a bit too much for me guess ill wait for a sale
They pretty much changed the whole game with it though besides its going for £25 on GMG if you wanna save some moneys
only $40 on steam for me
bloodylordQC i buy in instant gaming, only 20€, i dont know how much $ are
im in Canada , on steam its 53.49$ :/
bloodylordQC Just drive to the us and buy it lol
This looks like the sequel to Xcom Enemy Unknown I wanted in Xcom 2.
The Lost are pulled straight out of the Binding of Isaac.
They look like the most fragile enemies to ever exist, even more so than the original Sectoids.
Its looking really good, but the cost is 40€ and that is a ridiculously high price for an expansion. Really hoped for something along the lines of 20-30€
Julle they say that original plan xcom war of the chossen was xcom 3 but they dont have a new script for that game and so they make it a dlc. price is ok if u think in that. pd sorry for my english i m not native speaker
well its the same price as enemy within expansion at release
Yea same with me i ll wait for a sale .... the PC-Game prices are getting out of hand
year and half?
wait xcom 2 is released in february 2016 right? -_-
This dlc is bigger than vanilla game so that why man
How does the PS4 version of XCOM 2 run? I have it on my gaming rig PC but my PS4 is in my bedroom and I seem to be doing far more video game playing at night before bed these days. Wondering if its worth getting again?
As long as I have my sharpshooter "One Hunter", I'm not afraid of Chosen. She literally one-hit-killed all three rulers from Alien Hunters. All with her trusty gauss gun and Superior repeater.
Not sure if I was just so lucky, or it was bug or feature.
The two new new classes look badass. The Reaper is the dream class for stealthy players and the skirmisher sounds pretty cool being able to Scorpio enemies
Too bad you get premade characters for the new classes (at least the first ones you get). Then again, I like the cinematics and voice acting for those heroes so I think it's a good choice.
0:29 believe you got that wrong in the abstract sense. They aren't playable classes. They are soldier classes. You don't play as them, you play with them.
Well you was wrong
Can someone tell me if a can play this doc after I finish the game or do I have to play it within a campaign
It's like the other DLC, so you'll have to restart to get the full benefits. All 3 chosen will appear (unless already defeated) in the final mission, so it won't continue after the game's finished.
Honestly this looks amazing. This will bring me back to xcom, VIGILO CONFIDO!
Definitely we have something new here to take a look. I hope it's balanced enough.
Just wanted to say, WOTC definitely feels easier and more fun than the vanilla Xcom 2 game. [If you are a Xcom 2 player or going to be getting WOTC and or Xcom 2 as a whole, hear me out!]
I played Xcom 2 in Vanilla Form and it feels very aggressive and doesn't feel like you can win. I bought the Collection and had to (Forced to I should say) fight the 3 Alien Hunters (Viper, Berserker and Achalen Kings) and it really was a pain to even control the Avatar Project even being on Rookie Difficulty. With the WOTC, you have more options to choose from the start like Doubling the Avatar Project Timer and Timers with Missions. In addition, WOTC offers more options for customization, more ways to make your soldiers overpowered for late game and last but not least provide you with (as said: Fraction Heroes).
Now, I don't think the Vanilla is bad necessary but I think they should have added features from WOTC to the vanilla (Like having the ability to double Avatar Project Progress) because its very difficult in the main game to juggle Alien Hunters, Avatar Project Progress and Base Building all at the same time.
In Conclusion, to anyone who is going to get the Collection and try it for themselves, try the Vanilla at first see what you think but if you are feeling defeated and think it's too hard of a game play WOTC.
Question: are these new classes actually new classes, or hero characters? And I mean that in the sense that, will there be other characters that I can recruit as these classes who are not actual characters in and of themselves like mox?
you can get at least 1 of each, but to get 2 requires investment, 3 would be a stretch, and a full squad is most likely impossible.
Jason Duverney they're more like special classes. You can't train a normal soldier to be that class but they're not just 1 hero character. I believe you can also customize them
I really hope you can get some randomized heroes besides Mox & Elena.
I love how naked your soldiers are in the trailer lol
Number 9 - This is the most expensive DLC on Steam
Ian Murrin Heh you obviously missed Paradox marking up one of their DLCs to $193 overnight XD
I am wondering how this new stuff integrates into the main game and the other DLC. Seems like there is going to be A LOT going on
Are we getting more customization for characters?
Did you actually play this, or did you just steal from a livestream again as you did with Injustice 2?
knytestorme Stolen. I recognise the soldiers and scenes from some footage I watched on the official channel. Not that that really matters I suppose. It's still footage of the game.
We went up to 2K and played a bunch. Big XCOM 2 fan. As for Injustice 2, developers and game sites have had an open footage relationship since forever.
the story look good, better than the basic one
Is this one dude the voice of the Turtle on Sly Cooper?
is this still being played ?
Looking forward to what the Long War folks do with this one. Might hold off until that's done
The one question I have at the moment is probably the last important one, but with the bonds thing, is it a romantic or platonic relationship? I'm assuming the latter, but the language of everyone who's mentioned it makes me unsure XD
i am looking forward to all of the war of the chosen has to offer
Xcom2 is fun
but my ass is always handed to me on a silver platter with a side of chips
every time even on rookie difficulty
check out tapcats channel on youtube, he has some helpfull tipps and tutorials for beginners and even experts of the game
Only Wonderboy and Young Nasty Man have mind-bullets.
0:16 Mass Effect Cerberus trooper? lol
Is this a new campaign or a campaign within the existing campaign?
As I understand it, this will be an additional layer to the normal campaign. But I'm not sure if this is confirmed anywhere.
security levels? this is amazing
do we have to start a new game for this too?
Mark Imon yes. They said it'd work similarly to enemy within in the sense that it's like a different game within the original
ayt thx man :D
i think these changes are awesome but i do believe the guys from Pavonis will have a lot of work (longwar 2 etc)
The assassin is the worst fucken thing ever. First one I killed so glad I dealt with it first.
Especially since it stopped me from using pis attacks
i would love more detailed and cool customization options for consoles children of anarchy was ok I never liked their first level armor but I liked the rest but I would likw things that actually CHANGE the look of the armor and make things more diverse along with more headgear that would be awesome!
Aronco i am on consle but thank you if I was on PC I'd check it out😂😂
Without a new campaign and being labelled DLC with the requirement of the original game, the price on steam is a bit high. Going to wait for a sale.
Ehh. Everybody hates the hunter and the hunter hates everyone, though it seems like Xcom can manipulate the hunter as the elder hate him too.
Only 7 changes we are looking forward to?
You forgot to add the it nerfs the rulers
Only question I have is: Did they fix the game running like shit?
0/10, doesn't give you the option to befriend aliens, add them to the team, and even bond them.
these changes are the best i love about in xcom 2
How well this effect my mods. MY MODS!
I just want the Damn game to run better then 8 frames per second!!! I'm not exaggerating, I have a decent computer, I'm on minimum settings and that's all I get! love the game but it sucks when I can't even play it worth a Damn.
We need to able to form bond with robots, Hack half of us has computers as the best friends.
.... This better work well with LW2 and X3 mobs
how about good looking armor for once?
You can make your soldiers look like a German techno trance band, so there's that.
Price is the most important need to know here
NovaCaneKills11 price is $40 U.S.
this dlc is either EA's wettest dream or worst nightmare
Is there going to be a xcom 2 edition with the expantion (xcom 2 + reinforcement pack + war of the chosen)?
EL TIPO SENTADO ALLÍ probably after this 1 is released or at the same time
i wish they add melee kill animation like they did in the first one, to be honest most of the animation here is awkward and crappy
I would like 2 v 2 multiplayer. And more love to multiplayer in general. Make it like warhammer but xcom.
jesusmannwhaaat Sameeeee but my wife
@@dragon0192 what's going on with your wife?
It looks good, but is it just me who thinks it's too much?
i want this expansion, but i see what you are talking about
"Achievement unlocked"
Where are the repeaters
Looks perfect!
Assassin > Hunter confirmed
Did someone say POSES?
i can't fucking wait!! This sounds fucking sick.
Level three grenade launcher?
Just picked it up for $16
Will I get it for free because I purchased the deluxe edition?
No that was only for the first four DLCs. Since this is basically xcom 3 you have to pay again.
Adeel Raza it wouldn't be free because I paid like $70 for the deluxe edition
Francisco Sanchez me too but we have to pay for this one 😃😄
New characters seem Destiny inspired tbh
whell ADVENT got a pyro
cant wait
Give us flamethrowers!!!
there already are flamethrowers...
EzioAuditoreda there's a flamethrower mod
Long War 2 has flame throwers
I want the ones from the purifiers.. they look badass
This DLC at legend difficult is almost unplayable. Another poor extension from those developers...
Lower the difficulty 😂
Skill issue
The strategic part of XCOM 2 is paper thin, wish they had something there. I will stick with Long War...
Joasoze If it makes you feel better they've added covert ops
Lets hope then. XCOM 2 strategic map is flashy, but it does not have much strategic about it. Take the missions with resources first and then the rest....Long War is a bit better :)
Still, late game in LW2 is boring as you skip 90% of the missions just to get to the end. LW1 did this better.
Wait wait wait hold up
game stop still exists?!
Hype !
I hope you guys stay being bad game journalists and never ever become character designers
Mods would really be nice for the Xbox one
I swear to god if no one makes a mod removing the fatigue system I'm uninstalling xcom.
Devon Martin if its anything like Long War, all you'll have to do is change one number in a text file to zero
Devon Martin I wouldn't uninstall but I'd be upset too
Devon Martin what's the problem with it tho? It makes it much more strategic and interesting
+Zacc just another casual complain i guess. pls stick with rookie.
Remove fatigue, remove Avatar, remove timers... what else, aliens with 1 HP?
This is indeed funny ... most of this stuff should be in the main game but as usual they are ripping us off ,40Euro for a DLC
wOw...
Troll. The base Game is fine on it's own, Don't expect anyone to be prefect.
So you think my opinion is an opinion of a troll ,good for you
Lol, this was clearly not cannibalized from the original game that had plenty of content for a full title. If this dlc is worth 40€ or not is up to you. However, this expansion introduces a tonne of additional stuff that wasn’t needed for the vanilla game to stand on its own merits. It was more than enough on its own so you are just wrong about the ripp off part.
If you want to see ripoff, go look at Creative Assembly
Fighting zombies.. you got yourself a dislike.
I want some more fucking faces