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UFO seriesFor $1.80 is Aftermath worth it?(7 posts)(7 posts)
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Posted August 03, 2011
This may seem like a very stupid question when so little money is involved, I might not even get any response until after the sale is over. Anyways....

I am a fan of the original X-Com which I was fortunate to obtain when it was still free on FilePlanet. I would like to play another game similar in style to the classic strategy game which is why this game intrigues me.

So I am wondering while this is not X-Com are there any redeeming qualities or unique ideas that make this game worth playing?
Posted August 03, 2011
Yes. Many reviews here: Aftermaths reviews
Post edited August 03, 2011 by ERISS
Posted August 03, 2011
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ERISS: Yes. Many reviews here: Aftermaths reviews
I guess I should rephrase my question. The reviews for this game, especially the higher rated ones, seem mixed at best. What I gather is that this game is not completely an X-COM clone but instead has changed the formula somewhat.

What I am trying to determine is does this particular game feature anything unique or different from the original X-COMs that make it worth playing?
Post edited August 03, 2011 by lostintime
Posted August 03, 2011
My opinion: this game is just that - a very simplified X-Com, but still interesting to play (and by "simplified" I don't mean "easier"). "Changed formula" means real-time-with-pause instead of turn-based combat. Missions are somewhat more varied, if I remember correctly - capture a certain alien species, rescue a downed pilot, etc.
What I liked about this game the most was its visual design and atmosphere. Abandoned cities look really dark and depressing. And for each part of the world - America, Africa, Europe, Russia, Asia, Biomass, etc. - corresponding locations have their own style.
For $1.80 I'd say get it. It will be worth at least one playthrough for you.
Posted August 03, 2011
Don't play it to play X-Com. Play it to play UFO: Aftermath, a rather atmospheric and very enjoyable squad combat game.
If I didn't already own it, I'd be buying this in a heartbeat.

However... At $1.80 it's worth the risk, but this game has some serious graphics compatibility problems in my experience, largely with NVidia cards. So bear in mind, it's worth 1.80 easily upon such occasion as you find a computer on which it works. Odds are, it's the machine you have, but it's not the machine I have. As of yet.

Need to upgrade my video card anyway. Right now, I'm still glad I own it for when I get to play my own copy (instead of somebody else's), but only in the sense that one can be glad to have bought a side of beef when one, at the moment, has been temporarily advised to avoid red meat. It'll keep. You'll love it when you can eat it. You just can't eat it yet.
Posted August 04, 2011
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MackieStingray: this game has some serious graphics compatibility problems in my experience, largely with NVidia cards.
The game has no problem. That's Nvidia which build bad card or broke its driver.
Just buy a not bad Nvidia card (it's easy), and keep an old driver if last Nvidia one becomes bad.
Posted August 04, 2011
Yeah, I noticed that when I tried to update my driver it shattered the usability of my card. Had to roll it back, and now I can't access the settings.
Honestly, though, most games can deal with NVidia. UFO: Aftermath has a reputation for not coping well with it. And here, the big talk is about it not dealing well with Intel cards.
Even if NVidia isn't meeting them halfway, it'd be nice if the company met NVidia halfway at least. I hear there's a driver-based solution to this, a specific set and period of drivers that work well with UFO, but honestly I need to get a decent video card in this machine anyway, so I think I'll simply upgrade to the weakest ATI that can still run Spore and call it good. Shouldn't have any compatibility problems with any game I own at that point.
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