X-Com Enemy Unknown AAR: First Contact

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[color=#FF0000]*Communication incoming*[/color]

To: Participating counties of the X-Com council
From: X-Com Headquarters

For millennia, the human race has wondered if we were alone in the universe. Many millions of dollars have been spent in that search; countless hours of our dedicated men and women of research have been spent listening, watching, hoping for the smallest sign of intelligence to present itself.

We received our answer, much to the dismay of some fine, brave men and women in Berlin, Germany. As has been well documented by the media, artifacts of an extraterrestrial nature decended from the sky. Beings of an extraterestrial nature exited from this artifact, and proceeded to murder several civilians and neutralize a German recon team that was sent to investigate. An X-Com quick response team was able to successfuly resolve the situation, but in the process, we lost some significant personnel.

Our scientists have information on hand that suggests that this incursion is only the beginning. The extraterrestrials displayed in Berlin that their technology is far beyond our current levels. Our scientists are hard at work attempting to decifer some of the recovered artifacts, but we fear that time is of the essence.

Members of the X-Com council: We need your help. X-Com requires as much financial and logistical support that can be spared. More importantly, we need your best, your brightest soldiers. We need.... your Gamers with Jobers.

[color=#FF0000]*end communication*[/color]


I've never attempted any kind of AAR for any game what-so-ever before, but with the upcoming release of X-Com Enemy Unknown, well....... it sounds like it could be fun to share my experience playing the game for the first time. I never played the original X-Com, and in fact, haven't really played anything like this type of game before. The planets have aligned, however, as the game releases on a Tuesday (which is the "Friday" of my work week), combined with the fact that my family will be out of town that week, giving me carte blanche to overdose on this game for quite a few days.

Will you join X-Com? The planet needs you. If you wish to volunteer your name, you could be the one that saves Earth! More likely, you'll just die because I'm a noob and don't know WTF I'm doing. Anyhow, if you wish to join, just send me a PM on the site with the name you'd like to use in game. Since I believe that a first and last name will be required, I'm thinking that using your real first name and your GWJ handle as your last name would work just fine. I was planning on letting the game assign all the nicknames, but if you'd wish to use a customized nickname (if you live that long), then send that along as well. Once you die in game, I will only recycle your name in the event that I run out of available GWJers. I don't believe that the game allows me to assign a class to a squaddie, but if there is a particular country you wish to originate from, also include that in your PM. I will do my best to accommodate you, but no promises.

This first game is going to be in Iron Man mode, but I'm undecided between Normal and Classic difficulty, so I'm going to leave that up to the community. Place your votes below!

It has to be Classic mode. The turn-over of characters is an important part of any good AAR.

You have my blade.

Yep, Classic/Iron Man is the only way to go. This should be fun.

I'm kicking ass in the past so I should be good to kick ass in the present as well!

PS, grenades are my friends!

Put me in coach.

I'm down for manning a LMG.

I'm happy to volunteer!

I'll join but I'm drunk right now.

Sure, I'll bite. Just don't make me that Japanese chick that gets killed off stupidly in the tutorial.

Count me in.

I would love to be cannon fodder for your war. I hope to die well in a jumpsuit.

How do I get into this chickensh*t outfit?

Sounds fun, use me please!

Well, I won't have time to play it for a bit, so I might as well sign up to play in it.

I am for go.

Oooo, cuffs.

I'm in!

I'm fine with whatever, maybe switch Tumaini to be the last name? That would work. Oh and make me Canadian of course

For the record, the problem was the "killed stupidly" part, not the Japanese part.

If you want, count me in. I prefer sniping, but I'll leave it your hands!

I'm in!

It looks like the roster is filling up nicely! Here is what we have so far, with the following caveats:

1. The soldiers who followed their orders correctly will be added to the roster first, while you other guys/gals will be given an arc thrower as soon as they are researched, and will be assigned to live alien collection duty.

2. Those of you that have not given me name suggestions will, instead, be assigned popular Swahili baby names that match the first letter of your forum handle.

So, without further adieu...

Pvt Wandering Taoist
Pvt Dennis D-Man777
Pvt Vincent Vega
Pvt Tatu Tkyl
Pvt Quintin Stone
Pvt Cartoonin Brandt
(Origin country: Germany. Preferred gear: Cuffs)
Pvt Dogo Duoae (Preferred gear: grenades)
Pvt Tamasha Thin_J
Pvt Nbushe Nevin73
(Preferred gear: machine gun)
Pvt Lumbwi LesterKing
Pvt Babu Baronofhell
Pvt Maskini Momgamer
(Preferred race/gender: NOT Japanese chick)
Pvt Elimu Edwin
Pvt Machupa Mayfield
Pvt Endesha Exitpursuedbybear
Pvt Balozi Brizahd
Pvt Ghanima Gremlin
Pvt Tamren Tumaini

Uhhh...my preferred gear? I was just saying cuffs in relation to my new GWJ icon for donating to the site.

If we can ask for preferred gear I wouldn't mind dual-wielding some hand cannons.

cartoonin99 wrote:

Uhhh...my preferred gear? I was just saying cuffs in relation to my new GWJ icon for donating to the site.

If we can ask for preferred gear I wouldn't mind dual-wielding some hand cannons.

Yeah right, pretend you're not a deviant perv.

Quintin_Stone wrote:
cartoonin99 wrote:

Uhhh...my preferred gear? I was just saying cuffs in relation to my new GWJ icon for donating to the site.

If we can ask for preferred gear I wouldn't mind dual-wielding some hand cannons.

Yeah right, pretend you're not a deviant perv.

I never claimed anything to contrary, sir.
You and your owl can't claim any different, since I have been in your house...the horror!

IMAGE(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01440/baby1_682_1440213a.jpg)

Ooh, I have an owl!

momgamer wrote:

Sure, I'll bite. Just don't make me that Japanese chick that gets killed off stupidly in the tutorial. ;)

You say tomato, I say tomato......

BlackSabre wrote:

If you want, count me in. I prefer sniping, but I'll leave it your hands! :D

From what I gleaned from watching a couple preview videos, I don't get to select what class the rookies graduate to when they move up to squaddie.

cartoonin99 wrote:

*shameless flirting removed*

Quintin_Stone wrote:

*shameless flirting removed*

Don't you worry, you lovebirds, I'll make sure to send you both out on missions together. Wouldn't want to split up the happy couple.

Hehe

ExitPursuedByBear wrote:

How do I get into this chickensh*t outfit?

Nice... I'm in as long as I can use the "Particle-Beam Phallanx... Whaapp! Can fry half a city with this puppy."

Until that's available; I'll go for the knives and sharp sticks.

My first name is Nbushe? Does that mean I need a shave?

Nevin73 wrote:

My first name is Nbushe? Does that mean I need a shave?

Then I'd have to change your name to Nobushe, right? Hello? Is this thing on?

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