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25 Cent Play Podcast: Dishonored and XCOM

Charlie is MIA this week, so Matt and Steve make a break for it only to end up at the local dive bar for Taco Tuesday! They didn't seem to keen on letting us record a podcast though. Back to 25 Cent Play HQ we went. It’s a much shorter show this week focusing mostly on XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Dishonored since that’s mostly what we played this week. As if we’d play anything else, besides maybe League of Legends that is. Somehow we manage to hold it together and make it through without Charlie. Next week we’ll be back at full strength.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - A Welcome Rebirth

XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.

shinoff2183206d ago (Edited 206d ago )

If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.

Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.

ModsDoBetter205d ago

Excellent game.
Played to death on PS3 years ago.

S2Killinit205d ago

What other games were inspired by this game?

JL2930205d ago

Gears Of War Tactics, Phoenix Point. Many others.

shinoff2183205d ago

Phoenix point if I remember was created by the original xcom developer or something to that affect. I did try gears tactics some months ago and I just couldn't get into it. It's probably just me

JL2930204d ago (Edited 204d ago )

It was, but it was really closer to the newer XCOM than the older ones. Gears Tactics was okay but was hard to get into knowing there probably wont be a sequel.

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The Magic of 'Dishonored’s' Blink

It’s a shame, really, that so few games have “borrowed” Dishonored’s Blink – in the right hands, such a power could be game-changing.

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MIDGETonSTILTS17458d ago

It felt kinda cheap to me… both in terms as a tactic, and game design

Abnor_Mal458d ago (Edited 458d ago )

There was a small game called Aragami that “borrowed” the blink, that was a good game.

Unfortunately I heard the sequel wasn’t good so I stayed away from trying it out.

sairenfox2099457d ago

The sequel changed some of the mechanics from the first game but it was still a very polished and enjoyable experience. You should definitely give it a shot sometime. The game's currently on sale on Steam

Abnor_Mal457d ago

Okay thanks for the heads up, will look out for it being on sale one day.

I really did like the first and played it back to back as soon as I finished the first play through.

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Why the Dishonored Franchise Is Worth Revisiting in 2022

Dishonored's engaging lore, creative levels, and timeless gameplay are well worth revisiting for fans of the immersive sim and stealth genre.