03a. [QHD] XCOM ABRIDGED! - Enemy Within (PC) - UFO Crash Site: Operation Crimson Crown
2No Commentary / Edited Dynamically* / Classic Difficulty / 1440p60
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I LOADED MY GAME ONCE NEAR THE END OF THIS MISSION. I DO NOT INTEND TO LOAD DURING THIS PLAYTHROUGH EXCEPT FOR GLITCHES AND SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. (Explanation below.)
*Wait times, overplanning, and dead time is edited out to make viewing much more interesting! I do try to include moments of forethought so it makes some sense and isn't just constant shooting.
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At the end of this mission around 16:10 you'll notice the battle music stop and then I move my sniper. This is because I loaded my game. I am NOT loading my game during this playthrough because I intend it to be an "Ironman" playthrough which is an option that disables saves. However... this game is full of glitches. Some of which can even brick your save. I had one happen to me before. Never again!
Anyway, I loaded here because the glitch made it appear that the "Outsider" enemy had loaded in and so I moved my Assault to take an easy close range shotgun blast using her "Run & Gun" ability that allows her to take a shot after dashing. So I moved in, and the Outsider immediately reacted and moved out of range behind cover with a clean shot that would kill my Assault unit.
I then loaded and instead moved my Sniper which "activated" the Outsider as you can see in the video and continued play.
Again, I do not make use of "cheat-loading" this playthrough. This was an unfortunate circumstance that confused me on the status of the enemy unit - it normally only manifests once it's already activated.
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First Video Description Follows
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Quick breakdown for you: XCOM is a long running series that set a definitive style of turn based battles using ranged weapons, various powers, and other equipment to repel the aliens menacing Earth!
Whew.
Anyway, this is the reboot which brought nice graphics and other doodads. The "Enemy Within" expansion pack is being used on the base game "XCOM: Enemy Unknown". It basically tightens up the mechanics and adds a couple new classes and the "meld" pickup to reward people for quickly moving through maps rather than biding their time.
Hopefully this "abridged" playthrough will be a refreshing way to view the series!