A review: https://forum.wargamer.com/reviews/phantom-doctrine/ Mentions Spycraft and Covert Action (one of Sid Meier's earliest games, for the C64 like the original Pirates) as inspirations, which I also thought so (and would add Silent Storm).
It's actually much better than its own trailer shows it as. Thematically it's Splinter Cell: Strategy Edition, set in 1983. Gameplay wise, a pretty blatant XCOM ripoff with dynamic breach room clearings, and MK-ULTRA mechanics instead of psionics.
They also wanted to make a board game but failed even at Kickstarting.
Thanks for the recommendation, I just may give this one a look. I sunk a lot of hours into the first XCOM, something like it set in the cold war sounds pretty interesting.
Does it still make your characters turn their gun away from the enemy to miss point blank shots?
Point blank always hits.
A review: https://forum.wargamer.com/reviews/phantom-doctrine/ Mentions Spycraft and Covert Action (one of Sid Meier's earliest games, for the C64 like the original Pirates) as inspirations, which I also thought so (and would add Silent Storm).
It's actually much better than its own trailer shows it as. Thematically it's Splinter Cell: Strategy Edition, set in 1983. Gameplay wise, a pretty blatant XCOM ripoff with dynamic breach room clearings, and MK-ULTRA mechanics instead of psionics.
They also wanted to make a board game but failed even at Kickstarting.
Isn't this by one of the OG XCOM guys? That went to Epic? Might be mistaken, but I think they fucked over people in the process.
Edit: Confused it with Phoenix Point.
You are thinking of Phoenix Point. A decent but meandering game that failed to capture the spirit of the original x com.
Ah, yes, that is the one, confused the two.
No, it's Polish.
But the shareholders of Creative Forge fired nearly all of their, well, creatives after it sold only over 100,000 copies initially.
Yes, I have confused it with a similarly titled one.
Also there were just 2 "OG XCOM guys", and they were brothers, one of which was "just" programmer.
(Not counting the graphicians, musicians, producers.)
Thanks for the recommendation, I just may give this one a look. I sunk a lot of hours into the first XCOM, something like it set in the cold war sounds pretty interesting.