XCOM: Enemy Within

[Goliath]

Anyone played this recently..? Looking to get me a copy, almost done with Enemy Unknown and loved it!

 

[brevity]

Yeah, sure. Not all that much of an upgrade. Try get it on special sometime. Gives you reason to play through one more time. But not much more. Maybe try Xenonaughts instead?

 

[PhreeMe]

I would recommend it... there is also a mod for both Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within called "Long War".
Makes a hellova change to the game! Enjoying that at the mo.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Yeah, sure. Not all that much of an upgrade. Try get it on special sometime. Gives you reason to play through one more time. But not much more. Maybe try Xenonaughts instead?

I am interesting in buying the game, but I do not own Enemy Unknown (EU). When it comes to Windows is Enemy Within (EW) a standalone addition or expansion pack, and what is the difference?

I purchased Xenonauts, excellent and high on nostalgia, have to get back to work next week

 

[animal531]

You need EU to be able to play EW.

There are a lot of differences (check e.g. http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/XCOM:_Enemy_Within), but some key things:

- Exalt missions: Basically a human faction fighting against you, you have to send agents on infiltration missions against them. They fight with the same types of weapons/classes you have
- Mec/Gene units: You can upgrade your soldiers into new types, e.g. mecs don't use cover but are very strong. Gene units have special abilities like regen/jump/invis etc
- New enemies/maps/mission types
- Defending your base vs invasions etc

Overall I enjoyed EW a lot more than EU, although it did feel a bit easier due to having Mec/Gene soldiers.
Adding the Long War mod negates all of that though haha. It makes the game extremely hard, turning it into sort of a puzzle save/load affair.

Kinguin was recently selling an international pack for EU+EW for about $15 or so.

 

[Fulcrum29]

You need EU to be able to play EW.

There are a lot of differences (check e.g. http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/XCOM:_Enemy_Within), but some key things:

- Exalt missions: Basically a human faction fighting against you, you have to send agents on infiltration missions against them. They fight with the same types of weapons/classes you have
- Mec/Gene units: You can upgrade your soldiers into new types, e.g. mecs don't use cover but are very strong. Gene units have special abilities like regen/jump/invis etc
- New enemies/maps/mission types
- Defending your base vs invasions etc

Overall I enjoyed EW a lot more than EU, although it did feel a bit easier due to having Mec/Gene soldiers.
Adding the Long War mod negates all of that though haha. It makes the game extremely hard, turning it into sort of a puzzle save/load affair.

Kinguin was recently selling an international pack for EU+EW for about $15 or so.

Thanks!

 

[Psycho Pitbull]

I would recommend it... there is also a mod for both Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within called "Long War".
Makes a hellova change to the game! Enjoying that at the mo.

Enemy Within does add alot to the Xcom game, I enjoyed it alot, also +1 on the Long Wat mod, would def recommend getting that once you have done a playthrough.

Xenonauts is on my list of what to get next, it looks bloody nice.