KilgoreTrout XL

Dammit. I just ordered this from amazon.

It's a shame that the kids commenting above never played X-Com, because it's a great game and would make you very excited for this one. It also probably would have spared the rest of us from your silly "uhhh graffics baaad" whining.

Getting the killmaster and accuracy stars while pissing my housemates off by playing as the short alien was always good times.

@Jeff

I like things.

Convert the heathens!

Heh, I couldn't find the "PC to come 'Later.' " quote in those links, so I assume that's a (hurtful) joke. Awwwwwwwwww...

(Heh, but still psyched :D )

Aw, was hoping for some Jar of Flies love.

Gamestop on Winter St. in downtown Boston was out of stock last night.

I have a feeling that the good reviews + these (hopefully very temporary) shortages = big smiles at Gearbox.

The levels were sandbox layouts, you had far more tactical control over your squad, and the game leaned much more towards simulation than the arcadey (but still brilliant) GRAW.

The originals were minimalist too, no flash at all- definitely no red diamonds on your enemy's face. I also thought that the versus multiplayer was much better than GRAW (though I really like GRAW's Co-op MP options).

Don't get me wrong- if this release winds up being a GRAW 3 type of thing, I will play the shit out of it. Wouldn't mind seeing a return to the original form though.