having your two boys from the first squad all the way through AND your ace sniper Checkmate turning out to the the psy gifted is one of those great moments where the dice just roll perfectly for a story. so cool when that happens
This is me letting TH-cam know that this is the kind of content I want to see. Came over from the citrus platemail man. I appreciate the challenge exploration into other games. I never played much of the souls games as a kid and so I don’t always have a connection to just how amazing the challenges are. Having beaten Xcom 2 a few times though, this I can enter into. Thank you, friend of the citrus platemail man.
I think this is my favorite video you've ever made, and that's a High bar to pass. XCOM having more of an emergent story the viewer can't predict ahead of time really gave your narration and writing so much more room to make the piece something really unique. like, idk man. This rocks so much I'm having trouble not writing an essay in your comments about it.
I have never played this game but Kyle is a good guy and has a soothing voice that wouldn't be amiss on a late night radio show that plays smooth jazz. Although this video was released on Monday as opposed to Saturday or Sunday so.....Gamer's Weekday? 🤔
XCOM is a game, what is very close to my heart. I am definetly a person who leans towards it's stronger brother. The Long War mod. Even after twelve years, I still find myself playing with this gem. Absolute legend of a game. Thanks for playing!
thanks for the rec lemon, but more importantly, thanks for the great video GW! cool challenge run plus showing song names in the video equals the fastest subscribe of my life
XCOM Enemy within and XCOM 2 with the expansion has to be some of the most fun I've had, check them out when you can, preferably on PC so you can get quality of life mods
This challenge run was fun to watch but my first thought about this video was "damn this guys mic sounds good". idk what you're using but the sound was solid.
This was the first time I have watched one of your videos thanks to Lemon, I was watching it on a second monitor and was wondering where the AoE2 music was coming from, definitely be sticking around, keep up the fun videos!
Before I even watch I remember in one of my first runs of XCOM I gave myself a pretty noteworthy boost of power in the early game by dedicating myself to capturing sectoids and taking their guns. And when the title went off I was given this big blast from the past and I gotta see how well they work as time goes on.
Good job with this playthrough! this is actually a run i did myself, as I also took the suggestion from Lemon. I personally did it with a 4 sniper heavy squad.
Nice video, leaving a comment for the algorithm. I second the ballistics only ironman notion. Also, I can say from experience that Pistols only XCOM 2 is very silly and very fun.
Love me some xcom challenge runs. Just such a great story telling game for the squad. Just finished alien dark descent and that connection to the squad is what it misses. It gets so close, but the game does nothing to help it. Was hoping it would be another great game to see challenges runs. So this vid really helped scratch that itch, never seen me care more about a youtubers squad than this vid
Problem with tbose is you have to restrict yourself on using the workshop for money. Honestly even with just medkits you break the ecenomy in month 1. This can seriously take any difficulty out of the game as you can just buy what you need. I just had to put down a TFTD run because Im swimming in money and managed to get full Sonic weapons before Lobstermen showed up It really is a bit tedious at that point as really nothing to work towards.
I started Enemy Unknown just last year (wanted to know what the base game is like before playing Enemy Within), and it keeps swinging between awesome and annoying. I could start the final mission anytime, but I kind of want better willpower soldiers first - however, I believe I should just finish it. When I saw the Rigging upgrade (giving every soldier two item slots instead of that being a support only thing) was a happy moment. I've also witnessed the spontaneous manifestation of an enemy before - however, in my case it was a Sectopod on a terror mission manifesting in between the two halves of my squad, one side of which was trying to save civilians in a bar from a bunch of cryssalids, the other half of which was going after a squad of mutons (maybe elites). I think it might have appeared from behind a postbox or something. I restarted that mission.
Xcom has long been one of my favorite games. Its hard enough for me that I wouldn't even consider a challenge like this possible. Congratulations, and well played.
Foundry percent speedrun was an interesting tactic, in my attempts my goal was to get to the interrogation cell first, capture a a few sectiods and then do the research project that lets us use captured plasma pistols
501st like. I never played any Xcom but I've been aware of the style for many years now. I appreciate you putting up this type of video, part lets play, part strategy guide. Cheers in the new year
I was trying to listen to your early game narration, yet you had The Rain Formerly Known as Purple playing faintly in the background. Any ability to comprehend human speech went out the window.
Love your videos! Your XCOM playlist has inspired me to try the game myself. Have you see the "Beat XCOM with only a single soldier for the entire game" challenge? If that soldier dies, you lose; you can only use that one soldier (no other soldiers on any mission); and if they're injured, you have to skip the mission. Might be a fun step-up in difficulty from this one - and I know I would enjoy watching it :)
I would highly suggest doing this in Long War (probably with dynamic war to make it faster) with all its pistol options and smg primaries for faster movement. Although pistols do take ammo in the mod.
Ehh, I would recommend WOTR instead since with all that depths, complexity and numerous builds that can be theorise, it would give A LOT more challenge run varieties than BG3 could ever give really.
@hafizyb Haven't checked out WOTR yet, but I don't think I've ever seen a lack of complexity or build variety levied as criticism against bg3 lol. Anyways, I'd love to watch him do challenge runs of both!
@@austinobambino1360 oh no, I really am not exaggerating when I say that WOTR have more potential on build varieties (especially if you also included meme/fun/roleplay build). If you have the time, try checking the WOTR available skills. You can (almost) create any build you want really, and that's before using mods lol. But yeah, BG3 is easier to get into and is shorter to do multiple challenge runs while WOTR is longer but can give more satisfaction for those that like more technical/complexity on their build.
Imagine training your whole life to rise up in the military, and aliens suddenly attack and threaten all humanity. After being sent on your first mission, your battle hardened team is left with two survivors. Only to come back and get kicked out the military because they just want to use pistols.
Have you thought about during the dark souls challenges of only 1 dgm type being allowed? for physical weapons I know it be normal but I think it be interesting to see the difference in games when only doing 1 type of physical dgm.
Amazing romp through and through, and good job at doing something Lemon decided isn't worth it due to being absolutely doable jn theory :^) Cod, now I want to go back to XCOM2, whcih I never finished... But man, this one is chonky when it comes to disk space :'D
Mimic skin is actualy better to give to the frontliners, the more then better. Then you can leave your snipers with archangel and just deal completly free damage across the map without any risks, as most aliens do not know what to do and just run in circles (except sectopod, sometimes they ignore invis competely and go for smoking you with minirockets anyway)
i'm so used to xcom long war that i kept getting caught off guard by some vanilla mechanics, like the arc throwing being good at stunning aliens and hte mechanical units not getting damage reduction.
Heya can you do clayman sorceries only (you can use only two bubble spells from location Siofra river plus some boosting sorceries and incantations but you can't use summons , weapon's or damaging spells other than bubble spells and no envoy horns or envoy bubbles)
It’s actually a lot easier than you’d think, if you use satellites well then you can significantly reduce it, and if you have satellites everywhere abduction missions stop, meaning the only way panic goes up is through failed terror missions, or ufos
"Checkmate."
@iytdominotik endgame was meh anyway
U have brought more Xcom challenges to me you have my undieing loyalty
From the Persian phrase "shāh māt", meaning "the King is helpless" or "the King is dead".
I love X-com
big fan
The fact that the one who had THE gift was nicknamed Checkmate is like ... one of the best thing of this run
having your two boys from the first squad all the way through AND your ace sniper Checkmate turning out to the the psy gifted is one of those great moments where the dice just roll perfectly for a story. so cool when that happens
This is me letting TH-cam know that this is the kind of content I want to see. Came over from the citrus platemail man. I appreciate the challenge exploration into other games. I never played much of the souls games as a kid and so I don’t always have a connection to just how amazing the challenges are. Having beaten Xcom 2 a few times though, this I can enter into. Thank you, friend of the citrus platemail man.
Citrus platemail man 🤣 But yeaah, that's how I ended up here too!
"We blast our way through friends in low places" - I appreciate this very much. ^_^
Awesome video. Can't wait to start playing Xcom as well.
Ballistics only ironman impossible is really fun in vanilla (and long war too, probably the most fun run of xcom i've ever had)!
I think this is my favorite video you've ever made, and that's a High bar to pass. XCOM having more of an emergent story the viewer can't predict ahead of time really gave your narration and writing so much more room to make the piece something really unique. like, idk man. This rocks so much I'm having trouble not writing an essay in your comments about it.
I have never played this game but Kyle is a good guy and has a soothing voice that wouldn't be amiss on a late night radio show that plays smooth jazz.
Although this video was released on Monday as opposed to Saturday or Sunday so.....Gamer's Weekday? 🤔
As a long time Xcom fan myself I really enjoyed the narration.
A good clip, nice humor and a good focus on the stories.
XCOM is a game, what is very close to my heart. I am definetly a person who leans towards it's stronger brother. The Long War mod.
Even after twelve years, I still find myself playing with this gem.
Absolute legend of a game.
Thanks for playing!
Never heard of this game until now! Thanks for putting me on! Looks like a ton of fun
James rhino jones, checkmate, viking, roland, pox and vixen. A verifiable movie sqaud of names
More xcom please! I appreciate this.
Love the shout-out to The Backlogs! Lemon and the Goddess of Flame surely smile upon thee!
"I am both freezing AND starving" - man, there are layers to this challenge run onion! Respect 💪
thanks for the rec lemon, but more importantly, thanks for the great video GW! cool challenge run plus showing song names in the video equals the fastest subscribe of my life
This was beautiful, seeing axel and roland up until the end to help Checkmate was something truly epic
Your storytelling made me cry, Man!
Great vídeo as always!
What a ride! I had never heard of XCOM before today, but I can say I'm instantly sold. I love the idea of spreading your format to other games!
Don't punish yourself by playing XCOM. Don't do it.
@@kaspersaldellis right. You should punish yourself by playing XCOM 2 instead, with the Chosen DLC. XD
XCOM Enemy within and XCOM 2 with the expansion has to be some of the most fun I've had, check them out when you can, preferably on PC so you can get quality of life mods
I love that this is the getting your feet wet campaign, can't wait for the grenade only campaign /j
I support enriching the environments of creators by letting them play more games.
This challenge run was fun to watch but my first thought about this video was "damn this guys mic sounds good". idk what you're using but the sound was solid.
I love your editing style. Captions for the music is a nice touch
I locked tf in when the intro ended and the rain formerly known as purple started
Sounds like the local cops could deal with the aliens on their own now
i have never seen any gameplay from Xcom, this has me interested though.
great video, loving the content.
This was the first time I have watched one of your videos thanks to Lemon, I was watching it on a second monitor and was wondering where the AoE2 music was coming from, definitely be sticking around, keep up the fun videos!
Really enjoyed how you structured a narrative gong through the entire thing.
Took an already great video to the next level.
I'm glad to see you branching out. Looking forward to more runs!
Im so happy to see one of my favorite creators playing one of my favorite games!
Before I even watch I remember in one of my first runs of XCOM I gave myself a pretty noteworthy boost of power in the early game by dedicating myself to capturing sectoids and taking their guns. And when the title went off I was given this big blast from the past and I gotta see how well they work as time goes on.
Fantastic video, Kyle. This inspired to finally pick up XCOM so I can give it a go.
Good job with this playthrough! this is actually a run i did myself, as I also took the suggestion from Lemon. I personally did it with a 4 sniper heavy squad.
That Metroid Prime Phendrana Drifts music sent me back in time.
Nice video, leaving a comment for the algorithm.
I second the ballistics only ironman notion. Also, I can say from experience that Pistols only XCOM 2 is very silly and very fun.
Love the music selection, nailed it
I haven't beaten this game yet. I've had it for years. Fantastic series.
Love me some xcom challenge runs. Just such a great story telling game for the squad. Just finished alien dark descent and that connection to the squad is what it misses. It gets so close, but the game does nothing to help it. Was hoping it would be another great game to see challenges runs. So this vid really helped scratch that itch, never seen me care more about a youtubers squad than this vid
Just gotta say I appreciate you putting the music names on the screen! Also entertaining video :p
Came here based on Lemons recommendation! Got yourself a subscriber here, great video and super entertaining thank you
I didn't think I would be sad about the death of a character in a strategy game
I’d love to see you play through the original Xcom from the 90s. Open Xcom is a brilliant modernized version for windows 10.
Yesss please!
Problem with tbose is you have to restrict yourself on using the workshop for money.
Honestly even with just medkits you break the ecenomy in month 1. This can seriously take any difficulty out of the game as you can just buy what you need.
I just had to put down a TFTD run because Im swimming in money and managed to get full Sonic weapons before Lobstermen showed up
It really is a bit tedious at that point as really nothing to work towards.
I started Enemy Unknown just last year (wanted to know what the base game is like before playing Enemy Within), and it keeps swinging between awesome and annoying. I could start the final mission anytime, but I kind of want better willpower soldiers first - however, I believe I should just finish it.
When I saw the Rigging upgrade (giving every soldier two item slots instead of that being a support only thing) was a happy moment.
I've also witnessed the spontaneous manifestation of an enemy before - however, in my case it was a Sectopod on a terror mission manifesting in between the two halves of my squad, one side of which was trying to save civilians in a bar from a bunch of cryssalids, the other half of which was going after a squad of mutons (maybe elites). I think it might have appeared from behind a postbox or something. I restarted that mission.
Love the storytelling with this one
This video made me remember just how much the Storm Eagle theme kicks ass.
Dont think you can hide that age of empires music from me
Great run. Also, is that RoR2 music in the background because it slaps?
Ive never seen your content until lemon recommended you. I like it a lot.
1:10 You can't put a pin in that, since you already set off this highly unstable and explosive run
Turn based games and their gameplay are not my thing but respect you are branching out into other games/genres.
Good job mate mission accomplished 👍
Xcom has long been one of my favorite games. Its hard enough for me that I wouldn't even consider a challenge like this possible. Congratulations, and well played.
Foundry percent speedrun was an interesting tactic, in my attempts my goal was to get to the interrogation cell first, capture a a few sectiods and then do the research project that lets us use captured plasma pistols
There is never enough Xcom content, more please.
It’s always refreshing to see all the challenge runners being their own little community.
501st like. I never played any Xcom but I've been aware of the style for many years now. I appreciate you putting up this type of video, part lets play, part strategy guide. Cheers in the new year
What a way to start off the new year, heck yeah
I suspect this video was recommended to me thanks to Lemon and you know what, good recommendation
I was trying to listen to your early game narration, yet you had The Rain Formerly Known as Purple playing faintly in the background. Any ability to comprehend human speech went out the window.
I love Xcom challenges!
Love your videos! Your XCOM playlist has inspired me to try the game myself.
Have you see the "Beat XCOM with only a single soldier for the entire game" challenge? If that soldier dies, you lose; you can only use that one soldier (no other soldiers on any mission); and if they're injured, you have to skip the mission. Might be a fun step-up in difficulty from this one - and I know I would enjoy watching it :)
I hear that Age of Empires 2 music!!! Gods, that takes me back.
This would be insane to see in Long War
25:21 that's rough buddy
Yes TH-cam! This one! This one right here! I'll have more please thanks
Awesome run!
Long War when >:3c
Morale of the story:
Don't raid Earth at High Noon.
I love XCOM challenges. Also, let's hear it for Checkmate!
I would highly suggest doing this in Long War (probably with dynamic war to make it faster) with all its pistol options and smg primaries for faster movement. Although pistols do take ammo in the mod.
You've probably already been recommended it multiple times, but BG3 has potential for m a n y challenge runs.
Ehh, I would recommend WOTR instead since with all that depths, complexity and numerous builds that can be theorise, it would give A LOT more challenge run varieties than BG3 could ever give really.
It does, but it is also a Very long game which can make challenge runs harder
@hafizyb Haven't checked out WOTR yet, but I don't think I've ever seen a lack of complexity or build variety levied as criticism against bg3 lol. Anyways, I'd love to watch him do challenge runs of both!
@@EloyGray yeah, that's true too.
@@austinobambino1360 oh no, I really am not exaggerating when I say that WOTR have more potential on build varieties (especially if you also included meme/fun/roleplay build). If you have the time, try checking the WOTR available skills. You can (almost) create any build you want really, and that's before using mods lol. But yeah, BG3 is easier to get into and is shorter to do multiple challenge runs while WOTR is longer but can give more satisfaction for those that like more technical/complexity on their build.
Imagine training your whole life to rise up in the military, and aliens suddenly attack and threaten all humanity.
After being sent on your first mission, your battle hardened team is left with two survivors. Only to come back and get kicked out the military because they just want to use pistols.
Have you thought about during the dark souls challenges of only 1 dgm type being allowed? for physical weapons I know it be normal but I think it be interesting to see the difference in games when only doing 1 type of physical dgm.
Amazing romp through and through, and good job at doing something Lemon decided isn't worth it due to being absolutely doable jn theory :^)
Cod, now I want to go back to XCOM2, whcih I never finished... But man, this one is chonky when it comes to disk space :'D
Mimic skin is actualy better to give to the frontliners, the more then better. Then you can leave your snipers with archangel and just deal completly free damage across the map without any risks, as most aliens do not know what to do and just run in circles (except sectopod, sometimes they ignore invis competely and go for smoking you with minirockets anyway)
Xcom2 pistols only. Gotta give the successor a try with these parameters
So everyone starts a Sharpshooter? Because Rooks only have Assault Rifles.
Axel and Roland are a army of 2
i'm so used to xcom long war that i kept getting caught off guard by some vanilla mechanics, like the arc throwing being good at stunning aliens and hte mechanical units not getting damage reduction.
Humans are truly the greatest species in the universe
in this house we stan James Rhino Jones
Give the heavy's some love! make the next run rocket launcher's only!
30:34 is why I play xcom
I’ll be looking forwards to more Xcom but have you tried Xcom 2?
Nice run . Happy New Year All.
I love your vids but please continue your ds3 play through
Love to see a new gamers weekend drop. Is rookies only a possible run?
I adore this game
direct opposite heavys only but their sidearm the rocket launer
Can i recommend you playing Remnant From The Ashes with only secondary weapons? If not, Lies of P at level 1
Short Answer: Yes
Long Answer: Yes but with extra steps.
Ah yes-the Time Crisis run.
Good job! now do XCOM 2~ xD
Hey lad would you considere doing similar shenadigans in Xenonauts ? This was insanely fun.
Checkmate.
Ah hell yeah
You should do challenge runs on like mass effect, Skyrim, or Witcher or something.
Out of curiosity what music did you have playing during this video? It sounds a lot like the Risk of Rain 2 music.
Tracks will all appear in the top left corner shortly after they begin to play
Heya can you do clayman sorceries only (you can use only two bubble spells from location Siofra river plus some boosting sorceries and incantations but you can't use summons , weapon's or damaging spells other than bubble spells and no envoy horns or envoy bubbles)
Xcom single class run? Maybe support only?
I Think I have a good run idea, but I dunno how possible it would be. A "Perfect record" run where no country is allowed to pull support at any point.
It’s actually a lot easier than you’d think, if you use satellites well then you can significantly reduce it, and if you have satellites everywhere abduction missions stop, meaning the only way panic goes up is through failed terror missions, or ufos
Checkmate