XCOM 2 will boast a variety of maps and locations for you to take on the alien menace. From slick cities to overgrown ruins of the wilderness, the game is look gorgeous and diverse. Now some new screens have appeared in the wild and they are looking equally impressive.
Here are the cool new pictures of suburbia thanks to VG247:
I like that these areas look like a mix between the wilderness and the cities. I can’t really imagine many people living in the suburbs anymore – these areas look fairly deserted and rundown. Still, it’s nice to see the range of locations and the variety of cover and obstacles that could be at play in the game. It certainly adds a ton of contrast to the game and makes the shining cities feel that much more sinister when compared to the dilapidated wilderness and suburban environments.
Again we also get a sense of the various seasons and day/night differences in the locales. Seeing as the areas are procedurally generated, it will be interesting to see how those different elements could play into the experience – missions might play out very differently if they are completed at different times of day or even year.
XCOM 2 is coming to your PC in February of next year. While I was sad when it was delayed out of November, I thought February would mean that we’d all have more time to play it during the usual Q1 gaming drought. Instead, with all the games pushed into February and March of next year, players will have to make some tough choices, or just make time to play everything.
Last Updated: November 26, 2015
Admiral Chief - World on Fire
November 26, 2015 at 14:11
I’m so scared of over-hyping this for myself
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2015 at 14:14
It’s not a console port so that’s good news
Admiral Chief - World on Fire
November 26, 2015 at 14:18
True. The thing is, XCOM has a VERY special place in my gaming heart, I really hope they can build on that for #2
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2015 at 14:20
Same for me, but more so for System Shock
Admiral Chief - World on Fire
November 26, 2015 at 14:22
Yeah, System Shock 2 was one of the best games I’ve played
HvR
November 26, 2015 at 15:03
Nah, Xcom, TA and orignial C&C.
I even enjoyed Xcom:Apocolypse; especially if start unlocking and patching the content that was cut due to sudden rush to publish.
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2015 at 15:58
C&C so many good times!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:19
Yes. I’m waiting for the shoe to drop on DLC.
Bob of the Khundelar
November 26, 2015 at 14:31
To be fair to the XCOM team of 2K, there really wasn’t that much DLC for XCOM EU. Hopefully they do the same with XCOM 2 – very little DLC because the base game delivers everything XCOM fans need.
Admiral Chief - World on Fire
November 26, 2015 at 14:33
AND the EW part was better than the base game, and put a whole new spin on it
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:33
Hope so too. I liked that it had little DLC and a proper expansion.
RinceThis
November 26, 2015 at 14:31
Looks like the Northern Suburbs trolololo
Bob of the Khundelar
November 26, 2015 at 14:33
Wide open spaces without houses being so close you can hear your neighbour’s fart, I agree. Very much like the North 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:34
And there’s electricity.
RinceThis
November 26, 2015 at 14:35
Using Timmy and a bike as a generator is not the same 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:36
This coming from the one who shuffles around on a carpet while wearing socks.
RinceThis
November 26, 2015 at 14:39
I don’t have a carpet 0_O Who’s house are you now perving on?!
Bob of the Khundelar
November 26, 2015 at 14:40
Perhaps that’s not the type of carpet he was referring to?
Admiral Chief - World on Fire
November 26, 2015 at 14:41
Does it match the curtains?
RinceThis
November 26, 2015 at 14:41
0_O
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:42
…
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:42
Or not. tee hee.
RinceThis
November 26, 2015 at 14:34
Yeah, deserted and rundown *runs
Bob of the Khundelar
November 26, 2015 at 14:36
I wish it was deserted. It would make my trips to and from work all the better. Even if the Northern Subs looked like that it would still be better than Joburg.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 26, 2015 at 14:37
I think he might be agoraphobic. It’s common among the pod people in the South.
Bob of the Khundelar
November 26, 2015 at 14:39
Probably something in the water.
HvR
November 26, 2015 at 14:56
Also no protesters filling up the streets and making tyre bonfires.
Original Heretic
November 27, 2015 at 08:26
Hoping this comes to console! My laptop simply will not run anything looking this pretty!