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[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

Xcom already had a space fighter game which got out and failed spectacularly in all aspects, and the Xcom FPS is planned and in development since what? 10 years at the very least? Maybe even 15? I remember reading about it in very old PC magazines.

You're thinking about Alliance. That one's dead, buried and exorcised.
The "new" XCOM game doesn't have any direct connection with Alliance.

the 3D Metroids turned out to be fantastic

Yes, but fundamentally they simply transplanted the original gameplay model into a 3D environment without major mucking around. Not a particularly radical change if you think of it. What you're thinking of is They Changed It, Now It Sucks. What's getting people riled up here is that this is Syndicate In Name Only, appearing to be effectively Deus Ex with Serial Numbers Filed Off.