Adam Biessener's Comments

XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM ... (March 6th...)

freak24 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:20:27 GMT

XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM ... (March 6th...)

Are you guys going to review Space Pirates and Zombies?

Dr.Nick — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:57 GMT

Are you guys going to review Space Pirates and Zombies?

Hey, check this out. Its by one of the developers of Portal 1 and 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni6X80JvcIA Looks pretty neat I think.

Stepjem — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:26:57 GMT

Hey, check this out. Its by one of the developers of Portal 1 and 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni6X80JvcIA Looks pretty neat I think.

Hey Adam, I've been thinking about getting the Witcher 2, cause you and almost every other gaming publication have been adoring it, plus it sounds like it's a really cool game, but I haven't played the first one. Am I going to be jumping in lost and not knowing anything or is it really not necessary to play the original to enjoy the sequel?

smashbrother4life — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:09:33 GMT

Hey Adam, I've been thinking about getting the Witcher 2, cause you and almost every other gaming publication have been adoring it, plus it sounds like it's a really cool game, but I haven't played the first one. Am I going to be jumping in lost and not knowing anything or is it really not necessary to play the original to enjoy the sequel?

Hello Adam, I hope you can comment on an issue that troubles many veterans of the hyphenated game - the squad size. Sure, you say it can be upgraded later in the game - but just how much? And how long before you can do so? The reason it's so important is that it can be fundamental to the balance and gameplay of X-Com. The devs themselves acknowledge that one of X-Com's highlights was the fear instilled in the player by the lethality of combat. That plasma bolt coming out of nowhere when you round a corner. That Chryssalid closing in without warning and turning two guys into zombies. That alien grenade decimating Fireteam-2. That primed grenade you were planning to hurl into the UFO next turn backfiring on you as its wielder perishes. That Cyberdisk taking heavy fire from four guys and a tank, only to emerge unscathed and kill you with its reaction fire. That SECOND Cyberdisk popping up right after you finally finished off that one. Could that be replicated when you are limited to four guys (for a significant part of the game)? It sounds doubtful. Can you imagine playing a terror mission in the original with such a small force? The apparent implication is that no - you can't - and thus, instead of casualties mounting at a rate of 3 per mission, you will only use up a single bodybag every 3 missions. On top of that, it seems that with each one troop being manually leveled by the player, it's less likely for the game to be balanced around frequent depths. Life was cheap in X-Com. We really, really hope it stays cheap in XCom. :)

Cattletech — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:05:56 GMT

Hello Adam, I hope you can comment on an issue that troubles many veterans of the hyphenated game - the squad size. Sure, you say it can be upgraded later in the game - but just how much? And how long before you can do so? The reason it's so important is that it can be fundamental to the balance and gameplay of X-Com. The devs themselves acknowledge that one of X-Com's highlights was the fear instilled in the player by the lethality of combat. That plasma bolt coming out of nowhere when you round a corner. That Chryssalid closing in without warning and turning two guys into zombies. That alien grenade decimating Fireteam-2. That primed grenade you were planning to hurl into the UFO next turn backfiring on you as its wielder perishes. That Cyberdisk taking heavy fire from four guys and a tank, only to emerge unscathed and kill you with its reaction fire. That SECOND Cyberdisk popping up right after you finally finished off that one. Could that be replicated when you are limited to four guys (for a significant part of the game)? It sounds doubtful. Can you imagine playing a terror mission in the original with such a small force? The apparent implication is that no - you can't - and thus, instead of casualties mounting at a rate of 3 per mission, you will only use up a single bodybag every 3 missions. On top of that, it seems that with each one troop being manually leveled by the player, it's less likely for the game to be balanced around frequent depths. Life was cheap in X-Com. We really, really hope it stays cheap in XCom. :)

Hey man is there anyway to automatically follow your posts?

bwnuevo — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:35:24 GMT

Hey man is there anyway to automatically follow your posts?

Thinking about buying Starcraft 2. Heard it was a good game, and I know you like strategy titles. So what are your thoughts?

MafiaMarble — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:13:11 GMT

Thinking about buying Starcraft 2. Heard it was a good game, and I know you like strategy titles. So what are your thoughts?

Hey Adam! I see todays SWTOR patch has fixed the /getdown exploit! Great job on bringing attention to that. Now perhaps you can use your power to get a fix for the BSOD, game crashing bug that thousands of us are having? Please!

jeremy78 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:53:23 GMT

Hey Adam! I see todays SWTOR patch has fixed the /getdown exploit! Great job on bringing attention to that. Now perhaps you can use your power to get a fix for the BSOD, game crashing bug that thousands of us are having? Please!

What's your favorite video card or the one(s) you use?

Gh0s1bAne — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:38:21 GMT

What's your favorite video card or the one(s) you use?

Do you give ban appeals?

Bob678 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:18:34 GMT

Do you give ban appeals?

Greatly enjoyed your editorial Adam, and I completely agree. Many gamers and even developers/publishers (like EA's undermining Call of Duty) can be pathetic at times. Good to know that there's proper professionals out there.

Lady Gaga — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:29:54 GMT

Greatly enjoyed your editorial Adam, and I completely agree. Many gamers and even developers/publishers (like EA's undermining Call of Duty) can be pathetic at times. Good to know that there's proper professionals out there.

So what kind of PC parts would to suggest to me if I were going to build mine from scratch? I want one good for gaming. I already know what graphics card I need, I just want to know the hardware and stuff. Kyle told me you were good with computers so I just came here.

wayoverdue — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:12:32 GMT

So what kind of PC parts would to suggest to me if I were going to build mine from scratch? I want one good for gaming. I already know what graphics card I need, I just want to know the hardware and stuff. Kyle told me you were good with computers so I just came here.

I agree entirely with you that either Ubisoft are utter idiots or absolutely trolling the PC gaming community. They either need to quit making PC games or quit b*tching about it because they are purposely throwing customers away at this point. Click on my name and read my wall post if you wanna know how I really feel.

Voltair — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:53:42 GMT

I agree entirely with you that either Ubisoft are utter idiots or absolutely trolling the PC gaming community. They either need to quit making PC games or quit b*tching about it because they are purposely throwing customers away at this point. Click on my name and read my wall post if you wanna know how I really feel.

happy thanksgiving!

Greendayfan — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:50 GMT

happy thanksgiving!

great editorial

Greendayfan — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:08:52 GMT

great editorial

Do the new NPC's in Minecraft actually do anything?

ArcadeFire — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:38:38 GMT

Do the new NPC's in Minecraft actually do anything?

Hey Adam just wanted to let you know that your article -Why Skyrim is the opposite of a "single player MMO"- was life changing!!!! Keep it up man

Noble Seven — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:41:35 GMT

Hey Adam just wanted to let you know that your article -Why Skyrim is the opposite of a "single player MMO"- was life changing!!!! Keep it up man

how much is minecraft, and is available in disc format? my internet sucks, so that's why i never played the beta

Greendayfan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:02:33 GMT

how much is minecraft, and is available in disc format? my internet sucks, so that's why i never played the beta

Adam, I think it is time for the wrench. TIME FOR THE WRENCH. Is it so hard? For a protein shake to be a classless rogue entrepreneur? If ALL times should University of Michigan this cruise-control, than how am is I you. For the people in the crowd, Midway stadium and Como Park salute you.

tmccullough1251 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:11:15 GMT

Adam, I think it is time for the wrench. TIME FOR THE WRENCH. Is it so hard? For a protein shake to be a classless rogue entrepreneur? If ALL times should University of Michigan this cruise-control, than how am is I you. For the people in the crowd, Midway stadium and Como Park salute you.

hey adam, just wanted to say that i go to game informer to look at new game info and things like that. not to hear an editor's biased opinions against a game that he is reporting on (the MW3 game modes trailer). i guess we'll have to see it MW3 beats BF3's score of 9.25, and judging by game informer's score on past IW COD games, i would expect it to. im also no COD fanboy, i own BF3. i dont mean to be rude, just informing sam

brow4275 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:26:40 GMT

hey adam, just wanted to say that i go to game informer to look at new game info and things like that. not to hear an editor's biased opinions against a game that he is reporting on (the MW3 game modes trailer). i guess we'll have to see it MW3 beats BF3's score of 9.25, and judging by game informer's score on past IW COD games, i would expect it to. im also no COD fanboy, i own BF3. i dont mean to be rude, just informing sam