XCOM Enemy Unknown Story Summary - The Story Of XCOM Enemy Unknown / Within (SPOILERS)

[@CharliePryor]

BTW, I stream Long War 2 (an XCOM 2 overhaul) Tuesdays and Thursdays on Twitch: twitch.tv/charliepryor

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

there's this great theory that EU happens til the point XCOM's base is attacked, and then the Commander is captured and placed in a simulation of some sorts, aiding the Elders against XCOM remnants (EXALT) during Enemy Within, and the result of that is XCOM2. Which explains why it seems you won XCOM but start XCOM2 defeated.

[@XIsleTheWanderer]

I love this theory. It's always bothered me that you "win" in Xcom, but then the aliens have taken over in the beginning of Xcom 2

[@badgerbrowncoat5433]

@@XIsleTheWanderer xcom 2 pointed out less than 1% or some such beat XCOM on their first playthrough According to their data...

[@XIsleTheWanderer]

@@badgerbrowncoat5433 I mean, is that an issue? I beat the second one and then went back and played the first, and now I'm replaying them all on Ironman and harder difficulties... Are you really so much of an elitist that that actually matters to you how someone else chooses to play?

[@badgerbrowncoat5433]

@@XIsleTheWanderer is it an issue for me? no I didn't win my first run, so I didn't feel like I could complain. 🤓 ... I mean I'd have been sad if they'd said sorry too many people won XCOM, no xcom 2! lol ... aside, before the x-remakes, one of my favorite x-liked was the ufo: after series, which also did the ' game two explores what if you'd Not won the first game'. anyway whatever clever for you, but if you didn't win first chance, I figure no right to complain..the universe isn't about second chances or save-scumming. you lost. 99% or so of us did

[@XIsleTheWanderer]

@@badgerbrowncoat5433 Lol I wasn't complaining tho? I just said it bothered me that, from a story perspective, we beat the aliens in the first, and somehow they were in control in the second. But finding this theory helps give more clarity to the story, so I was appreciating that. Maybe I am misreading/misinterpreting (thanks, internet communication), but I'm struggling to find the issue here

[@TonyPaulazzo]

Yea, it was my reality that failed to win the war in Xcom1 - I just couldn't get past the underwater base and finally gave up. Sorry chaps! Just started X2 and needed a refresher, brought back some glorious memories :) Thanks!

[@Stinkmean]

New to xcom just started 2 yesterday, came here to get a lil extra info

[@matthewcaughey8898]

See I won the war

[@norsia1946]

Editing is on point in every way and professional and helps carry the message. the commentary is clear and on point. and it all comes together.. this is one bad-ass summary video

[@korturas9084]

I've palyed XCom1 quite a lot, i'm playing XCom2 currently, and THIS video still gave me goosebumps. Great work Charlie, very much enjoyed it. I even toyed with playing X1 some more because of it :P

[@josephreeff3843]

Exactly the summary I was looking for before starting XCOM 2. Thanks!

[@sneezer_0]

I'd heard a lot of good things about XCOM but hadn't found a good, coherent entry point up until this video. Great work and thank you!

[@iapetusmccool]

8:38: Vahlen concluding "These guys know nothing. I should go off and do my own work. Make some better aliens, or something".

[@paulocarreirapinto]

That´s just a perfect x com experience. Even if you win in the first game, you still lose.

[@justesaddy]

perfect xcom summary haha. if the game werent so unfair and shitty itd be the best strategy per turn game ever and it would be a lot more famous

[@FalcaoSV]

Thank You for this Video. High quality. Hugs from Poland and Brazil.

[@EnslavedDreams]

Really nice video!!! on point, every video of history recap should be like this one

[@CharliePryor]

Thanks! :)

[@UselessToyz]

Really deserves more views, awesome recap, now I can start my War of the Chosen playthrough. thx!

[@DoniJuan]

This deserve more view and like, great summary video!

[@fabiospasiano9885]

I think that the base raid happens only if you capture the alien commander, in my playthrough I killed him since I couldn’t get my stun troop to live.

[@uzmike2222]

That was a good recap, Charlie!

[@ashwilsonphoto]

I agree, Played about 70% through XCOM myself so this was a great refresher and conclusion.

[@kingofmonsters14]

the way the sleeper agents look with those markings look like the sleeper agents from The Bureau.

[@WalkingwithDidi]

Thanks needed this video!:)

[@tomkelly00]

it's old enough that it's not a spoiler imo, but XCOM 2 basically explains thru a retconn how XCOM1 was lost - the commander was kidnapped and used as a living computer to run simulated battles.

[@sodium7127]

lol took like 4months to beat xcom enemy unknown to win the war just t! ;o know that xcom never did win and lost and that I have to listen to a creepy black haired sunglasses guy sitting on TV saying that xcom lost (although we WON!!!!!) Love it ;) But anyway loved the vid great job keep up this amazing work!

[@sodium7127]

Ok cool

[@thiagobaldwin2700]

Well right here, in the south, the Incas had to wait "some" years until they can be independent. And that was possible just by using their own weapons(Spain) , so this is very similar no?

[@doge151.]

isn't the canon ending that you fail the base defense mission?

[@-D.R.H-]

Great video

[@carljeffersonbulatao9582]

Thanks

[@robinrondo]

Thank you!!!

[@Kipdav]

Is this the very beginning to the lp of xcom 2?

[@callum105]

i just bought xcom 2 on sale but never played the 1st. thx 4 the video i think ill skip EU

[@mattrethyu8516]

Was the "Methods" in 6:10 a reference to something by any chance?

[@iandestroyerofworlds576]

My game won't load anymore after enjoying it for a short time. No idea why, but here I am because I can't play it and hoping the 2nd game works

[@Ricflaireofastora]

Is that Garrus??

[@Emanon...]

XCom 2 seems far fetched though. A single squad and a glorified transport plane brought down the entire alien occupation? It's also way goofier in the style with the new enemies, the equipment and the fallen

[@MrGermandeutsch]

How strange, in my session, I've never gotten my HQ attacked before. Is that based on the difficulty settings?

[@CharliePryor]

Avenger gets attacked in every campaign. I’m unsure if you had mods or something, or perhaps you’re LW and they move altered the encounter for you there, but in a vanilla campaign, it’s a scripted event.

[@MrGermandeutsch]

@@CharliePryor I wouldn't be surprised if my old computer managed to break the script. Perhaps I'll give it another try and see if I encounter those events, since I've come to learn recently that I haven't had most of these events at all. 👀

[@bigkongenergy6054]

@@MrGermandeutsch The XCOM base defense is only part of the Enemy Within DLC. If you just have the base game w/o DLC you won't have a base defense mission.

[@MrGermandeutsch]

@@bigkongenergy6054 And I always thought it was because I just had the Tutorial selected. Thanks for elaborating!

[@StringsOfTheHarp]

First

[@StringsOfTheHarp]

***** Yeah, I know how to tryhard.