Greetings Xenonauts! I am Onyxalchemyst, or just Onyx for simplicity. I'm 19 and hail from the United States, just a ways outside of Washington D.C., so I get to listen to a lot of political hoohah, but that's not important.
I only recently came into the world of Xcom, having been given a copy of UFO Defense nestled in DOSBOX by a friend about two years ago. However, I quickly fell in love with the original, and have played it through to a usual bitter conclusion many times. I can't consider myself to be a "hardcore" fan of the series, as I have rarely ventured beyond easy, and never above normal, not to mention a savescumming habit that's been hard to break, but much time has been poured into that game, and as much blood, tears, and honest fun returned from it. That game had a level of interactivity and immersion that has never been matched to me, not before, not since. I also got my hands on Enemy Unknown through a pre-order, hoping that it would give me a similar fulfillment to the original, but do even more. Although it was enjoyable, it's more linear and limited nature left me disappointed. It wasn't what I had wanted.
Then I heard of Xenonauts. I took a look at it and regained my hope. THIS was more of what I was hoping for; A true expansion of the mechanics of UFO Defense, without extra fuddery or reimagination. I played the Demo, liked what I saw, so I have now just prepurchased it, and am currently waiting for it to install. The install time has been ridiculous, giving me enough time to play some other games, write this entire introductory post, and still have time to sit around and be bored, but I suppose that's to be expected for a game still in development; Content first, efficiency later.
Aside from Xcom, I play a little bit of everything when it comes to games, without a set genre as a favorite. I've been on a horror stint recently though.
I am also fond of Touhou, although more for the characters and art than the games or music. For anyone who likes it too, my favorite character is Fujiwara no Mokou.
But enough talk, the installation is finally finished. Time for me to give this a go!
