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Chryssalid! That's the one! :)
Finally remembered.

On Thu, 27 Aug 1998 13:48:06 GMT, ufo8...@octa4.net.au (UFO8MYCAT)
wrote:

>I agree. The aliens in Apoc leave a lot to be desired. The Sectoids
>from X-Com 1 were nice an cheesy, fitting the "generic alien that
>abducted me" description, and the black ones with the nippers (whose
>name escapes me now) DID frighten the shit out of me. Nothing scarier
>than doing a terror mission at night, walking past a wall, turning to
>see what's there and there's one standing right next to your man and
>you have 2 time units left...
>
>X-Com 1's the shit.
>
>In all, I think Apoc could have been a much better game, but I'm glad
>that time they even bothered making a NEW game, instead of re-boxing
>the exact same game except with new graphics like they did with Terror
>>From the Deep.
>
>TFTD IS X-Com 1... every unit, every weapon and every structure has a
>direct equivelant, except with a more nautical theme. I think it was
>the lousiest hack job any gaming company has done, and if they're just
>going to release a game without a touch of originality they shouldn't.
>
>On Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:56:35 -0700, "Jakob" <imma...@pacifier.com>
>wrote:
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>>Well, it's mostly there in the subject. I think Apocalypse's aliens =
>>sucked in comparison to UFO's aliens, in all capacities. I preferred the =
>>art of UFO to Apocalypse, and the way the aliens work is just lame in =
>>Apoc too. I mean, what's with half the aliens having built in guns? and =
>>aliens that run up and EXPLODE on you? Unless it's incredibly cheap and =
>>easy to clone those Poppers, no self respecting alien would bother with =
>>them when heat seeking missile or even that alien proximity grenade =
>>would do the trick.=20
>>Also, the aliens just look goofy in Apoc. You got those big blue Cookie =
>>Monster looking guys, and the stupid purple straw-head guys, and the Big =
>>Birdish skeletoid guys, and the brainsucker things that really just =
>>looked like little piggies.=20
>>The only cool alien is the giant worm thing, and I don't see why or even =
>>how that thing shoots green crap. It would make more sense for it to =
>>just run up and munch on you. And would look cooler too. I kinda like =
>>how it pops open and makes little aliens.=20
>>The brainsuckers are dumb. What we really need is to have those big =
>>black insect guys from UFO back. Those things were very close to truly =
>>terrifying, at least for me. The alien I miss the most is the Sectoid, =
>>though. Sectoids rock. They are SO necessary. and Mutons. And Snakemen. =
>>Well, that's my main gripe.
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