A long time ago I promised myself I'd finish, XCOM: EW on Impossible.
A few days ago, I decided to keep that promise.
...
Jesus **** have I been save scumming. XCOM's infamous starting difficulty is the real deal, as you almost always lose runs within the first two months, when you haven't yet got your economy and security network off the ground.
Still, I'm motoring along fairly well, and am just about to finish the first big objective in the Alien Base. Not before I unlock all the plasma weapons I can, of course, but it's looming.
It's crazy how Thin Men prove to be the worst **** enemies all throughout the game.
It's a combination of them being the most common mid-level enemy throughout the game, the fact that their plasma rifles will fu
ck you up and they're hellisly accurate with them, their ridiculous mobility, and the fact that they're always scattered fuc
king everywhere.