Comment Re: Or (Score 2) 55
There have been few modern versions of the DK genre with the same thematic consistency, sense of humor *and* meaningful improvements.
I guess DK2 was consistent but that was the equivalent of XCom Terrors of the Deep to XCom so I remember it as the same game tbh. DK never got its "Firaxis reboot" and I've probably bought and abandoned halfway-through any remotely similar game I can remember. Evil Genius was meh. Overlord made an attempt I guess but fell flat. Fable promised to allow something similar in a narrative style but ended up as D&D-alignment cosplay.
Following the xcom metaphor, I'm cautiously optimistic but at the least I'm glad to hear DK got its own "Xenonauts". Even if its a loyal homage to its detriment (like Xenonauts), it speaks to a demand in the market that might spark interest for a modern fresh take on the concept (XCom-EU).
At worst, the fact this exists is news to me, and its probably the "news for nerds" where I heard the *news* from slashdot in... 10+.years at least.
Crap, do I need to check if somethingawful is still relevant now?