"I believe that a game system should have a life of its own, such that it repeatedly generates experiences that are fresh, engaging, and challenging for the player."
In this free GDC Vault video from GDC 2013,
X-COM creator Julian Gollop shares his game design philosophy and explains how
X-COM: UFO Defense was created over 20 years ago with his small team and publisher MicroProse during the
Classic Game Postmortem for X-COM: UFO Defense.About the GDC Vault
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