its not the original 2 games that is obvious. think of it as xcom: the comic book adaptation on a low budget. If it comes as the 3 game bundle on sale like i got it, its worth the play thru. the missions are much shorter and based on a room to room breach style play. no more of the dashing forward and finding your character by 4 guys you didnt see thru the fog. its still an enjoyable game to play that could have been much more developed to have being epic. the story is light but fits in the post narrative of xcom 2.

One of my favorite parts of this game were the world building quips in between missions. But there needed to be more. Either up the animations or make the characters more likable. Some of the characters do voice acting for their respectable characters while others do a voice that doesn't necessarily fit with their character. (specifically the snake)
Being locked into using specific characters was a hassle to work with at first, but as I played through I saw how unique each character could be in terms of game mechanics.

Combat is ironically A LITTLE better mechanically, but as the chimera squad relies on its breach mechanic to accelerate game speed (which is in no way bad) there is a loss in regards to more stealthy approaches to the game.

9.5/10 mechanics were fine tuned from XCOM: Enemies unknown and I am looking foward to the creative uses in a future edition. More time cost effective in my opinion then other XCOM games.

7/10 animations some of the characters look really derpy and I never got used to it (verge was the best) and there was little to know story cut scene animations which was dissapointing.

7.5/10 story was satisfying to a point in which it became a slog. Some character stories hit spot on, while others are half baked or the character themselves bring it down (Terminal) Character development is present, but its so difficult to recognize because quips during combat barely change.

8/10 There are moments in this game when the sound design is incredibly off (ie the gremlin flying glitching noise) but otherwise I never felt taken out of the game. DO i feel they could have done more yes, but they completed just above what was required so as to not have me being pulled out of the game

I would love to see where they decide to go with the franchise from here, but my gut is telling me it might not be easy to create another sequel since the thought of another chimera squad is unappealing to me. Instead I view this game as a stepping stone to a potential smash hit.

Cool character,bad storyline

Do you like Xcom but wish it did without all that pesky strategy? Then Chimera squad is just what you've been looking for!

It's still XCOM. It's a good game. But compared to previous XCOM games it's a bit simpler and less complex in terms of managing your doom's day count, among other things. The satisfaction of beating tough enemies and missions is not as great.

Overall still a fun game.

Well... it's more of the same. If you liked X-Com 2, you might like this one but it's simply more of the same. You get a pre-defined set of soldiers, you can do some "research" but the most of the game is the tactical turn-based combat. And while it's relatively pretty. it sucks. The whole idea that you have one move and one shot (tradeable for extended move) instead of good old action points sucks. The fact that aim doesn't seem to be affected by range almost at all sucks. The ineffective criticals suck. And so on.
And the "strategy" part is almost non-existent - you _must_ choose one of the missions it's just about which one you're gonna do. Very, very strategic indeed.

I don't the like the timeline mechanic. I much prefer XCOM 1 and XCOM 2's turn-based combat.

It's cool cause aliens but very boring.

XCOM 2 is way more fun and challenging.

Sold turn-based strategy combat game. Does not have the depth of for example XCOM 2, but still a good game especially for the price when on sale.