it removed the one big thing that set xcom apart from it's competitors; permadeath of the characters. now you automaticly loose if someone dies and you don't even create the characters yourself. Because of this you can't even loose a mission so there is no longer any punishment to loosing. if you'll excuse me i'll go back and play som more xcom 2

Can't be compared to 2, still XCOM though, and still fun even if it's woke alien buddy cop

Don't waste your money on this garbage. Not even with a discount of 99.9%. Waste of time if you like Xcom games.

It's basically XCOM: Light Edition, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Gameplay is still solid, with few minor tweaks here and there, sometimes for the better (no more wasting time hunting down enemies hidden on a Greenland-sized map), sometimes for the worse (fixed turn order and generally shorter encounters).

Probably the worst part is the plot, since being a leader of a SWAT team in one city is way less exhilarating than saving the world against alien threat. The overall tone is lighter and more humorous, while the voices are a small disaster - it's my first time when I've heard a talking snake that doesn't do anything with an 'S' consonant, but sounds like an angsty teenage girl. If you don't mind small hindrances like these, Chimera Squad will give you another dose of fun to ease your XCOM addiction.

Scratches that itch

The Good:
- Same good XCOM styled combat, team building and base leveling

The Bad:
- Everything else...
- Still a bunch of annoying bugs (characters jumping thru solid objects and walls, voice-over/story elements interrupting each other, UI elements getting stuck)
- Terrible balancing. You will breeze thru most missions until a brick wall shows up, out of no where, and halts everything.
- The city anarchy/management is more tedious than interesting or strategic.
- The 2K launcher is useless AND can take forever to start up.

Generally a good extension of the XCOM strategy brand and genre, with some unique aspects. Relatively short and worth your time if you enjoy XCOM 2, but if you haven't played XCOM 2 I'd recommend playing that first as it's a deeper game.

This game falls short of expectations. While it introduces some interesting mechanics, they quickly become monotonous due to limited customization options.
The lack of replay value is its most significant drawback. I initially abandoned my playthrough out of boredom, only completing it years later when the repetition felt less pronounced after a long break.

Consider purchasing if it's heavily discounted and you're new to the XCOM series. Otherwise, XCOM 2 with its mod support offers a superior experience.

I'm hopeful that the developers will incorporate the successful elements of this game into future main series installments, refining and expanding upon them.

Preliminary Review: Good, I'm enjoying it.

2K launcher.

The UI constantly bugs out. Sometimes it shows blatantly incorrect information. Sometimes UI elements stick on the screen long after they should have gone away. Sometimes UI elements don't show up at all.

I tried saving my game and found there were already multiple autosaves, some of which were corrupted. That's right, the game automatically writes corrupted save files in the background while you play. It can detect this, because it warns you about the corruption when you access your saves, but it just goes ahead and clutters up your files with corrupt data anyway.