XCOM 2 Review – Against All Odds (PS4)

I watched the memorial wall fill up with the names and pictures of fallen soldiers as I lost troops every mission. Rookies, experienced veterans, and all classes of soldier in between soon had their names immortalized as a memento of my failures, or sacrifices that I’d needed to make for my scant successes. I stopped customizing the names and…

  • Addictive and punishing turn based strategy gameplay
  • Emotional attachment to building up soldiers
  • Successes feel stronger because of failures
  • A different experience each time you play
  • Messy technical presentation with frame rate drops during in game cutscenes
  • Slow load times

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