Reviewers Liked
- Tension-filled turn-based matches
- Soldier perma-death gets you invested in the fate of your veterans
- Tense atmosphere and pacing
- Challenging and engaging
- Turn-based tactical gameplay feels challenging and requires meaningful decisions
- Satisfying, difficult tactical battles
- Incredibly deep customization
- Gripping, tense tactical combat
- Excellent replayability
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Narrow field of view and some occasional oddities of the camera
- Clumsy UI
- No mid-battle inventory management
- Camera and control problems
- Watching your loved ones die to incredibly bad luck
- Not quite as complex as the original X-Com
- Steep learning curve in strategic game
- Map repetition
- Camera foibles and other visual glitches
- Repetitive mission design
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