Some consider the original X-COM title to be the pinnacle of turn-based strategy games. Can Firaxis Games top the 1994 classic, or is trying an act of sacrilege?
XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.
If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.
Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.
Phoenix point if I remember was created by the original xcom developer or something to that affect. I did try gears tactics some months ago and I just couldn't get into it. It's probably just me
It was, but it was really closer to the newer XCOM than the older ones. Gears Tactics was okay but was hard to get into knowing there probably wont be a sequel.
There are few things more gratifying in gaming than skillfully turning the tide of a conflict. And few genres provide as many opportunities to abruptly reverse the odds via skill and forethought as tactical strategy. To be sure, we are more often than not talking about turn-based tactical mobile games, specifically titles in line with the iconic landmark series (XCOM and Jagged Alliance) that made the genre a genre.
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Nice piece. I'm looking forward to this release, however I beg to differ with the comment that it was eventually possible to overwhelm the enemy with sheer power... a couple of Chrysalids could still wreak havoc, even in the latter stages of the game.
I'm looking forward to this as it looks like lots of fun and am glad they haven't turned it into another FPS. I never played the originals and I've been wanting to play some good TBS games as it's a genre I've not played much.
Out of all the games slated for release I am most excited about this one.