XCOM 2

Продолжение первой части XCOM: Enemy Unknown, которая, по замыслу разработчиков(а не по нашим героическим подвигам) окончилась плачевно для Homo Sapiens .

Расписанная в красках предыстория сюда, к сожалению, не влезла, потому перейду сразу к плюсам/минусам.

Плюсы:

1. История: интересная трактовка событий первой части.

2. Новые и старые противники: воевать по прежнему интересно и невероятно сложно даже на втором уровне сложности.

3. Новые классы бойцов: особенно порадовал рейнджер! В звании полковника — сама смерть в обличии человека.

4. Кастомизация солдат и оружия: очень понравился этот момент — наконец-то солдаты на самом деле стали отличаться друг от друга!

5. Процедурно-генерируемые карты: вот, чего так сильно не хватало первой части! Теперь города, леса и пустыни абсолютно не пох… Read full

It would be very nice if every good game had a high-quality sequel. In this case, it is exactly so, which is incredibly pleasing.

We are given command some time after the victory in the first part. Well, how to say victory, it depends on how you look. But no interesting story is complete without such twists.

We are again at the forefront of the fight against the alien threat, again tactical battles with familiar mechanics await, again all sorts of mutons with snake people will go against the heroes of humanity.

However, now everything is not so, because we are not an army of liberation, which with a proud step makes the uninvited guests shudder, we are resistance. Therefore, the system and regular forces, coupled with new types of enemy weapons, are against us.

The best turn-based strategy game out there, but too long. Now, if there were not 40, but 10 missions, it would certainly be better and much less meticulous.

Whoever came up with this step-by-step style is simply a “genius”! Even when you are point-blank to the enemy, with an 88% chance of hitting the head, you manage to miss. As someone who rarely played strategy games very hardcore, I had to save after every step. Each mission took me on average 1.5-4 hours, which is a lot. But this is my problem, not the games. However, I really liked this project!

If you don’t play strategy, don’t even bother coming here, otherwise you’ll suffer like me!