XCOM 2 Review

Firaxis has continued their exemplary work on the XCOM franchise with the release of XCOM 2 last week, and many hardcore fans have already beaten the unforgiving title. While the game introduces plenty of brand new gameplay elements into the fold , veteran players will find many nods to the original series hidden within XCOM 2 . The most notable reference to the original series came at the very end of the game, and we'd like to take a moment to speculate on what this means for the future of the XCOM franch

However, there's still quite some time before Project Triangle Strategy releases. The fact that it doesn't even have a final name as of yet should make it clear that the waiting period is going to go on for quite some time. So, for fans who might find this wait to be somewhat unbearable, here are ten games on the Nintendo Switch that players can try out before Project Triangle Strategy relea

While not a major development fact, the XCOM franchise was the first IP Firaxis worked on that did not have Sid Meier associated with it. Sid Meier is the Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games and responsible for many of the games developed by Firaxis, such as Civilization and titles from MicroPro


This game, as it says in the beginning of the demo, is not messing around. Like Square Enix’s Bravely Default II demos, they too were cranked up in difficulty in the hopes of showing off the battle system at its fullest. It would seem then that based on the intro dialogue to this game, difficulty settings will be implanted in the final product. It’s sadly not a given though as many games still don’t offer these options for myriad reasons like Dark So


Keeping the spirit of the Total War franchise, Total War: Warhammer 2 brings the same level of real-time tactics and turn-based strategy with the gritty world of Warhammer Fantasy . In this dark world, Humans and races such as the Skaven, Dark Elves, High Elves, and Lizardmen interact and deal with the Forces of Ch


Needless to say, the game's development was a nightmare . The main issue was a development split between MicroProse wanting to create the visuals of the game while Mythos Games developed the other systems. Since MicroProse didn't understand the isometric view the title was going for, however, the two teams ended up harming each other's progress towards finishing the g


Project Octopath Traveler was one of the first games shown for the Nintendo Switch. While it did eventually go to PC, it remains one of Nintendo’s bigger SLG console Games exclusives. Now that team at Square Enix is back with the same strategy in a new 2D game in


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Of course, the battle on the field is just one aspect of management that players will face. The base management has gone through an overhaul as well, and Firaxis has done well to get rid of the UFO hunting minigame that felt out of place and awkward in the first title. The game puts a much higher importance on individual scientists and engineers, which makes rescuing them in optional timed missions an important judgement call for players. One rescued, the scientists provide research bonuses so players can unlock gear faster, and engineers can be placed in varying rooms to provide a wide aspect of bonuses, from increasing the resistance's communication network to helping troops recover from wounds fas


That is to say they released a demo to the public in the hopes that they can then gather feedback for the final release. Chances are they will launch another demo down the line showcasing their progress on Project Triangle Strategy. Hopefully they can change that name because it is a mouthful. There are bigger things in this game that need fixing tho


Unlike other 4X games, however, Stellaris plunges players deep into space colonization. Aside from having three options of interstellar travel, players can create different species. Each of these species has their own take on the known universe and solutions to weird scenarios. These scenarios include robotic uprisings, mutant rebellion, and other space mysteries that aw


Everything in XCOM 2 is cranked up to 11. The game's difficulty and a plethora of new skills are the most noteworthy changes, with a small subset of players criticizing the game's overabundance of timers and tough enem


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