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XCOM: Chimera Squad vs Marvel's Midnight Suns
XCOM: Chimera Squad
7 positive (64%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 2 negative (18%)
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I actually loved this aspect of CS a lot, making it my favorite XCOM game (including the originals). The game is "cruel" in the way it depicts a breach with little information available, it puts you under pressure, and when you launch the breach, you're there praying everything goes according to plan
The story is nothing to write home about. But the theme, the premise! Brilliant and original. Former enemies who have to learn to work together. ... What a wild turn from "alien invasion #2389".
I had a lot of fun with Chimera squad, but my favorite thing about it was the game design philosophy it represents. ... The price made it a must buy at release, and the quality of the game definitely justified its development.
I actually rather liked Chimera Squad. I didn't go into it with any major expectations (having picked it up on a massive sale close after launch) and found it to be a fun little romp with a decent (if paint-by-numbers) story.
My main complaint was that it was too easy. With the right squad setup you could completely deny the enemies any possibility of moving, turning some of the later missions into turkey shoots.
Marvel's Midnight Suns
7 positive (47%) · 8 mixed (53%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +45%
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Parent context: The mission gameplay is so good, but the social stuff fell completely flat for me and kind of ruined it. Running around talking to people for 30 minutes between each 15 minute mission grew old real fast for me. Reply: For me it was the other way around, 30 minute missions and 15 minute Abbey time. ... Exploring the Abbey was a chore though.
I do think the game is good, I don't think the combat is nearly as good as you put it, in fact it ends up being surprisingly repetitive after the first 10-20 hours, because the options that you have available on each given fight are just too limited and repetitive... I think tactically wise, it is considerably inferior to Xcom 2 or Fire Emblem.
It’s really frustrating. It’d be such a good game if they focused on the cool superhero combat and had some kind of streamlined base management layer like XCOM. Instead we get a 3rd-person mushroom collection RPG and dating/friendship mini game.
The mission gameplay is so good, but the social stuff fell completely flat for me and kind of ruined it. Running around talking to people for 30 minutes between each 15 minute mission grew old real fast for me.
I ended up finding it's awkward jank endearing. This is one of my all time favorites, believe it or not.