XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

 PlayStation 4
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7.1

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  1. dariuszppl
    Nov 9, 2017
    9
    This is how You make addon. This addon add so much to this game. Too bad to owners of classic game that performance fixes wont apply to You but everyone else will be trully happy with what they got.

    And you get new enemies, new friends, better optimization and so much more.
  2. fulleto
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    The PS4 version crashes constantly (although the game and the PS4 are fully updated. As a result, my autosaved games from the Iron-Man were deleted TWICE with no option to be recovered. A huge waste of time.
  3. CccyrussS
    Oct 10, 2017
    10
    I thought the vanilla XCOM 2 was awesome and I finished it. I bought this expansion and started playing it again and yeah it's better. I don't think I'm going to finish playing it again but this is a top-notch game before and it's even better after. Also I don't have any performance problems at all on the PS4 Pro.
  4. chrisse989
    Jul 7, 2018
    8
    Nice expansion of the base game. I like the extra variation in missions and tools. It's good to get some modifiers to start the game with too (though number rather limited compared to Enemy Unknown)
    As for the titular chosen: they're an OK addition, but not great. 2 of the 3 just stand at the other end of the map spawning extra enemies on top of the regular mission, a bit lame.
    To defeat    Nice expansion of the base game. I like the extra variation in missions and tools. It's good to get some modifiers to start the game with too (though number rather limited compared to Enemy Unknown)
    As for the titular chosen: they're an OK addition, but not great. 2 of the 3 just stand at the other end of the map spawning extra enemies on top of the regular mission, a bit lame.
    To defeat them finally, you have to go through a very bulletspongy endrun, that was not enjoyable either.
    Game also had a runtime which is a bit too long per run for my taste.

    to the devs: Fix the bug which deletes the ironman save when the game crashes!!! for the rest: great game.    … Expand
  5. wolfkingdom
    Oct 23, 2017
    9
    outstanding tactical game.the amount of content and customization is a lot.weapon,characters,skill,class and etc.the chosen add new challenges and make the fight more entertaining.the only bug i encounter is save error;reinstall and spare at least 5gb free space on the HDD make the game run smooth.simply one of the best tactical rpg game.
  6. AndreBM
    Mar 18, 2019
    5
    XCOM 2 - War of the Chosen is one of the greatest strategic games ever made. It is a fun, challenging, tense game that presents the player with a never ending stream of choices, different missions, objectives and surprises. XCOM - Enemy Unknown, the franchise reboot from the brilliant minds at Firaxis was already a fantastic offering which had set a new golden standard for isometric,XCOM 2 - War of the Chosen is one of the greatest strategic games ever made. It is a fun, challenging, tense game that presents the player with a never ending stream of choices, different missions, objectives and surprises. XCOM - Enemy Unknown, the franchise reboot from the brilliant minds at Firaxis was already a fantastic offering which had set a new golden standard for isometric, tactical games. XCOM 2 (and especially the War of the Chosen expansion) improves the original in almost every way imaginable, and in a bunch of other ways players hadn't dreamt of. It is a marvelous game that no one that likes strategic games should miss.

    Then, you may be wondering, why am I giving this gem a 5?

    First of all, the soft problems:

    1) The original reboot of the franchise was way more accomplished in terms of mood and setting. The aliens of the original game were far more mysterious and menacing, and the tone of the game was darker and more appropriate to an alien invasion. The original 1994 game was also very scary ans tense at times, especially the night missions (and even more so terror sites at night time). Setting the mood convincingly and making the player feel goosebumps is certainly an art form (don't believe the elitists who claim videogames aren't art), but the Firaxis team has unfortunately chosen a different direction for the sequel, one that isn't to the game's benefit. A pity.

    2) The design of the Chosen aliens are dreadful, in my humble opinion. They look like the quasi-evil incarnations of World of Warcraft's Draenei aliens. Uninspired and very out of place in an alien invasion game.

    For these two problems I'll take away 1 point, bringing the game's score to a 9.

    The other 4 points are taken away due to very, very poor optimization and a very unstable port to the PS4. I have played this game both on the PC and the PS4, and my advice is: avoid playing this on the console at all costs. Play it on PC instead if you can. The game on PS4 has serious, serious performance problems and actually crashes frequently. It also features insane loading times and graphic/texture glitches.

    XCOM 2 - War of the Chosen is a superb game, that unfortunately received a very, very poor treatment when it was ported to the consoles. Let's hope Firaxis treats their games with more respect next time.    … Expand
  7. lastevil8462
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    that was very awful game I don't understand why xcom2 has been produce very bad action and very bad when I played this game I laugh that was very awful
  8. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    Basically XCOM 3, which is a great thing. I've really been enjoying the new mechanics, maps, and chosen. Just like Civilization xpacs, this really updates the entire game and genuinely is almost XCOM 3. It still has some minor performance issues (even on my 1080ti), and the hit percentages thing is even worse now because of the random pop-ins of super-powerful aliens that are nearlyBasically XCOM 3, which is a great thing. I've really been enjoying the new mechanics, maps, and chosen. Just like Civilization xpacs, this really updates the entire game and genuinely is almost XCOM 3. It still has some minor performance issues (even on my 1080ti), and the hit percentages thing is even worse now because of the random pop-ins of super-powerful aliens that are nearly impossible to beat.… Expand
  9. Winterpsy
    Sep 19, 2017
    2
    Absolutely love the game. Stunning new maps, exciting new mission types.

    But: for a reason performance on PS4 became worse. Stuttering, delay between video and audio, loading times are approx the same. This is why the mediocre score. EDIT: Been playing it for a longer time, and the performance issues became more obvious: -textures not loading correctly: i.e. 4 out of 10 times    Absolutely love the game. Stunning new maps, exciting new mission types.

    But: for a reason performance on PS4 became worse. Stuttering, delay between video and audio, loading times are approx the same. This is why the mediocre score.

    EDIT: Been playing it for a longer time, and the performance issues became more obvious:
    -textures not loading correctly: i.e. 4 out of 10 times character is missing the torso, limbs, or the environment missing patches of textures.
    -low res textures: sometimes game cannot load textures at all and falls back to low res versions
    -frame-rate drops: especially on the new type maps, its very bad.
    -end turn: time after you press the end turn is visibly slower
    -audio/video sync: console cannot handle the game, audio comes faster than it's video counterpart at the cutscenes
    -action cam: terrible frame rate drops when horde swarm appears.
    -loading times: this is the worst. you can get a shower between missions, loading times are so
    terribly long.
    -crashes: yep, they are there. 1 crash at every 5 missions.

    I decreased my original score from 6 to 2

    TL;DR: Gameplay, atmosphere is absolutely fantastic (dislike the fantasy-like chosen, with vibrant colors, would have preferred something more realistic without that cliche raspy-evil voice)
    Sadly performance cast a dark shadow over this. Feels like I am playing on a low end computer which still cannot handle the game. But it's a PS4, not a low end computer. Should be at least as good as the original game. But it became worse :(    … Expand
  10. keyholestyle
    Apr 25, 2018
    4
    I've tried finish this game twice. Once on PC another time on PS4. I just can't I don't understand how people could finish this game. I've finished XCOM enemy uknown twice and enemy within once but XCOM 2? how people finish that game?! that AVATAR project is happening too fast. you can try hard af but still it's going to end your story and those plenty of enemies on your 3 or 4 guys... OneI've tried finish this game twice. Once on PC another time on PS4. I just can't I don't understand how people could finish this game. I've finished XCOM enemy uknown twice and enemy within once but XCOM 2? how people finish that game?! that AVATAR project is happening too fast. you can try hard af but still it's going to end your story and those plenty of enemies on your 3 or 4 guys... One bad move of a square and 50 aliens going to kill you. This game have too many enemies on small area and long loading so you have to load every 5 minutes a game cuz of that legions of aliens killing your dudes all the time by not really your fault… Expand
  11. Brutal1ty512
    Sep 26, 2017
    1
    War of the Chosen is amazing add-on to already nearly perfect turn-based game. And god I’m trying hard to enjoy it. Game performance is beyond terrible. Very long loading times, framerate drops all the time, graphics glitches, bugs, etc, etc. Studio, responsible for the port, should be disbanded for total lack of competence, along with the genius, who suggested using their services afterWar of the Chosen is amazing add-on to already nearly perfect turn-based game. And god I’m trying hard to enjoy it. Game performance is beyond terrible. Very long loading times, framerate drops all the time, graphics glitches, bugs, etc, etc. Studio, responsible for the port, should be disbanded for total lack of competence, along with the genius, who suggested using their services after fail with original XCOM 2. I just hope patches are coming soon.… Expand
  12. FallenStar
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    The best XCOM 2 experience comes with War of the Chosen.

    Leaving all bugs/glitches aside which are common in pretty much every game this experience provides you with everything you can ask for in a strategy tactical turn based game. The storyline is quite intriguing over the vanilla version introducing new cutscenes, characters and many gameplay elements that provide an infinite    The best XCOM 2 experience comes with War of the Chosen.

    Leaving all bugs/glitches aside which are common in pretty much every game this experience provides you with everything you can ask for in a strategy tactical turn based game.

    The storyline is quite intriguing over the vanilla version introducing new cutscenes, characters and many gameplay elements that provide an infinite amount of replayability.
    The gameplay in the game is fun, tactical, every moves counts and offers an experience like no other.

    The customization in the game is outstanding due to the fact that you can pretty much create your dream character, give them whatever story you may think of and set them loose on these difficult but intriguing and exciting missions.

    XCOM 2 War of the Chosen is one of the best games of the century. Despite its rough release and glitchy moments, if you're willing to look past those you'll find an endless amount of fun in an overall intriguing, exciting and immersive game.

    + Phenomenal gameplay from a strategy point of view
    + Great and extensive customization
    + A good intriguing and fun story to explore
    + Various missions with varying degrees of difficulty
    + Plenty of unlockables, weapons and other fun things to unleash upon the enemy
    + Many hours of gameplay
    + A good well-balanced degree of gameplay
    + Good soundtrack
    + The AI is ruthless, fun and interesting to fight against

    - Bugs and occasional glitches
    - Laggy maps as the game continue to expand
    - Low frames on certain missions    … Expand
  13. shiftyman
    Sep 28, 2017
    5
    An amazing update with so much content it's unbelievable but totally ruined by bugs and glitches and painfully slow loading screens and some of the worst frame rate drops, but when you see 2K then you know trash isn't far away, shame I couldn't give this a 9/10.
  14. Metempsychosis
    Sep 14, 2017
    3
    Amazing new mechanics, enemies and allies. I would give it a 9 or 10, but it's abysmal performance and glitches ruin the experience.

    Textures not loading everywhere, corrupt textures on maps, messed up particle effects, framerate drops all the time, choppy animations and camera movement. It's frustrating because I love everything about War of the Chosen, and I don't know if the problem    Amazing new mechanics, enemies and allies. I would give it a 9 or 10, but it's abysmal performance and glitches ruin the experience.

    Textures not loading everywhere, corrupt textures on maps, messed up particle effects, framerate drops all the time, choppy animations and camera movement. It's frustrating because I love everything about War of the Chosen, and I don't know if the problem is the PS4's capability, but I feel that as soon as these issues are patched the game is going to be near perfect.    … Expand
  15. LordMOrion
    Jan 15, 2018
    8
    XCOM2 WOTC is a game I want to give top marks. Firaxis/2K have really gone back to XCOM2 and created a 'special expanded edition' with new features, content and graphical style. The game is addictive, challenging and full of customisation options. It is fair to say that no two playthroughs in the world will be the same. However despite all of its efforts, the game mechanics and engineXCOM2 WOTC is a game I want to give top marks. Firaxis/2K have really gone back to XCOM2 and created a 'special expanded edition' with new features, content and graphical style. The game is addictive, challenging and full of customisation options. It is fair to say that no two playthroughs in the world will be the same. However despite all of its efforts, the game mechanics and engine really struggle. Graphics issues are very common (even running on a PS4 Pro) and although not game-breaking can really break immersion. However the bigger problem lies in the games mechanics where the game will set up scenarios that are literally impossible in missions. For example in one mission where the task is to extract 'VIPs' by defending them from a horde of monsters, the game spawns a recurring villain right next to them. On the first turn he wipes them out, before any of your troops are even close. I have replayed this mission 10-15 times and I cannot find a way to win. What's the point of the mission? If it is to demonstrate the concept of 'impossible' missions, why not at least create risk for your troops? As it is, I can just evac my troops in turn two and fail the mission. OK I fail a mission and some bad stuff happens, but not enough to justify it as a design concept so the reality is that it is just a mistake on the game's part and that is truly disappointing.… Expand
  16. Smartgamergirl
    Nov 15, 2017
    7
    Now this is what i call an expansion. This made me replay the game almost completely. You could say its more like XCOM 2 2.0 actually. I did not experience bugs like other players seem to have so i cant take that in account of my review. The new classes are fun and add depth to the game and it helps with the repetitiveness to. I only wish it wasn't so damn expensive.
  17. metaldog
    Jan 6, 2018
    3
    Let's get positives out of the way first. Nice graphics, good atmosphere, believable characters and plot, some game mechanics and above all else, customization.

    Apart from that, it's a cheesy, borderline cheating piece of **** that will exploit each and every single turn to beat you down to the ground and keep you there. First mission on veteran (after the tutorial one that explains the    Let's get positives out of the way first. Nice graphics, good atmosphere, believable characters and plot, some game mechanics and above all else, customization.

    Apart from that, it's a cheesy, borderline cheating piece of **** that will exploit each and every single turn to beat you down to the ground and keep you there. First mission on veteran (after the tutorial one that explains the story): I hit the landing zone with a team of four rookies. I start sending them forward. One of them voluntarily runs through the flames, setting herself ablaze (a character I spent 15 minutes customizing, wonderful), then dying in flames 2 rounds later. Game then tells you to use a knife on one of the enemies so I proceed to using aforementioned skill on the highlighted enemy, kill him and my guy suddenly finds himself on an open field. The game spawns 3 additional enemies, right in front of him. The poor guy, without any cover, dies in one hit from one of the aliens. Third member of the team panics from seeing it, runs towards the enemy and gets shot down. I'm down to the last man, who takes cover at the beginning of the mission, too far away to do any meaningful damage to anyone and with 3 turns to defuse a bomb and kill 6 bad guys along with 2 reanimated enemies.

    All this in first mission.

    You really don't want to know how easily I failed the second mission for about 3 times in a row.    … Expand
  18. Lasthonestman
    Jan 10, 2018
    4
    I played the first xcom on PlayStation now over the last week and loved it so much I went out and bought xcom 2. I don't know what happened to the game from then to this, but it's too difficult to be fun. I love chess and grew up on Warcraft 1-3. I'm no stranger to strategy and am pretty good at these types of games. But this game is just dumb luck, and the loading times break the game.I played the first xcom on PlayStation now over the last week and loved it so much I went out and bought xcom 2. I don't know what happened to the game from then to this, but it's too difficult to be fun. I love chess and grew up on Warcraft 1-3. I'm no stranger to strategy and am pretty good at these types of games. But this game is just dumb luck, and the loading times break the game. People say the first is harder, but some of these enemies in this one are ridiculous. The lizard guy who grabs you through walls.... why? If you liked xcom but thought it was insanely easy and you should've had a timer going to make sure your strategies are rushed then this is the game for you.

    Pros: graphics decent
    Good atmosphere
    Creative design

    Cons: load times
    Difficulty on rookie is insane
    They give you a bunch of cool stuff to upgrade and then spend your whole time **** on any hopes you had of playing the game the way you want. It's kind of like real life. So there's no escapism to be found    … Expand
  19. el_toejam
    Jan 28, 2020
    8
    This is a realy great expansion for the game.
    But sometimes it drives me nut.
  20. Jaddel
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a **** game... XCOM 1 was beautiful, but this game is a big shame... buggy as hell and unbelievable unfair..
  21. Markos-
    Mar 12, 2023
    9
    The game runs excellent in the PS4.
    Such a great expansion to the original, it basically gives you a new playthrough with substantial modifications
  22. jdawg135
    Sep 27, 2017
    2
    This has the potential to be the greatest iteration of XCOM that was ever made. Then proceeds to drop the ball, only it's a bowling ball, right in your lap.

    Atrocious graphic artifacts everywhere, horribly choppy and glitched out animations. The longer you play, the more lagged out, glitchy and crashy the game becomes. If it patches, go for it, otherwise I wouldn't recommend touching    This has the potential to be the greatest iteration of XCOM that was ever made. Then proceeds to drop the ball, only it's a bowling ball, right in your lap.

    Atrocious graphic artifacts everywhere, horribly choppy and glitched out animations. The longer you play, the more lagged out, glitchy and crashy the game becomes. If it patches, go for it, otherwise I wouldn't recommend touching this with a 9 foot pole.    … Expand
  23. Bioware-Critic
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    The War Of The Chosen DLC of XCOM 2 should enhance the game and make it better.
    It does enhance the game but not by much. And I have to say:
    The bugs were never worse and more prevalent and the game now crashes at least three times as often - on PS4 of all platforms! How does a developer manage to optimize a game on unified hardware so badly that it performs this BAAAAAAD?! XCOM 2 on    The War Of The Chosen DLC of XCOM 2 should enhance the game and make it better.
    It does enhance the game but not by much. And I have to say:
    The bugs were never worse and more prevalent and the game now crashes at least three times as often - on PS4 of all platforms! How does a developer manage to optimize a game on unified hardware so badly that it performs this BAAAAAAD?!

    XCOM 2 on its own feels like a second rate indie-title which tries very hard to look like a double-A title. Since Firaxis should earn enough with this franchise to be at least able to polish it ten times as much as they seem to care for and they should be able to hire people who at least know what is fun for people to use, not just to play ;) - the engine delivers a very messy performance and the UI is a total catastrophe on every level - I am astounded that these guys are still in business. I have to say!
    Since NONE of XCOM 2's more pressing issues were adressed with this title and no bigger changes made AND Firaxis manages to worsen the performance of the engine overall ... THIS DLC REALLY SHOULD NOT EXIST! PERIOD!

    Well, if Firaxis is planning on making a third entry to this franchise ... they should start from scratch! This is quite honestly intelligence-insulting. Nothing more. If you make a game for people who like to think and plan ahead, you should at least try and make something that people who pay attention to detail can enjoy. Instead of rubbing EVERYONE the wrong way, dear ... "Firaxis" ;)    … Expand
  24. brewistmonk
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    Game was somewhat stable for half a campaign then crashed about every other turn. Don't bother getting this. it is not playable to the end as far as I can tell. Will wait to see when it is fixed. Complete garbage for now.
  25. bobobolas
    Mar 2, 2018
    7
    As an XCOM fan, I had to buy. I am ashamed to say I had to stop playing. I play it on PS4. I honestly dont care about the graphic issues. Dont really mind at all how goor or bad it looks. However, what I cant stand is the loading times.

    The game is so dificult despite being on medium, that many times you have to load the autosave, and that would take 2 to 3 minutes. Nowadays, I dont    As an XCOM fan, I had to buy. I am ashamed to say I had to stop playing. I play it on PS4. I honestly dont care about the graphic issues. Dont really mind at all how goor or bad it looks. However, what I cant stand is the loading times.

    The game is so dificult despite being on medium, that many times you have to load the autosave, and that would take 2 to 3 minutes. Nowadays, I dont know a single game that takes this longer. For that simple fact I had to stop playing a game that I honestly love a lot.

    You may say "dont load that often", but sometimes you have to do it because it is just not fair. Picture an scenario where you have already spent the moves of 5 soldiers, with the sixth, you move him to the very next spot where he alarms the enemy, then, that enemy kills half the squad the next turn. It is just not fair. Another scenario, any scenario that involves the cobraking (not sure thats the name in english). That m****f***er has a reaction for everyaction, even if you reload your weapon, it may poison you, shoot at you or whatever is worst. Not to mention it will appear in the next 3 to 4 missions.

    One day I will play it and I will defeat it. Promise.    … Expand
  26. Berik
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    War of the Chosen is an overhaul expansion of the XCOM 2 base game. Introduced several years after the base game came out, its purpose is to make the campaign more interesting and diverse.

    The expansion adds 3 new factions: Skirmishes, Reapers and Templars. Each of these add new abilities to the game, and make your team more diverse by using them. The game also features more mission    War of the Chosen is an overhaul expansion of the XCOM 2 base game. Introduced several years after the base game came out, its purpose is to make the campaign more interesting and diverse.

    The expansion adds 3 new factions: Skirmishes, Reapers and Templars. Each of these add new abilities to the game, and make your team more diverse by using them. The game also features more mission objectives, including the satisfying Lost missions. In these missions your team is ganged up on by hordes of zombies, which adds new gameplay features to make it more tense and enjoyable to play. The story also includes 3 chosen boss units, with each their own distinct abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Their affects are felt in missions, but also on the large map.

    I was surprised by the many new features this expansion added, and it made the campaign even better than the base version. However, Firaxis also managed to make the game even buggier than the base game... Such a shame. Clearly the developer is too lazy to properly patch the game, which heavily degrades the quality of the game. It is an excellent expansion if you buy it for €14,- like i did, but €40 is waaaaaay to expensive for this buggy mess. I give it a 7/10.    … Expand
  27. dopp
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing sequel to amazing game. Lots of new great ideas in comparison to first game, especially powerful antagonists enemies.
  28. Tuhkakasa
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    XCOM 2 is quite entertaing game. Fight against Chosen keep you at your toes all the time. You have to get better fast and your aliens do the same.

    Hero tales of Xcom agents that fight to free our world.
  29. KunioPL
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    Bardzo dobra gra. To że trudna to nie znaczy że zła. Dodatek można było kupić za 4$ zdecydowanie polecam
  30. eduardocecconi
    Nov 28, 2021
    5
    XCOM2 WOTC is the worse better game ever. While it's complex and thought-provoking, the difficulty make it impossible to beat the aliens. You're always outnumbered against enemies with more power, better weapons and skills like clone themselves or your soldiers. So you begin a level with 5 against 9, and one turn after you have one soldier disabled by cloning, another mind controlled, andXCOM2 WOTC is the worse better game ever. While it's complex and thought-provoking, the difficulty make it impossible to beat the aliens. You're always outnumbered against enemies with more power, better weapons and skills like clone themselves or your soldiers. So you begin a level with 5 against 9, and one turn after you have one soldier disabled by cloning, another mind controlled, and one or two aliens duplicated...and now you are 3 against 11. It's unfair and unrewarding.… Expand
  31. Alexrouz
    Apr 20, 2022
    1
    I have played this game for over 50 hours. At first I loved this game for the setting, level design and soldiers, I considered this game to be good and that it would become one of my favorites even then. But with every 5 hours of playing, I learned how terrible the gameplay of the game is and that this is one of the worst games I have ever played. Spoilers are minimal. 1) Even afterI have played this game for over 50 hours. At first I loved this game for the setting, level design and soldiers, I considered this game to be good and that it would become one of my favorites even then. But with every 5 hours of playing, I learned how terrible the gameplay of the game is and that this is one of the worst games I have ever played. Spoilers are minimal. 1) Even after releasing a large-scale addition to the game, the developers did not remove the huge randomness in shooting, when the machine gunner at point-blank range in 1-2-3 cells has a low chance of hitting and how miserable it looks in the game when he misses a huge alien that is standing right in front of him. 2) Bugs. They are everywhere. Bugs with shooting animations, bugs when the game is paused when there is a lot of shooting from spectator modes, bugs with grenade explosions, bugs with the abilities of the chosen ones, bugs when using engineers in the power relay. What the developers were doing preparing the addition to the game is unclear. 3) Stealth. It doesn't work normally. When successfully using stealth and bypassing enemy points, patrols at some point begin to go towards the player for no reason, and this happens all the time during missions with penetration to specific points. No logic, no development. Complete failure of the mechanics. 4) The worst is the sequence of moves, which is not reset if you are given an additional move of the last soldier for killing (for example), but the game does not allow you to do this and at that moment a plot event occurs (for example, the resurrection of the chosen one) and the game takes your turn, making a full one progress in the opponent's event, and you get back your half-one move left only for moving. As a result, the enemy makes literally 2 moves, until you absolutely could not do anything and this one does not depend on you in any way. Worst turn based game design I've ever seen in the history of gaming. 5) There is absolutely no tactics. It all comes down to random whether the enemy will hit through the cover / pass the stun / miss. The computer opponent does both completely stupid actions and brilliant ones at the same time, absolutely killing all the seriousness of what is happening, which you look at with laughter. Perhaps this is normal if you play on a low difficulty and score on logic and realism, but this is not interesting for experienced players. 6) Terrible development of the fog of war, when, for example, the Wanderers are close to Advent (which they also attack as a player), but until you open the fog of war, they just stand still and do nothing. And as soon as you opened it, they begin to act and then ignore the fact that they are point-blank to the enemy. They begin to stupidly run around and it looks like a clownery. And such missions also start in stealth, which absolutely destroys your tactics, since they can accidentally run out at the moment the fog of war opens and run out to you (although they break down exactly on the opponent of Advent according to the mechanics of the game when you are still in stealth). Summing up, I will say that this is only part of the problems and not all that terrible that is in the game design of the game. The game has a lot more problems and is more offensive just because the game initially seems good due to the setting and the design of the squad with the levels of locations. To bury such potential with such terrible gameplay I have never seen. I don't recommend anyone to play this… Expand
  32. bodyartview
    Mar 22, 2022
    7
    Eu confesso que eu detestei esse jogo. Para aqueles que tem um desgaste mental muito grande durante o dia, chegar em casa e tentar jogar Xcom 2 acaba parecendo que você ta trabalhando ainda.
    Mas vou aqui tentar destacar os pontos chatinhos do jogo, principalmente se é sua primeira vez em um jogo da frânquia.
    Impressão de limitação a todo momento: Você é o comandante e tem que administrar    Eu confesso que eu detestei esse jogo. Para aqueles que tem um desgaste mental muito grande durante o dia, chegar em casa e tentar jogar Xcom 2 acaba parecendo que você ta trabalhando ainda.
    Mas vou aqui tentar destacar os pontos chatinhos do jogo, principalmente se é sua primeira vez em um jogo da frânquia.
    Impressão de limitação a todo momento: Você é o comandante e tem que administrar tudo. Para onde você vai com sua equipe, quem vai estar no esquadrão, quais armar vão levar, qual pesquisa vai realizar entre outras coisas. O fato aqui é que basta escolher um destes itens que o restânte se tona inacessível por diverssas razões. Ou porque falta dinheiro, éssoas, itens e etc...
    99% de chance de acerto não é acerto garantido: sim. Você vai errar mesmo que esteja na frente do seu alvo e isso não é algo ocasional.
    Os personagens entram em pânico: Além de tudo os personagens podem ficar fora de si, o que acaba deixando-os fora de seu controle.    … Expand
  33. Shortbuss1211
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    This is actually a add on but it's so well made you won't mind it if you played the regular x-com a must play
  34. Yojimbo2015
    May 20, 2023
    10
    The best gets better with so much added content it feels more like a sequel than an expansion. The best game of its type on a home console.

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93

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. GameCritics
    Feb 5, 2019
    90
    While the game doesn’t run optimally (some framerate chugging and stutters are quite prevalent, especially in areas with a lot of special effects) the upgraded, enhanced formula that XCOM 2: War of the Chosen offers is absolutely superb. I was fully engaged in this rebellion against humanity’s extraterrestrial overlords, and I’d have no hesitation recommending it to anyone in search of a top-tier tactics experience. And for those, like me, who bounced off of the original XCOM 2? It’s absolutely worth coming back.
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  2. PlaySense
    Oct 4, 2017
    85
    Developers worldwide, pay attention: this is how you do DLC. As innovative as it is addictive, XCOM 2: War of the Chosen not only manages to meet expectations... It thoroughly exceeds them.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Sep 22, 2017
    90
    War of the Chosen overhauls the already fabulous XCOM 2 and turns it into absolutely essential fare. The introduction of the Chosen, the soldier bonding system, and the photobooth mode, are perfect additions in that they amplify the base game’s best qualities. It’s just a shame the shine is dulled ever so slightly by a bunch of needless technical issues.
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