XCOM 2

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  1. raccoondaddy
    Jun 2, 2017
    7
    Many years ago, I sat myself down in front of my brother's TV and watched him played X-COM UFO Defense for the PS1. There were moments of extreme frustration and every so often a controller would go flying. All veteran X-COM players know that feeling, but they also know what it feels like to upgrade, adapt and whoop some serious E.T. ass!

    After playing Enemy Unknown, I felt like the    Many years ago, I sat myself down in front of my brother's TV and watched him played X-COM UFO Defense for the PS1. There were moments of extreme frustration and every so often a controller would go flying. All veteran X-COM players know that feeling, but they also know what it feels like to upgrade, adapt and whoop some serious E.T. ass!

    After playing Enemy Unknown, I felt like the game always lacked some of the old charm from the very dated original. Safe to say, that X-COM delivers in almost every form. Base management has been brought back somewhat, but still seems to hold your hand provided you don't blow your all of your money. (As you cannot have your budget in the red, in this game.)

    Combat remains the same, but the class system has made a drastic change with deeper skill trees and 6 classes (1 unlocked through progress and another via DLC) Customization has made some serious improvements and it's cool to see how different you can make your units look. Although the character models do need a serious upgrade and needed to be brought out the last decade. Also, your units can get to be a little OP'd at some times, but only tend to balance out in the later missions.

    As for the aliens, there is a lot of diversity here, with more than 20 enemy types to go against. (although they do not look as menacing as before.) Still on the normal, you can get whooped pretty quickly, if your rusty or not familiar with the game mechanics, so you can't take the enemies lightly.

    With lots of new toys to research and use, this sequel is easily better than its predecessors. However, three things mire this game, an almost identical game engine as Enemy Unknown, HORRIBLE LOADING TIMES AND GAME CRASHES!!
    Which is a shame, as the developer never even took the time to fine tune the things that matters.
    Outside of that, I had enjoyed the game a bit more than Enemy Unknown and is a big improvement from the last game. Bugs and loading may deter most folks though.    … Expand
  2. MT_Tombs
    May 13, 2017
    4
    I love these types of games. I wanted to love this. Seriously. Unfortunately it crashes over and over. The load times are INSANE. Seems "rookie" difficulty is actually "extreme" difficulty and it's gets worse from there. Progress become nearly impossible and you have to reload old saves to fix stuff. What's the point? Endless frustration?
    Developers, you're not cool and hardcore if you    I love these types of games. I wanted to love this. Seriously. Unfortunately it crashes over and over. The load times are INSANE. Seems "rookie" difficulty is actually "extreme" difficulty and it's gets worse from there. Progress become nearly impossible and you have to reload old saves to fix stuff. What's the point? Endless frustration?
    Developers, you're not cool and hardcore if you make your games impossible to all but the most die hard and dedicated fans. You lose everyone else.    … Expand
  3. egoBorder
    Jul 8, 2020
    2
    It breaks my heart to say it, but you should not play XCOM 2 on PS4. This version is so broken that unless you are supremely familiar with the game already and possess divine patience, you likely will not be able to complete the game. That's without even taking crashes into account, which can strike at any time regardless of your time with the game. Sad, because this is a great game butIt breaks my heart to say it, but you should not play XCOM 2 on PS4. This version is so broken that unless you are supremely familiar with the game already and possess divine patience, you likely will not be able to complete the game. That's without even taking crashes into account, which can strike at any time regardless of your time with the game. Sad, because this is a great game but unless the XBox version has a better reputation I suggest you stick to PC. I'm only rating the game a couple of points because if you really don't care about completing the game you could get this on sale just to have it on PS4, but I can't give them any more credit if the game is almost unplayable.… Expand
  4. juss
    Sep 23, 2018
    7
    Fantastic game, the combat system is awesome and allows for a lot of strategic play. The single player campaign is brutal however, the game punishes you for mistakes and sometimes way too harshly. If you have no experience with these types of games it is incredibly difficult for beginners unless you play on the easiest difficulty. The story-line is not that deep, and pretty bland andFantastic game, the combat system is awesome and allows for a lot of strategic play. The single player campaign is brutal however, the game punishes you for mistakes and sometimes way too harshly. If you have no experience with these types of games it is incredibly difficult for beginners unless you play on the easiest difficulty. The story-line is not that deep, and pretty bland and predictable. The loading times are frustrating too as others have mentioned. Only other criticism is that the game is quite repetitive, they could have done a lot more with mission objectives given the depth in characters and abilities.… Expand
  5. thenoobbob
    Jun 15, 2022
    7
    I really enjoy playing this game. Its the first game in this genre and it doesnt hold your hand at all, and i like that. But ist bugged. The bugs keep it from a 9 or even 10.
  6. Nerevarinho
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Would reload savegame again. But loading time is too long.
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  7. Scebol
    Aug 5, 2023
    9
    Non sono un amante della fantascienza ma amo i giochi a turni e xcom 2 è sicuramente uno dei migliori. Le uniche pecche sono alcuni bug e i tempi di caricamento biblici, che pero' si riducono drasticamente se lo si gioca su ps5
  8. ZeroV
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    - finished couple of times, including War of The Chosen
    - playing on legend difficulty now and loving it
    - graphics 10/10, story 8/10, DLCs 9/10, gameplay 9/10, soundtrack 7/10 - loading screens are definitely not something for the impatient - space orientation sometimes requires higher precision due to some level complexities - great challenge, intuitive learning curve - a minor    - finished couple of times, including War of The Chosen
    - playing on legend difficulty now and loving it
    - graphics 10/10, story 8/10, DLCs 9/10, gameplay 9/10, soundtrack 7/10

    - loading screens are definitely not something for the impatient
    - space orientation sometimes requires higher precision due to some level complexities
    - great challenge, intuitive learning curve
    - a minor rendering glitches, mostly humorous but not game breaking
    - the game constatly pushes you to do better no matter how good you think you were → thats my favorite aspect, its like an aggressive super hyped over enthusiastic proactive chess couch (with lasers)    … Expand
  9. fioritos
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    Good game, but there are a lot of glitches in ps4 version and the load screen is infinite. This is annoying when we are talking about a game that you Will have to reload many times, as its Hard af.
  10. overratedhuman
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    the loading times... holy, that's gotta be a record, it's terrible!

    and that last fight of the game barely runs, it's all glitchy, you gotta end it fast or it starts lagging like crazy, I also don't like that permanent death thing, what's the point, I'm going to want to reload from an old save every time it happens, it's better than retraining a new unit even with that awful loading    the loading times... holy, that's gotta be a record, it's terrible!

    and that last fight of the game barely runs, it's all glitchy, you gotta end it fast or it starts lagging like crazy,

    I also don't like that permanent death thing, what's the point, I'm going to want to reload from an old save every time it happens, it's better than retraining a new unit even with that awful loading time, and your load game screen sucks so it's not even easy to choose the right auto save    … Expand
  11. bergcamp101
    Feb 21, 2021
    9
    I give it 9, because overall experience was impressive, which is great, but there are so many problems... FPS is so low, and it's a turn-based tactics! Loading times are infinite. I bet they did it on purpose, so you couldn't reload your move too often... And those hit percentages are just preposterous. You know that feeling, when you shoot 6 times in one alien, and miss 5 times, but whenI give it 9, because overall experience was impressive, which is great, but there are so many problems... FPS is so low, and it's a turn-based tactics! Loading times are infinite. I bet they did it on purpose, so you couldn't reload your move too often... And those hit percentages are just preposterous. You know that feeling, when you shoot 6 times in one alien, and miss 5 times, but when the enemy shoots from the same position, he does critical hit...… Expand
  12. Lifwerne
    Sep 16, 2020
    7
    Xcom 2 is a really addicting and fun game.

    However the story is incredibly weak and it ends very abruply in a way. The objectives are confusing as well. But the combat and all the ways you can upgrade you ship and weapons are really fun. It's def not a game with too easy difficulty level and I liked that. The graphics are great and the combat feels very responsive. For some reason    Xcom 2 is a really addicting and fun game.

    However the story is incredibly weak and it ends very abruply in a way. The objectives are confusing as well.
    But the combat and all the ways you can upgrade you ship and weapons are really fun. It's def not a game with too easy difficulty level and I liked that. The graphics are great and the combat feels very responsive.

    For some reason every single person you can choose in your squad is a dark person, makes me think they are trying to push some political agenda though, which is sad. Seems a bit infected by that whole SJW thinking.

    +
    Combat
    Responsive and optimized
    Graphics
    Enemies
    Upgrades
    Narrative
    Music & sound-design
    Good difficulty level

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    Story useless
    Shallow gameplay in the long rong
    Very repetitious
    Unclear objectives
    SJW agenda
    Forced missions that put you out of your flow    … Expand
  13. hector_bcn98
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    Segunda partida que inicio ya, tras acabar X-COM Enemy Within. Amo el género, amo las batallas, amo la gestión de recursos. Lo amo todo y deseaba volver a amar X-COM 2, pero no puedo, no me deja. El videojuego no me deja porque ha implantando un sistema llamado Avatar, y sin avisar de que hay un elemento, los datos, vitales para avanzar en la trama y desarticular poco a poco Avatar,Segunda partida que inicio ya, tras acabar X-COM Enemy Within. Amo el género, amo las batallas, amo la gestión de recursos. Lo amo todo y deseaba volver a amar X-COM 2, pero no puedo, no me deja. El videojuego no me deja porque ha implantando un sistema llamado Avatar, y sin avisar de que hay un elemento, los datos, vitales para avanzar en la trama y desarticular poco a poco Avatar, evitando entrar en un punto de no retorno donde los alienígenas acaban con el mundo.

    Bien, ya van dos partidas (la segunda con más de 15 horas) y por desconocer la importancia de los datos para sobrevivir, he vuelto a entrar en el punto de no retorno y todas esas horas son inservibles. El juego debería avisar de esto y dar una alternativa, porque no es justo, así como la dificultad muchas veces desmedida para sobrevivir con solo 4 soldados. Lo volveré a intentar, pero la frustración generada sigue ahí y resulta desesperante y agotador.

    Si no fuera por el contrarreloj que supone Avatar, esta secuela estaría directamente a la altura de Enemy Unknown/Within... si pasaramos también por alto el terrible framerate, los bugs, el lag de los personajes, los eternos tiempos de carga para casi todo, la estúpida dificultad en Normal o si al juego le da por congelarse. Terrible que Firaxis haya decidido dejar de parchear el juego en consolas. Está roto, haced algo!    … Expand
  14. ReviewThangs
    May 15, 2022
    0
    Unplayable. Bought it on the switch originally and it made cyberpunk 2077 look stable. So finally bought it on psn and ran is on a ps5, and it plays just as badly as the switch version. Couple that for a complete disregard for easing you in with your squads wiping even after going through YouTube videos on how to git good. Much better tactical rpgs out there like divinity or fire emblem.Unplayable. Bought it on the switch originally and it made cyberpunk 2077 look stable. So finally bought it on psn and ran is on a ps5, and it plays just as badly as the switch version. Couple that for a complete disregard for easing you in with your squads wiping even after going through YouTube videos on how to git good. Much better tactical rpgs out there like divinity or fire emblem. This game is a monument of poor performance and shocking it still runs this badly in 2022.… Expand
  15. MusclyMcGee
    Apr 18, 2022
    5
    Not fun when all enemies are bullet sponges and your soldiers can't hit Sh**, and can all be killed in one turn if you are unlucky (which is what the core gameplay revolves around). Everything else is actually quite good, I enjoyed the stuff on the ship, such as customising your soldiers and upgrading your ships rooms. I also found the story/lore to be quite intriguing, which you get a lotNot fun when all enemies are bullet sponges and your soldiers can't hit Sh**, and can all be killed in one turn if you are unlucky (which is what the core gameplay revolves around). Everything else is actually quite good, I enjoyed the stuff on the ship, such as customising your soldiers and upgrading your ships rooms. I also found the story/lore to be quite intriguing, which you get a lot of. PS, this game is hard AF (or just simply unfair/rng based), even on the easy difficulty.… Expand
  16. X-comfan18
    Apr 27, 2021
    10
    The best turn based UFO Defence game that I've played.

    XCOM was Great. XCOM has further built up on it's strengths and created an even better product with Updated Graphics and Campaign. Every single DLC had a profound impact on gameplay and refined it even further.

    Grab the complete XCOM2 bungle for best experience.
  17. eduardocecconi
    Nov 28, 2021
    6
    I never understand this blind love of the critics about XCOM2. As the DLC War of the Chosen, XCOM2 fails to provide a rewarding experience to the player. Despite all compliments to the complexity and variety of possibilities, it's impossible to beat the machine - unless you play the beginner level. I hardly recommend to disabled "Alien Hunter's" and "Shen's Last Gif" DLCs, mainly AlienI never understand this blind love of the critics about XCOM2. As the DLC War of the Chosen, XCOM2 fails to provide a rewarding experience to the player. Despite all compliments to the complexity and variety of possibilities, it's impossible to beat the machine - unless you play the beginner level. I hardly recommend to disabled "Alien Hunter's" and "Shen's Last Gif" DLCs, mainly Alien Hunter's (the most insane and annoying gameplay ever).… Expand
  18. michaeljhuman
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    This is based on playing more recently than a lot of these reviews, and on a PC. I don't have the issues others have. Also, I have War of the Chosen installed, which might change how the base game plays even when not doing WOTC.

    Ok, I consider this one of my favorite games ever. Hard, sure. But rewarding. It took me time to learn how to deal with some of the challenges. But I have    This is based on playing more recently than a lot of these reviews, and on a PC. I don't have the issues others have. Also, I have War of the Chosen installed, which might change how the base game plays even when not doing WOTC.

    Ok, I consider this one of my favorite games ever. Hard, sure. But rewarding. It took me time to learn how to deal with some of the challenges. But I have beat it quite a few times, not sure what difficulty levels.

    War Of the Chosen adds interesting, though sometimes stressful challenges. I would say play the base game first, and beat it. Then take on WOTC.

    There's a fair amount of customization of difficulty. For example, in my game, I can double the turn timers.

    Reading the reviews, I can see this is not for everyone. I don't know if the game was buggy in earlier versions, and/or if WOTC has improved things a lot. But I loved the game BEFORE buying WOTC.

    Yeah, 10/10 seems high, but this game made me want to keep going back and restarting, and trying different ideas.    … Expand
  19. TheSocialBandit
    Apr 10, 2022
    7
    The Game is fun
    But Game Breaking Bugs and glitches realky sucks and Loading times are so long
  20. Bishop61
    May 15, 2022
    1
    I think this is probably the best game I've ever played. It has so much replay value and is so fun. Excellent graphics. Normally, I would give this game a 5 star rating. However...that being said, I give it 1 star. Why?? Because the devs created a game with more bugs than the Brazilian jungle and then did NOTHING...I REPEAT... NOTHING...to fix those bugs. The game is almost unplayable.I think this is probably the best game I've ever played. It has so much replay value and is so fun. Excellent graphics. Normally, I would give this game a 5 star rating. However...that being said, I give it 1 star. Why?? Because the devs created a game with more bugs than the Brazilian jungle and then did NOTHING...I REPEAT... NOTHING...to fix those bugs. The game is almost unplayable. It's such a shame that the devs didn't care about the user at all. All they did was produce a faulty product and take in the money. They should be ashamed and not allowed to work in this career choice ever again.… Expand
  21. MickeyFinn
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    How can this game get good reviews.. it's just broken on ps. Nb most issues are fixed in war of the chosen dlc, so firaxis knew but just dgaf. Loading times, crashes, exotic bugs (like saves saving the turn after, or shooting at an airborne archon turns the screen black and u hear a train station message playing.. wtf). Difficulty isn't the challenging type, it's the 'u miss with theHow can this game get good reviews.. it's just broken on ps. Nb most issues are fixed in war of the chosen dlc, so firaxis knew but just dgaf. Loading times, crashes, exotic bugs (like saves saving the turn after, or shooting at an airborne archon turns the screen black and u hear a train station message playing.. wtf). Difficulty isn't the challenging type, it's the 'u miss with the cannon in the alien's mouth' type… Expand
  22. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    5
    The combat/strategic gameplay is fantastic. Being able to create your soldiers and do missions with them, then seeing their progress as they evolve and keep defeating more aliens is very very cool. Enemies are very well design as well and the game is fair, it respects your intelligence and challenges you. But why 5/10 then? Because of the stupid base management and time limit. Who thoughtThe combat/strategic gameplay is fantastic. Being able to create your soldiers and do missions with them, then seeing their progress as they evolve and keep defeating more aliens is very very cool. Enemies are very well design as well and the game is fair, it respects your intelligence and challenges you. But why 5/10 then? Because of the stupid base management and time limit. Who thought it was a good idea to put a fking time limit to how much you can play? You can do the things as you wish, you must do lots of **** missions when they ask you to do, otherwise is game over. And the annoying management of research and etc is unbearable.… Expand
  23. XiaoLiSoi
    Sep 7, 2022
    5
    Played the game for a good 10+ hours and found the gameplay a bit monotonous including the story too, seems like a decent game but I think the price and type of game It is just isn't for me,.
  24. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    5
    I like this game but it is way to dang hard. You have to constantly save and load to essentially beat the game on it's easiest difficulty and it takes an undesirable amount of time to load a save.
  25. Smiler78
    Dec 20, 2022
    8
    This is a pretty damn good game. Exactly what an turn based strategy game should be. The best strategy game on ps4 BY FAR. (We need more like this) A good variety of aliens to combat keeps the game interesting. The power ups and new items keep you wanting to come back. I just wish it lasted longer. Highly recommended. Good job. One of the only games I will not delete because I will comeThis is a pretty damn good game. Exactly what an turn based strategy game should be. The best strategy game on ps4 BY FAR. (We need more like this) A good variety of aliens to combat keeps the game interesting. The power ups and new items keep you wanting to come back. I just wish it lasted longer. Highly recommended. Good job. One of the only games I will not delete because I will come back and play it again.… Expand
  26. Shortbuss1211
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    This game can be very frustrating at times.. you will either hate it or love it ..one of my top ten list but so is Final Fantasy so take it as it is .. opinion
  27. kdi
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 개 쓰레기 같은 게임을 6천원이나 주고 구매 했습니다.
    게임자체는 모바일 게임수준이고 인터페티스나 ui또는 단축키 미니맵 뭐하나 마음에 드는게 하나도 없네요 그리고 제일 좆같았던게 병사 편집시스템 입니다.
    나가기 버튼 없는게 실화 입니까?
    버그인지 모르겠으나 1시간동안 뒤로가기 버튼만 누르다가 승질나서 삭제했습니다.
    한국인 정서에 맞지 않는 게임이니 성질급한사람은 하지 마시길 권장합니다.    … Expand
  28. Yojimbo2015
    May 20, 2023
    10
    The seminal turn-based strategy game returns with some upgraded visuals and a conscious attempt to inject a bit more variety into the missions and maps. As with a lot of strategy sequels, some of the tinkering seems to be there for its own sake and adds a layer of complexity without really adding to the enjoyment. For this reason it doesn't quite capture the imagination in the same way asThe seminal turn-based strategy game returns with some upgraded visuals and a conscious attempt to inject a bit more variety into the missions and maps. As with a lot of strategy sequels, some of the tinkering seems to be there for its own sake and adds a layer of complexity without really adding to the enjoyment. For this reason it doesn't quite capture the imagination in the same way as Enemy Within, but it's a top notch strategy title nonetheless.… Expand
  29. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    9
    Great turn-based tactical RPG with loads and loads of customization for your soldiers, even better than its previous release. There is a lot of different maps and types of enemies which make the game harder as you progress. I wish there were more types of objectives aside from attacking a base/payload or saving civilians, it can get a bit repetitive.
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#13 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. RPGamer
    Jan 3, 2018
    80
    XCOM 2 doesn't reinvent the wheel, which is a good thing. It takes the lion's share of the gameplay from the last game and embeds it into the new game's foundation, shifting around some pieces to support the new gameplay fixtures without really altering the heart of the experience. With new soldier classes, enemy types, mission objectives, an all-new base, and a story built on losing the invasion the last time around, the new game provides the same intense combat experience and resource management series veterans expect. It ups the ante in terms of difficulty, and the result is a nail-biting game of close calls and narrow victories. While this may turn off some, it provides an amazing feeling of victory when one finds the sweet spot between keeping troops alive and advancing the long-term narrative-driving projects.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 27, 2016
    90
    While it’s a shade short of perfect, there is no comparison: you will find no finer strategy game on PS4. [Christmas 2016, p64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 21, 2016
    90
    No mere sequel, XCOM 2 reshapes everything with lots of success. It won't coddle you, and the invisible dice hate you, but overcoming these odds is as sweet as ever. [Dec 2016, p.72]
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