To be honest I think that playing this game is more of a chore than actually fun! Yes when the game is good it is really fun XCom action but then there are the times that the missions just drag on an on... In the first game the levels were really good if not even perfect. Maps were large enough for the aliens to hide in but still not too large to take ages to cover. All this is thrown to the wastebasket on TFtD where even the small alien crafts are fought on a map that is the size of the first ones final mission! And the less I say about the alien bases (6x6 with 4 floors with lifts in pretty much every room!) the better. Alien AI has also taken couple lessons as this time the aliens actually roam around a lot instead of just waiting like in the first game. Now on normal maps this is fine but then there are the alien bases and other large maps... Oh and this game includes the missions in ships. Everything you have heard about them is true. They are that annoying. So the more I play the game the less I really enjoy it as the large maps along with really tough enemies (Lobstermen can rot in hell!) means that you'll be sweeping tons of space and thanks to roaming aliens you can never be sure of your rear until the end when you get the bigger ships. It just gets really annoying having to clear every nook and cranny as aliens can hide even in closets! I ranked this 3 stars as while it is a chore to play lots of times the times when it isn't it is an XCom game still and those are really fun. Buy if you want the whole package but don't expect this to be as good or polished as the first one.
