It's a testament to the quality of this game that it's both the best iteration of it's concept and is essentially the only version of itself that anyone plays (no disrespect to BAR and Zero-K, those games keep the dream alive). Until Sanctuary - Shattered Sun blows all our minds with being the successor we all want, Sup Com FA still works on Modern PCs, so I would reccomend anyone give it a go if they liked the base game expierence of Sup Com.
For the most part, Mutant Year Zero contains alot of fresh content that makes it stand apart from it contemporaries, while also having enough that's familiar for anyone into the genre. Like the store page said, this is an XCOM clone essentialy, but with most of the sweat inducing moments taken out. Whereas in XCOM, you would have to worry about losing soldiers to extremely dangerous enemies and having subpar weaponry throughout parts of your playthrough, that's true here too, but in a different way. The enemies are varied enough that they'll give you a challenge when they work in tandem, but make sure to avoid fighting them all at once. The team of mutants you'll assemble have access to a number of unique abilities, weapons, items and armor that they will having a decent fighting chance provided you take advantage of the game's mechanics. Just remember, you're a stalker, do not play fair because the enemies in-game can either set you on fire, mind control you, electrify you, shoot you, pound you into raw meat, bulldoze over you, and a few other things that will make you scream in frustration. So don't let them, work with the stealth mechanics, explore the maps for good vantage points and powerful loot and win the day. The game is difficult and the rewards are rarely worthless, so play smart and play it safe. As a last note, I beat the game on Normal, but the game was still a solid experience and had quite a few interesting ideas and points of dialogue that genuinely amused me. The game is fun, but I reccomend picking it up on sale because while there are a lot of good points about it, there are still enough frustrations that some people might find it a turnoff when it comes to certain points.
