When you play truly great games, it's sometimes hard to get over them as other games feel uninspired and bland. I played several games since Baldur's Gate 3 and it's the first game that managed to hook me in. I don't know what's particular about this one but I keep getting back to it to progress through the story, the game mechanics and the hard choices. I think it will also be a good candidate for several playthroughs.
I played 10 hours in early access to see what Larian was cooking and stopped there because I wanted a fresh experience on full game release. Now, I can't stop playing it, both solo and with my family. There's so much to find, to discover and to enjoy in this game. I don't even want to skip dialogs ! It's the first time in a decade that a game makes me want to listen to dialogs. And what's best is that choices matter. You can go one route or another and it changes how the story unfolds and relationship with characters. Needless to say that combats are on par with dialogs and that it's really fun to experiment will all the possibilities. It's way better than D:OS 2 in that regard. Thank you Larian for making this fully featured and polished game. No extra costs, no micro transactions, no bullshit, that's so refreshing. I'll stop there and go back playing, I just entered a whole new area.
Apart from performance issues, the game is quite enjoyable at first. But it doesn't last more than a few hours. There is a large variety of mechs, and the tactics mechanics are interesting. Building your mechs and testing them on the field feels great, until you find some OP Mech/Layout Combos at which point the game drastically changes from untertaining to boring. The Difficulty rating of missions is misleading as 2/5 rated missions can prove difficult while 4/5 rated missions are way too easy. As soon as you get your first Assault, 1-2 missile boats and the called shot mastery, you can steamroll everything without having to use your brain. Most mechs can be OS. You find yourself rushing the main mission because mercenary contracts are too easy/boring. The game could be great, but as for XCOM 2, it would need a Long War overhaul to unlock its real potential.
Apart from performance issues, the game is quite enjoyable at first. But it doesn't last more than a few hours. There is a large variety of mechs, and the tactics mechanics are interesting. Building your mechs and testing them on the field feels great, until you find some OP Mech/Layout Combos at which point the game drastically changes from untertaining to boring. The Difficulty rating of missions is misleading as 2/5 rated missions can prove difficult while 4/5 rated missions are way too easy. As soon as you get your first Assault, 1-2 missile boats and the called shot mastery, you can steamroll everything without having to use your brain. Most mechs can be OS. You find yourself rushing the main mission because mercenary contracts are too easy/boring. The game could be great, but as for XCOM 2, it would need a Long War overhaul to unlock its real potential.
