I have only tinkered around with dungeon crawlers like the Grimrock Series in the past. The first Legend of Grimrock was my first full on dive into the genre and I loved every minute of it. Legend of Grimrock 2 is a great sequel improves the game in the right places. Disclosure: I'm a game hopper. I move very quickly from game to game to experience new types of gameplay. Once I get a feel for the gameplay I will often move on. So when I play a game all the way through to its completion I know I've found something good. If you enjoy games like Might and Magic 1-6, Grimrock 1, or the more recent Might and Magic X you will most likely enjoy this game a lot. If I was going to say something negative about the game it might be some of the puzzles. Many puzzles and secrets give you enough hints but some are rather obscure (internet to the rescue). However, if you play games to figure out puzzles you may enjoy this title as well. Worth every penny. Good job Almost Human. =)
Very much like the original game. The UI is improved and less clunky than the original despite what others may believe. There are still rough edges but it is improved. You can quickly move between units using the number keys. You an increase aim (TU increase) by right clicking on an enemy (JA styles). If you are fast you can move multiple units at a time. This last feature really makes the gameplay faster than the new reboot. I don't care for the air combat, so the auto resolve is wonderful, just send enough fighters . This game is pretty much as close to a real face lift to the original X-Com game as you can get. If you enjoyed the original or games like Jagged Alliance give this game a roll, you will most likely enjoy it. I have over 60 hours in Xenonauts (early adopter) and XCOM rebot. I will be putting more hours in to Xenonauts than the XCom reboot.
My friends and I still play this at lan parties. Wrap around mapping, free world roaming, a good number of race types, funky damage on vehicles and some fun physics. The physics and vehicle damage is not always perfect but it tends to make me laugh. I have yet to find a game that makes laugh as much as this title. Get yourself some fan made vehicles, like the triple length bus, and watch that sucker string itself under the line of vans on the stunt course, get spit out looking like a ribbon and go flying through the air. Good times. =D
