Often times in a review I'll refer back to another game for various
reasons. In this case, I'm referring to the wonderful Demon and Dark
Souls. Why? Because when looking to compare the PS3 game release of XCOM
and its inherent difficulty, those are two of the most difficult games
I've played. XCOM can be a brutally difficult game when it wants to be.
What's so difficult? Basically, you need to keep aliens at bay, while
making as many countries happy, as you possibly can. If you don't, they
will leave the Council (that's who you need to be happy for the game to
continue, because "they will be watching.") Too many countries leave the
Council, it's game over. So, with limited funds, you're expected to do a
lot!
1. Launch satellites over countries to deter alien invasion (expensive!)
2.
Repair satellites that are shot down by alien invaders, while that
particular country is whining about it (double expensive, since that
country will probably leave the Council anyway.)
3. Excavate
land, build workshops, labs, research cells, alien containments, build
an aerial fleet to protect your satellites (all EXPENSIVE!)
Now,
money is just part of the problem. Let me introduce you to perma-death.
Yes... unlike kind re-spawn points in other games, you lose a soldier in
this game, they're done for good. This hurts, too; because, you name
and create these guys (or gals) from scratch. So, when you've
battle-tested them (and leveled them up to a war machine), then they get
blasted by an alien bad guy... well, frustrating is a kind way to put
it. Now, you could weasel your way out of such a situation by reloading
the battle, but that take away one of the true selling points of XCOM.
That constant pressure that you're one step away from a fatal mistake.
However,
with one of XCOM's greatest strengths comes it's main weakness (in my
opinion.) The cheap death. I'm not a big fan of how the aliens are
basically invisible until you enter a particular area of the battle
grid. For example, you could send your highest level commander to cover
behind a tree (which seems safe); but when he gets to the tree, low and
behold, an alien pops up waiting for you with a bazooka. I applaud XCOM
as a phenomenal strategy game. However, no amount of strategy will save
you from one of these cheap shots. Another "cheap shot" you can expect
to endure in the game is the pseudo cover system. When you put one of
your soldiers behind something that offers a cover bonus, you should be
pretty darn safe. Well, don't count on it. Even when you think you
strategically placed your soldier out of harms way... there gonna get
hit anyway. Don't argue it; it just is.
Another struggle I had
with the game is the lack of firepower until late in the game. As
stated, this is not an easy game, and the aliens are way ahead of you
(i.e. weapon technology, etc.) from the get go. Nothing against a
challenge, but when you're fighting aliens with telekinetic powers, and
you're still stuck with a standard issue assault rifle... normally,
you're going to lose the battle. However, I'm not ashamed to admit
looking up a few cheats. Come to find out that if you name your soldiers
a few "well-known" names (i.e. Ken Levine from Bioshock fame), you'll
receive one heck of an upgrade, complete with top weapons and mind
control abilities. The game is still plenty tough, but at least it seems
more fair.
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