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I would love to see it. Firaxis clearly knows what they are doing in regards to the strategy of the series ----- in my wet dream, I would love a game of xbox 2's strategic depth paired with the writing of obsidian!

I just stared playing today... its....ok so far... takes some getting used to battle wise

You sold me on Phoenix Point! Thanks for pointing out Showgunners as well. That is one of my favorite games I played this year.

I think you should point out that you need a Microsoft/Xbox live account for Gears Tactics, very annoying and wasted my time buying it now have to refund.

Cyber Knights, if you like Cyberpunk style background.

I ignored this game, got it for free on epic to "ehh i suppose I'll see how bad it is". dozens of hours later I bought the Ultimate Edition on Steam. This game is AMAZING. not perfect, but the fun factor, attention to detail, and content are off the charts.

Bro you forgot Rogue Trader, for real???

You should check Cyber Knights: Flashpoint. Is an early access game that receives almost daily updates and improvements and from what I have seen from those developers, they will keep improving it way after the game is released.

Kreigsfront is very much the next Front Mission 5-like that I've been waiting for.

I got it via Epic for free and I absolutely love it.

Troubleshooter is a BRILLIANT turn based game. Interlocking game systems, and LOOONG.

So basically, they started Xcom3, got an offer from Marvel, got distracted, shelved Xcom3 as Chimera Squad and made a marvel game instead. It sold poorly and Firaxis had layoffs. Now they will go back to Civ 6 and Xcom3 may never come.

Congrats on this being your fastest growing video btw. I hope it inspires people to actually go out and get these lore niche games like Phoenix Point and Gears Tactics

not impressed since Jagged Alliance 3 is already out

Love this. Check out The Last Spell. Phenomenal base building and turn based tactics game.

Dead Season looks like an oldie Dead State, but 2.0 like. Definitely gonna keep it in mind.

Phantom Brigade have summer sale too.

it's the story line and all of the non gameplay BS that ruined the Marvel game. most people want to play the game and hope that it has good gameplay not sit thru cut scenes and dialogue 1/2 the game. I feel most of that is fluff but they put a lot of time into it because some gamers seem to focus on the lore and fluff detail put into games. Obviously with the Marvel game in particular they were trying to cater to the comic book fans with the relationships but it was just a waste. When it is overdone or when the gameplay is not most of the focus the games become boring having to sit thru generic storyline pauses in between the action/engagement. It just becomes too tiring at some point to sit or wade thru. I definitely do not want to see more of that in XCOM. I want more maps, enemies, weapons, base building, etc. that adds to the actual gameplay not the fluff.

Eventually someone will put together a game basically just like x com because they are inspired by x com and wish it was still around and not abandoned like how that indi dev made war grove because Nintendo won’t make an advanced wars game like the old days

Battle Brothers is 50% off. Hands down the best turnbased tactics game I ever played. And I played a frickin lot haha Just don't get fooled by those many pseudo reviews using stock footage. There it looks like you are running around in rags forever. Of course you are not. It actually is a hunt for rare and unique items. A bit like Diablo. Very rewarding. Also don't get fooled by the moans about wild RNG. That's mostly a skill issue.

Do we really want an XCom 3?! OF COURSE WE DO!

Personally I’m all in on mars tactics

I liked the Dead Season demo quite a bit. You really have to loot everything and not attack with knives.

XCOM-like? Isn't that just a turn-based strategy game genre? Also, nickle and dimed in Civ 6 where? That game came out with a stable launch and a good amount of content, and then they added to it. DLC for that game was good, I'd say, and worth the asking price.

Death only matters if the characters can develop relationships. Imagine having a survivor from a 1st and second generation squads, now you are in your majority 3d and 4th gen with a jagged veteran from the 1st one with appropriate dialogue. RPG story telling is endless with that kind of high stakes on board. It requieres good writers though

Thanks for doing this. You sold a few games! Phoenix Point, and Showgunners. You have a good voice for this work, and a very good delivery. I appreciate your pacing as well.

Wastelands 2 and 3

BEST Deals On Turn Based Tactics Games (Steam Summer Sale 2024) on my opinion: 1. Into The Breach 2. Crawl Tactics 3. Fights in Tight Spaces 4. The Last Spell 5. Invisible, Inc. 6. XCOM 2 + War of Chosen 7. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters 8. Gears Tactics 9. Solasta: Crown of the Magister 10. Phoenix Point

I tried midnight Suns, it was just okay. My biggest hang up was the three person squad limit, with no way to upgrade it

Pretty good list, the only thing i would add would be the 2 King Arthur games..

You do a great job, boss

Great list! One more to mention from the same devs as Mutant Year Zero is Miasma Chronicles. Also on sale! 😁

very well put video got yourself a sub

Divinity Orginal Sins 1 & 2 are also epic choices. Gameplay is tactically deep and emergent.

Battletech (2018) by Harebrained Schemes is one I would recommend.

Xcom 2 and Civ 6 are the only games that I play from their eras. Just finished a yet another Xcom 2 Legendary run last week. It still has a lot of legs. I tried Chimera and just didn’t like the mechanics/gameplay.

Very well made video, you managed to fit a lot of information into those few minutes, good job!

I'm playing Battle Brothers at the moment. Pretty fun.

i dont wish for an xcom 3, i wish xcom 2 simply wrapped up the story. if you cant 100 percent commit to finishing a story, dont end it on a cliffhanger for fucks sakes.

great recomendations, every single one of them is a great game

Showgunners is one of my favorite TTRPGs from recent years. It's not a super long game but it's streamlined and polished. The puzzles didn't blow my mind but it at all coalesced into a really positive experience. Recommend. I was stoked for Wildermyth but the proceduralness just lead me to having no connection to anything. I was bummed. Oh yeah, the title of your last chapter isn't the same as the game you're talking about. Thought I'd mention :)

If they just stuck to the formula of XCOM it would work, and people would love it, but we all know the greed is too strong, they can't resist putting in bullshit nickel and diming-mechanics. Honestly, I didn't enjoy Chimera Squad all that much BECAUSE of the character personalities. There are elements I enjoyed, but they mostly felt all the same, in a hipster LA vegan type of way. Annoying, not strong, disciplined, just snarky assholes who have to banter all the damn time. To me, they felt mostly the same, all of them. I much more wished they would've perhaps added a personality type to a character creation, where I could make my own dudes, and they could all be given whatever personalities I wanted on my team, or make a TON more pre-made characters that weren't all "diverse". XENOS GO HOME.

you forgot xenonauts, which is also on sales.

So, he's prob some kind of wierdo (likely a pedo?). Fine. NO ONE is irreplaceable, we'll get one day

I wish they would make one along the lines of xcom apocalypse but that's not going to happen.

The ending of xcom 2 makes me think that the elders planted a device that unleash a biological weapon that'll irradiate the entire planet and anyone that didn't find shelter would be turned into zombies and maybe even have a new enemy make a appearance since the elders said something about a danger that was coming and they wanted to prepare for it

Their won't be a 3 until the current microtrans and live service culture dies. Xcom can't make the type of money companies want. Moddershall are the best we can hope for 😢

got it for free on epic games

They shouldn't reboot it, they should make an actual sequel to the original XCOM where the aliens are invading again and they continue the story, instead of giving a middle finger to the players and running with their stupid "the world was taken over because everybody's first run was a failure" BS. Nobody wanted an x-com game where you've already lost.

I want xcom3