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The other big elephant in the room is how it controls, but you know what? It's not just fine in XCOM 2, it's good. I feel sorry for those who feel the need to save scum in order to avoid soldier deaths and the like as if you try to do that through the console version you might find yourself doing quite a bit of sitting around.

#Xcom 2 dev console Pc#

These were pretty long even running from an SSD on PC and are longer still on console. The only major, meaningful performance knock against the console version of XCOM 2 comes in the form of its load times.

In a sense it seems more stable than the PC version, avoiding crashes and weird hang-ups mid-battle that the PC version does occasionally suffer from. But one must remember that this is a turn-based game and so that stuff matters a whole lot less here in XCOM than it might in a shooter or another twitch-based game. Let's be clear: It doesn't look as crisp or as pretty as it does when maxed out on my hefty gaming rig, and the frame rate isn't anywhere near as high or as stable. These were pretty long even running from an SSD on PC and are longer still on console.'

'The only major, meaningful performance knock against the console version of XCOM 2 comes in the form of its load times.

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I've tested the PS4 version, and I hear from others that the Xbox One performance is comparable. The lack of any real footage of the console version (look at the length of the launch trailer!) was also worrying. How about the game's performance? It was inconsistent on PC at launch and for some people remains so, which is the one black mark against an otherwise near-enough perfect game. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. There's an RPG-like layer here where you really begin to become attached to your soldiers through their deeds in battle and the limited but significant choices you make around their skill set and gear before they head in to fight the alien menace.

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It also feels fantastic when you succeed, or when you finally unlock that much-needed upgrade to your equipment that'll help keep your soldiers alive.

Maybe a little on the dice roll - but mostly on you. It also has the optional but incredibly challenging iron man mode that eliminates any potential for reloading a save to do-over on a mission gone wrong. It has compulsory permanent death for soldiers you've lost no matter how much time or care you've put into their development. Even when things go wrong (and they frequently do) you rarely, if ever, feel cheated. I know the 'Dark Souls of' comparison is really played out, but it does feel a little apt here: much like those games, XCOM is a game that'll frequently make you shout out 'no!!!' in frustration or mutter 'oh please, oh please' under your breath in desperation as you come close to fulfilling an objective.

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If you're new to XCOM and thinking of jumping in, here's what you need to know about the series: It's a turn-based strategy series that's heavy on the tactical depth and prides itself on being cruel but fair. The game is one that deserves to be done justice in this way - and I'm pleased to report that for the most part, it holds up pretty damn well. That's XCOM 2's secret weapon: It's bloody brilliant.Д®ven so, I've spent the time since the announcement of its console version hoping that 2K would do a good job. The game had a slew of weird technical issues even with its PC release back in February, but the game is so good that in my mind it'll conquer all but the most devastating of bugs or performance problems. The bar for the console port of XCOM 2 is actually set pretty low as far as I'm concerned. Load times aside, this is a damn solid take on 2K's PC strategy hit.