Fancy a follow-up game to XCOM 2? Well you’re in luck, as a result of there’s one popping out subsequent Friday. 2K Games shocked everybody right now by saying a brand new spin-off, XCOM: Chimera Squad – it’s not a correct sequel, however a shorter standalone story set after the occasions of XCOM 2.
It’s bringing a bunch of latest and improved options to the collection – like letting you choose your squad from 11 brokers every with their very own personalities, and an replace to the turn-based fight to make encounters extra “intense and unpredictable”.
“City 31, the setting for XCOM: Chimera Squad, has become a model of peace in the post-invasion world,” says the Steam page. “However, not all of Earth’s inhabitants support interspecies alliance. Chimera Squad, an elite force of human and alien agents, must work together to destroy the underground threats driving the city toward chaos.”
There are 11 new brokers, every with their very own particular person personalities and skills. There’s a give attention to workforce composition in Chimera Squad, as sure characters will have the ability to use combos with one another that might be very important to succeeding in your missions.
Breach Mode is a brand new factor being added, too. It’s a brand new fight section that permits you to “strategically assign your agents to different entry points and coordinate their assault with a range of Breach-specific skills”.
I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of XCOM, however even I’ll admit this all sounds fairly good. I’m a sucker for any game that lets me select which squadmates I wanna hang around with.
Adam Smith mentioned “XCOM 2 is an improvement on its predecessor in every way” in his XCOM 2 review, I’m wondering if Chimera Squad will meet those self same requirements.
XCOM: Chimera Squad releases on Steam on April 24th. It’s presently on sale for 50%, making it the beautiful affordable value of £8.50/€10/$10 till May 1st.
