Yes!
I do love me some X-COM. This is both good and terrible news for me, because I was at 98 hours when I had to reluctantly move on from XCOM 2 and I hadn't even beaten the game. I was close, but still. That's a lot of time to put into a game you haven't even beat.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is out now for PS4, Xbox One and PC and man, it is looking goooooood.
Check out some info on what's new below, or just go get this bad boy. You know it's gonna rock.
Among the most important features of XCOM 2: War of the Chosen include :
· New factions and hero groups : Three more factions represent scattered groups of resistance to ADVENT - the Reapers, Skirmishers and Templars - each with their own heroes class to be recruited to support XCOM:
o The reapers are infiltration specialists and camouflage masters who live on the margins of society. Reapers use a powerful weapon called vector gun, as well as a special Claymore bombshell - a targetable bombshell that does not force the reaper to give up its secrets after placement and activation;
o The skirmishers are former ADVENT soldiers, who have decided to rebel against their masters. The skirmisher is an offensive force pack capable of dealing with hazards at any distance, armed with a climbing hook to overcome distances, and a claw on the wrist that can pierce the enemy with deadly force;
o The Templars are a retired, monastic group of soldiers who push their mind and body to the limits of humanity with psionic energy and improve their psionic energy with religious zeal to powerful weapons.
· The Chosen: These powerful enemies are unique ADVENT enemies who have been commissioned by the elders to capture the Commander at any cost. The elect are masters of asymmetric warfare and abduct, interrogate and ultimately kill XCOM's soldiers. You can even enter the strategy layer and interfere with XCOM's global operations; the elect are:
o The huntsman , he traces his prey over the map: he pursues, hurts and kills XCOM units from afar;
o The wizard , he employs a series of psionic abilities to spread destruction on the battlefield;
o The assassin , she is a camouflage-based unit that prefers melee and hunt on XCOM units with her katana.
· New alien and ADVENT threats : Players must work with their new faction allies to adapt their tactics to both a deadly new alien known as a phantom, as well as the explosive attacks of the ADVENT purifier and the psionically gifted ADVENT priest and to avoid the creeping swarms of the lost.
· New Fotokabine : The soldiers can now acquire immortality during their examinations by creating individually customizable war- and meme-worthy posters, which can be shared and found in the game itself.
· New Environments and Mission: Players can plunge into a wide variety of tactical missions, from abandoned cities destroyed during the original invasion by alien bio-weapons, to underground tunnels and xenomorphic wilderness areas.
· Improved strategy section : From the Avenger, hidden actions, resistance commands, and XCOM's relationships with factions can be managed while hostile operations are thwarted.
· More customization options & Playback: Soldiers build comrades into compatible squad members to gain new skills and features, while the SITUATION REPORT system dynamically expands the tactical level with new modifiers to ensure that each mission offers a unique challenge .
· Challenge Mode : New regular community challenges that do not appear in the campaign, bringing players to a worldwide leaderboard.
