Essentially, XCOM 2 has reversed the role of humans and aliens from the first game, including the fact that you can now see exactly what the aliens are up to on the world map, as they appear to be playing the game alongside you and in reaction to what you’re doing. Especially when failing to complete a mission in time means losing one of your precious, permadeath soldiers.īut it’s far from the sequel’s only trick, with a new emphasis on stealth allowing you to scout out a map long before you start fighting. Whereas before you could slowly creep across a map, ensuring little chance of ever being successfully ambushed, now you’re forced to take a constant series of risks. Now to prepare for all the console gamers to cry – it’s looking so good, PS4 and Xbox One gamers are seriously missing out.That may sound like a simple, even cheap, way to up the tension but it absolutely works. Sure, we do it in plenty of games, but it’s the first time we get to do it in an XCOM game and I’m really excited at the prospect of being a rebel.

It’s cool to be the underdog, to be sabotaging key points and working to overthrow an evil regime. I’m really intrigued by the new take on history in this XCOM. Plus, that stealth system looks so deep and strategic – I’m really keen to see how it plays out in real gameplay. I know it’s only coming in November, but it’s looking ridiculously pretty already. The whole experience is so immersive and the game is already looking so polished. I adore the sound effects and music in the demo as well. If the combination between movement, combat and cut scenes is going to look like that, well, color me impressed.

However, the slickness of it all simply astounds me. It’s an E3 demo that’s put together to show off as many different elements as possible. Now remember, this isn’t truly indicative of real gameplay that we’ll see in the final product. Here is the ten minute video for your viewing pleasure. I already told you a bit about it when I showed off my exclusive interview, but at least now you can watch the demo for yourself. For those who waiting in long queues (or had bookings with PR people like I did), the reward for XCOM 2 was watching this demo.

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