I'm sure this is intentional, and just the nature of the game they're trying to create, but it can be frustrating to have your guys die or get mind-controlled and there's not much you can do about it.// Reviews // 2nd Nov 2021 - 2 years ago // By Kasey B Burgess Phoenix Point Review Often you will come across enemies and situations that you just can't handle, and that seem quite unfair. As an X-COM veteran, I should note that this game is quite difficult. These factions always end up going to war with each other towards the end of the game though regardless of what you do. Faction approval rating is very important, and there are actual missions they can give you, with valuable technology as rewards. This game feels like it was a little too ambitious, especially with the 3 competing factions that you can ally with. Unlike most isometric tactical games, Phoenix Point has many levels with constantly respawning enemies, which I personally found incredibly annoying. Load times for tactical maps are really quite terribly long for some reason. When reloading a mission, one of my characters had been turned into an oven(couldn't move but could still fire a gun). What brings Phoenix Point down considerably are the number of game-breaking bugs. Fights often turn into entertaining games of positioning, taking advantage of openings, and controlling zones with overwatch. The terrain is almost fully destructible just like the original X-COM. Along with constantly evolving technology, this made combat fresh and exciting with every mission. I was impressed by how the enemies continously evolved throughout the game until the very end into variants that are more intelligent and have more capabilities.

The combat is well-designed, with an impressive damage model that allows you to see exactly where you're aiming and what the cone of fire is, and also location specific damage that allows you target critical locations of the enemy. The game feels a lot more like an RPG than X-COM as you explore the planet by travelling across nodes essentially to reveal the world.

Still, there's a lot of fun to be had, and the story is interesting. I feel like I'm playing quartermaster logistics officer half the time. Recruitment of soldiers and base management has also become more expansive or tedious depending upon your viewpoint. Examples such as inventory management and arranging transportation of soldiers between bases. For better or worse these 'unfun' parts are back in. … ExpandĬreated by the original game designer of X-COM, Julian Gollop, this game brings back the wonky aspects of that title that the Firaxis version Created by the original game designer of X-COM, Julian Gollop, this game brings back the wonky aspects of that title that the Firaxis version left out in the interest of streamlining the game. Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition is the definitive console version of the acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM, collecting 4 DLC expansions, a weapons pack and more. No matter what you choose, you are in for a brutal challenge and endless replayability. You can choose to work together to unite mankind and take back the planet via Phoenix Point's diplomacy system, or you can simply crush all your rivals with military might. Factions, including the militaristic New Jericho, the mystical Disciples of Anu, and the technophiles of Synedrion, have their own values and views. It is up to you to lead the Phoenix Project: research and develop new technologies and techniques, explore a ravaged planet, build your bases, manage resources on a global scale,and fight challenging, turn-based battles. Only the Phoenix Project, a secret organisation of the greatest minds and bravest soldiers left on earth, can repel the aliens and reverse the inevitable. A mutating, alien menace threatens the last remnants of mankind.

It is up to you to lead the Phoenix Project: The Earth has been overrun.

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