It has been 4 years since I last played XCOM 2, and I didn’t think much about it back then. I don’t think it was ready, they released it too early. Now I’ve played it with both War of the Chosen and Resistance Warrior pack, and this is a whole new game.
The balance of the game with these expansions is much better. I’m rarely taken by surprise when I die, which happened all the time before. You don’t get those 100% to hit and then miss. It is predictable in a way that it hasn’t been before.
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The Chosen are a nice addition to the main game. They are scary and they add lots of dynamic to what previously was quite repetitive missions. I also enjoyed the rewards for killing The Chosen a great deal. I would say that they helped me through the end game.
The resistance is also a nice addition, with the Skirmishers, Reapers and Templars. My favourite were the Templars, some kind of futuristic warrior monk. You could really wreak havoc once upgraded 100%.
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This is the way that XCOM 2 was meant to be played and I have nothing to complain about. It is excellent all the way through.
I rate this game as excellent.