This game is not officially out yet, but Baldur's Gate 3 has been receiving a lot of positive press from its Early Access release . Like many RPGs, it is all about balancing equipment and paying attention to stats. Where one can get restless doing this on a couch or in front of a desktop, RPGs have always found a good home on portable consoles purely for this reason. Fans cannot wait to get their hands on the full release, but early access offers quite a lot of content by its

Upgrades throughout the Specialist tree enhance the healing you can provide later on, but this is the skill that grants that long-ranged heal in the first place. If you have a Ranger or Templar in close range that is about to die next turn, Medical Protocol can mean the difference between life and de

Everything in XCOM 2 is cranked up to 11. The game's difficulty and a plethora of new skills are the most noteworthy changes, with a small subset of players criticizing the game's overabundance of timers and tough enem

According to Eurogamer , the game's prototype was a complete failure. This version of the game lacked cover, used a movement and action point system similar to the original UFO Defense , and also had Enemy Unknown's host of class and weapon systems that cluttered the game more than helped. Even though it took a year to develop, Firaxis deemed the prototype to be below standard and started from scra

Although having at least one soldier level up quickly is imperative to unlock GTS upgrades, having more than a single squad to handle tough missions can be very important. Soldiers will often have downtime as they recover from wounds or mental trauma, or when they are sent on dispatch missions. This means that, on many occasions, players might find themselves surprised by important missions and will not have their ideal squad available. For this reason, it can be crucial to have at least two squads that can handle difficult missi

A mix of great utility and free damage makes the Specialist one of the best classes in the XCOM series. The Specialist doesn't suffer the drawbacks the Support Class does when it comes to healing, plus the Specialist gets the Gremlin which can do free damage and h

Before embarking on a mission, players should carefully plan. Any mission that requires hacking, for example, will greatly benefit from at least one specialist who can hack from a distance. After building the Shadow Chamber, mission previews will show exactly the types of enemies that will be encountered on a mission. Any unencountered alien XCOM enemy will appear as Unkown . As players amass resources and options, preparing accordingly for each mission will have a major impact on its succ

The Spark class suffers because they cost way too much compared to human soldiers. Resources used for Sparks can be better put into other, more important projects. The game is also designed in a way that makes tanks unnecessary. Most classes can take some punishment, and even get abilities that negate damage in late g

To combat the new threat, XCOM can recruit 3 new player-friendly factions into the fray: The Skirmishers are direct combat units with multiple actions, The Reapers are stealthier than anyone else in the game, and The Templars' unique melee and ranged psionic attacks can make a world of difference. As players perform certain covert missions on behalf of these factions, they'll earn the trust of their respective leaders and be able to activate monthly bonuses, like starting a mission with a turncoat ADVENT on the player's side, or have enemies drop more loot. As can be expected, learning how to use each Faction to its fullest potential is quite a learning process, and it's likely some bodies will drop during the proc

This is additive with their base hit chance, meaning that if you had an 85% hit chance, Holo Targeting would guarantee a hit. In a game like XCOM where RNG can determine engagements, turning it in your favor is imperative to survival. Skills like these make the Grenadier a solid option in any sq

While that penalty sounds extreme, it can be countered in a variety of ways. The best way is to flank the target, which will allow you to ignore their cover bonus and gain additional critical hit chance. Since Rangers have some of the strongest guns in the game, critically hitting with a high-powered shotgun not once but twice will kill almost any foe in the g

During the game's development, Firaxis had difficulty determining how to handle core systems such as weapon range, displaying information to the player, and how to handle actions. As a means to quickly fix the game's unfun state, Firaxis imposed a "Mutator Mondays" event where staff could add a single change to the SLG Game Community that lasts a week. It is thanks to these events that grenades instantly explode, set weapon ranges were removed, and the game's UI is much cleaner. Eurogamer goes into more detail on how this system saved the game's troubled developm