In short, it's a system that finally forces players to shuffle their rosters as the game progresses, and a clever solution to those who send the same soldiers into battle again and again. The challenges of maintaining a healthy roster of skilled soldiers adds plenty of surprising depth to the XCOM experie

Unlike other fictional universes, the Warhammer 40K universe isn't exactly somewhere anyone would want to be in. In this setting, the universe remains an empty but harsh space that separates the material world from the Warp, which serves as the home to vile creatures and demons. Moreover, races in WH40K reached scientific heights that made them more paranoid and prepared to face alien thre

Keeping the spirit of the Total War franchise, Total War: Warhammer 2 brings the same level of real-time tactics and turn-based strategy with the gritty world of Warhammer Fantasy . In this dark world, Humans and races such as the Skaven, Dark Elves, High Elves, and Lizardmen interact and deal with the Forces of Ch

As the rescued and restored Commander, the player takes on a challenge and campaign that is, in many ways, an inverted form of the original. Now operating as the resilient infection the aliens posed previously, the gameplay, mood, desperation, and constant threat of failure and death have been completely twisted. The main difference is the element of surprise: allowing players to operate unseen prior to attacks, scouting enemy forces, planning and executing ambushes, fundamentally changing the complexion of the standard miss

Lots of turn-based games feature loads of weapons. A new one, RAM Pressure, features over 100 different weapons to fight aliens with. After a few add-ons or other mods, managing new weapons in the XCOM loadout screens got to be maddening at a certain point, particularly if using Musashi’s RPG Overhaul. So, the man himself took to the keyboard once again to bring players the Tactical Armory UI m

There was a time when the revival of the science fiction franchise XCOM by Firaxis Games was seen as simply a small-scale, back-up title to the main event. But long before the squad-based shooter disappointed many, the traditional, turn-based strategy XCOM: Enemy Unknown had been launched to near universal acclaim, not only doing the brand justice, but reinvigorating the genre as a whole. The expansion Enemy Within doubled down on the fiction and gameplay - but it was **XCOM 2 ** that had the anticipation in its fa

If it isn't evident already, this is a meaty expansion. Firaxis Games has done a splendid job adding details that have far-reaching implications for the game as whole, and this makes playing through the game with the expansion enabled feel like a completely new experience. It's a huge challenge to take all the new introductions in stride at once, but nobody plays XCOM because it's e

Players of grand strategy games might have heard of Endless Legend. Moreover, it's perhaps one of the most interesting fantasy-science fiction 4X titles to have graced the PC. In this game, players end up as one of the many remnants of races in a changing Auriga. The game features 14 playable factions, with five others in expansi

PC players have been enjoying the game since February, but the developers have finally released a console version to Xbox One and PS4. It's a longer delay than many gamers are used, so does the ported version seem worth the wait? And after Enemy Unknown 's own release on consoles, have the interfaces and controls been improved (along with the performance) on the Xbox One and PS4's hardware? The answer is 'yes' across the board - minus a few technical iss

Featuring groundbreaking dynasty mechanics coupled with some of the best gameplay that Fire Emblem has been privy to for quite some time, it must be said that Fire Emblem: Three Houses is easily one of the best games in the genre, and a must-play for any fan of SR

Whereas other 4X games let players see their sprawling empire across city to city, Crusader Kings gives players a more strategic and "realistic" approach. In this grand strategy SLG game Blog, players relive 1066 to 1452 in their own image. Historically, these mark the day after William the Conqueror's coronation and the fall of Constantinople. Unlike other fantasy games that prominently feature knights and sorcerers , Crusader Kings tries to be as realistic as possi

Across the series, players need to use their wits and maximize their roster of characters. After all, at the end of the day, the goal is to bring the fight back to alien colonizers. The squad-based nature of the game means players can upgrade individual units, equip special abilities, and use even the environment against their oppone

Many TTRPG fans would say Wizards of the Coast 's Dungeons & Dragons isn't just a roleplaying game. Rather, it's also an intense strategy game in its own right. After all, players need to decide what their characters have to do in different situations. Moreover, Player Characters have moral alignments that usually give insights toward their perspectives in life or even in battle. As such, it makes sense for D&D combat encounters to become extremely intense even without the stellar graphics of modern ga