‘WE HAVE THE TOOLS, WE HAVE THE TALENT!’ I don’t think I’ve made a secret of the fact that the last mission was all a bit squeaky bum time – sailing perilously close to failure, for those of you not…
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GRENADE DIPLOMACY A cut scene triggers as Kim pulls the pin on his frag grenade and lobs it in amongst the Advent patrol. It detonates, vaporising the two troopers and relieving the officer of most of his health. Our presence…
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MOOD TIME Of the three missions available, Operation Purple Misery (no, really) seems to be the best fit, offering funds in exchange for completing an easy mission. This might seem like a cowardly approach (and it completely is) but, this…
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LIKE WHAT I’VE DONE WITH THE PLACE? After the mission debrief, I’m deposited back at the base management screen, a 3D model cross-section of my HQ with its various departments (including a bar and memorial for my soldiers) available for…
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FILTHY CONSOLE JOCKEY As mentioned before, I’m playing X-Com 2 on my Xbone with the season pass add-on (I know, I should be waiting for the War of the Chosen expansion to launch in August but this itch demands scratching…
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A man far more eloquent and intelligent than myself famously once said, “War: war never changes.” Had I beaten the aforementioned gentleman to the quotable punch, I probably would have espoused a similar sentiment in far more clumsy prose, “War:…
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