RPS review of Xcom: Declassified

[Rayfer]

A not so favorable review of this new game over at Rock/Paper/Shotgun.  http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/20/wot-i-think-the-bureau-xcom-declassified/#more-165242

[jomni]

It's not even out.

[Tpek]

It is in North America (and possibly Australia and New-Zealand which are sometimes considered part of N. America apparently :P )

[Huw the Poo]

It's not even out.

It's almost as if the publisher did something crazy like sending a review copy to a major gaming website a few days before release, isn't it?  :P

[jomni]

It's not even out.

It's almost as if the publisher did something crazy like sending a review copy to a major gaming website a few days before release, isn't it?  :P

Yes.  But as we all know. reviews that come out this quickly are not to be taken seriously as they have not played the game to death.
Unless his copy was given to him a long time ago.

[Jarhead0331]

Reviews are undeniably "mixed" with more on the low end.  It seems like there are a lot of good, but half-baked ideas in the game, but that a focus was never achieved.  Something got lost in the shuffle.  The consensus seems to be that it is an ok cover-based 3rd person shooter, with a terrible story, poor RPG features and bad/frustrating AI.

Seems to be one to pick-up on sale...although, I will confess, it will be tough to hold out.     

[jomni]

Yup.  Pick up on sale it is.  But that setting and theme is really tempting.