To me Battletoads was "kinda perfect" because it's somewhat of a mix of all the types of games that I can't play a full game of hahah
Why avoid the game? The whole appeal of Game Pass to me is trying games that are either not in my wheelhouse or games many deem bad. For example, Crackdown 3 was absolutely massacred by critics and fans. If it weren't for Game Pass, I likely would have never played the game to find out that it was actually a fun little time waster.
The character models are incredible for a tactics game, and specially considering that 99% of the time, you're gonna be seeing them from a bird's eye view. It's easily the best looking 'XCOM-like" I've played. I mean, look at this,
I'm in the middle of Act 3, and I have to say that I'm getting a bit burnt out by the game. Unlike XCOM, it doesn't have the variety the strategy layer brings to XCOM, so it's just mission after mission after mission, and the optional missions the game locks you into can get a bit tedious (grab chests, hold supplies, destroy imulsion, over, and over, and over again). And unlike XCOM, you have to do them to unlock the story missions.
I do enjoy the game; the actual tactics layer is actually fantastic. You soldiers become so overpowered and get so many skills that game stars to feel closer to something like Divinity OS2, which is great. I just wish it had some variety. If there's a sequel, I hope they keep the amazing tactical gameplay but add something else (maybe exploring a map with Gabe's trailer for supplies or places to camp or whatever) because this game needs something else.
There are 3 acts but starting in the 3rd act the game is really drawn out and you have to slog through missions over and over just to advance the story. I that was my biggest gripe with the game. I would've preferred a shorter game with optional grinding for loot but they really make you beat like 3 or 4 missions to go to the next story mission (which by act 3 is just like the 3-4 missions you beat already). Game is still fun though and I hope they have more time if they do a second one because the combat itself is really good.
The character models are incredible for a tactics game, and specially considering that 99% of the time, you're gonna be seeing them from a bird's eye view. It's easily the best looking 'XCOM-like" I've played. I mean, look at this,
I'm in the middle of Act 3, and I have to say that I'm getting a bit burnt out by the game. Unlike XCOM, it doesn't have the variety the strategy layer brings to XCOM, so it's just mission after mission after mission, and the optional missions the game locks you into can get a bit tedious (grab chests, hold supplies, destroy imulsion, over, and over, and over again). And unlike XCOM, you have to do them to unlock the story missions.
I do enjoy the game; the actual tactics layer is actually fantastic. You soldiers become so overpowered and get so many skills that the game stars to feel closer to something like Divinity OS2 (a lot of AoE buffs and CC), which is great. I just wish it had some variety. If there's a sequel, I hope they keep the amazing tactical gameplay but add something else (maybe exploring a map with Gabe's trailer for supplies or places to camp or whatever) because this game needs something else.
Self-revive is only available on the easier difficulties I think. If you're playing insane or whatever you can't self-revive
Battletoads! I'm surprised by how good the modern reboot is, give it a shot.
Rofl yeah on harder difficulties it basically becomes a game of trying to optimize your moves against known enemy moves which is a weird meta. It at least has a pretty forgiving checkpointing system that makes it possible to brute force your way through like that but also gets not-fun pretty quickly once you start having to grind the same missions out over and overI was really annoyed at how Gears Tactics spawn in enemies at certain trigger points mid mission, irc even during your turn. It makes the missions trial and error in a bad way as some enemy deployments will be an instant failure at higher difficulty modes. The enemies are scripted to spawn in the same way every time, so it's easily exploited by a reload.
In an early mission I had this happen to me:
Which is a bit funny, but also an instant restart of an up till then very tense and exciting mission.
The reason I've abandoned the game now though is because the Xbox app screwed up an update and started redownloading the full game.
Starting as solo maybe isnt fun but i dont know. You can have fun solo when you know the game already but to start solo right away maybe not.
Not really, it's designed to be played with other people.
Solo is infuriating and a hassle due to ship encounters that are overpowered. Find a crew or don't bother.
The character models are incredible for a tactics game, and specially considering that 99% of the time, you're gonna be seeing them from a bird's eye view. It's easily the best looking 'XCOM-like" I've played. I mean, look at this,
I'm in the middle of Act 3, and I have to say that I'm getting a bit burnt out by the game. Unlike XCOM, it doesn't have the variety the strategy layer brings to XCOM, so it's just mission after mission after mission, and the optional missions the game locks you into can get a bit tedious (grab chests, hold supplies, destroy imulsion, over, and over, and over again). And unlike XCOM, you have to do them to unlock the story missions.
I do enjoy the game; the actual tactics layer is actually fantastic. You soldiers become so overpowered and get so many skills that the game stars to feel closer to something like Divinity OS2 (a lot of AoE buffs and CC), which is great. I just wish it had some variety. If there's a sequel, I hope they keep the amazing tactical gameplay but add something else (maybe exploring a map with Gabe's trailer for supplies or places to camp or whatever) because this game needs something else.
