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Phoenix Point
Phoenix Point is the new strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM series. It features turn based tactics and world based strategy in a fight against a terrifying, alien menace.
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Dec 4, 2019
Phoenix point is a little rough around the edges, but if you manage to look past its bugs you'll be treated to one of the most nuanced and entertaining turn-based strategy games to arrive in quite some time. Pros - Great story - Wonderfully intricate combat - Amazing level of detail in gameplay mechanics Cons - It's very buggy Key Specifications - Review Price: £35.99 - Developer: Snapshot Games - Genre: Strategy - Release Date: December 3, 2019 - Platforms: PC If you’re a fan of the iconic XCOM franchise, Phoenix Point has likely been top of your games or Christmas wish list for quite some time. Developed by a team at Snapshot Studios with Julian Gollop – the father of the original XCOM games – as lead designer, Phoenix Point has been described and marketed as the “spiritual successor” to XCOM and generated quite a lot of hype over the last year. Having finally gotten my hands on the game, and played/failed my way through three story campaign attempts, I can safely say that this is a modest description of the game.
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God is a Geek
Dec 3, 2019
Die hard fans of XCOM will likely fall in love with Phoenix Point, a hard-as-nails challenge that offers procedurally-generated replayability and a suite of tactics to help you thrive on and off the battlefield.
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Noisy Pixel
Feb 12, 2020
Phoenix Point is, without a doubt, one of the best strategy games to come out in the last few years. With an absorbing campaign and a captivating management system, the overall experience is fantastic.
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RedTieGuy
Oct 8, 2021
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COGconnected
Dec 9, 2019
If you are familiar with the genre, you know what to expect with Phoenix Point. Little flourishes, like letting you manually aim your shots, inject some new life into a fairly predictable genre. It is the plot and the aesthetic that make Phoenix Point truly shine though; the world is so strange and immersive that you will love playing the game over and over to learn everything you can — which is precisely how the game is meant to be played. Even though it doesn’t shine technically, Phoenix Point has it where it counts — in an engaging gameplay experience.
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