Brand New XCOM Game, ‘XCOM: Chimera Squad’ Releases April 24th
<p class="">Surprise! A new XCOM game is out in just under two week’s time.</p>
Surprise! A new XCOM game is out in just under two week’s time.
XCOM: Chimera Squad is a stand-alone XCOM game that takes place after the events of XCOM 2.
What’s even better is that the game will only set you back $14.97 if you purchase it from now until May 2. After that, it’ll go up to its regular price of $29.95 on Steam.
The description for the game reads:
“Set five years after the events of XCOM 2, humans, hybrids and aliens are now working together to forge a civilization of cooperation and co-existence. However, not all of Earth’s inhabitants support the interspecies alliance. City 31, a model of peace in a post-invasion world, is opposed by mysterious groups whose agendas threaten to shatter this delicate interspecies alliance. Chimera Squad, an elite force of human, hybrid and alien agents, must work together to destroy the underground threats driving the city toward chaos.”
A comic-book stylised trailer was released alongside the announcement. It doesn’t feature any gameplay (a separate video for that is down further) but sets up the post-XCOM2 world, characters and possibly tone for the game.
Check that trailer out below.
As for how exactly the game will play. Well, it seems to be sticking to the core XCOM experience, with some tweaks, of course.
XCOM: Chimera Squad will feature 11 unique agents each with their own classes and most interesting to me, is the breach mechanic. It lets you palace units at certain locations around your target and then burst in like SWAT and looks to make for a much more action-based tactical game.
Check out a gameplay overview video below that lays out all the details.
Lead Designer at developer Firaxis Games, Mark Nauta said the following at the games reveal:
“With XCOM: Chimera Squad, we felt there were exciting gameplay opportunities yet to be discovered within the XCOM universe. Gameplay like Breach Mode, interleaved turn order, and the introduction of agents as fully fleshed-out characters will revolutionize how the game plays while still retaining the combat experience that makes the XCOM series so loved by gaming communities around the world.”
Let us know if you’re excited to jump back into the XCOM universe in the comments below.
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