Star Wars: Zero Company will be brilliant because XCOM is brilliant
Eurogamer.net • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Star Wars: Zero Company is a turn-based tactics game heavily inspired by the XCOM series, featuring squad management, grid-based combat, and a base metagame, but set in the Star Wars universe, offering a fresh yet familiar experience.
- The game introduces a linear narrative with a scoundrel protagonist and a rag-tag crew, combining classic Star Wars elements with new storylines, including a noir-y thriller aspect and unique enemy factions.
- Unlike typical XCOM-alikes, players can explore their base in third-person, interact with vendors and crew members, and engage in side missions, enhancing immersion and depth in the metagame.
- New gameplay mechanics include operator bonds that provide passive buffs and cross-training options, assist attacks between squad members, and pre-mission Operations that influence resources and relationships, adding strategic layers.
- Missions feature varied objectives, verticality, destructible cover, and evolving enemy tactics, with a system where the enemy faction levels up over time, ensuring replayability and challenge as players progress.
