Subsequent upgrades increase the complexity of resource management as well, especially when you consider the the Scavenger market that appears intermittently with its own inventory. The trade-off is they’ll be unavailable for deployment where their talents might be useful, especially when Dark Events come into play, making Investigations that much more challenging. As time goes by and the roster grows, multiple Agents can be assigned to speed up research or take on Spec Ops missions. You can also send Agents out on Spec Ops missions to obtain Intel, Elerium or Credits. They can also be used to get rid of Scars – permanent debuffs to one’s character if they fall in battle. Training is a bit more streamlined, either increasing an Agent’s stats or unlocking new abilities like Guardian for Terminal or Return Fire for Cherub. The Assembly is still used to research new upgrades while new items are purchased in the Supply menu. "Some of the visual design is revamped especially with a sleek comic book-style aesthetic used for character portraits, cutscenes and conversations." It’s even possible to reduce Unrest or overall City Anarchy thanks to Field Team abilities. Spend enough Intel and you can deploy Field Teams in different districts for earning additional resources. Completing side missions, where you control your squad, and Situations, which are more like menu-based events that dole out rewards (but cause the day to pass) help to quell Unrest while passing time till the next Operation.
Once the Groundwork is done, you’ll undertake different Operations which won’t be available until a few days have passed. Each has their own modus operandi, whether it’s the Grey Phoenix with their advanced weaponry, the Sacred Coil with their robots or The Progeny and their psionic powers. After the initial set-up, you’re tasked with investigating one of the three main factions that could be responsible for Nightingale’s assassination. Unrest permeates the atmosphere in more ways than one. While I can’t attest to everyone enjoying every back and forth quip or plot point, they suit this constrained powder keg of an urban setting all the more. Chimera Squad offers a more personal touch, which is helped by mostly good writing and interesting backstories. It’s a stark contrast to XCOM 2‘s blank slate character, which could be molded into anything you desired as their exploits defined their identities. Torque is a snarky Viper who has some kind of past with ops-driver Whisper. Verge is your mild-mannered, polite Sectoid capable of bending enemies’ minds to his will but there are hints of past atrocities in a sealed file. Terminal is a wise-cracking human and generally helpful medic. It’s all the more obvious when the various personalities banter, work together and even clash on some occasions.
Instead of single-mindedly working on dismantling the aliens and the Overlords, there’s a stronger emphasis on cooperation and understanding between squad mates. "While I can’t attest to everyone enjoying every back and forth quip or plot point, they suit this constrained powder keg of an urban setting all the more." All the while, peace must be maintained in City 31 or Unrest will build and result in a collapse (read: Game over). As part of Chimera Squad, a ragtag squad of agents with multiple species, it’s your job to find out who’s responsible. Of course, it isn’t long before someone tries to disrupt the peace, killing Mayor Nightingale. This bustling metropolis sees humans, aliens and hybrids living together in mostly harmonious ways. The result is something with a smaller scale but still compelling in its own wayįollowing the destruction of ADVENT in XCOM 2, City 31 is established. XCOM: Chimera Squad from Firaxis isn’t that – it’s a sequel, sure, but spins off its own tale of tactical RPG goodness. After Alien Hunters and Chosen Assassins, the Long War 2, and much, much more, expectations were high for the next XCOM.
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