In videos and interviews, Jake Solomon (Creative Lead on XCOM) spoke about how they originally approached making XCOM. To understand the difference between Firaxis’s take on XCOM and other tactical strategy games, you need to grasp one important concept. This year, I’ve been able to play a variety of tactical strategy games, and I can finally put into words why I feel XCOM and XCOM 2 just don’t work for me from a design perspective.
