XCOM: Chimera Squad may be a full XCOM spin-off, but it feels more like testing ground for radical departures from the previous two games than a proper sequel. If anything, it's convinced me to start yet another XCOM 2 campaign, and that's no bad thing. There's a version of Chimera Squad I can imagine that's even more elegant and streamlined, but I still felt the familiar feelings of elation when a combo comes off, and annoyance when that 90 percent shot misses. This isn't budget XCOM exactly, it's an attempt to rework the series' rules into a snappier experience. It's a curious XCOM experiment with a neat setting that I'd like to explore more. It's still an involving tactics game though.
