Why do people keep saying this game is like Xcom?

[Jeff Kaos]

Seriously, besides the research stuff, which is really pretty linear, what's the most Xcom thing about this game? Because I've played every Xcom game since the 90s and plenty of other Xcom type games and I just don't see it.

I like the game a lot but I almost wrote it off because I was hyped to play an Xcom style game and this isn't even close.

[Where'sMySupersuit!!]

Studios cant make different games apparently...

[Sharkon]

MMS is not like X-COM, it's more a western approach on Fire Emblem Three Houses. means there is a lot more story/rpg stuff going on between the tactical battles.

the last X-COM style game I remember was Phoenix Point.

[Barranoid]

It HAS a few similarities when compared to the newer XCOM titles (Jake Solomon was the producer in those and worked on Midnight Suns...sooo). It has been made by the same studio and one can see some style choices being close to XCOM. The narrative direction seems to be very simmilar and when you look at it (small squad of heroes fighting overwhelming odds, building up their "base" and researching stuff), it takes a couple of elements out of the newer XCOM games.

One could argue that Midnight Suns has more in common with XCOM : Chimera Squad (but we don't talk about that one). Gameplay wise as a whole? Completely unrelated games. In fact I could imagine picking some things out of this one and put it in whatever XCOM game might maybe be made some day, that could work. But all in all...no, this is a very different game.

[mgunner2010]

It is like comparing Gotham Knights to the Arkham series, you really have to play the game as the game itself and not go in with preconceived notions that it will a clone of another game.

[Jeff Kaos]

Originally posted by Nokrahs:

MMS is not like X-COM, it's more a western approach on Fire Emblem Three Houses. means there is a lot more story/rpg stuff going on between the tactical battles.

the last X-COM style game I remember was Phoenix Point.

This is sort of my take as well except I thought the combat was closer to an older Final Fantasy game because I haven't really played a JRPG since FF8 or 9. It just bothers me how half the praise for MMS always contains some version of "if you like Xcom you'll love Midnight Suns" and I just don't understand the comparison.

[Captain Kirk]

Love XCOM (also played since the 90's), love MMS. Not the same. Very different flow, style and gameplay. Turn-based is about the only similarity but would not say they are like each other.

[Aftar]

because people are utterly simpletons, they see "turns" during combat, so without doubt it's absolutly x-kom.

[Many-Named]

lowest common denominator, as simple as that

[Azure.Margaran]

It will be very bad if next xcom game play like this..

[parent child bowl]

Because they are dumb.