Replayability
As someone that has put well over 300 hours into his favorite strategy game, I can assure you that the genre is home to some of the most replayable games on the planet. Out of XCOM Chimera Squad and Gears Tactics, only one fits that bill.
Despite a linear, straightforward storyline, XCOM Chimera Squad is extremely replayable. Different builds, difficulty settings, and customizable elements make it so that no two playthroughs feel the same.
The 20-hour average campaign length also fits right in between too little and too much perfectly.
Comparatively, Gears Tactics’ similar game length felt like it dragged on the back end. While the numerous different skill trees that are explorable are fun, there isn’t anything I experienced from one that made me want to experience the campaign all over again.
Even though I enjoyed the majority of it, one playthrough was pretty much all I wanted out of Gears Tactics.
Considering the game I’ve played 300 hours of is XCOM Enemy Within, it shouldn’t come as too much of a shock that I think XCOM Chimera Squad is the more replayable of the two games here.
Winner: XCOM Chimera Squad
