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8 Games Considered

8 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingGenre
Knights of the Old Republic
Very PositiveRPG
XCOM 2
Mostly Positive–
XCOM
Very Positive–
Alien: Isolation
Very PositiveFPS
Mass Effect Trilogy
Very PositiveAction Role-Playing, Third-Person Shooter
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Knights of the Old Republic

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MOGA controller support

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KotOR features MOGA controller support.
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Engaging story

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Being a role playing game, KotOR has a pretty good story that feel very engaging.
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HID controller support

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KotOR features full HID controller support.
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Gameplay holds up well

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For what is now an eleven year old game the Bioware RPG game mechanics hold up well.
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Lengthy

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The main story of the game can take a good bit of time to finish.
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Movement does not work that great on touchscreens

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The on screen controls for movement in the game do not work as good as they could giving a sense of non-preciseness.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:RPG
Controller Support:HID (Android), No (PC)
Co-Op:None
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XCOM 2

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Excellent suspense

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You're always against the clock in one way or another. Globally your enemies are moving forward with their plans and unless you actively work towards countering them, they will win. You'll be short on cash, manpower, and will have to work with inferior tech. On the field most missions have...
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It's fun to upgrade and manage your squad

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As you progress through the game you can train and promote your soldiers to make them more effective in combat, unlock new abilities and upgrade their weapons armor. The interesting part of it is if a member gets injured (which is really easy to happen on the harder difficulties) they are not avail...
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Performance could be better

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Even when using well above the recommended hardware the game does show some performance issues as it is difficult to hold 60fps. While not the biggest problem thanks to this being a turn based game it would have been nice to see better performance and a constant 60fps when using what the developers...
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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XCOM

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Effective resource management mechanics 

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Resource management feels like a juggling act, in the best way possible. Users have to make hard decisions on what options to give priority to, as they all will effect gameplay in some manner.
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Death is permanent 

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Death is very permanent in XCOM, meaning if a player looses a high level player mid game that they may have a pretty tough time advancing past that point.
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Assortment of add-on content available 

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There are quite a few add-ons available for XCOM, including the Enemy Within expansion pack.
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Proper choices not obvious until after the fact 

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Choices that effect the game are not obvious when they are happening and once realized is too late.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Alien: Isolation

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Excellent atmospheric sound

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With minimal music, this game generates much of it's atmosphere from the miscellaneous background noises. The audio generally in the forefront is the titular Alien, which loudly thumps along the ground and through vents. This game also uses directional audio as a tool both for and against the p...
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Beautiful graphics

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Aesthetically, this game nails the look and feel of the original film. Both well optimized and incredibly beautiful, this game is a graphical marvel.
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Useful tools throughout

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The game provides you with many tools and weapons to assist you along the way. Some items you may only find a use for once or twice, but you'll be glad to have them.
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Excellent, nostalgic design

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Environmental design very closely resembles Ridley Scott's Alien. It has the same retro design of the computers as well as a chilling soundtrack. It still works well in the modern age too - the 3D is on point, and the designers have gone into detail. If you dare to spend time exploring, it'...
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Creates a lot of tension

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Intelligent A.I. is capable of keeping the game unpredictable. As soon as the Alien starts stalking the player, the game can easily become tense with player never knowing what the Alien will do since the majority of interactions with it are completely unscripted. Especially in VR, you get the feeli...
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Frustratingly difficult at times

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Some segments of the game can be frustratingly difficult or even unfair at higher difficulty settings.
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Unrealistic teleporting alien

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The alien will somehow always be somewhat near you no matter how stealthy you are. This does maintain the game's difficulty, but it can seem unfair putting all this work into not getting heard only to have the alien pop out of the nearest vent.
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The game progresses slowly, and you can lose interest

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The game is too long and quickly loses its charm and tense feelings as the game drags. Too many hours of even the best game can become a chore more than an enjoyable experience. Whats worse is that a bunch of the length is incessant back tracking, which frankly is just a lazy way to prolong a game.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:FPS
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:None
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Mass Effect Trilogy

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Choose your own adventure

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The player is required to make many choices over the course of the three games, all of which have far-reaching consequences. Not just friends, but entire species can live or die based on player decisions. Morality is also not prescribed - the player is free to make Shepard be who they want them to...
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Fun multiplayer

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ME3 has a cooperative multiplayer option that ties into the single-player storyline. Players can take command of various soldiers across all the sapient races, teaming together to fight off waves of enemies and secure objectives.
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Great voice acting

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By purposefully adding in fantastic voice acting it causes the player to feel more engaged and elicit emotional responses out of them. This is a tool used on purpose in order to make the player feel more immersed in the world of the game.
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Stellar voice acting

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40 000 lines of dialogue in Mass Effect 3 alone. Top-tier cast includes Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer, Ali Hillis, Seth Green, and Martin Sheen.
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Space opera aesthetic

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The series is a beautiful love letter to space opera classics like Star Wars and Star Trek, while standing on its own merits.
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Gameplay not consistent across games

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ME1 is more of an RPG with some shooter elements; ME2 and ME3 are more cover-based shooters with RPG elements.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Action Role-Playing, Third-Person Shooter
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Alien Swarm

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Easy to pick up

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The game consists of tried and true top-down shooter mechanics that will be familiar to most as it is reminiscent of older arcade and console shooters.
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Offline LAN support

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Alien Swarm offers offline LAN support.
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Free to play for anyone with code available for mods

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The game is completely free. There are no microtransactions or ads. The code base is also free to anyone so the game can be easily modded.
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Up to 4-player online co-op

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Alien Swarm allows for up to 4-player online co-op.
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Gameplay is too short

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The main story is only about 3 & 1/2 hours long which means you could easily complete it in one sitting.
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Can get a bit repetitive

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The gameplay doesn't change that much from mission to mission which can make for repetitiveness when shooting aliens over and over again.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Shoot 'em up / Action
Controller Support:No
Co-Op:4 Players Online / 4 Player LAN
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X-COM: UFO Defense

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Active open source clone

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The openxcom team have re-implemented the entire game and fixed many of the longstanding bugs in the original. It allows you to play on modern machines and in much higher resolution. A copy of the original game is still required for the assets.
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Very deep strategy

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Keeping track of more than a dozen soldiers with 10 skills, their inventories (including ammo count and weight), dynamic visibility, line of sight, destructible terrain, consequences of missed shots (like friendly fire or destroyed loot), etc. quickly overwhelms noobies, putting the real strategy m...
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Xenonauts

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Spiritual successor to original X-Com franchise

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Xenonauts took its inspiration from the original X-Com game, giving fans a new game in similar style but expanded on the finer details of the game to give an even more deep experience. This should appeal to those familiar with X-Com as well as those looking for a fun yet deep strategy game.
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Can be difficult for newcomers of the genre

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There is no in-game tutorial and there is only an online manual for the game, which means users who are not familiar with this game type and what is expected in play may have a difficult time learning all of the ins and outs. Online video tutorials may help as well, but of course this is all time s...
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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