Do we really played the same game? UI is good for gamepad, but it is awful for mouse/keyboard. it is literally impossible to move on multileyer locations, zones with height difference handled in weird way.
you can turn off all the cinematic crap if you want to as well
Actually no. Cutscenes can not be disabled. Controls block when NPCs are talking too. Even startup movie can not be even skipped.
you can instantly see what is cover and what blocks LOS etc
You can guess, but not actually see. Real LOS calculation is screwed up, and oftenly you can shoot through walls. And enemies can. Look at
movie: first, heavy can shoot rocket through solid wall, then alien shoot through solid wall.
Seeing walls and props destroyed by weapon fire is great, and explosives feel weighty and flatten the terrain just as you'd expect.
Walls are all made from paper. Even alien ones, which should be made from extremely durable alloys. In same time grenades have very small range and almost zero killing power. It simply doesn't match.
Your soldiers smashing windows and shooting through them
Yes, they love smashing windows. End doors. Even already opened one. Even if they shoot other direction.
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Do we really played the same game? UI is good for gamepad, but it is awful for mouse/keyboard. it is literally impossible to move on multileyer locations, zones with height difference handled in weird way.Actually no. Cutscenes can not be disabled. Controls block when NPCs are talking too. Even startup movie can not be even skipped.You can guess, but not actually see. Real LOS calculation is screwed up, and oftenly you can shoot through walls. And enemies can. Look at