The Legacy Ops missions are awash with new voice acting, but it also mixes up the XCOM formula by doing away with the base entirely. These aren't just random missions, however: the team has gone back to the lore, recording new voice over in order to have these missions tell previously untold stories in the XCOM world, including an explanation of exactly went down with your right hand man Bradford between XCOM and XCOM 2.Īll of this feels surprisingly fresh and new. The biggest new addition is Legacy Ops, a series of smaller, bite-sized missions focused around specific combat challenges. The Tactical Legacy Pack is essentially an update for XCOM 2 that makes use of existing assets in exciting and interesting ways to provide a few new experiences.
If you can't tell from my tone, by the way, it's a good hit. Last year's War of the Chosen expansion pack grabbed my attention heartily enough to see me put another 100 hours into the game - and now Firaxis is back with one last hit of that sweet, sweet, UFO defense action. For my money it's one of the best tactical games ever, and so it doesn't exactly take much to draw me back in.
XCOM 2's new DLC drop is a brilliant little love letter to the fans - and best of all, it's free.
