I hate XCOM. It beat the crap out of me repeatedly. Every time I would do even the slightest of mistakes, it would punish me immediately and in the worst way possible. It taught me how to play it by screwing up over and over again until I got it right. And that it also why I absolutely love this game. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based strategy game and I love it. I love how the combat works and how cinematic and action-y it feels while still totally being tactical. I love spending hours in my base, trying to overcome the odds, when everything looks screwed. I love imagining an entire backstory for my soldiers, when all I actually have is a nickname, and then when something happens to them, I get so worried. I love how I couldn't play in any difficulty other than Classic Ironman, else it would be "too easy", and kept dying in the first mission of the game. I love how it teaches you things the hard way. A lot of the fun of XCOM is learning how to beat XCOM. Of course, once you've done that, it's hard to come back to it, but trust me when I say it will take time and won't be easy. I love XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it is one of the best strategy games I have ever played.
