First tutorial/mission almost stopped me from playing. Glad I didn't.
Gameplay::: Very fun and unique idea with both Tactical and Strategic views. Strategic is where you build up your base, manage your squads, equpiment, research etc etc. The missions are pretty repetive but with the mod advanced mission it fixes that. Maps aren't reused for different areas so each area will have its own map. Terreforming changes the maps from a barren wasteland to plants and grass. There are tons of research (a bit too much at once) and pretty adictive
Graphics::: I hated them when I first used it. I don't mind them now. If CENEGA had used proper uncartoony graphics so equipment and characters looked more mature and guns more badass this would have probably got 10/10 or something. Needs blood as well and more textures but landscape an atmoshpere are good. You get use to the graphics, I was put off at first. I love bullet shot effects but can't stand the laser ones (laser=lines)
Sound::: ppl say that the characters are annoying and all but I'm pretty sure in options you can turn voice off. I don't mind the voice but I never have for any game (voice really doesn't matter) but the gun shots are great and music is ok.
Value::: Costs quite alot $40 or £20 on Steam, if it was lowered by $10 ($5) it would be more worth it cause off the graphics.
Other::: ppl say this is hard to frustration and buggy. I'm confused. You cant dislike a game cause it is hard, you just suck (no offense) and also doing it in normal difficulty I got a mod to add MORE enemy units on the maps to make it more exciting but still not impossible, challenging but not hard. Only lost 1 guy so far and I'm controling 40% of Mars. Bugs??? I have only ever experienced one Bug and that was the mission didn't finish when it was suppose to but that came from the Advance Missions mod (wasn't installed properly). CONS:::your units don't seem to shoot automatically and when in firefights I have to keep on pausing to retarget enemies. Did I miss something?? cause I hate repeatidly pausing when I just wanna see them kill everything.