While under the retail standard of $59.99, it’s a big ask for a game that was released in 2016. The XCOM 2 Collection is $49.99 on Nintendo Switch. Aside from the resolution and frame rate issues I mentioned above, the price is a glowing issue to me. This port is far from the definitive way to play XCOM 2.
If you’re a Switch diehard who has been fiending for some turn-based tactics, this could be perfect for you however, I’d like to take a look at the bigger picture here. You could play through the entirety of XCOM 2 on Switch. Now with that, all said, I guess this port isn’t terrible. Additionally, I assume the FPS lag only becomes worse as you delve deeper into the campaign and create many new rooms branching off of your elevator shaft. FPS isn’t necessarily important in the base, but you still spend a lot of time there. At times it also felt like the FPS was cut in half or even slower. The downresing is even more obvious here making the game look unappealing. Within seconds of my first time loading into the base, I could tell that the game was absolutely tanking. The headquarters/base area that you visit between outings is a perfect example of extreme frame loss. After all, the gameplay is king, and it’s clear that Virtuos had that in mind when porting the game however, not all aspects of XCOM 2 run this smoothly. Tactically sneaking into cover and launching devastating attacks on your alien opponents is where this version shines. Missions, in general, run pretty well without much FPS loss, making the classic XCOM gameplay a clear highlight of this port. The prologue ran smoothly, and although it’s obvious that the game is slightly downresed, it still looks great on the Switch’s screen. Once I got into the game things went relatively well.
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