Things I enjoyed about Chimera Squad

👾 Shorter missions and more granular saves - I have less time now than I used to, but I can still play full missions. The shortness can still be balanced out with difficulty.

👾 Less realistic graphical style - I liked the visuals of the previous installments, but I was amazed by this style. This episode also had higher performance than XCOM 2 and required less space.

👾 Characters you can get to know and remember - I like games with small optional dialogue scenes. My favorites were Verge, the sectoid gentleman and Patchwork, the curious drone pilot.

👾 Mixed turn order - It's similar to Final Fantasy X's battle system. It added a new puzzle layer I liked.

👾 Diversity - The team is open to everyone and only skills matter. Aliens, hybrids, humans, men, women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with different life traumas all work together to make their city a better place to live. I really enjoyed that. If there's any way for the world to heal after the events of XCOM 2, this is it.