Shen’s Last Gift DLC for XCOM 2 released for Linux

Quoting: BTREI can definitely see where you're coming from but I hope that you can also see how and why others would disagree when you simplify a game to some arbitrary standard of completeness. It's why I asked the questions later on in my earlier post about when a game is complete. It's my belief when you're talking whether or not a game is good you should judge it by how it is at the moment, not at how it might be a year or two later and with the benefit of hindsight. By general opinion of people who have played the game, XCOM 2 is not just a working game but it's a complete game that's mighty fun to play.

I understand your point of view and technically you are of course right: It was a "full" game, and it was a good game.
To put it this way: Had the DLCs never been released, would I then describe them as "complete games"? Yes, yes I would. Not only would I describe them as complete, but very good. As they are. And I'd never know what I missed out on.

All I am saying is that I can only describe how I felt when I installed the DLCs. And that was that this, now, was the complete game, how they had envisioned it. The pieces fell in place, the picture was complete. It was clearly a better game, the additions were real and provided a wider experience. And above all, it was damn annoying that the content wasn't there at first cause I had now come so far into the campaign that restarting with noob soldiers and the same story all over again was really pretty damn frustrating after I had built up my squad as good as I had during the first, non-DLCed playthrough.

So this time around I won't do that same mistake. This time I want ALL the content before I start playing. I want the complete experience! And it should have been included with the main game. That I insist on. :)

And btw, I'd probably rate this franchise as the best franchise on Linux so far. They are stellar.


Last edited by Beamboom on 14 July 2016 at 10:19 pm UTC

@Beamboom
Like I've said, it's fair enough to want to wait. I often do the same for games that are clearly released in a poor state or where they announce big expansions right away. I get it. It's just annoying to see people be dismissive in general about games just because there's DLC out or planned. Whether or not something is to be recommended or fun shouldn't depend on what's on the horizon! ;)

Ultimately, I'll admit it's a pet peeve of mine. As a gamer I think we complain too much about silly things sometimes. I'd rather we focus our animosity on developers who don't deliver on ports or are terrible at communication.

All that said, in this case, in particular, I'm not sure this is stuff that should have been included in the base game. It feels like an afterthought and doesn't really mesh well with the main theme of the game. And content-wise, it's all small potatoes compared to the beefy EW expansion. But that's my opinion as someone who has been playing the game on and off since launch. Since there's no more announced content AFAIK, you should be able to get your 'complete' experience now. It's my personal hope that they'll announce a proper expansion pack at some point though. Seems like an obvious choice given the game's success.