The easiest way to describe Star Wars Zero Company is still “Star Wars XCOM.” It’s useful shorthand. Everyone gets it. Turn-based tactics, cover, squad management, bad decisions, probably at least one mission where you stare at the screen and whisper, “I’ve ruined everything.” But the more EA, Bit Reactor, and Lucasfilm Games show of Zero Company, the less that comparison feels complete. Yes, this is a tactics game built by people who know the genre inside out. Bit Reactor was founded by former Firaxis developers, and creative director Greg Foertsch and lead designer James Brawley both worked on modern XCOM projects. The bones are there. The experience is there. The danger of losing someone because you got greedy with a flank is almost certainly there too. But Zero Company is starting to sound like it wants players to care about the squad in a much more personal, messy, BioWare-ish way….
