Well due to in mission surprises (codex) and WTFing. I've backed out of a mission by using the last home base save. When i try the mission again, this time it isn't timed. Yay!
I might actually enjoy this one.

Sheesh, that still took about 5 save point reloads, the first save set at about halfway through the mission. I can see i will be save scumming more than i did in the previous XCom.
The next mission is also not timed, thank god.

@tempy which is kind of at odds to the whole timed objectives thing. Ah well, they've been reasonably timed so far so it's just a matter of getting used to them I guess.

@bollock what triggers
I'm not doing great with the good old hit percentage. which is all very xcom familiar.

And what's with the hair styles on your soldiers!?
They all look like cheap wigs employed by TV studios when the shows protagonist goes and lives in the woods for 8 months due to trauma.

I am playing xcom on bc bone. I like it. That is all.

Nnnng Stun Troopers.  Nnnnggg.

This is SO good but bloody tough. I'm on easy missions at the mo and it ain't easy

Alas after two missions Lt. Worf was murdered by the aliens.

I know, much to my shame I've bumped it down to easy as i want enjoying it at all in normal.

I never made use of it but apparently one strategy is to intentionally leave certain squaddies behind if a mission has turned sour (instead of having them slain in the line of duty) and you often get a mission later on to rescue them.

This game is a major time sink ala football manager. My entire day has gone. I started playing at 11am and it's now 8pm! Where the hell did my day go?

Into several mission restarts after scrubbing your whole team?

Iron Man is the only way. When yer dead, yer dead.

I believe the fashion here was to name all your team after forum members and then tell us all how we died. That was entertaining reading.

Gman was the worst support ever - never hit a single thing, always panicked and ran away.

My Tempy died to a drone in the third before last mission.

Just started this on PS4. It's good innit. Surprised I've never played an X-Com before seeing as it's the sort of game I'd usually be into, but just hadn't got round to it. Not sure I care much about the resource management side of things though - I'd prefer to concentrate on the missions themselves, and it's a bit cut-scene heavy so far.

Started on Easy just to get the hang of things, but will probably go up a notch after a while. Already lost one recruit in the first 4 or 5 missions and had another injured, so it was probably a good idea.