I’m torn on this one. I liked it fine in the beginning, but as I get to the end of the campaign it just drags on. I think the fact that the majority of story missions are exactly the same as the side missions really makes it repetitive.
I’m also not a fan of the way they deal with leveling. Having soldiers I take on every mission (allowed) be under the level of new recruits, just makes me not care at all about them. I actually have one hero that ended up being under the level of the recruits.
It feels like they tacked on the side missions to make the game longer. I have got a lot of hours of enjoyment out of it, but since I feel the need to complete the game, it really drags my opinion of it down.