I'm liking Breach and Clear a lot - for $1.99 it's a definite buy for strategy fans. It plays a lot like a less technical Frozen Synapse, just with the cover mechanics of the new XCom (it even uses the half-shield / full-shield cover icons). You choose 4 of 6 different classes (each has different perks and abilities, like suppressing fire, sprint, grenades, leadership, etc) and take out rooms of perps. You plan out moves, and your entire team moves at once (along with the enemy). Big emphasis on cover fire, being pointed in the right direction, and (naturally) breaching rooms and kicking down doors COPS-style.
Difficulty-wise, I've only played the first 3-4 missions but definitely play on the Standard (hardest) difficulty for more emphasis on cover and being methodical. It feels very "loose," as in it doesn't surface any hit percentages and I'm not always sure how a firefight will turn out. In Frozen Synapse, for example, there is a very specific hierarchy of priority; someone moving will be beaten by someone who is stationary, someone aiming and moving will beat someone who is moving without aiming, etc. In B&C it's much less technical, but the trade off is that I don't feel compelled to spend 15 minutes on every single turn. Enjoying it so far; I haven't messed with anything on the weapons, but not sure whether the balance feels okay as you level up.
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