"Short" opinion on #PhoenixPoint : I played it for about 15 hours now and while it has a nice promise and some refreshing gameplay techniques it lacks on many little details that are important to make this a "good" and "enjoyable" game.
(I backed it in 2017)
After a very promising intro that sets up the scenario of a virus that was released from the arctic ice due to global warming you're thrown into a very basic tutorial that explains just the basic basics.
On the geosphere you start with your first base and your first VOTL.