Did the first couple little tutorial missions in XCOM. The visuals and writing are bland. Either it should have no story like Civilization or it should follow a cast of characters like Final Fantasy. It has too much of a dumb manly vibe for a strategy game. In Doom 3 it makes sense because it's an FPS, an action game. The beginning feels too hand holding even for a tutorial. I think back to the first battle in Final Fantasy Tactics where you only control the main character so it's impossible to lose but you get to see lots of cool stuff right off the bat, plus there's color. I also feel too well prepared. You get a rocket launcher right after the first tutorial battle. In some games that's like the most powerful weapon in the whole game (Resident Evil springs to mind).