@da_667 I read this review of Xenonauts 2 thinking of this the entire time:

@NosirrahSec lmao. I remember when XCOM2 was out and most people were having the same complaints and I was all like

'have you heard of my good friend, the flashbang? Deletes mind control, stops captains from marking targets, snakes can't spit poison or bind targets, mutons can't use plasma grenades or counter melee attacks, codexes can't split or teleport.'