Xcom 2 rocks! I love that game too. I especially liked the DLC adding The Lost to the mix. Very zombie apocalypse like with The Lost missions.
You might not fully get the overall story for XCom2 without playing 1, but it is not as much a story game as it is a military anti alien task force management blow up aliens in turn based mode game.
But character customization is fun and characters can die and be new ones hired to replace the old. You can make endless numbers of custom characters, which is one of the most fun parts about it.
But BG3 beats it out any day so far. 😁
Have you tried Solasta? It is another D&D 5e game. Still not as cinematic as BG3, but it is a fun RPG where you create a party of 4 custom characters and adventure in a fantasy world with turn based combat. It is also in EA, but will be full released soon. That game has fun party banter.
