Are people forgetting that XCom was actually kind of mediocre or what? It was buggy, full of easily exploitable AI, and had very shallow and relatively linear base building and research, as well as a linear campaign. The remake is a pale shadow of the depth and scope of the originals, as old and janky as they look now. It was the Long War modders that turned XCom into an epic that surpassed the originals. If Firaxis hasn't offered some kind of employment opportunity to Johnnylump and Amineri I would be shocked.
I mean don't get me wrong, this may end up being the first game I've ever pre-ordered, I love everything XCom. But if they haven't absorbed at least some of the stuff Long War added to the original, this game will be mediocre too.