2K Reveals The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

[bliebblob]

Welp, I'm still interested. And since we already got a "real" X-com game as well, I don't see how anyone could complain about this game's existance.
That said, no gameplay shown = stay cautious.

BTW look at 1m24 on the door, thought that was a nice touch

 

[Smooth Operator]

Seems you're pretty good at ignoring things. Mostly facts.

Right and you are arguing with me based on no facts at all, look mate if you don't know the details then we really have nothing to discuss so bother someone else in the future.

 

[Bindal]

Seems you're pretty good at ignoring things. Mostly facts.

Right and you are arguing with me based on no facts at all, look mate if you don't know the details then we really have nothing to discuss so bother someone else in the future.

If you stop hating for the sake of hating, fine. But you don't seem to be willing to do that.

 

[maninahat]

Naaaah. It's lost me. Having never played an XCOM game, I wasn't one of the people who were furious to see this thing when it first emerged. Nevertheless, the more gameplay footage I've seen, the more I realise I just can't be arsed with it. I'm all for FPSs in unusual settings, but it feels like we're missing out on what could have been a cool, detective orientated, MiB game: a first person LA Noire with aliens. If we are going to completely disregard XCOM titles and have it in an entirely different genre, why have it as yet another clumsy FPS, or third person squad shooter?

 

[Jerusalem]

I'm not against this, suprisingly. I dunno, seeing that it is now rather evident to even 2K that there's a demand for XCOM-style games, I'm thinking they might indeed end up taking a lot of pointers from the success of Enemy Unknown. Which bodes well to the prospect of getting a shooter that's actually trying to impress me, instead of trying to push lame ass marketing buttons.

 

[Tom_green_day]

Was I the only person who noticed the goddamn pip-boy? The thing he put on before putting his hand in the fire?
Actually it reminded me of Fallout a lot. The music, the broken bike, the aforementioned pip-boy. I guess it would make sense because it's got the 50/60s theme in common.
OT: I thought this looked good before and I'm excited again. Sounds promising. I would have actually preferred it in first-person, but apparently any first-person game nowadays is a clone of CoD so what do I know?

 

[Neverhoodian]

I actually got the impression that this was a prequel to the newer Enemy Unknown, rather than the original game.

They always said that it is set in the world of the original series, not EU. Both 2K Marin and Firaxis.

Except the game manual for the original X-COM: UFO Defense clearly states that the organization was founded on December 11, 1998.

http://www.xcomufo.com/x1manual.pdf

(Jump down to page 12)

The way I see it, The Bureau takes place in a "what if" or "elseworlds" alternate reality. If it's related to any other X-COM game, it will most likely be with Enemy Unknown, especially considering how that game was a reboot of UFO Defense.

Having calmed down a bit now that a proper X-COM strategy game has seen the light of day, I've adopted more of a "wait and see" attitude instead of, well, you know...

Spoiler

 

[LordMonty]

Sounds good, its a single player shooter... that is pretty rare so kinda of excited, can hope for a game like good old 'Black' but I won't hold my breath.

 

[mad825]

This is probably the best way they could have done this. XCom fans are happy because the main series is still a tactical, turn-based affair, and the spin offs get to explore the world and broaden the lore with different gameplay styles. Everybody wins. Who knows? Maybe we'll see an XCom RTS spin-off where the invasion has become all out war. Suits me fine.

Erm, excuse me. Have you played the game already? If so, where may we see actual gameplay footage?

Too many games in the past have tried to appeal everyone which turned into a bloody mess with one audience being favoured over the other. DNF was a Frankenstein monster theme wise in more ways than one.

 

[octafish]

So Brothers in Arms then. Maybe with some permadeath, but not the protagonist because people love their brown haired Caucasians.

 

[chikusho]

Why the hell would you want real time squad based combat and give control of your squad to shitty AI? With Permadeath?
This... No, I can't see this working at all.

 

[archvile93]

If they're going to include permadeath in a game without direct control over everyone, these squadmates better have some of the best friendly AI I've ever seen. I don't want this to be one giant escort mission.

 

[Chadling]

Same old crud, different marketing. I'll wait to see what the reviewers say, but even still, I'm going to get Enemy Unknown before I even think of this game. Because, you know, that game is actually X-Com.

 

[Mumorpuger]

I dig the retro style. In any case, this sounds WAY better than the testosterone-laden announcement they came out with before Enemy Unknown. Now, if they can get the squad based aspect of it on the same level as Republic Commando, I'd be a happy man.

 

[Ralen-Sharr]

I am happy to see that it will be a purely single player experience. Perhaps the well selling Bioshock Infinite and The Bureau: X-COM Declassified will show other developers and publishers that not every game needs multiplayer. I do like the idea of permadeath. Will that apply to the player character and their teammates or just their teammates?

It does sound like a pretty interesting game. I will most likely pre-order a copy in the next few days.

I really hope it's permadeath for everyone. Failing a mission and getting a squad wipe shouldn't end your game, just make it harder.

One of the things I like about XCOM. Also one of the reasons I try to make sure my backups aren't just a pack of noobs.

 

[OManoghue]

This could be interesting, I'd still like to see gameplay though

 

[shrekfan246]

3rd-person squad-based real-time combat-sandwich? How does that... oh hell no... is this going to play like Dragon Age but with guns? I can't tell from the trailer because it's not even prerendered, thus even less useful than the sticky tissues Square Enix usually hands us... and I can't find any gameplay footage. Oh well, I guess I can wait for a while to decide if I'm going to hate the mechanics.

Btw, fighting off aliens in the 50s is about as appealing as playing as a big daddy in Rapture.

More likely, and/or hopefully at least, like Star Wars: Republic Commando, where your squad was completely controlled by the AI but you had a ton of context-sensitive actions you could tell them to perform, or switch their behavior between aggressive/defensive/etc.

OT: I would love for another tactical squad-based shooter. Outside of the Tom Clancy games I can't even think of one that's been released since 2005 (Mass Effect is discounted by the fact that the AI is utterly inept and you're better off leaving them to their own devices and doing everything yourself).

Glad to hear this hasn't been cancelled.

EDIT: Also, considering the gameplay of Bioshock 2 was far better than that of Bioshock, I'm looking forward to seeing how they handle this.

 

[1337mokro]

The team based tactical shooter is also an endangered genre, therefore I am happy that this game still got released.

The date of august 20th is even better because that hits us right during the usual gaming drought and middle of summer holidays, so that means lots of free time to play this.

 

[Yopaz]

Live action trailer... yeah, I'm going to wait for some more before I make up my mind here. I would like a good squad based shooter with some twists such as should be expected in an Xcom game, but I'm going to be cautious here. I am intrigued though.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

hopefully this turns out well. The aesthetic and time period seem unique in the current market plus I already got a mainline XCOM so a spinoff that puts you in the middle of the action seems neat.