I love this game because it took the gameplay ideas of Clone Commando, Mass Effect, and Gears of War and actually made them interesting and integral parts of the gameplay instead of things you might occasionally remember to use. It's a shame that the squad-commander shooter is practically dead today. I feel it had the potential to be just as prevalent as the Halo style movement shooter today if it was done properly early on.
I went into the Bureau knowing it would be a spin-off with a different take on the series. I was pleasantly surprised. I like the game a hell of a lot more than almost all of the reviews have given it credit for and I seems I wasn't the only one. I think Mass Effect helped because the combat and squad system reminded me a lot of that and to me that was a great thing. Positive association can go a long way.
Granted there were times where it did not feel like I was playing an XCOM game. Maybe something more along the lines of Gears of War. But for the most part, XCOM: The Bureau really pulls off making the world FEEL like the XCOM world. (Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within.) I think that fact alone means at least trying the game - Especially if you love XCOM. I think this feeling is achieved by using some of the same voice actors, the same environments, weapons, alien technology, soldier development, same creepy music, turn-based gameplay (sort-of) and even the same kind of quirky humor. For example seeing an Outsider spacecraft that resembled the Skyranger in XCOM EU. The game never explores or explains this but is this why the Skyranger looks the way it does? Perhaps the XCOM project stole some tech from the Outsider's back in the 50's? At one point during the supermarket map in XCOM EU, I heard a radio playing some old song and the Bureau captures that by doing the same thing on a few missions. Some old song playing on a radio left behind. Kind of creates a spooky anxious feeling and makes you wonder what happened to the people who were using it as a lifeline. Lieutenant Leon Barnes is a pilot in The Bureau that speaks with you during several mission and voiced by John Eric Bentley. The same voice actor is also one of your soldiers in XCOM EU. In The Bureau, Barnes speaks a little about his son. Could the soldier on your team who is voiced by the same actor be Barnes's son? The obligatory "German" scientist is in BOTH games. Though one is male and the other female. (Dr. Vahlen in XCOM EU/W) The weapons and even their order of discovery; Bullets, Laser, Plasma. The discovery of the sticky, alien grenade. The mind control ability. The alien interrogation (though not to the depth that I wanted.) The dual choices of upgrades for soldiers and their specific classes. The dark blue metal and glass floored structure of the Aliens is present in both games. Little things like that on top of solid and fun Turn-based gameplay are what made the game a great experience for me. Bringing up your command menu will slow time to a crawl but technically you can't call it Turn-based since time is still moving. But issuing orders to your two soldiers does feel a lot like XCOM and has the same basic strategy elements. I feel that only a true XCOM fan would pick up on all these shared qualities. It's a different game but all the lore, atmosphere and ambience of the XCOM universe is there if you care to look. I beat the game years ago and I can see now where some of the bad reviews are warranted. Though I doubt that my reasons for why the game was a bit of a disappointment, (mostly regarding story-line), align with most others complaints - which I think are mostly superficial. The XCOM fans were not expecting what they got. That alone can cause a ton of negative reviews - even when some of those people did not even give the game a chance. Kind of like the whole Dragon Age 2 thing. DA 2 was by no means a terrible game, it's just different than Dragon Age 1. It seems change generally makes people upset. I say go for it - you'll probably find more there than you've heard.
Worthwhile game. I came to it through team / squad shooters like the Brothers in Arms series and a love of 50's / 60's alien flicks. Really wish longtime X-Com fans would have given it a bit more of a chance. Would have loved more of this type of FPS in that series
@@JewTube001 Yeah, went looking for more of that 60's Cold War / Project Blue Book meets semi-serious Mars Attacks vibe and just not much out there. Would love to see more.
I went into The Bureau with no expectations, I saw reviews and thought the game would suck, and in my first 10 minutes, I agreed, it didn't seem great, but then when I gathered a small team I began to enjoy the combat, fighting with my two squadmates against 100s of aliens was fun and gave me the unique feeling of my decisions in combat mattering more because I'm participating in active combat, I loved it! Finding weapons in the field and fighting the aliens with their own weapons was awesome, throughout the game I was surprised, caught off guard, I began the game thinking I could predict the game's plot, and I failed horribly, because the story had twists and surprises that kept me on edge, Overall I loved the game, and think it's a hidden gem that people overlook too much, great review!
This video was so good. I am a huge fan of the new XCOM games but I had never really heard anyone talking about this game. I will definitely add this to the list of games that I might someday get around to playing.
@@hotcyder I have always felt that there aren't enough people talking about strategy game design on youtube so I have been working on a series about the design of strategy games which gets into the nitty gritty of how to critique and design strategy games. Maybe I will devote an episode to the design of The Bureau. Don't expect that for a long time though. College has kept me busy and I have a lot of other games to cover.
I remember when I got this game for free on Humble. Due to its mixed reviews I've seen on Steam, I approached it with low expectations, not to mention that I'm not a fan of the genre XCOM is known for in general... Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised with the game I got. I replayed The Bureau plenty of times to the point that I'm basically doing the yolo just like in this trailer I've never actually seen and still winning most of the fights. lol Heck, this game actually increased my interest in XCOM and eventually made me think about giving the other games a chance, may I remind that I'm not a fan of TBS, but then again I also enjoy the Worms titles so I guess I'm just having standards. If I had to describe The Bureau in one sentence, I'd call it "The Best Game Almost Nobody Liked".
rofl.. "YOLO" ? that is such something a millenial would say. I played through a lot of this game back on xbox 360 and I didn't have a problem with it, it was also during the era that hardcore neckbeards made it their mission to preach from their soapbox ruining everything. I couldn't even allow myself to be bothered with Mass Effect series thanks to them, but so much time has past the backlog just grows and grows. Millenials yolo philosophy has time warped everyone else to end game where the time is near missing out on good experiences.
@@Paperclown Sounds like you put too much focus and emphasis on what others think. I'm a millennial and enjoyed this, the entire ME series (even andromeda) on release day. Just do you my man.
Very underrated game! playing through it currently on my Steam Deck OLED and it's a blast - challenging and fun tactical gameplay and a great world/story
As a huge classic 50’s and 60’s sci fi movie nerd, when i first heard the rough concept of the bureau, i was actually thrilled! I assumed the following items to various degrees: 1. Xcom clone set in golden age america. 2. Enemies would be ripped from old films. 3. Classes-agent, soldier, professor, medic, cop. 4. You would fly a retro chopper to US cities. 5. Xcom but bigger, more focused. We got none.
Holy! The writing for this video is fantastic. Got thinking about this game randomly because I remember thinking it looked cool but never got around to playing it. I'll pick it up soon.
The dialogue options had potential of actually having impact, instead of just acting like it’s a Mass Effect clone. The length of the missions also was what left a bad taste in my mouth
This was such a great surprise in my subfeed! Appreciate you going back and shedding a new light on a game most have tried to bury under the rug! Your content is highly underrated.
The entire "commanded by a higher being" sends a very sad message however. It says that humans would not be able to overcome the Outsiders / Aliens / Invaders, that we need an Alien on our side or we stand no chance. Yet human history is a story of us prevailing over hardship on our own.
What a great video! Whether I liked the game or not (I did) you have made a great job researching the topic, connecting the dots and making some excellent points (even if some of the motivations behind this transitions were more... financial for sure so to speak).
I’m glad someone did a long form examination of this game. It’s so bizarre to me, I have no problem with a spin-off in a series that’s of a different genre but this game is a bit tonally off to me. Like testing weapons on live prisoners, that was a huge what the fuck moment for me that I remember more than anything else from this game lmao
I was in a shop and saw this beside kayn and lynch game and I didn't have much money to buy them both so I decided to buy this game, and I did a great job for buying it the game simply and shortly was very fun to play and I liked it very much.
I liked this game though I wish there was a wider variety of weapons in it. Make Submachine Guns a distinct weapon type instead of blending them and Assault Rifles for example. If memory serves there are actually no human tech Submachine Guns in the game just a Laser version. Maybe add the AR-15 which was used by the US Air Force in this era and soon after modified to create the M-16
I'm one of few that like The Bureau Xcom. I thought the game is alright not great but alright. I never understood why this game was so dislike until Fallout 76. I still think this game was good.
I wish they'd go back and make a XCOM strategy game with the same setting and tone. The 60s period esthetics is awesome, much better than a somewhat generic sci-fi look.
As a man who didn’t like this game, I found your perspective every interesting. My main problem was the many plot holes namely how they managed to cover this all up. However your video reminded me of my favorite part of the game the setting, atmosphere and good use of horror to give the player the feeling of hopelessness and the resolve to overcome this massive threat
I remember when Christopher Odd featured this game on his channel. I'm a XCOM fan, so decided to give it a go. I enjoyed it. Was fun to play. That's what matters.
I like this game only thing I hate about it is why does your character have to lose that classy agent outfit midgame and get replaced with a dad sweater
Wish I could find more games like that, I’m going to purchase it and play it tonight (don’t worry I paused the video before it even started and just looked at the comments so nothing has been spoiled for me) SO excited!!!!!!!!!{
So while I did kind of like the story and did enjoy the game, I still hated the concept of playing as Carter/Asaru/Whatever Super Powered Protagonist. For me, the beauty of X-Com was commanding a crew of fully customized men to fight against overwhelming odds. Carter violated both of those draws. First his existence as a main character tore that focus away. Second, power-budget. He was way overpowered way too fast. It'd take weeks in typical X-Com games to access laser weaponry, whereas Carter got them in the first 1-2 levels. He can summon shit. Telekinesis. Basically, the Bureau messed with the game's internal power-levels. 3 under-equipped agents in the past was able to kill waves after waves of aliens...where far in the future, mere sectoids could nearly wipe out your squad of 4-6 soldiers armored soldiers with modern assault rifles. Letting you field 3 super soldiers who could tear hordes of aliens apart took the strategy games gave. If I had the power to change this game, it's to up the level of customization and personalization of soldiers, remove Carter, and let players direct 4-6 customized agents instead, with a button to switch perspective at will. Replace the overly fantastic powers with something more mundane to ground your characters. Keep the more quiet exploration focused parts of some of the levels as they were nice. And slow the hell down with weapon acquisition.
XCOM is an exellent seriens but it was not a new idea. Many players nowdays are to old to remember the classical V-ISITORS series back from the Eighties. It was great, some clips to it you still find on TH-cam as well as the exellent pilot episode of the British TV Series UFO from the Sixties. The pilot is also complete on TH-cam under UFO: THE BIRTH OF SHADO. by FandersonUfo The simililarieties between the two series and the XCOM Tactical Games are striking.
The Bureau could've been a decent game if the level design and AI were less bad. The third-person shooter gameplay was bland but not awful, it had a couple of neat mechanics and gimmicks going for it, and the setting and story were neat. I still hold that the twist at the end is one of the better ones in video games. It's just that the level design is boring as hell and the AI (both allied and enemy) was completely awful. While the initial fan backlash might have mainly been based on a "not muh XCOM" sentiment, I don't think the game being largely overlooked by everyone was unwarranted. It's not entirely a bad game and it had a bunch of cool ideas, but overall it just isn't a good game.
Love this game but I have to admit I was disappointed at launch. I still remember the original previews when it was first person they changed so much and I feel this caused the negative feedback.
I think the main thing that killed the game was probably cause at the time people were just craving an Enemy Unknown sequel like crazy.
I actually very much liked this game. It was fun and very well driven story wise.
And it was HARD at times
Why doesn't this have more views? Hell, the 60's spy television edit at 5:42 was worth the price of admission alone.
I love this game because it took the gameplay ideas of Clone Commando, Mass Effect, and Gears of War and actually made them interesting and integral parts of the gameplay instead of things you might occasionally remember to use.
It's a shame that the squad-commander shooter is practically dead today. I feel it had the potential to be just as prevalent as the Halo style movement shooter today if it was done properly early on.
I went into the Bureau knowing it would be a spin-off with a different take on the series. I was pleasantly surprised. I like the game a hell of a lot more than almost all of the reviews have given it credit for and I seems I wasn't the only one. I think Mass Effect helped because the combat and squad system reminded me a lot of that and to me that was a great thing. Positive association can go a long way.
its easily the best we got in terms of a story for xcom.
Granted there were times where it did not feel like I was playing an XCOM game. Maybe something more along the lines of Gears of War. But for the most part, XCOM: The Bureau really pulls off making the world FEEL like the XCOM world. (Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within.) I think that fact alone means at least trying the game - Especially if you love XCOM.
I think this feeling is achieved by using some of the same voice actors, the same environments, weapons, alien technology, soldier development, same creepy music, turn-based gameplay (sort-of) and even the same kind of quirky humor.
For example seeing an Outsider spacecraft that resembled the Skyranger in XCOM EU. The game never explores or explains this but is this why the Skyranger looks the way it does? Perhaps the XCOM project stole some tech from the Outsider's back in the 50's?
At one point during the supermarket map in XCOM EU, I heard a radio playing some old song and the Bureau captures that by doing the same thing on a few missions. Some old song playing on a radio left behind. Kind of creates a spooky anxious feeling and makes you wonder what happened to the people who were using it as a lifeline.
Lieutenant Leon Barnes is a pilot in The Bureau that speaks with you during several mission and voiced by John Eric Bentley. The same voice actor is also one of your soldiers in XCOM EU. In The Bureau, Barnes speaks a little about his son. Could the soldier on your team who is voiced by the same actor be Barnes's son?
The obligatory "German" scientist is in BOTH games. Though one is male and the other female. (Dr. Vahlen in XCOM EU/W)
The weapons and even their order of discovery; Bullets, Laser, Plasma. The discovery of the sticky, alien grenade. The mind control ability. The alien interrogation (though not to the depth that I wanted.)
The dual choices of upgrades for soldiers and their specific classes.
The dark blue metal and glass floored structure of the Aliens is present in both games.
Little things like that on top of solid and fun Turn-based gameplay are what made the game a great experience for me. Bringing up your command menu will slow time to a crawl but technically you can't call it Turn-based since time is still moving. But issuing orders to your two soldiers does feel a lot like XCOM and has the same basic strategy elements.
I feel that only a true XCOM fan would pick up on all these shared qualities. It's a different game but all the lore, atmosphere and ambience of the XCOM universe is there if you care to look.
I beat the game years ago and I can see now where some of the bad reviews are warranted. Though I doubt that my reasons for why the game was a bit of a disappointment, (mostly regarding story-line), align with most others complaints - which I think are mostly superficial.
The XCOM fans were not expecting what they got. That alone can cause a ton of negative reviews - even when some of those people did not even give the game a chance.
Kind of like the whole Dragon Age 2 thing. DA 2 was by no means a terrible game, it's just different than Dragon Age 1.
It seems change generally makes people upset.
I say go for it - you'll probably find more there than you've heard.
Never was a big XCOM fan at all but this was the game that actually got me interested in checking out the other games in the series finally.
@@alucard624 That's awesome. So many people hate turn-based games until they give XCOM a chance. Hope you find them all enjoyable.
Worthwhile game. I came to it through team / squad shooters like the Brothers in Arms series and a love of 50's / 60's alien flicks. Really wish longtime X-Com fans would have given it a bit more of a chance. Would have loved more of this type of FPS in that series
its really fun if you're into old alien stuff. not a lot of that kind of nostalgia going around in the game industry these days.
@@JewTube001 Yeah, went looking for more of that 60's Cold War / Project Blue Book meets semi-serious Mars Attacks vibe and just not much out there. Would love to see more.
@@kaipacifica1289 It's a great concept for sure. Glad we got to see some classic MIB vibes in the xcom series.
I still come back to the teaser trailer every few years. Being a bioshock fan, I really wanted to see this MIB 60s FPS.
I feel this game wouldn't have got as much hate if it was released after Enemy Unknown as a Spinoff prequel
I went into The Bureau with no expectations, I saw reviews and thought the game would suck, and in my first 10 minutes, I agreed, it didn't seem great, but then when I gathered a small team I began to enjoy the combat, fighting with my two squadmates against 100s of aliens was fun and gave me the unique feeling of my decisions in combat mattering more because I'm participating in active combat, I loved it! Finding weapons in the field and fighting the aliens with their own weapons was awesome, throughout the game I was surprised, caught off guard, I began the game thinking I could predict the game's plot, and I failed horribly, because the story had twists and surprises that kept me on edge, Overall I loved the game, and think it's a hidden gem that people overlook too much, great review!
This video was so good. I am a huge fan of the new XCOM games but I had never really heard anyone talking about this game. I will definitely add this to the list of games that I might someday get around to playing.
Thanks Chariot - I'll be keen to know what you think once you try it
@@hotcyder I have always felt that there aren't enough people talking about strategy game design on youtube so I have been working on a series about the design of strategy games which gets into the nitty gritty of how to critique and design strategy games. Maybe I will devote an episode to the design of The Bureau. Don't expect that for a long time though. College has kept me busy and I have a lot of other games to cover.
I remember when I got this game for free on Humble.
Due to its mixed reviews I've seen on Steam, I approached it with low expectations, not to mention that I'm not a fan of the genre XCOM is known for in general... Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised with the game I got. I replayed The Bureau plenty of times to the point that I'm basically doing the yolo just like in this trailer I've never actually seen and still winning most of the fights. lol
Heck, this game actually increased my interest in XCOM and eventually made me think about giving the other games a chance, may I remind that I'm not a fan of TBS, but then again I also enjoy the Worms titles so I guess I'm just having standards.
If I had to describe The Bureau in one sentence, I'd call it "The Best Game Almost Nobody Liked".
The greatest disservice this game had was been announced before Enemy Unknown (when it was still an fps).
rofl.. "YOLO" ? that is such something a millenial would say. I played through a lot of this game back on xbox 360 and I didn't have a problem with it, it was also during the era that hardcore neckbeards made it their mission to preach from their soapbox ruining everything. I couldn't even allow myself to be bothered with Mass Effect series thanks to them, but so much time has past the backlog just grows and grows. Millenials yolo philosophy has time warped everyone else to end game where the time is near missing out on good experiences.
@@Paperclown Sounds like you put too much focus and emphasis on what others think. I'm a millennial and enjoyed this, the entire ME series (even andromeda) on release day. Just do you my man.
@@LynxStarAuto rofl a millenial. You People said that game was super gay and not play it.
I really appreciate the midi version of Gold digger in the background.
Very underrated game! playing through it currently on my Steam Deck OLED and it's a blast - challenging and fun tactical gameplay and a great world/story
As a huge classic 50’s and 60’s sci fi movie nerd, when i first heard the rough concept of the bureau, i was actually thrilled!
I assumed the following items to various degrees:
1. Xcom clone set in golden age america.
2. Enemies would be ripped from old films.
3. Classes-agent, soldier, professor, medic, cop.
4. You would fly a retro chopper to US cities.
5. Xcom but bigger, more focused.
We got none.
All I remember from this is watching an old let's play and remembering the Prey looking mimics and that's all lol much deeper than it seemed
Holy! The writing for this video is fantastic. Got thinking about this game randomly because I remember thinking it looked cool but never got around to playing it. I'll pick it up soon.
Thank you! Hope you get to the game soon, it's great!
You deserve a lot more praise for this video
The dialogue options had potential of actually having impact, instead of just acting like it’s a Mass Effect clone.
The length of the missions also was what left a bad taste in my mouth
That Gerry Anderson's UFO intro edit really took me off guard. Somehow I never noticed the connection before.
This was such a great surprise in my subfeed! Appreciate you going back and shedding a new light on a game most have tried to bury under the rug! Your content is highly underrated.
Thank you! :)
The entire "commanded by a higher being" sends a very sad message however. It says that humans would not be able to overcome the Outsiders / Aliens / Invaders, that we need an Alien on our side or we stand no chance. Yet human history is a story of us prevailing over hardship on our own.
I enjoyed it even though it was rough around the edges I feel like it if was pushed a little more it could been something good
This is one of my favourite games and the only xcom game I have played maybe that's why I loved it it's like Kotor but with guns
I bought this not long after beating Enemy Unknown and absolutely loved it. Great retrospective.
What a great video! Whether I liked the game or not (I did) you have made a great job researching the topic, connecting the dots and making some excellent points (even if some of the motivations behind this transitions were more... financial for sure so to speak).
i got it when it came out but my pc could not play it and i kinda forgot about it but now im finaly gonna play it.
By far the best review of this game that I could find.
I've picked up enemy unknown when siting at home with my right hand broken:)
Get well soon to your hand!
@@hotcyder That was 5 years ago, but thanks;)
This was a masterful essay over a masterful tale. X-com would be a great miniserie...
While I prefer my Xcom to be a strategy game, I've always loved this side game.
Finish the game and came back to the spoiler section. Thanks for the video
I like to think the main character becomes the councilman
Very underrated video and channel. Keep up the good work mate
I’m glad someone did a long form examination of this game. It’s so bizarre to me, I have no problem with a spin-off in a series that’s of a different genre but this game is a bit tonally off to me. Like testing weapons on live prisoners, that was a huge what the fuck moment for me that I remember more than anything else from this game lmao
This game still seems so good. I can't wait to play this game
Very well made video.
Please keep doing it.
For anyone who stumbles across this video during this week, xbox has this game on sale for basically nothing
I was in a shop and saw this beside kayn and lynch game and I didn't have much money to buy them both so I decided to buy this game, and I did a great job for buying it the game simply and shortly was very fun to play and I liked it very much.
I loved the game without even knowing what xcom was about. The gameplay, the graphics, and the story actually shocked me at times
Well structured review, bro! Keep it up ;)
I understand the frustration behind the bioshock XCOM. But I'm interested in seeing that game.
I liked this game though I wish there was a wider variety of weapons in it. Make Submachine Guns a distinct weapon type instead of blending them and Assault Rifles for example. If memory serves there are actually no human tech Submachine Guns in the game just a Laser version. Maybe add the AR-15 which was used by the US Air Force in this era and soon after modified to create the M-16
I'm one of few that like The Bureau Xcom. I thought the game is alright not great but alright. I never understood why this game was so dislike until Fallout 76. I still think this game was good.
I wish they'd go back and make a XCOM strategy game with the same setting and tone. The 60s period esthetics is awesome, much better than a somewhat generic sci-fi look.
As a man who didn’t like this game, I found your perspective every interesting. My main problem was the many plot holes namely how they managed to cover this all up. However your video reminded me of my favorite part of the game the setting, atmosphere and good use of horror to give the player the feeling of hopelessness and the resolve to overcome this massive threat
I feel some hesitation at playing this game, but... I'll give it a try
How did it feel? Just wanna know
@@jacksoninc.4062 i love how it played out. if you're in to xcom lore or alien fandom then its worth checking out.
Bro, this was big of you to do, thank you for giving it a shot
I remember when Christopher Odd featured this game on his channel. I'm a XCOM fan, so decided to give it a go.
I enjoyed it. Was fun to play. That's what matters.
I like this game
only thing I hate about it is why does your character have to lose that classy agent outfit midgame and get replaced
with a dad sweater
You know though.
I'm still kind of upset that Starcraft: Ghost never made it anywhere.
Yeah that would have been sick
Was that an extremely young and thin Angry Joe?
Sure was!
loved this and never even played the original xcom titles, i hate a turn based strategy and prefer a 3rd person shooter strategy
Wish I could find more games like that, I’m going to purchase it and play it tonight (don’t worry I paused the video before it even started and just looked at the comments so nothing has been spoiled for me) SO excited!!!!!!!!!{
I quite like the bureau.
Bought this one for less than 5 dollars. Its quite fun, but nothing that special. Its about time we get a Xcom 3 already.
That or a difrent franchise by the same studio. Syndicate reboot?
11:56 "Loss of identity, loss of free will and the disintegration of the family and community." Sounds like our current society.
way better than ME Andromeda.
Lets not forget x com interceptor!!!
I forgot XCOM Interceptor
I saw someone say that this game was worse than Enforcer, and like.... no???????????????????
It's absolutely not!
They tried, dammit.
So while I did kind of like the story and did enjoy the game, I still hated the concept of playing as Carter/Asaru/Whatever Super Powered Protagonist. For me, the beauty of X-Com was commanding a crew of fully customized men to fight against overwhelming odds. Carter violated both of those draws. First his existence as a main character tore that focus away. Second, power-budget. He was way overpowered way too fast. It'd take weeks in typical X-Com games to access laser weaponry, whereas Carter got them in the first 1-2 levels. He can summon shit. Telekinesis. Basically, the Bureau messed with the game's internal power-levels. 3 under-equipped agents in the past was able to kill waves after waves of aliens...where far in the future, mere sectoids could nearly wipe out your squad of 4-6 soldiers armored soldiers with modern assault rifles. Letting you field 3 super soldiers who could tear hordes of aliens apart took the strategy games gave.
If I had the power to change this game, it's to up the level of customization and personalization of soldiers, remove Carter, and let players direct 4-6 customized agents instead, with a button to switch perspective at will. Replace the overly fantastic powers with something more mundane to ground your characters. Keep the more quiet exploration focused parts of some of the levels as they were nice. And slow the hell down with weapon acquisition.
can't really change that due to carter's true nature. maybe make another story based xcom 20 years later where you don't play as the sleeper.
YOLOOOOOOO
XCOM is an exellent seriens but it was not a new idea. Many players nowdays are to old to remember the classical V-ISITORS series back from the Eighties. It was great, some clips to it you still find on TH-cam as well as the exellent pilot episode of the British TV Series UFO from the Sixties. The pilot is also complete on TH-cam under UFO: THE BIRTH OF SHADO. by FandersonUfo The simililarieties between the two series and the XCOM Tactical Games are striking.
Great Video about a underrated game. For the high quality of this video essay, you have far too few subs
The Bureau could've been a decent game if the level design and AI were less bad. The third-person shooter gameplay was bland but not awful, it had a couple of neat mechanics and gimmicks going for it, and the setting and story were neat. I still hold that the twist at the end is one of the better ones in video games. It's just that the level design is boring as hell and the AI (both allied and enemy) was completely awful. While the initial fan backlash might have mainly been based on a "not muh XCOM" sentiment, I don't think the game being largely overlooked by everyone was unwarranted. It's not entirely a bad game and it had a bunch of cool ideas, but overall it just isn't a good game.
Yes the game reminds a bit of those classical British and American SF movies from the Fifties and Sixties.
Love this game but I have to admit I was disappointed at launch. I still remember the original previews when it was first person they changed so much and I feel this caused the negative feedback.
It really reminded me of Mass Effect, except on steroids and slightly less RPG oriented. At least it was better than Dark Void...
Nice video! Would definitely subscribe if you make more like this one.
Видос огронь, автору респект.
Привет ребят! я начал тоже эту игру записывать) кому интересно заглядывайте, на канале ещё действует розыгрышь)