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Rev3Games - THE BUREAU: XCOM Declassified First Gameplay! Tactics, Permadeath, and Third-Person Shooting

Debut Gameplay Reveal - "The Signal" Mission


New pics

http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/13/the-bureau-xcom-declassified-screens-show-teamwork-aliens/

Previews

Eurogamer

Destructoid

IGN

Kotaku

Gamespot

Gamesradar

 

[BladeRunner12]

There's also a preview and interview up on Strategy Informer.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

There's also a preview and interview up on Strategy Informer.

Yeah looks like previews are coming in.

Destructoid

IGN

Kotaku

Gamespot

Gamesradar

 

[thesuperfunk]

The setting reminds me a bit of the early Resistance plot.

 

[SirIgbyCeaser]

Mass effect is finally getting a sequel.

Grain filter has returned.

I love xcom: enemy unknown but I dislike that this game is counting on certain shooting troops like exploding barrels.

 

[zakislam]

Looks like it's going on the right tracks, gameplay looks great.

 

[Qvoth]

cowboys and aliens 60s version?

 

[reptilescorpio]

I really hope that will be the cover, looks really cool and intriguing.

 

[The_Monk]

I like the setting to be honest but I'm still not sure about the gameplay. Either way, thanks for posting fellow GAFfer.

 

[KKRT00]

Lol, worse AI than mass effect 2, he showed cover for both and one of agents jumped in front of it, instead of hiding behind it.

Also wtf with those M14 weapons spread around battlefield?

Also indestructible cover ... Seems easy as fuck. It should be made in Mass Effect 1 fashion, not 2/3.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I really hope that will be the cover, looks really cool and intriguing.

Maybe they changed it.

 

[Niwa]

This looks like fun.

 

[keit4]

Sounds very interesting.

The cover art reminds me to the Bourne Legacy one:

 

[Polo67]

Eh.. Not impressed. This Gen is starting to wind down outside of GTA, DS2 and Sonys first party.

 

[James-Ape]

it looks ok, but the original reveal's enemies were more interesting.

 

[PumpkinPie]

It looks really good.

 

[DJwest]

Looks awesome.

 

[Dmax3901]

So the protagonist is named after the Senior Producer? That's awkward...

 

[Ace Harding]

The idea of integrating some strategy elements from Xcom is cool but so far the execution looks a little rough. Things just seemed a little janky in that gameplay video, and shooting does not look great compared to other cover-based TP shooters.

 

[Marcel]

Gotta be one of the ugliest HUDs I've seen in a while. How long have they been working on this again?

 

[eshwaaz]

Such mixed feelings on this. I absolutely love the setting and premise, but have no interest in playing a tactical squad-based shooter.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Maybe they changed it.

Yeah that is pretty bland, after the whole Bioshock Infinite cover thing I would expect 2K to want something more striking. Which is okay as the ones from the OP look fantastic!

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Gotta be one of the ugliest HUDs I've seen in a while. How long have they been working on this again?

XCOM, in development since 2006, was unveiled as a first-person shooter in June 2010 and since then it has been repeatedly delayed and changed. In April 2013, the game was rebranded as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bureau:_XCOM_Declassified

 

[alexandros]

Meh. It seems like it would be much better as a strategy game, curse this shooter epidemic!

 

[Jb]

Visually the game looks oddly washed out. The time period immediately reminds me of Mafia 2 that went for a similar cartoony early 60's vibe but looked much more vibrant.

Cautiously optimistic about the game overall though. We haven't had a Brothers in Arms game in a while and this could fit the bill.

 

[Marcel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bureau:_XCOM_Declassified

I was asking in a sort of rhetorical way since I know the game has been in development hell for a while, but I didn't realize it was seven years. Wow.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Gotta be one of the ugliest HUDs I've seen in a while. How long have they been working on this again?

Oof, yeah, do not like that.

I do like the non-"digital" view shots though.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Current version started in 2010 when the old era and design was scrapped completely and development moved from 2K Australia to 2K Marin. Some of the old team left and started up another company.

The stuff from 2006 was just concepts thrown around by Irrational themselves rather than Marin/Aus.

 

[Chev]

As said in the other topic (for the video detailing the changes), I like the new gameplay but not that they reverted to the usual stable of enemies - the abstract ones were much more interesting.

 

[Corto]

Looking good. Nice threesome of Bioshock/Xcom/Mass Effect. I just want to wait for more details about leveling/tech trees and tactical playing but is on my radar for sure.

 

[Haunted]

Not a fan of the blue and orange aesthetic of tactical view.

Just let me pull back the camera a little and take in my surroundings "honestly". No need for this special view with wallhacks and enemy highlighting and stuff.

Visually the game looks oddly washed out. The time period immediately reminds me of Mafia 2 that went for a similar cartoony early 60's vibe but looked much more vibrant.

There's a strong filter overlaid that mutes all the colours and is supposed to (I guess) evoke the colour scheme we're used to from photos and videos taken in the 60s and 70s. Think Instagram. (yuck)

 

[Jackpot]

Debut Gameplay Reveal - "The Signal" Mission

:/ i was more excited about the investagatory side. That gameplay is every cover-based-shooter cliche rolled into one.

 

[Bog]

Rev3Games - THE BUREAU: XCOM Declassified First Gameplay! Tactics, Permadeath, and Third-Person Shooting

Why's the rev3 guy repeat everything he says? "So you said, so you said, there's a, uh, there's a..."

 

[ElbowRocket]

This looks cool, hope the gameplay holds up. Holding thumbs.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Why's the rev3 guy repeat everything he says? "So you said, so you said, there's a, uh, there's a..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJVSNhqa-s

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Eurogamer preview

Right now thought, it's clear that this is very much the XCOM you love and know taken from a different perspective - and that should be more than enough to abate any residual fears.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Eurogamer preview

Added, thanks.

 

[PaulloDEC]

Why's the rev3 guy repeat everything he says? "So you said, so you said, there's a, uh, there's a..."

I think Max sometimes struggles with putting his thoughts into words, so he does a bit of repeating/stumbling during conversations. He's a cool dude, though.

Game looks pretty interesting, though as a non-strategy-minded guy, I'm pretty hesitant still. I like the look in any case, there's something vaguely illustrative about it while still being realistic.

 

[Socky]

It looks interesting and I like the similarity to Brothers in Arms, but really, no co-op? With 'Team' one of your main game elements? It doesn't mean I won't buy it, but for my XCOM loving friends and I, that would have made it a near-must buy. I'm a little disappointed. Still, I remain curious.

 

[loganclaws]

Looks generic as fuck. Thank god this was put on the back burner and enemy unknown was released, otherwise the x-com series would be done.

 

[a secret-boss]

this game jumped from LOL-category to I want to see more

 

[Metalmurphy]

I like how they have no problems showing how bad the AI is.


Saw one guy jump right over cover even though it was just told to take cover on the other side.

 

[derFeef]

I like it still, but wish it had less generic enemies and more experimental one like the old version.

 

[DodgerSan]

Just noticed that Enemy Unknown is -66% on Steam (UK at least) making it £10. Definitely worth grabbing if you haven't already.

 

[ButchCat]

That trailer was really well edited. Really digged that one.

Edit: Is it me or does the main protagonist sound like he's voiced by Troy Baker?

 

[Cyberia]

''First gameplay'' Well IGN had already the exclusive last week.

Game looks better than I expected, but the artstyle is pretty terrible.

 

[Castef]

They cut away the management part. That's bad, because it could have added something nice to the shooter itself.

 

[lefantome]

I hope it will be more similar to Brothers in Arms than Mass Effect

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Dang, this actually looks really cool!

 

[pakkit]

I'm pretty optimistic.

A collaboration of Firaxis, the world builders from Bioshock, and the writing team from Spec Ops... Take Two is one of the best publishers in the industry right now, I really like how they've built games the last half of this generation.