Posted on: August 16, 2018
DeadYorick
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One of the worse reboots
When "The Bureau XCOM Declassified" was first announced it was going to be a first person shooter just with slight tactical elements and a completely different aesthetic to the original Xcom games. This caused a severe fan backlash and resulted in the devs saying very vitriolic statements like "you can't sell a strategy game in today's climate". Implying that the publisher 2K was just putting this game out to cash in on an old IP that still had name recognition. After this backlash Firaxis jumped in and created Xcom Enemy Unknown. Which was exactly what the fans wanted. Enemy Unknown did so surprisingly well it even funded an expansion pack and later a sequel. This begged the question, what would happen to the first person shooter project? Well it was turned into this game. The Bureau was turned into a third person shooter with Mass Effect elements. A lot of which seem out of place like they were shoehorned in as a response to the backlash. A lot of the problems with this game amount to it just being very safe and generic. The alien designs look extremely generic compared to the original first person shooter trailer. The main character is extremely bland and forgettable. The game's twist is the only memorable story moment and it leads to a very unsatisfying ending choice. It's unsurprising this game was so quickly forgotten by people because it really felt like the product an apathetic publisher was just churning out to make back on their investment. This to me is the definition of an average to mediocre game. Overall even to fans of shooters I would suggest looking elsewhere. It feels very boring and passionless. And I would sincerely suggest getting Xcom Enemy Unknown instead. Which felt highly polished and very inspired by comparison.
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