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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Developer: 2K Marin Publisher: 2K Games
19 August 2013
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I just didn't like the combat in this at all. xcom doesn't translate well to an an action shooter. i originally played it on second hardest difficulty, but my lack of wanting to 'git gud' at the shitty cover mechanics and pausing to give commands was just tedious and boring, so i bumped it down to second easiest. i rushed through it as fast as possible, the story was pretty shitty so i skipped all cutscenes and dialogue. it luckily only took me a few hours but the game just felt very tedious. the upgrade system is convoluted and pointless, infact this entire game just felt pointless. very unsatisfying gameplay.

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eliottstaten The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-03-11T01:07:10Z
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droppod40 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-03-09T20:56:34Z
2024-03-09T20:56:34Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
LIFEBEACH The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-03-05T20:29:04Z
2024-03-05T20:29:04Z
1.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
kohncke The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-02-07T00:32:56Z
2024-02-07T00:32:56Z
4.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
JeuneEpsy The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-02-01T22:41:37Z
2024-02-01T22:41:37Z
3.0
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honey_honey The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-01-06T19:38:30Z
2024-01-06T19:38:30Z
3.0
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DJSuleiman The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2024-01-05T03:08:08Z
Xbox 360
2024-01-05T03:08:08Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
GR3NIXX The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2023-12-12T14:23:45Z
2023-12-12T14:23:45Z
2.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
fshit The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2023-11-19T18:28:44Z
2023-11-19T18:28:44Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Aazal_K The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2023-11-16T04:07:41Z
2023-11-16T04:07:41Z
2.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Fet The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2023-10-30T17:28:41Z
Windows / Mac
2023-10-30T17:28:41Z
3.0
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DookTooks The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2023-10-22T14:44:41Z
2023-10-22T14:44:41Z
2.5
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  • DaughterOfJanus 2019-07-29 18:06:28.755445+00
    I liked this a lot more than I expected to, and certainly more than most other people have, but there's no explaining why without spoilers.

    The gameplay is not great, neither is a fair bit of the writing admittedly, but I am legitimately impressed by their ambition with the narrative and what they tried to do, even if they didn't fully pull it off.

    Here's an interesting nugget: following massive layoffs at 2K Marin after this game did poorly, some of the people who worked on this joined Arkane and worked on Prey, which I think is why I found a lot of curious similarities.
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    • alliterativeAlpinist 2022-04-04 13:12:25.493082+00
      Good point, the similarities are definitely there
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  • Aurochz 2022-12-30 03:52:34.480471+00
    BETRAYAL
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