The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

This was a weird take on the XCOM series. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't nearly what I'd of hoped it would be.

Хорошая, интересная игра, класный сюжет, дубляж

The Bureau is like someone said ‘What if XCOM was a 1960s sci-fi thriller, but also kind of Mass Effect and sometimes just a cover shooter?’ And weirdly it works. The Good Stuff: + Cool Retro Sci-Fi Atmosphere: The Cold War-era aesthetic + alien invasion vibes = a setting that’s genuinely unique. Feels like The X-Files meets Mad Men meets XCOM. + Tactical Third-Person Combat: Not full strategy like classic XCOM, but there's squad command depth here. Flanking, suppressing, and using powers like Lift and Mind Control make fights feel strategic and satisfying—when it all works. + You’re Basically Alien-Fighting Men in Black: Fedoras, suits, glowing alien tech—it’s silly and stylish in a good way. + Guns and Powers Feel Satisfying: Especially later in the game when you unlock abilities that really shake up fights. Once you hit your groove, it feels cool. + Solid Sound Design & Music: Gunplay sounds meaty, powers feel punchy, and the score fits the eerie, 60s sci-fi tone perfectly The “It’s Fine, I Guess” Section: = Cover Shooter Mechanics Are Serviceable: If you’ve played Mass Effect 2 or 3 or Gears of War, this won’t blow your mind. It works, but it’s not revolutionary. = Story Has Cool Ideas, So-So Execution: The main plot starts strong, with secret government programs and alien tech conspiracies — but the characters don’t fully land, and the emotional beats fall flat The Not-So-Great Stuff: - Wasted Potential: There’s a great game in here somewhere. But it's buried under safe design choices and a confused identity between tactical shooter and RPG-lite due to ist development history. Verdict: The Bureau is a weird, flawed gem. It’s not the XCOM strategy masterpiece you might expect — but if you’re in the mood for a stylish, atmospheric alien invasion story with tactical third-person combat and 1960s paranoia, it’s worth your time. It plays like Mass Effect meets XCOM-lite, and once you accept it on those terms, you’ll find a surprisingly fun and unique experience—rough edges and all. “Come for the fedoras and laser pistols. Stay because it’s actually better than people said... just not quite what anyone expected.”

very cool game

Nie jest to typowy X-Com - tutaj zrobiono to w stylu strzelanki TPP, ale można wydawać kompanom polecenia jak w Mass Effect - fabuła też jest bardziej rozbudowana - można rozmawiać w bazie z postaciami npc (jest nawet koło wyboru kwestii), można wykonywać misje, wybierając je z mapy świata, ale jest dość ograniczona liczba, na tyle jednak, by grą się nie znudzić. Graficznie też daje radę nawet dziś. Aha no i jest rozwój postaci, wybiera się umiejętności aktywne i pasywne. Niczego tej grze nie brakuje w sumie.