#24

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

November 4, 2013 — 00:00 / 32:26

A game that needs no introduction: the introduction is the only good part of the game. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified suffers from an incredibly alienating game trope: a disastrous third act. Also featured in this podcast, these amazing things: games with semicolons, voice acting auditions for Gruff Male #374, and more semicolons: they’re great: declassified edition: a tale of two sons.

04:22 Kenny proclaims that the 1950’s vibe worked.
04:45 Matt offers up his first award-winning rendition of Gruff Male #374.
07:20 Here’s a glimpse at the only good part of the game — the queue-based combat system.
12:54 Kenny and Matt discuss this incredibly sloppy transition from a dream sequence to dialogue.
16:00 For our SAT listeners, the definition of gesticulation.
16:51 We’ve picked exactly the same path in many other games that we’ve reviews, like Bastion and Infamous 2.
20:34 We pinpoint the exact moment where this game goes completely off the rails.
22:14 Check out this hilarious, existential convo between two ethereals.
28:10 Let’s reminisce about who was onboard for the next Deus Ex sequel.
30:03 Listen to Kenny pronounce Firaxis as Fire-axis.

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