14 DAY TRIAL // Eric Caponi, a leading narrative designer working on The Bureau, says that his game has clear links to XCOM: Enemy Unknown and that many elements of the two games are tied narratively.
The developer tells fans in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit that they will see versions of the Sectoids and the Mutons that are less evolved than those in Enemy Unknown.
At the same time, players will be able to see how the alien races are working together and will discover more information about what binds them together as a combat force.
Caponi adds, “We’ve shown the Sectopod, which is effectively a prototype of the more powerful one we see in Enemy Unknown. Looking at the redesigns of those enemies and imagining what earlier and less advanced versions would look like was fun and challenging.”
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be out on the PlayStation 3, the PC and the Xbox 360 on August 20 in North America and three days later in Europe.