These guys were sitting in their offices at the bank, at the PR agency, or whatever, and then the call comes. 'One, that these guys fighting for EXALT, they're not soldiers - you are fighting the believers themselves. 'We wanted to communicate two things with how they looked,' he said. 'We said, 'Okay we can ship this.' but it didn't really communicate what we wanted to about EXALT.

'We went through a number of design iterations for the EXALT we tried cobra-style with weird night vision goggles and webbing, urban camp stuff, all of that,' Gupta explained. 'These guys were sitting in their offices at the bank, at the PR agency, or whatever, and then the call comes.' These guys weren't exactly dressed for combat with grenades and face-melting laser beams. Something I immediately noticed about the EXALT forces was their dress code: starched white suits and orange ties, black slacks and sleek shoes. XCOM and EXALT are in direct opposition.' 'And we - XCOM - are fighting for the same resources. 'They want that alien technology, those genetic modifications,' Gupta said. Gupta said he takes 'special pride' in the EXALT storyline, pitting humanity against humanity in an agonizing tug-of-war for resources, control and survival. The arrival of the alien menace was seen as an opportunity for them to rise up - and since they have already been waiting for years, maybe decades, to make a move, they don't mind if a couple million people have to die to make their dream a reality. It's difficult to describe Enemy Within's new tools and tricks without first introducing the narrative addition: EXALT, an underground paramilitary organization with 'misguided sympathies' for the alien invaders, as lead designer Anada Gupta described it to Polygon.ĮXALT members are intent on acquiring the same alien technology and artifacts that are critical to XCOM's efforts, but want this technology to help them assume what they feel is their rightful place as rulers of the world. In a recent hands-on demo, the company revealed more additions to the game's strategy, including more resources and new mission types - along with a perilous new enemy. In August, 2K announced XCOM: Enemy Within, a 'Firaxis-style' expansion loaded with new weapons, items, maps and ways for players to ramp up the tactical aspects of last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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