Analyzing XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s soldier progression with producer Garth DeAngelis

“I weaved this whole tale in my head regarding their 30-plus missions together, racking up the kills, working together, and becoming ‘blood sisters,’” began Garth DeAngelis, producer for developer Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown, in a recent interview with GamesBeat. He was talking about the female snipers, Oba Legetho and Xia Lin, in his XCOM squad. “Poor Xia died,” he continued. “Oba became my volunteer Psionic, and she took down the Temple Ship in the end — fueled by the memory of her ex-comrade.”