XCOM meets Rashomon in Vaunted, a tactical RPG where your characters can rewrite history from their perspective

I'm not sure I've entirely got my head around Vaunted, the latest game to emerge from the stable of Hooded Horse, PC gaming's hottest publisher. Revealed at last week's Xbox Partner Preview, Vaunted is a sci-fi tactical RPG where you control a motley crew of thieves and mercenaries forced to do the bidding of a criminal syndicate after an ambitious expedition goes horribly awry.

I understand the bones of Vaunted well enough, though, I do have some questions. The game involves assembling...