Thankfully I was wrong and they didn’t simply copy other games, but added and tweaked a few features that I would argue is much better for the genre overall. If I’m being honest, I was somewhat expecting Gears Tactics to essentially be a reskin of popular games like X-COM and the like. Now you’ll need to think very strategically with its turn based gameplay as you’re given numerous goals and objectives in your missions. The biggest change is obviously the drastic shift in genre and gameplay, swapping third person shooting for top down strategy. I won’t lie, I had more than one jaw dropping moment watching the beautiful cutscenes play out between missions. Luckily, Gears Tactics’ narrative is very self-contained, so if you’re not completely up to par on Gears lore to this point, you can still enjoy an interesting story, though fans are going to get the most out of it when major plot points are revealed.
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While Ukkon may not be quite as memorable as Skorge or General RAAM as the main antagonist, once his background is revealed, he’s just as important to the overall Gears lore as any other main character, which is incredibly exciting for hardcore fans like myself that are enthralled into its narrative. Regardless of everyone’s reason to joining and helping Gabe in their mission, they all agree to Ukkon must be stopped, regardless of the cost. Gabe can’t fight this fight alone, so he’s going to have to convince others along the way to help save Sera, something only a true leader could manage. Major Sid Redburn will fight alongside Gabe, a veteran who’s been on numerous top secret missions, as will other characters you meet along the way. It’s said that he’s the one behind the creation of some of the biggest Lucust Sera has ever seen, like the Brumak, so he must be stopped at any cost. Gabe’s mission is to find the leader of the Lucust army: Ukkon.
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This is of course when COG comes calling, essentially forcing him back into action begrudgingly. Gabe was a decorated Lieutenant Colonel for the COG, but after a mission with huge sacrifices, he demoted himself to Sergeant and and refused to work for the COG any further. You play as Gabe Diaz, which should sound familiar if you’ve played Gears 5, as he is Kait’s father, the protagonist of Gears 5. Set a dozen years before the first game, Sera is under attack from a Locust Horde that’s starting to rise to the surface.
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Not even including the games, there are at least a half dozen novels and a comic series as well that go into the history of the characters, settings and of course, the war between mankind and the Locust. Even better, Gears Tactics takes from some of the best games in the genre and not only utilizes what makes them great, but even improves in a few aspects as well. Once I took the time to figure out its mechanics and start to develop strategies, I’m happy to report that it still feels very much like a Gears game, just obviously controlled in a different manner. I know, quite a drastic change, and I wasn’t sure how the gameplay would translate or if it would even still feel like a Gears game at its core.
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Instead of the typical Gears formula of third person cover based shooting, instead, Gears Tactics is more like an X-COM style of game. Gears has always had the same gameplay throughout its series for the most part, but Gears Tactics completely changes all of this. When you think gears you most likely picture huge buff dudes that spend way too much time in the gym and shoot Locust from behind perfectly placed waist-height cover. Thankfully they waited, as the new Xbox Series X and S are here, and Gears Tactics looks absolutely fantastic on the new hardware.
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I previously reviewed Gears Tactics back at its PC launch in April, and while I enjoyed it, I, among many others, were waiting for the console version.
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What I wasn’t expecting though was such a drastic departure from its signature third person cover based shooters with the latest in the series, Gears Tactics.
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I have quite the collection too, including two full sized lancers among a ton of other figures and such, so I know my Gears. As a long time Gears of War fan, I’m always excited when anything related releases, be it a toy, board game, novel or obviously, a game.