The overall campaign is a blast to play though, and it’ll definitely be something I revisit with friends down the road. I’m suitably impressed by what The Coalition has done with this sequel, and they’ve definitely surpassed my expectations. There’s some serious heft to explosions and gunshots that helps to sell the overall chunky feeling of the Gears universe in a way that is better heard than described. And the audio, particularly the weapons, sounds fantastic. It also seems technically sound, I can only remember one escape sequence around the midpoint of the game where the framerate appeared to take a dive, but outside of that I think Gears 4 runs consistently on the console.
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I don’t really have a beefy enough PC rig to run the game adequately, but on Xbox One it looks pretty sharp. and Del get enough characterization here, but you get the feeling that this is just the beginning of a much larger arc, so it’s understandable that there aren’t a ton of revelations being laid out just yet.Īlso, Gears of War 4 looks fantastic. And while the game does feature a few familiar faces, I think it also does a solid enough job of establishing the new cast. There’s a number of huge, cinematic action sequences that we’ve come to expect out of the series.
The individual levels all feel pretty unique, offering up a variety of new enemies, and a handful of new weapons. However, that doesn’t mean the game is lacking originality. All in all, if you’ve played a Gears of War game before, you won’t have trouble acclimating yourself to the action in Gears of War 4. The movement enhancements from Gears 3 are still present, so you can vault cover more easily and stun enemies for melee attacks and executions. A lot of the classic weapons return here, including the iconic Lancer, and there’s still an active reload system in place to boost damage and clip size. controlled squad members (or co-op with another player). It’s still very much a run-to-cover shooter, where you’ll need to outmaneuver and flank entrenched opponents with a handful of A.I. It’s really fun! Honestly, the overall Gears of War formula doesn’t feel remarkably different in this sequel. Coming off of the beta, I’d be surprised if there are major issues with online play, but you never know.īut let’s talk about the campaign. So I’m going to hold off on scoring this thing until I can spend some time online with other players starting Friday. Multiplayer and Horde modes are live, but there were limited sessions hosted by Microsoft this week that I wasn’t able to attend.
I’ve only played through the Campaign so far, which is why we don’t have a score on this review yet. And now we’re a week out from Gears of War 4 on Xbox One, and I hope you’re excited, because hey, this one is pretty damn good.
In the meantime we’ve had a new developer take up the Gears helm with The Coalition, a not so well-loved prequel with Gears of War: Judgment, and a pretty solid remaster of the original Gears of War. It’s been five years since we’ve had a proper Gears of War sequel, and since Epic Games sent Marcus, Dom, Anya, Cole, and Baird on their final adventure.
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