Gears Tactics has polished, stable gameplay. Nothing in the spinoff is going to make your head explode – though you will be exploding plenty of Locust heads. And that’s part of the fun, all things considered. Combat has a respectable amount of variance, but you can pretty much bulldoze your way through the Intermediate campaign like a bull in a china shop. Loading all your units up with Fragmentation Grenades and tossing them off as often as possible is an extremely viable strategy. Flanks are important, yes, and the Scout class can cloak, sure – but you really can explode, chainsaw, and Bayonet Charge your way to victory in most ca
On the flip side though, enemies can do the same. If one of the characters falls down one of these holes, they’ll be lost for good, or players will have to reload a previous checkpoint if it’s a main character . There are definite benefits for getting close to the holes, and for keeping some dista
As expected, Turn 10 is hard at work on the next generation version of the popular Forza Motorsport series. Simply titled Forza Motorsport , the new trailer shown at the Games Showcase highlights the work that the studio has put into the new game. Turn 10 has already stated that its developers are putting the new tech to work for this latest entry in order to make the most realistic driving experience ever for the ser
It’s entirely possible to kill two enemies in Gears Tactics with a single shot. Bullet penetration is a thing in this game, with shots capable of traveling not only through certain objects, but enemies (and allies)
While Gears has never relied too heavily on complex characters or deep storylines, the squad of Tactics is still disappointing. They act like stock muscle-heads, but in a less fun way than the classic franchise t
The new take on the series has landed with mostly favorable reviews , applauding its commitment to a complete gameplay overhaul. Here are five of the best things about the new game, and five of the wo
To top it off, Tactics nails the reconstruction of familiar enemies in a turn-based world. Boomers are just as terrifying and stompy, Tickers just as erratic and hyperactive, Kantus just as loud and obnoxious . There are a few new foes to discover too, but the core army of bad dudes didn’t require many tweaks to remain interesting and formidable. As it turns out, the Locust are just as robust in a strategic sett
Here’s a fun fact: thanks to the random soldiers in the recruitment pool having no points assigned to them, and the extensive customization options, players can sort of clone soldiers you’ve lost in battle. Just grab a new recruit, customize their looks so they look like the fallen soldier, and start assigning them skill points that mirror the fallen sold
One of the big reasons Gears Tactics is able to make the combat feel so intense is due to the game’s incredible sound design. Every gunshot is delivered with booming authority, and explosions literally rock the battlefield. Squad chatter often offers helpful hints in the midst of battle, and all the classic Gears of War series sound effects are there and accounted for as well. Gears Tactics ‘ incredible sound design is combined with better than average visuals that occasionally suffer from texture pop-in, but otherwise look just as great as the core ser
In charge of the Age of Empires real time strategy series, the recently created World’s Edge studio is headed up by Shannon Loftis. As the caretaker of the franchise, World’s Edge is in charge of partnerships and all Age of Empires related projects such as Age of Empires 4 , which is currently being developed by Relic Entertainment. Other partners include Tantalus Media and Forgotten Empires, two studios who helped create Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition . Loftis has hinted that there are even more partnerships the studio isn’t talking about just
Yes, bullets really can pass through enemies in Gears Tactics . What this means for the player is that some of their shots can hit more than one enemy at a time, especially if they can arrange their sightlines so that two of them over
As long as a downed soldier doesn’t die, they won’t suffer any negative effects going forward. Players will want to heal soldiers anyway to get them back in battle, but if for whatever the player is not able to, they don’t have to worry about long-term negative attributes coming back to bite t
For instance, all the customization options are gender-neutral. The player can also color each piece of armor however they want. And let’s not forget the plethora of neon options to make each fighter stand out. Basically, players can make their units as flamboyant, macho or ridiculous as they w
Plus, they all come in with personal issues that seemingly go nowhere, making the journey amount to nothing more than splattering a ton of monsters . That’s not inherently a bad thing, but in this slower-paced game, Warhammer 40k zerg a more interesting story would have set it over the