Gears Tactics Review

Gears Tactics is able to mimic the visceral combat in the core Gears of War games by focusing on cover-shooting and bloody, over-the-top executions. Players are able to rush enemy Locusts and chainsaw them in half, just like they can in the other games, and they're rewarded with an intense, close-up view of the action. Gears Tactics doesn't shy away from the blood and gore that helped establish the main series' identity, and players will find themselves demolishing countless Locusts throughout the course of Gears Tactics ' lengthy campai

Things have opened up in Metal Gear Solid V, even more so than Ground Zeroes, and the Metal Gear formula is adapting around it. That is not to say you may no longer walk through a stronghold in a cardboard box, but it seems far less likely than ever that you would do that given all the options at your disposal. Do you explore the area and find your way to the objective, relying on your intel and your wits? Do you interrogate an enemy soldier on where to go and then leave the enemy stronghold to re-enter from a different angle? Or do you cause a ruckus, get the objective, and then call your extraction chopper to high-tail it out? The choice, as is a bit new for the series, is yours. Metal Gear Solid V is, needless to say, doing a lot of new things. But from the looks of it, everything new is done quite well and is built off of something reliably old. With this latest installment in the series, Metal Gear Solid V looks to be a very different SLG Game Walkthrough than before but nevertheless looks good for it so far, all while running at 1080p and 60 frames-per-second on a PlayStation 4.


This is the main reason why multiplayer groups are likely to play for longer than a single player. The same applies to Gears Tactics . Now, this doesn't necessarily mean it will not appeal to all multiplayer fanatics. The post-game skirmishes, as well as the intense campaign, will keep you interested for a wh


The Lancer GL Assault Rifle is another one of the best weapons that Gear Tactics added in its inventory replacing the Mark 3 Lancer Assault Rifle. The Rifle is developed at the start of the Gea r Tactics , making it's one of the most used weapons in the g

One of the bigger surprises from Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference was the reveal of Gears Tactics , a new turn-based strategy game based on the Gears of War franchise that looked to be borrowing heavily from XCOM . While some hardcore Gears of War fans may not have been sold on the concept initially, anyone that gives it a chance will quickly discover that the Gears of War franchise lends itself quite well to a turn-based tactics g

Refreshingly, The Phantom Pain seems to be much more about playing a game than watching it. With more freedom than before, it will be interesting to see how large the mission areas themselves will get, especially when compared to the space traveled to get there. The game world, people especially, will get accustomed to your exploits and strengthen themselves against your tactics. This may also mean though, that there are areas you will find yourself revisiting.


Unlike Halo Wars or Predator: Hunting Grounds where extensive strategy is the norm, Gears Tactics goes astray a bit with a more concentrated and pitched approach. The turn-based tactics game certainly has everything for both newcomers and genre veterans al
Strategic options don’t stop on the battlefield. In addition to extensive skill trees per class, Gears Tactics features a comprehensive gear system. From weapon parts to armor pieces to grenades, there’s plenty of items to consider as you strive to build your squad. There’s even fun, non-gameplay affecting cosmetics such as changing your gunmetals, adding color or throwing on a pattern. While you can’t alter the main character’s looks, you’re free to change the looks and features of your other squad mates. Gears of War will always be known as a third-person shooter, but Splash Damage has perfectly adapted its mechanics to a tactics game. What you expect from a Gears game (chainsaw bayonets, bayonet charges, emergence holes, brutal finishers, etc.) is all here with few compromises. This is a Gears game, and it feels exactly right to play.

With a long, complex legacy and a more complex story, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain may be the game to finally end the story of the Snakes by bringing it full circle. Although this isn't the first time he's said so, visionary director/producer/writer/designer Hideo Kojima may finally leave his beloved Metal Gear series behind after The Phantom Pain. Needless to say, that puts Metal Gear Solid V on the path to be the best, largest, and most ambitious Metal Gear game to date. From what we've seen so far, that may just be the case.

Despite some stumbles, Splash Damage has successfully taken the essence of the Gears franchise and transferred it into a turn-based strategy game. Gears Tactics is a true Gears title with a campaign that builds and expands the franchise’s lore, all while introducing new characters and adding new wrinkles to old ones. The turn-based gameplay fits well within the universe, providing plenty of strategy both on and off the field. Combined with some genuinely excellent main missions, Gears Tactics comes together nicely. It does frequently stumble thanks to the repetitive and frequent side quests that vastly hurt the pacing, but remains a joy to play throughout its many hours. Gears Tactics is a solid turn-based game that’ll make Gears and tactics fans happy.