4/17/2023 0 Comments Gears tactics customization![]() ![]() At that point is where Gears Tactics’ gameplay features come into play: executions, its version of overwatch, and weapon-reloading. With all the enemies being adept at firing at you, you’ll need to scan the area and find the best spots to park your units while also counter-attacking. The movement system is pretty generous and flexible it minimizes Action Point usage provided you’re getting to cover. Turning on the TAC-COM lets you see what kind of buffs & skills your foes have, as well as remind you what your team is capable of.Ĭoupled with an intuitive control scheme and a non-grid system that uses Action Points (with all the movement and calculation done off-screen), you can focus on the action & your movement. Luckily, you have a lot of information on display to help you make informed decisions and weighting the risks/rewards in doing them. But generally, the gameplay flow is structured so that you think and commit to your decisions on the field. Gears Tactics offers a checkpoint system halfway in lengthy story & side missions. First thing first: you can’t quick save and quick load your way out of trouble. There are a few tidbits and nods for fans of Gears 4 and Gears 5, but generally it’s what you would expect from a mass market action title. Narrative-wise, you play as Gabe Diaz who is tasked with leading a convoy squad of Gears to combat a Locust mad scientist named Ukkon. All while wearing its gib-tastic coat of paint loud and proud. Gears Tactics not only is a fresh new squad-based tactics spin, but it takes a lot from past high-level combat-savvy strategy titles and introduces a number of novel concepts that improve the genre. ![]() After all, it’s entrenched in military and sci-fi tropes and knowhow strategic combat and squad management is part and parcel of the experience. Wouldn’t you know it, these two elements are what an Xbox-exclusive series like Gears needed to jump-start the franchise in a logical direction. ![]() In fact, the furthest thing from my mind is a turn-based strategic Gears game that somehow does things better than 2012’s de facto strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The last thing that pops to mind is “RPG elements” and “turn-based combat”. Oh, and real-time cover-based shooting with some semblance of tactics. When you think Gears of War, you think “chest-high walls”, “brick s***house armor”, “guns with chainsaw attachments”, “emergence holes”, and explosions. Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Game With Chainsaw Guns & Terrifying Mole Men ![]()
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