The outdoor environments are stunning, and render cities that have suffered fourteen years of war in extreme detail. Still, Gears of War delivers a cinematic experience on a grand scale. Like a lot of shooters, Gears' plot is simple: clear an area of enemies, pick up discarded weapons and ammo, and repeat. All are interchangeable aside for their names. At one point Fenix and the crew are searching for a guy named Alpha, at another point it's something called a resonator, and finally, there's that lightbomb that's supposed to save the world. The game's objectives are generally wrapped in some plot device, but like Hitchcock's Macguffin, they don't actually matter and tend to be forgotten as soon as the shooting starts. The fact that the PC version adds five chapters that actually clear up some plot holes doesn't say anything good about the plot on the 360 version. Most of this detail doesn't appear in the game (they come from various press releases), and a collector's edition includes materials that claim to fill in backstory. If this sounds unclear, that's only because the game doesn't seem to care much about its own plot. Apparently, the COG army has had Fenix on ice for maybe four years, for something he did to try and save his father's life in some way that broke some rule or other. Marcus Fenix, the player character, is sprung from jail in the first scene, Johnnie Rambo style, so he can join the fight. Never fear, however, since men with names like Santiago, Cole and Baird have spiked their hair and spent hours in the gym until their necks were thick enough to combat the Locust threat. It's not clear exactly what the Locust are up to or whyЧmaybe it has something to do with something called Уimulsion,Ф which is apparently valuable and completely unexplained by the game. Gears takes place far into the future, in a time when an alien race called the Locust Horde has tunneled under human cities in an attempt to give mankind the boot and run the joint.
The only remaining question is how the game weathered the transition from the little box to the big box.įirst, a bit about the story for anyone not familiar with the 360 version.
There's no denying that the formula was successful on the 360Чsales in the multiple millions express gamers' collective approval. Epic made the package even more enticing with their promise that Gears was an УaccessibleФ tactical shooter, one that wasn't all run-and-gun. But with games like Epic's Gears of War, the tide has turned and die-hard PC gamers are eager to get their hands on the console cast-offs. FPS franchises like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six all got their start on the desktop and then made their way to the couch. In an interview with EW, the official Gears of War 4 box art for the game was also released.Generally speaking, the shooter road runs from PC to console, not the other way around. After the "early access" period ends on April 24, all Xbox Live Gold members can play through May 1. Beta tokens will begin to be sent out on April 18, though Microsoft didn't say who will get codes first or how long it may take for all codes to go out. To be part of this, you'll need to play Gears of War Ultimate Edition on Xbox One or PC by April 11. Gears of War 4's multiplayer beta on Xbox One is scheduled to start on April 18. "Harkening back to the dark and intense roots of the original classic, fans can expect a familiar, yet distinct evolution of gameplay, including brutal and intimate action, a heart-pounding campaign, genre-defining multiplayer and stunning visuals powered by Unreal Engine 4."
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The Coalition has said that the game will draw inspiration from the first game in the series when it comes to tone. It takes place over the span of 24 hours. Gears of War 4's story follows Marcus Fenix's son and two other new characters. Community director Adam Fletcher said the reveal was part of "a chain of upcoming revelations about what's in store for JD Fenix and the next generation of Gears heroes." Gears of War 4 will launch worldwide for Xbox One on October 11, developer The Coalition has announced.
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