Gears of war 4 campaign length series#

The Swarm monsters use classic Gears weapons like Hammerbursts, Gnashers, Torque Bows and Boomshots to fight you cover-to-cover at medium range while smaller Juveniles attack up close en masse and Scions stay to the rear, wielding new heavy weapons, the Buzzkill and Dropshot, and buffing Drones.Д¬ombining new mini-bosses and great setpiece & action moments with a more intimate, focused feel, Gears 4's campaign feels closer to the original game's scope and tone, rather than the more epic-but-popcorn-y feel of Gears 2 and 3. The DB robots use new SMGs, railguns, missile launchers and double-firing shotguns, along with area-of-effect shock grenades, to pin you down and slowly advance in force. The rest of the campaign has you chasing after Kait's mother Reyna and working to discover the source of the rising Swarm threat.Д«oth the DeeBee and Swarm factions have units that are practically 1-for-1 analogs to former Locust units, but they exhibit differences in weapons and tactics. You are confronted by one of the game's new enemy factions - autonomous robots called DeeBees that initially act as peacekeepers but quickly become lethal threats as the conflict escalates.ДЄs you make your way through the first couple acts, you find out that people have inexplicably gone missing from both the COG cities and Outsider camps, and after re-uniting with your neanderthal father Marcus you confront the second enemy faction and Gears 4's true threat: the Swarm. The game proper starts by tasking you (and optionally a second player) with sneaking in to a COG facility to steal a Fabricator for your village. They are joined by Kait, the daughter of the Outsiders' leader, and her uncle Oscar. At the opening of Act 1, JD and his friend Del have abandoned the COG army to live as Outsiders. In rebuilding humanity, many have chosen to make a life outside of the sterile, structured COG cities, including protagonist James Dominic Fenix who is the son of Marcus Fenix & Anya Stroud. This prologue is quick and fun, and does a great job serving as a tutorial, introducing controls and gameplay mechanics while catching players up on the story and setting the stage for what's to come. The campaign begins with a prologue that showcases significant moments from past conflicts, including stealing the Hammer of Dawn from the UIR, a battle during E-day when the Locust horde first emerges, and defending Anvil Gate fortress from a huge army of Locust and Lambent until Marcus Fenix and company stop the Locust queen and deploy the Imulsion Countermeasure which served as the ending of Gears 3. Now a new generation runs the Coalition of Ordered Governments, aka the COG, and their rule has become heavy-handed in the absence of an enemy. The story is set 25 years after the 'Imulsion Countermeasure' event that wiped out the Locust and Lambent, effectively ending the conflict on Sera that had been the driving narrative behind all previous Gears games. The bad news is that there isn't actually much 'new' here besides micro-transactions that replace traditional unlocks, and if you never cared for Gears' heavy-feeling, third-person rolling-and-shooting action, there is nothing for you here.

The good news is that this is an excellent Gears of War game and a worthy successor to Gears 3 that is quality enough to erase the negativity created by GOW Judgment. The Coalition proved they were technically competent with the Ultimate Edition remake of the first Gears of War, but with this new title they also prove they can make a full, original game that honours the series' legacy while creating new characters in a new story and adding new features.

Gears of war 4 campaign length series#

Gears 4 is the first game in the series not originally developed by Epic Games.

Rated M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language) Developed by The Coalition, published by Microsoft Studios.ДЎ-2 player campaign, 1-5 players online coop, 2-10 players online versus.