I wish this was the Gears of War 4 demo I played at E3. Back at the LA tradeshow I got around 30 minutes of hands-on time with one of my favourite franchises of all time, only to walk away with a strong sense of “been there, done that”. So I was cautiously optimistic when a new (arguably short) gameplay trailer for the single-player portion of the Gears sequel popped up online yesterday. This time though, disappointment was nowhere to be found.
The rag-tag group of three (that’s J.D Fenix, Delmont Walker and Kait Diaz) are joined by series veteran Marcus Fenix on a short mission, that takes the squad to a nearby dam. The tenets of Gears of Wars’ pacing on show here, as the group exchanges some interesting conversation before walking straight into a bunch of Swarm. This is where I expected my attention to veer of again (mainly because the Swarm act nearly identically to the Locust), but I’ll let the footage itself explain why the opposite happened.
How’s that Buzzkill slicing up enemies while an electrical storm allows you to bend its bullets everywhere? Pretty damn neat right?
Sure, this segment is probably one of the exceptions, where cinematic flair takes over from regular cover to cover based shooting. And that’s fine, because I’m struggling to think of a Gears of War title that had this much happening all at once. Seeing J.D use the force of the storm engulfing them is exhilarating, as he shoots nearby objects to send them hurtling towards enemies unfortunate enough to find themselves behind weak cover.
It’s the type of adrenaline-fuelled, blood racing stuff I was hoping to get some personal time with behind closed doors, but it’s also an indication that The Coalition know how to shake things up just a little bit in their own manner. Sure it still looks very much like the Gears of War you remember, but there’s also a reason why those games carry the prestigious name they do. Gears of War 4 is out on October 11th for Xbox One and PC.
Last Updated: July 21, 2016
Spy Master Tokashi
July 21, 2016 at 07:36
Looks extremely boring ….
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
July 21, 2016 at 07:55
Crouching shooter hidden walking simulator?
iusedtobe(a)regular
July 21, 2016 at 08:54
I actually really enjoyed Gears 1, 2 started off well enough, ended up being a good game but not great, it was with 3 though that things just started going a bit down hill.
iusedtobe(a)regular
July 21, 2016 at 07:57
Maybe im missing something but this still looks like “been there, done that” just with a little less sleeveless muscle
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
July 21, 2016 at 08:01
Ugh, that XBOX noise at the start is cringey. I like the physics of how the disc launcher moves with the wind and the destructible environments is nice touch. If I ever win a XBOX I’ll buy this right after Cuphead
TP
July 21, 2016 at 08:18
I was told the Gears games are one of the best franchises on Xbox so I bought an Xbox One for Gears of War remastered. For me personally it was one of the most boring experiences I’ve had.
Spy Master Tokashi
July 21, 2016 at 10:49
I do not see the advantage to buy a xbox one as the PS4 exclusives are so far superior and way more interesting and all the xbox one exclusives will be available for PC (win 10), so no point getting it for me 😉
Greylingad[He Charges!]
July 21, 2016 at 08:25
Gears Of War, When nature calls…
Pieter Kruger
July 21, 2016 at 10:09
Fantastic, day one purchase! While the campaign looks great and all, you get Gears Of War for the multiplayer. Multiplayer and HORDE MODE! If you want true “immersion” read a book, the human imagination is the most immersive tool you have millennial(and NO, that’s a “comic strip”, not a real book!)
Edit: Also, these guys in the video playing on easy and almost getting killed made me LOL!
Spy Master Tokashi
July 21, 2016 at 10:51
Why do you want to read a book if you can play a good RPG game .. ewww man … sies!
Admiral Chief - Check
July 21, 2016 at 10:09
Header made me think of Geralt at first
Jonah Cash
July 21, 2016 at 17:04
I want this in my life! I loved Gears and more of the same is exactly what I want from Gears!