Gears Tactics Reviews
If all you want is XCOM-style combat set in the Gears universe then Gears Tactics will be sure to satisfy but just don't expect it to offer a fully-featured immersive campaign that's anything beyond simply beating mission after mission.
Gears Tactics is an adrenaline rush, a breath of fresh air in turn-based strategy. Splash Damage and The Coalition have in fact managed for the occasion to create a title that is both fun, deep and cinematic, not betraying any cornerstone of either the saga or the genre.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Gears Tactics is the one for both the fans of the classic Gears lore and of the X-COM style tactical gameplay. While some may not enjoy the fast-paced nature of the game, others will find it to be a breath of fresh air. For those that enjoy both - well, they are in for a treat as it is the best of both worlds, which'll leave you craving for more in the future.
Gears Tactics is a great addition to an already great franchise. For better or worse, the game makes some mechanics friendlier compared to other tactical games like XCOM.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
In the end. Gears Tactics has the heart, body, and soul of a true Gears of War game that makes it shine in combat with blood-pumping action despite being turn-based. The repetition and linear focus make it a few cogs short of being a Marcus Fenix instead of a Carmine. Fun and lovable, but destined to die quickly.
Gears Tactics is a really good strategy game, with unusually high production values for the genre. It has challenge, depth, action. It is a success, despite venturing in 'uncharted territory' for the series.
Review in Greek | Read full review
When all is said and done, I have loved my time with Gears Tactics. It melds the action, world, and personality of the core Gears series with a new style of play I thoroughly enjoy. Its challenging yet flexible battles frequently gave me the feeling of true accomplishment when I succeeded in getting my squad through another fight.
Its only cons are the substantially long duration (the many side missions) and the lack of mechanisms that would justify a second playthrough.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Gears Tactics offers a fine blend of strategy and action, capable of captivating a wide range of players with a satisfying plot perfectly integrated into Gears of War's lore. A game that all lovers of strategy games and the Gears universe should play, and that we'd love to see followed by other titles in the series.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Bombastic! You can't say more than that. The idea to move Gears of War to another genre is brilliantly realized and works great as a tactical game. As with Halo Wars, the transfer was successful and you have chosen exactly the right genre. Gears Tactics can easily be mentioned in the same breath as XCOM. Not only fans of the Gears franchise are recommended to take a look, but everyone who is only in the beginning of a fantastic strategy game.
Review in German | Read full review
"Hey, what can you do to keep a strong franchise active between games?" Well, cool stuff like this, turning a TPS into an RTS ...... oh shit, into a turn-based strategy game. "And will I like it?" Definitely. Because that's the great achievement of Gears Tactics, changing genre, making it fun, well balanced and measured. And may the original spirit continue and be maintained for all those millions of players who only want to saw larvae, or pierce them with their retro-lancer. Splash Damage and The Coalition have nailed it to diversify into a franchise born of adrenaline and direct play.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Gears Tactics is a fun and cerebral-challenging addition to the turn-based strategy line of games that go beyond what is expected. While it’s not wholly original, it presents a lot of time-tested mechanics in a streamlined and intuitive way while also not being afraid of challenging its audience.
Gears Tactics is a refreshing take on the tactics genre that has something for both Gears of War fans and newcomers to the series.
If you enjoy the Gears of War franchise and design then you’ll like this. It feels and looks like a Gears game, from the stupidly overly-macho Gears themselves and their incessant grunting, to the continuous and gory chainsaw kills. If that’s your thing and you’d like an easy entry into turn-based game-play then yes, get this game, play it on an easy difficulty and completely ignore the micromanagement needed through the weapon and squad modifier process. Like the other Gears games, it’s a pretty, if brainless game. If, however, you’re a fan of more complex Turn-Based Strategy games you’re going to feel like a large portion Gears Tactics is either missing or dumbed down so far that it feels completely unfinished. As a veteran of other games in the genre, at every moment this very much felt like babies-first turn-based tactics game. All it needs is for the instruction manual to be printed on thick cardboard with a disclaimer on the back saying ‘these instructions are waterproof and chew-able’.
The original trilogy (staring Marcus Fenix as the protagonist) may have been the franchise at its height, but I can see Gears Tactics becoming a whole new beast of its own merit. From the excellent gameplay boiling down to cover-based movement and fast-paced actions, through to the progression and customisation systems put in place to ensure players always have a choice, it is evident that Gears Tactics is XCOM redefined, and it is exceptional.
Gears Tactics could have been a major disappointment, something that any fan of the saga would want to forget, but far from all that, it is a more than remarkable game. Gears of War is natural in the turn-based strategy genre. A very enjoyable game for any fan of the saga.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Gears Tactics is a fun strategy game with a solid story and elements that make it worthy of the Gears name.
Gears Tactics is a solid iteration of Gears' gameplay as a tactical game. And despite having a few frustrating moments, I enjoyed the ~30 hours I spent on it, the combat choices and strategy elements are both fun and satisfying, although the missions end up getting repetitive and monotonous with a few difficulty spikes. Nonetheless, I hope The Coalition and Splash Damage expand on this game with future DLC or a sequel.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Gears Tactics fully understands what a T-RPG is, however, it lacked a little more ambition to be able to rub shoulders with the greats of the genre. With a more varied mission design and better-managed depth of management, it would have shone the most.
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