Release Date: October 11, 2016
The fourth major installment in the cult futuristic third-person shooter series and the debut of this Xbox-exclusive franchise on an 8th-generation platform. It was developed by The Coalition (previously known as Black Tusk), studio established by a long-time producer of the series, Rod Fergusson. Story-wise, Gears of War 4 is not a direct sequel to the original trilogy; instead, we assume control over a completely new pair of protagonists.
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Gears of War 4 for PC and XONE is another installment in a series of legendary, third-person shooters set in an original, science-fiction world. The game was created by the Coalition - a Canadian developer that previously co-created Microsoft Flight. The studio took over the development of the franchise from Epic Games - a company that sold the rights to Microsoft in 2014.
Gears of War 4 is set on the Sera planet, 25 years after the events from Gears of War 3. As a consequence of the war against the Locusts, the globe has changed drastically and powerful storms have become a common occurence. Thus the humans live in special town-keeps now, which defend them against both dangerous weather conditions and creatures inhabiting the planet. The game tells a story involving three characters: JD Fenix (Marcus' son), Kait Diaz and Delmont "Del" Walker. The first of the characters listed ed the COG, where he served with Del, though both of them had to leave the organization due to a certain occurence and the so-called Outsiders - it is kind of a guerilla branch of the COG. stationed beyond city walls (Kait has her origins in outside areas). Now, a group of young soldiers has to face a large threat.
Gears of War 4 for PC and XONE is a third-person shooter featuring a cover system. In of the mechanics, the game resembles the previous installments to a large degree. However, certain improvements were made, making the cover system more dynamic, which now allows the player mainly to use environmental objects to their advantage in combat (fragments of the ceiling can be dropped on the enemy hiding behind a cover for example). Now, the player can also attack the enemy with a knife thanks to the improved cover system. Most of the new elements concern the in-game weather. Storms raging on the planet fall into four categories and the two last kinds affect the course of battles to a large extent. Heavy winds can increase the range of fire or alter the bullets' flight direction. The heaviest gales force the player to fight for survival, because lightnings begin to fall from the sky for instance, and the player's task is to avoid them.
Apart from the single-player campaign, Gears of War 4 for PC and XONE offers a multiplayer component. Although the previous installments featured such kinds of experience already, it is Gears of War 4 that places as much emphasis on the multiplayer modes as it does on the single-player campaign. The game offers the versus modes, a co-op mode for two-players sitting next to the same console and more.
The roles of main characters were played by Liam McIntyre (popular from the Spartacus TV series) - JD Fenix, Laura Bailey (Olympia Vale in Halo 5: Guardians) - Kait, and Eugene Byrd (Marcus Boone in Battlefield: Hardline) - Del Walker.
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PC Windows
Xbox One
Developer: The Coalition / Black Tusk Studios
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
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A series of TPP shooters set in the universe of science fiction. The series Gears of War was created by Epic Games, but in 2014 Microsoft took over the rights to it, and handed over custody of its development to The Coalition team. In the meantime, such development studios as Poland's People Can Fly, Mediatonic and Splash Damage also marked their presence in the history of the series.
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System Requirements for Gears of War 4 Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-3470 3.0 GHz/AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 750/Radeon R7 260X or better, 80 GB HDD, Windows 10.
Recommanded System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-4690 3.0 GHz/AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 290X or better, 80 GB HDD, Windows 10.
List of Game Add-Ons and DLCs for Video Game:
DLC Map Pack 1 November 8, 2016
Game Ratings for Gears of War 4 Video Game.
Game is Recomended by 93% of Critics. There are 155 Critic Reviews.
Giant Bomb: 4 / 5 by Jeff Gerstmann
Gears of War 4 is a good reminder of why Gears of War was so cool in the first place.
GamesBeat: 87 / 100 by Dean Takahashi
Gears of War 4 is a very well-executed, bug-free game with awesome technical effects. The single-player campaign is on the short side at nine hours, but it gives you everything that you want and expect in a Gears of War game. The Coalition does a decent job walking the tightrope of providing something that fans want and giving them something different at the same time. The Horde mode has taken the co-op play in a very good direction, and I expect that fans are going to enjoy multiplayer quite a bit as well.
VideoGamer: 9 / 10 by Tom Orry
Gears of War 4 had a lot to live up to, but The Coalition has delivered a visually stunning and thrilling campaign, plus top notch multiplayer modes. One of the Xbox One's very best titles, and the PC version is excellent too.
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