The game uses the same cover based mechanic that each of the previous games in the series has used but tightens it up to keep it fresh.
While last year's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition re-skinned the original game Gears of War 4 uses that original framework to create something that's at once original but familiar at the same time. Gameplay wise, Gears of War 4 feels like a polished and tuned up version of the original series and that's for good reason that's pretty much what it is. Don't be fooled, Gears is mainly about shooting aliens in the face but the latest game in the series does continue the tradition of being smarter than it originally lets on. Really though, it seems to be asking the question of just what is a family and it makes some interesting points in the process. There's a strong theme of family that runs throughout Gears of War's entire campaign as it takes it's time exploring the strained relationshiop of JD and his father,along with a few others. It's your typical action sc-fi story and while it admittedly doesn't reach the heights of it's predecessors in terms of scale, the story of Gears of War 4 does have a lot more going for it than it originally let's on.ĭeep down, the Gears of War series has always been about relationships, whether it's the bromance between Marcus and the other members of Delta Squad or Dom and his search for his wife and the latest installment is really no different. It isn't long before JD and his friends are provoked into a war they're not ready for with a familiar enemy. The COG as we knew it from previous Gears of War games is all but abolished and survivors live in walled off cities, watched closely by what's left of the government. There's a new group of heroes in town, led by JD Fenix, son of legendary Coalition of Government (COG) soldier and original Gears protagonist Marcus Fenix, only they don't know they're the heroes yet. Taking place twenty five years after the events of the original trilogy, Gears of War 4 takes the Force Awakens approach to story telling.