Wow, this game looks kind of int--
Sixty fucking dollars?!!!
Nope.
That's a curious decision. I assume it's more for people who hate reading, but it's also a turn based tactics game so I doubt that's going to make a difference. Sounds like there's no strategic layer which isn't too surprising since they didn't say anything about it, sounds like a normal campaign of missions and then some optional side missions for more XP and loot. Still makes Xcom more appealing but assuming the missions are well made and there's good variety in character builds I'm still on board. Got it preloaded and will take a peek when it goes live. Haven't been watching streams or anything but the tiny little bit I've seen looks like I'll have a good time. I saw you can pick up loot boxes in the missions to get new pieces of equipment which is nice, but I'm not sure if you have to scum it by keeping enemies alive to finish looting a map or if it's timed like the... Uh... One shit in the Xcom EU expansion. Forget what it was called, or if it all auto-loots on mission completion.There's some assistance mode for blinds where a robot reads out all the ability descriptions.
I'm watching a streamer and the robot just goes HELP HELP HELP EXECUTION HELP HELP EXECUTION EXECUTION OVERWATCH
Pretty good game.
Also codex: lol bad writing in this $10 turn based gameCodex: Everythings a cover based shooter decline popamole trash
also codex: lol full price for a turn based game
Can you fully customize your squad? I have no interest in playing a bunch of boomers and niggers
Gears Tactics Out Now!
Gears Tactics is “Excellent,” Now Available for PC
Today, a new chapter in the Gears saga begins with the launch of Gears Tactics, a fast-paced, turn-based strategy game developed from the ground up for PC, now available with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta), Steam and Windows 10 PC.
Gears Tactics has garnered praise from media reviews: PC Gamer and 3DJuegos lauded the title for merging the core gameplay mechanics of the genre with the action-packed intensity and signature tone of Gears of War. Similar sentiment was shared by USgamer who praised Gears Tactics for having a strong narrative focus interwoven into the campaign, while GameSpot and Game Informer further celebrated the title as distinctly Gears, as the latter opined it to be a great fit for the tactics genre. Reviews also underlined how well Gears Tactics plays, with IGN stating that “Gears Tactics is an excellent turn-based tactics game” and PC Gamer highlighting how Gears Tactics is a “deep, fast-paced strategy game.”
Set 12 years before the first Gears of War, Gears Tactics sees cities across the planet Sera beginning to fall to the monstrous threat rising from underground – the Locust Horde. With the government in disarray, commandeer a squad of survivors led by Gabe Diaz as humanity’s last hope. Customize your squad’s loadout and equipment as you take on a desperate mission to hunt down the relentless and powerful leader of the Locust army: Ukkon, the evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Play Gears Tactics before May 4 to receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack which includes Augustus Cole as a recruit and the Thrashball Armor Set, complete with rare abilities. If you’re new to Xbox Game Pass, you can get your first month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, and access to over 100 great games for console and PC, for just $1 USD.
Series fans will want to check out “Gears of War: Bloodlines,” the new novel by New York Times bestselling author Jason Hough, that sets the stage for the events of Gears 5 and Gears Tactics, and the father-daughter relationship between the respective games’ leads, Kait and Gabe Diaz. “Gears of War: Bloodlines“ is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook.
For those interested in going behind the scenes with the artists and developers, ”Gears Tactics: The Art of the Game“ tracks the entire development process from concept sketches to final production art. “Gears Tactics: The Art of the Game” is available today from Titan Books.
Want to know more about Gears Tactics before diving in? Check out our Developer Blogs right here on Steam!
I don't really play action games that much, but I also never really understand the complaint about "cover based shooter". What is the complaint? How is this an issue? What is the alternative? Are you really going to run around in a shooter not getting behind cover? Seems stupid. If I am being shot at, I am looking for cover, seems like a sensible and realistic thing to do if being shot at...Codex: Everythings a cover based shooter decline popamole trash
also codex: lol full price for a turn based game
I don't really play action games that much, but I also never really understand the complaint about "cover based shooter". What is the complaint? How is this an issue? What is the alternative? Are you really going to run around in a shooter not getting behind cover? Seems stupid. If I am being shot at, I am looking for cover, seems like a sensible and realistic thing to do if being shot at...Codex: Everythings a cover based shooter decline popamole trash
also codex: lol full price for a turn based game
Not intrusive at all. You have to be running Windows 10 of course, but even playing it on game pass for Windows I just had to have the "Xbox app" running to install the game and I can launch it with it closed even though it's just rented and not purchased. Still connecting to the associated Microsoft account but whatever it needs to do to phone home it can do in Windows without having the client/store up.So how intrusive is this Xbox Live shit? I don't own an Xbox so I'm wondering do I still have to log into Xbox Live from my very much not Xbox piece of hardware?
Not intrusive at all. You have to be running Windows 10 of course, but even playing it on game pass for Windows I just had to have the "Xbox app" running to install the game and I can launch it with it closed even though it's just rented and not purchased. Still connecting to the associated Microsoft account but whatever it needs to do to phone home it can do in Windows without having the client/store up.So how intrusive is this Xbox Live shit? I don't own an Xbox so I'm wondering do I still have to log into Xbox Live from my very much not Xbox piece of hardware?
Yes. You can only play it for as long as gamepass is running of course, not sure if you could cheat extra time by blocking/firewalling it from calling home or yanking or network cable or whatever, but you absolutely can subscribe for a dollar and play. They even let you preload it like 2-3 weeks ago. I don't think I'd keep a subscription running normally, but since I scrape together Microsoft store credit anyway it's essentially free and it's fairly impressive. And if you look at it like a game rental, $1-5 for a month long rental is damn good.Wait GamePass is $1. Were you able to signup and download this shit for a buck?
I really like the deterministic and gamey nature of it. As much as it gets memed for 95% shots missing, there's a massive amount of controllable risk in it. More than most other tactics games, I feel. Even with Gears as an example here, it feels like there's a wider spread on potential damage on top of just regular hit/crit chances. Like earlier I shot a dude and nearly killed him, he was at 16hp out of 700 or so. Had a guy pull a pistol out thinking (Maybe incorrectly, haven't checked yet. Was rushing there since it was the last enemy as I was getting to the exit) it would be more accurate. Shot at him, only got a grazing shot which did the least amount of damage I've seen in the game yet, 6. So he had a sliver of health bar so thin you couldn't even really see it and I still did such a fractional amount of damage that it didn't kill him. Xcom 2's smaller health totals and more swingy abilities mean you don't get situations like that as often. That's also just the most general thing I like, but I also appreciate how most of the missions are timed so you have to think on your feet and haul ass rather than overwatch crawling, I like how there are multiple viable ways to build each class, I like how the strategic layer is handled, I like the procedurally generated maps that will use key components for story missions but still build the bulk of the map, etc. There's very little about it I dislike, though it is more gamey-feeling than a lot of other tactics games, so I do appreciate some people may enjoy tacticool games where it feels more grounded rather than using your laser-machete and teleporting behind an alien before tipping your fedora, but I dig it.Multi-headed Cow whats so good abt xcom2 you reckon? Its the pinnacle for you for this type of game? Better than JA thats a big call
I see. I don't really play games like that so I honestly don't know what the complaints about it refer to, but I have seen that type of game play now that you mention it, and yes that does seem degenerative. Especially if it is a an online game with lots of people and they just memorize maps.I don't really play action games that much, but I also never really understand the complaint about "cover based shooter". What is the complaint? How is this an issue? What is the alternative? Are you really going to run around in a shooter not getting behind cover? Seems stupid. If I am being shot at, I am looking for cover, seems like a sensible and realistic thing to do if being shot at...Codex: Everythings a cover based shooter decline popamole trash
also codex: lol full price for a turn based game
I think the issue is the popamole-type game like Gears of War, where you camp in cover and wait for an enemies to appear from behind their cover to shoot them.
Got the Xbox Pass for $1 to try this thing. After playing for a few hours, all I can say is it's an inferior XCOM 2. It offers nothing new, and it obviously has less content, less classes and customization, no strategic map, and a shit story. Production values are great tho, with good animations, nice graphics and good perfomance. If you have XCOM2 don't bother with this