[리뷰] ‘Gears Tactics’ coupled with Gears unique charm

At launch, the ‘Gears of War’ series, which rocked the market for the third-person shooter (TPS) genre, returned to tactical play, a turn-based strategy genre. Gears Tactics is the main character. Many players around the world have been waiting for the combination of the game’s most popular chainsaw action and tactical genre, which is struggling with all the problems, and will launch on the 29th in the domestic market.

The game was developed by The Coalition, which developed Series 4 and 5 Gears. The Coalition has completed a game that can convey the fun of the ‘Gears Series’ through the Tactics genre. If you imagined a game of the same genre, XCOM, with the Gears series shell, it would be a mistake. Gears Tactics certainly had its own fun.

First, it is a very complete story that is difficult to find in a typical tactical game. Gears Tactics is a prequel to the original 12 years ago. Kate Díaz’s father, Gabe Díaz, is the main character. Gabe Diaz is caught in the incident, and in this game, he meets and joins forces to defeat Ukon, the final boss of the game.

Three acts were prepared, and each act consisted of about 7 to 8 chapters. The story that unfolds before the boss battle, etc. is attractive. Players who enjoyed the Gears series, especially 5, will enjoy the game more. It is different from a typical tactical game where a big one aims to see the game in the stage design.

The gameplay also has a distinctive ‘Gears Tactics’ flavor, which is quite different from the existing game. The biggest difference is the use of the chainsaw, a registered trademark of the Gears series. If you use a chainsaw to defeat an enemy or lose all HP and execute an enemy on the brink of life or death, you get an additional number of actions, excluding units that attack.

In ‘Gears Tactics’, the unit receives 3 action points per turn, and can move (depending on the distance according to the amount of consumption), attack, recharge, vigilance and use of skills. The key is to defeat as many enemies as possible within a given action point. By using the chainsaw or running well, you can solve the task that needs to be done for two turns in a single turn, making it easier to reproduce.

In particular, ‘Gears Tactics’ tends to have quite a few enemies. Open hole E, rise from the bottom and descend from the sky. If you increase the difficulty a little, it turns out so much that you really want to go out like this. Some of the challenges are defeating 10,000 enemies. There is nothing wrong with obtaining additional actions.

Developing and customizing various characters is also a strength. Four characters participate in the game’s mission, and five classes of units are introduced to the game: ‘consider’, ‘reconnaissance’, ‘heavy cavalry’, ‘supporter’ and ‘sniper’. Each class has certain characteristics, and the same class can be nurtured in different directions. Depending on the unit you take, the way you attack the stage varies. Of course, hero characters like Gabe Diaz are separated as executives, and there are battles to be fought.

Although there are not many characters in a single battle for 4 characters in a single mission, a unit can only participate in one mission in a chapter. If you go beyond the middle of the game, you must complete 3 missions in one chapter, so it is essential to take care of various characters. You should also pay attention to recruiting colleagues.

Also, there is no system in the game, such as research, but it was possible to obtain a weapon or armor by solving a certain mission and collecting chests in various parts of the map. To this, we added a system to freely decorate characters.

The battle with the giant boss that you can meet in ‘Gears Tactics’ is also essential. The fight against the giant boss is still alive, despite the fact that it is prepared with tacks in turns. In particular, since enemies constantly flock to the boss and fight, the tension cannot be released to the end.

Additionally, Gears Tactics used a checkpoint system, as opposed to the general turn-based strategy. Even if you make a mistake, you cannot convert it. I do not tolerate click errors. If you make a mistake, you must return to the checkpoint. There was a nightmare that started again at Checkpoint because it failed to break certain sections of the Gears of War series. Even increasing the difficulty makes this impossible. You should restart the chapter silently.

Also, excellent graphics and direction deserve high marks. Graphics are already waypoints with Unreal Engine, and optimization wasn’t bad. Plus, added fun to compose directional screens for chainsaw actions, enemy attacks, and movements. Sometimes mistakes were bothered at this point.

The volume of the game is also commendable. Even if you enjoy the main story, it will depend on the level of difficulty, but you can enjoy 30 hours. Here, you can continue playing in veteran mode even after completing the game. It is a story where I can continue playing with the characters I developed without having to challenge multiple games.

Of course, there is a penalty. It is monotonous for mission composition, such as rescuing agents, acquiring chests, defending chests, and exploiting certain objectives. There are times when you want to play this game again. Of course, each mission has some conditions, such as skill utilization and damage reduction, so there is no perfect stage. When you hit it with sweets, Pringles Original, Pringles Onion, Pringles Hot & Spicy, Pringles Cheese and Pringles Jalapino are prepared, so you can enjoy them according to your taste.

Despite the ‘Gears Series’ representing the Xbox camp, this ‘Gears Tactics’ was developed with the PC in mind. In fact, when you play, the keyboard and mouse operation is quite convenient compared to the pad. I think it will be enough bait to attract many players to the Game Pass Ultimate, which recently entered the service in Korea.

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