Gears of War 4 (2016)
Twenty five years have passed since the decimation of the Locust & Lambent threats on the planet Sera. However a new race of monsters have taken their place and JD Fenix, son of series protagonist Marcus Fenix, has taken up the mantle in helping to protect humanity.
First released
Oct 7, 2016
Aliases
Gears 4
Franchises
Gears of War
Developed by
The Coalition, Splash Damage, Ltd, Hardsuit Labs
Published by
Xbox Game Studios
Platforms
PC, Xbox One
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Horror, Sci-Fi
Releases
- PC - Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition United States
- PC - Gears of War 4 United States
- XONE - Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition United States
- XONE - Gears of War 4 United States
Community reviews
Gears of War 4 is a great FPS game and a great addition to the series
Game: Gears of War 4
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Developer: The Coalition
Publisher: Microsoft
System: Xbox Game Pass for PC (XGP)
Year of Release: 2016
Length of Playthrough: 11 Hours
Total Score: 90/100
Value Score: 9/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 7/10
• Replay Value: 9/10
• Player Value: 10/10
Pros
+Great visual design and art design
+Great cast of characters with a lot of dialogue
+Allies can pick you up (unlike in GoW1 where once you are down, then its game over)
+A lot of variety of enemies and weapons compared to Gears of War Ultimate Edition
+Different game types throughout the campaign (Cinematic scenes with gameplay including motorcycle chase, etc) and Tower defense like aspects
Cons
-AI allies can be frustrating from the point where they do not follow you or try to save you/react as quick
-Game freezes up/audio stops for like 4-5 seconds when achievement gained (and again when the achievement pop up occurs)
-Shorter and ending felt rush
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Developer: The Coalition
Publisher: Microsoft
System: Xbox Game Pass for PC (XGP)
Year of Release: 2016
Length of Playthrough: 11 Hours
Total Score: 90/100
Value Score: 9/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 7/10
• Replay Value: 9/10
• Player Value: 10/10
Pros
+Great visual design and art design
+Great cast of characters with a lot of dialogue
+Allies can pick you up (unlike in GoW1 where once you are down, then its game over)
+A lot of variety of enemies and weapons compared to Gears of War Ultimate Edition
+Different game types throughout the campaign (Cinematic scenes with gameplay including motorcycle chase, etc) and Tower defense like aspects
Cons
-AI allies can be frustrating from the point where they do not follow you or try to save you/react as quick
-Game freezes up/audio stops for like 4-5 seconds when achievement gained (and again when the achievement pop up occurs)
-Shorter and ending felt rush