Gears Tactics

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 494 Ratings

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  1. yanmax
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    This is a must play for any strategy fan. But it's not your usual gears game.
  2. Akk3d1s
    May 10, 2020
    7
    Enough to scratch the x-com itch, until something better comes along.

    Pros: - Solid turn based tactics - Fits the gears cover shoot style - Enjoyable cutscenes - Optimization - On Game pass Cons: - Not as good as x-com - No destructive environments - Story is not interesting, but then again, its gears. - Not enough enemy variety A good solid game that does more right than    Enough to scratch the x-com itch, until something better comes along.

    Pros:
    - Solid turn based tactics
    - Fits the gears cover shoot style
    - Enjoyable cutscenes
    - Optimization
    - On Game pass

    Cons:
    - Not as good as x-com
    - No destructive environments
    - Story is not interesting, but then again, its gears.
    - Not enough enemy variety

    A good solid game that does more right than it does wrong. I just wish MS can put in more effort into their games. It sometimes feel like they are not aiming for greatness and just sort of good enough levels...    … Expand
  3. Overmorth
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    +good plot
    +good graphics
    +interesting game-design
    +ok gameplay
    ~no destruction sysem, shame. inventory made not informative and not comfortable to use and we have no base as in xcom
    much better then xcom.sjw.poLice
    would recommend even if u don't know what is gears of war
    -small maps is not ok
    -repitative missions is not ok
    810
  4. SexiPlexi
    Apr 23, 2021
    6
    Great idea but it fails due to receptiveness' of several missions, it is the same over and over. The controls and gameplay itself is great, it would of been amazing if the creators were less lazy and actually made every mission different, I'd rather have a game half as long with zero mission repeats.
  5. playa0789
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    The game was less in depth with base building than the likes of xcom but the skills and overall game play was fun. The story was great and filled in some holes to the rest of the gears of war games. The side missions got a little tedious and were basically just filler.
  6. arieljbz
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    Buen juego arruinado por la cantidad amplia de misiones secundarias que no aportan nada a la historia ni al juego, lo que lo convierte en una IP repetitiva y cansina en ciertos puntos de la trama principalmente en el cierre del juego.
    22 misiones principales
    18 misiones secundarias aprox El gameplay es bueno, junto a la personalizacion pero arruinado por el contenido y la historia.    Buen juego arruinado por la cantidad amplia de misiones secundarias que no aportan nada a la historia ni al juego, lo que lo convierte en una IP repetitiva y cansina en ciertos puntos de la trama principalmente en el cierre del juego.
    22 misiones principales
    18 misiones secundarias aprox
    El gameplay es bueno, junto a la personalizacion pero arruinado por el contenido y la historia.
    Totalmente superior xcom.    … Expand
  7. kodemcm
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    They merged my two favorite loves, Fire Emblem and Gears. If you are a tactics fan play this game. The Overwatch, Risk/Reward mechanics are refreshing. Go get those Executions!
  8. augustoguiz
    May 31, 2020
    6
    É um bom jogo do gênero, mas é extremamente repetitivo. Você é obrigado a jogar as missões paralelas que são todas repetitivas e chatas. As missões principais seguem a mesma repetição das paralelas e isso torna o jogo muito chato.
  9. Cthulhu5000
    May 16, 2020
    8
    Things the game does excellent:
    - Graphics. Suddenly, not a bad thing for a strategy.
    - Brutality. Grenades shred enemies to pieces not just ragdoll them. - Movement and covers. Units are able to move in a radius of a circle (on the plain terrain). And covers are not some square-placed blocks, they feel real, normal game design. I don't think I can come back ever again to 'rectangle    Things the game does excellent:
    - Graphics. Suddenly, not a bad thing for a strategy.
    - Brutality. Grenades shred enemies to pieces not just ragdoll them.
    - Movement and covers. Units are able to move in a radius of a circle (on the plain terrain). And covers are not some square-placed blocks, they feel real, normal game design. I don't think I can come back ever again to 'rectangle movement' of X-COM.
    - AI. It doesn't feel stupid. Most of the times.
    - Endgame support from day 0.
    - Overall battle mechanics.

    Some neutral things:
    - Universe. I am not a Gears fan. I'm a PC gamer and well there's Gears 1 available on PC, and other parts of trilogy are X360 exclusives. And there are Gears 4 and 5, that are by critics are worse than original trilogy. Couldn't care less. And, as I understand, well Gears Tactics' timeline is a prequel to original trilogy sequels, parts 4 and 5. Well, now, really, I couldn't care less. And its' setting…It makes me uncomfortable. It's some diesel-punk but with advanced computers and satellites and gene-engineering. And sling-grenades. Also, story takes place not on Earth but on another planet. But with humans. And all men looks like bodybuilders. Women not. It's really strange for an outsider.
    - It's a plot-driven game, not a X-COM-esque. So you don't choose where to go. Who is taking lead in your squad. I find that kind of critic misplaced. You've agreed to plot-driven game, why are you complaining about it now?

    And some bad things:
    - Scout class unit is bad in the beginning of the game. Shotgun sucks. For enemies too. But later in the game, when you can recruit leveled-up scout and have some nice mods for shotgun to improve precision and gear for extra bullets/reload/quicker cooldown, this class is good as any.
    - Boxes mechanics. No, not lootboxes. There boxes scattered across the battlefield and if your soldier pickups it during combat, after it you'll be able to open it and receive a random reward. "Coolness" of reward depends on a box type, usual, rare, epic, legendary (given only as reward for fulfilling special mission conditions). And most of the time it doesn't make sense.
    - Loot mechanics. Well, it's not a X-COM-esque and it is a prequel, so laser lancer, power armor with jets and staff like that is completely out of the question. But when customization means just some little tweaks like +7% to hit chance, +1 ammo in a mag and boots with +15 hp (health point here counts in hundreds at least, so it's really, really nothing) it's lame.
    - Heroes and soldiers. There are plot heroes, that appear voiced-over (btw, voice-over is rather solid) in cut-scenes. And there are some squad members that are generic and generated. And in this game you don't take a level-one recruit and level-up him/her straight to the final battle. New recruits almost always appear after a new mission and are leveled-up with some cool gear (for example, you can get a better version of sidearm only by recruiting). I don't mind leveled-upped recruits, especially in a plot-driven game, but they progress way too fast.
    - No base-building. Well, again it's not a X-COM-esque and is plot-driven, but for example Mass Effect 2 is a plot-driven game, but how and if at all you upgrade your ship directly influence an ending of the game. Here we have an APC and mobile base, yet they do and serve nothing except in a cut-scenes and in and out extraction mission points. And we do move across the world map, but it's happening out of the scene. So it could've been so much more…And could give your some rest between look-alike missions (problem for all without exception TBS).
    - Side-Missions feels out of place. Structurally, game is divided for 3 Acts, with 6-8 Chapters in each. And some chapters have side mission, from 2 to 4 available, and you can take n-1, i.e. 1/2/3. They ARE obligatory. One hero/soldier can go only on one side-mission during this very chapter, because it's happening simultaneously. They do provide some challenge, but it's more like an unnecessary taste of endgame during in-game. And really limited to several types (four, if I am not mistaken).

    Having this said, I would like really to recommend this game to all TBS fans. It feels like a turn-based shooter, not a strategy, but feeling is great. 7+1/10. One extra point for first try at making so many things right and bringing some cool new stuff into the genre.    … Expand
  10. fmathez
    Jan 30, 2021
    8
    Jeu tactique au tour par tour bien sympathique. Un peu trop facile et répétitif par moment.
  11. CristianCVR
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I really solid Gears game, with an amazing story, character development and playability.
  12. Nerevarinho
    May 18, 2020
    7
    Its a more accessible, easy and forgiving XCOM, in a Gears reskin, which i in general really like! Unfortunately after the first Chapter you will notice an increasing repetitivity, due to that you are forced to do sidemissions with not much variety.
  13. SerGjant
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The game had great potential. The universe of gears is quite interesting. In technical terms, the creators did not disappoint, but in terms of the structure of the campaign itself, as if they did not bring it to mind.
  14. VigilanteOito
    Jan 27, 2021
    7
    Game tatico legalzinho.
    Sou muito fã da franquia Gears, em termos de historia esse aqui não agrega em nada.
    Tem muita missão repetitiva e para abrir as missoes principas, as vezes tem que completar as secundarias, isso é ridiculo.
  15. watchm824
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
    Gears Tactics is a good game. It will be just a gift for all fans of tactical games. But one big minus - towards the end the game becomes rather boring and monotonous.
  16. Robert88
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Complete trash .. waste of money trust me on this Literally next to Zero effort was put in this title , voice acting , game play all horrible , graphics . Level design .. this game has nothing going for it
  17. rinshun
    Dec 10, 2020
    7
    Gear tactics is an excellent game. But it focuses too much on the missions/story aspect and leaves the strategy part completely shallow.

    There is almost no point in leveling up and caring for your soldiers, because if they die, you can hire another one of the same level. Or even higher level. Replayability suffers greatly because of this. Replaying from the start will never feel like    Gear tactics is an excellent game. But it focuses too much on the missions/story aspect and leaves the strategy part completely shallow.

    There is almost no point in leveling up and caring for your soldiers, because if they die, you can hire another one of the same level. Or even higher level.

    Replayability suffers greatly because of this. Replaying from the start will never feel like a different playthrough, because you will feel every mission as a scripted part of the story, and not an effort to accomplish a goal.

    The tactics part, though, is awesome. Outrageous gore and some exciting moments makes this a very fun game.    … Expand
  18. mrfiki
    Jul 26, 2022
    6
    Average, fast food game. Is like X-Com only it is the arcade sibling. First half feels good but it gets very boring after that. No enemies variety, terrible AI, only a handful of missions types. But the worst part is that you can't skip side missions to make the game shorter.
  19. Someone3
    May 14, 2020
    10
    The game was somewhat shorter than I would have liked but it was an incredibly well made game. If you like X-Com style games you'll love it. The abilities and skill trees were great, the enemies were incredibly fun and the game engine was top notch. Practically no bugs either. Above all I love their overwatch mechanic.
  20. Melkor92
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    The perfect blend between XCOM and Gears of war.

    The graphics, the smooth pathing of the Gears moving on the ground. The enemy design. Everything!. Thanks Microsoft!
  21. TaintedReviews
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Gears Tactics is very hard to describe without throwing around the word XCOM, but it's fair to say that comparison is a compliment.
    While XCOM throws in very light elements of base building, Gears Tactics focuses on the tactical portion of the game. It's combat oriented, and let's be honest here, fans of the series want that. Grub gutting, Locust chain-sawing, Swarm stabbing, Mulcher    Gears Tactics is very hard to describe without throwing around the word XCOM, but it's fair to say that comparison is a compliment.
    While XCOM throws in very light elements of base building, Gears Tactics focuses on the tactical portion of the game. It's combat oriented, and let's be honest here, fans of the series want that. Grub gutting, Locust chain-sawing, Swarm stabbing, Mulcher grinding, combat in a world so familiar it will have you aching to play through the 3rd Person Shooter series again.
    The story is light, but moves a decent narrative keeping Gears fans paying attention.
    The game play is tight, and players will feel more and more powerful as they perfect both their gear and skill point builds.
    The Boss fights are simultaneously aggravating and rewarding. The Brumak fight for instance was the singularly most fun strategic fight I've ever had in a tactical video game.

    As fan of Gears of War, and tactical combat games, I can only award this a full 10, and pray there will be DLC addons, and/or sequels.    … Expand
  22. Sepherim
    May 25, 2021
    6
    Gears Tactics es un juego entretenido, pero lejos de los principales exponentes del género. El punto de partida inicial está interesante, con cinco tipos de personajes cada uno pudiendo equiparse con distintos elementos y con cuatro líneas de progresión para cada clase. El problema, en ese sentido, se encuentra en que el juego se centra casi exclusivamente en el combate, siendo lasGears Tactics es un juego entretenido, pero lejos de los principales exponentes del género. El punto de partida inicial está interesante, con cinco tipos de personajes cada uno pudiendo equiparse con distintos elementos y con cuatro líneas de progresión para cada clase. El problema, en ese sentido, se encuentra en que el juego se centra casi exclusivamente en el combate, siendo las opciones de gestión casi inexistentes, de modo que la progresión de equipo de los personajes es básicamente aleatoria, porque depende de las cajas que vamos encontrando. La variedad de enemigos no es muy alta, y aún entre ellos tampoco tienen unas diferencias inmensas. Finalmente, el juego es relativamente corto para el género porque apuesta por su trama (que, realmente, es más bien tirando a mala), de modo que hacemos solo misiones principales y secundarias, y está limitado el número de ellas que puedes hacer; y como en general solo hay un puñado de tipos de misión (básicamente 3/4 según se miren) pues se acaba haciendo repetitivo. Y los bosses de final de cada acto son un coñazo, especialmente el último.

    Gráficamente el juego es correcto, nada especialmente llamativo. Y lo mismo se puede decir del apartado sonoro. Al menos en mi recorrido, he encontrado algunos bugs que me han obligado a tener que cargar partida o a no poder usar ocasionalmente alguna de las habilidades (las minas de Jack, por ejemplo, "colgaban" el encuentro del boss final).

    El resultado es un juego entretenido un rato, pero que a medida que va acumulando horas acaba perdiendo el interés al hacerse muy repetitivo. Un 6.    … Expand
  23. Zelldincht90
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Non giocavo ad un tattico così ben studiato dai tempi di FF tactics. Il campo di battaglia è così preciso che non si ha la sensazione che sia una griglia. La campagna con jack è un autentico PLUS per gli amanti della sagata. Grafica ed animazioni molto curate, ed è un fatto davvero raro per il genere in cui si piazza. Davvero un gran lavoro da parte di Coalition!

    Do un 10 perchè non c'è    Non giocavo ad un tattico così ben studiato dai tempi di FF tactics. Il campo di battaglia è così preciso che non si ha la sensazione che sia una griglia. La campagna con jack è un autentico PLUS per gli amanti della sagata. Grafica ed animazioni molto curate, ed è un fatto davvero raro per il genere in cui si piazza. Davvero un gran lavoro da parte di Coalition!

    Do un 10 perchè non c'è nulla che mi sia dispiaciuto ed inoltre è la versione evoluta di XCOM che è valutato 9.    … Expand
  24. Moromete
    May 27, 2020
    8
    Tactics does some justice to the wider Gears universe but the characters are limited and the cutscenes look good but do nothing interesting. The tactical gameplay looks very solid initially but after the first act, even if new abilities and equipment is added, the resulting depth is not really engaging. The same plays that work at the end of the first act work almost all the way through,Tactics does some justice to the wider Gears universe but the characters are limited and the cutscenes look good but do nothing interesting. The tactical gameplay looks very solid initially but after the first act, even if new abilities and equipment is added, the resulting depth is not really engaging. The same plays that work at the end of the first act work almost all the way through, with some tweaks for bosses. The lack of a strategy layer also becomes a problem.… Expand
  25. Sygurd
    Aug 18, 2020
    9
    Un gran gran juego, como fanático de la saga de X-Com (del cual he pasado varios y muchos de ellos en múltiples ocasiones) y también como total seguidor de GoW debo decir que este juego le hace total justicia a ambos títulos y ambos universos, gráficos excelentes, gran jugabilidad, una historia bien escrita y contada, combates con jefes finales, armamento con estadísticas, sistema deUn gran gran juego, como fanático de la saga de X-Com (del cual he pasado varios y muchos de ellos en múltiples ocasiones) y también como total seguidor de GoW debo decir que este juego le hace total justicia a ambos títulos y ambos universos, gráficos excelentes, gran jugabilidad, una historia bien escrita y contada, combates con jefes finales, armamento con estadísticas, sistema de looteo entretenido y un gran manejo de los personajes y su guion. Como situaciones mejorables hecho en falta algo más de complejidad en la barracas (mejorar el armamento con investigación, entrenar soldados o similares), algo más de variedad de enemigos y la corrección de algunos bugs de la cámara y otros menores. En general creo que hicieron una excelente primera versión y veo mucho futuro en esta nueva saga (o spinoff), se pueden contar muchas cosas del universo de GoW y mejorar y ampliar la jugabilidad en próximas entregas, hay mucho de donde beber. Mi puntuación personal 8.5/10… Expand
  26. loosecaboose91
    May 14, 2020
    4
    As someone who has put a lot of time into Xcom and Xcom 2, I was excited for a new take on that style of turn based shooting genre. While Tactics adds a lot of quality of life changes some Xcom players may enjoy seeing (such as multiple shots on overwatch, cool-downs on things like grenades, etc), this is kind of like a pretty but very dumbed down version of Xcom.

    Pros: -Graphics    As someone who has put a lot of time into Xcom and Xcom 2, I was excited for a new take on that style of turn based shooting genre. While Tactics adds a lot of quality of life changes some Xcom players may enjoy seeing (such as multiple shots on overwatch, cool-downs on things like grenades, etc), this is kind of like a pretty but very dumbed down version of Xcom.

    Pros:
    -Graphics
    -Innovative changes to existing mechanics like overwatch and consumables
    -Very well optimized- I've encountered very few bugs while playing
    -A 90% chance actually feels like a 90% chance to hit
    -A more risk-reward loot system for weapon mods rather than sheer luck

    Cons:
    -Mediocre story
    -Grindy, repetitive missions and lack of variation on enemies
    -Very simple (to a fault) customization system, and lack of variation
    -No between mission content: games is purely about Main missions and side missions; you get a big ass mobile transport in the beginning and it is never revisited.

    The game isn't explicitly terrible, but my initial thoughts ranged initially from disappointment to frustration as I found the game just wasn't worth all the frustration I had with it. I saw a review on here where someone basically called it a mobile game, and that's pretty close. Take Xcom, give it some streamlined changes, and make it more grindy and more focused on the action and less on the story. Do that, and you pretty much have gears tactics. At LEAST wait for it to go one sale- this is not a $60 USD game by any stretch.    … Expand
  27. rebisdee
    Sep 1, 2020
    9
    The shooter campaign version of X-com. Yes it is a bit easier/more casual and has less replayability than other games in the genre. But as a Gears fan and someone less invested in these kinds of games, it was exactly what I wanted. The missions are tense and action packed, and the UI is snappy. I had a great time running through the game, and would recommend this to anyone who likes tactical RPGs.
  28. Nitbuntu
    Aug 23, 2021
    9
    A well executed story driven turn based strategy game with great cut scenes and intense battles. Some of the side missions got repetitive, but overall still addictive for a period of time.
  29. explorerbay
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    A good improvement from other tactics games in my opinion. Great graphics and new mechanics and "free" with game pass
  30. ewenr
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    Definitely scratches my XCom itch and although it improves upon XCom in some areas, it also falls short in others. The gameplay is much more snappy and fast paced than XCom but the squad-building and development is poor. Missions maps are a bit repetitive and the final boss mission was a bit tiresome. Overall very enjoyable but doesn't quite match XCom because XCom has a much better squadDefinitely scratches my XCom itch and although it improves upon XCom in some areas, it also falls short in others. The gameplay is much more snappy and fast paced than XCom but the squad-building and development is poor. Missions maps are a bit repetitive and the final boss mission was a bit tiresome. Overall very enjoyable but doesn't quite match XCom because XCom has a much better squad system. Played it for free on Game Pass for PC and looking forwards to it coming to XBox with a sequel or expansion.… Expand
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 92
  3. Negative: 0 out of 92
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    80
    Gears Tactics is an exciting game with incredibly beautiful graphics, interesting missions and well-developed mechanics, which could have been better if the authors of the game paid more attention to the story. Anyway we have a great project for fans of the genre, regardless of their loyalty to the Gears of War franchise.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 21, 2020
    65
    Gears Tactics proves that there is a place for an awesome turn-based strategy game in the Gears universe. Now, someone needs to develop that game.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 23, 2020
    60
    Gears of War from a bird's perspective. An interesting system of action points is brought down by repetitive content with a boring grind of boxes with equipment and a weak story. [Issue#303]
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