Hey, I voice Gabe Diaz for Gears Tactics, and just wanted to say that I really enjoy your reviews. I know that I'm going to get a very honest (sometimes if I'm in the game, painfully so), entertaining, and well thought out take on the game - and I really appreciate that. Keep up the great work! I'm a big fan.
Noshir, For the last few years after beating RDR2, I knew I was always in for a good time when I heard you were voicing the main character (or a prominent one). You really added a lot to the story and character of Sekiro by how you said so much with so little - true samurai warrior feel with a lot of confidence in the subtleties. Looking forward to what you bring to Gabe when I play it next. All the best man
X-com 1 and 2 were great. Very challenging to beat. I hope Gears tactics is just as good or better. Get ready to miss all your shots when your 2 feet away from enemy.
@@megajoltik123 LoL knowing EA and Bioware these days, it would be an unfinished glitchy mess with 90% of their effort put into a multiplayer/battle-royale with microtransactions for customizing your characters. Then it would flop. Then they'd say "we have learned a lot from this, we learned that people don't like single-player tactics games."
The thing I like the most is they did not incorporate gears elements in a turn based strategy game, instead they incorporated turn based strategy elements into a gears game. This is a gears game, through and through
It's more of a turn-based tactical game with a Gears theme than the other way round with obvious inspiration from the XCOM franchise, which is literally the grand pioneer of loads of TBT gameplay mechanics for older and modern games you see and play these day. If you aren't a fan of TBT or tactical/strategy genre then clearly Gears Tactics isn't a game for you.
DarkZerol does it do enough to make it worth purchasing for someone currently playing through Xcom Chimera Squad in your opinion? I’m really debated atm because I love the gameplay style and I love GoW but I’m not sure if it might feel a bit uninspired by the time i’m finished chimera squad
So I finished beating Chimera squad and went right to playing this. Saying it’s an X-Com game with a gears skin is couldn’t be more wrong. It has some very unique mechanics and is quite punishing for mistakes. It’s very fun so far just maybe too many toppings for each character. Hard to remember it all
Game pass is great. Im surprised sony and Nintendo havent done the same. PS Now is similar but it doesnt have day 1 releases like game pass. I know people give MS shit for its lack of exclusives but game pass highlights how good their exclusives are.
@@GoldLBS but even the exclusives have been slowly building up which nobody talks about. Like this game is a pretty kickass exclusive for PC/Xbox. Same for Gears5 which came out recently and so on...
When I was a kid and played Gears 1 online, I used to tell a bunch of people I played with my idea for a gears strategy game. A turn based game like Xcom but for gears. And here we are lol
Gears of war 1 was actually intended to be a strategy game initially but switched to what you got on 360 sometime in the early stages of development.. I forget the reason for the change
Wow, not only is this game not garbage, but it also just arrives on this game pass subscription that I was already paying a tiny amount for. Insane. Five years ago I would never have even considered purchasing this game without a deep sale, but I guess I'll be trying it out on launch in 2020. Thanks for the great review.
@@BeastMastery Yeah I watched the Digital Foundry breakdown of it because this game includes graphics options really made for future PC's, like the last two Gears titles did, but they're not labeled as clearly. Check out that video if you havent
Can't wait to give it a go. Sounds like they have a great foundation there and if they decide on a sequel with some of the tweaks suggested in video it could be a fantastic new look for the series. Great video as always!
Couldn’t agree more. Keeping the gritty Gears universe together with a gameplay tweak sounds like a breath of fresh air. I love gears but it was also starting to get under my skin, just too little variation between titles. I just got game pass recently and this is very high on my list of things to play.
5:38 Someone finally convinced someone that wearing a helmet in combat was a good idea and he wore a football helmet... it's no wonder these guys can't seem to win this war.
For anyone unaware, You can get the xbox game pass for pc which the first month is £1 and you get to play gears tactics, I assume the same goes for xbox users.
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Im the complete opposite. I cant count the number of times I have started xcom campaigns because my friends tell me its so good, only to quit after a couple hours. Never got into it :(
Agreed, I was interested in this until I saw the price tag on Steam - what the hell... no way am I dropping that sort of cash on this. Absolutely no excuse to cost like a special/deluxe edition of Ghost of Tsushima or CP2077
Pricing for MS published titles on PC have always been sketchy though to be fair virtually all Euro pricing have always been the highest region wise for most games.
Rune Gears can be had for as little as $1 with the free trial of Xbox Game Pass. The service is only 5 usd a month regularly and it has allowed me to play a ton of games I missed out on having A PS4 this gen. I've got it free until August from picking up 2 AMD products but I was subbed at the time for The Outer Worlds last fall. I'm not a shill for MS but it is a great value service that has a nice variety of games and more added each month.
Hold up, wtf is up with the steams pricing? Didn't they announce this game for like almost half the price of a AAA game? I was pretty sure I heard it was 30-50 USD
The GoW boardgame is basically this game, but with miniatures. It's super fun but hard to find. Check your local libraries. Doom is pretty similar too!
Karak this is one of your best reviews by far.. Spitting out linguistic tongue twisters like a goddamn chaingun. Rapid fire quips interlaced with purposeful prose is a testament to your skill as a true wordsmith. Now, why you have not been pegged as a voice actor is beyond me...keep it going and stay safe
Man this review is so informational and feels like you truly feel what your saying unlike alot of reviewers who spout the same words and sentences in every review
Just started my second run of Chimera Squad , tomorrow i will be Gearsing all day , seems very cool , thanks for the review , great time to be turn based tactics lover.
@@2Dimples4U it's fun a bit shallow compared to xcom 2. But its only 10 bucks so if you got nothing else to spend money on then yea. Just be warned the buzzfeed characters are nauseating to listen to
Game looks stunning, top class production values, there are FPS games with worse graphics than this, a top down strategy game. Downloading it now on Game Pass.
Man, we really need more games like this. It's too long the wait between Xcom like games, and there're so many franchises that could work really nice in this setting. This is such a great genre.
I am confused about people who fel this doesn't fit, because it goes well with the cover system of the Gears game. It makes sense. At least in theory. I haven't played it yet.
I never thought that I'd see Gears of War get turned into a turn based strategy title. However, somehow, it ends up working quite nicely. Gears of War has always been about it's visceral and brutal combat, which translates well into Gears Tactics. Despite the change in gameplay and perspective, this is still a Gears of War game at it's heart. That's what's important. Having said that, I will definitely have to give this one a shot. Otherwise, thanks Karak once again for another great review. I really appreciate it!
The more I see Gears Tactics, the more its graphics and art style remind me of Dawn of War II. Yes Gears does take inspiration from WH40K that's unmistakable, but Tactics just makes the similarities just that much clearer as far as strategy games are concerned.
Looks awesome; as a fan of Gear and XCom I'm glad this exists. It seems a little barebones for a AAA $60 title though; I'd really love a Horde mode. I was going to wait for a bit for a 50%+ discount.
Praise the Sun!!!! I'm def buying this, I guess I never stopped to think about that the Gears series would fit so well to the xcom styl,e this one seems better than Chimera Squad.
So I recently purchased a Xbox Series S. Played this as my first game on it, and I was blown away at the detail. This looks better than on my computer. Love the review, and love the channel.
Honestly a Halo xcom type game would be awesome. I know there’s Halo Wars but it just would be perfect to have a Halo xcom game where you can upgrade soldiers to ODST or a create Spartans. That would just be incredible.
Watched the Digital Foundry Analysis yesterday and i can clearly tell you recorded this footage with dynamic resolution and variable rate shading on :D
This looks awesome. Will definitely get it on Xbox once it's released. Unfortunately not straight away. I just don't buy anything at full price. Especially when I have so much other stuff to play through first
Karak's reviews are a shining beacon in this field of reporting. I get so excited when I see a new review pop up even if I'm not interested in the game solely because he is so damned skilled at this. Best, most unbiased, logically sound, and thorough reviews I've ever seen. THANK YOU for all the hard work!
I did not play any gears title prior to this but I love x-com style games. This is a really great game for me. My only nitpick on this is the lack of variants with the missions. They are very repetitive. I love the skill tree. Tactics game key for me is "variant". The more class to choose from, the deeper the skill tree is and the more diverse the missions are, the better.
Shit, I was hyped for this the minute it was announced. Tactics game are fucking boss, and Gears is a perfect fit. Already pre-loaded. Ready to GET. IT. ON!
Being apart of the gears 5 esports leagues this game looks pretty fun. I was never a huge fan of playing the game but watching it was a blast and seeing the skins are close to the same and its more strategy based is pretty awesome. Highly debating picking this up.
Wow dude. Thanks man! I love XCOM and have been waiting to hear your review for this! I could not download fast enough after watching this video! Excited!!
Just played it. It rocks. if you come closer to the end it really needs them tactics. I am a gamepass subscriber so I won't buy it unless it's on a nice sale. BUt can recommend.
Awesome review, man. I have looked at a couple of reviews and they all seem to concur with this one. While it's a bit simpler than XCOM, it's a lot of fun. And since I have Game-Pass I won't miss it, once I'm done with Chimera Squad.
Gears 5 got a %50 discount shortly after release, will hope this gets the same , Gers 5 turned out as a pleasant surprise to me, this seems fun and will be worth it at around $30.
This is a pleasant surprise, I didn't think much would come of this game. I would love a Fallout game in this style (like BoS), but it looks like this game and hopefully Wasteland 3 will do for now.
I thought that Gears would make a great SRPG years before this was made and was so glad when they announced it but less so that im still waiting for the console release date.
W40K kinda already have Mechanicus & Space hulk Tactics for a more XCOM-like TBS games. Although I admit I would love to see something like this or maybe even more personal story based like Valkyria Chronicles games, with unique characters (different backgrounds, quirks, etc), vehicles (like APC, tanks, etc), third person character movements, & maybe also a organ based attack system.
Warhammer 40K is a RIPE universe for excellent games. It’s mind blowing to me how we have seen so many releases using the setting yet so few of them are good. I would freaking love a 40K game like this.
Thanks for the amazing content. I love watching these videos. You have saved me from buying terrible games. You inspired me to do playthroughs of excellent games on my channel like ff7 remake, death stranding,and judgment
I actually like the more zoomed out view more... I don't need to see the close up detail of the gun on my squad members... because I KNOW who my squad members are and what I ARM them with because I made damn sure every member has a role to fill and where I need to place them and I don't just slap some guns to them and forget about it 10 seconds later. And if by SOME REASON I forgot... I can see the weapon they had from the icon of the weapon card on the character as I cycle through them. The more zoomed out view gives me better view of what is HAPPENING and WHERE are the important things are located (ie: my squad members and the enemies) I don't understand why ppl want to get closer to the ground on a TACTICAL game of any sort DURING the actual command phase given your ENTIRE success rely on having situational awareness and the closer you are to the ground, THE LESS you can see of what's happening in the larger picture.
Iono Sama I think it’s because you are looking at it based on a purely mechanical feel while others may be looking at it from a presentation perspective. You know, that feeling of being down there with the troops.
Movement is a bit more like Valkyria Chronicles it seems. But quite a bit more depth, even the VC4. Day one purchase for me. Thanks for the review. I'm not into narrative or lore in games (much) so I won;t miss that part of XCom 2 (Which I have over 1,000 hours in on Steam and never watched a cut scene.. literally never. No interest) So this seems ideal, Looking for a new turn based challenge. That said Xcom2 Complete is another day one purchase for the Switch in May for me
Excellent review as always but for me, not a buy. I do have several games like this but for me it seems to be missing a lot of something, atmosphere and camera angles. Ill wait until it's $10 or so.
Surprisingly fun game. I really loved the execution mechanic, rewards you for playing aggressively. Storyline/setting/characters were rubbish, but the gameplay was solid!
I can’t blame them. If I were to make a game it would be a final fantasy tactics inspired game (not that this is, but the tactics in the name obviously comes from that game and tactics ogre).
Who knew that X-COM would have such a great influence on game developers? What's next? Witcher Tactics? VTM Tactics? Fable Tactics? Cyberpunk Tactics? Resident Evil Tactics? Dark Souls Tactics? I mean, the list could go on forever!
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Hey, I voice Gabe Diaz for Gears Tactics, and just wanted to say that I really enjoy your reviews. I know that I'm going to get a very honest (sometimes if I'm in the game, painfully so), entertaining, and well thought out take on the game - and I really appreciate that. Keep up the great work! I'm a big fan.
Excellent
Playing tactics right now and loving it! Thank you for your work! And happy new year!
@@bokitoboss1993 Happy New Year to you as well! Let's make the most of it. Gabe says hi!
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Noshir,
For the last few years after beating RDR2, I knew I was always in for a good time when I heard you were voicing the main character (or a prominent one). You really added a lot to the story and character of Sekiro by how you said so much with so little - true samurai warrior feel with a lot of confidence in the subtleties. Looking forward to what you bring to Gabe when I play it next.
All the best man
More AAA X-Com style games the better. Would love to see more of them and super excited for this.
X-com 1 and 2 were great. Very challenging to beat. I hope Gears tactics is just as good or better. Get ready to miss all your shots when your 2 feet away from enemy.
Xcom didn’t invent the tactics genre. Please.
@@juliand6317 Maybe not but its the most well known one. Dark Souls didn't invent hard games, but its the standard when people think of them nowadays
Hate xcom games.Probably gonna hate this game.
@@megajoltik123 LoL knowing EA and Bioware these days, it would be an unfinished glitchy mess with 90% of their effort put into a multiplayer/battle-royale with microtransactions for customizing your characters. Then it would flop. Then they'd say "we have learned a lot from this, we learned that people don't like single-player tactics games."
The thing I like the most is they did not incorporate gears elements in a turn based strategy game, instead they incorporated turn based strategy elements into a gears game. This is a gears game, through and through
It's more of a turn-based tactical game with a Gears theme than the other way round with obvious inspiration from the XCOM franchise, which is literally the grand pioneer of loads of TBT gameplay mechanics for older and modern games you see and play these day. If you aren't a fan of TBT or tactical/strategy genre then clearly Gears Tactics isn't a game for you.
DarkZerol does it do enough to make it worth purchasing for someone currently playing through Xcom Chimera Squad in your opinion? I’m really debated atm because I love the gameplay style and I love GoW but I’m not sure if it might feel a bit uninspired by the time i’m finished chimera squad
It's Xcom with a gears skin, unashamedly rip off.
@@arrantfrost4176 you seem to like the style of gameplay. If you really like the gears aesthetic, then I'd say "go ahead".
So I finished beating Chimera squad and went right to playing this. Saying it’s an X-Com game with a gears skin is couldn’t be more wrong. It has some very unique mechanics and is quite punishing for mistakes. It’s very fun so far just maybe too many toppings for each character. Hard to remember it all
Man, how good is game pass?!
ya insane
Best gaming service out there honestly, and the fact that they put it on sale for 1$ every other month is just the cherry on top.
Game pass is great. Im surprised sony and Nintendo havent done the same. PS Now is similar but it doesnt have day 1 releases like game pass. I know people give MS shit for its lack of exclusives but game pass highlights how good their exclusives are.
@@GoldLBS but even the exclusives have been slowly building up which nobody talks about. Like this game is a pretty kickass exclusive for PC/Xbox. Same for Gears5 which came out recently and so on...
It is a very good gaming service
When I was a kid and played Gears 1 online, I used to tell a bunch of people I played with my idea for a gears strategy game. A turn based game like Xcom but for gears. And here we are lol
Thank you for making this game a reality!
you sure did buddy you sure did
You should sue
And they say the CIA isn't listening to us....pshhh
@@SaintSC05 He literally made the game
Gears of war 1 was actually intended to be a strategy game initially but switched to what you got on 360 sometime in the early stages of development.. I forget the reason for the change
Wow, not only is this game not garbage, but it also just arrives on this game pass subscription that I was already paying a tiny amount for. Insane. Five years ago I would never have even considered purchasing this game without a deep sale, but I guess I'll be trying it out on launch in 2020. Thanks for the great review.
@@BeastMastery Yeah I watched the Digital Foundry breakdown of it because this game includes graphics options really made for future PC's, like the last two Gears titles did, but they're not labeled as clearly. Check out that video if you havent
Give us a update how is it i like the game what abt you?
Can't wait to give it a go. Sounds like they have a great foundation there and if they decide on a sequel with some of the tweaks suggested in video it could be a fantastic new look for the series. Great video as always!
appreciate it
Couldn’t agree more. Keeping the gritty Gears universe together with a gameplay tweak sounds like a breath of fresh air. I love gears but it was also starting to get under my skin, just too little variation between titles. I just got game pass recently and this is very high on my list of things to play.
5:38 Someone finally convinced someone that wearing a helmet in combat was a good idea and he wore a football helmet... it's no wonder these guys can't seem to win this war.
Can't see the snipers though. And that helmet didn't help Anthony at all.
I think it is The Cole train skin that you get with the pre-order. That Gear is badass enough to fight with a Thrashball helmet.
@@FUNKOfilms It helped Clayton though, if you remember that scene from Gears 3
@@thewielder3445 Oh yeah
that football helmet is reinforced with kevlar duh! LOL
For anyone unaware, You can get the xbox game pass for pc which the first month is £1 and you get to play gears tactics, I assume the same goes for xbox users.
Gears tactics doesn't currently have a release date for Xbox. Only PC ATM
@@jamesb7205 remember when xbox exclusives came out on xbox?
Sir Butternuts Remember when capitalism didnt ruin everything?
No, no you dont
@@Amoogus its not marketed as an xbox exclusive, unless you are bringing the whole franchise in
@@ghostnoodle9721 ok commie.
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the melee kills in this game is just top notch. It's like XCOM turn the gore slider into 200% LOL
Lmao 😆
I'm actually really excited to play this. I love turn based game play. Its always something so satisfying to me
K Way classic game structure
Im the complete opposite. I cant count the number of times I have started xcom campaigns because my friends tell me its so good, only to quit after a couple hours. Never got into it :(
So I just stopped listening to your podcast on Spotify to watch this. I’m getting the full ACG fix
What's his podcast called?
Thievian I think it’s called The Best Gaming Podcast. Just search ACG and you’ll find it.
Love the podcast !
Absolutely insane EU pricing at 70€. That's even higher than other full-price AAA games. Not gonna support that kind of absurd pricing.
Agreed, I was interested in this until I saw the price tag on Steam - what the hell... no way am I dropping that sort of cash on this. Absolutely no excuse to cost like a special/deluxe edition of Ghost of Tsushima or CP2077
Pricing for MS published titles on PC have always been sketchy though to be fair virtually all Euro pricing have always been the highest region wise for most games.
Rune Gears can be had for as little as $1 with the free trial of Xbox Game Pass. The service is only 5 usd a month regularly and it has allowed me to play a ton of games I missed out on having A PS4 this gen. I've got it free until August from picking up 2 AMD products but I was subbed at the time for The Outer Worlds last fall. I'm not a shill for MS but it is a great value service that has a nice variety of games and more added each month.
that price is fucked man damn
Hold up, wtf is up with the steams pricing? Didn't they announce this game for like almost half the price of a AAA game? I was pretty sure I heard it was 30-50 USD
I'm sure the modding community will take care of the camera zoom issues. Those people do some fantastic work.
The GoW boardgame is basically this game, but with miniatures. It's super fun but hard to find. Check your local libraries. Doom is pretty similar too!
Wait, libraries have board games like that?
Christopher Lowery yeah most people go there for the free WiFi but they do offer a lot of cool stuff
Game pass is amazing. I've played Ori, Gris, Hollow Knight, Hellblade and Gears Tactics for 4 bucks a month.
Stoked for this. Not sure if anyone remembers this but "Killzone: Liberation" for the PSP was an awesome game and very similar to this.
Killzone: Liberation was fantastic and pretty difficult. Here's hoping it's resurrected sometime again
Killzone liberation wasn’t turn based... but I loved it
Killzone liberation didnt have anything in common with this. Are you high?
@@sts9865 Yeah, you're right about not being turn based but I felt it had the same vibe. And yes, I was high, lol.
Besides the quality review I like the high quality 4k video to get an idea of how the game looks.
thanks mac
Karak this is one of your best reviews by far.. Spitting out linguistic tongue twisters like a goddamn chaingun. Rapid fire quips interlaced with purposeful prose is a testament to your skill as a true wordsmith. Now,
why you have not been pegged as a voice actor is beyond me...keep it going and stay safe
Man this review is so informational and feels like you truly feel what your saying unlike alot of reviewers who spout the same words and sentences in every review
Just started my second run of Chimera Squad , tomorrow i will be Gearsing all day , seems very cool , thanks for the review , great time to be turn based tactics lover.
Tomorrow I will be Gearsing as well
How’s chimera squad?
@@2Dimples4U it is pretty much xcom 2 , tighter faster and shorter with some new mechanics. ACG reviewed it as well , you should watch it ^^
@@2Dimples4U it's fun a bit shallow compared to xcom 2. But its only 10 bucks so if you got nothing else to spend money on then yea. Just be warned the buzzfeed characters are nauseating to listen to
Exactly, great times for tacticians.
Game looks stunning, top class production values, there are FPS games with worse graphics than this, a top down strategy game. Downloading it now on Game Pass.
I'm pretty sure its the exact same engine as the shooters. The devs said they literally just moved the camera up
I've played the Gears of War series for years. I'll definitely pick this up on Game Pass tomorrow. Thanks for the review!
"Ah man .....this ain't right. I"m coughing up blood that isn't mine."
Man, we really need more games like this. It's too long the wait between Xcom like games, and there're so many franchises that could work really nice in this setting. This is such a great genre.
I am confused about people who fel this doesn't fit, because it goes well with the cover system of the Gears game. It makes sense. At least in theory. I haven't played it yet.
I never thought that I'd see Gears of War get turned into a turn based strategy title. However, somehow, it ends up working quite nicely. Gears of War has always been about it's visceral and brutal combat, which translates well into Gears Tactics. Despite the change in gameplay and perspective, this is still a Gears of War game at it's heart. That's what's important. Having said that, I will definitely have to give this one a shot. Otherwise, thanks Karak once again for another great review. I really appreciate it!
update what do you think of the game
@@rodthefishman5676 I have yet to buy it!
Looks like Gears and turn based are a perfect fit! Great review as always, thanks Karak
You know this guy knows what he is talking about when the auto generated English caption is 100% accurate.
Or his accent is understood by TH-cam AI
he just enunciates his words, it has nothing to do with knowledge.
Damn, I love the taps reference. Not a lot of people would know what that is.
The more I see Gears Tactics, the more its graphics and art style remind me of Dawn of War II. Yes Gears does take inspiration from WH40K that's unmistakable, but Tactics just makes the similarities just that much clearer as far as strategy games are concerned.
Looks awesome; as a fan of Gear and XCom I'm glad this exists.
It seems a little barebones for a AAA $60 title though; I'd really love a Horde mode. I was going to wait for a bit for a 50%+ discount.
Praise the Sun!!!!
I'm def buying this, I guess I never stopped to think about that the Gears series would fit so well to the xcom styl,e this one seems better than Chimera Squad.
Totally in for this since i heard about it, got it pre-installed already, thanks Game Pass!
Is it only on pc? A carnt find it on my game pass on xbox
I just pre-installed it on Xbox pc beta as well along with Phoenix Point, thanks for the heads up.
@@jamesbarrass3968 currently yes, it will come to xbox, though release date is unannounced
So I recently purchased a Xbox Series S. Played this as my first game on it, and I was blown away at the detail. This looks better than on my computer. Love the review, and love the channel.
Honestly a Halo xcom type game would be awesome. I know there’s Halo Wars but it just would be perfect to have a Halo xcom game where you can upgrade soldiers to ODST or a create Spartans. That would just be incredible.
Good lord this is exciting
always enjoyable to get your insight man
Thumbs up for the Leapin' Lanny Poffo reference
$60? I'd be hard pressed to pay 30 for this honestly, that price tag is a huge turn off.
But you can play it for $1 with gamepass. Which is why gamepass is so great as price no longer is a deterring factor.
Chimera squad was just 10$
@@Starscreamious chimera squad was a smaller expansion though.
Great review as always!
For me it's a wait for sale, i want to own it so i will buy it eventually, but not for the asked 70€ pricetag at release.
Expensive! I usually wait for a good sale before I buy, as if I had the time to play.
I must say I'm pleasantly surprised, I expected this to be a dumpster fire!!!
I was as well
@Top Dog it just seemed out of place when it was announced and who thinks of gears and goes "y'know what would be great, an xcom-like gears game"
I noticed the Predator music too!
Looks really cool. Will buy it on sale though. Hopefully somewhere we get a Gears based RTS too.
Watched the Digital Foundry Analysis yesterday and i can clearly tell you recorded this footage with dynamic resolution and variable rate shading on :D
and off. Switched around
Another great review ACG!
I want to see Steven Seagal wearing a Harley as armor
This looks awesome. Will definitely get it on Xbox once it's released. Unfortunately not straight away. I just don't buy anything at full price. Especially when I have so much other stuff to play through first
Karak's reviews are a shining beacon in this field of reporting. I get so excited when I see a new review pop up even if I'm not interested in the game solely because he is so damned skilled at this. Best, most unbiased, logically sound, and thorough reviews I've ever seen. THANK YOU for all the hard work!
I hope they continue with a new installation. XCOM need competition and will get there in time. 👍🏾
well nothing has really been able to compete in 26 years... not sure anything ever will at this rate.
So it’s like fire emblem with a gears color pallet. Yeah I’m good with that lol
I did not play any gears title prior to this but I love x-com style games. This is a really great game for me. My only nitpick on this is the lack of variants with the missions. They are very repetitive. I love the skill tree. Tactics game key for me is "variant". The more class to choose from, the deeper the skill tree is and the more diverse the missions are, the better.
This is way better than I thought it would be.
Can’t wait to get this, remember growing up with the first game and love the evolution of the franchise and effort put into the world.
I watched your review here & loved it, very enticing, so much so I bought it tonight, thanks man!
Shit, I was hyped for this the minute it was announced. Tactics game are fucking boss, and Gears is a perfect fit. Already pre-loaded. Ready to GET. IT. ON!
Top job mate .....love the reviews :)
Being apart of the gears 5 esports leagues this game looks pretty fun. I was never a huge fan of playing the game but watching it was a blast and seeing the skins are close to the same and its more strategy based is pretty awesome. Highly debating picking this up.
Wow dude. Thanks man! I love XCOM and have been waiting to hear your review for this! I could not download fast enough after watching this video! Excited!!
yup
You are the best game reviewer on YT hands down. Thank you!
Just played it. It rocks. if you come closer to the end it really needs them tactics. I am a gamepass subscriber so I won't buy it unless it's on a nice sale. BUt can recommend.
That sinking feeling when you’re considering buying a game and it’s not been reviewed by Karak.
FFS. It’s like going back to the dark ages...
What game is it?
Nick Hamilton - Death Stranding
I am pleasently suprised with the game and enjoying it very much!
Awesome review, man. I have looked at a couple of reviews and they all seem to concur with this one. While it's a bit simpler than XCOM, it's a lot of fun. And since I have Game-Pass I won't miss it, once I'm done with Chimera Squad.
My thanks Slayne
Another good, detailed review. Thanks man.
I immediately thought "hey has carrack put music from predator on the footage"...and then bam you called it out.. WOW so close to predator!
Gears 5 got a %50 discount shortly after release, will hope this gets the same , Gers 5 turned out as a pleasant surprise to me, this seems fun and will be worth it at around $30.
Xcom 2 war of the chosen wasnt as hard as it should be? Wow I thought that game was quite challenging. Your a gaming monster ACG
I think he's talking about Chimera Squad which released a few days ago, not XCOM 2
Very excited for a gears game without micro transactions.
For now...
This is a pleasant surprise, I didn't think much would come of this game. I would love a Fallout game in this style (like BoS), but it looks like this game and hopefully Wasteland 3 will do for now.
I thought that Gears would make a great SRPG years before this was made and was so glad when they announced it but less so that im still waiting for the console release date.
First xbox exclusive game to not be on xbox. What a time to be an xbox user.
This should have been Dawn of War 4. It's so almost 40K that it might as well be 40K.
Would definitely love a combination of DoW 1 and DoW 2 put inside this turn-based combat system. It would lend itself too perfect for this.
W40K kinda already have Mechanicus & Space hulk Tactics for a more XCOM-like TBS games. Although I admit I would love to see something like this or maybe even more personal story based like Valkyria Chronicles games, with unique characters (different backgrounds, quirks, etc), vehicles (like APC, tanks, etc), third person character movements, & maybe also a organ based attack system.
Warhammer 40K is a RIPE universe for excellent games. It’s mind blowing to me how we have seen so many releases using the setting yet so few of them are good. I would freaking love a 40K game like this.
The hair on the main character looks like Guts' (Berserk) hair if he got an undercut.
If metal moments i gaming isnt a subreddit, someone gotta make it
with 70 euro price tag this is not just a NEVER TOUCH but also a SEED UNTIL THE ENDTIMES.
Thanks for the amazing content. I love watching these videos. You have saved me from buying terrible games. You inspired me to do playthroughs of excellent games on my channel like ff7 remake, death stranding,and judgment
thanks
I didn't even know about this game so thanks TH-cam recommendations! Will be buying this tomorrow!
I remember the first time I played XCOM and thought straight away , gears would be good in this style as a strategy game
Music reminds me of the original predator movie so much.
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Awesome video, TY How is the replayability? TY
I actually like the more zoomed out view more... I don't need to see the close up detail of the gun on my squad members... because I KNOW who my squad members are and what I ARM them with because I made damn sure every member has a role to fill and where I need to place them and I don't just slap some guns to them and forget about it 10 seconds later.
And if by SOME REASON I forgot... I can see the weapon they had from the icon of the weapon card on the character as I cycle through them.
The more zoomed out view gives me better view of what is HAPPENING and WHERE are the important things are located (ie: my squad members and the enemies)
I don't understand why ppl want to get closer to the ground on a TACTICAL game of any sort DURING the actual command phase given your ENTIRE success rely on having situational awareness and the closer you are to the ground, THE LESS you can see of what's happening in the larger picture.
Iono Sama
I think it’s because you are looking at it based on a purely mechanical feel while others may be looking at it from a presentation perspective. You know, that feeling of being down there with the troops.
5:36 very predator movie style, nice
Movement is a bit more like Valkyria Chronicles it seems. But quite a bit more depth, even the VC4.
Day one purchase for me. Thanks for the review. I'm not into narrative or lore in games (much) so I won;t miss that part of XCom 2 (Which I have over 1,000 hours in on Steam and never watched a cut scene.. literally never. No interest) So this seems ideal, Looking for a new turn based challenge.
That said Xcom2 Complete is another day one purchase for the Switch in May for me
ya movement system is interesting
Excellent review as always but for me, not a buy. I do have several games like this but for me it seems to be missing a lot of something, atmosphere and camera angles. Ill wait until it's $10 or so.
Thank you and I get that
Thanks for the review. I think it’s really reinforced my decision that Desperados 3 was a better purchase.
This game is fire 🔥
I love Gears and Xcom but I don’t use my Xbox for anything anymore. But maybe this’ll make me plug it in
Surprisingly fun game. I really loved the execution mechanic, rewards you for playing aggressively. Storyline/setting/characters were rubbish, but the gameplay was solid!
I can’t blame them. If I were to make a game it would be a final fantasy tactics inspired game (not that this is, but the tactics in the name obviously comes from that game and tactics ogre).
You do know that Fallout Tactics is also a thing, right
Im so certain they either have a cash shop now or will patch one in within the month. Ill let things shake out before considering it
Awesome Lanny Poffo reference!
A lot of people throwing the name XCOM out there.
I like that.
Can't wait to play this. Thanks ACG for the awesome ass reviews 🔥🤙🏾
Woh woh woh you you said no mtx AND you didn't run into any bugs? Are we sure this game is releasing in 2020? Lol
Doom Eternal and Final Fantasy 7 Remake also didn't have any microtransactions or bugs
randomguy6679 yeah, plenty of games don’t. That’s not to say that none do, but it’s felt a lot less problematic to me this year, so far.
I think turn based tactics is my favorite genre so I'll definitely give this a go on game pass
Great review man, love how detailed and deep you went into this game!
oh cool, Im glad to see they put some good effort into this, I will of course give it a shot. Great review 😁
Who knew that X-COM would have such a great influence on game developers? What's next? Witcher Tactics? VTM Tactics? Fable Tactics? Cyberpunk Tactics? Resident Evil Tactics? Dark Souls Tactics? I mean, the list could go on forever!