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Testseek.com have collected 81 expert reviews of the Gears Tactics and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Gears Tactics.
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May 2020
 
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The editors liked

  • Great cinematic treatment and story
  • Goretastic Gears combat
  • Epic setpiece battles and attractive environments
  • Included in Xbox Game Pass for PC
  • Thoughtful turn-based mechanics
  • Cosmetics are on point
  • Loads of performance settings
  • Accessibility settings
  • Successfully translates the aesthetic
  • Mechanics
  • And feelings of the Gears franchise into a strategy game
  • Meaningful progression leads to strong character customization
  • Interesting
  • Innovative tweaks to the modern strategy RPG formula
  • Great tactical gameplay with an intelligent AI capable of challenging you
  • Wide variety of enemies and obstacles
  • Including multistage boss fights reminiscent of the Gears of War series
  • Interesting new features
  • Such as a movement boost if ending in cove
  • Great combat
  • Fast paced gameplay
  • Tons of customizations
  • Fluid
  • Strategic combat
  • Deep
  • Rewarding RPG systems
  • Interesting boss fights
  • Excellent concept work for all major characters
  • A great look at how concept becomes final art
  • Showcases some of the processes behind the scenes
  • Some great “discarded” artwork
  • Inclusion of key art is a nice treat

The editors didn't like

  • Item progression is dissatisfyingly random
  • Mission types get repetitive
  • Lategame cinematics feel unfinished
  • Story starts off stiff
  • Finicky cursor-based abilities
  • Story feels like filler
  • Lack of mission diversity over a very long campaign
  • Movement controls can sometimes be niggly
  • Showing you as finishing in cover but not actually doing it or making it hard to choose when to stand & finish an execution
  • The narrative & dialogue is average at best
  • Often poor due to traditional Gears nonsen
  • Can be a technical powerhouse
  • No base-building mechanics
  • Repetitive mission types
  • The story is just okay
  • Some creatures are missing

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Lewis , review by: wmpoweruser.com

  • Abstract:  Taking place before the events of the first Gears of War game, Gears Tactics places you in the role of Gabe Diaz, the father of Gears 5's Kait Diaz, as he commands a guerrilla army of COG troops on a secret mission to assassinate the horrifying Locust sc...

 
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  Published: 2020-04-27, review by: gotgame.com

  • Abstract:  Disclaimer: I haven't played a prior Gears of War title, so I'm not very familiar with the setting and lore. Gears Tactics is a turn based strategy title jointly created by Splash Damage and the Coalition. Despite drawing comparisons to the popular XCOM f...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Pulasthi , review by: neowin.net

  • Gears Tactics is a delightfully challenging experience where the cards are always stacked against you. New threats are introduced constantly to keep things fresh while new abilities your troops unlock keep them from slowing down their aggressive pace. Eac...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Alex , review by: newgamenetwork.com

  • Gears Tactics is a worthwhile spinoff that does a great job of integrating key franchise elements into a different genre. The story is shallow and the missions get quite repetitive, but fans of turn based tactics should get some gory fun out of this one...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Wes , review by: pcgamer.com

  • Clever combat abilities and brutal executions translate Gears of War into a deep, fast-paced strategy game...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Russell , review by: Gamingnexus.com

  • Abstract:  It's been 13 years since the original Gears of War hit the Xbox 360. Over the years players have taken on the role of a few of the soldiers of the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) to battle against a horde of creatures known as the Locust. The Gears...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, review by: kotaku.com

  • Abstract:  When Gears Tactics was first announced back at E3 2018, which feels like 10 years ago, I was excited. I had never thought about it until then, but Gears of War seemed like a perfect fit for a turn-based strategy game, similar to XCOM. It turns out I was r...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Jez , review by: windowscentral.com

  • Great cinematic treatment and story, Goretastic Gears combat, Epic setpiece battles and attractive environments, Included in Xbox Game Pass for PC
  • Item progression is dissatisfyingly random, Mission types get repetitive, Lategame cinematics feel unfinished
  • Despite some issues with polish in the late-game cinematics and an underdeveloped progression system, Gears Tactics remains an incredibly fun first-effort in what could easily evolve to be a core part of the Gears of War universe. It was awesome seeing th...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Rami , review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Thoughtful turn-based mechanics, Cosmetics are on point, Loads of performance settings, Accessibility settings
  • Story starts off stiff, Finicky cursor-based abilities
  • Gears Tactics is an excellent strategy game for both Gears of War and XCOM fans, but the story starts off a bit stiff...

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  Published: 2020-04-27, Author: Preston , review by: cgmagonline.com

  • Gears Tactics combines the frenetic action of the Gears series with tactical gameplay that, barring a few stumbles, is refreshing...

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