Review: Gears Tactics

To start things out, players will often find themselves in a helicopter which will act as a sort of mobile command center. From here, they can deploy to an open area and do missions therein. Side operations and primary missions co-exist in an area, and can be tackled at the same time. The way this works is players typically deploy from the mobile command center, where Snake sits with his selected buddy. The buddies, at least that which have been revealed for now, consist of either the mute, bikini-clad supernatural sniper Quiet, the loyal eye-patch-wearing D-Dog, and the mechanized, multifunctional D-Walker. An interesting thing to note is Quiet's demeanor towards Snake can change depending on how their relationship progresses over the course of the game. When deploying to an area, players will have a wide variety of customization options to go through. For example, the weapon loadout can be customized to a great extent; colors, insignias, attachments, even parts from different guns can be used to customize a weapon to your liking. Vehicles can be painted as well, and decorated with custom emblems. Speaking of, if the player so chooses, they can even deploy to an area in a vehicle and even then they can choose from deploying in a nice variety of different types of vehicles and different vehicles of each type, tanks included. Since players can recruit other soldiers in the field, either by rescuing them or abducting them, they can also once again deploy as a recruited soldier. Though it is unlikely always the case, playing as Snake is again optional. Each one of the soldiers at Snake's command have unique skills and different stats in different areas which will determine their effectiveness in areas like combat and stealth. People who have played Portable Ops and Peace Walker will be familiar with this feature. Once players have selected a loadout (which may be upgradeable and seems to consist of two primary weapons and a sidearm), a vehicle, a deployment time, and a buddy, they will be dropped off on the map. Buddies, it should be mentioned, have their own customizable loadouts. These are not as intricate as say... Snake's, but there are options, for example D-Dog can be given a stealth suit with a stun rod.


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While Gears Tactics eventually gives the player a plethora of troops and abilities to use in complex firefights, the run-up to getting there is a bit of a chore. Slowly unlocking new moves and increasing your arsenal is a video game staple, but in a strategy game like this, having a diverse range of choices is key to making the combat excit


The weaponry comes with a new update, the flashlight that is attached in this weapon makes it easy to use in dark places. The Mark 2 Rifle has a high killing speed and reloading time as compared to other Mark Weaponry in Gear Tact

When tackling an objective, buddies can automatically mark the enemies for you. Though there is no radar, marked targets stay marked and show through walls. This makes it so you need to be much more aware of your surroundings, a concept many have tackled in Ground Zeroes. Snake is more mobile than before, and coupled with the open world and open-ended nature of the missions, it will overall be a more versatile Metal Gear game. The controls are still of the Metal Gear nature though, so some may need to unlearn some common 3rd person game control schemes and get used to some quick menu hopping to get things done in real time. When getting up to an enemy, there is a wide range of options like in previous games. Interrogating and knocking them out seems to be the ideal method of dealing with an unaware soldier, since if the coast is clear you can use the Fulton Recovery (a balloon that shoots them into the sky) to almost immediately extract them and add them to your ranks. Speaking of, the Fulton can be used for enemy armaments and even their vehicles. Likewise, armaments can get dropped in for you if you need a change in loadout or vehicle.

Despite some stumbles, Splash Damage has successfully taken the essence of the Gears franchise and transferred it into a turn-based strategy game. Gears Tactics is a true Gears title with a campaign that builds and expands the franchise’s lore, all while introducing new characters and adding new wrinkles to old ones. The turn-based gameplay fits well within the universe, providing plenty of strategy both on and off the field. Combined with some genuinely excellent main missions, Gears Tactics comes together nicely. It does frequently stumble thanks to the repetitive and frequent side quests that vastly hurt the pacing, but remains a joy to play throughout its many hours. Gears Tactics is a solid turn-based game that’ll make Gears and tactics fans happy.