War, what is it good for? In fun, fast and brutally glorious Gears of War 4, absolutely everything
The new Xbox One and PC game has an addictive multiplayer mode
WAR, what is it good for? In Gears, absolutely everything.
The fourth instalment of this acclaimed shooter is simply bad ass. It’s fun, fast and brutally glorious.
In fact, it’s probably one of my favourite games of the year.
The campaign is excellent, if not a little short at around six or so hours long if you burst through it. I wanted more.
The story revolves around JD Fenix — the son of the great Marcus — and his pals Del and Kait.
The human race is, as always, in danger from a new threat, following on from the Locust’s demise.
The Swarm are our baddies, as are the robotic “DeeBees”, the creations of the COG who run planet Sera through martial law.
Our heroes are part of an outsider group who refuse to play by the rules, resulting in some, let’s say, disagreements?
I loved the narrative of GoW 4, and everything about the campaign, even though it starts a little slow.
I’m not going to ruin anything for you, you’ve all seen the adverts, and know Marcus does make an appearance.
The relationship he has with his son is brilliantly done. It’s funny, and engaging. He’s like the really annoyingly cool dad your one mate at school had, except he’s good at kicking butt.
The game itself is awesome, even down to little things like hitting the reload button at the right time so your gun doesn’t jam.
There’s so much to do outside of the campaign as well, including the plethora of online elements.
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Multiplayer is as addictive as ever and the E-Sports scene is going to be competitive this year through the game.
All the modes are great and there are so many guns to obliterate your enemies with.
Horde mode is there, which, if I’m perfectly honest, I’m not a big fan of.
Some people love it, and playing with your mates is always fun, but it’s just not for me.
The fabricator — a chest-like object where you can create guns and defences including turrets — is a nice addition.
All in all, this is a masterpiece of a return for one of the great franchises of the Xbox 360 era.
It’s all set up for another trilogy of its own, and I can’t wait to see what developers The Coalition have in store for us.