Gears of War 4

Gears of War 4 is more of the same but that's not a bad thing. The campaign is fun to get through with a decent story and characters while Horde 3.0 offers some excellent action with friends. However, it's all a bit too familiar at this point and we expect a bit more.

Gears of War 4 shares similar parallels to Halo 5: Guardians; it has some of the most entertaining cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes available, but its narrative is lacking. It’s not just the short length, but rather the closed off world building and insignificant character development. It says something when you can’t remember the name of one the characters that stays with you for the entirety of the campaign.

All in all then, Gears of War 4 is a triumphant return to form for the series. What’s more, it proves that the franchise is more than safe in the hands of The Coalition. A visual spectacle that dials back some of the macho ridiculousness of the original trilogy whilst refining and expanding the gameplay, it’s genuinely a game to own an Xbox One for, and with an exceptional range of online adversarial and co-op modes.

Gears of War 4 looked at the series’ core formula and figured that if it wasn’t broken, don’t fix it. Most of the additions The Coalition put onto that core simply helped enhance and refine something that was already great. A couple of missteps were made, but this is still a great overall entry in the franchise.

Taken all together, Gears of War 4 doesn’t completely reinvent the genre, and it’s not always "bigger." But it’s a remarkably consistent, complete package with the kind of refinement and focus few other games can manage, providing excellent solo, cooperative, and competitive options that rank it as one of the best action games of 2016.

Despite that pressure, The Coalition have proved with Gears of War 4 that the team is more than capable of providing an experience that falls in line with the titles that came before it by staying reverent and faithful to the original games (sometimes to a fault), but with enough layers of intrigue and new additions to make Gears of War 4 an admirable continuation of the Gears story.

Gears of War 4 also has my favorite selection of multiplayer modes for the series, which ultimately carries the experience. This is a safe release that is best designated for Gears fans as well as anyone looking for a satisfying multiplayer third-person shooter.

The Gears of War series returns in fine form. The well-scripted and fantastic-looking campaign ends rather abruptly, but while it lasts, it's an exciting thrill ride of intense firefights and over-the-top set pieces. It can feel a little repetitive and relentless at times, but overall it's a lot of fun. The game's six-mode multiplayer PvP feels refined and well designed, and offers plenty of long-term potential, while Horde 3.0 is ideal for those who want to join friends in a long, and very challenging firefight.

Gears of War 4 had a lot to live up to, but The Coalition has delivered a visually stunning and thrilling campaign, plus top notch multiplayer modes. One of the Xbox One's very best titles, and the PC version is excellent too.

Even with a new studio leading the development charge, Gears of War 4 is a return to form for the series, and is a continual delight, even if it does unnecessarily cling for dear life to the past. The campaign is too familiar at times, but the gameplay is top notch. All multiplayer modes showcase high levels of depth and reasons to come back.

Gears of War 4 is exactly what you've come to expect a Gears of War game to be over the years -- an impressive visual showcase in the campaign, with the accompanying competitive and cooperative modes to keep you busy long after the credits roll. Its good to finally see a new Gears of War game on the Xbox One. The wait has been long for Gears of War 4, and now we've seen that the wait has been worth it.

It may err slightly on the safe side in its campaign, but it does so understandably, in order to strip the series back to what matters, and re-evolve it with a carefully considered outlook. A great game in its own right, the potential it implies as a launch pad for the next phase of Gears of War is just downright exciting.

Gears of War 4 is a very well-executed, bug-free game with awesome technical effects. The single-player campaign is on the short side at nine hours, but it gives you everything that you want and expect in a Gears of War game. The Coalition does a decent job walking the tightrope of providing something that fans want and giving them something different at the same time.

This is a shooter teetering on the edge of something greater, but despite the improvements it makes to the storied franchise, its missteps hold it back. There is inspiration here, and creativity in the way Gears of War 4 rethinks its multiplayer modes. But the lackluster campaign and technical issues are blights on an otherwise exhilarating shooter. The result is a whole that doesn't reflect the quality of its often stellar parts.

Gears of War 4 provides an introduction to a team and a new threat that will hopefully see more rising action in the story as the sequels come. It does, however, stay true to the gameplay mechanics of its predecessors, and provides countless hours of rewarding multiplayer options. The Gears faithful should rejoice, as a new saga is just getting lubricated.

Gears of War 4 is the best Gears yet. Don't expect a revolution, but a refinement of all of the aspects that make Gears great, including an over-the-top, almost cartoonish campaign, and a kick-ass upgrade of Horde mode. It's also a flawless representative of Microsoft's new "Play Anywhere" and Universal Windows Platform initiatives.

The combat of the campaign is fundamentally sound, the multiplayer is well crafted as always (despite the usual shotty problem), and Horde mode is great entertainment. As a complete package, the game is worthy, if only for the fact it’s a Gears game and the true heavy lifting was already done by Epic in 2006.

Gears of War 4 is a worthwhile successor that brings back all of the brutal combat, addictive multiplayer and waist-high walls you remember in a terrific return to form. The campaign leans on everything that worked in the first game, all while adding new flourishes to further make the world of Gears of War more compelling. The multiplayer is as enjoyable as ever, with the new modes keeping Gears online elements fresh, and more importantly, addictive. It's undeniably good to be thumping around in COG armor again.

My time with Gears of War 4 left me with a feeling that the game could have been a little more ambitious in spots. It feels a little too safe and too unwilling to ditch some of the traditions of the initial trilogy. But the ways it plays around with and reintroduces the characters from those Gears of War games is expertly handled, making for some great moments along the way.

Gears of War 4 is directed by a new generation of creators, shares a lot of similar narrative structures to the beloved first piece of the trilogy it succeeds, and is an experience you’ll walk away from with a big smile on your face – in campaign, Versus, and Horde modes alike. It’s about as good of a franchise reawakening as I could’ve hoped for. J.J. Abrams would no doubt appreciate what Gears 4 accomplishes.

Overall, Gears of War 4 is a great experience for new and veteran players alike. It is a unique shooter and I can't wait to see more of what this game has to offer.

The nature of Gears of War 4 is that we won't know its legacy until there are more games in the canon. That's frustrating now but it'll hopefully be exciting later. This was a fine first showing but it'd be nice to see The Coalition carve its own identity for Gears of War. Using Epic's foundation is understandable and expected, but it often feels like a crutch. Marcus' boy had grown up just like him.

The competitive multiplayer isn’t much of an evolution from previous efforts, and the campaign drags for a bit, but the high points make it worth the ride and the new Horde mode is simply stellar. If you’ve enjoyed this franchise previously or have a few friends looking for co-op, give Gears of War 4 a close look – it’s definitely worth the time.

Rather than a reboot, Gears Of War 4 is more of a restatement of what has gone before. An attempt to bring everyone up to speed and prove that the original gameplay and plotlines deserve to continue. In that the sense the game is a success, but it looks like it’ll be Gears Of War 5 before we see anything genuinely new. So for now, genuinely good will have to do instead.

As it stands at the time of the review, Gears of War 4 does a lot of things right, but it also falls a bit short on some counts. We are however left with a decidedly positive feeling about the latter part of the campaign, and towards the end we actually cared about the cause. The ending may not be as explosive as in some of the other entries, but it held some emotional punch.

Much like the struggle 343 encountered when attempting to take on Halo for the first time after Bungie, the campaign represented the biggest opportunity to usher in change – something of a stumble here that labours into a sprint – whereas the multiplayer needs to feel familiar and sedated to appease the players that’ll keep the game alive between subsequent sequels. Gears Of War 4 is a success, then, even if it does take The Coalition a little too long to find its feet in its single-player campaign.

However, with Horde mode and multiplayer, as well as cross-platform play, there’s enough value here for anyone looking for a decent co-operative experience full of big guns, big explosions and big violence and gore.

Después de todo, queda claro que Gears of War 4 ofrece una propuesta que mantiene toda la esencia de lo que siempre han querido los fans, pero incorporando novedades en lo relativo a modos de juego online, enemigos, armas, personajes, narrativa, acabado visual, misiones y lo más importante, todo encaja de manera natural y lógica con el legado existente.

No sé cuánto será posible exprimir Gears of War antes de que la fórmula empiece a cojear; de momento, esta cuarta entrega me ha ayudado a recordar que estamos condenados, todos nosotros, a envejecer peor que la recarga activa. Tiene más mérito del que parece.

Más allá de la campaña, las fortalezas de Gears of War 4 se centran en un renovado modo Horda 3.0 para hasta cinco jugadores, exigente en las 50 rondas disponibles y con nuevas características. Clases de personaje que pueden personalizarse con habilidades variadas, una gestión de objetos de fortificación que pide cierta estrategia y oleadas de enemigos que abruman por la cantidad y reto que ofrecen.

The Coalition no busca reinventar la rueda en Gears of War 4, sino que coge prestadas unas mecánicas que no eran suyas y las perfecciona para ofrecernos un videojuego espectacular, tanto en lo narrativo como en lo jugable y visual. Todo ello acompañado por un multijugador que funciona y con novedades suficientes como para engancharnos mucho tiempo.

La entrada de The Coalition a la saga Gears of War con su primera entrega original nos ha brindado un muy buen videojuego de acción. Desde luego está todavía alejado de la brillantez de las entregas firmadas por Epic Games, pero con la base tan espectacular que hay en mecánicas, Horda y multijugador... sobra el espacio para crecer.

Un juego indispensable para todos los fans y un testamento del valor de esta serie para los dueños de un Xbox One y, ahora, una PC de gaming. En estos tiempos de decepciones y fiascos en la industria, nos da mucho gusto que, después de tanta expectativa, los fans reciban una entrega que sí cumple. Gears of War 4 nos recuerda a uno de esos viejos amigos que, incluso si no lo ves en mucho tiempo, siempre es grato reencontrar: confortantemente familiar, pero con nuevas e interesantes historias que contar. Excelente.

Un gameplay sin defectos, sublime diseño de niveles y estética bastante vistosa, son sólo algunas de las razones por las que consideramos que Gears of War 4 es uno de los mejores juegos de este año y por supuesto, de todo el catálogo del Xbox One, esto sin mencionar que tenemos un multiplayer tan completo como el de cualquier título allá afuera más el adictivo Horde Mode 3.0.

Das neue Team funktioniert vor allem dank der freundschaftlich-lockeren Dynamik zwischen den Figuren bestens. Und bestens funktioniert natürlich auch die bekannte Deckungsmechanik, die zum Glück nicht verschlimmbessert wurde. Als Gears-Veteran fühlte ich mich sofort heimisch, obwohl ich im vierten Teil nicht als Soldat in einem Krieg kämpfe, sondern die Story sehr viel persönlicher ist.

Bei Gears of War 4 liegen Begeisterung und Enttäuschung dicht beieinander: Während die koop-fähige Kampagne aufgrund der lahmen Roboter-Gegner, zu wenigen Höhepunkten und redundanten Gegnerwellen nur auf einem soliden Niveau unterhält, rocken die Mehrspieler-Modi genauso wie früher!

Serien-Neulinge sollten aber genauso einen Zugang finden: Die sympathischen Charaktere einer persönlichen Geschichte funktionieren viel besser, als ein weiteres Weltuntergangs-Szenario mit breitgebauten Macho-Protagonisten. Wer mit dem altbekannten Gears of War-Gameplay noch nie etwas anfangen konnte, wird auch mit Teil 4 nicht glücklich. Sowohl Fans als auch Neulinge bekommen dafür einen der besten Third-Person-Shooter der letzten Jahre.

Avec Gears of War 4, The Coalition a réussi le périlleux numéro d'équilibriste qui consistait à contenter les puristes tout en proposant un certain nombre de nouveautés. Et ce, aussi bien dans la campagne que dans les modes multijoueur. Le studio de Rod Fergusson va désormais devoir transformer l'essai, et il va être intéressant de voir comment il procédera dans les années qui viennent pour tenter d'y parvenir.

Le vent peut bien se lever, le bestiaire évoluer, Gears 4 continue de recycler un concept aussi efficace que redondant, pour ne pas dire déclinant. Gears of War Judgment avait déjà tiré la sonnette d'alarme, et même si l'intrigue retrouve un peu de personnalité en élargissant le cercle des Fenix, on a surtout l'impression que la formule est un brin usée.

Porté par une campagne simple mais efficace, qui rappelle les plus beaux jours de la série tout en ajoutant ce qu'il faut de nouveauté pour la moderniser, Gears 4 repose sur des bases techniques très solides et porte en son sein un mode multijoueur dantesque, à la fois incroyablement fun et complet.

Il faut dire que la dernière expérience avec la série en 2013 nous avait clairement déçus et le fait qu’un nouveau studio (The Coalition en l’occurrence) reprenne le flambeau ne nous avait pas rassurés outre mesure. Mais ces derniers ont réussi le tour de force de réutiliser les bons ingrédients pour que la sauce reprenne, quitte à recycler tout le contenu de la première trilogie (décors, structure narrative, mécaniques de gameplay).

Tutto ciò che di bello e di brutto è stato detto su Gears of War 4 su Xbox One si applica alla versione PC, solo che stavolta abbiamo un gioco con una grafica spettacolare e ottimizzato molto meglio rispetto al suo predecessore e alla media dei giochi Windows 10. Quasi un peccato che una grafica così avanzata debba legarsi con un gameplay solido, ma tutto sommato legato al passato.

Gears of War 4 non delude le aspettative e anzi migliora sensibilmente una formula già rodata e pressoché perfetta. La campagna presenta una nuova generazione di eroi e mette in scena un passaggio di consegne tra passato e prossimo futuro, mentre le modalità multiplayer classiche e quelle più competitive sono granitiche, divertenti e molto impegnative, potenzialmente in grado di tenervi impegnati per un tempo che non possiamo davvero quantificare.

Gears of War 4 – красивое возвращение знаменитой серии. The Coalition удалось безупречно воспроизвести механику, придуманную Epic Games и даже дополнить ее парочкой новых удачных штрихов. Но если к вопросу игрового процесса разработчики подошли достаточно консервативно, то с историей и самим обликом Серы они церемониться не стали, сделав все ровно так, как им самим хотелось.

Новому разработчику удалось ухватить суть, понять, что именно делает «Гири» «Гирями», и воспроизвести это своими силами. Но — только воспроизвести, а это половина дела. Вторая часть задачи: разжечь завершённый конфликт, ввести новых персонажей, добавить свежие правила игры, завязать интригу. Фигурально выражаясь, дать постаревшему чемпиону новое, молодое тело.

Gears of War 4 voelt met al die content erg compleet aan, en je zult je dan ook niet snel gaan vervelen. Ontwikkelaar The Coalition laat met de game goed zien wat voor visie zij heeft voor de franchise. De nadruk ligt enorm op herspeelbaarheid en samen kunnen spelen. Dat vind je terug in de uitgebreide multiplayer en de Horde modus, maar ook in het feit dat de game in zijn geheel in co-op speelbaar is.

The Coalition weet met Gears of War 4 op alle vlakken de originele trilogie te eren en in stand te houden. De vertrouwde, maar tegelijkertijd nieuwe campaign is er eentje die je met heel veel plezier gaat spelen. Het verhaal is misschien wat vlak en de personages komen niet in de buurt van Marcus Fenix, maar de singleplayer excelleert in waar Gears altijd goed in is geweest: cover based schietactie in prachtige omgevingen.

Chcielibyście tylko sprawdzić, czym te osławione „Girsy” są, to polecam niedawno wydany remaster pierwszej części i ewentualnie część drugą, mniej efektowną, bo nie odnawianą, ale za to posiadającą najlepszą i najbardziej emocjonującą fabułę. W przypadku chęci spróbowania swoich sił w multiplayerze, wybór jest tylko jeden: Gears of War 4.

Moi drodzy, często zastanawiam się, co napisać na koniec, jak podsumować wypociny, które przeczytaliście powyżej. Tutaj jest to niepotrzebne. Gears of War 4 jest grą po prostu genialną. Jeśli podobały się Wam wcześniejsze perypetie Marcusa Fenixa, bierzcie w ciemno, bo GoW4 jest po prostu „Bigger, Better, and More Badass”. Przed chwilą skończyłem kampanię. Jutro wracam grać na najwyższym stopniu trudności.

Gears of War 4 bygger vidare på spelmekaniker vi lärde oss älska under förra generationen. Trots två första långsamma akter och bristande checkpoints levererar den nya generationen Gears of War med råge. Föga förvånande dinglas en ytterligare uppföljare kring slutet, utan att kännas för avklippt eller abrupt - men mer Gears är för mig varmt välkommet.

De fantastiska Versus- och Horde-lägena i Gears of War 4 väger tyngre än den mediokra besvikelsen till kampanj som vi fick och lyckas rädda spelet från medelmåtta. Det återstår att se om detta kommer hålla lika länge som trean gjorde för mig, men just här och nu finns det inte så mycket jag hellre spelar på kvällarna innan läggdags.