The takeaway from this moment is that something ugly can eventually become beautiful and dynamic.Įnjoy two-player co-op with friends locally via split-screen, over Internet or LAN. The sequence even concludes with the trio stopping to witness a butterfly being born from its cocoon. The series' trademark "destroyed beauty" approach to art design is nowhere to be found it's just beautiful. Set 25 years after the Imulsion Countermeasure (which destroyed all of the Locust and Lambent nests), we meet new protagonists JD Fenix, Kait Diaz, and Del Walker on a sunny and colorful hillside. Through this tightly scripted introduction, The Coalition does a fantastic job of giving players a true sense of closure while establishing the need for the story to head in a different direction. The fourth wall is nearly broken in Gears of War 4's opening moments when a news reporter looks into the camera, and says "We're back." This dialogue is meant to elicit excitement from fans, but is somewhat of a misleading message, since Gears of War 4 is developed by a new studio, introduces new heroes, a new threat, new weapons, and has consistently been pitched as a "new saga."īefore developer The Coalition shows us how different its vision is,Gears of War 4 begins with a clever playable prologue that walks us through the key battles that shaped Sera and the series. Gears of War 4 is every bit as enjoyable as the series' past iterations, but isn't the fresh start you might think it is.
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