Gears Tactics vs XCOM (Gameplay Comparison, Impressions, & Review)

How does Gears Tactics compare to XCOM and will you enjoy playing it? If you're an XCOM fan, is Gears Tactics worth your money? We'll review how the missions play out, boss fights, available gear customization, and skill trees. In the final discussion we'll compare and contrast Gears Tactics vs XCOM to see whether you might enjoy it.

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Gears Tactics is a new video game developed by The Coalition and Splash Damage published by XBox Game Studios.

The following information (and more) can be found at gearstactics.com:

Gears Tactics is a fast-paced, turn-based strategy game. Developed by The Coalition and Splash Damage, Gears Tactics is set 12 years before the first Gears of War. Cities across the planet Sera are beginning to fall to the monstrous threat rising from underground – the Locust Horde. With the government in disarray, a squad of survivors emerge as humanity’s last hope. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, players must recruit and command a squad to hunt down Ukkon, an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Developed exclusively for PC, Gears Tactics launches on April 28, 2020 on the Windows Store and Steam and will be available the same day with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta).

Gears Tactics features an immersive and character-driven story, one that follows the defiant soldier Gabe Diaz, voiced by Noshir Dalal, to rescue and build up a squad in a journey of leadership, survival and sacrifice. Playing as Gabe, you’ll customize your squad and equipment to prepare your troops to face tough enemies, upgrading squad skills and outfitting them with loot collected in challenging missions.

The aggressive gameplay of Gears Tactics retains a signature Gears tone and feel – you will command your squad in fast paced, turn-based battles, advancing and surviving intense and visceral encounters with the unstoppable, swarming Locust Horde enemy. Prepare yourself to take on and defeat towering deadly bosses that defy your strategies ad completely change the scale of the battle.

Gears Tactics takes squad-based tactical action and gives it one hell of a shot of adrenaline with a big side of freedom.

Firstly, you’re going to take on huge numbers of enemies all at once. How huge? We’re talking up to as many as 15+ Locust enemies on the battlefield – every one of them out for your squad’s blood – from explosive fast-moving Tickers to huge tanky Boomers wielding Boomshot rocket launchers.

Thankfully, you’ve got plenty to fire back with. In Gears Tactics, each unit gets 3 actions that can be used in any order you choose and in any combination. This freedom gives you multiple ways to handle every fight, putting the emphasis firmly on maximizing the potential of each action you spend.

See an incoming close-range threat that you can’t hit without moving and exposing your flank to other enemies? No problem. Move, take your shot and relocate to a safe position all in one turn. This flexibility allows you to maximize damage output and movement.

This focus on freedom also extends to our Squad System, featuring 5 Classes with over 30 Skills each that can be mixed and matched. As you progress through the game, you’ll also unlock a variety of skills that will provide more utility to help deal with the growing numbers – and toughness – of enemies being thrown at you.

Even with three actions and some fancy Skills up your sleeve, the enemy count is still going to bring overwhelming pressure – especially as you face tougher and tougher combinations of units. This is where Executions come in to play.

When an enemy’s health is depleted to zero, there’s a chance that enemy will fall to their knees and be downed. In this state, your units have the opportunity to move in for a close range finisher, known as an Execution.