Gears of War 4
| Gears of War 4 | |
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Box art showing the three main protagonists
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| Developer(s) | The Coalition |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Studios |
| Director(s) | Chuck Osieja |
| Producer(s) |
Rod Fergusson Walter de Torres |
| Designer(s) | Matt Searcy |
| Programmer(s) | Mike Rayner |
| Artist(s) | Kirk Gibbons |
| Writer(s) | Tom Bissell |
| Composer(s) | Ramin Djawadi |
| Series | Gears of War |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (PC) 86/100 (XONE) 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8/10 |
| EGM | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 |
| Game Revolution |   |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
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| Giant Bomb | |
| IGN | 9.2/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 75/100 |
| Polygon | 9/10 |
| VideoGamer.com | 9/10 |
Gears of War 4 is a 2016 third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. It is the fourth main installment in the Gears of War series, and the first entry not to be developed by Epic Games.
Many gameplay elements from the previous games are reintroduced, along with new elements such as the Dropshot weapon that fires explosive drills and the Buzzkill that fires ricocheting sawblades at enemies. Players can also perform a short distance shoulder charge, knocking enemies off balance and enemies can also pull players out of cover and perform their own takedowns. The game features 4 categories of weather: from heavy breeze (trees, leaves, dust kicking up) and grow into violent category 3 windstorms that can affect combat and weapon usage.
Gears of War 4 takes place 25 years after the Imulsion Countermeasure weapon destroyed all Imulsion on the planet Sera, taking the Locust and the Lambent with them as well. Unfortunately, this also knocked out the use of fossil fuels, forcing humanity to adapt new ways for survival. The countermeasure also brought the advent of "Windflares", powerful windstorms that form across the planet. Following the aftermath of the Lambent Epidemic, the reformed Coalition of Ordered Governments estimated that only hundreds of thousands of humans are left on Sera. To prevent the population from declining, walled-off cities were built to protect the citizens from the dangers outside. The COG also declared martial law, preventing any travel from outside of city walls. Some human survivors rejected the viewpoints of the COG and formed a group called the "Outsiders" that live outside of the COG jurisdiction, conducting raids on COG territory to gather resources.
The game focuses on the son of Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud, J.D. Fenix (Liam McIntyre), who, alongside his friends Delmont "Del" Walker (Eugene Byrd) and Kait Diaz (Laura Bailey) deal with a new threat to humanity's survival.
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