The first two hours are the most abrasive, throwing multitudes of simple enemies at JD and his gang as they chew through the waves with conventional weapons in boring situations. What's more, the actual gameplay suffers from pacing and redundancy problems throughout the campaign. Vistas are gorgeous and character designs portray a ragged society eeking out a living in a post-Gears of War 3 world, but there's not much emotional substance among the wreckage. Dialogue serves mainly as exposition, without the nuances that could otherwise flesh out complex relationships among the cast. The Gears franchise has always hidden a quality story beneath its macho jargon and shallow jokes, but new studio The Coalition doesn't find much depth in its storytelling: the humor is irritating, romances emerge on an insincere whim, and I never felt as if the characters actually cared about each other. Unfortunately, much of this narrative feels forced or predictable.

Now Playing: Gears of War 4 - Video Review Extremely smart and capable, Kait has extensive knowledge of living off the land, the geography of the uncharted wilds, and how best to avoid the omnipresent cog security cameras.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Her mother, Reyna, is the leader of her village. Kait Diaz is an outsider – a group that fervently rejects the dictatorial new cog that emerged from the ashes of the locust war. Del Walkerĭel, a former operative in a cog special forces unit, went AWOL with his comrade and best friend, JD Fenix, after their involvement in a classified military “incident.” An orphan who befriended JD at boarding school, Del currently lives in an outsider village, where he and JD have become close friends with Kait, the daughter of the village leader. He and del have found sanctuary among outsiders whom they saved from cog reprisals, and, like them, now reject the oppressive government they once served. JD Fenix is a former lieutenant in the cog who went AWOL with his comrade and best friend, del, after being caught up in a classified military “incident.” The son of Marcus Fenix, JD is an idealist who wants to live his life with purpose.

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