

This intro, which is four pages including a special thanks section, covers how the team tackled elevating the bro-fest story prevalent in the early stories and making them into a compelling story that covers the events that lead up to the development and deployment of the Hammer of Dawn. In fact, the book is written by none other than Greg Juby, Publishing Art Director for The Coalition. Let’s get that active reload going and see what’s behind the wall.Ī team-up between Gears veterans The Coalition and Splash Damage, it’s immediately clear from the outset that Gears Tactics is the culmination of both of their visions. I loved it so much, in fact, that it put me on a journey to replay all six Gears of War titles, and also to pick up Gears Tactics: The Art of the Game from Titan Books. Despite being a huge left turn from what we are used to, the whole thing came together, resulting in a fantastic new way to save the world of Sera from the Locust threat (You can read our review from Travis Northup here).

Tactics took Gears up from the gritty trenches, making it a tactical turn-based title and turning the whole gameplay we’ve known for the last 14 years completely on its head. Gears Tactics spelled a huge departure from the usual waist-high wall wastelands in the Gears of War series.
