Gears Tactics Review:

Unfortunately, Compulsion Games did not showcase anything at the Microsoft showcase, leaving fans wondering as to what its next game actual might be. With the studio currently hiring for its next big thing and all post launch content wrapped up for We Happy Few , the studio appears to be focused on something completely


Among the many turn-based tactics staples adopted by the adaptation is the action point system. What can be done on a turn is capped by each soldiers pool of points that must be divvied out between movement orders, weapon attacks, and the use of special skills. While fairly intuitive to more experience players of the genre, the new players coming to the game from the third person shooter forerunner may find themselves a bit overwhelmed by what, on the surface, looks like a fairly restrictive system. While there is certainly enough in-SLG game updates time to self-teach the finer details of action points, this guide aims to arm new players with a run down on how to best use the action points in combat. From movement and positioning to the basics of point management, this guide gives new players all they need to make their team into an efficient locust-killing mach


Another studio largely absent from the July 23 festivities, Mojang recently launched its dungeon crawler inspired title Minecraft Dungeons . The studio is continuing to put out new updates and expansions for the game, like the recent Jungle Awakens expansion . Ray Tracing is another major next gen feature, one that Mojang has shown off in Minecraft , so it's highly likely that the studio is hard at work getting that ready for the eventual launch of the Xbox Serie


Combat ability-wise, Warfare should be taken first to boost Physical damage by a multiplicative amount. Two-Handed will be next as it grants additive damage (of all elements), and as previously mentioned also boosts the critical multiplier. Once those are maxed, consider putting a few points into Scoundrel for even more critical damage, Polymorph for more stat points, and Perseverance to restore ar


If using Gift Bags, Indomitable can be a great Talent at second level to reduce the duration of nasty status effects. This can be further paired with Walk It Off , though this second ability also reduces beneficial stats as well. Bigger and Better and All Skilled Up are also always good Talent options for more combat skills and Civil Abilit


The other big UK based developer finally confirmed a lot of rumors and theories during the Xbox Games Showcase by showing off a CG trailer for the fan favorite Fable franchise . Taking over for the shuttered Lionhead Studios, Fable likely isn't too far out of the studios wheelhouse, even though fans largely know it for the well received Forza Horizon series of games. The studio is made up of plenty of veteran developers, many of which came over from Lionhead Studios, so the transition from racing to RPG should be more seamless than people th


While the term Knight might conjure up chivalry or grace, the ones in Divinity Original Sin 2 are much more brute shock troops. They will prioritize a large heavy or long-reaching weapon, a bit of armor, and nothing much else. A first-level Knight probably won’t have any form of magic. But, one can work towards more combat-focused schools like death spells or metamorphosis at high levels. Still, the Knight’s role is to charge into the thick of battle, chop up enemies, and withstand enough damage to keep go


The new take on the series has landed with mostly favorable reviews , applauding its commitment to a complete gameplay overhaul. Here are five of the best things about the new game, and five of the wo


Naturally, the upcoming survival title Grounded was also shown off through a humorous new trailer which even had a surprising shout out to Cyberpunk 2077 . Players can shrink down and survive starting on July


The handiest first Talent is The Pawn (from having that Scoundrel point) which grants free extra movement, though it is mutually exclusive with Executioner. Other great candidates include Living Armor for much needed magical armor recovery, Hothead for more critical hot chance, Opportunist to prevent enemy movement, and What a Rush to punish enemies that manage to damage health direc


While Gears has never relied too heavily on complex characters or deep storylines, the squad of Tactics is still disappointing. They act like stock muscle-heads, but in a less fun way than the classic franchise t


All of the Gears landmarks are here to be enjoyed, despite the new genre. Muscle-bound human trucks make up the squads, and all the body tearing weaponry they wield in the franchise is here, and just as destructive as alw


Sending troops to execute downed enemies not only provides a nice visceral animation to satisfy a player's bloodlust, but it also fires up your team, giving squad-mates more action points, which are required to perform, well, actions. Stomping a locust's head into the ground just might be the tactical move you need to win a large bat