Gears of War: E-Day

The main characters of this game, well known to the series' fans, are Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago. Although the protagonists are already experienced soldiers, having participated in the so-called Pendulum Wars, they are facing such a terrifying enemy for the first time.

It is worth noting that the game also allows us to see the birth of a fraternal bond between these two characters, which is one of the pillars of the plot in earlier installments of the series.

Gameplay

In Gears of War: E-Day the action is viewed from a third-person perspective (TPP). Over the course of subsequent missions, we carry out the tasks assigned to us and participate in fierce battles with hordes of enemies. Apart from regular adversaries (the creators made an effort to ensure they were not just "cannon fodder", but a terrifying and deadly threat), from time to time we have to face much more powerful bosses.

The game makes use of the cover system, which is a hallmark of the series, and also allows us to use various weapons, led by the MK 1 Lancer rifle. Although the bloody adventure begins at a moment when that weapon has not yet received the iconic modification connecting it with a chainsaw, the place of the latter is taken by a removable bayonet, allowing for the elimination of adversaries from a close distance.

Game modes

Gears of War: E-Day can be played alone or in cooperative mode over the Internet.

Engine and graphics

Gears of War: E-Day runs on Unreal Engine 5. Developers claim that the use of this technology has allowed them to achieve a hundred times greater detail of environmental elements and character models than was the case in Gears 5. Additionally, the engine change was reflected in improved lighting and reflections, which utilize ray tracing, object destruction, particle effects, as well as significantly improved animations.

Spin-off?

The creators emphasize that Gears of War: E-Day is not a spin-off, but a full-fledged installment of the series. They do not distance themselves from the story that began in Gears of War 4 and was continued in Gears 5, however, after the premiere of the latter, they concluded that it was high time to show players how the fight for the future of the planet Sera began.