"Gears of War is a third-person shooter set in a sci-fi future where humanity resides on a planet called Sera. After humans live thousands of years on this planet, stripping it of a powerful natural resource known as imulsion, a subterranean species emerges from the depths of the planet to put an end to humanity's reign on the surface for good."
"The game takes place a few years after what's known as Emergence Day. You step into the large boots of Marcus Fenix, a disgraced ex-military hero called back into action to push back the Locust Army during a pivot moment in the ongoing conflict. He's joined by Delta Squad, a group of lovable schmucks who become the last hope for the species."
"Gears of War is not just another cover-based shooter. It's the cover-based shooter. While obscure games like Kill Switch on the original Xbox and PlayStation 2 can lay claim to introducing the concept, Gears of War standardized it as a fun and cinematic combat mechanic that's been incorporated into every third-person game with guns ever since. The game is all about tactical firefights where the difference between life and death is the ability to find cover behind your environment."
Gears of War returns to modern platforms as a remaster and is appearing on PlayStation for the first time nearly two decades after release. The game is a third-person shooter set on the planet Sera, where humans stripped the planet of imulsion and a subterranean species, the Locust, rises to wage war. Players control Marcus Fenix, an ex-military protagonist who leads Delta Squad to repel the Locust after Emergence Day. The game popularized and standardized cover-based shooting, emphasizing tactical firefights, environmental cover, flanking, and cinematic combat pacing that influenced subsequent third-person shooters.
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