Your AI partners still do very little to help you, and actually can get in your way quite often. Gears of War: UE is mostly a smooth experience, however, during my playthrough, I had multiple instances of enemies not spawning in and forcing me to reload stuttering and framerate dips during cinematics and occasionally gameplay and, as much as the developers updated the game’s visuals, most of the base game was left untouched. However, with that added beauty comes some pretty annoying technical issues. The lighting in particular adds a whole new layer of graphical beauty, with some areas feeling like completely different experiences from the original game. The haunting beauty that Epic Games originally delivered with Gears of War is fully realized in this remastered version of the game. Even the cutscenes were redone to give them an updated and more modern feel. Everything from the lighting, character models, weapons sounds and texture work has been updated for the current-generation of consoles, and it makes the game feel like a brand new experience in some ways. The main campaign now runs in 1080p, 30 fps with the online portion of the game running in 1080p, 60fps.Īs I mentioned in a previous paragraph, the graphics have been completely overhauled. Starting it up, we’re treated to a much prettier looking game than the original Gears of War. The menus are as simple as they’ve always been, the daunting memorable menu tune returns and so on. When jumping into Gears of War: UE, most everything is in a pretty familiar state. The graphics have been completely overhauled, the gameplay refined and, overall, Black Tusk and Splash Damage have created a more polished experience. For those unaware, Gears of War: UE is a full remake of the original Gears of War. When it comes to remakes, remasters, definitive editions and, I guess now, ultimate editions, it’s always hard to understand what’s actually been done to make the game “better” than the original version. That still holds true to this day, and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has only reaffirmed my love for the third person gameplay in this franchise. There is no other third person shooter on the market that feels as satisfying to play as Gears of War does, in my opinion of course. Not because of the storyline, or the graphics prowess that it once held, but because of the gameplay. The Gears of War franchise is one of the main reasons I own an Xbox console.

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