For the remaining soldiers, it is worth spending points to form some triangular traps. Doing so will lower the risk of more mobile soldiers getting surrounded - making the center of the field a danger to cross can make the opponent think twice about getting into a flanking position. Try shifting a soldier into a position that will allow them to watch over the battlefield and throw them into overwatch. A solid first use of points is getting some elevated overwatch. Having soldiers sprint around the field at random is more of a risk than anything chaotic movement just means more opportunities to get caught alone. While getting around is important, it is vital that the player considers not just that they are moving, but where they are moving. Do not get stubborn about planting and shooting - damage and suppression is appealing, but if the cost is losing strategic ground or getting surrounded, it will just not be worth the couple of extra shots staying in place affords. Consider whether the cost is worth it: can you eliminate an enemy with a flank move? What kind of cover can you get behind to mitigate any coming swarming? The key takeaway here is be prepared to burn a point on manoeuvering. Be prepared to get in and out in the same breath, or at least be braced to take some damage in exchange for dishing some out. Flanking will often come at the cost of wading deeper into the enemy's front lines, meaning an elevated danger of getting swamped and flanked. With that being said, it is equally important to have an exit strategy in mind. Getting around enemy cover allows for some juicy opportunity for clean hits and solid damage, so don't be afraid to burn a point or two rounding the field to get an angle on opponents. At the heart of the game is the back and forth of risk and reward that is the flanking system. The first thing to be prepared for, in any turn-based tactics game and in Gears Tactics specifically, is a lot of repositioning. As adaptations go, this shifting of the Xbox flagship Gears series to a genre more about careful consideration than frenetic aggression has gone exceptionally smoothly. While it is easy to see how these features have lead to comparisons to the likes of XCOM (which is amongst the highest of praises bestowable on a young turn based tactics series), the game manages to retain the unique flavor of its source material, finely portraying the gritty world that plays hosts to the ongoing conflict between mankind and the Locust hordes, with some clever, thematic mechanics to match.
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Managing to avoid the pitfalls of some other genre-crossing series (for all that is good about it, the first Halo Wars game had some pretty rough edges), Gears Tactics hits many of the right notes for a squad tactics title, including a fairly fleshed out equipm.ent customization system and some very involved soldier skill trees that allow for specialization that is critical to a rounded battle experience. For the series' first foray into the rapidly evolving turn-based tactics genre, Gears Tacticsis an impressively balanced and well constructed strategic experience.
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