Gears of War: E-Day to Have a “New Feel” and “Feel Fresh, But Will Be a Gears Game; Will Tell of Chainsaw Lancer’s Conception

With five mainline games already under its belt, the Gears of War franchise has a distinct feel and gameplay loop that has ensnared the attention of gamers for close to a decade. Now that a new entry is on the way with Gears of War: E-Day, can gamers expect more of the same or something different?

As it turns out, it’s a little bit of both according to the developers at The Coalition. In an interview, Creative Director Matt Searcy mentioned that E-Day will have a “new feel” though will still fee like a fucking kick ass Gears game.

“Gears of War: E-Day is going to feel like a fucking kick ass Gears game, like the one people have in their head. But it’s going to feel like a new game too. It’s going to have a new feel, it’s going to feel fresh and good at the same time.”

Of course, it can’t be a Gears of War game without the trusty Chainsaw Lancer weapon being wielded by our protagonists to chew through Locusts, and this time around, we’ll even know the backstory to it! This was confirmed by Brand Director Nicole Fawcette in the same interview.

“E-Day is the origin story of many things, including the Chainsaw Lancer. We’ll see the Chainsaw Lancer was actually built after the fact, since there were no weapons that could pierce their super thick hides. We’ll tell the story of how that came to be, and yes, you will get to use it too.”

While The Coalition can’t go into specifics when it comes to gameplay mechanics, it’s comforting to hear that it’ll retain that familiar Gears feel though seeing updates as well.

In other Gears of War: E-Day news, The Coalition confirmed the game will be linear, and will feature 100x more character and environment details compared to Gears 5.

[Source: Windows Central]

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