There were a handful of new weapons to get your hands on in Gears of War 3. In a rather handy development, you could now swap weapons and ammo with your squad if you preferred what they were packing. Whether this was an Armoured Kantus, Siegebeast or a member of the Savage Locust (who had essentially gone feral), Gears of War 3 had a very long list of varied threats in which to throw at you. For the first time in this outing you could tag enemies to have your allies concentrate their fire on a specific one, which proved very handy when some of the bigger beasts were out to get you. Of course, Gears of War is all about battling with your fellow COGs and working as a unit. Although quite rare, it’s more of a testament to just how tight and well crafted the Gears experience was from day one. Unlike other FPS series’, such as Halo for the sake of consistency, the gameplay here remained very similar to the first game with very little in the way of changes, but instead tweaks made to the existing setup. These were the hallmarks of the series which once again featured in Gears of War 3. The game detailed a thrilling race against time to stop The Lambent and Locust once and for all by perfecting a weapon that would wipe them from the face of Sera for good, whilst revealing more about the history and lore of the Gears universe than ever before. Character development is something the franchise has always done well. The character roster was very strong in Gears of War 3, with favourites such as Adam Fenix (Marcus’ father) and Queen Myrrah returning for the final part of the trilogy.

These were mutants infected by Imulsion, a parasitic fungal organism found on Sera, who entered into a war with the Locust over control of the subterranean tunnel network that runs beneath the planet’s surface, called the Hollow. Unfortunately the Locust survived and the war raged on, and to make matters worse The Lambent popped up to cause more trouble for Marcus and his pals.

It was set 18 months after the second game which saw the fall of Jacinto, the last human city. Gears of War 3 brought the series back with a bang.

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