Opinion2019-09-10

Gears 5 ‘steals’ its best features from XCOM and party games

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Charlie Hall Polygon
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Gears 5
Genres · adventure, fps
Release · Sep 9, 2019
Developer · The Coalition
PCXbox OneXbox Series X|S
70 articles 48 writers 18 reviews
XCOM
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XCOM
Active · 1994–2021
Latest · XCOM Legends
Top genres · strategy, fps, rpg
308 articles 152 writers 19 games
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