Gears tactics was a surprise hit for me this year and I had some of the most fun I have had in years,
in a strategy / tactics game like this. Good stuff, don’t sleep on it. -BoomstickAlex
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I got it out of curiosity having played all the Gears and XComs, and I’m blown away by how different it plays from the latter. More actions, executions giving even more AP, shooting doesn’t end your turn, over watch stacking/distance, catching units in crossfire, the emphasis on getting close... I can’t believe it managed to catch the Gears feel and simultaneously not copy XCOM. It’s way better than I expected, I’d even say it’s straight up great.

I love that basically all the game mechanics are the same. Only now it’s a strategy game.

I thought it was just an Xcom clone, however it has unique mechanics of its own. I'm genuinely interested now.

Learned a few new things with this video.  I didn't even think about recruiting then taking the mods off them then deleting them.   I guess I'm thinking about XCOM rules where you have to pay something for the recruits.   I just figured out how to bounce grenades 2 days ago.  Wish I found this video earlier.   Great video!

Nice mix of tips! Two things I'd add is that grenades kill very reliably, but also instantly instead of putting units in the stagger state, so consider whether you need finishers for a complex turn before using grenades. Also, deprioritize finishers on the rescue missions where you only have 2 characters. Since it costs usually 2 actions to perform a finisher, finishers are only useful if you have at least 3 units. Otherwise it's an action point deficit that can leave your finishing unit exposed.

I already finished the game on normal and just started a new game on experienced and I wasn't expecting to learn much from a 10 minute tips video but I watched it just in case. I was wrong--I picked up about 5 good tips.

Grenade Tip - If you are close to an Emergence Hole that hasn't opened, you can plant a grenade on it & retreat. On the enemy turn, it will be immediately destroyed without spawning in Locust.

Excellent video straight and to the point. I learned about bouncing grenades and a little more info on the overwatch ability.

This was an excellent video. I didn’t think I’d learn much from this but I’m really glad I watched it. Great work!

Great guide - been playing the game on insane difficulty and yet there were a couple of really nice tips. Especially using enemy overwatch to shoot their own units and bouncing the grenades.

I downloaded this to play in my series X and I haven’t played yet but I’ve been watching play through videos and some other tips and everything.
This actually is the first video I have seen that discusses the grenades and being able to bounce them off the environment though. Nobody I’ve watched discussed that, but it seems obvious now that I’ve watched this video.
The other one I’ve never seen until this video was how to get the enemy to trigger your overwatch like you did using the Vanguard I think! That is big in this game, I’m surprised I haven’t even seen it done in a lay through videos even! So thanks for that.
Appreciate all your effort putting this together dude. Not that you’ll see this post as long as it’s been available. Still should be said though.
Thanks again. Can’t wait to get play this game!

Best tips video I've watched. These tips will sure come in handy. Thank you.

Side note on frags: you can plant them on top of an E hole before they open to instantly close them the mext turn

Very helpful tips. Thanks.

Just picked this game up. Never thought grenades can bounce. Good tip!

These are great tips. I had no idea you can bounce frags off the environment.

I always wondered why sometimes my guys would shoot heaps in overwatch and othertimes not, thanks

Damn this channel never fails to deliver. Pretty good damn awesome!

Just started playing this on Xbox. Great tips.