Even though it’s relatively short, it doesn’t feel short at all.
Where Gears 5: Hivebusters’ biggest strengths lie, however, is in its thrilling firefights and its high-octane action- which really isn’t surprising for a Gears game. Their eventual friendship ended up feeling a bit unearned as a result. Additionally, while I enjoyed the interactions and bonds between these characters, I feel they got to the phase where they’re willing to die for each other a bit too quickly, especially in light of the heated arguments they often got into earlier on. Thanks to Mac’s hotheaded persona and inner demons, and Lahni’s backstory and her ties to the more mystical aspects of the story, the two of them certainly come across as unique and memorable characters, but Keegan is a bit too generic in his “I must always follow orders and play things by the book” attitude. The one character who perhaps doesn’t shine as brightly is Keegan, who is also the default playable character if you’re playing solo. "Though quite short at roughly three hours long, Hivebusters packs a punch, and thanks to excellent pacing, varied environments, tense action, and other strengths besides, it leaves a lasting impression." Solid voice acting, well-written conflicts between characters, well-timed moments of levity, and even better timed moments of quietude ensure that Scorpio Squad firmly establishes itself as some of the better characters in Gears history, in spite of only occupying the screen for around three hours. The likes of Kait Diaz and Marcus Fenix are nowhere to be seen, but Scorpio Squad and the cast of supporting characters around them proves to be more than up to the task of stepping into their shoes. Though quite short at roughly three hours long, Hivebusters packs a punch, and thanks to excellent pacing, varied environments, tense action, and other strengths besides, it leaves a lasting impression.Īs its name suggests, in Gears 5: Hivebusters, you play as Scorpio Squad, a trio comprised of Keegan, Mac, and Lahni, who were introduced as the Locust hive busting stars of the co-op multiplayer mode, Escape, in Gears 5 last year. Gears of War 4 was a solid introduction to a new era for the series, Gears 5 followed it up with what is probably one of the best single player campaigns in a Gears game, Gears Tactics branched out and successfully tried its hand at crafting a great turn-based tactics experience, and now, Gears 5: Hivebusters continues in that same vein.Ī single player expansion isn’t something that Gears fans would necessarily be very used to, especially for a game that came out over a year ago, but Hivebusters feels surprisingly essentially, even with the absence of all the main characters who’ve become the centre of the franchise’s larger story.
The Coalition don’t get enough credit for how well they’ve managed the Gears of War franchise since they took over as its caretakers.
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