<Act 1 spoilers ahead>
The Gears of War series has always had elements of horror (I still think of the original game as a lovechild between Doom and Resident Evil 4). But the horror has never been as present as it is in the opening chapter of E-Day. The game begins with cutscene of a worker discovering bodies torn to shreds in the tunnels underneath the city, and then what was responsible discovers him. It’s a harrowing scene, and the tension continues to ramp up with the following cutscenes counting down the hours until The Locust Horde emerge from beneath the surface.
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