Gears of War: E-Day’s campaign is the longest The Coalition has developed for the series to date. In addition to five acts, you can expect several open areas with side tasks and numerous hidden items. We’ll show you how much playing time there is in the campaign and how extensive the shooter is.
How long is Gears of War: E-Day?
As is often the case, the playing time of Gears of War: E-Day depends heavily on your playing style. The campaign is divided into several acts and occasionally takes you into open areas that you can explore extensively and which offer side quests and collectibles. As a guideline you can roughly expect the following times:
- Story focus: 10 to 12 hours
- Normal first pass: 14 to 16 hours
- Thorough Exploration: 18 to 25 hours
How many open areas are there?
E-Day is not an open-world shooter. Most of the campaign continues to follow a linear structure. However, some chapters open up into larger hub areas where you can explore the environment, complete optional objectives and search for collectibles. You can find larger hub areas in:
- Act 2, Chapter 2: Holding the Fort
- Act 3, Chapter 3: Final Stand
- Act 4, Chapter 3: Tough as Leather
Entire scope and content
If you want to complete Gears of War: E-Day, you have a lot more to do than just complete the story. You can find and complete the following items and optional activities in the five acts and 26 story chapters:
- Collectibles: 140
- Transport case: 125
- Supply depot: 36
- Secondary Objectives: 17
The Collectibles mainly provide additional background information. Transport case However, they are also relevant in terms of gameplay and contain improvements for weapons and tactical skills. The 17th Secondary objectives function as small side missions within the larger areas.
Aside from the campaign, the shooter offers two extensive multiplayer columns. In Horde victories Up to 12 players fight together in three squads of four against the Locust. There are four classes available: Assault, Breacher, Precision Marksman and Sani, each of which has its own advancements and equipment.
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In addition, the classic returns Versus mode back. Here two teams compete against each other in teams of four. At launch there are four versus game modes and ranked playlists. Further multiplayer content will be added seasonally after release.