While the price tag might be a little steep, the gameplay makes up for its asking price. When it comes down to it 'Raam's Shadow' has enough twists to dull out the pain of the B-Listing Zeta Squad. It's all very paint-by-the-numbers, which isn't so bad giving how awesome 'Gears' gameplay is. Thankfully if the narrative fails to grab you, the combat will keep you awake. While Jace wouldn't be our first pick from 'Gears 3' his character adds some pizzazz to this predictable journey of urban warfare. The most interest aspect to the human interaction is meeting Jace Stratton, who is attached as an origin story.

Rather it's a bunch of ho-hum supporting characters called the 'Zeta Squad.' A squad made up of characters you've likely forgotten about, even though you've seen some of them in the previous outings. I think Epic is onto something here, Locust only DLC anyone?įor the human side, and another surprise, you're not playing as the 'Delta Squad' clan.

Without question Raam is ridiculously over powered, but that is ok, because the few short segments when you take over his shell is pure unadulterated enjoyment and the highlight of this add-on. Yes, the big, bad boss from the original 'Gears of War.' This 8ft beast of destruction simply points and through the power of the Kryl, blood gushes from his victims. 'Raam's Shadow' is good, it's just not great.Īdding a new element of play, and a welcomed surprise, you actually get to experience life as one of the baddest Locust around, General Raam himself. Even so, repetitive-or-not, nothing stops us from chainsawing are way through wave-after-wave of Locust. A little too late, the 'creepiness' factor bumped up, but really Epic's spooky schoolhouse has been watered down by an assortment of other games. The level design is excellent, yet familiar, providing enough twists and turns to keep you moving forward (with or without co-op friends.) Although a few “spots” highlight the game, ultimately 'Raam's Shadow' fails to live up to the high standard set in “Gears 3.” It simply seems like Epic tried to hard to make an emotional driven piece of work, which fizzles until you get the end. We all know “Gears” is super tight and this DLC package backs that up with some intense fire-fights. The good, first and foremost is the action. Although it might not be exactly what you envisioned, this little nugget of 'Gears' pride undertakes a group of B-List Gears as they fight the almighty Raam. 'Gears 3' downloadable expansion is a chunky episode of prequel fun. With Lancer blades spinning, we'll see if the price is right on the single-player excerpt. Marching straight into Raam's Kryl infested shadow, 'Gears of War 3' prequel DLC gives us one more reason to take on the Locust army.

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