Re-emerging for an interview.

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In a new interview, Gears of War E-Day creative director Matt Searcy has peeled back the curtain a little on the upcoming prequel to everyone’s favourite gory third-person shooter. Namely, that by returning to Emergence Day the original series’ vibes will return.

Speaking to GamesRadar +, Searcy spoke at length about what returning to a core moment in Gears history allowed the team to explore: ""This is the story we were excited to tell and so the process has been super energizing. There are touchpoints in the lore for us to build from, but enough room that we get to bring new elements and ideas in.

Searcy elaborates: "Getting to go back to the tone and vibes of the original games, exploring the details of Emergence, and imagining what would happen to a city (and the soldiers protecting it) as monsters poured out from the ground was a great starting point to reintroduce the Locust and these characters"

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The game, which will be set in the city of Kalona over the course of a few consecutive days, will focus heavily on the shock of Locust forces popping up and causing havoc for the first time. According to Searcy, it’ll be quite an emotionally charged experience as well as an action-packed one.

"Our story is set over consecutive days so that players can become intimate with the city," Searcy states. "We want them to feel the loss of what was here: the history, the people, and the lives they were living.

"We think it has the potential to be one of the best stories in the Gears franchise, and certainly the most heart and emotion when you’re looking at Marcus, Dom, and the origin of the brotherhood that they forge in this game."

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