Gears of War as…an RTS
Leadership is a big thing in the Gears of War universe. Even though the COG don’t all love their leaders, the Locust all existed in the name of the Queen, Myrrah. Even in multiplayer, there was a game mode built around kidnapping the leader for each faction and holding them for as long as possible. Epic even once toyed around with the idea of a Halo Wars-type RTS set in the Gears universe before scrapping it. Given how much of a success that ended up being (look at the incoming release of Halo Wars 2), it may be time to bring a Gears RTS into the world.
Not much needs to be said about this: it’d literally just be Gears of War, but you’re viewing everything from way up top. Build units, mobilize the troops, all that good stuff. COGs get the Hammer of Dawn to use as their ultimate move when it’s available, and the Locust get Seeders as the rough equivalent. To help keep it in the style that fans are used to, taking inspiration from the recent XCOM game and letting players “fight” as the soldiers would be ideal. But if we go that route too, we have to be able to name our Gears and Locusts, permadeath included.
