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The Buzzkill fires buzzsaws – a lot of them. It's a gruesome display that fits alongside some of Gears' best weaponry and it's also super challenging to control, making you feel like a champion whenever you manage to score a direct hit. If you manage to nail a direct hit on the enemy, it drills directly into their head, decapitating them while their body convulses until the mine explodes. If it hits the ground, it drills for a second before exploding, blowing anything nearby into chunks. The moment you let go, the mine spins downward violently.
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Instead, the Dropshot fires an aerial mine that floats over the battlefield in a straight line as long as you hold the trigger. The Dropshot functions somewhat as a replacement for the Digger launcher from Gears of War 3, which fired explosive creatures underground. The two new big weapons we saw (and played with) are the Dropshot and the Buzzkill. The Coalition chose construction equipment in particular as an inspiration because of Gears of War 4's setting becasue the humans left on Sera are trying to build a new life after the war with the Locust. The new weapons we've seen are essentially construction equipment that has been repurposed for violent means. The team admits the Gnasher now has a shell rail attached to it simply because, "it looks cool." While these additions are mostly cosmetic and don't fundamentally change how these weapons function, they are pleasant to look at. Of course, not all changes to the classics are done for pragmatic reasons. To help instill the more survival-horror aspects of the game, the Lancer now has a flashlight attached to it that simultaneously makes targets easier to see and highlights their creepier features. Old favorites like the chainsaw equipped Lancer and the trusty snub pistol return, but with some aesthetic changes. Though Gears of War 4 looks to make some changes when it comes to tone and scope, The Coalition aims to keep both enemies and weapons as delightfully nasty as they've ever been. Gears of War has always had a fair amount of creativity stocked in the enemies it throws at players, as well as the weapons it has given them to mow them down.