Gears 5

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  1. Pure14
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    I wouldn't dare rate Gears 5 below an 8. I see a bunch of zeros which is simply an insult to the time, money and effort clearly devoted to this game.

    Graphics are stunning with gorgeous locations and effects, Great care has been taken to animation as motion capture looks great with faces and lip sync good. You will almost never teleport into a vehicle or through a door because    I wouldn't dare rate Gears 5 below an 8. I see a bunch of zeros which is simply an insult to the time, money and effort clearly devoted to this game.

    Graphics are stunning with gorgeous locations and effects, Great care has been taken to animation as motion capture looks great with faces and lip sync good. You will almost never teleport into a vehicle or through a door because dedication has been made to create an immersive experience and there are animations for basically everything you do.

    Audio is another hit with stellar sound effects that hit all the right notes. Explosions feel impactful and weighty which is exactly what you want in a game with many explosions and chainsaws ripping through flesh. I won't be searching up the sound track because the score itself isn't all that memorable but the intense action scenes and emotional beats are all supported by appropriate music which serve the game well. Voice acting is also top notch here,

    The story isn't the highlight and this definitely won't replace your narrative driven games but it wasn't really trying to. It's an excuse to bring you to some cool locations and fight some bad guys with big guns, and to that extent it does its job. The plot moves along at a good pace though I personally didn't care all that much for the overall objective. What kept me interested were the characters as they do genuinely bring a smile to your face with the cheesy squad dialogue and they were all unique enough to not instantly forget who they were if they were gone for a few scenes. There were a few emotional moments and choices which didn't fully land but weren't far off. Maybe it's because I haven't played Gears 4 and so i'm not hugely invested in the characters? Either way at the very least it kept me entertained and interested all the way through.

    Gameplay is absolutely at the top of the class. Almost every shooter mechanic or trope is included here and yet it doesn't feel bloated at all. From powerful, fun guns to environmental hazards. Turret sections to manning your vehicle . Quicktime events to executions and melee combat. There is even stealth and playing as the enemy race. This might sound a bit overdone but it all works out beautifully and never feels in your face. You're not forced to utilise everything in your arsenal but you're encouraged to try them out and have fun. The way they best accomplish this is with your AI companion, Jack.

    Jack functions unlike your other standard AI squaddies, He still revives you when you go down and zaps bad guys; but has abilities which compliment how you choose to play. He has a few support and assault abilities which can be found and upgraded throughout the campaign via the main story as well as sidequests. These often have multiple uses inside and outside combat. For example is the CLOAK ability. Stealth is a pretty barebones system which basically amounts to going behind an enemy to one-shot execute them as long as they have seen you yet, however with the cloak ability you get to reposition or take out key targets like snipers. Further upgrading it will also let you remain in stealth after performing actions which can keep the stealth kill chain active and severely break down enemy defences. Along with the ability to bypass turrets outside combat, this makes upgrading Jacks abilities very beneficial and I used practically all of them while playing.

    Co-Op was extremely well done... if you're playing with just one friend. This is because the 3rd player is forced into the aforementioned Robot role. As much as I just praised Jack in the paragraph above, this does not translate well into 3 player co-op. Not only do the two other human players no longer get use any abilities themselves, playing as Jack just isn't very fun. You don't get to play with any of the big guns nor do much direct damage yourself, you are relegated to support it just isn't enough. I see what they were going for here but sadly it does not pan out. Two player co-op on the other hand is simply fantastic. Both players have different perspectives, even in some cutscenes which always kept us communicating and talking about what just happened. I won't get into spoilers here but it's well worth playing the game with a good friend over a voice call. You can share ammo, work together when taking out enemies and bosses and at times get to play out slightly different experiences, like when very early in the game one of you gets trapped in a flaming building and the other has to rescue them.

    Performance was smooth as butter and I had no frame drops or connection issues playing on co-op the entire way through. There is a suite of customisation and accessibility options here and The Coalition and Microsoft should get nothing but praise for this. Its outstanding. Without jumping into multiplayer I can easily recommend this game. What a great value! Especially since its all available on Game Pass for PC for such little cost. 10/10    … Expand
  2. trihex
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    And they say single player campaigns are dead. This is FANTASTIC campaign. The dialogue has all the heart that the Gears series has always had. Except this time it is a lot more grown up. The new cast of kids talk to each other like real friends with real history as they go through some serious **** together.

    Escape mode, their "infinitely repayable dungeon mode" is a bit half baked. I    And they say single player campaigns are dead. This is FANTASTIC campaign. The dialogue has all the heart that the Gears series has always had. Except this time it is a lot more grown up. The new cast of kids talk to each other like real friends with real history as they go through some serious **** together.

    Escape mode, their "infinitely repayable dungeon mode" is a bit half baked. I do love the idea of Gears having something like Destiny-style strikes...but this attempt ain't it.    … Expand
  3. unclefergie
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Very , extremely, put me to sleep story.... Seriously this is not Gears. .... it is a fun game for about 20 min and then its on to something else. such a damn shame.
    The maps are seriously the biggest joke ... they suck ass and are small and crappy.
  4. Archons
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gears 5 campaign co-op finally takes brotherhood and fraternity outback and puts it down hard.

    And XBOX used their best game this generation to do it.

    If you haven't figured it out yet Kait is Gears new lead. Not just Gears 5 but seemingly Gears of War itself. The Coalition decided that Kait, not JD Fenix or his best friend Dell, is the successor to the Lancer wielding, curb stomping, Marcus Fenix legacy. For reasons that are not too hard to imagine in a western world obsessed with politically correct sentiment.

    It's not hard to envision development teams and even executive boardrooms filled with castrated males trying not to offend the women around them when it comes to the creation of a narrative like this. It is obvious that female inclusion and visibility, no matter how masculine the premise, is all that matters and it's brotherhood be damned from here on out.

    In fact, they are so serious about this, they force you the player to be complicit in killing off brotherhood in Gears 5 by literally having you choose... Spoiler Incoming

    which bro's neck to break so that a woman has a place on the two man squad forever. Making the overwhelmingly male player base (especially the young ones) an accomplice to the death of brotherhood is psychologically masterful. Showing how serious modern developers are in their activism.
    Gears campaign from it's inception was built upon the hyper masculine. It was a Band of Brothers on a colony world. And now... It's a vehicle used to preach female empowerment to young impressionable males under the guise of diversity. It's obvious that a growing number of developers consider masculinity and brotherhood toxic and The Coalition is no exception. Meaning to correct it by any means necessary even it means gambling their best game in years to do it.    … Expand
  5. kozzy420
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Wonderful PC version, looks great, runs well, gunplay is fantastic and it has TONS of content. Thanks for bringing the game to steam to!

    Horde mode is the best it has been and is worth the money alone and the campaign is fantastic, best since Gears 2.
  6. Steff86
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Very boring game! No improvements to the franchise and same loony toons graphics! There's nothing this game offers.
  7. Yijaaaaa
    Sep 12, 2019
    9
    Muy buena jugabilidad, un poco corto de duracion pero muy entretenido y un gran extenso multyplayer con gran variedad de modos
  8. PanzerFerraz
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    Volta Cliff Bleszinski e a Epic Games por favor, para salvar esta magnífica franquia de uma vez por todas, a Dona deste magnifico jogo, está destruindo a mesma... Jamais vocês deveriam de terem saído deste inestimável jogo. Perderam a noção do que ser é ser uma empresa/criador criativa/criativo se inspirando em jogo da corrente que ganhou de melhor jogo do ano anterior. Porém não tem aVolta Cliff Bleszinski e a Epic Games por favor, para salvar esta magnífica franquia de uma vez por todas, a Dona deste magnifico jogo, está destruindo a mesma... Jamais vocês deveriam de terem saído deste inestimável jogo. Perderam a noção do que ser é ser uma empresa/criador criativa/criativo se inspirando em jogo da corrente que ganhou de melhor jogo do ano anterior. Porém não tem a mesma criatividade dos criadores que é do Cliff Bleszinski e da Epic Games. Só lamento.… Expand
  9. pabenesco
    Sep 12, 2019
    9
    If you're looking for a good single player experience go ahead and pick this game the campaign is awesome, optimization is very very good i played it at 4k ultra settings 90-100fps with 2080ti no crashes no stutter, it really has one of the best graphics that i've seen in a while, The only bad thing is the servers were going down and even if you were playing in single player you would getIf you're looking for a good single player experience go ahead and pick this game the campaign is awesome, optimization is very very good i played it at 4k ultra settings 90-100fps with 2080ti no crashes no stutter, it really has one of the best graphics that i've seen in a while, The only bad thing is the servers were going down and even if you were playing in single player you would get kicked from your session even if you were playing alone but this only happened in the early acess.… Expand
  10. joabe0paula
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Jogabilidade excelente, ótimos gráficos, narrativa muito boa, faz juz a Gears, gráficos muuuito legais no PC
  11. albrody
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Gráficamente brutal, 4 modos de juego y con una campaña muy buena. Muy sorprendido
  12. calmlestat6666
    Sep 12, 2019
    9
    Best gears out of the past 5 years. Much better then Judement, and Gears 4 in my opinion. It however does not hold a candle to the first 3. Strictly in the storyline aspect however. The new mechanics, and combat are leagues above its predecessors. Overall this is a MUST PLAY if u have xgp. If not, rent from the redbox and play through the story in under 10hours(if u don’t collectBest gears out of the past 5 years. Much better then Judement, and Gears 4 in my opinion. It however does not hold a candle to the first 3. Strictly in the storyline aspect however. The new mechanics, and combat are leagues above its predecessors. Overall this is a MUST PLAY if u have xgp. If not, rent from the redbox and play through the story in under 10hours(if u don’t collect everything). Easily one of the best games on XGP(imo). Enjoy!!!… Expand
  13. AL3XHOUND
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Gears of war es una saga que a nivel gráfico y jugable, marco un antes y un después, a pesar de la ausencia de su creador (Cliff Bleszinski), esta nueva entrega levanta aún más el listón en términos de calidad. The Coalition hizo un excelente trabajo de optimizacion, tanto en PC como en consolas (Xbox One y Xbox One X). El modo historia me pareció increíble, la jugabilidad es rápida yGears of war es una saga que a nivel gráfico y jugable, marco un antes y un después, a pesar de la ausencia de su creador (Cliff Bleszinski), esta nueva entrega levanta aún más el listón en términos de calidad. The Coalition hizo un excelente trabajo de optimizacion, tanto en PC como en consolas (Xbox One y Xbox One X). El modo historia me pareció increíble, la jugabilidad es rápida y sencilla, la banda sonora esta cargada de epicidad y nostalgia y en resumen, todo aquello que constituye esta obra esta cuidado hasta el mínimo detalle. El modo cooperativo en campaña, escape y horda están bien implementados, además el competitivo sigue manteniendo su esencia. Puedo decir con seguridad que Gears 5 es por mucho, el mejor Gears of war hasta la fecha. 10/10… Expand
  14. basimwwe
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    اللعبه إضافة اشياء جديده مختلفه عن الجزء الرابع من جيرز طور القصه ممتاز ميكانيك اللعبه ممتازه وافضل من الرابع الهرد مختلف ويحتاج تعود والأهم تعاون وفهم افراد الفريق الاسكيب اضاف متعه جديده ومختلفه وايضا تصميم مراحل مختلفه عن طريقة اداة التصميم اما الطور التنافسى للذى يعرف بى الفرزس هو ممتاز ومختلف و ممتعاللعبه إضافة اشياء جديده مختلفه عن الجزء الرابع من جيرز طور القصه ممتاز ميكانيك اللعبه ممتازه وافضل من الرابع الهرد مختلف ويحتاج تعود والأهم تعاون وفهم افراد الفريق الاسكيب اضاف متعه جديده ومختلفه وايضا تصميم مراحل مختلفه عن طريقة اداة التصميم اما الطور التنافسى للذى يعرف بى الفرزس هو ممتاز ومختلف و ممتع
  15. DioptricDwarf19
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Perfect Game! Incredibile saga, every game is great! A big map with a lot of things to do and cool second missions. The sounds, visuals, backdrops are perfect and image quality make the game a phenomenon!
  16. yanmax
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Played all gears (Gamertag: YanMaxBR) and I might say, best gears ever. Too bad the server still not ideal and microtransactions took control of another game.
  17. Lend4
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Incredible game! Many options: Horde, Escape, Multi, Campagn ... All modes working 100% I LOVE THIS GAME.
  18. AceAscendus
    Sep 11, 2019
    0
    Terrible. Filled with bugs and glitches on top of HORRIBLE, anti-consumer, predatory micro-transactions. How far Gears of War franchise has fallen, no wonder they changed the name to Gears 5, this isn't true Gears of War and it doesn't deserve that name, this is just another terrible product from Xbox Games Studios.
  19. RapidasDaniel
    Sep 11, 2019
    2
    SÓLO TENIENDO EN CUENTA EL MODO CAMPAÑA:
    Puntos negativos:
    -De los primeros 40min de juego, 15min, son cinemáticas, aburridas y tediosas cinemáticas. -El gameplay está constantemente interrumpido por secciones de dar paseitos, charlas, o secciones largas aburridas, precedidas por una cinemática, o después de una de ellas. Pero es de forma tan constante, que se hace muy tedioso,    SÓLO TENIENDO EN CUENTA EL MODO CAMPAÑA:
    Puntos negativos:
    -De los primeros 40min de juego, 15min, son cinemáticas, aburridas y tediosas cinemáticas.

    -El gameplay está constantemente interrumpido por secciones de dar paseitos, charlas, o secciones largas aburridas, precedidas por una cinemática, o después de una de ellas. Pero es de forma tan constante, que se hace muy tedioso, destroza por completo la experiencia de juego... (tal vez si lo que quieres es ver videos sobre el gears, queda chulísimo, pero en cuanto coges el control es sencillamente aburrido).

    -No puedes moverte libremente por el mapeado. Se hace absolutamente frustrante. Todo son paredes invisibles, todo.
    ¿Ves que nada te retiene de seguir adelante? Pared invisible.
    Oye por aquí no hay ninguna pared, nada, ¿Por qué no puedo bajar del segundo piso a la calle simplemente saltando o dejándome caer? Pared invisible...

    -Para recargar hay una mecánica por la cual se crea una barrita debajo del arma, que si le vuelves a dar a la r en un buen momento recarga más rápido, si no, más lento. No sé en qué mundo en medio de un combate a tiros, tienes que estar apartando tu mirada de la partida para ver la barrita de recarga y darle. Recargamos todo el rato en un juego de estas características, y esto no es nada agradable tener que hacerlo constantemente...

    -Por último, me han derribado, y mientras espameaba el espacio para que me levantasen, el compañero decía: ya voy!, estoy yendo!, así todo el rato. Cuando él estaba a un metro, así hasta que morí (obviamente se había bugueado). Y aquí decidí parar el juego.

    Puntos positivos:
    Gráficamente el juego es una barbaridad, juego a todo en ultra, lo capo a 144fps y de ahí no baja (no tengo mal pc además, pero el rendimiento es bárbaro para lo bien que se ve).

    Conclusión:
    Para el que le guste todo el rollo gráfico con cinemáticas, películas de acción y demás. Seguramente lo disfrutareis mucho.
    Para los que os guste jugar, y si queréis ir a veros una película vais a ver una, no queréis que os interrumpan constantemente en la partida. Iros a otra parte, se hace demasiado aburrido.

    Nada de tonterías de hater, llevo pagando el game pass un tiempo y así seguiré, pero no para jugar al gears, al menos no el modo campaña (que era en verdad lo que me interesaba, me gusta más ese rollo). Seguramente pruebe el multijugador, que seguramente sea bastante mejor que la campaña... Y de ahí editaré la review con lo que vea.    … Expand
  20. Happyfrist
    Sep 11, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dont mind the ps4 fanboys bombing reviews, the games has a excellent story, gameplay and content, it runs pretty stable on my 1080.



    Dont choice del.    … Expand
  21. Xennyxt
    Sep 11, 2019
    4
    El juego tendría un 8 (mas no, por que el mundo abierto le ha hecho mas mal que bien).

    La razón, el motivo por el que le doy un 4 es por una "cosita insignificante". Tras pasarme la campaña en locura, coger TODOS los colecionables, armas especiales, mejoras para Jack, y puntos de mejora (lleva tiempo, ademas de ser tedioso, y en las partes de mundo abierto, aburrido), el juego me dice    El juego tendría un 8 (mas no, por que el mundo abierto le ha hecho mas mal que bien).

    La razón, el motivo por el que le doy un 4 es por una "cosita insignificante". Tras pasarme la campaña en locura, coger TODOS los colecionables, armas especiales, mejoras para Jack, y puntos de mejora (lleva tiempo, ademas de ser tedioso, y en las partes de mundo abierto, aburrido), el juego me dice que los logros están incompletos, por que, por alguna razón, ciertas partes de cada logro están incompletas.

    No hay manera humana de saber que me falta, por que como ya dije, ya lo completé TODO, así que me toca volver a pasarlo ENTERO en locura, cosa difícil, para obtener el logro, y recoger TODOS las mejoras de nuevo, por que el juego no me ha marcado algunas.

    Me da igual que el juego sea de hace 4 días, es un fallo ENORME, que hace que tengas que repetirlo TODO.

    Como ya he dicho el juego se merecería un 8, pero la han cagado, y no se que pinta un mundo abierto en un shooter frenético, te saca de la tensión y el momento.

    LO BUENO:
    En los modos online no he encontrado problemas. Enfrentamiento esta muy bien, el modo horda.... es el modo horda, ¿que mas necesitas?, y el modo escape no es que me agrade personalmente, pero no esta mal, es distinto, y es una mecánica cuanto menos interesante.    … Expand
  22. TheLelik
    Sep 11, 2019
    0
    Bought on Steam. And it simply wont work. I got CTD with GW502. They completely ignore to add latest Win10 build in system requirements! Don't buy this yet, if you have Win 10 build, early then 1903.
  23. kyaustad
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    This game is loads of fun!

    Pros: -Tremendous mouse and keyboard support! It plays like a first class PC game. If people complain about it they just aren't good or haven't tweaked settings. -Gorgeous graphics and tremendously optimized! -Intriguing and unique campaign. -Multiplayer stays true to its roots while adding (not subtracting) new variants and modes that keep it fresh.    This game is loads of fun!

    Pros:
    -Tremendous mouse and keyboard support! It plays like a first class PC game. If people complain about it they just aren't good or haven't tweaked settings.
    -Gorgeous graphics and tremendously optimized!
    -Intriguing and unique campaign.
    -Multiplayer stays true to its roots while adding (not subtracting) new variants and modes that keep it fresh.
    -Great Co-Op experience
    -It is just FUN!
    -Game pass!!!!

    Cons:
    -I wish they had PC splitscreen on the multiplayer but I get it. PC games aren't the playground for that.
    -Buggy launch (that ive noticed has been quickly fixed for me)
    -Wish it was 4 player co-op but the reason its 3 is chill.

    BUY it or Get game pass. Its a great game!    … Expand
  24. emilioval21
    Sep 10, 2019
    9
    un gran juego , cumple con mi expectativa, me gustaron algunas nuevas funciones en el juego , 100% recomendable ,PD: NO PUEDES VENIR A ESTE SITIO A DARLE UN 0, ERES UN PIPERO ;) DALE UNA OPORTUNIDAD
  25. Unreal011
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Couldn't finish a single round in horde mode. Enemies spawn underground so you can't kill them,
    players get stuck in the ground or on walls, servers are a nightmare and frequently kick you out.
    Quests are bugged and don't count your progress, games don't start after minutes of loading time. Overall i wasted hours of progress on this The list goes on and on. This is a Beta at best    Couldn't finish a single round in horde mode. Enemies spawn underground so you can't kill them,
    players get stuck in the ground or on walls, servers are a nightmare and frequently kick you out.
    Quests are bugged and don't count your progress, games don't start after minutes of loading time.
    Overall i wasted hours of progress on this

    The list goes on and on.

    This is a Beta at best but not a finished game    … Expand
  26. dking666
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    This game is so good. A full package, highly recommended!
    Well done Coalition!
  27. Sam_0br
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Na minha opinião é o melhor jogo saga Gears of war, O Jogo conseguiu inovar sem tirar a essencia do jogo. e nós entregar um dos melhores jogos do ano
  28. GabrielWars
    Sep 10, 2019
    5
    The Game is awesome, runs smooth, but has GPU crashes, error GW502 all the time, the new NVIDIA driver made it worse, for me now its not playable...what a waste.
    While you were reading this review, the GPU crashed again...
    What a waste, the game is awesome, but its broken right now on PC.
  29. Dewit777
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Great graphics, fun gameplay and challenging. Character are quite likeable. Definitely worth a better rating than it currently has.
  30. yellowleo
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Unplayable on NVIDIA 1xxx Series. How can you make such a big over site. Just because AMD gave you money to make it for them doesn't mean you should make NVIDIA cards crash when trying to play.
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#46 Best PC Game of 2019
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#22 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 6, 2019
    87
    Introduction of open world led to action slowing down a little, but new lore and world-building more than make up for it. [Issue#241, p.30]
  2. Giant Bomb
    Oct 23, 2019
    80
    Gears 5 plays around with the formula a bit, but it's still at its best when it's just being a solid-ass Gears of War game.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Oct 12, 2019
    85
    This is an intense blockbuster which delivers its brutal action just as advertised.
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