Gears of War 4

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  1. ozorxoron
    Oct 16, 2016
    3
    The PC port is flawless, it runs great and looks great too, truly an amazing job as far as porting goes.

    The game itself however is mediocre, a very forgettable story along with a very short campaign(beat it in co-op on hardcore in 5 hours) make for an incredibly forgettable experience. There is no real replay value since it's very linear and scripted meaning events will play out the    The PC port is flawless, it runs great and looks great too, truly an amazing job as far as porting goes.

    The game itself however is mediocre, a very forgettable story along with a very short campaign(beat it in co-op on hardcore in 5 hours) make for an incredibly forgettable experience. There is no real replay value since it's very linear and scripted meaning events will play out the same way every time. This has been the case for previous Gears games too, but this is 2016 and the series is in need of some refreshing ideas not just a retread of the same tired formula.

    Multiplayer is fine but is hurting already on PC due to a very low playerbase, cross-play does not work in versus multiplayer so as soon as the PC playerbase dies out this game will be worthless unless you're really into the 5 hour campaign.

    The game has insanely overpriced microtransactions too. The items inside are completely random and are most likely going to be worthless since they know idiots will keep paying money in hope they get a rare item. Microtransactions have no place in a full price triple A game.    … Expand
  2. dedecas
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    Great game. Good optimization for PC. Split secren in local coop is a must to play with a friend. The horde mode is superb. Good job Coalitio/Microsoft.
  3. NihiRagnarK
    Oct 29, 2016
    6
    I began to feel bored for GOW3 and considered Judgment Day as very tedious.
    Now what we have here as the GOW4 is the same old stuff with new unattractive protagonists, a very very poor story line and recursive and repetitive combats.
  4. xSlicK007
    Aug 23, 2022
    4
    The game is mediocre in every aspects
    Story? Not good not bad
    Gameplay? Soooo bad that I almost cried
    Graphics? Good
    Dialogues? Bad, in my experience the voice was ahead of the movement -_-
  5. vcca15
    Oct 26, 2016
    3
    Typical average gears story mode from what I've played, never cared about the story though, I play GoW for the multiplayer. That's why it gets such a low score from me, the multiplayer is utter broken garbage.
  6. MegamanAT
    Oct 28, 2016
    3
    Boring as hell! I am a big fan of this series and have played every single game on xbox. But this game sucks. Just boring. Repetitive scenes and enemies. Graphics and performance are fine, but I would rather have had a better story and missions instead of only good graphics.
  7. Melgacius
    Aug 8, 2018
    7
    Consider this a 6.5.

    My initial idea was to skip the review for this game, but when I noticed that most of the reviewers gave him great scores, I could not let it go. Gears of War 4 is far from being a masterpiece. Gears of War 4 is a third person shooter where you continue to use the usual cover mechanism in the vast majority of fights. This time there was a new producer behind the    Consider this a 6.5.

    My initial idea was to skip the review for this game, but when I noticed that most of the reviewers gave him great scores, I could not let it go. Gears of War 4 is far from being a masterpiece.

    Gears of War 4 is a third person shooter where you continue to use the usual cover mechanism in the vast majority of fights. This time there was a new producer behind the story, which makes everything more difficult, because it‘s not always easy to catch the momentum of previous productions. The secret was not to change much. Move on to the new generation of characters, keeping the previous ones on secondary roles. This has kept the plot secure, but often the story enters a swamp of poorly explained connections from where it takes time to leave, and most of those moments with no apparent purpose in the game. However, that did not ruin the gameplay.

    Graphically I’ve loved the game, which ran virtually flawlessly on my PC. I think it was for this reason that I’ve enjoyed it so much. So much detail everywhere, I really did not expect that. Especially the storms ... well, all-natural phenomena were very well characterized either graphically or in sound effects.

    And that’s how I introduce the sound quality of the game, which, given the quality of the characterization of storms, seemed exceptional to me. It is not so impressive inside buildings, but even there I cannot point out any glitches.

    Gameplaywise I’ve spent 10 hours in the campaign mode. Cover, shoot, advance, repeat. Completely on rails. This is the complete portrait of game mechanics here. It's always the same. We are stuck in an endless loop of always doing the samy same. Yes, the opponents pressure us more, they try to flank us, but in any time, I had the opportunity to use any type of tactics, I just used the corridor, advance, cover, shoot and that's it. It wears our soul out.

    There are moments of kinematics in which they show us great landscapes where the Swarm (name given to the new enemies that evolve from the Locust) is giant, so many enemies that we begin to salivate by anticipation, only to arrive at that place and to realize that it is almost empty, or only with a tiny amount of the enemies that we had seen previously. Doing some and no spoilers, near the final battle we saw a canyon packed full with enemies, only to arrive there and see a completely empty canyon. How much waste...

    There are parts in the game where we can put barricades and turrets to fight hordes, that's pretty cool, but then the fighting mechanics are the same as usual, so…

    New weapons have been introduced, all of them overpowered in every situation, however it is difficult to find ammunition for them, which causes us to do some inventory management, but given that the Lancer is enough to deal with any and every situation and it is relatively simple to find ammunition for it... well I do not need to say more. Enjoy the moments of pure fun that the new weapons will provide you, they are well worth it.

    There are collectibles to pick up, but I admit that although I’ve look for them, after I got them I’ve never looked at them again.

    The multiplayer mode is still very active on almost all modes, but as soon as I discovered the horde mode it was there that I spent all my time. Simply the funniest mode of this game, and alone more than enough to play the game. A team of 4 fighting 50 successive Swarm hordes, with the possibility of building barricades, turrets and other mechanisms to stun and kill enemies is super rewarding. I never

    reached the last level. I think the best I could do was get to 34, but always with a smile on my face. This was for me the replay value of the game, because in the campaign they will not catch me again!

    In a nutshell, did I have fun? Yes. To be honest, the game has this ability to let us grumble and move forward as if we were Mutley. It seems impossible, but while grunting I always wanted to play more and more, find out what was next. You can see that the game did not impress me much, but now that it is in the Game Pass, it's well worth playing.    … Expand
  8. bogmire
    Nov 14, 2016
    4
    More like Gears of Bore! GOT EM!

    Bringing back the worst blandness of the past generation to the new one in all its puke colored glory. Chest high walls ahoy!
  9. Pancho11111
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Gears of War 4 is a great game and that's the first thing that need crosplayer.
  10. Chapa9dj
    Nov 2, 2016
    4
    I praised this game too much in my main review but after hours of playing it gets repetitive and boring, the story is nothing to write home about, the gameplay seems a bit clunky and dull and the ending is really one of the biggest slap in the face of the consumer i have ever seen. Just when you think things were starting to get more interesting, the game just ends.

    Then we have the    I praised this game too much in my main review but after hours of playing it gets repetitive and boring, the story is nothing to write home about, the gameplay seems a bit clunky and dull and the ending is really one of the biggest slap in the face of the consumer i have ever seen. Just when you think things were starting to get more interesting, the game just ends.

    Then we have the multiplayer, there are so many game modes and all of them are literally dead, i assume because of the low playerbase, restricting a game to a single store, extremely overpriced in my region and the fact that the MP is full of P2W, it killed the MP on arrival. Had it been on Steam and Origin, the outcome on the MP would have been different.
    I wouldn't be surprised if it sold poorly.

    The horde mode is fun, but it gets tedious trying to complete 50 waves which it could take a few hours.

    All in all, a forgettable experience that is not worth it.
    So far, it has been a disappointment, but one thing though, this is an amazing port and it looks beautiful, but that's about it.    … Expand
  11. kcwilsonii
    Oct 21, 2016
    5
    Bought the Gears of War HD , but now they offer Gears of War 4 with all that included it seems.
    It's also tied to the anniversary edition of Windows 10 and I still can't backup and restore the game to another computer. At nearly 60gb download and an internet datacap at home this does not work. I also noticed that they are discontinuing apps in the microsoft store for being .."Too old". So    Bought the Gears of War HD , but now they offer Gears of War 4 with all that included it seems.
    It's also tied to the anniversary edition of Windows 10 and I still can't backup and restore the game to another computer. At nearly 60gb download and an internet datacap at home this does not work. I also noticed that they are discontinuing apps in the microsoft store for being .."Too old". So if I had a computer crash and I want to restore my game but they have removed it because it's "too old", it seems you are out of luck. They have to drop the price on this drastically to make it worth a PC gamers time and effort to install.

    Overall great, that they have come out with Gears of War 4, terrible marketing push and restrictive buying options (No steam) for PC gamers. This should be generally available on disk or as a download through other vendors.    … Expand
  12. r0x-
    Oct 11, 2016
    9
    This is the first Gears of War game for me.
    This is a multiplayer review as I have not finished the main story.
    Was very surprised how well it runs on PC knowing how bad ports have been recently. I have a NVidia 980 and everything is ultra settings. The graphics are dated when you compare it to Witcher 3 or Deus Ex, but the game feels incredibly fast and fresh. No dips in frames. Using    This is the first Gears of War game for me.
    This is a multiplayer review as I have not finished the main story.
    Was very surprised how well it runs on PC knowing how bad ports have been recently. I have a NVidia 980 and everything is ultra settings.
    The graphics are dated when you compare it to Witcher 3 or Deus Ex, but the game feels incredibly fast and fresh. No dips in frames.
    Using an xbox one controller and it feels responsive and tight.
    There are a tons of multiplayer modes and things to unlock.
    Overall it is a well optimized game, really fun, and action packed.
    Would recommend to new comers to this series.
    Not sure how it compares to other entries in this series.    … Expand
  13. Tubey
    Oct 13, 2016
    7
    There's no problem at all with the performance of this title. It is drop dead beautiful throughout and runs like a dream.

    The problems lie in that the core gameplay is now looking to be the product of its' age. It's a Gears game, for both good and bad - it does nothing surprising whatsoever and innovates in no area. But despite looking every bit the modern game, it's archaic in how it    There's no problem at all with the performance of this title. It is drop dead beautiful throughout and runs like a dream.

    The problems lie in that the core gameplay is now looking to be the product of its' age. It's a Gears game, for both good and bad - it does nothing surprising whatsoever and innovates in no area. But despite looking every bit the modern game, it's archaic in how it plays. In fact, in many ways it feels like a remaster of a previous GoW game rather than a new one - the similarities to past titles are that stark.

    That's not necessarily a bad thing if you simply love the formula it has (obvious cover based shooting etc.), so if you loved the past titles, you'll love this. But even if you DID love the older games, you'll start to get more than a little bit of deja vu about an hour in.

    If you haven't played a Gears title before? Well, you may be wondering why there was a load of fuss about a linear third person shooter with cover mechanics that you've seen time and time again.    … Expand
  14. TixyLix
    Oct 13, 2016
    6
    I loved Gears, I thought Gears 2 was good, Gears 3 I started to get bored and now with Gears 4 I'm just flat out done with the series. It just feels like an end of last gen Gears, this is what Judgement should have been. Graphically it looks like a 360 game running on the PC in 1080P at 60hrz, rather than sub 720 at 30. Everything is a bit smoother, a little more high res, but ultimatelyI loved Gears, I thought Gears 2 was good, Gears 3 I started to get bored and now with Gears 4 I'm just flat out done with the series. It just feels like an end of last gen Gears, this is what Judgement should have been. Graphically it looks like a 360 game running on the PC in 1080P at 60hrz, rather than sub 720 at 30. Everything is a bit smoother, a little more high res, but ultimately it looks dated, it's a far cry from the impact of the first game that's fore sure.

    Gameplay wise again it's exactly the same, you'll be doing all the same things, they've not had any new ideas and they just go back to the well for the story as well, I was hoping for a new story completely, MF was done and his story is boring now.

    The Multiplayer fails to fix the shotgun heavy gameplay of old, it's boring as a result, Horde mode is Horde mode, it's only good if you have friends who want to play... I do not...

    It's just a slightly above average game, it's very polished, but it's "meh"..

    Also no SDK like what the first Gears had on PC, this instantly kills the longevity on PC, I was hoping for mods and custom maps.    … Expand
  15. TripleBullet
    Oct 11, 2016
    9
    So far so good. The campaign is has been great so far. I am enjoying the characters but have quite a bit to play still (Insane). Multiplayer is back baby! Of course loving that. It's amazing and so frustrating at the same time. Playing on PC at least I don't have a controller to throw anymore. Instead I can smash my keyboard lol.

    Honestly though my biggest praise is for how well it runs    So far so good. The campaign is has been great so far. I am enjoying the characters but have quite a bit to play still (Insane). Multiplayer is back baby! Of course loving that. It's amazing and so frustrating at the same time. Playing on PC at least I don't have a controller to throw anymore. Instead I can smash my keyboard lol.

    Honestly though my biggest praise is for how well it runs and functions on PC. This game has full 21:9 which is rare for some AAA developers. Not only does it support it but the UI and load screen fully support it as well which is hardly ever seen in some cases. The graphics are amazing as well! Gears has never looked so good and some of the special effects are amazing eye candy. Tons of fun set pieces from that campaign. The 60fps or beyond is also great, super smooth. It doesn't support SLI yet. Which is fine since my 1 card is handling the game fine.

    So overall. The game runs amazing on PC. It's super fun and the multiplayer is great! Game needs SLI support and there are some minor bugs and what not that need patched in the future. Still loving the game though! If you are a Gears fan you will enjoy it for sure.    … Expand
  16. Revadarius
    Oct 15, 2016
    2
    Ah, Gears of War. Another in the list of franchises Microsoft seems to be rebooting because they're either unable to think up something inspiring to help sell their console, or they're too afraid to push the boat out - in fear it may just be a wasted effort. Well, I guess they're sticking with what they know.

    Sadly, they seem to have forgotten what Gears was really all about. close    Ah, Gears of War. Another in the list of franchises Microsoft seems to be rebooting because they're either unable to think up something inspiring to help sell their console, or they're too afraid to push the boat out - in fear it may just be a wasted effort. Well, I guess they're sticking with what they know.

    Sadly, they seem to have forgotten what Gears was really all about. close quarters combat, inspired mostly by roadie running, wall bouncing and Gnasher fights. How unfortunate that assault rifles (particularly the Hammerburst) is dominating the current weapon meta. And that the maps seem to be designed with openness and visibility in mind...which really makes the glaring weapon damage (especially at range) a major issue, and easily noticeable. That being said, the maps seem overly familiar and uninspired. Lackluster, and don't really reflect the campaign, feel or theme of the game as a whole.

    Versus, however, is ridden with peer-to-peer connection, with the game feeling worse than the gameplay of GoW2 from 2008. To those who remember the abysmal issue of host advantage, and severe lag and want to relive that sweet bit of nostalgia, then GoW4 is definitely for you! Yes, the game advertises dedicated servers - yet I never played on one. The game also advertised cross play for Versus (along side campaign, and horde - to which it does have) but, unfortunately, it does not support this. Instead, online is riddled with issues where social is limited to 2 man teams, with difficulty finding lobbies. And ranked, from my experience, just being the same 2 dozen players, day after day, slowly moving up the ranks as we were shuffled about. That's when I could get a game - Ranked TDM was the only viable playlist, which took 5 minutes or more to find a match. I waited 30 mins or more for every other playlist, and never got a game. Which is a shame, because I'm partial to some KotH myself.

    Now, moving onto Horde. Horde is... boring. It's repetitive, with the only change being bosses on boss waves. This isn't helped by certain factors. Such as the maps. I can't really express my disdain for the games maps... but they just don't seem to work with the gameplay, the game types. They're so out of place. Ofcourse, there are new weapons - but I feel there are less weapons. Or atleast, noticeable weapons. Some, such as the boomshot and torque bow return, but they don't feel the same - the boomshot in particular. Some of the newer goodies, like the dropshot, or embar, seem 'too' good. Even in verses. However, I do like the class system in GoW4. Well, I like the idea of it... beside's TC's need for greed.

    Microtransactions. No, really. They're extortionate, and ridiculous. You can get duplicate of drops. The drop rates, especially for epics, has proven to be ridiculously low (Even on the 'better' and more expensive dropboxes). The in-game currency just isn't dropped anywhere near enough. TC and MS really dropped the ball on this one - the microtransactions are basically forced down your throat.

    They wouldn't be so bad. I mean, bounties are nice but all but pointless (especially the ones that give you pathetically low credit rewards) the skins are basically all too flashy, misplaced, and lackluster. No old-timey characters, or decent skins or current characters - most look like they were literally excreted on by a unicorn after it digested a rainbow. And are easily noticeable a mile away. Oh, and Horde skill cards are locked and can only be gained by these dropboxes. And you have to upgrade said cards (you need 1 to unlock it and another 19 to level it to the max level, which is 5). Some cards are even epic and rare. And you need 1 to access it...before you even have the option to create it from scraps. Scraps, which are a currency from breaking down cards, skins and bounties for less than a 1/5 of it's value. And with how hard it is to obtain cards, because the drop boxes are overpriced... you're not maxing out your horde cards any time soon, especially the good stuff.

    Campaign I can't really comment on, I didn't complete it - I lost all incentive as there's no reward for effort anymore. Everything is locked behind a large RNG grind wall / extortionately priced pay wall. Not that I even picked up GoW4 for the campaign, I didn't really get far into it - it just didn't grip me at all, though I can say the characters have more personality this time around. Even Old Man Marcus sprouted an ego at some point since GoW3. See, they can write good characters if they try.

    Although, on a positive note. The graphics look amazing, if you've got a decent GPU. Although that's mostly ruined by all the issues (see the forums for details). Honestly, avoid this game. This ain't my first rodeo with these XB1 exclusive ports, or the XB1 and it's quality in general. They think good graphics make up for lack of content and an unfinished game. They're wrong.    … Expand
  17. Antioch
    Mar 13, 2017
    8
    Very happy performance wise. My almost 3 year old rig has an i7 4770K slightly OC, 16Gb Ram and a GTX Titan Black and could run this game at around 70-80fps (or locked 60) in 1080p with everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) set to ultra. And even though I didn't fiddle with it much there is room for supersampling and get an even crispier image on my old rig.
    There are loads of pc options and    Very happy performance wise. My almost 3 year old rig has an i7 4770K slightly OC, 16Gb Ram and a GTX Titan Black and could run this game at around 70-80fps (or locked 60) in 1080p with everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) set to ultra. And even though I didn't fiddle with it much there is room for supersampling and get an even crispier image on my old rig.
    There are loads of pc options and I didn't feel I missed any option. You could turn motion blur completely off and you could increase the FOV up to 100, options that often are missing on **** ports.
    I think as far as the port goes MS should have cudos for finally releasing a good one.
    Using the windowsstore is what it is, not a fan tbh and It did take alot more time than I'm used to, to download and install the game. And once done it didn't patch it, I had to start the game for it to realise that and then it gave me all kinds of error codes when trying to patch it. I quick restart and I managed to get the patch. But once all the windowstore crap was done it ran flawless on my rig.
    And the game looks very good with potential for looking even more stellar with a newer and better rig. It seems very well optimised on pc to be able to run in 4k at 60fps without requiring too much of a rig.

    As for the game itself it is a Gears game, no more no less. It doesn't surprise and innovate really but it doesn't disappoint either.
    The shooting and action is solid albeit a bit repetetive, the whole game is moving from one area to the next doing the exact same thing. The game does not reward exploration and it doesn't mix the formula or gameplay style for variety. But what is there is good.
    Story is okay but got an abrupt ending wich left alot unexplained. I feel they could have fleshed out some bits a bit more.
    The singleplayer took me around 8-9h to complete on normal. But there is replayability here. I will play the campaign again on a higher difficulty in coop once my friend gets the game. And then there is multiplayer VS or Horde mode to expand your playtime if you are into that.

    I would say that if you are a SP guy only and the multiplayer or coop does not interest you that much, then what this game offers might be a bit lacking and I'd rate it at around a 7/10. But if you are into coop/multiplayer and because it was such a good solid pc port and the fact that it not only offers coop, it offers a full campaign coop to boot AND local coop even on the pc version... I will crank that score up.    … Expand
  18. somed00d
    Apr 2, 2017
    0
    Can't play it without Windows 10.
    Won't play it then.
    Well done Microsoft. Let's hope everybody switches to Linux sooner rather than later to stop this nonsense.
  19. HellaTypo
    Oct 14, 2016
    10
    Probably one of the most optimized PC games this year.

    Also a great game with solid gameplay. Glad to be back on PC.

    And yeah as others have said, honestly the game is just about perfect. It runs great, it's fun as hell, and the multiplayer will keep you at it for awhile. Some people might find some dull points in the story but for me, it honestly is a great **** game.
  20. Argpatriot
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    Really nice storytelling, beatiful gameplay and extremely good port!

    The multiplayer also is really nice and dont have any glitch or bug with it.

    10/10
  21. blackburn2350
    Oct 14, 2016
    0
    Multiplayer is essentially broken. Guns will literally not expend ammo and if they do the hit detection is so off that it makes the MP almost unplayable. Greediest microtransactions outside of mobile games too and Horde is now officially pay to win
  22. somedude14
    Oct 11, 2016
    2
    Looks and runs great on PC, however the game itself falls apart around the middle of Act 3 like they ran out of time and had to rush things and just slapped the rest of the game together in a hurry from there on out. Up until that point the game is only average at best.

    It's two-player campaign only unlike Gears 3 which allowed for four players, however you always have at least three    Looks and runs great on PC, however the game itself falls apart around the middle of Act 3 like they ran out of time and had to rush things and just slapped the rest of the game together in a hurry from there on out. Up until that point the game is only average at best.

    It's two-player campaign only unlike Gears 3 which allowed for four players, however you always have at least three characters in your squad and sometimes four, so this easily could've had three player coop which would've alleviated another major issue with the campaign: The absolutely abysmal squad AI. They said they wanted to focus on delivering the Gears 1 experience again but if that's the case why isn't it a Marcus and Dom type coop adventure where the other members are in the game only half the time? Reeks like they planned to do larger coop but cut it for some reason (my guess would be XB1 limitations with how hard they wanted to push graphics).

    Most of the boss fights are absolutely ruined by the AI doing really stupid things requiring you to babysit them and constantly reminding you why it's impossible to enjoy the game as you are chronically required to drop everything to pick them up so they can at least be distractions for the bosses, and then when they're up they don't do much more than act as bait for the bosses seemingly going out of the way to die again ASAP so you have to stop enjoying the game to pick them up and repeat the process endlessly throughout the entire campaign.

    The multiplayer is a F2P system in a AAA priced game, you collect cards through packs you can buy with in-game credits you earn at an abysmal rate, or you can buy them with real money. You do not unlock anything at all unless you are purchasing packs, Horde mode sees actual play benefit from having better cards, it's also how you unlock new characters, basically they are heavily milking unlocks for $$$ when it should've been included in the base game for clearing the campaign, acquiring certain achievements, and if the card system had to be left in, having it credits only (no real money transactions) with a significantly buffed rate compared to current so it would be unlike the current system where you're essentially earning slave wages if you aren't spending money on them outright.

    My take is that they made this a well optimized PC port to get stubborn non-Win10 gamers onto Win10, threw together a half-baked campaign so they could tout it as a feature, then went the easy route of plopping in Horde and Versus modes they could milk with the pay system of card packs.

    Servers are supposedly dedis but there are still hit detection issues, players will be invincible to bullets at times, the Gnasher shoots out of the barrel sometimes and from the center of the screen others. I've also, on my screen, been *behind* an enemy and then been gibbed when they fire in front of them on mine screen (this is only possible on peer-to-peer servers, it is literally *impossible* on dedis, so I doubt we are actually getting dedis like they advertised).

    Horde Mode lets you invite friends to join games in progress in case people drop but how often is that going to be used? Most people still drop around Wave 15 out of boredom or join and then stand there afking then altab in every now and then to wiggle their character to prevent being autokicked (you earn credits regardless of performance so this is an effective way of farming for packs).

    2/10 because it looks good runs good and is fun for campaign coop for about three hours. Beyond that everything about it falls apart. Gears is just a terrible, terrible franchise, and a proper PC release can't even save it from that truth.    … Expand
  23. profd
    Oct 12, 2016
    3
    2016 graphics, 2007 gameplay.

    Good graphics but very dated and clunky game play immediately turned me off the game and i knew it wasn't for me. Others will disagree and enjoy it i am sure. On requesting a refund after only approx 10 minutes play i was told this is not possible but as i am a "special" customer MS will refund my store account only this once. Due to this arcane    2016 graphics, 2007 gameplay.

    Good graphics but very dated and clunky game play immediately turned me off the game and i knew it wasn't for me. Others will disagree and enjoy it i am sure.

    On requesting a refund after only approx 10 minutes play i was told this is not possible but as i am a "special" customer MS will refund my store account only this once. Due to this arcane policy compared to steam, Origin and GoG i will avoid all future purchases on the windows store, which sucks anyway.    … Expand
  24. hu4654
    Oct 11, 2016
    0
    i am really dissapointed and that is coming from a long time gears fan this game barley offers anything it is sad because the campaign is only 5 to 6 hours **** long really sad
  25. kozzy420
    Oct 12, 2016
    10
    The best PC version I have seen of a game since The Witcher 3 and GTA 5. It runs very well and looks gorgeous (even with an older gpu). The new Horde Mode 3.0 is amazing to, i have spent 90% of my time on there, just having a blast (love playing engineer!). I have played a few hours of the campaign, it seems fun, it is very pretty! Not tried versus yet, but I did try the beta sometime agoThe best PC version I have seen of a game since The Witcher 3 and GTA 5. It runs very well and looks gorgeous (even with an older gpu). The new Horde Mode 3.0 is amazing to, i have spent 90% of my time on there, just having a blast (love playing engineer!). I have played a few hours of the campaign, it seems fun, it is very pretty! Not tried versus yet, but I did try the beta sometime ago so I do know what that is somewhat like.

    If you love the Gears of war games pick this up ASAP. If you are not really a fan or havn't tried it before, I would say this is the perfect time to hop on. This is a perfect restart for this franchise, doesn't hurt that they made a perfect PC version to! On the PC version when you go to settings it tells you what each and every setting effects on your PC (GPU or CPU!), there are also tons of settings to mess around with and get just how you want for you're build.

    I have a good i5, but my gpu is an older 660ti (3gb vram), I am still running the game with half the settings on high and half on medium and I havn't yet gone below 60fps.

    Well done Coalition and MS! After the issues that The Ultimate Edition of Gears Of war 1 had, it is great to see devs and a publisher that will LEARN from there mistakes and come back with one of the best PC version of a multiplat in awhile. One of 2016's best games imo, I now want every pc game to have these amount of graphics settings and also this amount of detail as to what parts of you're pc each settings effects (and how much).    … Expand
  26. directx11frank
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    4k, all setting maxed out the game remain in 50 fps range, very good optimization, lots of video options
    game-play is perfect, the game is fun to play, no problem with controls... I cannot find one issue, so meaning perfect score 10/10.
  27. MarianLufa
    Oct 12, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. New to GOW 4 franchise, playing on hardcore, campain and didnt expect to be so hard. I really like this game. I was happy when i saw Unreal Engine 4 because i played PARAGON a Moba game from the same producer, the game is really smooth. So far i've done 6hrs of playing, im enjoying it and can't wait to play online when I finish the campain.… Expand
  28. giggidy
    Oct 18, 2016
    1
    Absolute garbage.
    Reason #1) Pay to win micro transactions after paying $100 for the game. I remember the days when you could get a whole game for $60
    Reason #2) Windows 10 only. Worst operating system from Microsoft since, well, their last operating system. Reason #3) The commercial for the game has a horrible, weak cover of a Metallica tune. A girl singing Metallica with no distortion    Absolute garbage.
    Reason #1) Pay to win micro transactions after paying $100 for the game. I remember the days when you could get a whole game for $60
    Reason #2) Windows 10 only. Worst operating system from Microsoft since, well, their last operating system.
    Reason #3) The commercial for the game has a horrible, weak cover of a Metallica tune. A girl singing Metallica with no distortion on the guitars. CAN YOU GET ANY MORE LAME?!?!    … Expand
  29. Sinizar
    Nov 28, 2016
    10
    I love the Gears of War games and always coop through the entire game with friends. This one allowed me to play through the game with 5 buds. Is it a 10 probably not but considering all the Sony Fanboy ratings that go on with these reviews I bumped it up a number or two to help offset them. I liked how I can play it on my PC and then switch over to the Xbox One under the same save file.I love the Gears of War games and always coop through the entire game with friends. This one allowed me to play through the game with 5 buds. Is it a 10 probably not but considering all the Sony Fanboy ratings that go on with these reviews I bumped it up a number or two to help offset them. I liked how I can play it on my PC and then switch over to the Xbox One under the same save file. Some days I want to play it with all graphics maxed out in high resolution and other days I want to play it in a big comfy chair and a big screen. If you liked Gears 1-3 and Judgement then this is for you. If you didn't like the previous games then move along because you won't find a lot new here. This is kind of like the Warcraft Movie, it was made for the fans of the game.… Expand
  30. hawksfan816
    Oct 18, 2016
    9
    Glad Gears is back on PC and hopefully to stay. After playing Gears UE on PC since March that had a horrible launch its good to see that this game minus a few minor things is pretty well polished. I enjoyed the campaign plays similar to Gears 3 esp the multiplayer which could take some minor adjustments to several of the weapons which I think are overpowered. Like the Hammerburst, andGlad Gears is back on PC and hopefully to stay. After playing Gears UE on PC since March that had a horrible launch its good to see that this game minus a few minor things is pretty well polished. I enjoyed the campaign plays similar to Gears 3 esp the multiplayer which could take some minor adjustments to several of the weapons which I think are overpowered. Like the Hammerburst, and Enforcer. The graphics looks really good. Have it running on a 4GB RX 480 and get bout 80FPS on Ultra@1900X1200 @60HZ paired with an FX 8320 @4GHZ and 16GB of Ram. I wouldn't call this a port as they had PC in mind and seems like they took their time to get it right.… Expand
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#20 Best PC Game of 2016
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#46 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#65 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 10, 2017
    90
    With The Coalition at the reins Gears is in safe hands, and we’re genuinely intrigued to see what happens next.
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  2. games(TM)
    Dec 18, 2016
    90
    With The Coaltion at the reins Gears is in safe hands, and we're genuinely intrigued to see what happens next. [Issue#257, p.64]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Nov 8, 2016
    80
    Coalition did play it safe for their first game, but still delivered a fun, classic Gears of War experience that will, hopefully, provide an equally good sequel.
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