Gears 5

 Xbox One
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3323 Ratings

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  1. skiabox
    May 1, 2023
    0
    Worst game in the shoot ‘‘em up history.
    The developers forgot to make the target of the weapon viewable by the player.
  2. Morados9
    Dec 31, 2022
    3
    Me gusta jugar con héroes masculinos. Cuando aparece una señora lo juego por inercia. Besos.
  3. wemilord
    Jul 2, 2022
    2
    Very good game, good enough online component, very good graphics and good story until it becomes a train wreck. F**k decisions that add nothing to the plot.
  4. tonix94
    Apr 27, 2022
    0
    Yes, i stard play as JD after all you will play like girl who is look she is all the time in PMS... go i hell microsoft with in hell with this idea
  5. Crocodyldo
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Russophobes and nationalists Russophobes and nationalists Russophobes and nationalists
  6. jeanphilt
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    Positive:
    - cutscenes are beautiful with good facial animations and the game looks good
    - relatively varied and beautiful environments despite enemies that are too creepy for my taste - an option to turn gore off while many games don't offer it - take cover works well, does different from other shooters Negatives: - absence of indications on what to do and no map (at least to date)    Positive:
    - cutscenes are beautiful with good facial animations and the game looks good
    - relatively varied and beautiful environments despite enemies that are too creepy for my taste
    - an option to turn gore off while many games don't offer it
    - take cover works well, does different from other shooters

    Negatives:
    - absence of indications on what to do and no map (at least to date)
    - the "health omen" (omen of health aka indicative of damage) .. how to say, it's ugly
    - the enemies are relatively bullet sponges, you shoot but you don't really know in how many minutes they will die like (possibility to activate the health bars in the options at least), we spend half the game reloading our gun
    - we too are bullet sponges so it leaves the impression that our decisions in combat don't matter because there is no great risk, especially since our comrades can revive us, we don't really know how much health we have anyway (see health omen)
    - no "auto pick up ammo", funny animation, slowed progress for nothing, often lacks ammunition (at least to date)
    - we can reload even if already full .. it makes no sense and it's annoying
    - strange place at the top right for the amount of remaining ammo, finally we get used to it
    - limited interactions with the environment, you can't jump, fall, climb or move objects except via a few specific objects
    - too linear / rigid and I had several bugs despite its simplicity, 3 years after the game was released
    - not a fan of roadie run animation but you get used to it
    - no way to get details about our weapons (such as speed, range, accuracy)
    - cannot save manually
    - revive a friend by grabbing his arm to lift him up .. OK super realistic
    - we wear mega armor but no helmet?! (although the character makes a comment that he doesn't like it for his "field of view"...)
    - collectibles to find .. really offers no interest
    - the "components" found all over the place in places that make no sense, like on the floor in a poison shop like
    - it's as if Uncharted and Doom had a child and took on each gender's flaws
    - weak story    … Expand
  7. MultigamerX3
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Gears acabou no 3, apesar de adorar a franquia a mesma se acabou no Xbox 360, não tem como curtir essa história chata dos Gears atuais.
  8. GuzmanEconomist
    Feb 24, 2022
    1
    se siente como un juego que no es Gears of War, le quitaron esa esencia ademas de también quitar el lenguaje obsceno, que le agregaba ese humor acido a las primeras entregas, la historia presento bugs menores
  9. Marcelo-Daniel
    Feb 19, 2022
    1
    Só perdi meu tempo... Quando comecei a jogar já vi que não era tão bom como me falaram
  10. TheGuzart604
    Feb 13, 2022
    3
    "Weird" game, being the first game in the Gears franchise, I can say that I hated it, maybe because of personal opinions, I didn't like the gameplay of the game, unfortunately I couldn't finish it, because I found it extremely repetitive and boring, you walk more than you play, Multiplayer today, in 2022, is dead, there are hardly any matches, anyway, it deserves a red note (at least for me).
  11. Auzi
    Feb 10, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review is excluding multiplayer this is purely the story. Its garbage and boring. Non of the characters are likeable especially Kait who is painfully annoying. She always makes everything about here and her disregard for authority with 0 consequences gets on my nerves. In gears 1 Marcus was sentenced to i think life in prison i cant remember the exact number but it was really long. In gears judgement baird and his squad were nearly sentenced to death. Kait they just yell at her at most and she ignores them and life goes on like nothing happened its so forced and irritating.… Expand
  12. Justicma34
    Nov 9, 2021
    2
    So I really liked the game for awhile, but once they took away the ability to play with a squad of 5 the game was ruined. I don’t understand why a game would be against friends playing together. This game is the reason I’m getting a PS5 and not a new Xbox.
  13. Robert88
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    It is as though Microsoft can not come up with any original concepts any more . Gears of war 1 excellent , gears 2 amazing , gears 3 geat , gears 4 mediocre, while this game is straight trash right next to tactics .. the main character is not relatable , and the story is just a sad excuse of a game plot
  14. OceanoPiTi
    Aug 17, 2021
    0
    jogo flopado nivel gamepassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  15. xbox_sucks_666
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    The most overrated tras* game ever.
    The graphics and gameplay of this game look very outdated tbh.
  16. DiamondDasher32
    Jul 26, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What makes a good game good is the story and its feeling in the style it represents, however in this game it is more shown that the game is great for its graphics and people don't seem to see the story doesn't really represent what it was made to be as, to show how the art of war is like (though yes this is typically war in gears 4 and 5 keep reading forward to see what I mean). They made the enemy come back with no explanations of how they came back and simply did what the original games NEVER did, shared secrets and made the story about just 1 person, also what are the odds that the grand daughter of the locust queen is with the son of the person that ended the war. It makes me sad to see the gears franchise to be changed when the ending it originally had was perfect. I've played the gears series ever since I was a child and never had criticized the games, so I'm hoping that this franchise will have a turn around and is ended where it should be ended this time.… Expand
  17. Lettunena
    May 8, 2021
    0
    3 player co op is not true 3 player, fking random insta kill sequences, and skiffing is so fking stupid, otherwise gameplay is fine like solid 8/10 but I am so frustrated time to time for this game so 2/10 is total verdict
  18. geebzytr
    May 6, 2021
    2
    The only goal of this game is take cover and shoot enemies.but this game is better than similar games
  19. BobbyJoe69
    Apr 15, 2021
    0
    I didn't like it. I found the story and gameplay to be a bit boring. I don't think it's worth the price.
  20. Lttrev
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    Man this would have gotten a higher score had it of not been for all of the bugs. Campaign locked me out at least 7 times during crucial moments.
  21. Marcz3ra
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    Gears of Opinionated Alt-Chick" is not what fans of the series want. Get woke, go broke. If you want to be successful, you have to cater to the fanbase that brought you the success you had, instead of catering to SJW's who don't even buy your games. There is nothing cringier than being forced to play some feminist savior in a game that used to be about testosterone and war.
  22. Hela32
    Mar 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Have had to download the 72GB game for series-s a total of 3 times now for each little update, just redo a load the whole thing. The bad programming and management make this load of trash a solid reminder why Sony PlayStation will always beat Microsoft.… Expand
  23. Olabi5
    Feb 19, 2021
    0
    Muy corto los gráficos bueno pero es un DLC muy caro deben de bajar de precio
  24. Jonas-san
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    Quelle déception ( sur XSX). Je pensais qu'on avait là un triple A mais rien n'est a la hauteur : graphiquement et techniquement pas exceptionnel, le scénario est digne d'un épisode de plus belle la vie, le gameplay n'apporte rien de nouveau, c'est court (quoique heureusement finalement) ... Je ne comprends pas comment on peut mettre ce jeu sur un piédestal. Ok il n'y a pas masse jeux surQuelle déception ( sur XSX). Je pensais qu'on avait là un triple A mais rien n'est a la hauteur : graphiquement et techniquement pas exceptionnel, le scénario est digne d'un épisode de plus belle la vie, le gameplay n'apporte rien de nouveau, c'est court (quoique heureusement finalement) ... Je ne comprends pas comment on peut mettre ce jeu sur un piédestal. Ok il n'y a pas masse jeux sur Xbox mais quand même, on mérite mieux !… Expand
  25. Hargreaves
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    Very good graphics but poor gameplay... Microsoft have so much money but don't use so well like sony does.
  26. Theplank
    Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Gears was one of the top game out there sadly Gears 5 just felt like gears 4 dlc they have lost the good old days of gears 1 2 and 3
  27. Beigin
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Feels like a cash grab, it delivers the same experience that the first games, which after some time starts to become a little boring.
  28. Denisking12
    Nov 7, 2020
    0
    Why did i pay 40€ for this DLC game this isen’t ewen a game is a trash DLC that is only 10h long
  29. Uwynothna
    Nov 10, 2020
    0
    One of the biggest disappointments I've ever played.
    As a long time fan of the gears franchise I've religiously followed this game throughout the years. When I heard that gears of War was coming back, I was skeptical at first. But then gears 4 footage came out and it looked decent. I played it and I did not love it, it felt incomplete. Too much focus on the multi-player mode, depressing    One of the biggest disappointments I've ever played.
    As a long time fan of the gears franchise I've religiously followed this game throughout the years. When I heard that gears of War was coming back, I was skeptical at first. But then gears 4 footage came out and it looked decent. I played it and I did not love it, it felt incomplete. Too much focus on the multi-player mode, depressing coming from a game with rich lore and history. When this game came out it was almost the same thing. I expected the story and the gameplay to improve, since the gears of war 4 ends with a lingering question. They still had their focus on the multi-player, I'm lead to believe that the story mode was second to them. It lacked the detail and grittines that it's Xbox 360 predecessors had.
    They had 13 years to improve and make new stuff happen and yet. We get the one of the worst games that has come out of the gears franchise.

    It also made me very motion sick. I do not recommend this at all.    … Expand
  30. TheFrog
    Oct 23, 2020
    4
    Gears Of Woke 5: yet another game with kickass women and manservants. What could possibly go wrong? And so another one of the few remaining non-feminized game series goes down the drain.
  31. Cxkronoz_yew
    Sep 20, 2020
    3
    El multijugador más decadente de todos,admito que la campaña es buena pero realmente Gears siempre se ha caracterizado por su multijugador este es muy pobre además que está en un pésimo estado Armas mal equlibardas Mal sistema de ranking
    Escopeta asquerosamente deficiente Falta de contenido Bugs y más bugs este juego se fue a la mierda en La primera operación
  32. ElTioGreiner
    Sep 15, 2020
    1
    La jugabilidad está horrible los servidores fallan mucho el juego solo se trata de snacer la Lancer no hace nada solo tiene buenos gráficos
  33. Kratosps4esp
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    Eto kes lo mismo d siempreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeghjjvgcycuvibviihibibtcrcjvjvjvjvjvunuvtvycuvubyvyvyvyvtvtvhvyvyvhvhvhvyvtvtvhvtvyvyvibybycuuvyyvvkkgvhvkkvyvvyvuvlbohjvyyvvuuvvu
  34. jameshowlett89
    Aug 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Games trash, visually beautiful but everything else is terrible. The story is complete trash and you even get the option till kill the main protagonist of the 4th game smh. Full of fake 5 star reviews everywhere. On Xbox live the only real written reviews are 1 or 2 stars and apparently they keep getting deleted.… Expand
  35. Amadeus97
    Jul 30, 2020
    2
    Is a really good game, amazing franchise, and pretty good campaign. However, I'm giving this game a low score because the main focus of the game is the multiplayer pvp, and it's just awful. Bad mechanics, toxic players, stupid ranking system and playlists, and unfair penalty bans for leaving a game someone else has left already. I really like this game, but I just can't give it a goodIs a really good game, amazing franchise, and pretty good campaign. However, I'm giving this game a low score because the main focus of the game is the multiplayer pvp, and it's just awful. Bad mechanics, toxic players, stupid ranking system and playlists, and unfair penalty bans for leaving a game someone else has left already. I really like this game, but I just can't give it a good score soley because of this aspect. The PvE is pretty fun, and campaign is interesting, but I can't bring myself to give this game a bigger score… Expand
  36. alvin_2495
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    Basically the same game with gears 4, generic story and cover based shooting gameplay. Not to mention the forgetable characters. Don't buy this game unless you are on gamepass!
  37. mwil236
    Jul 25, 2020
    4
    The Gears of War franchise, which has been quite as of late anyway, may finally be dead. This game is an absolute chore to play. From a ridiculous, unresolved story all the way down to ruinous basic gun play, Gears 5 is a total disaster. I found myself compelled to finish it only because I was playing co-op with a more devoted fan; thank God it was on GamePass and I didn't have to payThe Gears of War franchise, which has been quite as of late anyway, may finally be dead. This game is an absolute chore to play. From a ridiculous, unresolved story all the way down to ruinous basic gun play, Gears 5 is a total disaster. I found myself compelled to finish it only because I was playing co-op with a more devoted fan; thank God it was on GamePass and I didn't have to pay for it.

    All of the weapons have insane recoil, making gun play a chore of timid burst-fire and readjustment. The new additions and even editions to old classics are for the worse. In nearly every mission involving a major gunfight my partner and I both ran out of ammo, forcing us to take reckless action to melee or otherwise kill enemies just to clear the room. The rambling plot has you criss-cross and backtrack through the same bland, empty open world. There is no leveling up and no incentive to explore and do side activities.

    The most tragic issue, however, is the incompetence of the NPCs that are forced to fight alongside you. The sole moment of excitement came when we finally got to use the beloved Hammer of Dawn; we had to restart that gunfight at least half a dozen times because an NPC would walk through your laser and cause the beam to hit and kill you instantly. On the final boss, we had to retry 5 times when uncontrolled NPC would get themselves killed. In one instance, within 3 seconds of reloading after a death, an NPC got himself killed again. A great number of unwarranted restarts will find you in this game, which erroneously focuses on squad dynamics when you cannot control the squad.

    Another nagging irritation is the lack of navigational assistance leaving you to wonder what the hell you're looking for at several points. "Jack" performs a ridiculous McGuffin where he can fly through vents to activate a terminal to open a door or something; oftentimes you'll see the switch he needs but he'll refuse to fly through any but the designated opening to reach it, regardless of how obviously other paths might work. In some cases this opening is rooms or meters away and punitively nonobvious, forcing you to mash the button giving you an environmental scan until you miraculously see the highlighted vent you need to use.

    This game is a 100% pass. The plot remains unresolved and whimpers to an end with a shameful sequel bait. Fitting that the voice actor for JD is also the worse of the two Spartacus in this pitiable attempt.    … Expand
  38. SoyErick
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Aburrido, repetitivo, sin lógica. La verdad es que si quieres perder el tiempo por nada esto no vale ni siquiera eso.
  39. Stainki83
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Ruim, ruim , muito ruim, zero ,zero jogo horroroso, tem como dar menos q zero? Tipo -50?
  40. Jwolff
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    Não tão surpreendente a trilogia foram melhores infelizmente nesse só ah melhoria grafica
  41. AVFCMJ
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Awful game going away from the tropes that made the game enjoyable. Unimaginative enemies, poor gameplay and trying to be something its not. The success of the original trilogy was based on smooth gameplay and a fantastic story. Why put RPG tropes into a shooter? Identity crisis, and poor story.its saving grace is it's voice acting. Such a shame for a series I loved
  42. Flashyboy89
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    Gears 5 is similar gameplay wise to Gears 4 but with boring free roam and back-tracking missions in a desert on a wind sail sand boat and the story a massive SJW politics injection. The original first three Gears of War games were good, not this s***.
  43. Bradyoog12
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Saga tan repetida y aburrida que es igualito en todos los juegos, el mismo gameplay el mismo todo ya por favor acaben con esto… Expand
  44. Gugulugu
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Crap Game. Its gettin worser and worser. Pleas stop making **** games like this.
  45. Rdannt97ps
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é horrível demora pra achar partida jogo abandonado a campanha não satisfaz...… Expand
  46. andreyararuna4
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Jogo horrivel, jogabilidade horrível e online péssimo, gráficos desfasados
  47. hovercroft
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Same rehashed game as the first one. Boring story. Uninteresting characters. Repetitive below mediocre gameplay. No wonder it was free.
  48. Isai-am
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    No merece mayor de 0. Es un juego genérico. Basura reciclada. Lo mismo por años y años.
  49. josephkarimi
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This game didn't change at allllllll
    It is the same thing it was years before
    Even worse
  50. Andersss20
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Juego muy repetitivo Muy malos gráficos
    Muchos bugs Juego en línea mal realizado Y lo peor su historia q es la misma de siempre
  51. Nemuverus
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Incrivelmente clichê, mais uma sessão de recompensa constante a cada minuto pra fazer vc gostar do jogo, sinto muito, não me convenceu
  52. SebastianDiaz1
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    that was a **** story of that its a completely trash a dont undertand why of that
  53. Ponypowers
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. lets be honest it’s an Xbox game, what it really needs is a story like TLOU2, now that’s a real good dark story. ;0) love pony powers x… Expand
  54. Not_Ur_Momz
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    There are so many bugs! The characters and story were also just not as compelling as the previous games.
  55. Critiquo
    Jun 18, 2020
    4
    Too far gone from what the series was ever supposed to be, and not innovative enough to warrant the departures anyway.
  56. Hanzalah
    May 17, 2020
    1
    Same old gears formula with slightly better graphics, there's no innovation in the game and it is being milked to death due to lack of another new ips by microsoft
    The controls are decent,but the online multiplayer is laggy and unreliable, alot of glitches and overall not worth the 60 dollar price tag
  57. Dancnmachine31
    May 14, 2020
    0
    this is the worst of the series, the worst launch, game remains buggy, constant server disconnects, inconsistent hit accuracy which is the worst problem as the game has been out a year and they can't find a balance. The worst ranking system its been adjusted every title update and remains the worst since the recent update. They also reset everyone's rank every update which made yourthis is the worst of the series, the worst launch, game remains buggy, constant server disconnects, inconsistent hit accuracy which is the worst problem as the game has been out a year and they can't find a balance. The worst ranking system its been adjusted every title update and remains the worst since the recent update. They also reset everyone's rank every update which made your pre-order with experience boost a scam. 2 new maps in over a year is pathetic. And microtransaction's are ridiculous. 20 bucks for 2 characters. 5 bucks for old characters. 5 bucks for character gun skins no treasure boxes and ridiculous challenges to get any unlocks. If I could get a refund i would never play this again.I would never pre-order another coalition title!… Expand
  58. CzeneG
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Tour of Duty feels like a cheap Battle Pass Especially with this weekly character buying sh!t, Escape should be something new but it falls flat after 1-2 rounds. The critic's and the players who rate this game 10/10 clearly didn't played the real ones. The Wall Bounce which is a bug, now sold as a feature(well that's one thing they learned from Bethesda) They should remaster Gears two(just graphics) and compare wich one gets a bigger multiplayer base. Problem is they afraid to do it.… Expand
  59. Boots123
    Apr 23, 2020
    1
    This game is dog **** like its so bad, the game dosent feel like gears anymore
  60. Truthman
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    What a terrible gears of war game.. It really seems like they made this game to p1ss off long-time gears of war fans. Its awful.
  61. Robincito
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a mockery of the legacy of gears, the worst in the series deifnitively, very politically correct, not at all innovative.… Expand
  62. Balaask
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    It's just not the same Gears i remember a decade ago. This iteration is bogged down with microtransactions that lock the exciting aspects of the game behind a paywall. Plus the game is a broken mess a half year after it's been out. What a shame.
  63. Yoona
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    Um lixo de jogo! Mais do mesmo! Fraco na história, gameplay horrível! Personagens sem graça nenhuma!
  64. mikematt
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    bad graphics, bad story and the gameplay is orrible and ripetitive, multiplayer already dead
  65. yekva
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    This game makes me sleep, old-fashioned plot, old-fashioned gameplay, believe me, it's not worth buying.
  66. Landsharkfl
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Money hungry studio gears 4 was better, gears 5 you need 60000exp to unlock character and horde is a joke. In horde 50 waves no option to change and theres no penalty for quiting so by wave 10 it's just you. But they make sure to charge you for all tha
    t iron to    … Expand
  67. TLColossus
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Boring and lame a fantastic franchise collapsed,a game that had everything to be great,but it turned out horrible.
  68. Name62
    Jan 27, 2020
    0
    A trip to Filler Town with Marcus & Friends

    I'm going to be 100% honest rn, I don't know why this boring extended story exist beyond the need to continue the main story, which could have been done by expanding the gears lore by showcasing more "Cog Soldier Stories" as playable missions to show off the sheer level of "Tilted" "Fubared-ness" that was going on in the rebel & then locus    A trip to Filler Town with Marcus & Friends

    I'm going to be 100% honest rn, I don't know why this boring extended story exist beyond the need to continue the main story, which could have been done by expanding the gears lore by showcasing more "Cog Soldier Stories" as playable missions to show off the sheer level of "Tilted" "Fubared-ness" that was going on in the rebel & then locus wars like what was showed off in the first mission's in gears 4, but no, we get Marcus & Friends explore a side character's backstory that nobody asked or wanted to know about for two games now. And Microsoft wonders why this series has been a laughing stock since gears 3 ended back in 2011 with judgement being the only exception so far because its multiplayer was fun.    … Expand
  69. Khabal66
    Jan 23, 2020
    1
    This is disappointing. For all thos loving the open world aspect, well that simply is not Gears of War. Microtransactions, cards? With people of you gave this game anything above a five cancel your Gold account. Add in the sound problems the progression that sucks your life away, you got something, just not a Gears Of War game.
  70. Sadow
    Jan 11, 2020
    4
    Lo único que vale la pena es la campaña al agregar el cuchillo le quitaron la escencia a la saga y lo hicieron en algunos aspectos como Calle of Duty, el multijugador es una mierda los Wallbounce ya no son efectivos y hay autoapuntado que lo facilita mucho las armas yatienen más alcance lo que lo hace aun mas fácil
  71. Dedro
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. o jogo não tem na minha plataforma e eu não posso jogar!!! esclusividade e anti consumidor!!!… Expand
  72. Jhean
    Dec 17, 2019
    0
    Dissapointing game, i expected more from a ""big"" company, very very garbage of game
  73. metadubrev2
    Dec 15, 2019
    1
    crashes so often in multiplayer i just gave up. otherwise it would be a good game.
  74. Uberballz
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A choice between the games legacy and a 5th wheel character, ruins the campaign. Every multiplayer mode (including campaign) has game breaking bugs. The promise of, "no loot boxes", was quickly cheapened by the inclusion of heavy microtransactions. This is not Gears. This is an embarrassing and blatant ripoff disguised as Gears.… Expand
  75. GaboAlf66
    Nov 30, 2019
    2
    Regular campaign sometimes boring,broken multiplayer and bad servers,horrible horde mode,repetitive escape mode,better buy It with gamepass
  76. kuhl99
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    The Story for this game RUINS the entire franchise! This is a soulless effort that goes out of its way to insult the FANS! No one should be happy about this train wreck!
  77. MarkusChiif
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    me sigo quedando con los 3 primeros. De todas formas este Gears 5 si le quitan el mundo abierto y se centrasen en la acción podría haberse quedado en un juego a la altura de los primeros ya que en esta entrega estan volviendo a tomar el camino de los Locust y prescindir mas de los robots, algo que se agradece. Esperemos que en el 6 vayan directamente al grano y cierren la historia deme sigo quedando con los 3 primeros. De todas formas este Gears 5 si le quitan el mundo abierto y se centrasen en la acción podría haberse quedado en un juego a la altura de los primeros ya que en esta entrega estan volviendo a tomar el camino de los Locust y prescindir mas de los robots, algo que se agradece. Esperemos que en el 6 vayan directamente al grano y cierren la historia de Kaitie o vuelvan a los orígenes de Marcus.… Expand
  78. GreyMatter121
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    "Gears of Opinionated Alt-Chick" is not what fans of the series want. Get woke, go broke. If you want to be successful, you have to cater to the fanbase that brought you the success you had, instead of catering to SJW's who don't even buy your games. There is nothing cringier than being forced to play some feminist savior in a game that used to be about testosterone and war.
  79. 80sChild
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kait and Del were the weakest part of Gears 4, now they take center stage. It's like following the adventures of two annoying millennials as they run around being "brave" and "stunning". Its all very woke 2019 social justice crap. JD has the misfortune of being male AND white and is thus disgraced by The Coalition so that the perfect, infallible Kait can take over as the generic "strong woman".

    JD just disappears at one point and we are told, not shown, that JD is now an a**hole for no real reason (completely disregarding the bond they formed in 4, but I digress...) and Kait and Del set out alone (no white males like Marcus allowed, apparently) and everyone stands around saying"good luck!" ... even though in the last game they literally dropped everything to help Kait find her mother.

    Kait and Del (sounds like a bad sitcom) venture into semi-open, very empty worlds/biomes and complete some fetch quests. There's a great callback to New Hope from Gears 2 with some truly top tier art direction. Marcus isn't there of course but he's nice enough to be on a radio at their beck and call. There's some great lore/story beats and action segments, boss fights, etc.

    They eventualy accomplish the mission and go to the next large, empty biome where Paduk, who doesn't like anyone, instantly trusts and respects Kait because 2019 wahman. He also makes a point to treat James Fenix (the son of the man he actually knows) like crap. Again, 2019 wahman. That's right, JD just shows up, is super nice, submissive and helpful as Kait and Del treat him like dog sh*t. Completely disregarding the events of 4. Again.

    They do some stuff and JD tells Kait that she's really good at everything (no joke, he really does this). Then it finally goes back to being a Gears game with tight, combat focused gameplay and great set pieces. Then Gears asks you if you want to save JD or Del. My personal opinion on this is that this was done so that Rod Fergusson could p*** in the faces of those who chose to save JD when he forces the cannon choice in Gears 6. Getting some woke points on twitter and angering fans.

    Pros:
    + Outstanding graphical fidelity, 4k/60fps on XIX with beautiful HDR
    + Lighting, textures and art direction is superb
    + Combat and weapons are fantastic, small additions/changes are well done
    + Environmental destruction/usability during combat.
    + Sound design is very good
    + Sand and snow deformation technology adds to immersion
    + Some great bosses and mini bosses
    + Sense of scale is impressive
    + Expands/explains story and lore

    CONS:
    - Weakest leads in Gears history. Del is a plank of wood and Kait is just a stand in for "strong female protaganist in 2019". Both characters are given a sense of importance to the Gears verse that is unearned.
    - 2019 progressive propaganda at its most obvious (and shameless)
    - Friendly AI is the worst in the series. Epic levels of dumb from these bots.
    - Empty open worlds/biomes
    - Elevates Kait and Del by disgracing JD
    - Disgusting storefront loaded with high priced MTX's
    - Very grindy pvp/horde/escape modes
    - Large amounts of pandering to Mexico and alphabet people for some reason. Half of the banners are "pride" banners. ????
    - Lots (and lots) of walking segments
    - Buggy at launch
    - Game is almost unplayable at higher difficulties to to incompetent AI, wildly difficult enemies, bugs etc.
    - Not a typical Gears game. Aimed for God of War, wound up with Gears of Woke
    - Gears used to be a system seller. Not anymore
    - Worst story and campaign in the series, by far

    Get on GamePass or on sale. This feels like a spinoff title or DLC. This is not proper Gears of War.

    Okay Microsoft, you win. I'll buy the PS5 next gen over the Scarlett. No reason to destroy Gears like this.    … Expand
  80. Kauank
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Chega desse lixo de franquia, abandonaram Ryse SOR e ficam insistindo nessa bosta de Gears... Microsoft não vai aprende a fazer jogo bom nunca ??
  81. Analisesincera
    Nov 11, 2019
    3
    Eu juro que tentei, mas é só mais um jogo de tiro, com história medíocre e gráficos bonitos.
  82. akn
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Gears 5 is an irredeemable piece of garbage that should serve as a warning to publishers who give developers carte blanche to create ‘art’.
  83. AngronRedAngel
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    generic and boring story and boring new characters... nah compare to old trilogy only thing thats got better is graphic... other than that new trilogy is waste of time. New characters are pointless and enemies are bad rip off
  84. Chuzumaki
    Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Jogo lixo, mesma porcaria toda a vez, só to jogando pq paguei 1 real na gamepass pq o jogo é uma verdadeira porcaria,o Xbox é o flop da geração infelizmente!
  85. matheusgrb
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    Mais do mesmo, já encheu o saco. Toda vez dou uma nova chance pra franquia e toda vez é o MESMO jogo. Palhaçada tem limite
  86. Welliset
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Atira esconde, atira esconde,atira esconde,rola,rola,rola, esconde atira, esconde atira e assim por diante
  87. Airmoon
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Incrivelmente clichê, mais uma sessão de recompensa constante a cada minuto pra fazer vc gostar do jogo, sinto muito, não me convenceu
  88. GameDevsBad
    Nov 9, 2019
    3
    This game was designed by **** monkeys who have mistakingly abandoned the core aspects of what makes Gears of War unique and fun. This game not does not function properly with **** servers, but is horribly missing content, and has sadly gone down the ****, corporate path of Microtransaction hell and premium fortnite currency trash.
  89. vPRESSUREv
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    TC can only try to take advantage of fans for so long before they bail. Gears 5 was rushed to release and full of bugs and cash grab tactics. Not only are the devs delusional about the game being broken, they pump out base content like curb stomps and expect to charge real $$ for them. TC has destroyed Gears, only hope is Gow2 UE. Gears 5 is a disgrace to the Gears of War legacy.
  90. genetix987
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    The game is very boring and repetitive, another generic thirst person shooter. Its like microsoft can only make gears, forza and halo
    , the rest is just trash like state of decay or crackdown 3.
  91. umans
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    classico gears tutto uguale grafica un po migliore dei predecessori ma niente di che storia banale..
    bocciato
  92. LOSGAFES
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mal juego el peor juego de su saga , mucho Bugs mal pulido , no lo recomiendo… Expand
  93. Joestreamerpunk
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Pew pew. What a cliche game. And love how they spoiled the game on the trailer. Showing the last boss that way.. gezzzz
  94. FrostbiteSlash
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Boring game! It's like gears 4.1
    Multiplayer and campaign are all broken and the 6 year bans are just absurd. Don't get me started on the microtransactions....greedy Microsoft back at it again. Dont buy this game!
  95. red_ninja_9
    Nov 7, 2019
    4
    This game suck, nothing like the original. Dumbed down, noob-catered camping fest. All these generic 10s are shills. The game needs a lot of of work. TC does not know how to make Gears, bring Epic back.
  96. Eduardo_Ghoste
    Nov 1, 2019
    1
    this game is bad, try to pass an experience that did not match much with it, the story is not at all captivating, the only thing you stick to the game are the characters
  97. Oldjedi
    Nov 1, 2019
    1
    Sem novidades, mobilidade do avatar é estressante. Plot fraco e personagens nada carismáticos.
  98. Beast979
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This game is Broke! Simple as that, I have always enjoyed gears games, but I cannot even complete this game because of the game breaking bugs, specifically in act 3. During my play through in act 3 chapter 3 I got the skiff bug (look it up, plenty of videos and comments about this) which completely prevents further progression. No after putting the game down for a couple weeks to wait forThis game is Broke! Simple as that, I have always enjoyed gears games, but I cannot even complete this game because of the game breaking bugs, specifically in act 3. During my play through in act 3 chapter 3 I got the skiff bug (look it up, plenty of videos and comments about this) which completely prevents further progression. No after putting the game down for a couple weeks to wait for a patch so I would not have to replay a bunch of stuff, the patch still has not come and the game has been out almost 2 months now. I finally decided just to go back and replay a bunch of stuff....now the upgrade components for jack are bugged out and I cannot pick them up to upgrade jack and complete a side mission....This is absolutely terrible to have this many game breaking bugs in a triple A first party game. The graphics and game play are good, but the lack of urgency to fix these issues or make sure they work before release is pathetic.… Expand
  99. azothsolar
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    TERRIBLE. They took away loot boxes that were free and replaced them with iron so now it costs 10.00 for a skin, 20 + for weapon skin packs. 5.00 for a mark... a mark! They replicated the battle pass model from fortnite only issue is, fortnite is a FREE game, the battle pass is only 10.00 dollars and you get a bunch of unlockables with it. They want us to pay 50 or 60 for just the gameTERRIBLE. They took away loot boxes that were free and replaced them with iron so now it costs 10.00 for a skin, 20 + for weapon skin packs. 5.00 for a mark... a mark! They replicated the battle pass model from fortnite only issue is, fortnite is a FREE game, the battle pass is only 10.00 dollars and you get a bunch of unlockables with it. They want us to pay 50 or 60 for just the game and then have to pay more for the unlockables which are priced way high than the battle pass in fortnite. This game is a big F U to all the long time players. Not only that but hit detection is all off, phantom shots, and only 7 maps! What a disappointment of a game. I will not be playing anymore Gears games after this.… Expand
  100. CriticalEQ
    Oct 19, 2019
    2
    Pros: Improved fresh campaign compared to Gears 4. A few bugs though.
    Cons: I've played every Gears game. And this game has made me decide I will instead be getting a PS5 next generation. Rod and Phil you guys are not smart and are failing at producing AAA must have 1st party games completely. This game is still just more corporate microtransaction bullsh*t. Nobody should buy this game.    Pros: Improved fresh campaign compared to Gears 4. A few bugs though.
    Cons: I've played every Gears game. And this game has made me decide I will instead be getting a PS5 next generation. Rod and Phil you guys are not smart and are failing at producing AAA must have 1st party games completely. This game is still just more corporate microtransaction bullsh*t. Nobody should buy this game. The progression system just like with Gears 4 is trash and not fun. TC and Rod lied to everybody that this game would be players first and it is 100% not. Fun should always be first but Microsoft continues to not understand that as a company. Gears 3 continues to be a gold standard Microsoft fails to reach. When a progression system pushes you hard to not enjoy the game or not make the best play in a match but instead try to achieve a certain tasks in each multiplayer session you have f*cked the multiplayer. When a progression system constantly demands you play as characters you don't like or want to you have f*cked the multiplayer. Also instead of Gears 4s grindy lootbox microtrasaction system they've replaced it with a convoluted microtransaction mess with nothing of value to unlock and with no reasonable or fun way to progress toward unlocking anything. The only way to unlock anything of value will cost you at least an extremely excessive extra $40, and even that content is time limited... absolutely shameful. They clearly marketed this game and redesigned the microtrasaction system to confuse customers and make it difficult for reviewers to warn players all with the main goal to limit outrage during launch. This is unfriendly and unethical behavior. Like with Gears 4 this games player base will die massively as players are left with again a trash progression system that is not centered around FUN and the multiplayer gameplay itself. Under no circumstance should you trust TC and Rod again and buy Gears 6 in the future. Gears of War is now a dead franchise that lies and manipulates you. Its not surprising at all now that they made Gears 5 crossplatform with PC since they basically killed the franchises playerbase with 4s grindy lootbox microtransactions system. But after this I don't know what TC will do to trick players to buy 6. I believe this game just spent the last bit of trust players had with TC and Rod. For me this game was going to decide if I switched to PlayStation for next gen and this game has decided it for me Microsoft is not serious about creating Fun AAA games. Microsoft Xbox is not PlayStation and they are certainly not a Nintendo. Microsoft and TC have taken yet again another stupid pointless approach to gaming that destroys player trust. For many this was Microsofts last chance. This game just won PlayStation 5 the gen console war.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Pure Xbox
    Mar 16, 2020
    80
    Gears 5 is an odd thing; it's neither a grand leap forwards, nor a complete rehash of what came before, and therefore sits somewhere in the middle of the two. On the whole, the improvements do outweigh the negatives (the non-linear approach to campaign levels and the small changes to horde mode being some of the most notable), and while The Coalition still has some work to do to really make the series its own, this is a far bolder and more varied approach the relatively safe Gears 4. If you love shooters and you want a good place to jump back into the series, this is perfect place to work the rust out of your lancer.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    80
    Gears 5 offers a solid portion of brutal action with several refreshing new things. If you have intentionally avoided games from this series, the fifth sequel probably won´t change your mind, but if you are looking for a quality action game and you are still a fan of multiplayer, try it. [Issue#298]
  3. Carole Quintaine
    Jan 29, 2020
    80
    Gears 5 proposes a breathtaking solo campaign and a generous array of multiplayer modes. Even if the recipe remains classic, we really want to go through with it. The characters are rather well written, the environments are often spectacular, and Jack the robot adds some salt to the gameplay. A visual feast and glorious action game that perfectly demonstrate Xbox One X's true power.
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