Gears 5

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3323 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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!
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. Olabi5
    Feb 19, 2021
    0
    Muy corto los gráficos bueno pero es un DLC muy caro deben de bajar de precio
  7. 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
  8. Sunykamey
    Oct 6, 2019
    4
    This game is very annoying without reasons, very boring without substance and very uninspired even if it should be. The mechanics feel like pre 2007, it is flawed in every aspect, not a real gears in terms of tone and atmosphere. An edgy gears if you like...I didn't like the new orientation.

    Sadly I leave the Gears franchise behind for good after yet another disappointed chance given to    This game is very annoying without reasons, very boring without substance and very uninspired even if it should be. The mechanics feel like pre 2007, it is flawed in every aspect, not a real gears in terms of tone and atmosphere. An edgy gears if you like...I didn't like the new orientation.

    Sadly I leave the Gears franchise behind for good after yet another disappointed chance given to the coalition. I feel a lot of people like the new gears with it's on the nose comedy and repetitive content, it's just not for me and personally not "gears of war" thus "gears".    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. psylife
    Sep 9, 2019
    4
    The game looks good, but nothing groundbreaking or up to the standards some have been advertising. Truth be told I find the material authoring and asset definition around the environment quite average, if not below expectation. Gameplay is pretty much the same as it has always been. There is really not much to say here unfortunately. Get it on game pass, play it and move on.
  11. metadubrev2
    Dec 15, 2019
    1
    crashes so often in multiplayer i just gave up. otherwise it would be a good game.
  12. 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***.
  13. TeddyKristensen
    Sep 30, 2019
    4
    Feels like 2009, with invisible walls every where you try to go, have complete the very short campaign but still not been given the achievement for doing it. Game feels rushed and from another time
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. Invaderfrost
    Oct 5, 2019
    0
    Huge pile of trash compared the the original 3 the Multiplayer was the same but I came for the story sjw trash
  22. TimeTraveler25
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    Didn’t like the game at all, and it’s still filled with bugs. Thank god for gamepass, so I’ll advise everyone just to do the same, if you really want to try it
  23. 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
  24. P43YM
    Sep 9, 2019
    4
    What a waste ... I'm a longtime fan of the series. And the fourth part was good and promising, but this is a turn in the completely wrong direction.
    Yes, graphically it is excellent, but everything else is terrible. Characters do not cause any sympathy. They are not consistent, flat and boring. You cannot create a drama if a player does not give a damn about its participants.
    Fights are    What a waste ... I'm a longtime fan of the series. And the fourth part was good and promising, but this is a turn in the completely wrong direction.
    Yes, graphically it is excellent, but everything else is terrible. Characters do not cause any sympathy. They are not consistent, flat and boring. You cannot create a drama if a player does not give a damn about its participants.
    Fights are hellishly boring.
    Too many one-shots out of nowhere and too little enemy variety. There are a lot of enemies who are almost not dangerous, but require a long and tedious shooting at one point on their ass or somewhere else.
    Constant babysitting with ai companions, plus one-shots, plus checkpoints, plus boring shooting at large enemies at one point and you get at times the most incredibly hellishly boring repetitive gameplay.
    Open arenas are pointless timewasters.
    And oh god, hire good writers please.
     What is this miserable cliched “Luke I'm Your Father” plot? You destroy plot potentials for locusts! They could have had a centuries-old history, and now they have nothing.
    And, I laughed to the pain in my stomach over the choice that you suddenly give me. I see what you did here. You collect statistics and try to understand whether it is possible to bury old gears or fans are not yet ready to swallow your pathetic new gears. I'm not on your side on this    … Expand
  25. unclefergie
    Sep 17, 2019
    2
    wow, just wow . What a seriously stupid story mode. finished it last night and i can still taste the puke in my mouth. This is a let down to every gears fan!
  26. Gugulugu
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Crap Game. Its gettin worser and worser. Pleas stop making **** games like this.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. xbox_sucks_666
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    The most overrated tras* game ever.
    The graphics and gameplay of this game look very outdated tbh.
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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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