Gears 5

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3323 Ratings

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  1. SuperSonicJunus
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now this is what I’m talking about when I say I play Xbox for shooters! Where Gears 4 was a disappointment, 5 is a lot more polished and the script was actually interesting. Graphics are top-tier for this generation of gaming and the controls are as smooth as butter. Didn’t realize there would be such an impactful choice at the end and the game would have an open ending! Can’t say this entry is anything special, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction!… Expand
  2. GamesPlayer
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    The combat and mobility of this game is very strange, the movement in general is something for people who really like TPS, in addition to the empty open world, story and lukewarm development, the game can even deliver very good graphics, but nothing too much.
  3. Kostas_Spirou
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    Gears 5 was honestly a surprise for me, while the story this time around isn't that interesting, the gameplay mechanics are arguably the best in the series, the game feels very smooth to play, and the new additional mechanics are good.

    It also includes two very open areas which you can explore in order to unlock new abilities or learn more things about the world. There aren't many    Gears 5 was honestly a surprise for me, while the story this time around isn't that interesting, the gameplay mechanics are arguably the best in the series, the game feels very smooth to play, and the new additional mechanics are good.

    It also includes two very open areas which you can explore in order to unlock new abilities or learn more things about the world. There aren't many things you can't do in them, and the side quests are very generic, but it's a nice attempt to make the game more re-playable and fun.

    Lastly, the game takes a while to pick up, the pacing is sometimes weak and the desert area drags quite a lot, but in the end it's definitely a worthwhile experience.

    As for the multiplayer, it works well, there's a decent amount of game modes to choose from, and there are many customization options.

    Final Rating: "Good" ~ 7/10.    … Expand
  4. Hellfire74
    Aug 26, 2023
    7
    While very beautiful, the game protagonist didn't click with me, the AI allies aren't that smart or helpful.
    Story was meh at best.
  5. Boomahly
    Aug 11, 2023
    5
    Im returning to this game years later and still a bugfest. It is not an engaging game, and very repatative, though with some fun moments throughout.
  6. Divine_rose
    May 16, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a great game, the open world is amazing and the history/ background of the origin locust is so misterious, and all the ambient is so similar to gears 2.… Expand
  7. tjhowardwsu
    May 9, 2023
    6
    It was ok, more of the same, seemed a little phones in, but good for a co op game with a buddy
  8. ZackH25
    Mar 25, 2023
    7
    Good combat, good story, pretty bland open world snow and desert section but was fun using the sled to travel. Haven't played the other Gears of war games so not too invested in the story but it was decent enough. A large variety of enemies and satisfying weapons kept the game quite interesting. Also missions felt quite distinct from each other, which is a big plus. Some of the parts whereGood combat, good story, pretty bland open world snow and desert section but was fun using the sled to travel. Haven't played the other Gears of war games so not too invested in the story but it was decent enough. A large variety of enemies and satisfying weapons kept the game quite interesting. Also missions felt quite distinct from each other, which is a big plus. Some of the parts where you just walk about were a bit tedious at times.… Expand
  9. ReviewThangs
    Oct 23, 2022
    7
    Good visuals.
    Campaign is a bit rubbish. The characters don't really get any complete or resonant arcs. The story is literally an entire games worth of fetch quests. The only meaningful story beat doesn't even get time to breathe.
    Repetitive gameplay. It's a relatively fun action game but truly a 360 era game. I liked that the open world was short and sweet, but they're all go here and do    Good visuals.
    Campaign is a bit rubbish. The characters don't really get any complete or resonant arcs. The story is literally an entire games worth of fetch quests. The only meaningful story beat doesn't even get time to breathe.
    Repetitive gameplay.
    It's a relatively fun action game but truly a 360 era game.
    I liked that the open world was short and sweet, but they're all go here and do a shooting gallery. That being said the open worlds are soulless and the second open world just looks ugly.

    Bit overhyped. That being said runs really well on xbsx with minimal frame drops. Quite buggy with some pop in.

    If you want a mindless shooter on gamepass it's alright, just nothing special.    … Expand
  10. rueuje
    Jul 18, 2022
    7
    The game wasn't stable or smooth in the online multiplayer at all, not very good because of that
  11. dan-man
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    Welp even Gears 5 went woke! But as lame as this game was, especially the multiplayer, the gameplay and fantastic world design still shines throughout. I wish the team behind Gears 5 learned from Doom 2016 and Doom Eternals success though. I want to play as a badass man slaying hordes of demons, with hyper masculine themes, rocking out to killer tunes, not the touchy feely airy-fairy focusWelp even Gears 5 went woke! But as lame as this game was, especially the multiplayer, the gameplay and fantastic world design still shines throughout. I wish the team behind Gears 5 learned from Doom 2016 and Doom Eternals success though. I want to play as a badass man slaying hordes of demons, with hyper masculine themes, rocking out to killer tunes, not the touchy feely airy-fairy focus Gears 5 took with a chick main character and men crying throughout. Hilarious, and a shame it took that route, but excuse me while i go and play Doom Eternal again!… Expand
  12. BaldingSpider76
    Jun 14, 2022
    5
    Awful gameplay with a boring storyline, also the multiplayer is pretty annoying because of the ripetition
  13. OdoubleP
    Mar 22, 2022
    6
    End this series now. Gaming has moved to another level and Gears is still stuck in the early 2000’s
  14. albericegames
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Jogo 60+ apenas , não ouve inovação , corre abaixa ,encosta e atira , campanha super curta, não trazendo nenhuma inovação para o mundo dos games
  15. aandrade81
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    É um jogo de meio mundo aberto, mas meio perdido. Os produtores mataram a linearidade de gears, que era muito boa, e criaram um mundo meio perdido.
  16. deax
    Nov 10, 2021
    6
    O plot que foi sendo criado no 4 resulta em uma história legal no 5, mas algumas coisas parecem não fechar. O multiplayer (maior ponto forte da franquia) ficou desinteressante, chato, superficial. Perdeu a magia que os jogos anteriores trouxeram.
  17. M4N0R4F43L
    Oct 10, 2021
    7
    Após jogar toda a saga devo admitir que Gears 5 foi na contra mão de tudo que a série construiu. Trouxe apenas gráficos bonitos. Durante a campanha presenciei diversos bugs principalmente na área semi aberta e constantes quedas de FPS. Um jogo bom com potencial desperdiçado
  18. sityoazzdown
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    - Graphics up there with the best.
    - Core gameplay mechanics are good - Brief bursts of adrenaline So-So: - Game was great in the first half, but I got fatigued of its gameplay and open world about half way through. It definitely overstayed its welcome. - Serviceable PvP. ( Gears has decent PvP, it just isnt for me). Hate PvE in any game. Cons: - Kate is boring. - I    Pros:
    - Graphics up there with the best.
    - Core gameplay mechanics are good
    - Brief bursts of adrenaline

    So-So:
    - Game was great in the first half, but I got fatigued of its gameplay and open world about half way through. It definitely overstayed its welcome.
    - Serviceable PvP. ( Gears has decent PvP, it just isnt for me). Hate PvE in any game.

    Cons:
    - Kate is boring.
    - I found it also attributed to me finding the story boring. Second half of the game dragged on.. i just wanted it to end.

    This game almost changed my opinion of the gears franchise, but alas the second half was dreadful.
    Get on sale or check it out on gamepass.
    70/100    … Expand
  19. Queruba
    Jun 25, 2021
    6
    O jogo é bom porque saiu na game pass? Não, infelizmente a história é rasa, personagens sem carisma, resumindo, Gears vem perdendo sua essência desde o 3.
  20. EasyGamerBoi
    Jun 10, 2021
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, I truly did. It starts out pretty great, but once I got to chapter 2 I just lost my desire to keep going. Came back a few months later to finish it after being spoiled by some **** on the internet and.. yep I see why I put it down for so long. The graphics are the best part of this game easily, but I think I still prefer Gears 4’s aesthetic compared to 5.I really wanted to like this game, I truly did. It starts out pretty great, but once I got to chapter 2 I just lost my desire to keep going. Came back a few months later to finish it after being spoiled by some **** on the internet and.. yep I see why I put it down for so long. The graphics are the best part of this game easily, but I think I still prefer Gears 4’s aesthetic compared to 5. But I really can’t praise much else here. It’s a serviceable shooter, the minor changes they made to combat somehow turned me off from the shooting here. But when most enemies are bullet sponges, you just kinda brainlessly shoot until they explode. Really not engaging gameplay here guys. The story is ok I guess? I feel like I need to play the trilogy still to get some of the deeper plot here but I don’t think that would help at this point lol. Kait’s story is interesting, but as a character I just don’t find her that interesting. Same with the rest of the cast honestly, aside from Marcus obviously. When he told Fahz to stfu, that was probably the best part of the game. Overall, I just really didn’t have fun with this entry. I don’t think I’d ever play it again honestly.… Expand
  21. Steyraus
    Sep 8, 2019
    5
    Gears 5 is meh 3rd person shooter. It's pretty fun for one play through but with no New Game Plus or any level up system carry over there no point playing again. Shows the 1 x technical prowess but at it's core is just a pretty bland shooter
  22. yamaci17
    May 17, 2021
    7
    Graphics 7/10 - nothing impressive, beaten by every ps4 exclusive

    Story 7/10 - meh

    Combat 8/10

    Overall 7/10
  23. MacG
    Jan 28, 2021
    7
    It's more Gears which you already know if it is for you or not. Decent enough title but for me, just too much more of the same and the open world sections only served to pad out the play time whilst adding nothing to the genre. Gunplay is great as always and the graphics are top notch.
  24. Csn69
    Jan 11, 2021
    5
    Nothing too special about this game. Played the full campaign, played the dlc, played multiplayer mode, and I felt bored the entire time while I was playing the game.
  25. gamer_bunny
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    Tecnicamente es muy bueno, graficos e ilumincación. Me gustó que salieron mapas del Gears 2. Lo que no me gustó fue la histora, pienso que esta mal estructurada, los personajes no muestran un desarrollo en la trama. El argumento es bajo y sin lógica en comparación a las 3 primeras entregas del Gears of war.
    El personaje principal de Gears 5 pareciera que fuera invensible y que siempre    Tecnicamente es muy bueno, graficos e ilumincación. Me gustó que salieron mapas del Gears 2. Lo que no me gustó fue la histora, pienso que esta mal estructurada, los personajes no muestran un desarrollo en la trama. El argumento es bajo y sin lógica en comparación a las 3 primeras entregas del Gears of war.
    El personaje principal de Gears 5 pareciera que fuera invensible y que siempre gana, esto en mi parecer es lo que pasa en muchas nuevas peliculas actuales, que tratan de crear personajes invencibles, reveldes y que no presentan desarrollo y se sabe como terminara todo.

    El multijugador está bien y a 60 FPS en XONE y en XSeries X a 120 FPS hace una agradable experiencia y el modo Horda mejoró en comparación al desastre de Gears of war 4.

    Espero que The Coalition en sus proximas secuelas mejoren la coerencia y diseño del modo campaña y si presentan nuevos personajes principales no creen el estereotipo de empoderamiento. haciendo al personaje predecible aburrido y antipatico.    … Expand
  26. Jimmyk99
    Dec 13, 2020
    6
    Fun game but campaign is riddled with game breaking bugs, making it unplayable whilst all the focus goes on the season pass and multilayer.
  27. Mixedinkey
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gears 5 looks and feels even more amazing on series x. I didn’t play through the whole game on the onex so I was looking forward to the series x and the graphical updates.… Expand
  28. Rafael021
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    Jogo bom, mas queria que tivesse um fechamento melhor para Marcus Fenix. Jogabilidade boa
  29. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    Es un buen juego, no es el mejor de la saga pero cumple, aunque la historia no es la mejor el modo multijugador es entretenido y mantiene la esencia.
    Si eres fan de la saga te lo recomiendo, y si tienes gamepass pruebalo a ver si te gusta.
  30. propulsion
    Sep 30, 2020
    7
    I wavered between a 6 and 7 on this game. I was a huge gears fan from the original through gears 3. Gears 4 was decent with the exception of the random loot boxes and the season pass. I had high hopes for Gears 5. The best word to describe Gears 5 at launch is stingy. Hardly any skins for characters, weapons, and only about 7 maps. Content has been added since launch though, but problemsI wavered between a 6 and 7 on this game. I was a huge gears fan from the original through gears 3. Gears 4 was decent with the exception of the random loot boxes and the season pass. I had high hopes for Gears 5. The best word to describe Gears 5 at launch is stingy. Hardly any skins for characters, weapons, and only about 7 maps. Content has been added since launch though, but problems remain, such as a broken ranking system. The Gears 4 loot box horror is over, but the micro transactions are still bad. Initially Gears 5 was pushing their iron currency, but then later changed some items to cash only. Buying iron early on with cash while it was on sale only to see that some items went cash only, was pretty crappy. Gears 5 reminds me of a free to play game that survives, maybe thrives, based on some gamers buying micro transactions. Problem is, they sell the game for normal price, unless you use game pass. Maybe the fact that it released for free on Gamepass is why it was so stingy at launch with content.… 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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