Gears 5

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3323 Ratings

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  1. Henriqu3eBR
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos da franquia ... Personagem carismática e te puxa para história ! Gráficos magníficos , 4K HDR .
    Jogo incrível , 10/10
  2. Brporai
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Fenomenal, visceral e expendido. Acredito q até agora o melhor exclusivo de Xbox ONE .
  3. FangMorrow
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    It’s truly a 9.5 but I feel the user score needs a bump up. It’s amazing but not quite a masterpiece
  4. Nekrust
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Arreglaron varios errores de Gears 4, la camapaña es excelente y el nivel técnico esta al topo en Xbox One X
  5. Saint_Saito
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    Una maravilla de videojuego en todos sus ambitos, lo mejor que ha sacado Microsoft en esta generacion sin duda, hasta cuesta creer que lo pueda correr una consola
  6. Narutobmg
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    Jgo excepcional, história profunda e gráficos lindos, nem as instabilidades do começo tiram pontos do jogo.
  7. YeeMatt
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    Excellent. Story's great, with brand new features. Other modes, like Versus and Horde need changes here and there, nothing that will take too long.
  8. Calypso88
    Oct 14, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been playing Gears since the first one came out back in 2006 so I know what to pretty much expect of the game. I have nothing bad to say about the campaign, as always. Beautiful graphics, great storyline and above all the gameplay itself was smooth (Xbox One). Oh man, those graphics... I already said beautiful graphics but I have to repeat myself because that's how great they were. The facial animations, the weapons, even the voice acting was perfect. Music to my ears. I won't lie, I died, A LOT, but granted I played on insane as always, since I'm a bit insane myself. The game itself has a long campaign, which I love, took me about 31 hours. Who doesn't love a game with a long storyline? Spoiler alert, the ending was phenomenal. It's pretty much all of Gears in a nutshell. I was sitting like a moron in front of my screen with my jaw hanging to the floor. Just an amazing experience. Even though I have mostly positive things to say about GOW 5, of course it comes with its negatives. I can't say there's any game, at least for me that doesn't come with SOME downfalls. The biggest nuisance in this game for me was the crashing. The game froze up, a lot. I would have to resort to dropping a grenade on myself so I can pretty much die and restart from my last save in order to correct the issue. Let's talk multiplayer: Horde (YAY), versus mode or escape. Horde is even more badass then it's ever been. Since each player brings something different to the table, it just makes wave after wave more enjoyable and more intense. I'm ashamed to say I only reached save 38. As a veteran of the game, how dare I! But just comes to show how much they amped up the difficulty. Loved it! Now, when it comes to the matchmaking, it's 50/50 here. I don't believe the system always made the best matchmaking setups, due to the fact it was rarely balanced, at least in my experience. Given that though, it's by far the best multiplayer they've achieved yet. Entering the Escape maps which seemed to be highly unpredictable was a rush and the new Arcade versus was just beautiful chaos. I was constantly experiencing tachycardia while playing Arcade in the most amazing way ever. Kept me constantly on my tippy toes. Piece of advice to my fellow female gamer, don't play this in heels like I did at one point. Yes, I was playing in heels, and yes I stood up often due to my adrenaline and YES, I did fall once, maybe twice? Okay... maybe more than twice. Long story short, if you're a Gears fan from the beginning or you're just starting out the series for the first time, you will 100% enjoy about every aspect of the game. Everything from the amazing graphics, great storyline and smooth gameplay to the multiplayer modes and even those annoying little campers that hide in one spot during matchmaking that makes you want to pull your hair out or in my case use words I didn't know existed or throw a controller or two against the wall (and maybe one of my heels too, maybe...)… Expand
  9. HorusZEISS
    Oct 17, 2019
    6
    Las variantes del juego como enfrentamiento, horda se sienten incompletas, pocos mapas, pocos personajes, el lo peor de todo el sistema de micropagos, Dios jamás pensé que Gears lo transformarán en esto
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Spartan__2077
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    Una campaña entrañable, llena de acción y momentos únicos, recomendado para todo jugador
    Un multijugador excelente, con distintas modalidades ,y un modo clasificación donde te encontraras a los mejores jugadores del mundo.
  13. xbox_sucks_666
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    The most overrated tras* game ever.
    The graphics and gameplay of this game look very outdated tbh.
  14. Marlonbm
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    A big return for ONE of the most important franchise of the videogame industry. We have a truly maaterpiece game here. Congratulations to Microsoft, Coalition, Xbox Game Studios. A new era has begun for the Xbox gamers
  15. 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
  16. Beavertail777
    Sep 9, 2019
    4
    Whilst trying to innovate from previous games I personally couldn’t connect or feel any engagement to the campaign or characters, the multiplayer was okay but again couldn’t engage, I’m sure many people love the game it’s just not for me
  17. Huckleberry2013
    Sep 9, 2019
    5
    Full disclosure, I LOVE this series. I'm down for the Horde mode in a big bad way. This version of the game is UTTERLY FRUSTRATING. The game is buggy as all heck. I've crashed multiple times in the Story and Horde modes. I've been in an endless loop of crashes, so I had to go to a prior save point to replay what I already played. I've been in rooms where the mcguffin wouldn't activate,Full disclosure, I LOVE this series. I'm down for the Horde mode in a big bad way. This version of the game is UTTERLY FRUSTRATING. The game is buggy as all heck. I've crashed multiple times in the Story and Horde modes. I've been in an endless loop of crashes, so I had to go to a prior save point to replay what I already played. I've been in rooms where the mcguffin wouldn't activate, even though I could clearly see it. First time through on Horde mode, I got to wave 35 and the screen went blank and the game completely crashed. I would score this a 8-9 out of 10 if the servers were operational and the crashes were not happening. I will try this on PC, since I got the Game Pass.

    If it's better, I'll resubmit my review. As of the time of my review, there are 1220 positive reviews and 141 negative reviews.

    :::Side note: I don't care about the lootbox crap. I could take it or leave it:::    … Expand
  18. myst_sk
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    definetly, the coalition studios make really goooood gears of war! i mean it's really good like 2nd or 3rd parts of franchise! greate job!
  19. AlexanderFarias
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Jogabilidade, história e visuais excelentes. Sem dúvida um dia melhores jogos da série Gears. Simplesmente viciante.
  20. 1Felipe
    Sep 6, 2019
    6
    O Gears 5 é bom mas o gameplay é praticamente o mesmo do 4 e a história é inferior a trilogia
  21. maai
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    The best gears game ever. The evolution of the gears. Best xbox game of the year.
  22. aaronjf94
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    Gears 5 uses pretty much the usuall combat. It feels powerful impactful. The gameplay is much smoother, with much improved graphical fidelity. The story Is the most detailed and coherent story in the series. Deep, emotional.
  23. Chentekillerk17
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    This is the Gears what I want, keep going The Coalition! That was a good work and a great game.
  24. Under_Ach1ever
    Sep 8, 2019
    9
    I finished the Gears 5 campaign last night. I had an absolute blast playing through this game. Very surprised as I am not a major Gears of War fan overall.

    I recently played through Gears 4 and enjoyed it along with Kait's story. So I was looking forward to Gears 5 to see how it played out. I was not disappointed. Graphics: Absolutely incredible looking game, and a pretty solid 60    I finished the Gears 5 campaign last night. I had an absolute blast playing through this game. Very surprised as I am not a major Gears of War fan overall.

    I recently played through Gears 4 and enjoyed it along with Kait's story. So I was looking forward to Gears 5 to see how it played out. I was not disappointed.

    Graphics: Absolutely incredible looking game, and a pretty solid 60 FPS Frame Buffer. Smooth game.

    Audio: Extremely well done, guns sound great, enemies, music composition and timing, all excellent.

    Story: Solid as even some of the top tier games this generation. I was engrossed in the story! I was literally in shock and awe near the end of the game. It was literally jaw dropping. God of War meets Contra meets a massive blockbuster action movie. I could not believe it. The game was also much more emotional than previous entries, with some choices and arcs that are truly deep, and, in some cases, tough choices to make. It was a very involved story that did not feel generic.

    Gameplay: Gameplay typical of Gears with some new, very well done mechanics such as Jack, your AI assistant. Some new weapons, the Lancer GL is bad ass. Overall, gameplay is very solid.

    This game is a must play to me, even if you are not a huge Gears fan. I took some points off for various things that all added up, such as some issues in game with graphics, clipping, mapping, some disconnects in co-op. I also think the COG's need their own flashlight instead of just relying on Jack, that was rather frustrating. They also need a photo mode! This game BEGS to have one! Also, the new open world design in certain areas was a fun addition, but I feel like it was sparse overall in terms of exploration. They give you side objectives, but there are no random encounters in the open world, which made traveling kind of dull after a while.

    Overall, I give this game a 9/10. I think The Coalition did an incredible job, and I cannot wait for the next entry in the series! This game is one of my top 5 games of the generation, alongside God of War, RDR2, Spiderman, and the Forza Horizon entries. Do yourself a favor and give Gears 5 a play!    … Expand
  25. Armiados
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, very complete, good graphics, story, multiplayer, good content, i never get boring during the time i played
  26. 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
  27. GAGMR
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    This is a review for the single player campaign, not multiplayer. I'm keeping this as spoiler free as possible.

    The game starts on a high note. It's classic gears gameplay in the tutorial, you play as JD, you hear Marcus being Marcus, Del does something cool with a motorcycle and you blow it up. Fantastic first act to say the least. Then you go into act 2 & the game forces you to    This is a review for the single player campaign, not multiplayer. I'm keeping this as spoiler free as possible.

    The game starts on a high note. It's classic gears gameplay in the tutorial, you play as JD, you hear Marcus being Marcus, Del does something cool with a motorcycle and you blow it up. Fantastic first act to say the least.

    Then you go into act 2 & the game forces you to play as Kait... and it all goes down hill from there.

    Kait ruins the entire game. She's a selfish POS who abandons everyone to go on a journey to find herself. She's literally just fighting for herself. Nothing is gained on this journey either, only lost. You lose one of 2 main characters at the end, and it feels really like it's just being set up. If you've never played the old gears games you'll probably choose to kill one character, if you've literally only played Gears 5 you're probably gonna choose to kill the other character since you rarely see him & built zero attachment to him the entire game.

    The open world is also bland & empty. Imagine playing in an open world in some weird vehicle that makes zero sense driving & stopping at an area that looks cool only to find one gun & a component piece for your robot. Now multiply this by 100. There is literally no reason to explore in this game. Nothing is gained, much like Kaits journey. It's all filler content meant to pad game time.

    The game shines when you are actually in a fight, shooting, dashing, chainsawing enemies but these moments are so spread out the game feels like half a game. It doesn't help much that you're forced to play as kait for nearly the entire campaign. She's a horrible character now, so focused on herself that she forgets about pretty much everyone around her & what they've done to help her. In gears 4, she had more personality, pazazz & was actually fairly likeable. Now she's just broody, emo, angry, hating the world & everything in it. She's just an SJW now, fighting for nothing & representing nothing but her own self interests.

    Gears of Wahmen, Gears of Woke, Gears of WTF ever you call it, it's a crappy campaign that makes you not want to play the game anymore.

    Bring back Marcus or his son JD as the main protagonist. Gears is supposed to be about Marcus & Gears 4 was supposedly passing on Marcus' legacy to his son, but whoever was put in charge of Gears 5 threw that out the window because they wanted diversity or whatever in their campaign. Diversity doesn't make the game's story better, good writing does. Whoever wrote this game's campaign obviously has something against Marcus & JD because this game changes their characters personality traits & the ending can basically ruin them both entirely depending on your choices.    … Expand
  28. MagicBullet
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    I was a huge GOW4 fan and spent an embarrassing amount of time playing Horde. I have Game Pass and got GOW5 for free, happy days, right? NOPE. if I could take back the electricity and bandwidth wasted on downloading this game, I would. It has ruined Gears for me. Nobody is playing GOW4 anymore and GOW5 is TERRIBLE

    How these shill critics give it 90 or 100 I will never know, and an    I was a huge GOW4 fan and spent an embarrassing amount of time playing Horde. I have Game Pass and got GOW5 for free, happy days, right? NOPE. if I could take back the electricity and bandwidth wasted on downloading this game, I would. It has ruined Gears for me. Nobody is playing GOW4 anymore and GOW5 is TERRIBLE

    How these shill critics give it 90 or 100 I will never know, and an average player rating of 8.7? These are blatant lies. The scores are being manipulated and here is your proof. I know lots of people through GOW4 and we were all generally excited about GOW5, playing it as soon as it was released. We are mostly Horde players so were interested in that but that's completely ruined. I don't even know what this extra nonsense they added is for and why it's only one character per skill set. Have they never heard of personalization or customization? What if a lady player wants that skill set with a female character or vice-versa?

    I don't like the Horde mode, which is what I was looking forward to most. Fine, so Horde is bad, how about the campaign? Reading the reviews from "professional critics" you would think this was some sort of novel experience or polished within an inch of its life. NOT EVEN CLOSE. This game sucks. I described it to my GOW4 mate as, "borderline homosexual". The dialogue is so tedious and childish. How any developer is allowed to make an 18 + game and write it for 12 year olds is beyond me. This title is aimed squarely at SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN and holds no interest for me as an adult

    I've never written a review for a video game before but I was so disappointed by GOW5 and indeed by the blatant shilling going on here, there and everywhere, that I felt the need to express myself

    If anyone paid the full special edition pre-order price on this game and maybe added a season pass or whatever other money grabs, wow, biggest rip off in video game history. I mean that. This game isn't worth $5 never mind $80 and is a downgrade from GOW4

    End result? All of the fanatic GOW4 players who I'm friendly with no longer play any Gears title. A bunch of people I know uninstalled the game to save disc space - that's how bad this game is. GOW4 was 100% the reason why I bought an XB1 and GOW5 was going to be my reason for investing in the XB1X. It is safe to say I won't be buying that console to play this trash game

    ** For those saying this game looks amazing, I have a bunch of free eye tests vouchers from Specsavers. It's an impressive achievement for the developers to take this AAAA ++++ title and turn it into something I can't stand looking at. I've been playing MGSV lately, which is like 4 years old and it can beat GOW5 with one hand tied behind its back. GOW4 is better in every respect including graphically as I hate the new cartoony look of GOW5    … Expand
  29. MrCarcosa
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    GOTY for sure, best Gears game and one of the best games Microsoft ever made, it makes me sad see ps4 fanboys but hurts come and give this game a 0, salty kids never write history, is game is a GEM im loving it, perfect gameplay, perfect history and perfect graphics, this game runs 1800p 6fps locked on xbox X Amazing.
  30. Keitha313
    Sep 6, 2019
    5
    Graphics are genuinely very impressive, but that aside the game falls short on implementing anything fresh. It lags behind its competitors because of this, the story is always going to be the strongest point for Gears of war, but this time It certainly has started to deteriorate. There just seems to be a huge lack of connection to the newer characters that are being shoved in-front of us,Graphics are genuinely very impressive, but that aside the game falls short on implementing anything fresh. It lags behind its competitors because of this, the story is always going to be the strongest point for Gears of war, but this time It certainly has started to deteriorate. There just seems to be a huge lack of connection to the newer characters that are being shoved in-front of us, the character development is pretty awful or perhaps its just they don't come close to those of the original.

    Multiplayer on the other hands, I've always said the multiplayer is awful nothing changes at all. The type of gameplay is just a shotgun fest with no real skill, the different type of plays in the game i.e. mid-range and long-range combat seems to be completely ignored. The multiplayer is left very linear and unskilled in the action that you're forced to rinse and repeat i.e. hug round a blind sight and one shot someone who gets too close to you with the gnasher. The game will never really touch a high level remaining with this sort of gameplay.    … Expand
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#18 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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Metascore
84

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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