Gears 5

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3323 Ratings

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  1. Jay_Maple_Leafs
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Best Gears game in the series IMO, everyone that owns an Xbox One should give this game a try.
  2. Salasgz
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    En cuanto a calidad jugable y gráficos es de 10 mas no le puedo poner el 10 ya que me desagrado el final. Multiplayer excelente, deberían dejar poner calificaciones por separado
  3. Zivojin
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A very solid game that fullfills everything the Fanbase wantet from a new installment! Very deep and well put Story, best generation graphics ever seen on a Platform and the beloved and solid gameplay that gears is known for but with more fine tuning behind it to make it even more fluid an buttery smooth when playing!
  4. Lushen1212
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    GOTY DE ESTE AÑO 2019. NO HAY MAS QUE AÑADIR. Supera a titulos como astral chain, fire emblen, devil may cry 5, sekiro, resident evil 2 remake. Etc
    Tecnicamente es abrumador, jugablemente es divertidisimo. La mayor produccion de este tipo que he visto
  5. Pluk
    Sep 11, 2019
    9
    Is the best good looking game of this generation.
    All Gears games have great mechanics and action, but in this 5th episode, there is more light effects, more particles, more action...
  6. TwoBe
    Oct 22, 2019
    6
    I’ve played all the Gears games and this one fell short. The campaign felt lacking in substance and I think they could’ve made a better story, I never felt engage and many of the battles felt repetitive and boring, even the battle with the final boss was so disappointing that when it ended I was like, that’s it? This is the end of the game? Certainly I was expecting more. Anyway I alwaysI’ve played all the Gears games and this one fell short. The campaign felt lacking in substance and I think they could’ve made a better story, I never felt engage and many of the battles felt repetitive and boring, even the battle with the final boss was so disappointing that when it ended I was like, that’s it? This is the end of the game? Certainly I was expecting more. Anyway I always wanted to see a story with Kate as main so that was great, I just wish they wouldn’t push their political narrative.

    The competitive mode it’s the same as the previous game, it’s just great, the maps tho, they feel so constrained, I prefer the ones that have more open spaces and gives you more ground to cover. It’s an ok game, but not the amazingness I was expecting.    … Expand
  7. NoisyRick
    Oct 21, 2019
    9
    this video game was beautiful. the game design very nice and well managed to make you immerse in various situations. the very beautiful story, however, presents some moments of death. precisely for this small defect the game does not take 100 but I very willingly give it a 90.
  8. Super8
    Oct 20, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great story & online mode. As bit slow matchmaking though. Amazing gameplay… Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Wez00
    Oct 18, 2019
    8
    Gears 5, would I say it is a good game, yes I do, do I think it is the best gears, well no not really. I would say Gears 3 has still got the title. Gears 5 is not perfect but it is still good more improve than 4 however there are some issues with the game that I need to personally need to address.

    1. Microtransactions - We have seen a lot of games with microtransactions and there is no    Gears 5, would I say it is a good game, yes I do, do I think it is the best gears, well no not really. I would say Gears 3 has still got the title. Gears 5 is not perfect but it is still good more improve than 4 however there are some issues with the game that I need to personally need to address.

    1. Microtransactions - We have seen a lot of games with microtransactions and there is no surprise that Microsoft would add them into gears. For me personally I find this un acceptable, they basically copy the layout of the store and the purchase of cosmetics off a fornite and it is silly for the coalition to do that. Microtransactions should not be in the game, battle pass I will accept but the Microtransactions that has been inputted on this game is just silly.

    2. Part open world - the campaign was better than 4 do not get me wrong, however there was no need to go part open world on ACT 2 and 3 for this game, if they kept it as it was and improve on the excitement mission like gears 3 has, it would be a really good experience for this franchise. Some people that are new to the game might skip these side locations and focus on the story. They should have expanded more. Also is it wired that ACT 4 has only got two chapters and there is no ACT 5 at all (same as Gears 4)

    3. Multiplayer - This is my final point and that is the multiplayer, I have played this mode a few days and I think the skill match making on this game is not good and the amount of people get killed by pro that jump cover to cover to kill the new players is not balanced. I think they need to improve on the Multiplayer in my opinion to make it a fare system. (like gears 2 and 4)

    Overall the Horde mode is good apart from the 1 character limitation and the new escape mode is good as well. The three points I have made at the top is what let the game down a it but I gave this a 8/10 because I think it is still a good game. I will admit I am a gears fan but I would not say it is the work gears game, not by a long shot. Gears 5 would be at the top 3 best gears game, then 2 being a number 2 and 3 at the top. I hope the coalition will listen to some feed back and improve on this to make gears 6 a good experience.    … Expand
  12. Arnamo99
    Oct 18, 2019
    9
    Un juego hecho con mucho cariño y detalle, se nota que han cuidado muchos aspectos a parte de que la campaña te deja con ganas de más.
  13. ScK2DoG
    Oct 17, 2019
    10
    Interesting story. Quite a lot of plot twists. What makes the game interesting, and in its way insane
  14. 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
  15. Kieranmccar
    Oct 17, 2019
    9
    A good mixture of feeling like the old gears while adding new features that don’t totally change up the core gameplay. I felt the gears 4 campaign was too campy for me and I actually went off gears because of it, however gears 5 delves straight back into the grit and the darkness that gears should be while maintaining the limb exploding satire. Really well done on this one, I’m now backA good mixture of feeling like the old gears while adding new features that don’t totally change up the core gameplay. I felt the gears 4 campaign was too campy for me and I actually went off gears because of it, however gears 5 delves straight back into the grit and the darkness that gears should be while maintaining the limb exploding satire. Really well done on this one, I’m now back invested into gears again.… Expand
  16. R4lphx
    Oct 17, 2019
    8
    Very good evolution from previous gears games with a big plus of 60fps and amazing visuals on main campaing, new little RPG elements this game is a must have/play for all xbox one owners.
  17. Revenant1826
    Oct 16, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. В новой Gears прекрасная графика,красивые пейзажи , разнообразное оружие и толпы врагов.8 потому ,что 2 и 3 уровень были огромные и было сложно найти ,куда надо было ехать.… Expand
  18. jeffbizloc
    Oct 16, 2019
    8
    I am not much of a FPS player - I find them repetitive. But Gears 5 was on Gamepass so I played through the campaign and really enjoyed it. I think it took me about 15 hours.

    Game(s) like: previous Gears Pros: - Devs did a nice job of small things like text size adjustment that stood out to me, just a well done game and interface - Jacks's abilities made it so it wasn't just    I am not much of a FPS player - I find them repetitive. But Gears 5 was on Gamepass so I played through the campaign and really enjoyed it. I think it took me about 15 hours.

    Game(s) like: previous Gears

    Pros:
    - Devs did a nice job of small things like text size adjustment that stood out to me, just a well done game and interface
    - Jacks's abilities made it so it wasn't just shooting and gave a bit more tactics
    - Some stealth was a nice addition

    Cons:
    - Campaign maybe a bit too long
    - Maybe have even more situations where shooting wasn't the only solution    … Expand
  19. nandika
    Oct 14, 2019
    8
    Honest to God, I was just about to sell my Xbox, because the PS4 was just too good in itself (not mentioning the Game Pass, which in theory sounds great, but it just makes you have a huge library of unfinished games) - but this saved my console for another month or two. It looks great, it sounds great, it plays great and finally for the xbox one exclusives it has a story as well...
  20. brandonb7
    Oct 14, 2019
    5
    It's a decent game, but I can't help but to give it a middling review because of the botched launch. So many errors, bugs, and headaches. I've lost progress on levels multiple times because of glitches, making me not even want to play it any more. Bought the special version just to realize that the extra days of play was more of a server test, a la Anthem. May be good in a few months, butIt's a decent game, but I can't help but to give it a middling review because of the botched launch. So many errors, bugs, and headaches. I've lost progress on levels multiple times because of glitches, making me not even want to play it any more. Bought the special version just to realize that the extra days of play was more of a server test, a la Anthem. May be good in a few months, but bugged, bugged, bugged for the time being.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. redmauh
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    The best game of xbox one. Very Beautiful, action, guns, Gears 5 its GOTY.
  23. Guilhem96
    Oct 13, 2019
    8
    A ver ya va 1 mes de que salio, ya soy General en el Tour of Duty completándolo sin gastar hierro, con puro desafió diario y completando todas las medallas. El juego es muy bueno pero a la ves es malo. La campaña es buena, no la mejor pero vale la pena, horda y escape son entretenidos, el multijugador es entretenido, pero lo malo son varias cosas. 1st: los malos servidores que te sacan yA ver ya va 1 mes de que salio, ya soy General en el Tour of Duty completándolo sin gastar hierro, con puro desafió diario y completando todas las medallas. El juego es muy bueno pero a la ves es malo. La campaña es buena, no la mejor pero vale la pena, horda y escape son entretenidos, el multijugador es entretenido, pero lo malo son varias cosas. 1st: los malos servidores que te sacan y hay ping alto (Tengo buen Internet) y entre otros fallos , 2nd: Las muertes sin sentido, no se sabe que es pero te matan sin que tu personaje aparezca en su punto de mira,muertes muy tontas, se dice que lo pusieron así para los nuevos players para que no se frustraran y les gustara el juego. 3rd: La tienda es cara, soy mexicano y económicamente estoy muy bien pero para un skin de personaje $200? Yo les recomiendo que lo compren como la mayoría con el game pass te viene la edición ultimate a solo $20, la verdad es muy buen juego solo espero que arreglen varias cosas y que metan mas contenido, tienen muy pocos personajes y ni hablar de los mapas, ya aburren.… Expand
  24. almiwuu
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    Gameplay & Storywise a favourite of mine.
    Loved how you visit places from old Gears games.
  25. Manu962
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    The graphics look incredible even on the One S! Definitely one of the best looking games of this generation. The gameplay doesn't stray from the foundation gears set and yet introduces fun gameplay elements. Extremely satisfied with my purchase. Congratulations to the Coalition team!
  26. Melowdie1002
    Oct 12, 2019
    0
    Only God knows why Journalists overrated this game that much. It’s a game from the 360 with the same dated shooting. Dumb story, boring dialogues and weird subplots made me angry af. I know I know, the user rating is mostly from Fanboys and the Pc rating shows how bad this game really is but still. With supporting this nonsense you’ll get what you always get: stupid **** games which notOnly God knows why Journalists overrated this game that much. It’s a game from the 360 with the same dated shooting. Dumb story, boring dialogues and weird subplots made me angry af. I know I know, the user rating is mostly from Fanboys and the Pc rating shows how bad this game really is but still. With supporting this nonsense you’ll get what you always get: stupid **** games which not evolved since 2008. I’m not a fanboy of anything but compare the combat/movement from this game with uncharted 4. Uncharted evolved a lot since Ps3. Why the 0? I dislike the story
    The art design
    The gameplay Why should I have points just to honor something and be nice     … Expand
  27. Erfan94
    Oct 12, 2019
    10
    Amazing experience. It was just i expected from gears5.great campaign and interesting story, extraordinarily graphic which amazed me alot and like always perfect multiplayer especially horde. Thank u microsoft.
  28. punkdied
    Oct 10, 2019
    9
    This game is by far the greatest in the series. Takes everything you need in a Gears game.
  29. Porlono
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    El título es excelente. Agrega mucho dinamismo con los nuevos cambios en la campaña, maneja una interesante construcción de mundo y entrelaza la historia de previas entregas de una manera bastante inteligente
  30. Tmoney98337
    Oct 9, 2019
    9
    Great game! Great story and pacing, with a lot of great content. Excited for more gears of war!
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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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