I finished the Gears 5 campaign on Experienced difficulty and co-op. Both my buddy and I agreed that this is the weakest campaign in the Gears series.
Gears has always felt like driving a big boat 1977 Cadillac. Gears always has felt a bit tanky, with too many in-game actions performed by the same button press, but it has always been a blast to play. Gears 5 is the most frustrating, glitchy and bug filled Gears campaign yet. I would downgrade Gears 5 to a 1977 Oldsmobile. The walking simulator parts feel soulless and get boring quick. The level design is the weakest yet. Too much of; walking simulator, "Here help me lift this/open this", clear one big room or open area, cut scene, rinse and repeat. Being a passenger on the skiff is boring and the map marker is pretty useless, as the maps aren't that big or complicated. A chain gun on the skiff with enemies chasing you around the map would have been much more fun. The open areas feel lifeless. There was only one cool short vehicle section and the other vehicle sections felt like loading screens, where you didn't need to do anything. Nothing like the fun motorcycle section in Gears 4 or the mine car rides in Gears 2.
All the PC tropes stuff with the characters you can see coming from a mile away and it feels forced and boring, and isn't relevant to the story. Just a boxed checked on an Excel spreedsheet.
All the multiplayer modes feel solid and are enjoyable. I'm not a hardcore Gears multiplayer fanatic though, so maybe there are some problems in that area as well.
Overall, Gears 5 isn't a bad game, but from me, it gets a 7/10.
