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[EverydayBeast]

Went through the Gears 5 campaign and it was really fun.

Originally released in 2019, and 5, almost 6 years later Gears 5 (Unreal Engine 4) still looks and plays good.

God willing everyone had a reaction to post 360 gears trilogy, and Gears 5 is still vile, gruesome and the "Swarm" are just as exciting as the locust, or lambent.

An 84 on metacritic is awesome, the open world gets torched with negativity but what I noticed is it was a lot of team building, the controls were really good sort of snaking through areas and overall it has people worried Gears 6 will be full open world.



The story isn't an issue here, they attempt a very basic good guy vs bad guy approach, I'm not going to address Kati, still showing a queen of the locust and I just thought the cinematic cutscenes were so good.

Got to the DLC, it sort of ends on a cliffhanger but it's pretty good.

If we're talking Gears of war and its legacy in gaming history, you have to mention its multiplayer.



The ranking system, and upgrades, DLC micro transactions is open for criticism but the gameplay, maps, modes etc. goes down as an all time great experience. You wonder what PS5 players will think of Gears Reloaded's MP.

Marcus is back.


There's a wide variety of reasons to play Gears 5 whether it's the coop campaign, the horde mode, or multiplayer it's just really well put together and does everything right and as the franchise goes to PlayStation it's kinda the only third person shooter option out there (remember socom?).

You should pick up a gears game to basically prepare for 2026's "Gears E-Day".

What did GAF think of Gears 5? I understand the "Gears 1-3 is the best code" but somehow I found Gears 5 better than 4.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I liked Gears 5 best in the series.

Weapon variety, gameplay responsiveness etc, it all comes together.

 

[R3TRO]

Gears 5 made me feel like the series should just die but I'm cautiously optimistic about E-Day though.

 

[Z O N E]

I feel like the gameplay has gotten better with each game, but the one thing I 100% miss is the dark and gritty look and feel from Gears 1.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I downloaded it on gamepass. It was so boring it made me question if I really liked Gears in the past or was just wowed by the novelty. I dropped it quick. I went in very excited, so not sure what went wrong. Was I the only one who found the game, like super dull?

 

[Crispy Gamer]

Yup i loved it and thought it was much better than 4

 

[N0S]

4>5

 

[adamsapple]

Hivebusters is fuckin' awesome.

 

[Boo Who?]

Hivebusters is fuckin' awesome.

This. Way better than the Gears 5 campaign.

 

[diffusionx]

Girlboss 5

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Amazing game/series.

 

[Black_Stride]

Gears 5 is the best handling Gears and has some of the best stages......its let down by the open world and hubs so much I really dont get why that shit even exists.
If they need to slow the pace down so its not action action action, they simply could have used cutscenes for our heart rates to go back down......the hubs are like super extended walking sections that every hated from the earlier games.
If it was more streamlined I can guarantee the game would have a higher metascore......not that mid/high 80s is low.

And Hivebusters is straight fire.
If they learnt from Hivebusters then we are in for a treat with E-Day.

 

[GametimeUK]

Bruh I love Gears 4, Gears 5 and Hivebusters. I think they're all really solid shooters and extremely entertaining. Of course I prefer the original trilogy, but the latest two games have been treats too.

 

[Chuck Berry]

The weakest of the series to me and a prime example of the Trump first term early girlboss, woke bullshit that we would see in full force in the coming few years.

Absolutely no one ever asked to, let alone wanted to play as fucking Kait Diaz. No one wanted side objectives in wide linear areas. And no one, NO ONE wanted that fucking GOW 2018 sled rip off to get around. Just a wholly unimaginative, unremarkable, and clearly desperate sequel. The series got completely neutered to please people that would never touch the franchise to begin with and it definitely helped tie the concrete blocks around the Xbox legs before getting the brand fully tossed into the ocean and turning it into what we have today.

Absolute shit tier and you should feel embarrassed for playing it.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Game was pretty bad. And from a narrative standpoint nothing made any sense.

The locust just coming back like that in gears 4. And the COG having a massive army of AI robots by gears 5. Somehow instantly losing their major cities.

Gears 4/5 shows how creatively bankrupt the new studio taking over were. Nothing original .

4 and 5 were fun to play gameplay wise when you aren't doing open world garbage.

 

[EverydayBeast]

The weakest of the series to me and a prime example of the Trump first term early girlboss, woke bullshit that we would see in full force in the coming few years.

Absolutely no one ever asked to, let alone wanted to play as fucking Kait Diaz. No one wanted side objectives in wide linear areas. And no one, NO ONE wanted that fucking GOW 2018 sled rip off to get around. Just a wholly unimaginative, unremarkable, and clearly desperate sequel. The series got completed neutered to please people that would never touch the franchise to begin with and it definitely helped tie the concrete blocks around the Xbox legs before getting the brand fully tossed into the ocean and turning it into what we have today.

Absolute shit tier and you should feel embarrassed for playing it.

I couldn't wait to see a post like this. I swear Kait was unbearable in the first two acts of Gears 5, the whole cast Del, Fraz and Jack feel distant and weird. Dom, and Marcus were dramatic, the offensive on the locust underground, and I think they shit the bed with the enemies, they took a chance with the snatchers, Kati's hive mind and they got to cute. Gears 1 almost 20 years ago was more horror, and on a lower budget.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Gears 5 is the best handling Gears and has some of the best stages......its let down by the open world and hubs so much I really dont get why that shit even exists.
If they need to slow the pace down so its not action action action, they simply could have used cutscenes for our heart rates to go back down......the hubs are like super extended walking sections that every hated from the earlier games.
If it was more streamlined I can guarantee the game would have a higher metascore......not that mid/high 80s is low.

And Hivebusters is straight fire.
If they learnt from Hivebusters then we are in for a treat with E-Day.

It wasn't mention but I think doing abilities through Jack (and hivebusters does abilities) slowed the pace down and you're hunting for upgrade parts now on top of collectibles which sucks.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I downloaded it on gamepass. It was so boring it made me question if I really liked Gears in the past or was just wowed by the novelty. I dropped it quick. I went in very excited, so not sure what went wrong. Was I the only one who found the game, like super dull?

There's slow parts, in particular walking and talking sections.

 

[Chuck Berry]

EverydayBeast I look at those last two Gears games like the two Indiana Jones sequels that were shat out after Last Crusade.

Only that original trilogy matters. hence why we're getting E Day next (with DiMaggio and Ferro reprising their roles no less). They know they fucked up.

 

[EverydayBeast]

EverydayBeast I look at those last two Gears games like the two Indiana Jones sequels that were shat out after Last Crusade.

Only that original trilogy matters. hence why we're getting E Day next (with DiMaggio and Ferro reprising their roles no less). They know they fucked up.

I know exactly what you mean, 4, and 5 feels like filler. Some moments like building the satellite to get the hammer of down back online was cool and for nostalgia, Paduck from Gears Judgement (Baird's Russian buddy) I give them credit for, but gears 1-3 have a very particular rhythm that was absent in 4, & 5.

 

[Chuck Berry]

I know exactly what you mean, 4, and 5 feels like filler. Some moments like building the satellite to get the hammer of down back online was cool and for nostalgia, Paduck from Gears Judgement (Baird's Russian buddy) I give them credit for, but gears 1-3 have a very particular rhythm that was absent in 4, & 5.

Judgment is the only one I haven't played. I plan on revisiting a couple of the oldies before Reloaded comes out. Might check that out finally.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Judgment is the only one I haven't played. I plan on revisiting a couple of the oldies before Reloaded comes out. Might check that out finally.

I liked it. The whole thing is a flashback when you're on trial by the COG bigwig

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I liked Gears 5 best in the series.

Weapon variety, gameplay responsiveness etc, it all comes together.

Yup i loved it and thought it was much better than 4

Being better then 4 isn't hard as 4 is easily the worst in the series.

Hivebusters is fuckin' awesome.

Hivebusters is much better then the base game for sure.

Judgment is the only one I haven't played. I plan on revisiting a couple of the oldies before Reloaded comes out. Might check that out finally.

I've never been able to get through it. I found it boring as hell, and it felt like half of the levels were just mid horde mode arenas.

 

[diffusionx]

The weakest of the series to me and a prime example of the Trump first term early girlboss, woke bullshit that we would see in full force in the coming few years.

Absolutely no one ever asked to, let alone wanted to play as fucking Kait Diaz. No one wanted side objectives in wide linear areas. And no one, NO ONE wanted that fucking GOW 2018 sled rip off to get around. Just a wholly unimaginative, unremarkable, and clearly desperate sequel. The series got completed neutered to please people that would never touch the franchise to begin with and it definitely helped tie the concrete blocks around the Xbox legs before getting the brand fully tossed into the ocean and turning it into what we have today.

Absolute shit tier and you should feel embarrassed for playing it.

Also, the multiplayer sucked balls in this game. It was much better in 4. They totally fucked it up for some reason.

 

[Rickyiez]

The only thing I dislike about Gears 5 is the dumb "open world" traversal . It killed all the pacing and offered nothing

 

[EverydayBeast]

Being better then 4 isn't hard as 4 is easily the worst in the series.


Hivebusters is much better then the base game for sure.


I've never been able to get through it. I found it boring as hell, and it felt like half of the levels were just mid horde mode arenas.

You have to play the declassified missions btw yes hivebusters is better than the campaign itself

 

[tanners]

Game's 80% decent,still don't get the point why they do a open world tho

 

[Heart_Attack]

I think people are ready to confess that the new cast from Gears 4 and 5 is bad. No one fucking likes Kat Diaz.

 

[BigLee74]

Great 5 was great, except for the forced walking sections!

 

[GymWolf]

Gave up after 2 acts, horrible cast and samey feeling.

 

[Fess]

The only thing I dislike about Gears 5 is the dumb "open world" traversal . It killed all the pacing and offered nothing

If they had filled out the maps with enemies it could've been great. Everything was there, working well, it was just empty.
Feels similar to Shadow of the Colossus, I get why they did that but it made the game boring. There is a reason why a GOAT game like Elden Ring has enemy camps and solitary more difficult bears and those enemies spawning from the ground everywhere. Can go back to old classics, look at Super Metroid, they fill out every stretch that is mostly a transportation area from A to B with enemies. Emptiness is not fun, devs should know this by now.

Besides the traversal (and the story choice) I loved Gears 5. Only behind Gears 1 from those I've played, but Gears 1 is nostalgia I'm not sure it would still be at the top if I played it today.

And E-Day is going to be awesome. Besides The Elder Scrolls VI it's my most anticipated release right now. Perfect setup to play as younger Marcus!

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Older Gears feel way more rigid in using cover and taking out enemies. Not much freedom or scope for experimentation.

Gears 5, you can get into close quarter combat, get out of cover, run, evade.

Lots more options.

 

[Calverz]

I enjoyed it. I still think the Hivebusters DLC is the best looking game of that gen.

 

[Pedro Motta]

I finished all Gears multiple times, but I tried Gears 5 3 times and I just couldn't get through it...so bad.

 

[Bungie]

Well said thread! Wish the casual player base for online didn't die out so quickly but hopefully reloaded will keep one.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I think people are ready to confess that the new cast from Gears 4 and 5 is bad. No one fucking likes Kat Diaz.

She played well after the first two acts in Gears 5, you start to root for her. Everyone complains about new characters that's no surprise.

 

[diffusionx]

She played well after the first two acts in Gears 5, you start to root for her. Everyone complains about new characters that's no surprise.

E-Day is a tacit admission that their new story and cast are bad and everyone hates it and it has no future.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Gears 5 is a fun game. But I think one open zone would've been enough. And the second one looked hideous.

The cast are kids of the original main cast, they are way too whiny in general. Gears wasn't like this.

 

[Skifi28]

The best I can say about it is it was better than 4. The hivebusters hype around here got me to buy the DLC, but it was meh at best.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Gears 5 is a fun game. But I think one open zone would've been enough. And the second one looked hideous.

The cast are kids of the original main cast, they are way too whiny in general. Gears wasn't like this.

Agreed. The problem is that Gears wasn't allowed to be about masculinity anymore (I'm not saying this in the normal oh Gears is fucking woke now type of way). Gears of War was literally about masculinity, and brotherhood at its core but you can't really do that anymore so Gears changed.

"Toxic masculinity blah blah blah"

The funny thing is that the original Gears trilogy did strong female characters better then the vast majority of games and even better then Gears 4/5. Kait is a shitty character.