Why I’m Excited for Gears 5

Nick writes: "I’m not expecting a revelation within the Gears formula at all, but I would like some salt and pepper added to the franchise, if only to see how some independent creativeness could spice up a long-running span of titles."

[PapaBop]

Don't even need to read this to be excited, so many hours of my youth were spent on the original, it converted me temporarily into a console fanboy after playing 1.6 almost exclusively as my goto shooter for the last five years.

[2pacalypsenow]

The new Gears games are shells of what the original games were.

[DaDrunkenJester]

You mean Gears 4? We have only gotten one game from The Coalition and we haven't even played Gears 5 yet, and it was well known that they wanted to keep Gears 4 fairly safe.

[Gunstar75]

Gears 4 was brilliant.

[EddieNX]

Gears 4 is quite amazing, did I miss something?

[BehindTheRows]

@DaDrunkenJester

The Coalition also made Gears Ultimate.

OT: I’m pretty excited, too!

[King_Noctis]

You had played Gear 5 already?

[DaDrunkenJester]

@Behind

I wouldn't really count a remaster. It's not like they had to come up with the story or characters themselves. Gears 4 is the first real Gears game they gave us from their minds.

[2pacalypsenow]

Gears 4 was was forgettable to say the least, multiplayer was boring and the story was meh.

[Z501]

Notice in this thread how Gears Judgement doesn't exist, lol.

[Parasidious]

I love Gears, but the Gears 4 campaign for me was pretty mediocre. The story wasn't very exciting, I didn't connect with the new characters like the originals, and the ending was down right terrible.

That being said the MP was great, one of the best in the series.

[Kaze24]

I don't think it was bad as some would say, I do agree on you about connecting with the new characters, just felt like there wasn't enough around, gears 1-3 had so many to choose from and their personalities were much better compared to gears 4, If story was better, not too many bots and more characters for story, it would of been much better cause the graphics and music were there.

[spicelicka]

Still the king of TPS in gameplay mechanics, have yet to play a TPS MP game that comes near Gears in competitive visceral gameplay.

[Prince-Ali]

loool... is it...?

[Vegamyster]

I'm not the biggest fan of the series but the skill gap is a lot higher compared to other games & it does feel tight.

[spicelicka]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Love it when people don't know what they're talking about. There's multiplayer game like Gears of war.

[gam3r_4_lif3]

Yeah by a fuckin mile

[Z501]

Vanquish says hi.

[spicelicka]

Lol Vanquish has a great campaign, that borrowed a lot from Gears, but it doesn't have MP so your comment doesn't even apply.

[Imalwaysright]

Oh but it does apply because you were talking about gameplay mechanics and I completely agree that Vanquish has the best gameplay mechanics in TPS games.

[Z501]

"Your comment doesn't even apply"
"the king of TPS in gameplay mechanics"
"GAMEPLAY MECHANICS"

[spicelicka]

Lol i said MP right after but let's talk. You're confusing cool gameplay features with gameplay mechanics that can actually be mastered. Why is there no Vanquish 2? Why did it not have multiplayer? Because it doesn't have gameplay mechanics that can be mastered to the point of competitiveness. You can judge a game's gameplay mechanics from its multiplayer, and Vanquish doesn't even have any, even though it's a really fun game

Gears on the other hand has masterful gameplay, Vanquish wouldn't even exist without it. Tell me when you can pop from cover, aim and snipe a guy's head off while he's rolling and pop back into cover.

https://youtu.be/P_gQztfh_L...

You keep throwing Vanquish around in the comments, but the solid hardcore gameplay you see in this video is only possible in Gears, if Vanquish had multiplayer the mechanics would fall apart.

[Zeref]

Gears 5 definitely sounds like Game of the year material. Same with Halo Infinite.

[Zeref]

Lol, The other side is really scared of the possibility of Xbox exclusives being Game of The Year

[2pacalypsenow]

No one "on the other side" is scared of any Xbox "exclusive".

When was the last time Xbox one had a GOTY Exclusive? Has it even won one?

[Zeref]

Exhibit A ^^^

[Donnie81]

Forza horizon 3 and 4 should have won multiple game of the year awards. Sad they didn’t. Racer or not both are on the short list of best of this gen

[Zeref]

God of War literally won Game of The year last year. What you talking about?

Just because it's an established franchise doesn't mean that its not good or game of the year material.

Sports and racing games never win because there's not much you can fundamentally change about it. They are static.

[Larrysweet]

we never ever have to worry on that lol

[rainslacker]

Don't mistake skepticism for fear. The last Halo and Gears were good games, but GOTY material in the face of other games on the market? Not so much. MS doesn't have the track record to suggest this would happen. Possible....sure, but all we have now is a few trailers, and MS word that it'll be great. Trailers are OK, and MS word is worthless.

[TheSaint]

Instead of being snarky and saying "exhibit A" how about you answer the question? Or would that expose the truth and make you look stupid?

[KickSpinFilter]

LOL Nah PS4/5 not at all scared or even concerned! But With Gears, Cuphead, Quantum Break, and hopefully some new IP that is intriguing at E3, perhaps I'll play with the idea of getting a XB2 as a second console next gen.

[Atticus_finch]

Keep that hope alive homie. One day.... Or not

[Zeref]

Scared af xD

[mark_parch]

from what iv'e heard so far about gears 5 it has the potential to be game of the year as long as the last of us 2 doesn't release this holiday.

[Marioraider18]

Lol when was the last time Gears won Game of the Year?

[Zeref]

Just because it never won it doesn't mean that it can't win it this time lol
besides, Gears 1 and 2 were nominated.

[CurbStompin]

I thought 4 was alright, story was good not great, multiplayer seemed dull could just be fatigue idk. Definitely not as good as the original 3 but fun.

[Concertoine]

I thought the campaign was bad. You kill robots the first 2-3 hours. Who the hell wants to kill robots in Gears?

The multiplayer is fantastic. Its hard to get back into after a long break though.

[Fraggle1987]

Needs to pull out all the stops like halo. Both franchises have seriously waned the last couple entries.

[bluefox755]

I had a lot of fun with the original Gears, but it's pretty much been downhill since then IMO.

[Tazzy]

I thought Gears 2 and 3 were descent not great the only one I disliked was Gears 4 I feel since the coalition took over the games are going to suck.

[2pacalypsenow]

Original Gears is Goat

[DaDrunkenJester]

The best TPS around. Gears 5 is going to be brilliant

[Ricegum]

Couldn't disagree more.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Wanna contribute to the convo with your pick then?

[King_Noctis]

Because it is only available on the Xbox and PC?

[Z501]

They act like Vanquish doesn't exist.

[Ricegum]

King Noctis

I have a PC, and I played Gears 4 on Game Pass. The graphics are very nice, but I believe that there are better TPS games out there. Some examples are Division 2, Watch Dogs 2, and it's pretty hard to top Uncharted 4.

Of course you guys will disagree with me since Microsoft can do no wrong in your eyes.

[Prince-Ali]

Im preeeeetty sure the amount of GOTYs and awards won by other TPs would prove otherwise looool

[DaDrunkenJester]

Of which are you referring to?

Are you just talking about 3rd person games in general or what? Because Gears actual Third Person SHOOTING is second to none.

[gangsta_red]

4 was competent, but did nothing to really energize the series. It was almost as if The Coalition was trying to prove they could make a Gears game that was just like the original trilogy.

And that imo was the problem, it was just more of the same from level to level. Yeah, they threw in a couple driving scenes to play but it still wasn't anything to break up the monotony of gameplay.

For 5 they really need to go all out, try some new things to shake things up from the previous five games.

[Tazzy]

I agree what you said is perfect and is exactly how to describe the last game.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Yeah they even came out and said they played it safe to show the fans that they know how to make a Gears game. But now they're going to start making it more their own and going further with the story and cooler stuff. I like that they are adding bigger areas where you need to explore with that vehicle. I like the story angle with Kate and her ties to the locust queen. I think Gears 5 will be much bigger and better than 4.

[Zeref]

"4 was competent, but did nothing to really energize the series. It was almost as if The Coalition was trying to prove they could make a Gears game that was just like the original trilogy. "

That is literally what they said they were doing with Gears 4. They wanted to prove that they can make a good gears game. They're going all out with Gears 5

[gangsta_red]

"They wanted to prove that they can make a good gears game."

Well I wouldn't say "good", but they did prove they could make a Gears game.

[Zeref]

I think it was a good game, it was just too safe. But it was still a solid 8 out of 10. Would have been more if it just did more new things.

[Christopher]

Is it worth playing GoW4 on the cheap? I didn't like the first two, never played the third. I really couldn't get with the characters in those, is 4 better or at least different?

[gangsta_red]

I seriously wouldn't recommend part 4, especially if you didn't like the first two games. I found the dialogue between these characters in 4 extremely cringe worthy. All the buddy, buddy jokes between you and your teammates just fell extremely flat.

And I honestly couldn't even finish the game, I tried to go back because I recently purchased a Xbox X and a 4K TV and the graphics are ridiculously beautiful, but the repetitive gunplay and cringe, eye rolling dialogue kept me putting the single player on indefinite hold.

Just hold off and hopefully five is will be the game to get.

[Zeref]

If you didn't like Gears 1 and 2 then you won't like Gears 4.

But I didn't like Star Wars before the Disney movies so, You can Just get Game Pass and try it if you want.

[spicelicka]

If you just value a deep story and single player then maybe not. If you value gameplay then absolutely. It's a really difficult and frustrating game for people who aren't good at, but also the most rewarding once you learn it. If you get good at the gameplay then the campaign will be amazing, and if you can manage to get past the beginner's hump the multiplayer is even more amazing. There's something so satisfying about turning a corner shotgunning a player into pieces, or sniping their head off across the map and hearing a pop as it explodes like a watermelon, every kill feels visceral.

[TekoIie]

You're criticism sounds like its purely for the campaign levels? Otherwise it's difficult to understand how Gears 4 is something you wouldn't recommend considering that the multiplayer took map design and gameplay a step higher in quality than previous entries. Horde also received a very big upgrade with the class system and giving players more freedom with the fortifications.

Gears 4 was pretty much a reboot for the SP but if you're a big fan of Gears 2 which is arguably the best SP campaign in the series here's a little tease for the story: https://imgur.com/gallery/L...

[gangsta_red]

The MP is definitely good in Gears 4. I just assumed that Christopher was asking about the campaign by the way he phrased his question.

So yeah, if you're all about the MP then Gears 4 is definitely your game.

I personally thought Gears 3 was the epitome of Gears greatness. It took everything from the previous two, refined it, polished and made it better. From the MP to the SP, that game seriously just perfected the Gears formula in every way, which is why i didn't care for Judgement or much of Gears 4. There just wasn't anything else to really do for the game except play it safe.

" series here's a little tease for the story: https://imgur.com/gallery/L...

Interesting....

[sampsonon]

because all the xbox one games have been stellar thus far?

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I'm really looking forward to this game. Definitey loved Gears 4, and played the hell out of all the others over the last 4 years on backwards compatibility.

[Kumakai]

i actually quite enjoyed 4 and am looking forward to 5.

[Father Murder X]

Gears 4 has some of the most impressive visuals this gen bar none. Good campaign and that solid Gears multiplayer. gears 5 looks to set the bar higher.

[Kaze24]

Pony fanboys would argue that uncharted had better graphics than gears 4. lol

[Z501]

What is a fanboy supposed to say?

[KickSpinFilter]

Uncharted nope...
Uncharted 4 yup.

[Automatic79]

Gears to this day is top five franchises of all time.

[r3f1cul]

i just cant wall bounce and gnasher someone anymore man ... its just gotten old IMO ... and the campaigns havent been good enough to keep me interested in even longer now sadly :(

[monkey602]

I can't wait for Gears 5.
I enjoyed Gears 4. The campaign was okay. It was just the opening acts that let it down but it picked up throughout.
I really liked the multiplayer.
It was far better than Judgement.

But the biggest reason I'm excited about it is that it will give me a reason to turn my Xbox on. Haven't even powered it up since December.

[gangsta_red]

"Haven't even powered it up since December."

The same with me and my Vetrex.

[monkey602]

I had to Google what that even was.

[Kaze24]

I have it on everyday, checking out comments here thru xbox, plus i have a long backlog, replayed Ninja gaiden the other day before the bc of NG II, btw NG II on the X looks great.

[monkey602]

I don't have an X you see. I have a One S And a PS4 Pro. So all my online and multiplat is done through the PlayStation.

So I have an Xbox for games I can't get elsewhere which was a complete waste this gen

[Ricegum]

Kaze trying to promote the Xbox 😂

[KickSpinFilter]

"So I have an Xbox for games I can't get elsewhere which was a complete waste this gen"
Well there is Gears, Cuphead, Quantum Break Id be interested in and...,...oh I see what your saying.

[Stanjara]

Absolutely loved first three games. This could be a great title. Hoping to see more.

[Dirtnapstor]

Can’t wait to play this on my Switch!
Kidding...maybe.
I don’t have any of the Xbox systems anymore, but the original Gears was the sole reason I bought one years ago. Gears 5 will be good, especially if they place story emphasis on the family lineage.

[Bane35]

Yeah i wanna see how they will take gears5 in this new direction have to find out more at e3 gears4 was good but not great but did set things for gears5

[Shane Kim]

As long as it isn't as the last game then it'll be fine. Gears 4 was just to monotone and repetitive imo.

[Scar-]

4 was just bland to me everything just got boring fast even the MP. I still play 3 and have way way more fun I feel like the series climaxed there Epic really knew what they were doing, the first 3 titles had soul 4 and judgement just don't feel the same to me.

[capjacksparrow]

I played Gears of War (the original), but that was enough for me. It was a pretty forgettable experience from a story/character perspective. That being said the gameplay was decent for the most part (kept getting stuck on the wrong wall plenty of times). I liked the reloading mechanic. The graphics were great. Rain effects were top notch. I hope the fans of the series enjoy it!

[AK91]

I’m the exact opposite the gears formula got boring for me during the first game but considering it’s most likely one of the few remaining exclusive games from MS it probably will stay the same.

[Bleucrunch]

Didn't care for 4 played the first 3 though....kind of a dead horse at this point....try something new??? No???