"This week Zero Punctuation reviews Gears of War 2, but only for all you big manly men."
The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?
Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.
My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)
2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.
The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.
I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.
3
5
2
1
4
Judgement
I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.
I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.
Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.
What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.
Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.
My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement
Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer
One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.
Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol
The Gears of War franchise's influence has remained to this day with cover systems becoming as ubiquitous as regenerating health. With a new console generation upon us, it's time to list the series from worst to best.
My ranking list
1 .Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears Judgement
5. Gears 4
6. Gears 5
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 5
4. Gears 1/UE
5. Gears 4
6. Gears Judgement
Close to my rankings but some differences. My rankings:
1. Gears 3
2. Gears 5
3. Gears 4
4. Judgement
5. Gears 2
6. Gears 1
People will hate on me putting Gears 2 so low but I always felt the graphics were too busy to the point of confusion and the combat/movement hadn't really improved over 1. Lot of cool ideas but execution wasn't the best as far as I'm concerned.
He makes great points, and even fans of the games he reviews should agree.
I'm a massive fan of the metal gear franchise yet he does say some pretty harsh things about it - but i agree with them, just the things he complains about are the things i like about the game.
Mostly the same with gears though, apart from the buddy AI part where i agree that it can be a bit silly at times.
a good laugh.
I slept on this game. I owned the first one, and picked up the collector's edition of Gears 2 at the midnight launch......but because of other titles, never sat down to play it. I played about 5 minutes into it...and then left it alone until recently. About a week ago, I started playing Horde......and I must say, it is really addictive. After playing Horde so much, I felt that my skills had quickly increased....and began to get the desire to play through the campaign.......and I must say, the campaign is great. I have not played Gears 1 in a while, but I must say...I am thoroughly impressed with 2, and feel that it surpasses Gears 1 in every way. For those who dislike Gears 2....I really do not understand why. The story is enjoyable..makes me feel like I did when I was playing God of War.......and overall, Gears 2 made me think about Contra. Definitely one of my favorite titles at the moment.
a long time ago. The only people I can see that actually are eager to watch these type of reviewing are mainly the teenaged "WHAT?! GTA4 IS TEH god!" type gamer.
His reviews really do give little to no substantial information about the games he reviews. Isn't that the whole point of a review in the first place?
Yeah yeah thumb me down all you want.
I have been waiting ages for Yatzee to dare to review a Gears game, I love the way he pointed out everything I hate about the Gears series and how particulary mindless and how totally overrated they are, Gears sitting next to the genius of the Halo series just doesn't add up to me.
Excellent Yatzee, but next time don't just agree that its 'good' because you are freaking scared of the reaction of the public if you say otherwise.