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Gears 5 Review Thread

splattered

Member
Super hyped for the game.

Sad to see some lowball review scores tarnishing the averages.

People that don't like xbox or already don't like the series SHOULDN'T be assigned to review the game. That stands for any game in my opinion. "well, normally I think SHMUPS are lame and crappy games, but this one is ok so i'll be generous and give it a 7" When everyone else is giving it 8's and 9's.

Anything 10/10 isn't realistic, but at the same time anything 3/5 or 7/10 just sticks out as click bait trash.
 

Arachnid

Member
No we don't
Speak for yourself.

Holy crap, I can't wait for Gears 5. Phenomenal multiplayer

Maybe Halo can break the trend
Those ratings are weird for Gears (spot on for Halo though unfortunately). I've played the hell out of every entry since 2 (never played multiplayer for 1), and each has been a solid improvement over the one prior in every way.
 
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Jigsaah

Gold Member
Day 1 on Gamepass too...im not a gears fan per se but i will be playing this. Nice job Microsoft and the Coalition
 

Hawke502

Member
What i don't agree though is that some sites are saying that it "playing like gears" is a bad thing, why would they need to change the combat system when its one of the best of the genre? I really don't see gears changing its core gameplay for the better.
 

CyberPanda

Banned
What i don't agree though is that some sites are saying that it "playing like gears" is a bad thing, why would they need to change the combat system when its one of the best of the genre? I really don't see gears changing its core gameplay for the better.
I guess they wanted a reboot in terms of gameplay. Critics are weird like that.
 
8.5 for a tripple A title might as well be a 6 these days
Lol of AAA get around 85.

It's 5th game in series. No one expected to set world on fire .


Fallout 4 pc 84 on meta


Now is it bad?


Fallout 4 lower than 90 on all platforms
 
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Spukc

always chasing the next thrill
Lol of AAA get around 85.

It's 5th game in series. No one expected to set world on fire .


Fallout 4 pc 84 on meta


Now is it bad?


Fallout 4 lower than 90 on all platforms
Fallout 4 is the very definition of a 6
Broken and barely working.

If fo4 got that grade damn ratings truly are broken af
 
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Hawke502

Member
I guess they wanted a reboot in terms of gameplay. Critics are weird like that.
If i could get to talk to one of those reviewers i would ask: "what would you change in the gameplay? how could you make it better? what do you think its missing?" Because to me, it seems they are simply asking change for the sake of change, you don't change something that works.
 

CyberPanda

Banned
If i could get to talk to one of those reviewers i would ask: "what would you change in the gameplay? how could you make it better? what do you think its missing?" Because to me, it seems they are simply asking change for the sake of change, you don't change something that works.
They would run away.😆
 

CatLady

Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
I can't believe a publication gave this a 10/10. That's not a knock against Gears 5, which I haven't played--it's just that there's no possible way it can be 10/10. That's 100% good. The absolute pinnacle of video games. Four-decades-of -video-games-have-brought-us-to-this-moment type of shit. The best video game of all time.

Sorry games journalist, I say no way.

Really? How many 10/10s did RDR2 get and at least to me and many others it had many annoying quirks, was boring as hell and had horrible controls & gameplay.

I haven't played it yet either, but I have a strong suspicion Gears 5 will be much closer to a 10/10 than RDR2 was for me.
 
Really? How many 10/10s did RDR2 get and at least to me and many others it had many annoying quirks, was boring as hell and had horrible controls & gameplay.

I haven't played it yet either, but I have a strong suspicion Gears 5 will be much closer to a 10/10 than RDR2 was for me.
Famn, RDR2 raised the bar for videogame development in a lot of ways. It set a new benchmark for several aspects, but unfortunately, gameplay and mission design was not one of them.
 
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Contica

Unconfirmed Member
Super hyped for the game.

Sad to see some lowball review scores tarnishing the averages.

People that don't like xbox or already don't like the series SHOULDN'T be assigned to review the game. That stands for any game in my opinion. "well, normally I think SHMUPS are lame and crappy games, but this one is ok so i'll be generous and give it a 7" When everyone else is giving it 8's and 9's.

Anything 10/10 isn't realistic, but at the same time anything 3/5 or 7/10 just sticks out as click bait trash.

Don't just assume people who don't love it don't like the series, or xbox. That's ridiculous. And honestly, I've never seen a single member of the press who gives a crap about console wars.

I gave Gears 1 0/10, but found Gears 5 to be incredibly disappointing and dull. Save for the last hours though, they were pretty spectacular.
 
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You are a troll I know but still I will go ahead and reply once that It's around 85 and going up as more positive reviews coming .

I made the post, when the game was at 85. What is your point?
I'm comparing this to the near auto 90+ Sony and Nintendo get for their first party games.
And Microsoft got those too a long time ago.

The game does not score much better than Gears 4, yet it a LOT better.
 
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Stuart360

Member
Good solid reviews. For some reason i expected worse, the little hype and showing of the game (except the last week or two) made me think that maybe the game was a stinker.
 

DanielsM

Banned
I personally don't care for review scores anymore, there is enough videos for everyone to judge for themselves. It just looks like where it was going with GoW3/4, if you like those... you'll probably like this, if you didn't like those... you probably won't like this.
 
I can't believe a publication gave this a 10/10. That's not a knock against Gears 5, which I haven't played--it's just that there's no possible way it can be 10/10. That's 100% good. The absolute pinnacle of video games. Four-decades-of -video-games-have-brought-us-to-this-moment type of shit. The best video game of all time.

Sorry games journalist, I say no way.

Come on, games scored with a '10/10' have never been considered to be "perfect".
 
I made the post, when the game was at 85. What is your point?
I'm comparing this to the near auto 90+ Sony and Nintendo get for their first party games.
And Microsoft got those too a long time ago.

The game does not score much better than Gears 4, yet it a LOT better.

Days gone 90? Is it a bad?

And why u have to compare? Can't enjoy without comparing? You get paid for comparing meta?
 
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Contica

Unconfirmed Member
Anybody know what "difficult questions about problematic topics" refers to?
No idea. Nothing about the story was particularly noteworthy. Pretty predictable stuff honestly, mostly.
 

Airbus Jr

Banned
I dont like this new protagonist in Gears 5

Who is this Kait?

She wont win a 1 vs 1 chainshaw fight with a Locust with that scarwny arm

But i suppose the power of SJW will made her somehow the winner out of nowhere

Bring back JD hes the true heir for this game after Marcus retired
 
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Gamernyc78

Banned
Didnt like Gears 4 mp but ima try this because I have four days of ultimate left. This should be fun for a few.
 

Mista

Banned
Quick, what's 2+2?
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VAL0R

Banned
Hows USgamer 60% on MetaCritic when their review score is 3/5?

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Mista Mista I edited it to make it more clear.




Yeah, that seems ridiculously low to me from what I have seen of the game.

Edit 2: OK Mista Mista , now I think you should be able to see a change.
 
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