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GEARS 5

The Coalition · Sep 10, 2019

PC · Series X|S · Xbox One

Mature

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The world is crumbling. Humanity’s reliance on technology has become their downfall and enemies are uniting to wipe out all survivors. As Kait you must journey across the biggest, most beautiful Gears world to uncover the origins of the Locust, and fight with your squad to protect what’s left.

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PC

Critic 8.3 (20 critics) · Gamer 8.1

8.1

Xbox Series X|S

Critic 9.0 (1 critics) · Gamer 9.2

Xbox One

Critic 8.5 (59 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.7

Critic reviews

  • Giant Bomb

    Jeff Gerstmann · Oct 22, 2019

    8.0
    The game looks really great and has a deliberately brighter and more varied color palette than most of the previous games. While I think the open-world stuff is flat and could have been way better, there are moments out there in the nothingness that just look straight-up incredible, including a late-game weather sequence that, despite not being great gameplay, was worth seeing a couple of times just for the visuals alone.
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  • WorthPlaying

    Adam Pavlacka · Oct 07, 2019

    8.5
    As a multiplayer experience, Gears 5 offers up a wide variety of options, and something is sure to please almost every type of player. There are some rough edges, especially with the way character upgrades are handled, but the core gameplay is solid and satisfying. Combined with the campaign, Microsoft and the Coalition have given players an amazing value, especially if you are getting the title via Game Pass. It may not be perfect, but it'll provide hours of fun, and that's what matters.
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  • Way Too Many Games

    Jordan Hawes · Oct 02, 2019

    9.0
    Gears 5 breathes a lot of life into a franchise that desperately needed it. Meaningful changes and additions to the campaign are more than welcome. As much as I love all the new systems, they don’t always feel fully fleshed out, but the direction excites me a lot. The plethora of PvE and PvP modes is mind boggling and there is enough content here to keep you hooked for a very long time.
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  • XboxEra

    Jon Clarke · Sep 26, 2019

    8.5
    Gears 5 is the best multiplayer suite in the series. The versus mode is as great as ever and it feels like they have finally made it so every weapon feels useful. The map selection is very good with promise of more to come. Arcade mode is a fun way to get introduced to the series, and has some merit for series veterans as well.
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  • Game Skinny

    Mark Delaney · Sep 18, 2019

    7.0
    Unlocking skill cards improves characters across all modes and allows you to craft your exact character to a level that I can't recall seeing in any other shooter. Add to that the most content, be it characters, maps, or many cosmetics, will be free or earnable with in-game currency, and you've got a player-friendly system that still leaves space for the "whales" to buy into some content and keep the studio working for the betterment of the whole.
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  • 3rd-strike.com

    Ibuki · Sep 18, 2019

    8.2
    Gears 5 is another successful entry in the series. The story is still very interesting and the overall gameplay formula remains untouched as it simply worked for the previous games, and it still does today. The only big changes are the addition of some free-roaming elements and the scavenging you’ll do to upgrade your drone. These changes aren’t for everyone and mess with the otherwise perfect tempo of the series. Nonetheless, even if you don’t like the addition of some extra freedom in your Gears (of War) series, this entry is still a great continuation of the franchise.
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Gamer reviews

  • Irfan Hamzic

    Nov 6, 2021 · Xbox One

    8.0

    GEARS 5

    Gears of war is my favorite game series on the Xbox and while i love all its games including this one i have to say that while Gears 5 is a great game it just isn’t as great or memorable as the original trilogy. This game is a improvement to GoW 4 with a better story and main character and the inclusion of assassinations and cool new abilities like freeze bomb and invisibility is a great thing i just don’t feel like that a open world is the right thing for this series. So in the end i have to say that while Gears 5 is a great addition to the series it’s not the best game in the series, maybe the third best.

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  • John Rausch

    Aug 8, 2021 · Series X|S

    8.0

    Everyone seems to love Gears 5, and I liked it pretty well overall. There is plenty of action like all Gears games. Lots of shooting aliens. They attempted some open areas in the game- which I really didn’t care for too much. I especially hated the “skiff” in the snow & desert. Every time I came back to get on it- it wouldn’t work! I had to reload my save & try again. Very annoying. Some of the chapters were very long & the game could have moved ahead at a quicker pace. Overall, I liked the game- but I’m not sure if I’d play it again. I really don’t see the campaign having much replay value.

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  • Musta Mo

    Oct 1, 2020 · PC

    8.3

    Great story and fantastic Graphic , hard to control but it's not bad, It will be great if you can move more freely

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  • Akesh Carson

    Jul 18, 2020 · PC, Series X|S, Xbox One

    9.9

    i bought this game from steam and is cool is a amazing is better than gears of war 2.

  • Stefan Lucian

    May 16, 2020 · Xbox One

    9.5

    very good in co-op

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