Gears 5 controls like garbage

[CannonFodder52]

Gears having a unique movement system kinda reminds me of rocket jumping and other movement techniques in arena shooters.
I'd imagine those arena shooter movement techniques would also be uncomfortable or repellent to players who look to comfortably slide into a new FPS shooter.

 

[FrankNitty]

This is a really labored, really obvious mischaracterization of what other people are saying.

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It is a question that I asked in previous post. Has nothing to do with what other people are saying. it is my own personal question.

What do you want them to do for new players? Are you having trouble playing the campaign or something?

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Nothing in particular for others. it's a general question out of curiosity from someone admittedly more experienced than myself. For myself I personally would like smoother movement around corners while in cover without contextual inputs such as direction + button. Would rather just hit a direction and wrap around it freely.

 

[thecaseace]

As many have pointed out this control scheme game changed since the beginning.

Everything in between has been refinement.

For the OP to say Gears 5 controls like trash is to say you've only played Gears 5 in which case I'd say this series of game is not one you should continue to play.

Either that or you've played other Gears games and think that previous entries have controlled significantly better (if this was the case I'd have expected much more detail in the original message comparing this to older better versions).

 

[TheOne]

If anyone ever wanted a great example of an hyperbole, well, there you have it.

You've read it here folks. Gears 5 controls like garbage.

I admit the controls are different than what 3rd persons are usually used to, but they are nowhere near "garbage". Perfectly playable since Gears 1.

 

[Alek]

I play Rocket League (Champ, so decently high level for someone who doesn't have running mates) and do decent at Cod, Apex, and more. Definitely not my TV.

You basically can't tell when you're going to roll or go into cover. When you do pull out of cover, it's iffy to tell which way you're going. It's stiff and clunky. I'm fighting the controls here. "That's Gears" is not a valid excuse. That's crappy game design.

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If I remember correctly, In the older games they had control options that allowed you to separate out the two actions.

In Uncharted, a single tap will always go into cover if cover is available, but you can force a roll by double tapping if you want to roll but cover is available.

 

[Alek]

I find the people coming in saying that it's supposed to feel that way because Gears is a slower paced game, or a cover based shooter a little odd.

If you watch any decent level of competitive play, Gears 5 is not slow paced, or much of a cover based shooter. It's far faster and far more aggressive than games like The Division and Uncharted, and things like the roadie run and cover system provide the tools that swing the gameplay in that direction.

I suppose back on the topic of controls, it might feel that the controls are at odds with the pacing of the game. Gears does almost sell itself as this slow paced, cover shooter, but then you play it, especially if you play online, and you'll see everyone whizzing around.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Gears feels so damn bad to play. It's like I'm playing World of Tanks or some shit.

 

[DestroyerOfWorlds]

It's a different style of control, but it's absolutely not bad. It feels great.

For me, it feels like Gears, but smoother than previous Gears games.

 

[gcwy]

Can't disagree. It does have a unique control scheme but it's definitely not for me. Not saying it's literally unplayable but I would prefer a more traditional shooter control style for Gears. It also sucks that you can't change anything barring the few preset control styles that aren't much different from default controls.

 

[Kasey]

Can't disagree. It does have a unique control scheme but it's definitely not for me. Not saying it's literally unplayable but I would prefer a more traditional shooter control style for Gears. It also sucks that you can't change anything barring the few preset control styles that aren't much different from default controls.

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You can remap everything in 5. It has by far the most choice of control style out of any Gears game (or 3rd person shooter that I've played).

 

[rusty chrome]

Stuff like this is why I don't take reviews seriously anymore.

 

[Defect]

This video is probably some of the dumbest shit I have ever seen

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I'm sure you feel the same way about competitive Melee.

 

[Klyka]

I'm sure you feel the same way about competitive Melee.

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It just looks dumb *shrug*
Outside of the sniper headshots every other scene is the camera flying all over the place with controller auto aim and the character bouncing around.
it LOOKS just incredibly dumb. it doesn't LOOK impressive, even though it is.

 

[gcwy]

You can remap everything in 5. It has by far the most choice of control style out of any Gears game (or 3rd person shooter that I've played).

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Are you on PC? Looked everywhere on the Xbox version to map the Roadie Run to a different button but didn't see an option for it.

 

[Trup1aya]

Can't disagree. It does have a unique control scheme but it's definitely not for me. Not saying it's literally unplayable but I would prefer a more traditional shooter control style for Gears. It also sucks that you can't change anything barring the few preset control styles that aren't much different from default controls.

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Huh? You can literally remap every single button

Are you on PC? Looked everywhere on the Xbox version to map the Roadie Run to a different button but didn't see an option for it.

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At the bottom of the options page is the option to remap controls. You can customize every single action.

 

[gcwy]

Huh? You can literally remap every single button



At the bottom of the options page is the option to remap controls. You can customize every single action.

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I'm a dumbass, thanks!