This is the first game to force me to turn down most settings on my gaming laptop to maintain 30 FPS.
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Gears 5 |OT| "That's FIVE, motherfuckers!"
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Yeah, kinda moronic to have a frag buff on Sarah and not getting frags like... ever.
Someone corrected me saying that you can buy them with Marcus and Sarah too.
Also, if I buy those frags and use them, can I refill them with the ammo box?
I'm curious, have either of you played Horde in a previous Gears release, or is this your first one?
I could have sworn someone said the main menu screen changes depending on what chapter you are on, but I've had the crappy snow scene on my screen almost the whole time.
Yeah, mine changed at least 4 times. They look so freaking stunning at 4K HDR ;_;
played some before on previous games but never really pulled me in like this one.
Gods damn it still trying to beat the final encounter of ACTII and failing horribly lol.
I've got so close so many times.
I've got so close so many times.
Once you get into like the near final phase where the Matriarch just keeps jumping at you its over for me I can get her down pretty reliably up to that point by abusing perfect reload longshots but holy cow that final phase is a pain in the ass and del and jack seem useless in that fight.
Loving the part with the skiff and the part before that as well. A change of pace is actually damn welcome in a game like this. This is what some reviewers didn't enjoy at all, right? I assume they mean the skiff with big open areas.
What's the point of being able to stow weapons on it though? I mean, I'm carrying them with me while I'm on the skiff. :)
What's the point of being able to stow weapons on it though? I mean, I'm carrying them with me while I'm on the skiff. :)
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Yeah. Go to the accessability settings and turn off the camera shake.
Makes the Claw actually usable
There is, but I'm fairly certain the description states its only for campaign/PVE. I could be wrong though.
What's the recommended Gears 5 settings for Contrast/Brightness/HDR on an LG OLED (I have an E9)?
Run to either end of the top of the y hallway. Ignore the starting area. This ensures the matriarch multi shot will never touch you.
And run back and for between the tops, rinse repeat
Of what? Yesterday I was thinking to myself that it was crazy how fast I was getting into games of escape and Ranked PVP.
Just heading in to Act 4. I'm not a big Gears fan and the last one was poor but this one has been surprisingly good and I've liked some of the changes to freshen it up a little. It's a little buggy in places and I had to restart a checkpoint on the last boss as it didn't want to progress. Graphically it's nice and a technical achievement but it hasn't blown me away in any scene. I've enjoyed the open world hub and exploring to find upgrades and the skiff is decent fun. The robot is also cool and adds an extra layer to the gameplay. Overall so far it's my fave Gears game in a long time that doesn't feel too dated and old with the new features.
I am a longtime Horde fanatic, all the way back to when it was introduced in Gears 2. I have to say, I am BUMMED over what they've done to Horde in Gears 5. All they had to do was find a middle ground between Gears 3 and Gears 4 and instead, they doubled down on everything that 4 got wrong.
Classes are locked to characters
Nobody wanted this but The Coalition. I get it, you're trying to make the Gears cast into Overwatch heroes. The problem here is that it comes at the cost of giving the players freedom to play their own game. This was a freedom we had in Gears 3 and less so in Gears 4, and now our option to pick a character and play OUR game is totally gone. Want to play as Del? You're going to be the Engineer no matter what! Sorry!
I wouldn't mind the effort to give the characters some unique traits if they just limited it to Ultimate abilities or at least kept the skill cards but did not also lock characters to specific fabricator-related abilities. I much preferred the organic development of classes in Gears 3 where players would basically be a class based on the weapons they would use. Good teams would have a Longshot user, a Boomshot user, somebody with a Lancer, etc. Not only did it keep the team prepared for any of the challenge popups (kill 7 via headshot, etc) but it also allowed for anyone to step into one of those roles should somebody drop out. Replacing your sniper was as simple as having somebody else pick up the gun. Granted you can do that still in Gears 5, but why would you if you aren't the proper class? The game actively discourages players from doing anything outside of their specifically tuned set of skills.
Most Players Can't Use The Fabricator
In Gears 3, anyone could buy or repair ANY fortification. Why isn't this the case anymore? Playing as Marcus last night, I was only able to buy barricades or dummies. No sentries, no weapon lockers, and I couldn't even repair/reload items already out in the field. WHY IS THIS?? In Gears 4 there were definitely some discounts for the Engineer to consider when setting up a team, but in general everyone could do everything so if you lost your Engineer it might cost more to do things, but it wouldn't lock you out from accessing most of the fabricator. This new setup in Gears 5 SUCKS. It also makes solo Horde play (yes, that's a thing!) demand that you play as the Engineer. Have fun playing as Del forever!
Perks Now Impede Teamwork
Rather than having everyone pool resources at the fabricator, everyone now hangs onto their energy so they can just max out their character as much as possible. Remember in Gears 4 how you'd often have that one player who would just neglect to deposit energy? Now everyone does that! Plus as an added impediment to progress, your Engineer can be selfishly spending energy on their perks while you're begging them to buy some of the fortifications that only they can access.
Player Dropout Is An Epidemic
I watched Gears 4 struggle with players dropping out constantly. It was RARE to get a matchmade game that saw people stay beyond wave 20 much less all the way to 50. Horde Lite was an attempt to fix that, but now there is no such option for those wanting the Horde experience without such a time commitment being necessary.
The other issue is that players now leave when they pick a character but then load into the game to find that somebody else got that character and they were moved to another character altogether. It might even be a character they have no time invested into (more likely with the game's release being so recent).
These are just some of my complaints so far. Less important callouts, but I will also say I hate the leach enemies. Enemies that run at you and explode are hard to get right in terms of being fun to encounter and these just annoy the hell out of me. I also hate the Vasgar map (I think I spelled that right?). For a game that opens its campaign with a statement about how vibrant and colorful it can be, this is such an ugly map. the layout is fine, but good lord is it ugly. We ever going to get another map like Azure?
Anyway, I'm super disappointed in the new Horde. I don't see myself sticking with this for months/years the way I did with 3 and to a lesser extent, 4. Its especially frustrating since the Gears community put together a Horde bible during 4's development that made it so goddamn clear what longtime fans wanted. There was a lot of concern that Horde would be too much like Overrun from Judgment and while it definitely was not that in 4, it feels like 5 definitely took steps in that direction. Total bummer.
Classes are locked to characters
Nobody wanted this but The Coalition. I get it, you're trying to make the Gears cast into Overwatch heroes. The problem here is that it comes at the cost of giving the players freedom to play their own game. This was a freedom we had in Gears 3 and less so in Gears 4, and now our option to pick a character and play OUR game is totally gone. Want to play as Del? You're going to be the Engineer no matter what! Sorry!
I wouldn't mind the effort to give the characters some unique traits if they just limited it to Ultimate abilities or at least kept the skill cards but did not also lock characters to specific fabricator-related abilities. I much preferred the organic development of classes in Gears 3 where players would basically be a class based on the weapons they would use. Good teams would have a Longshot user, a Boomshot user, somebody with a Lancer, etc. Not only did it keep the team prepared for any of the challenge popups (kill 7 via headshot, etc) but it also allowed for anyone to step into one of those roles should somebody drop out. Replacing your sniper was as simple as having somebody else pick up the gun. Granted you can do that still in Gears 5, but why would you if you aren't the proper class? The game actively discourages players from doing anything outside of their specifically tuned set of skills.
Most Players Can't Use The Fabricator
In Gears 3, anyone could buy or repair ANY fortification. Why isn't this the case anymore? Playing as Marcus last night, I was only able to buy barricades or dummies. No sentries, no weapon lockers, and I couldn't even repair/reload items already out in the field. WHY IS THIS?? In Gears 4 there were definitely some discounts for the Engineer to consider when setting up a team, but in general everyone could do everything so if you lost your Engineer it might cost more to do things, but it wouldn't lock you out from accessing most of the fabricator. This new setup in Gears 5 SUCKS. It also makes solo Horde play (yes, that's a thing!) demand that you play as the Engineer. Have fun playing as Del forever!
Perks Now Impede Teamwork
Rather than having everyone pool resources at the fabricator, everyone now hangs onto their energy so they can just max out their character as much as possible. Remember in Gears 4 how you'd often have that one player who would just neglect to deposit energy? Now everyone does that! Plus as an added impediment to progress, your Engineer can be selfishly spending energy on their perks while you're begging them to buy some of the fortifications that only they can access.
Player Dropout Is An Epidemic
I watched Gears 4 struggle with players dropping out constantly. It was RARE to get a matchmade game that saw people stay beyond wave 20 much less all the way to 50. Horde Lite was an attempt to fix that, but now there is no such option for those wanting the Horde experience without such a time commitment being necessary.
The other issue is that players now leave when they pick a character but then load into the game to find that somebody else got that character and they were moved to another character altogether. It might even be a character they have no time invested into (more likely with the game's release being so recent).
These are just some of my complaints so far. Less important callouts, but I will also say I hate the leach enemies. Enemies that run at you and explode are hard to get right in terms of being fun to encounter and these just annoy the hell out of me. I also hate the Vasgar map (I think I spelled that right?). For a game that opens its campaign with a statement about how vibrant and colorful it can be, this is such an ugly map. the layout is fine, but good lord is it ugly. We ever going to get another map like Azure?
Anyway, I'm super disappointed in the new Horde. I don't see myself sticking with this for months/years the way I did with 3 and to a lesser extent, 4. Its especially frustrating since the Gears community put together a Horde bible during 4's development that made it so goddamn clear what longtime fans wanted. There was a lot of concern that Horde would be too much like Overrun from Judgment and while it definitely was not that in 4, it feels like 5 definitely took steps in that direction. Total bummer.
^ Completely agree with the above about horde. It really feels like they limited your options unnecessary.
Finished the story.
If that's a cliffhanger, my ass is blue. It's simply a 'to be continued'. Enjoyed it a lot, previous comments stand. Revelatory? No. Satisfying, enjoyable, a jolt the series needed? 100%
The lancer is easily the most powerful weapon and most used even in the regular modes. This game is far from a shotgun fest.
I feel like 'shotgun fest' and 'grey and browns' are just tropes when talking about Gears now. They don't necessarily have a bearing on how much of the game actually is, nor how previous Gears games have been (thinking 3 and Azura, for instance).
The Guardian review for Gears 5 is a case in point: it says Gears is grey-brown, and 1-3 were 'super serious'. It has never been entirely either of those things, ever. So often people talk about common perceptions, not what the damn object actually is.
The Guardian review for Gears 5 is a case in point: it says Gears is grey-brown, and 1-3 were 'super serious'. It has never been entirely either of those things, ever. So often people talk about common perceptions, not what the damn object actually is.
This. Also Jack's freeze flash is really helpful.
The lighting in this game is insane. Best looking game I've played, it really shines on the X.
You can use flash to force a freeze (and I think I stim blocked once). I avoided the spines by hiding behind the ice (it hits the pillar and the pillar breaks). The problem is when it's too dense, and you get stuck on one pillar and get caught in the open, instead of behind cover. But also, I got better at seeing when the attacks were coming (the spines grow on the back). I also took a more aggressive strategy, staying around the ice lake as much as possible, unless I absolutely had to avoid a spine.
That's still an issue? I don't think I'll be touching Horde mode anytime soon until that gets fixed...
Beat the story with 82% completion on collectibles/Jack upgrades in 13 hours. Had a blast with it. Found the open world stuff as a good first step (everything was close together, it was nice to have little bite-sized missions to show the salvage stuff, expand on non-COG factions etc., without having to shoehorn it into the larger story missions), but thought the story beats really fell flat after Act 2. Was exteremely disappointed with the ending.
A nitpick but,
But yah I agree that the current system is too reliant on the Engineer not leaving, and too reliant on them in general.
Engineers can't buy perks.
But yah I agree that the current system is too reliant on the Engineer not leaving, and too reliant on them in general.
Ah, I didn't realize that. Now I'm even more confused as to what the hell the Engineers have been doing in my games then. If they're not buying fortifications and they can't buy perks, what have they been buying? LOL.
I guess my experience serves your point though.
Goddamn it, I hate it when games do this. This was right after the warden. Two directions I can go into, one a door and the other a door you have to lift and once you go inside, checkpoint, can't return. No idea which would be the room with extras in it, I end up in the room with a checkpoint right after it.
Just show me that main direction icon all the time please.
Just show me that main direction icon all the time please.
I know the exact place you're talking about. A hint: if it's a door you need to lift, you definitely won't be able to return. Those you open by kicking should be safe.
By the way, there's a "load previous checkpoint" option in the menu, although with all the bugs, who knows if it works.
Quick question: For hopping in to get missed collectibles and Jack components on a completed save file, once you nab 'em can you just quit to menu? Or do you have to get to a checkpoint or (hope not) complete the chapter?
Yeah but I gotta fight the warden again, now that he's insanely challenging but on experienced he's no pushover.
As for bugs, wtf, i am so glad I haven't seen any bugs yet. To be honest for a exclusive I expect lots of polish, especially this dev.
I replayed that chapter on Experienced last night. I used Shock Trap to slow him down, and aimed for the head - he went down in seconds. That said, I brought a Tri-Shot with me :)
All I can say is good luck!
Well shit, that doesn't fill me with confidence. Gotta wonder wtf went wrong. Gears 4 was polished as hell, I don't remember anything bad. Let's hope 5 stays that way for me.
the problem is the cloud saves.
i guess they didnt expect so many people playing.
it felt like cheating when I realized that if you get hit when aiming with a Lonshot, it doesn't affect your aim (make the camera shake and you kinda lose sight of your target), but I still left it on, lol. I'd probably not turn it off on easier difficulties, but I've only played through the campaign (twice now) on experienced.
No, you're right. I just double checked and there were two options that were labeled exactly that. I think shake stays in PvP, which I feel is the right move.
Just a warning: in the third act you can do main missions out of order, and it can get you stuck with no way to progress apart from replaying the chapter (it doesn't have to, it didn't happen to me, and I also did them out of order). Not to spoil anything, if a location is not marked as your current objective or recognized as a side-mission, it's better to leave it for later. The location in question has a big human statue in front of a large building.
I found quite a few bugs that don't seem to be related to that.
Is it just me or does any one else constantly adjusting the hdr and tv settings trying to find something that looks good??
I'm constantly messing with the settings in each new area reached.
I can never get gears to look amazing and it's distracting from actually enjoying this amazing game.
Any advise is greatly appreciated!!
I'm constantly messing with the settings in each new area reached.
I can never get gears to look amazing and it's distracting from actually enjoying this amazing game.
Any advise is greatly appreciated!!
This has been my biggest problem playing Horde so far. People just keep all their power and use it buy perks, so you can't effectively build any defenses, even if you have a Del in your game. I basically know in a round or two if the game is even worth playing, since most people don't even bother to put up any barriers or turrets.