Gears 5 Review Thread

[DoradoWinston]

majority of reviews on OpenCritic seem to be 9 or 9.5 not bad

 

[Kaswa101]

Gonna guess 84 MC.

 

[Deleted member 2834]

IGN gave the campaign an 8.8.

So far GameSpot is likely an outlier.

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How is 7 an outlier

 

[Proven]

Sounds like the changes don't really push the franchise forward that much or aren't that meaningful, and also that the story is a bit disjointed here and there, but overall the game is still pretty solid.

This is the first review posted and that I've read.

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Good to focus on literally the one outlier

 

[Betty]

9/10 from us. Best Gears game yet.

https://press-start.com.au/reviews/xbox-one/2019/09/04/gears-5-review-bound-for-greatness/

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This is good.

 

[FusedAtoms]

IGN really loves 8.8 as a rating

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I was just thinking the same thing lmao!

 

[DonaldKimball]

The gamespot review reads like a 9 but scores a 7

 

[Absolute Zero]

https://gamingbolt.com/gears-5-review-war-has-changed

9/10

Gears of War returns with renewed vigour to reclaim its place among the biggest names in the gaming industry.

 

[THEVOID]

Didn't even know gamespot was still around? Wow!

 

[ekim]

https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/gea...nition-eines-action-blockbusters,3348585.html

88/100

 

[Braaier]

Seems like GOTY material!

 

[Herey]

Decimal points when you using a 10 point scale will never not be dumb.

 

[nib95]

Good to focus on literally the one outlier

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"This is the first review posted and that I've read."

It's like some of you have limited reading comprehension and just love to jump to attacks.

 

[Syriel]

https://worthplaying.com/article/2019/9/4/reviews/116007/

Although it has a few stumbles, and an obvious setup for Gears 6, the overall campaign package is a satisfying experience whether you're a long time Gears fan or entirely new to the series. It's great to see The Coalition trying new things here, though on balance, the team still played it pretty safe. The campaign in Gears 5 is more of a minor iteration than a major evolution in gameplay. Maybe Gears 6 will push the envelope a bit more.

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[Deleted member 8196]

Watch people ignoring all the other reviews and focus on Gamespot 7/10

 

[ZeoVGM]

How in the world do you give a score (7/10) to a "review in progress?"

Shouldn't the score be saved until the review is... done?

 

[Ebtesam]

90+ is dead

 

[Deleted member 10908]

Oh look at that everyone is talking about gamespot now! Mission accomplished

 

[Anthony Hopkins]

Here come the cries of Xbox media bias.

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Such a useless comment that negativly contributes to the thread.
Grow up.

 

[Theorry]

 

[Mack]

Don't really care about scores, just waiting till Friday to judge the game on my own. Expecting the best installment in the series tho.

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88

 

[FusedAtoms]

Yeah I'll def try this, 4 was so fucking boring but these changes seem legit

 

[digitalrelic]

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I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT

 

[MilesQ]

Trusted reviews - 4/5

https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/gears-5

TSA - 9

https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2019/09/04/gears-5-review/

EGM - 4/5

https://egmnow.com/gears-5-review/?...=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+egmnow/mheh+(EGMNOW)

Press Start - 9

https://press-start.com.au/reviews/xbox-one/2019/09/04/gears-5-review-bound-for-greatness/

 

[NotLiquid]

 

[Bear]

Watch people ignoring all the other reviews and focus on Gamespot 7/10

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It's almost as if you've been on the internet before.

 

[Reckheim]

How in the world do you give a score (7/10) to a "review in progress?"

Shouldn't the score be saved until the review is... done?

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Hard to score a game without knowing how good the online infrastructure is.

Also, this will safely land in the mid 80's. No need to freak out.

 

[DixieDean82]

Hmm, seems like few reviews?

 

[Eggman]

Opencritic at 83 with 26 reviews

 

[Judge]

Here come the cries of Xbox media bias.

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So you picked the one "meh" review so far and made a straw man already. If you're going to do this then you can leave the thread.

 

[Ryo]

Seems like GOTY material!

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Nowhere near at the moment.

 

[Bradbatross]

Here come the cries of Xbox media bias.

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Here comes the troll.

 

[ekim]

https://www.pcgamesn.com/gears-of-war-5/review?amp

6/10

 

[Syringe]

Review from Swedish Gamereactor - 9 / 10

 

[nexus]

I'm probably not going to play much multiplayer, what's the consensus on the campaign? I have to get ready for work so I can't read much yet.

 

[Stef]

IGN Italy: tentative rating from 8 to 9 out of 10.
Review in progress due to the wait for public servers to open.

https://it.ign.com/gears-5-xbox-one/159552/review/gears-5-la-recensione

 

[THEVOID]

Scores are amazing so far. Rod can rest today.

 

[Badcoo]

Excited. Won't be able to play it until Wednesday. Expecting mid-80

 

[NotLiquid]

Metro: 7/10

https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/04/gears-5-review-does-bigger-mean-better-10684590/

New Game Network: 73/100

https://www.newgamenetwork.com/article/2198/gears-5-review/

 

[LiK]

Good scores so far. Phew

Rod is happy.

 

[Puffy]

https://www.pcgamesn.com/gears-of-war-5/review?amp

6/10

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Oof

 

[idonteven]

we live in a world where people think a 7 is meh...

 

[Spacecowboy]

Great reviews.. cant wait to play it

 

[Mikebison]

Yet again, people on this website far too focused on arbitrary numbers and MC averages than the actual content of reviews.

 

[Rowsdower]

Kotaku is up:

https://kotaku.com/gears-5-campaign-the-kotaku-review-1837857324

Despite those issues, Gears 5 is a strong entry in a series that had been undeniably flagging on its campaigns. Gears 5 has a few too many new ideas, both narrative and mechanical, but its choice to put Kait at its center helps carry the game over its rougher spots. Gears 5 doesn't top the original Gearstrilogy, but it's easily my favorite of the latter-day Gears games.

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[Fatmanp]

A game which heavily leans on multiplayer should not have a definitive score prior to release. Gamespot are right to give a review in progress pending multiplayer. For all we know the MP could be a disaster when it is in a live environment (MCC says hai).

 

[Expy]

Yep, this will sit at a comfortable 83-88..

 

[Bradbatross]

Looking like great scores so far and a GOTY conender!

 

[bbq of doom]

How is 7 an outlier

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Because it's lower than the predominantly released scores from similar organizations at the time I made the post?

 

[Puffy]

Metro: 7/10

https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/04/gears-5-review-does-bigger-mean-better-10684590/

New Game Network: 73/100

https://www.newgamenetwork.com/article/2198/gears-5-review/

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Damn. The dream is dead