Xbox The Official Gears of War Thread



Looks like it has Gears Tactics characters.
 

Tis is very cool!
 
After completing Halo Infinite I wanted to give another big Xbox IP a try and, even though the first GoW had a PC port back then, I've never played it until now.

The game features the bullet-spongiest enemies I've ever seen. Holy ****... Fortunately it's a short game (finished in 6-8 hours) because I wasn't too impressed overall. Among other things, AI for the squad mates is dumb considering they were pretty useless in most gun fights.

I don't think I'll bother with the other four games, especially since GoW 2 and 3 are not even on Game Pass... However, I'll play Tactics only because it's an XCOM-lite.
 
Rumours of a Gears of War collection similar to the Master Chief Collection, although it could be a different Microsoft property getting the treatment according to the source of the rumour. They wouldn't commit to which series it was.
 
geetard said:
After completing Halo Infinite I wanted to give another big Xbox IP a try and, even though the first GoW had a PC port back then, I've never played it until now.

The game features the bullet-spongiest enemies I've ever seen. Holy ****... Fortunately it's a short game (finished in 6-8 hours) because I wasn't too impressed overall. Among other things, AI for the squad mates is dumb considering they were pretty useless in most gun fights.

I don't think I'll bother with the other four games, especially since GoW 2 and 3 are not even on Game Pass... However, I'll play Tactics only because it's an XCOM-lite.
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This was one of the games that brought co-op campaign cover shooting to the forefront and is probably best played that way. It's obviously dated now (2006) but was visually great at the time it came out and the gameplay was fresh back then. Gears 2 brought team coop Horde mode which was another phenomenon at the time it came out (my entire friends list was Horde players and I even booted some real life friends temporarily as I needed every slot for the kind of people who were happy to drop in during a great run when we lost someone - one of my best ever gaming experiences and played it pretty much every day for 3 years). Then Gears 3 was when nearly my whole friends list were playing the multiplayer, plus the campaign was 4 player co-op. Even Gears 3 is very old now (2011). They were all a product of their time that inspired many other games but gaming has moved on since, although I do hope the franchise can see a resurgence with Gears 6 after a good gap.
 
Yeah, I wouldn't give up on the franchise too quickly based on a game that is 15 years old haha It was largely praised at the time for it's difficulty, inventive cover system and integrated co-op.

Later games are fantastic and 5 was excellent. I think the spongey enemies adds to the difficulty for me, that feeling of fighting inhuman monsters. Also adds to the great risk/reward of those instant takesdowns like a chainsaw, yank kills, sniper headshots etc You're not meant to just mow through enemies like other shooters, it's very much about bunkering down behind cover and planning your moves and adapting on the fly when an enemy rolls up on you.

Also I would say, if you're not playing it in co-op, you're missing out on one of the best aspects of the series too. I still think Gears is the gold standard for co-op when it comes to giving players unique characters to assume, instead of generic avatar 1, 2 & 3.
 
I have no one to play with in couch co-op... :csad:

Besides, I verified and Gears 2 & 3 are not even on PC. So I'll have to either skip them and jump directly into 4 & 5, or play them using an emulator.
 
4 & 5 are kind of a trilogy reset. It's a continuation of the story but fresh new characters, so works as a jump in point. You could always pick those up, then wait for the inevitable remaster of 1-3.
 
Alright, I'll give the franchise another try on my next Game Pass subscription.
 
geetard said:
I have no one to play with in couch co-op... :csad:

Besides, I verified and Gears 2 & 3 are not even on PC. So I'll have to either skip them and jump directly into 4 & 5, or play them using an emulator.
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Given the way you felt about 1 after all this time you could just catch the story on youtube to save time if you want and save yourself for Gears 6 to really try and jump in at launch. Doesn't need to be couch-co-op, online co-op with a friend can be really fun too.
 
The prequel i've always wanted Bravo

Now is this an admission by them that the direction they took G5 was a failure or that they can't decide which ending will be canon?

didn't even know this was a possibility I was under the assumption that we would get G6 at some point

and great that they put War back in the Title Gears 5 seemed so wrong to me
 
P Supreme said:
The prequel i've always wanted Bravo

Now is this an admission by them that the direction they took G5 was a failure or that they can't decide which ending will be canon?

didn't even know this was a possibility I was under the assumption that we would get G6 at some point

and great that they put War back in the Title Gears 5 seemed so wrong to me
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Maybe Gears 6 is a huge project for them finishing that second trilogy and deciding on the canon way forward as you say, and they wanted to do something in between to try out their Unreal Engine skills on before going back to 6.

Oh and the "of War" part if crucial. It's fine for gamers to shorten the name but the official name of the game should be the full length one.
 
Can't edit the above post for some reason.

Meant to add from the same link:

"core elements of the series:

  • “The brutality of Gears”
  • “The sadness, kind of melancholy vibe”
  • “It wouldn’t be Gears if it wasn’t over the top, kind of an action spectacle”
  • “Never fight alone” – a vibe born from the series’ co-op modes"
 
P Supreme said:
The prequel i've always wanted Bravo

Now is this an admission by them that the direction they took G5 was a failure or that they can't decide which ending will be canon?

didn't even know this was a possibility I was under the assumption that we would get G6 at some point

and great that they put War back in the Title Gears 5 seemed so wrong to me
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I believe they've confirmed Gears 6 is definitely still coming. If I had to guess, I would say E Day is a way of onboarding new fans because gears 6 is obviously a tougher sell if by the time it comes out, we're now what, 20 years away from the first game?

My personal hope is that E-Day will also give them the incentive to release Gears 1-3 remakes because I would love to play through them again with higher quality.
 
Wolvieboy17 said:
I believe they've confirmed Gears 6 is definitely still coming. If I had to guess, I would say E Day is a way of onboarding new fans because gears 6 is obviously a tougher sell if by the time it comes out, we're now what, 20 years away from the first game?

My personal hope is that E-Day will also give them the incentive to release Gears 1-3 remakes because I would love to play through them again with higher quality.
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Yep I’m pretty confident in both Gears 6 and the Marcus Fenix collection of Gears 1-3 being a thing. E Day and the collection could both serve to get new fans in (especially if the collection launches as a multiplat) ahead of Gears 6 and whatever core game comes after.
 
Gears of war is one of my favorite games; though not feeling much of 5. 3 is the best one. I suppose the reason why i enjoy bulletstorm so much is because the same developers made gears as well so it's dope
 
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