Headsthalos2009 Review of Gears 5

Gears 5 (2019 Video Game)

Great game but story elements are a no go.

[6/10 · 17 September 2019]

I wanna be clear, I'm only a couple hrs into the campaign. The game play is as great as its ever been. A lot of love went into making this game. Story wise, I wish I could say the same. In gears 4, were introduced to these characters. Minor spoilers* JD was set up as the character to usher in next wave of series. Being a guy who went above and beyond to help settlements and others above himself. But in this game, they completely undo what they set up by making him something else. So far it reminds me of the new Star Wars and Luke skywalker. A character well established in being a hero, then being shown to go against his beliefs and essentially being a not so good guy. I'm hoping the further I progress into the game, they'll show more and explain things. If so, I'll change my review. But so far, story wise it's just story. Everything else is great.