Gears 5

Video Game
2019
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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

1.9K

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Eugene Byrd, John DiMaggio, Carolyn Seymour, Laura Bailey, and Liam McIntyre in Gears 5 (2019)

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Action Adventure Sci-Fi War

As Kait you must journey across the biggest, most beautiful Gears world to uncover the origins of the Locust, and fight with your squad to protect what's left.As Kait you must journey across the biggest, most beautiful Gears world to uncover the origins of the Locust, and fight with your squad to protect what's left.As Kait you must journey across the biggest, most beautiful Gears world to uncover the origins of the Locust, and fight with your squad to protect what's left.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 11 nominations total

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Alissa White-Gluz

Swarm Hunter
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Angel Desai

First Minister Jinn
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Arif S. Kinchen

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Carolyn Seymour

Queen Myrrah
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Charlie Hewson

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Chris Cox

Garron Paduk
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Dave Fennoy

Jeremiah Keegan
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Debra Wilson

COG Soldier
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Dee Bradley Baker

Swarm Drones
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Eric Lopez

COG Soldier
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Eugene Byrd

Delmont 'Del' Walker
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Fred Tatasciore

Damon Baird
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Jessica Chobot

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John DiMaggio

Marcus Fenix
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Justina Machado

Reyna Diaz
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Kausar Mohammed

Nomad Female
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Trivia
In a break from previous games, the game's official title is "Gears 5," dropping the "of War" part of the title. This was a change that Rod Fergusson was pushing for, as using "of War" in conjunction with titles such as Gears Pop! and Gears Tactics felt cumbersome. He noted that "Gears X" was already common shorthand to describe the numbered installments of the series. Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg clarified that the series itself still retains the name "Gears of War," though actual installments will simply use the "Gears" title. This was heavily criticized by fans as they preferred the title remain as "Gears of War".

Goofs
The maximum ammunition for each weapon should be a multiple of the capacity for each magazine, since it doesn't make sense to have partially filled magazines; however, the maximum ammunition doesn't always equal a multiple of the magazine size for each weapon.

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Featured review

10/10

GOATED GAME

I am a massive fan of Gears 1-3 and judgement. I liked 4 a lot and wasn't sure about the direction of this series, but 5 got me locked in. This game is AMAZING. Honestly this is probably the best Xbox exclusive since Gears 2 or Halo Reach. It's that stinking good!

Here are my positives:

The story. Really creative and cool way to continue on the threat of the hive. The personal story with Kait and JD is fantastic.

The cast. All your favorites are there and I really think Kait, JD, and Del are great characters, especially once the credits of this game role.

The combat. As always this game has the best third person shooting available on any console or from any dev. Gears combat just cannot be matched. The tried and true formula is there and they added some nice new layers with stealth kills and the ability to command Jack to give support. How Jack is used in this game is honestly brilliant and he can provide a major tactical advantage.

The semi open world. Running around on the sciff is so fun. It looks beautiful and is a blast to drive. The game is not a "open world" in the sense that it's dense or 100+ hours to beat, it's the same linear gears formula (10-12'hour campaign) with the addition of over world travel between missions and to do a few side quests. Really good stuff.

moral choice and consequence in a gears game for the first time!

enemy design and boss battles are greatly improved. Gears 4 had some rough boss encounters but gears 5 ironed all of that out. The boss fights are polished and fun.

the final act of this game reminds me of Gears 1.

The graphics and art style are great. This is a Xbox one game that looks just as good as some of the triple A titles that are evening out out today (2023). It holds up and looks beautiful.

the game physics are actually incredible. From the snow, to the sand, to how drop shot bullets work and how the wind can affect tongue bow arrows, it's really impressive.